[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20638-20639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11018]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 042098F]


Endangered Species; Permits

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


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ACTION: Notice of receipt of application for a scientific research 
permit (1144).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Bruce D. Peery, Micheal J. 
Bresette, and Jonathan C. Gorham have applied in due form for a 
scientific research permit (1144) to take listed sea turtles.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application must be received on or before May 27, 1998.
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: Bruce D. Peery, Micheal J. Bresette, and 
Jonathan C. Gorham request a scientific 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 applicants request a one-year scientific research permit to 
take listed sea turtles. Up to 100 green (Chelonia mydas) and 50 
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) turtles will be taken in large mesh tangle 
nets for the purposes of assessing the population densities and 
dynamics, and to attain growth rates of sea turtles that utilize the 
southern Indian River Lagoon System, Florida. Captured turtles will be 
weighed, photographed, measured, tagged, and released.
    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 21, 1998.
Patricia A. Montanio,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-11018 Filed 4-24-98; 8:45 am]
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