[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 54275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26091]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 090199A]
Marine Mammals; File No. 738-1454-02
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 Permit No. 738-1454 issued to Ms.
Carole Conway, Genomic Variation Laboratory, Department of Animal
Science, Meyer Hall, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-3322,
was amended to allow import and export of additional blue whale
samples.
ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289); and
Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean
Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson (301/713-2289).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject 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 endangered and threatened marine species(50 CFR
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: September 29, 1999.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-26091 Filed 10-5-99; 8:45 am]
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