[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 41919] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-19641] [[Page 41919]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 062299A] Marine Mammals; File No. 782-1510
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 the National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, (Principal Investigator: Marilyn Dahlheim), 7600 Sand Point Way, NE. Seattle, Washington 98115, has been issued a permit to take killer whales (Orcinus orca) for purposes of scientific research.
Addresses
The permit and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices (See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
For Further Information Contact
Ruth Johnson, 301/713-2289.
Supplementary Information
On May 11, 1999, notice was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 25294) that a request for a scientific research permit to take killer whales 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). Application and documentation are available in the following locations: Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/ 713-2289); Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (907/586-7221); Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA, 98115-0070 (206/526-6150); and Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001).
Dated: July 26, 1999. Ann D. Terbush, Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 99-19641 Filed 7-30-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F