[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 6976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4160]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 020196D]
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of modification to permit no. 854 (P211F).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Permit No. 854, issued to the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Science Drive, Bldg. 3,
Newport, OR 97365, has been modified.
ADDRESSES: The modification 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 (301/712-2289);
Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN
C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (206/526-6150);
Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200,
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4015); and
Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-
1668 (907/586-7221).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification has been issued
under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of 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 provisions of of the regulations governing the taking,
importing, and exporting of endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR part
222).
Permit No. 854 authorizes scientific research on Steller sea lions
(Eumetopias jubatus) over a 5-year period.
The Permit, as modified, reduces the number of Steller sea lion
pups to be weighed, measured, marked, flipper tagged, hot-branded, and
have blood drawn from 200 to 100 annually, and authorizes 100 Steller
sea lions of any sex or age to be weighed, measured, marked, flipper
tagged, hot-branded, and have blood drawn annually.
Issuance of this modified permit as required by the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 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
Endangered Species Act.
Dated: February 14, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-4160 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]
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