Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 133 / Monday, July 13, 1998 / Notices 37545

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susan.buchanan@noaa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

July 28, 1998, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

& July 29, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

The Shrimp Committee and Rock

Shrimp Advisory Panel will review and

provide comments on the

Comprehensive Habitat Amendment

and the Sustainable Fisheries Act

Amendment, provide detailed input on

rock shrimp catch by area for use in

determining impacts, and hear a

presentation on vessel monitoring

systems before discussing any other

business.

July 29, 1998, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

& July 30, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

The Calico Scallop Committee and

Calico Scallop Advisory Panel will hear

a presentation on vessel monitoring

systems, review and provide comments

on the Comprehensive Habitat

Amendment and the Sustainable

Fisheries Act Amendment and on the

Calico Scallop Fishery Management

Plan, and provide detailed input on

calico scallop catch by area for use in

determining impacts before discussing

any other business.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before the

Council for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be of formal action

during this meeting. Action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to the Council office

(see ADDRESSES) by July 20, 1998.

Dated: July 8, 1998.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 070198C]

Marine Mammals; File No. P79H

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Permit No. 887, issued to Institute of

Marine Sciences, LML, University of

California, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

(Principal Investigator: Ronald J.

Schusterman, Ph.D.), was amended to

extend the expiration date to December

31, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289); and

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West

Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802–

4213 (310/980–4001).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson or Sara Shapiro, 301/713–

2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment 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 provisions of § 216.39 of the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216).

Dated: July 7, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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Marine Mammals; File No. 782–1455

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

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.

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