[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 214 (Monday, November 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28200]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 092596A]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Notice of issuance of modifications 1 and 2 to amendment 1 of 
permit 942.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS issued modifications 1 and 2 
to amendment 1 of Permit 942 to Jane Provancha of the Kennedy Space 
Center (P576), to take listed sea turtles subject to certain conditions 
set forth therein.

ADDRESSES: The applications, permits, and related documents are 
available for review by appointment in the following offices:
    Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, 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: On August 19, 1996, and September 23, 1996, 
NMFS issued modifications 1 and 2 to amendment 1 of Permit 942 to Jane 
Provancha of the Kennedy Space Center (P576) to take listed sea turtles 
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). Permit 942 authorizes the capture of 
loggerhead and green sea turtles in Mosquito Lagoon, FL, to determine 
trends of population structure and distribution. Turtles are netted, 
examined, measured, photographed, triple tagged, lavaged, and have 10cc 
of blood taken. Modification 1 was issued to change the study area to 
include all waters of the Kennedy Space Center. Modification 2 was 
issued to change the net length limit from 91.4m to 250m. Issuance of 
these modifications to Permit 942, as required by the ESA, was based on 
a finding that such modifications: (1) Were applied for in good faith, 
(2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species that are 
the subject of the modifications, and (3) are consistent with the 
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: October 29, 1996.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-28200 Filed 11-1-96; 8:45 am]
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