[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 20268] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-10293] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 033099A] Marine Mammals; Permit No. 917 (P774#2)
Agency
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Action
Scientific research permit amendment.
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Summary
Notice is hereby given that a request for amendment of scientific research permit no. 917 submitted by The Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1097, has been granted.
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 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/ 713-2289); Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930- 2298 (508/281-9250); and Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813/570-5312).
Supplementary Information
On February 9, 1999, notice was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 6326) that an amendment of permit no. 917, issued May 12, 1994 (59 FR 25892), had been requested by the above- named organization. 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.), and the provisions of Sec. 222.25 of the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222.23). 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: April 16, 1999. Ann D. Terbush, Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 99-10293 Filed 4-23-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F