[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1498]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 011397C]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application for scientific research permit 
(P496A).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that David A. Nelson of U.S. Corps of 
Engineers (P496A) has applied in due form for scientific research 
permit to take listed sea turtles.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application must be received on or before February 21, 1997.

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);
    Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 01930-2298 (508-281-9250);
    or
    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: David A. Nelson, U.S. Corps of Engineers 
(P496A), requests application 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 has requested a five-year permit to tag, track, blood 
sample, and relocate 900 loggerhead (Caretta caretta), 60 green 
(Chelonia mydas), 40 Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), 3 leatherback 
(Dermochelys coriacea), and 2 hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea 
turtles per year. These turtles would be captured incidental to 
dredging activities in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, as 
authorized by section 7 consultations. The turtles may receive PIT-
tags, flipper-tags, and radio, satellite, or sonic tags. The purpose of 
the research is to minimize sea turtle-dredge interactions by 
determining sea turtle habits, abundance, and distribution.
    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: January 15, 1997.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-1498 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
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