[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16771]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 061997A]
Marine Mammals; Photography Permit (File No. 863-1378)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mr. Hardy Jones, 1252 B Street,
Petaluma, CA, 94952, has applied in due form for a permit to take
Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) for purposes of
commercial photography.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 28, 1997.
ADDRESSES: The application 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);
Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001); and
Protected Species Program Manager, Pacific Area Office, NMFS, 2570
Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808-973-2987).
Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this
request, should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, 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. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of Sec. 104(c)(6) 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). Section
104(c)(6) provides for photography for educational or commercial
purposes involving non-endangered and non-threatened marine mammals in
the wild. NMFS is currently working on proposed regulations to
implement this provision. However, in the meantime, NMFS has received
and is processing this request as a ``pilot'' application for Level B
Harassment of non-listed and non-depleted marine mammals for
photographic purposes. The applicant seeks authorization to photograph
Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) in Hawaii waters. The
applicant proposes to initiate this work upon receipt of the permit.
Dated: June 19, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-16771 Filed 6-25-97; 8:45 am]
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