[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 88 (Monday, May 9, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-11080]
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[Federal Register: May 9, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 042594C]
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of Application to Modify Permit No. 788 (P129I).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Bruce R. Mate, Ph.D., Professor,
Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Newport, OR 97365-
5296, has requested a modification to Permit No. 788.
ADDRESSES: The modification request 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 (301/713-2289);
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213 (310/980-4016); and
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C51700,
Seattle, WA 98115 (206/526-6150).
Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this
request should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1315 East-West
Highway, room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30 days of the
publication of this notice. Those individuals requesting a hearing
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular
modification request would be appropriate.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, the Secretary of Commerce is forwarding copies of this
application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No. 788,
issued on August 10, 1992 (57 FR 37527) is requested 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 (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).
Permit No. 788 authorizes the Holder to incidentally harass up to
440 sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) while attempting to satellite
tag up to 10 per year in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Holder has requested authorization to extend the area of take
to the North Pacific Ocean, specifically 20 miles south of Point Sur
north to Bodega Bay and the Southern California Bight, site of the
proposed Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC) project. No
additional animals are requested and the research protocol authorized
in Permit No. 788 will not change.
Dated: April 29, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr., Ph.D.
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-11080 Filed 5-6-94; 8:45a.m.]
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