[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 28855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14167]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 051396I]


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 
permit (P611).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Drs. Frank A. Chapman and Wallis 
H. Clark from the University of Florida have applied in due form for a 
permit 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 8, 1996.

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, NOAA, 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: Application (P611) 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 
conduct research on 200 captive shortnose sturgeon: rearing, tagging, 
and taking tissue samples. The purpose of the research is to determine 
physical, chemical, and biological parameters necessary for optimal 
survival and growth of wild populations.
    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: May 30, 1996.
Margaret Lorenz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-14167 Filed 6-5-96; 8:45 am]
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