[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 31450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14717]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 060795C]
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit (P532B).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Randall W. Davis, Department
of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University, Galveston, TX 77553-1675, (Co-
Investigators: Drs. Michael A. Castellini, Institute of Marine Science,
University of Alaska, and Terrie M. Williams, Naval Ocean Systems
Center) has been issued a permit to take Steller sea lions (Eumetopias
jubatus) for purposes of scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment, in the following office(s):
Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,
MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, Federal Annex, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802 (907/586-7221); and
Director, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMML, 7600 Sand Point
Way, NE, BIN C15700, Seattle, WA 98115 (206/526-4047).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson, 301/713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 16, 1995, notice was published in
the Federal Register (60 FR 14271) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take Steller sea lions had been submitted by the
above-named 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 (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 Endangered Species Act
of 1973 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 Endangered
Species Act.
Dated: June 8, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-14717 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]
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