[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 138 (Thursday, July 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 39607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13949]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB48


Marine Mammals; File No. 932-1489

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the NMFS Marine Mammal Health and 
Stranding Response Program has been issued an amendment to scientific 
research and enhancement Permit No. 932-1489-08.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s): see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan, Dr. Tammy Adams, or Carrie 
Hubard, (301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested amendment has been granted 
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.), the 
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226), and the Fur Seal 
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
    Permit No. 932-1489-08 (70 FR 38883) authorizes the NMFS Marine 
Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program to carry out activities 
pursuant to Title IV of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.), including 
activities directed on threatened and endangered marine mammals, and 
import and export activities. This amendment (Permit No. 932-1489-09) 
extends the expiration date of the permit one year, to June 30, 2008.
    Issuance of this permit amendment, as required by the ESA, was 
based on a finding that such permit amendment: (1) was applied for in 
good faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered 
species; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth 
in section 2 of the ESA.
    The amendment and related documents are available for review in the 
following office(s):
    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)427-2521;
    Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206)526-6150; fax (206)526-6426;
    Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone 
(907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249;
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018;
    Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, 
Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808)973-2935; fax (808)973-2941;
    Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298; phone (978)281-9300; fax (978)281-9394; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, 
Florida 33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309.

    Dated: July 12, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-13949 Filed 7-18-07; 8:45 am]
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