[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7854-7855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3723]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 012100D]


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 
(#1234).

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SUMMARY: NMFS has received a scientific research permit application 
from Mr. Joseph Hightower, of North Carolina Cooperative Fish and 
Wildlife Research Unit, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC.

DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on this application 
must be received no later than 5:00pm eastern standard time on March 
17, 2000.

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 applications and related documents are 
available for review by appointment in the 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: [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.

New Application Received

    NCCFWRU (#1234) has requested a 5-month permit to capture, sample, 
tag and release up to 10 shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in 
the Roanoke River, North Carolina. The purpose of the project is to 
answer questions regarding impacts of the Roanoke and Gaston dams on 
anadromous fishes, information which is required by the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission relicensing process. No shortnose sturgeon have 
been recorded as being

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taken from the Roanoke River; however, sampling effort has been low. 
The Final Recovery Plan for shortnose sturgeon mandates that surveys be 
conducted to identify and determine the status of extant populations of 
shortnose sturgeon.

    Dated: February 10, 2000.
Wanda L. Cain,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-3723 Filed 2-15-00; 8:45 am]
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