[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41230-41231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20636]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 060998A]
Marine Mammals; File No. P524B
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. Shannon Atkinson, University
of Hawaii, Institute of Marine Biology,
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1000 Pope Road MSB #213, Honolulu, HI 96822, has been issued an
amendment to scientific research Permit No. 969 to import tissue
samples from all species of Cetacea and Pinnipedia (except walrus).
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);
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001); and
Protected Species Program Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, NMFS,
2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/949-7400).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson or Sara Shapiro 301/713-
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 27, 1998, notice was published in
the Federal Register (63 FR 3881) that an amendment of Permit No. 969,
issued October 24, 1995 (60 FR 55543), 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.), 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 222.23), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151
et seq.).
Issuance of this amendment, 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 27, 1998.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-20636 Filed 7-31-98; 8:45 am]
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