[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 227 (Friday, November 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59419-59420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29916]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 110896B]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application for a research permit (P610A).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Steven A. Serfling of Mote Marine 
Laboratory & Mote Aquaculture (P610A) has applied in due form for a 
scientific research permit to take listed shortnose sturgeon.


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DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application must be received on or before December 23, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The application 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, 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: Steven A. Serfling, Mote Marine Laboratory & 
Mote Aquaculture (P610A), requests a research 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 a five-year permit to hold and breed 
hatchery raised, listed shortnosed sturgeon at Mote Marine Laboratory 
in Florida to determine effects of high temperatures, low oxygen and 
salinity on their survival and growth. In addition, attempts will be 
made to locate listed shortnosed sturgeon in the St. Johns and St. 
Marys rivers in Florida. If any sturgeon are found, tissue samples will 
be collected for toxic compound analysis.
    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: November 8, 1996.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-29916 Filed 11-21-96; 8:45 am]
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