[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 198 (Friday, October 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53335-53336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25333]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 100595D]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Notice of issuance of modification 1 to permit 885.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS issued Modification 1 to 
Permit 885 to Mark Bain of Cornell University (P555) to take listed 
shortnose sturgeon for the purpose of scientific research, subject to 
certain conditions set forth therein.

ADDRESSES: The application, permit, 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 9, 1995, a notice was published (60 
FR 30521) that Mark Bain of Cornell University (P555) had requested a 
modification to Permit 885, to take listed shortnose sturgeon as 
authorized by 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 requested 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 
requested that his permit be extended through 1997. On October 4, 1995, 
NMFS issued Modification 1 to Permit 885, authorizing the above 
research. Issuance of this modification, as required by the ESA, was 
based on a finding that such modification: (1) Was applied for in good 
faith, (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species 
that is the subject of the modification, and (3) is consistent with the 
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: October 6, 1995.
Russell J. Bellmer,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-25333 Filed 10-12-95; 8:45 am]
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