[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 18588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9854]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041097B]


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 (P45Z).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Jorgen E. Skjeveland of the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service (P45Z) has applied in due form for a 
scientific research permit to take listed shortnose sturgeon.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application must be received on or before May 16, 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); and
    Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 01930-2298 (508-281-9250).
    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: Jorgen E. Skjeveland, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service (P45Z), 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 take listed shortnose 
sturgeon to determine the status of the species in Maryland waters of 
the Chesapeake Bay with emphasis on the waters around the Aberdeen 
Proving Grounds (APG). The sturgeon will be tagged, measured, tissue 
sampled and released to collect range, migration and genetic 
information, and to identify dredged material disposal sites that will 
have minimal environmental impact to sturgeon species.
    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: April 10, 1997

Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97-9854 Filed 4-15-97; 8:45 am]
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