[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 188 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 50189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24053]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 092095B]


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/
enhancement permit (P45T).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 
has applied in due form for a permit to take listed species for the 
purpose of scientific research/enhancement.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application must be received on or before October 30, 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, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813-893-3141).
    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: The application requests a permit 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 use 
captive shortnose sturgeon broodstock to generate progeny for 
physiological/behavioral studies, and investigations leading to the 
improvement of health, culture technique, and management of cultured 
and wild shortnose sturgeon. Some collection of wild shortnose sturgeon 
is requested for marking, population estimates, genetic and contaminant 
testing, gamete preservation, and spawning studies.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing should set out the specific 
reasons why a hearing on this particular application would be 
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). 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: September 21, 1995.
Russell J. Bellmer,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-24053 Filed 9-27-95; 8:45 am]
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