[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 54644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21592]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080902C]


Marine Mammals; File No. 1007-1629

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Leszek Karczmarski, Ph.D., Marine 
Mammal Research Program, Texas A&M University, 4700 Avenue U, Building 
303, Galveston, Texas 77551 has been issued an amendment to scientific 
research Permit No. 1007-1629-00.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; and
    Protected Species Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, NOAA Fisheries, 
1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Room 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone 
(808)973-2935; fax (808)973-2941.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 28, 2002, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (67 FR 43586) that an amendment of Permit No. 
1007-1629-00, issued August 13, 2001 (66 FR 42523), 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).
    Permit No. 1007-1629-01 now authorizes the take of 5,000 individual 
Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) annually by 
behavioral observation and photo-identification, 600 individuals 
annually through genetic sampling, and an unlimited number of 
individuals by close approach incidental to research activities. The 
purpose of the research is to compare population structure, genetic 
flow and social behavior between groups of Hawaiian spinner dolphins. 
The amended permit expands the geographic area of study to include 
vessel-based research in all the Northwestern and Main Hawaiian 
Islands.

    Dated: August 19, 2002.
Eugene T. Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-21592 Filed 8-22-02; 8:45 am]
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