[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 46184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21945]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 080499D]
Marine Mammals; File No. 368D
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 Dr. James T. Harvey, Moss Landing
Marine Laboratories, P.O. Box 450, Moss Landing, CA 95039-0450, has
been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 938.
ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289); and
Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean
Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson, 301/713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 29, 1999, notice was published in
the Federal Register (63 FR 14886) that an amendment of Permit No. 938,
issued (60 FR 7753), had been requested by the above-named individual.
The requested amendment has been granted under the authority of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) and the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The amendment authorizes the Holder to place implantable and
surface VHF tags and TDRs on up to 20 killer whales (Orcinus orca) off
the California coast.
Dated: August 16, 1999.
Gene Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-21945 Filed 8-23-99; 8:45 am]
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