[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-7299]


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[Federal Register: March 29, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 031094A]

 

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for scientific research 
permits (P772#66 and P509A).

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    Notice is hereby given that NMFS Southwest Regional Office 
(P77266) and Robert van Dam (P509A) have each applied in due 
form for a permit to take listed sea turtles as authorized by the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and NMFS 
regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR Parts 
217-227).
    The NMFS Southwest Regional Office (P772#66) requests authorization 
to conduct scientific research on sea turtles as described in the 
Interim Hawaiian Sea Turtle Recovery Plan and to conduct research on 
listed sea turtles taken incidentally by the Hawaiian longline fishery. 
The applicant requests this authorization for a duration of five years.
    Robert van Dam (P509A) requests authorization to conduct scientific 
research on sea turtles at Mona Island, Puerto Rico in order to study 
the natural history of hawksbill sea turtles, in order to make it 
possible to implement more effective measures to manage wild 
populations of this species. The applicant requests this authorization 
for a duration of one year.
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on these 
applications should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1335 East-West Hwy., 
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226, within 30 days of the publication of this 
notice. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the 
specific reasons why a hearing on the particular application would be 
appropriate. The holding of such hearing is at the discretion of the 
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. All statements and opinions 
contained in these application summaries are those of the applicant and 
do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.
    Documents submitted in connection with the above applications are 
available for review by interested persons in the following offices by 
appointment:
    Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
1335 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-2322); and
    Director, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd., suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310-
980-4016).

    Dated: March 21, 1994.
Herbert W. Kaufman,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-7299 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]
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