# Marine Mammals; File No. 638-1519
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Issuance of permit amendment.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that Thomas R. Kieckhefer, 1055 Lewis Road, Royal Oaks, California 95076, has been issued a minor amendment to scientific research Permit No. 638-1519-00.
**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; and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Jill Lewandowski or Trevor Spradlin, (301)713-2289.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The subject amendment to Permit No. 638-1519-00, originally issued on November 23, 1999 (64 FR 66903) has been granted 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 part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226).
The permit holder requested authorization to extend Permit No. 638-1519-00 for an additional 12 months. The new expiration date for the permit is November 30, 2005 and the permit number has been changed to No. 638-1519-01 to reflect that the permit has been amended.
Dated: June 24, 2002.
Trevor R. Spradlin,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.