38392 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 136 /Thursday, July 16, 1998 / Notices

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Ms. Carole Conway, Genomic Variation

Laboratory, Department of Animal

Science, Meyer Hall, University of

California, Davis, CA 95616–3322, has

been issued a permit to import blue

whale (Balaenoptera musculus) skin

samples 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, Southwest

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213

(562/980–4001).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara

Shapiro or Ruth Johnson, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May

13, 1998, notice was published in the

Federal Register (63 FR 26574) that a

request for a scientific research permit

to take blue whales (Balaenoptera

musculus) had been submitted by the

above-named individual. 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 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: July 10, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Mr. Fred Sharpe, Behavioral Ecology

Research Group, Department of

Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser

University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A

1S6,has been issued a permit to take

North Pacific humpback whales

(Megaptera novaeangliae) and killer

whales (Orcinus orca) for purposes of

scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Regional Administrator, Director,

Alaska Region, NMFS, 709 W. 9th Street,

Federal Building, P.O. Box 21668,

Juneau, Alaska 99802 (907/586–7012).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May

11, 1998, notice was published in the

Federal Register (63 FR 25834) that a

request for a scientific research permit

to take North Pacific humpback whales

and killer whales had been submitted by

the above-named individual. 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 (ESA) of 1973,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and

the Regulations Governing the Taking,

Importing, and Exporting of Endangered

Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222).

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: July 7, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–19013 Filed 7–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

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Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Mason Weinrich, Cetacean Research

Unit, P.O. Box 59, Gloucester, MA, has

been issued an amendment to scientific

research Permit No. 959.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Regional Administrator, Northeast

Region, NMFS, NOAA, One Blackburn

Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930–2298

(508/281–9250).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 4,

1998, notice was published in the

Federal Register (63 FR 24530) that an

amendment of permit No. 959, issued

June 19, 1995 (60 FR 30844), had been

requested by the above-named

individual. The requested amendment

has been issued under the authority of

the Marine Mammal Protection Act

of1972, 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 (ESA) of 1973,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and

the Regulations Governing the Taking,

Importing, and Exporting of Endangered

Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222).

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.