[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 88 (Monday, May 9, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-11080] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: May 9, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [I.D. 042594C] Marine Mammals AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Receipt of Application to Modify Permit No. 788 (P129I). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Bruce R. Mate, Ph.D., Professor, Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Newport, OR 97365- 5296, has requested a modification to Permit No. 788. ADDRESSES: The modification request and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s): Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East- West Highway, room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802- 4213 (310/980-4016); and Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C51700, Seattle, WA 98115 (206/526-6150). Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this request should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1315 East-West Highway, room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30 days of the publication of this notice. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular modification request would be appropriate. Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the Secretary of Commerce is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No. 788, issued on August 10, 1992 (57 FR 37527) is requested 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 (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). Permit No. 788 authorizes the Holder to incidentally harass up to 440 sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) while attempting to satellite tag up to 10 per year in the Gulf of Mexico. The Holder has requested authorization to extend the area of take to the North Pacific Ocean, specifically 20 miles south of Point Sur north to Bodega Bay and the Southern California Bight, site of the proposed Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC) project. No additional animals are requested and the research protocol authorized in Permit No. 788 will not change. Dated: April 29, 1994. William W. Fox, Jr., Ph.D. Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 94-11080 Filed 5-6-94; 8:45a.m.] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F