Permits: Marine mammals,

[Federal Register: August 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 163)]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080499D]

Marine Mammals; File No. 368D

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. James T. Harvey, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, P.O. Box 450, Moss Landing, CA 95039-0450, has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 938.

ADDRESSES: The amendment 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, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson, 301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 29, 1999, notice was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 14886) that an amendment of Permit No. 938, issued (60 FR 7753), had been requested by the above-named individual. The requested amendment has been granted 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 amendment authorizes the Holder to place implantable and surface VHF tags and TDRs on up to 20 killer whales (Orcinus orca) off the California coast.

Dated: August 16, 1999. Gene Nitta, Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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