[Federal Register: June 2, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 106)]
[Notices]
[Page 32045]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[I.D. 042706C]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; National Marine Fisheries
Service File No. 1008-1637; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service File No.
MA100875
AGENCIES: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS), Interior.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that John Wise, Ph.D., Maine Center for
Toxicology and Environmental Health, University of Southern Maine, P.O.
Box 9300, Portland, ME 04104, has been issued an amendment to Permit
No. 1008-1637-01 to receive, import, and export marine mammals parts
for purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before July 3, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment (See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Jennifer Skidmore, Office
of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301)713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 20, 2005, notice was published in
the Federal Register (70 FR 35396) that a request for an amendment to
scientific research permit No. 1008-1637-01 had been submitted by the
above-named individual. The requested permit 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 Regulations Governing the Taking
and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR parts 18 and 216), the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting
of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 17 and 222-226), and
the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The permit amendment authorizes Dr. Wise to receive, import, and
export species under the jurisdiction of the USFWS, authorizes world-
wide import and export, and extends the permit 5 years.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Documents may be reviewed in the following locations:
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)427-2521;
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;
Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110,
Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808)973-2935; fax (808)973-2941;
Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298; phone (978)281-9200; fax (978)281-9371;
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg,
Florida 33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309; and
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, VA 22203 (1-800-358-
2104).
Dated: May 15, 2006.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: May 15, 2006.
Charlie R. Chandler,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 06-5054 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am]
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