[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 66458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30806]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 111999A]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of an application for a scientific research permit 
(1226).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a permit 
application from Mr. Mike Clancy, of the New York State Department of 
Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) (1226).

DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the application 
must be received at the appropriate address or fax number no later than 
5:00pm eastern standard time on December 27, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the application should be sent to: 
Office of Protected Resources, Endangered Species Division, F/PR3, 1315 
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Comments may also be sent 
via fax to (301) 713-0376. Comments will not be accepted if submitted 
via e-mail or the internet. The application and related documents are 
available for review in the following office, by appointment:
    Office of Protected Resources, Endangered Species Division, F/PR3, 
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (ph: 301-713-1401).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Jordan, Silver Spring, MD (ph: 
301-713-1401, fax: 301-713-0376, e-mail: Terri.J[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority
    Issuance of permits and permit modifications, as required by the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) (ESA), is based on 
a finding that such permits/modifications: (1) Are applied for in good 
faith; (2) would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species 
which are the subject of the permits; and (3) are consistent with the 
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Authority to 
take listed species is subject to conditions set forth in the permits. 
Permits and modifications are issued in accordance with and are subject 
to the ESA and NMFS regulations governing listed fish and wildlife 
permits (50 CFR parts 222-226).

    Those individuals requesting a hearing on the application listed in 
this notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on the 
application would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). The holding of such 
hearings is at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for 
Fisheries, NOAA. All statements and opinions contained in the permit 
action summary are those of the applicant and do not necessarily 
reflect the views of NMFS.

Species Covered in this Notice

    The following species is covered in this notice:
    Endangered shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum).

New Application Received

    As a requirement in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's Atlantic Sturgeon Management Plan, New York State must 
initiate monitoring of juvenile Atlantic sturgeon in the Hudson River. 
While conducting this research it is a very likely and unavoidable 
event that shortnose will be captured in the sampling gear deployed to 
capture Atlantic sturgeon. The NYSDEC is applying for a permit to 
handle and tag any shortnose sturgeon incidentally caught in their 
sampling gear. The NYSDEC will work in collaboration with the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service (permit #1051) to share biological and movement 
data regarding shortnose sturgeon residing in the Hudson River.

    Dated: November 19, 1999.
Margaret C. Lorenz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-30806 Filed 11-24-99; 8:45 am]
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