# Marine Mammals; File No. 995-1608
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Issuance of permit.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that Mr. Thomas F. Norris, Science Applications International Corp., 3990 Old Town Avenue, Suite 105A, San Diego, California 92110, has been issued a permit to take gray ( *Eschrichtius robustus* ), minke ( *Balaenoptera acutorostrata* ), and Bryde’s ( *Balaenoptera edeni* ) whales for purposes of scientific research.
**ADDRESSES:**
The permit and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301) 713-0376;
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426;
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018; and
Protected Species Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm, 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808) 973-2935; fax (808) 973-2941.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Tammy Adams or Ruth Johnson, (301)713-2289.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
On December 21, 2000, notice was published in the *Federal Register* (65 FR 80420) that a request for a scientific research permit to take gray ( *Eschrichtius robustus* ), minke ( *Balaenoptera acutorostrata* ), Bryde’s ( *Balaenoptera edeni* ), blue ( *Balaenoptera musculus* ), fin ( *Balaenoptera physalus* ), and humpback ( *Megaptera novaengliae* ) whales had been submitted by the above-named individual. The requested permit has been issued for the three non-endangered species of whale (gray, minke, and Bryde’s) only, 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). The request for a permit related to the three endangered species of whale (blue, fin, and humpback) is deferred pending receipt of a report of the effects of the tags on the non-endangered species.
Dated: May 4, 2001.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.