[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 251 (Friday, December 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82977-82978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33226]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 122100C]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of application to modify permits (1231).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following actions regarding 
permits for takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes 
of scientific research and/or enhancement:
    NMFS has received applications for permit modifications from: Dr. 
Lew Ehrhart, University of Central Florida (1231).

DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on any of the new 
applications or modification requests must be received at the 
appropriate address or fax number no later than 5 p.m. eastern standard 
time on January 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on any of the new applications or 
modification requests should be sent to the appropriate office as 
indicated below. Comments may also be sent via fax to the number 
indicated for the application or modification request. Comments will 
not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the Internet. The 
applications and related documents are available for review.
    For permit 1231: Office of Protected Resources, Endangered Species 
Division, F/PR3, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (ph: 
301-713-1401, fax: 301-713-0376).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For permit 1213: Terri Jordan, Silver 
Spring, MD (phone: 301-713-1401 x148; 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 
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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 an application listed in 
this notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that 
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 the permit 
action summaries are those of the applicant and do not necessarily 
reflect the views of NMFS.

Species Covered in This Notice

    The following species and evolutionarily significant units (ESU's) 
are covered in this notice:

Sea Turtles

    Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Modification Requests Received

    Permit 1231: The Recovery Plan for the U.S. Population of Atlantic 
Green Turtle states that the foremost problem in management and 
conservation of sea turtles is the lack of basic biological 
information. This study proposes to capture turtles living in the 
Indian River Lagoon Estuary of central Florida in Brevard and Indian 
River counties. The data provided by the study will include information 
regarding habitat requirements, seasonal distribution and abundance, 
movement and growth, feeding preferences, sex distribution and the 
prevalence and severity of fibropapilloma.
    Modification #1 would authorize satellite tags to be deployed on 
eight (8) green turtles over the life of the permit. Turtles will be 
captured during netting operations under permit #1231 and #1144 in the 
Indian River Lagoon, FL.

    Dated: December 21, 2000.
Wanda L. Cain,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-33226 Filed 12-28-00; 8:45 am]
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