[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 14435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7347]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[I.D. 030399C]
Marine Mammals; File No. 932-1489
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce and Office of Management
Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Interior.
ACTION: Receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that The National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), Office of Protected Resources (OPR), Marine Mammal
Health and Stranding Response Program, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910 has applied in due form for a permit to take various
marine mammal species for scientific research and enhancement.
DATES: Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before
April 26, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by appointment, see ``Address
Information'' under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
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.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301) 713-0376,
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. Please
note that comments will not be accepted by e-mail or by other
electronic media.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Shapiro or Ruth Johnson, 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.), the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222.23), and the Fur Seal Act of
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
NMFS/OPR/MMHSRP (File No. 932-1489) requests authorization to
oversee the collecting, preserving, labeling, and transporting of all
species of marine mammal cadavers or tissue and fluid samples for
physical, chemical, or biological analyses, import, and export, and the
taking of stranded or distressed endangered or threatened marine
mammals, and the salvage of specimens from dead threatened or
endangered marine mammals. The animals for which they are requesting
authorization include all species of the Orders Cetacea, Pinnipedia,
Sirenia, and polar bears (Ursus maritimus), sea otters (Enhydra
lutris), and marine otters (Lontra felina).
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.
Address Information
The application and related documents are available for review upon
written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289);
Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213 (562/980-4001);
Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (907/586-7221);
Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA, One Blackburn Dr., Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 (978/281-
9250);
Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL
33702-2432 (727/570-5301);
Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA
98115-0020(206/526-6150); and
Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA, 2570 Dole St., Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/
943-1221).
Dated: March 3, 1999.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: March 18, 1999.
Margaret Tieger,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 99-7347 Filed 3-24-99; 8:45 am]
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