[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-16270] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: July 6, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [I.D. 062494A] Marine Mammals AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Modification No. 1 to scientific research permit no. 918 (P191E). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of Scientific Research Permit No. 918 submitted by California Department of Fish and Game, 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, has been granted. ADDRESSES: The modification 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, Suite 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/712-3389); and Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802- 4213. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 27, 1994, notice was published in the Federal Register (59 FR 27535) that a modification of Permit No. 918, issued May 20, 1994 (59 FR 27535), had been requested by the above- named organization. The requested modification has been granted under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of Secs. 216.33(d) and (e) of 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 provisions of Sec. 222.25 of the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222). Permit No. 918 authorized inadvertent harassment of harbor seals, and the incidental harassment of California sea lions, Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), Northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) during harbor seal surveys. The modification authorizes inadvertent harassment of harbor seals during scat collections and Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi) during aerial surveys to collect data on abundance and distribution of these species along the California coast and the Channel Islands. Issuance of this modification, as required by the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 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 Endangered Species Act. Dated: June 29, 1994. Herbert W. Kaufman, Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 94-16270 Filed 7-5-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F