[Federal Register: October 16, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 200)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 101001C]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of request to modify scientific 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 under the Endangered Species
Act (ESA): NMFS has received a request to modify permit (1174) from Mr.
Harold Brundage III, of Environmental Research and Consulting.
DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on any of the new
applications or modification requests must be received at the
appropriate address or fax number no later than 5 p.m. eastern standard
time on November 15, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on any of the new applications or
modification requests should be sent to the appropriate office as
indicated below. Comments may also be sent via fax to the number
indicated for the application or modification request. Comments will
not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the Internet. The
applications and related documents are available for review in the
indicated office, by appointment:
Endangered Species Division, F/PR3, 1315 East West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910 (phone:301-713-1401, fax: 301-713-0376).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Jordan, Silver Spring, MD
(phone: 301-713-1401, fax: 301-713-0376, e-mail: Terri.Jordan@noaa.gov)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Issuance of permits and permit modifications, as required by the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) (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. Scientific
research and/or enhancement permits are issued under section 10
(a)(1)(A) 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 ESA and NMFS
regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts
222-226).
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 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 are covered in this notice:
Fish
Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)
Modification Requests Received
The applicant requests a modification to Permit 1174. Permit 1174
authorizes
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the capture, handling, and releasing of shortnose sturgeon. Handling
entails genetic sample collection and external tagging. Modification
3 would increase the authorized magnitude of take for the
purpose of implanting internal sonic transmitters in 30 adult sturgeon
per year for 2 years.
Dated: October 10, 2001.
Phil Williams,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-25979 Filed 10-15-01; 8:45 am]
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