Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 106 /Wednesday, June 3, 1998 / Notices 30201

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 052298C]

Marine Mammals; File No. 782–1447

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Douglas P. DeMaster, Ph.D., Director,

National Marine Mammal Laboratory,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN

C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–

0070, has been issued a permit to take

Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus,

and northern fur seals, Callorhinus

ursinus, 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);

Regional Administrator, Northwest

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way,

NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA

98115–0070; and

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau,

AK 99802–1668.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara

Shapiro or Ruth Johnson, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

18, 1998, notice was published in the

Federal Register (63 FR 13228) that a

request for a scientific research permit

to take Steller sea lions and northern fur

seals had been submitted by the abovenamed 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.), 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: May 28, 1998.

Ann Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–14734 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 052698B]

Marine Mammals; File No. 455–1445

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.

Bruce Carlson, Director, Waikiki

Aquarium, 2777 Kalakaua Avenue,

Honolulu, HI 96815, has been issued a

permit to take Hawaiian monk seals,

Monachus schauinslandi, for purposes

of scientific research and enhancement.

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); Regional Administrator,

Southwest Region, National Marine

Fisheries Service, NOAA, 501 West

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,

CA 90802–4213; and

Coordinator, Pacific Area Office,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

NOAA, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106,

Honolulu, HI 96822–2396.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara

Shapiro or Ruth Johnson, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

18, 1998, notice was published in the

Federal Register (63 FR 13228) that a

request for a scientific research permit

to take Hawaiian monk seals, Monachus

schauinslandi, 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.), 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 regulations governing the

taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR

parts 217–227).

Issuance of this permit, as required by

the ESA, was based on a finding that

such permit (1) was applied for a 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: May 28, 1998.

Ann Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–14744 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 052298B]

Marine Mammals; P66J

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for

amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Alaska Department of Fish and Game,

has requested an amendment to

scientific research Permit No. 965.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before July 6,

1998.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request

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

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. 21668,

Juneau, AK 99802–1668 (907/586–

7221).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this request should be

submitted to the Chief, Permits and

Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office

of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on this

particular amendment request would be

appropriate.