[Federal Register: March 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 43)]
[Notices]
[Page 10213]
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. 022604A]
Endangered Species; Files No. 1472 and No. 1473
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk
(Ellen Riker, principle investigator), 10 North Water Street, South
Norwalk, Connecticut 06854 and the Virginia Living Museum (Lory Scott,
principle investigator), 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News,
Virginia 23601, have both applied in due form for a permit to take
shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for purposes of enhancement
through educational display.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before April 5, 2004.
ADDRESSES:
The applications and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; and
Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298; phone (978)281-9200; fax (978)281-9371.
Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing email comments is NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include in the
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier:
File No. 1472 and File No. 1473.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Jefferies or Amy Sloan,
(301)713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permits are requested under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking,
importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR
222-226).
The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk and the Virginia Living Museum
both propose to receive and use 50 individual, captive-bred, non-
releaseable shortnose sturgeon for educational display exhibits. These
proposed projects of displaying endangered cultured shortnose sturgeon
responds directly to a recommendation of the NMFS recovery outline for
this species. In addition, the facilities would formulate public
education programs and exhibits to increase awareness of the shortnose
sturgeon and its status. These proposed projects would educate the
public on shortnose sturgeon life history and the reasons for its
declining numbers.
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
application should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315
East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those
individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons
why a hearing on this particular request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)713-0376,
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period.
Dated: February 27, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-4872 Filed 3-3-04; 8:45 am]
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