[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 63 (Monday, April 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17071-17072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6613]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031805C]


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 782-1719

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Mammal 
Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point 
Way, NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070, [John L. 
Bengtson, Ph.D., Principal Investigator] has been issued

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an amendment to Permit No. 782-1719 for purposes of scientific 
research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment:
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; and
    Assistant Administrator for Protected Resources,, Pacific Area 
Office, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm, 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; 
phone (808)973-2935; fax (808)973-2941.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson or Carrie Hubard, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4, 2003, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (68 FR 33477) that requests for a scientific research 
permit to take various marine mammals, including calves less than six 
months of age, had been submitted by the above-named organizations. The 
requested permit amendment has been issued under the authority of the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 
seq.), the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine 
Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing 
the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened 
species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
    Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a 
finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will 
not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species which is the 
subject of this permit, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: March 23, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-6613 Filed 4-1-05; 8:45 am]
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