[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 46113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21952]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 082995C]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Notice of receipt of two applications for scientific research 
permits P596 and P521B.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the New Jersey Division of Fish, 
Game and Wildlife (P596), and Dr. James Spotila (P521B) have applied in 
due form for permits to take listed sea turtles for the purpose of 
scientific research.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on these 
application must be received on or before October 5, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The applications 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).
    Written comments, or requests for a public hearing on this 
application should be submitted to the Chief, Endangered Species 
Division, Office of Protected Resources.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Applications P596 and P521B request permits 
under the authority of 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 New Jersey Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife (P596) requests 
authorization to capture five listed loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta 
caretta) per year by trawling, to be measured, weighed, tagged, and 
released. Dr. James Spotila (P521B) requests authorization to capture 
six listed leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the North 
Atlantic, for metabolic rate measurement.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing (see ADDRESSES) should set 
out the specific reasons why a hearing on that 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 
applicants and do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

    Dated: August 30, 1995.
Russell J. Bellmer,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-21952 Filed 9-1-95; 8:45 am]
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