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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - [I.D. 042501C]

# AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

# ACTION: 

Issuance of permit.

# SUMMARY:

                        Notice is hereby given that Mr. Thomas F. Norris, Science Applications International Corp., 3990 Old Town Avenue, Suite 105A, San Diego, California 92110, has been issued a permit to take gray (                        *Eschrichtius robustus*), minke (                        *Balaenoptera acutorostrata*), and Bryde’s (                        *Balaenoptera edeni*) whales 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; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301) 713-0376;

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426;

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018; and

Protected Species Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm, 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808) 973-2935; fax (808) 973-2941.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tammy Adams or Ruth Johnson, (301)713-2289.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    On December 21, 2000, notice was published in the                     **Federal Register**                     (65 FR 80420) that a request for a scientific research permit to take gray (                    *Eschrichtius robustus*), minke (                    *Balaenoptera acutorostrata*), Bryde’s (                    *Balaenoptera edeni*), blue (                    *Balaenoptera musculus*), fin (                    *Balaenoptera physalus*), and humpback (                    *Megaptera novaengliae*) whales had been submitted by the above-named individual.  The requested permit has been issued for the three non-endangered species of whale (gray, minke, and Bryde’s) only, 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).  The request for a permit related to the three endangered species of whale (blue, fin, and humpback) is deferred pending receipt of a report of the effects of the tags on the non-endangered species.                

Dated: May 4, 2001.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 01-11840 Filed 5-9-01; 8:45 am]

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