[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 7753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3215]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[I.D. 121294B]
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce; and Fish and Wildlife
Service (FSW), Interior.
ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit no. 938 (P368D).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Moss Landing Marine Laboratories,
P.O. Box 450, Moss Landing, CA 95039-0450, (Principal Investigators:
Drs. James T. Harvey, Daniel P. Costa, John Calambokidis, and Ms. Dawn
Goley) has been issued a permit to take marine mammals 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:
Chief, Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315
East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
and
Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Long
Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4047).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 11, 1994, notice was published in
the Federal Register (59 FR 51418) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take several species of marine mammals had been
submitted by the above-named organization and individuals. The
requested permit 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.), the Regulations Governing the Taking, Importing,
and Exporting of Endangered Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222), the
Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), and fur seal
regulations at 50 CFR part 215.
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: February 2, 1995.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
Dated: February 2, 1995.
Margaret Tieger,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 95-3215 Filed 2-8-95; 8:45 am]
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