[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18612]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 062998B]


Marine Mammals; File No. 782-1455

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 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 northern fur seals 
(Callorhinus ursinus), Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), and 
California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) 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 (206/526-6150);
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213 (562/980-4001); and
    Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (907/586-7221).

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 northern fur seals, Steller sea lions, and California 
sea lions, 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.), 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: July 8, 1998.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-18612 Filed 7-10-98; 8:45 am]
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