[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49335-49336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24724]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 090498C]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit (1178);
Issuance of a scientific research permit (1155).
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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 Michael P. Sissenwine, Ph.D., Science and Research
Director, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NMFS (NEFSC) (1178); and
NMFS has issued a scientific research permit to Dr. Tim King, of US
Geological Survey - BRD - Leetown Science Center (LSC) (1155).
DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on the
application must be received on or before October 15, 1998.
ADDRESSES: The applications, permit, and related documents are
available for review in the following offices, by appointment:
Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, One Blackburn Drive,
Glouster, MA, 01930-2298 (978-281-9250); and
Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For permit 1155: Terri Jordan,
Endangered Species Division, Silver Spring, MD (301-713-1401).
For permit 1178: Michelle Rogers, Endangered Species Division,
Silver Spring, MD (301-713-1401).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Permits are requested and issued under the authority of section 10
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and
the NMFS regulations governing ESA-listed fish and wildlife permits (50
CFR parts 217-227).
Those individuals requesting a hearing on the request for a permit
should set out the specific reasons why a hearing would be appropriate
(see ADDRESSES). The holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of
the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All statements and
opinions contained in the below application summaries are those of the
applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.
New Application Received
NEFSC (1178) has requested a 5-year scientific research permit for
listed sea turtles incidentally taken in fisheries in the Northwest
Atlantic. The work will be conducted by scientific observers aboard
such vessels. The following species and take numbers have been
requested: 300 loggerhead (Caretta caretta), 85 leatherback
(Dermochelys coriacea), 10 Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempi), 10
hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and 10 green (Chelonia mydas)
turtles. The applicant has requested authorization to measure,
photograph, flipper tag, scan for PIT tags, resuscitate (if necessary)
and release turtles taken in foreign and domestic commercial fishing
vessels operating in state waters and the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Further, the applicant has requested authority to bring to shore, when
feasible, dead sea turtles for necropsy. Necropsy will only be
performed by personnel currently permitted to conduct such research.
This research supports the National Marine Fisheries Service's mission
of assessing the impacts of commercial fisheries on marine resources of
interest to the United States.
Permit Issued
Notice was published on June 3, 1998 (63 FR 30199), that an
application had been filed by LSC for a 5-year permit to possess the
DNA of listed shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum).
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Permit 1155 was issued on July 21, 1998, and expires on July 31, 2003.
Dated: September 9, 1998.
Kevin Collins,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-24724 Filed 9-14-98; 8:45 am]
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