[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 174 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47113-47114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22725]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 082996B]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of application for modification 1 to
scientific research permit 943 (P430A).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Thomas Savoy of Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection (P430A) has applied in due form
for modification 1 to scientific research permit 943 to take listed
shortnose sturgeon.
DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
modification request must be received on or before October 7, 1996.
ADDRESSES: The application, permit, and related documents are available
for review by appointment in the following offices:
Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8, 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: Thomas Savoy (P430A) requests modification 1
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 is currently
authorized to collect, handle, and tag 800 shortnose sturgeon
(Acipenser brevirostrum) per year in the Connecticut River, within the
boundaries of the State of Connecticut. These sturgeon are captured
using gillnets, trammel nets, and trawls; then measured, weighed, sexed
when possible, and examined for condition, deformities, and previous
tags. All fish that do not already have a PIT tag receive one in the
musculature on the left side under the dorsal fin. Ten fish may receive
a radio or sonic transmitter. The purpose of the research is to
determine current numbers, locations, and movement patterns of
shortnose sturgeon within the Connecticut River..
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The purpose of the modification request is to test theories and
gain information on spawning and migration. This permit expires March
31, 2000, and all numbers listed below are for take authorized
annually. The applicant has requested three changes to the permit.
First, he wishes to change his take authorization from 800 adult
shortnose sturgeon to 400 adult shortnose sturgeon and 100 juvenile
shortnose sturgeon. In addition, the applicant wishes to have the
authorization to lethally take 150 shortnose sturgeon larvae and 150
shortnose sturgeon eggs. Second, the applicant wishes to increase the
number of shortnose sturgeon to be tagged with a radio or sonic
transmitter from 10 to 25. Third, the applicant wishes to expand the
location of his study on the Connecticut River, to include southern
Massachusetts south of the Holyoke Dam.
Those individuals requesting a hearing should set out the specific
reasons why a hearing on this particular modification request 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 29, 1996.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-22725 Filed 9-5-96; 8:45 am]
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