[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 47650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23942]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 082097A]
Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit No. 801-1365
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. William A. Kuperman (Principal
Investigator), Dr. Gerald L. D'Spain and Mr. Aaron Thode (Co-
investigators), Marine Physical Laboratory, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, 291 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, California 92106, has
been issued a permit to take marine species for purposes of scientific
research during acoustic experiments.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289); and
Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean
Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (Tel: 310-980-4001).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 30, 1997, notice was published in
the Federal Register (62 FR 35156) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take various species of marine mammals and marine
turtles had been submitted by the above-named individuals. The
requested permit has been 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, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking, importing,
and exporting of endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR parts 217-227),
and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
Issuance of this 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: September 4, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-23942 Filed 9-9-97; 8:45 am]
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