[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20390]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D.072098E]
Marine Mammals; File No. 875-1401
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Permit No. 875-1401, issued to Dr.
Christopher W. Clark, Bioacoustics Research Program, Laboratory of
Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, was amended.
ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
Permits and Documentation 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
Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001); and
Protected Resources Program Manager, Pacific Area Office, NMFS,
2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/973-2987).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment has been issued under
the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of Sec. 216.39 of 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.), the provisions of Sec. 222.25 of the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and
wildlife (50 CFR part 222), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The Permit has been amended to reflect an expiration date of July
20, 1998.
Issuance of this amended 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: July 23, 1998.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-20390 Filed 7-29-98; 8:45 am]
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