# Marine Mammals; File No. 895-1450
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Issuance of permit amendment.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that Rachel Cartwright, P.O. Box 1317, Lahaina, Hawaii 96767, has been issued a minor amendment to scientific research Permit No.895-1450-01.
**ADDRESSES:**
The amendment and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
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)713-0376;
Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, 709 W 9th Street, Federal Building, Room 461, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802 (907/586-7235); and
Protected Species Program Manager, Pacific Islands Area Office, NMFS, NOAA, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1110, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-4700 (808/973-2935).
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Lynne Barre or Jill Lewandowski, (301)713-2289.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The subject amendment to Permit No. 895-1450-01, originally issued on December 23, 1998 (64 FR 862) has been granted 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 permit holder requested authorization to extend Permit No. 895-1450-01 for an additional 12 months. The new expiration date for the permit is April 30, 2003, and the permit number has been changed to No. 895- 1450-02 to reflect that the permit has been amended.
Dated: June 19, 2002.
Trevor R. Spradlin,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.