[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18733]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 070798D]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Issuance of Scientific Research Permit 1144.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on June 23, 1998, NMFS issued 
Scientific Research Permit 1144 to Bruce D. Peery, Michael J. Bresette, 
and Jonathan C. Gorham, to take listed sea turtles for the purpose of 
scientific research subject to certain conditions set forth therein.

ADDRESSES: The application, permit, 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published on April 27, 1998 (63 
FR 20638) that an application had been filed by Bruce D. Peery, Michael 
J. Bresette, and Jonathan C. Gorham (1144), 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 217-222).
    The applicants requested a one-year scientific research permit to 
take listed sea turtles. Up to 75 green (Chelonia mydas) and 25 
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) turtles will be taken in large mesh tangle 
nets for the purposes of stock assessment to characterize the sea 
turtles that utilize the southern Indian River Lagoon System, Florida. 
Captured turtles will be weighed, photographed, measured, tagged, and 
released. NMFS issued permit 1144 on June 23, 1998.
    Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a 
finding that such permit: (1) Was applied for in good faith, (2) will 
not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species that are the 
subject of this permit, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: July 8, 1998.
Patricia A. Montanio,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-18733 Filed 7-13-98; 8:45 am]
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