[Federal Register: December 31, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 251)] [Notices] [Page 72288] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr31de98-54] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 121898A] Marine Mammals; File No. P79H AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Permit No. 887, issued to Institute of Marine Sciences, LML, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (Principal Investigator: Ronald J. Schusterman, Ph.D.), was amended to extend the expiration date to March 31, 1999. 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); and Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802- 4213 (310/980-4001). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson or Sara Shapiro, 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.) and the provisions of 50 CFR 216.39 of the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216). Dated: December 24, 1998. Ann D. Terbush, Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 98-34709 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F