[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-27892]


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[Federal Register: November 10, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102194A]

 

Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Issuance of Permit 929 (P163A), the First Modification to 
Permit 923 (P509A), and the Second Amendment to Permit 802 (P512).

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    On April 28, 1994, notice was published (59 FR 22824) that an 
application had been filed by John Musick of the Virginia Institute of 
Marine Science (P163A) to take listed sea turtles to study population 
trends, migration, and habitat 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 217-222).
    Notice is hereby given that on November 2, 1994, as authorized by 
the provisions of the ESA, NMFS issued Permit Number 929 for the above 
taking subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
    On September 13, 1994, notice was published that an application had 
been filed by Robert van Dam of Scripps Institute of Oceanography for a 
modification to Permit 923 (P509A), to take an additional eighty listed 
hawksbill sea turtles for habitat and population studies 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).
    Notice is hereby given that on October 21, 1994, as authorized by 
the provisions of the ESA, NMFS issued Modification One to Permit 929 
for the above taking, subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
    Notice is hereby given that on September 23, 1994, NMFS issued a 
Second Amendment to Permit 802 to Dr. Andre Landry of Texas A&M 
University (P512), to take listed species as authorized by the ESA. 
This Second Amendment to Permit 802 involved buoys, net length and 
monitoring, and water depth of the research area.
    Issuance of these actions, as required by the ESA, were based on 
findings that such actions: (1) Were applied for in good faith; (2) 
will not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species which are 
the subject of these actions; (3) are consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. These actions were also 
issued in accordance with and are subject to parts 217-222 of Title 50 
CFR, the NMFS regulations governing listed species permits.
    The applications, permits, and supporting documentation are 
available for review by interested persons in the following offices, by 
appointment:
    Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1335 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-2322); and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813-893-3141); also
    Northeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 
01930 (508-281-9250) for Permit 929 only; and
    Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310-980-4016) for Permit 923 only.

    Dated: November 2, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr., Ph.D.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-27892 Filed 11-9-94; 8:45 am]
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