Appendix A — Commission Recommendations 



18 August Commerce, scientific research permit, Children's Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization. 



24 August Interior, commenting to the Superintendent of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve on the vessel 



management plan and environmental assessment; concurring with the conclusion that the proposed 

 action is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of humpback whales or Steller sea lions, and 

 with the National Marine Fisheries Service's recommendations that monitoring be continued to 

 document the number, individual identity, reproductive status, and length of residence of humpback 

 whales in the bay, and that studies be done to document the distribution, abundance, and movement 

 patterns of humpback whales within the park and in adjacent areas; and recommending that the 

 National Park Service, if it has not already done so, consult with the National Marine Fisheries 

 Service and the cruise ship industry to determine (a) the monitoring program or programs that would 

 be required to detect and determine causes of any significant declines in the use of Park waters by 

 humpback whales, (b) the funding, personnel, special equipment, and logistic support that would be 

 required to carry out the necessary monitoring programs(s), and (c) possible alternative means for 

 funding the required program(s). 



30 August Commerce, commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service on proposed regulations and 



guidelines for the deterrence of marine mammals under section 101(a)(4) of the Marine Mammal 

 Protection Act; noting that the proposed regulations do little to clarify some of the uncertainties 

 inherent in the statute; requesting that the Service provide more precise guidance on what it would 

 consider to be a "serious injury" to a marine mammal; and noting concern about the proposed 

 allowing of unrestricted use of noisemakers as deterrence measures. 



31 August Commerce, scientific research permit, Adam Frankel. 



31 August Commerce, public display permit, Oregon Coast Aquarium. 



13 September Commerce, modification of scientific research permit, Dena Matkin. 



13 September Commerce, modification of scientific research permit, University of Hawaii. 



13 September Commerce, modification of scientific research permit, Institute of Marine Science, University of 

 California, Santa Cruz. 



13 September Commerce, modification of scientific research permit, Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Science Center. 



5 October Agriculture, commenting to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, recommending that the 



Service invite the Fish and Wildlife Service to participate in the negotiated rulemaking process; and 

 recommending that the Service expedite publication of the final report from the water quality workshop 

 and the final rule governing the swim-with-the-dolphin programs so they can be factored into the 

 rulemaking process. 



10 October Commerce, commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service on the New England Fishery 



Management Council's draft proposals for amendment #7 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 

 Management Plan; noting that amendment 7 does not address the adequacy of harbor porpoise bycatch 

 reduction measures under amendment 5; requesting information on the Service's schedule for analysis 

 of 1994 and 1995 harbor porpoise bycatch data, and the Service's plans to identify and evaluate 

 appropriate changes in area closures to reduce harbor porpoise bycatch; and requesting, among other 

 things, information on the status of (a) the establishment of a harbor porpoise take reduction team, and 

 (b) the final decision on the Service's 1993 proposal to designate harbor porpoises as threatened under 

 the Endangered Species Act. 



11 October Commerce, modification of scientific research permit, Dan R. Salden. 



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