95-2275. Marine Mammals  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 5908]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-2275]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    [I.D. 012095D]
    
    
    Marine Mammals
    
    AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
    
    ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit no. 941 (P524A).
    
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    SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 
    College of Social Sciences (Drs. Louis M. Herman and Adam A. Pack, 
    Principal Investigators), Hawaii Hall 105, Honolulu, HI 96822, has been 
    issued a permit to take (harass) humpback whales (Megaptera 
    novaeangliae) for purposes of scientific research.
    
    ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
    upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
        Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
    West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
        Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 
    4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4016); and
        Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, Southwest Region, NMFS, 2570 Dole 
    Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/955-8831).
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 25, 1994, notice was published 
    in the Federal Register (59 FR 60611) that the above-named applicant 
    had submitted a request for a scientific research permit to take 
    (harass) humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) over a 5-year period, 
    during observational and photo-identification studies in the waters of 
    the North Pacific, primarily in the Hawaiian Islands area. The 
    requested permit has been issued, under the authority of the Endangered 
    Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the 
    Regulations Governing the Taking, Importing, and Exporting of 
    Endangered Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222).
        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.
        Authorization for the subject taking by Level B harassment has also 
    been granted under the General Authorization provision of the Marine 
    Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and 
    Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 
    CFR part 216).
    
        Dated: January 24, 1995.
    P.A. Montanio,
    Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
    Fisheries Service.
    [FR Doc. 95-2275 Filed 1-30-95; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3510-22-F
    
    

Document Information

Published:
01/31/1995
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuance of scientific research permit no. 941 (P524A).
Document Number:
95-2275
Pages:
5908-5908 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
I.D. 012095D
PDF File:
95-2275.pdf