Notices. Issuance of permit
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BILLING CODE 3510-22-F DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 011300A] Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit No. 962-1530 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of permit. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Stephen D. Busack, Director Research and Collections, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, 102 North Salisbury St., Raleigh NC 27603 has been issued a permit to import a marine mammal specimen for scientific purposes.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment. ( *see* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 10, 1999 notice was published in the **Federal Register** (64 FR 61278) that a request for a scientific research permit to import one blue whale skeleton as a scientific specimen had been submitted by the above-named individual. The requested permit has been issued under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 *et* *seq* .) and the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA, 16 U.S.C. 1531 *et* *seq* .), and the regulations governing the taking, importing and exporting of endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222.23).
Issuance of this permit as required by the ESA is 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 are the subject of this permit: and
(3)is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in Section 2 of the ESA. Addresses: Documents are available in the following offices: Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2289 (508/281-9250); Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813/570-5301); Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001); Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Bldg., 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (206/526-6150); and Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (907/586-7221). Dated: February 25, 2000. Ann D. Terbush, Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 00-5066 Filed 3-1-00; 8:45 am]
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- 50 CFR 216
- 50 CFR 222.23
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