[Federal Register: December 30, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 250)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 122199C]

 
Marine Mammals; Permit No. 982 (File No. P254D)

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 Permit No. 982, issued to the 
Pacific Whale Foundation, 101 N. Kihei Road, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii 96753, 
was amended.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
    Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289);
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 
90802-4213 (562/980-4001); and
    Protected Resources Program Manager, Pacific Islands Area Office, 
NOAA, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 
(808/973-2937). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Drevenak or Trevor Spradlin, 
301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment has been issued under 
the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of Sec. 216.39 of 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 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. 982 authorizes the harassment of humpback whales 
(Megaptera novaeangliae) during the conduct of observational and photo-
identification studies in Hawaii waters. This amendment changes the 
expiration date of the permit to September 13, 1999.

    Dated: December 223, 1999.
Ann Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 99-33983 Filed 12-29-99; 8:45 am]
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