[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43124-43125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20542]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 080895A]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of modification to scientific research permit no. 866
(P537).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mr. Fred Sharpe, Department of
Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A
1S6 has been issued a modification to permit no. 866.
ADDRESSES: The modification and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
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Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); and
Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-
1668 (907/586-7221).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 15, 1995, notice was published in
the Federal Register (60 FR 31450) that a request for a permit
modification had been submitted by the above-named individual.
The modification was 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 (ESA) as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing endangered species
permits (50 CFR parts 217-227).
Issuance of this modification as required by the ESA of 1973 was
based on a finding that such modification: (1) Was applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered
species which are the subject of this permit; and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: August 14, 1995.
Gary M. Barone,
Acting Chief, Permits & Documentation Division, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-20542 Filed 8-17-95; 8:45 am]
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