[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19888-19889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9882]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 041095A]
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit No. 951 (P580).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Carole A. Conway, 407 Garces
Drive, San Francisco, CA 94132, has been issued a permit to import two
blue whale skin samples Balaenoptera musculus) (approximate weight 100-
200 mg) 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:
Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, #4200, Long Beach, CA
90802-4213 (310/980-4015).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 23, 1995, notice was published
in the Federal Register (60 FR 10067) that a request for a scientific
research permit to import blue whale skin samples had been submitted by
the above-named individual. 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.), and the
Regulations Governing Endangered Species Permits (50 CFR parts 217-
222).
Issuance of this permit as required by the ESA was based on a
finding that [[Page 19889]] 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: April 14, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 95-9882 Filed 4-20-95; 8:45 am]
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