[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46416-46417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23534]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 082698A]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of application for a modification to
scientific research permit 1053.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Molly Lutcavage, New England
Aquarium, has applied in due form for a modification to scientific
research permit 1053 to take listed leatherback turtles.
DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
application must be received on or before October 1, 1998.
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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
(978-281-9250).
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: Molly Lutcavage, New England Aquarium
(1053), requests a modification to scientific research permit 1053
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).
Dr. Lutcavage has requested a modification to scientific research
permit 1053, issued to her in July 1997 to satellite tag, PIT tag,
blood sample, weigh, measure, and photograph eight (8) listed
leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) turtles captured incidental to
commercial fishing activities in the western north Atlantic ocean. Due
primarily to fishery closures, no leatherback turtles have been
captured; therefore, the applicant would like to modify her current
research permit to allow direct in-water capture of 8 leatherback
turtles. The turtles would be captured using a breakaway hoop net, a
method that has been used successfully to capture porpoise, pinnipeds,
and small cetaceans. Additionally, the applicant requests a 2-year
extension to permit 1053 which will expire on December 31, 1998. The
applicant has requested an extension through December 31, 2000.
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: August 26, 1998.
Kevin Collins,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-23534 Filed 8-31-98; 8:45 am]
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