[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53352-53353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26625]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 092198A]
Marine Mammals, Endangered or Threatened Species, Scientific
Research Permit No. 587-001472-00
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Dan R. Salden, Box 1772,
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL 62026-
1772, has applied in due form for a scientific research permit to take
North Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera
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novaeangliae), false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens), killer
whales (Orcinus orca), short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala
macrorhynchus), bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), spotted
dolphins (Stenella attenuata), and spinner dolphins (Stenella
longirostris) for purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written of telefaxed comments must be received on or before
November 4, 1998.
ADDRESSES: The application 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, Southwest Regional Office, 501 West Ocean
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001);
Regional Administrator, Alaska Regional Office, 709 W.
9th Street, Federal Building, room 461, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802 (907/586-7221); and
Protected Resources Program Manager, Pacific Islands Area Office,
2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/973-2987).
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
application should be mailed to the Chief, Permits and Documentation
Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals
requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a
hearing on this particular request would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 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 fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222.23).
The applicant proposes to conduct photo-identification and
behavioral observations, including sound recordings, of North Pacific
humpback whales in Hawaii and Alaska waters over a five-year period.
Photo-identification and observations of bottlenose dolphins, spinner
dolphins, spotted dolphins, false killer whales, pilot whales, and
killer whales would be conducted on an opportunistic basis. The
research is a continuation of a long-term study of association patterns
and directed communication behaviors of the North Pacific humpback
whale.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
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.
Dated: September 29, 1998.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-26625 Filed 10-2-98; 8:45 am]
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