[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 148-149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34797]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 122398B]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of applications for scientific research permits (1189,
1190).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following actions regarding
permits for takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes
of scientific research and/or enhancement: NMFS has received permit
applications from: Dr. James Kirk, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Waterways Experiment Station (WES) (1189), and Charles Karnella, NMFS
Southwest Region (NMFS-SER) (1190).
DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on any of the
applications must be received on or before February 3, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for
review in the following offices, by appointment:
For permit 1189: Protected Resources Division, F/SER3, 9721
Executive Center Dr., St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813-570-5312)
For permit 1190: Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean
Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310-980-4016).
All documents may also be reviewed by appointment in the Office of
Protected Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For permit 1189: Terri Jordan, Silver
Spring, MD (301-713-1401)
For permit 1190: Michelle Rogers, Silver Spring, MD (301-713-1401)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Issuance of permits and permit modifications, as required by the
ESA, is based on a finding that such permits/modifications: (1) Are
applied for in good faith; (2) would not operate to the disadvantage of
the listed species which are the subject of the permits; and (3) are
consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA. Permits and modifications are issued in accordance with and are
subject to parts 217-222 of Title 50 CFR, the NMFS regulations
governing listed species permits.
Species Covered in this Notice
The following species are covered in this notice: Green sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas), Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata),
Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta), Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), and
Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum).
New Applications Received
WES (1189) requests a 3-year permit to take and conduct research on
endangered shortnose sturgeon to characterize the Ogeechee River system
shortnose sturgeon population size, age, structure and growth; document
seasonal movement and habitat preferences; identify, if possible,
spawning and rearing sites and develop
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population models to evaluate anthropogenic effects, population trends,
and define a recovering or steady-state population.
NMFS-SWR (1190) requests a 5-year scientific research permit to
take up to 150 loggerhead, 10 green, 10 hawksbill, 25 leatherback, and
10 olive ridley sea turtles annually in the Pacific Basin for the
purpose of determining take rates of sea turtles taken incidental to
the Hawaiian longline fishery, and to determine the fate of sea turtles
released alive after incidental capture. Trained observers may weigh,
measure, flipper tag, satellite tag, tissue sample, blood sample,
stomach lavage, and release sea turtles taken incidental to the
Hawaiian longline fishery. This is a continuation of work permitted
under scientific research permit 924, which expires on February 28,
1999.
Dated: December 28, 1998.
Margaret Lorenz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-34797 Filed 12-31-98; 8:45 am]
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