[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 66612] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-30913] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 101399G] Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit (PHF# 540-1502-00) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of permit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective, Waterstreet Building, 218 \1/2\ West Fourth Avenue, Olympia, WA 89501, has been issued a permit to take several species of cetaceans and pinnipeds for purposes of scientific research. ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices: Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East- West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (206/526-6426); and Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4027). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713-2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 1999, notice was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 23608) that a request for a scientific research permit to take several species of cetaceans during the course of photo- identification, aerial survey, biopsy sampling, and/or tagging activities, and several species of pinnipeds during aerial surveys, 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222 through 226). 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: November 19, 1999. Ann D. Terbush, Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 99-30913 Filed 11-26-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F