[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 222 (Wednesday, November 18, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 64066] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-30832] [[Page 64066]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 110498C] Marine Mammals; File No.914-1470
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 University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Biological Sciences, USM Box 5018, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 [Principal Investigator: Mr. Bobby L. Middlebrooks], has been issued a permit to import fluid and tissue samples of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus and gilli), beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), and Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) held captive in facilities in Nassau, Bahamas, Honduras, and Finland for purposes of scientific research.
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 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/ 713-2289); and Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813/570-5312).
For Further Information Contact
Ruth Johnson or Sara Shapiro 301/713- 2289.
Supplementary Information
On September 15, 1998, notice was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 49337) that a request for a scientific research permit to import samples had been submitted by the above-named organization. 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.), and the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
Dated: November 12, 1998. Ann D. Terbush, Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 98-30832 Filed 11-17-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F