[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27726]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 102196C]
Marine Mammals; Permit No. 966 (P586)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application for amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Continental Shelf Associates,
Inc., 328 Aris Avenue, Metairie, Louisana 70005-3427, has requested an
amendment to permit No. 966.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 29,
1996.
ADDRESSES: The amendment request and related documents are available
for review upon written request or by appointment in the following
office(s):
Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive
Center Drive, North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2532 (813/570-5301).
Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this
request should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD
20910. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the
specific reasons why a hearing on this particular amendment request
would be appropriate.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to permit no. 966
issued on August 2, 1995 (60 FR 42546), is requested 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and
wildlife (50 CFR 222.23).
Permit no. 966 authorizes the permit holder to conduct aerial
surveys of marine mammals and sea turtles within potential SEAWOLF
shipshock test site areas in Mayport, FL and Norfolk, VA. The permit
holder requests authorization to extend the permit to May 31, 1999 and
expand the research area to include Charleston, SC (32 deg.44.00'N
latitude) to Cape Canaveral, FL (28 deg.50.00'N latitude). The
boundaries extend out to a distance of 160 nmi offshore.
Dated: October 22, 1996.
William W. Windom,
Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-27726 Filed 10-28-96; 8:45 am]
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