[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 19907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041996A]
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit no. 999 (P5I)
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Donald B. Siniff, University
of Minnesota, 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108, has been
issued a permit to ``take'' by Level A harassment, Hawaiian monk seals
(Monachus schauinslandi) 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);
Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4016); and
Protected Species Program Coordinator, Pacific Area Office,
Southwest Region, NMFS, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-
2396 (808/973-2987).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 30, 1996, notice was published in
the Federal Register (61 FR 3002) that the above-named applicant had
submitted a request for a scientific research permit to ``take'' by
Level A harassment (i.e., capture, restrain, chemically sedate,
instrument, release, and recapture for instrument removal) up to 20
adult male, and up to 10 adult female Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus
schauinslandi) from the population at French Frigate Shoals, over an
18-month period. Up to five additional animals (regardless of gender)
were also requested to be taken by Level A harassment in the event that
attachment procedures must be prematurely terminated. The objective of
the research is to investigate Hawaiian monk seal movements and
foraging patterns using satellite-linked time-depth recorders to
characterize habitat use. Authorization for the taking of adult males
has been granted, with authorization for the taking of adult females
contingent upon future review by both the National Marine Fisheries
Service and the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Team. 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 (ESA) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), and the Regulations Governing the Taking, Importing, and
Exporting of Endangered Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222).
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: April 26, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-10994 Filed 5-2-96; 8:45 am]
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