[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 18588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9854]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041097B]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of application for a research permit (P45Z).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Jorgen E. Skjeveland of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (P45Z) has applied in due form for a
scientific research permit to take listed shortnose sturgeon.
DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
application must be received on or before May 16, 1997.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review by appointment in the following offices:
Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy.,
Room 13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester,
MA 01930-2298 (508-281-9250).
Written comments, or requests for a public hearing on this
application should be submitted to the Chief, Endangered Species
Division, Office of Protected Resources.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Jorgen E. Skjeveland, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (P45Z), requests a research permit under the authority of 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
217-227).
The applicant requests a five year permit to take listed shortnose
sturgeon to determine the status of the species in Maryland waters of
the Chesapeake Bay with emphasis on the waters around the Aberdeen
Proving Grounds (APG). The sturgeon will be tagged, measured, tissue
sampled and released to collect range, migration and genetic
information, and to identify dredged material disposal sites that will
have minimal environmental impact to sturgeon species.
Those individuals requesting a hearing should set out the specific
reasons why a hearing on this particular application would be
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). The holding of such hearing is at the
discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All
statements and opinions contained in this application summary are those
of the applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.
Dated: April 10, 1997
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-9854 Filed 4-15-97; 8:45 am]
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