[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 232 (Monday, December 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 62075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29445]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 112295A]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Issuance of modification 1 to permit 924.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on November 16, 1995, NMFS issued 
Modification 1 to Permit Number 924 to the National Marine Fisheries 
Service Southwest Region (P772#66) to take listed sea turtles 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, Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310-980-4016).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 6, 1995, a request was received 
from the National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Region (P772#66), 
to modify the due date of annual reporting on the take of listed sea 
turtles under Permit 924.
    As required 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 217-222), issuance of this modification 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 are 
the subject of this modification, and (3) is consistent with the 
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: November 27, 1995.
Russell J. Bellmer,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-29445 Filed 12-1-95; 8:45 am]
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