[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 57401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28199]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 110795B]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of amendment 3 to permit 802.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on October 19, 1995, NMFS issued
Amendment 3 to Permit Number 802 to Dr. Andre Landry of Texas A&M
University (P512) to take listed sea turtles for the purpose of
scientific research, subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review by
appointment in the following offices:
Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8, NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy.,
Room 13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA 9721 Executive Center Drive,
St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813-893-3141).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment restricts sea turtle netting
activities to waters shallower than 4 feet, and was issued in
accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C.
1531-1543) and NMFS regulations governing listed fish and wildlife
permits (50 CFR parts 217-222).
Issuance of this amendment, as required by the ESA, was based on a
finding that: (1) The permit was applied for in good faith, (2) the
amended permit will not operate to the disadvantage of the listed
species that are the subject of the amendment, and (3) the amended
permit is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in
section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: November 7, 1995.
Russell J. Bellmer,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-28199 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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