[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16937-16938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8614]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 040199A]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application for a research permit (1214), and
issuance of modification 1 to research permit 1174.
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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 a permit application from: Ms. Jane Anne
Provancha, of Dynamac Corporation (1214), and NMFS has issued
modification 1 to scientific research Permit 1174 to Mr. Harold
Brundage III, of Environmental Research and Consulting, Inc, to take
listed species.
DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
request (1214) must be received on or before May 7, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The documents pertaining to this application and permit are
available for review by appointment by contacting:
Chief, Endangered Species Division; Office of Protected Resources,
F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-
713-1401).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For Application 1214, Barb Schroeder, Endangered Species Division,
Office of Protected Resources, (301-713-1401).
For Permit 1174, Terri Jordan, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, (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. Authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set
forth in the permits. Permits and modifications are issued in
accordance with and are subject to 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).
Those individuals requesting a hearing on an application listed in
this notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that
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
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contained in the permit action summaries are those of the applicant and
do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.
Species Covered in This Notice
The following species and covered in this notice: Green turtle
(Chelonia mydas), Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), Shortnose
sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum).
New Application Received
Jane Provancha (1214) requests authorization to take listed green
and loggerhead sea turtles for scientific research in Mosquito Lagoon,
FL. The purpose of the research is to continue work that began under
NMFS Permit 942, granted in 1995; specifically, to: (1) Continue the
comparison of current marine turtle population structure and
distribution in Mosquito Lagoon to baseline data collected in 1976-
1979, (2) evaluate current seasonal distribution and occurrence of sea
turtles, (3) evaluate distribution patterns relative to submarine
resource distribution, (4) determine regional ``importance value'' of
this lagoon relative to other studied juvenile habitats on the east
coast of Florida, and (5) determine the sex ratio of the subadult
marine turtles inhabiting Mosquito Lagoon.
Modification Issued
Notice is hereby given that on February 26, 1999, NMFS issued
modification 1 to scientific research Permit 1174 to Mr. Harold
Brundage III, of Environmental Research and Consulting, Inc. The
applicant possesses a 5-year permit to sample for and collect shortnose
sturgeon in the Delaware River and Estuary system and in the lower
Susquehanna River/Chesapeake Bay Complex. This sampling program is
under contract to the NMFS Northeast Region, Protected Resources
Division. The objectives of the study are to collect data on current
distribution, abundance, length structure and movements of shortnose
sturgeon in the Delaware River Estuary and in the lower Susquehanna
River and Chesapeake Bay. Modification 1 increases the authorized
annual take of shortnose sturgeon in the Delaware River to generate a
statistically valid population estimate, due to evidence that the
population of shortnose sturgeon in the Delaware River may be
substantially higher than previously thought.
Dated: April 1, 1999.
Kevin Collins,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-8614 Filed 4-6-99; 8:45 am]
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