[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30521-30522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14131]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 060295B]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Notice of receipt of a modification request (P555).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Mark Bain of Cornell 
University (P555) has requested Modification 1 to Permit 885 to take 
listed shortnose sturgeon for the purpose of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application must be received on or before July 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review by appointment in the following offices:
    Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8, NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., 
Room 13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
    Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 (508-281-9250). [[Page 30522]] 
    Written comments, or requests for a public hearing on this 
modification request should be submitted to the Chief, Endangered 
Species Division, Office of Protected Resources.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Mark Bain (P555) has requested a 
modification to Permit 885 under the authority of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and NMFS regulations 
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217-227). The 
applicant requests authorization to increase his take and release of 
shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) from the Hudson River from 
500 to 5,000, to help determine population size, trends, and dynamics. 
The applicant also wishes to extend his permit until August, 1997, and 
to discontinue his previously authorized gastric lavage procedures.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing (see ADDRESSES) should set 
out 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, NOAA. All statements and 
opinions contained in this application summary are those of the 
applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

    Dated: June 2, 1995.
Russell J. Bellmer,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-14131 Filed 6-8-95; 8:45 am]
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