[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 29096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13435]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 041701C]


Marine Mammals; File No. 931-1597-00

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Sam H. Ridgway, RDTE Div 3503, 
49620 Beluga Rd, San Diego, California 92152-6266, has been issued a 
permit to take 48 species of stranded cetaceans for scientific 
research.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Lewandowski or Trevor Spradlin, 
301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 29, 2000, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (65 FR 52410) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take 48 species of stranded cetaceans had been 
submitted by the above-named individual.
    The purpose of the research, as stated in the application, is to 
conduct audiometric and sonocular testing on 48 species of stranded 
cetaceans to determine their acoustic sensitivities and vestibular 
responses for use in assessing the potential impacts of manmade noise. 
Medical treatment may also be provided, at the request of the NMFS 
stranding network, to stranded or entrapped cetaceans. Biological 
samples may also be collected, upon authorization by the NMFS Regional 
Stranding Coordinator. Samples collected abroad may also be imported 
into the U.S. Research will occur in waters under the jurisdiction of 
the U.S. and the high seas over a 5-year period.
    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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing 
the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened 
species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
    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.
    Documents may be reviewed in the following locations:
    Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289); and
    Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206)526-6150; fax (206)526-6426;
    Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone 
(907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249;
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018;
    Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, NMFS, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, 
Honolulu, HI 96822-2396; phone (808)943-1221; fax (808)943-1240;
    Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298; phone (508)281-9250; fax (508)281-9371;
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5300.

    Dated: May 22, 2001.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-13435 Filed 5-25-01; 8:45 am]
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