[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 81 (Thursday, April 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-10084]


[Federal Register: April 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 041294D]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application for a scientific research 
permit (P163A).

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    Notice is hereby given that the Virginia Institute of Marine 
Science has applied in due form to take listed sea turtles, as 
authorized by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531-
1543) and the NMFS regulations governing listed fish and wildlife 
permits (50 CFR parts 217-227).
    The applicant requests authorization to conduct scientific research 
on loggerhead (Caretta carretta), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), 
leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green (Chelonia mydas), and 
hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles. Turtles would primarily 
be taken in poundnets at the mouth of the Potomac River or off Gynns 
Island, Virginia. Other turtles would be taken in the coastal waters 
off the east coast of the United States by experimental trawls, in 
order to better define population sizes in areas where commercial 
fishing or hopper dredging might pose a potential threat. The applicant 
requests this authorization for a duration of five years.
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
application 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 this 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 this application summary are those of the Applicant and do 
not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.
    Documents submitted in connection with the above application 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
National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Region, One Blackburn 
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 (508-281-9250).

    Dated: April 14, 1994.
Herbert W. Kaufman,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-10084 Filed 4-26-94; 8:45 am]
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