[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 10358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4621]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 020995C]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit 943 (P430A) and permit 648A (P45N)
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On October 26, 1994, notice was published (59 FR 53780) that an
application had been filed by Thomas F. Savoy and Deborah J. Shake of
the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (P430A) to take
listed shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the Connecticut
River as authorized by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16
U.S.C. 1531-1543) and the NMFS regulations governing listed fish and
wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217-222).
Notice is hereby given that on February 17, 1995, as authorized by
the provisions of the ESA, NMFS issued Permit No. 943 to take shortnose
sturgeon for measuring, examining, and tagging, subject to certain
conditions set forth therein.
Notice is hereby given that on February 21, 1995, NMFS issued
Permit 648A to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to maintain captive
listed shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), pursuant to section
10 of the ESA.
Issuance of these permits, as required by the ESA, were based on
findings that such permits: (1) Were applied for in good faith; (2)
will not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species which is the
subject of these permits; (3) are consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. These permits were also
issued in accordance with and are subject to parts 217-222 of Title 50
CFR, the NMFS regulations governing listed species permits.
The applications, permits, and supporting documentation are
available for review by interested persons in the following offices, by
appointment:
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1335 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
Northeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930 (508-281-9250) for Permit 943; or
Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St.
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813-893-3141) for Permit 648A.
Dated: February 21, 1995.
Patricia A. Montanio,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-4621 Filed 2-23-95; 8:45 am]
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