[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 10358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4621]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 020995C]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit 943 (P430A) and permit 648A (P45N)

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    On October 26, 1994, notice was published (59 FR 53780) that an 
application had been filed by Thomas F. Savoy and Deborah J. Shake of 
the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (P430A) to take 
listed shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the Connecticut 
River 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 February 17, 1995, as authorized by 
the provisions of the ESA, NMFS issued Permit No. 943 to take shortnose 
sturgeon for measuring, examining, and tagging, subject to certain 
conditions set forth therein.
    Notice is hereby given that on February 21, 1995, NMFS issued 
Permit 648A to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to maintain captive 
listed shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), pursuant to section 
10 of the ESA.
    Issuance of these permits, as required by the ESA, were based on 
findings that such permits: (1) Were applied for in good faith; (2) 
will not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species which is the 
subject of these permits; (3) are consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. These permits 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 (301-713-1401); and
    Northeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 
01930 (508-281-9250) for Permit 943; or
    Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813-893-3141) for Permit 648A.

    Dated: February 21, 1995.
Patricia A. Montanio,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-4621 Filed 2-23-95; 8:45 am]
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