[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6691-6692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3522]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 020702A]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of an application for an enhancement permit (1361).

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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 under the Endangered Species 
Act (ESA): NMFS has received an application for an enhancement permit 
from Mr. Robert Metzger, of Metzger Wildlife Surveys (1361).

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 March 15, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the new application should be sent to 
the appropriate office as indicated below. Comments may also be sent 
via fax to the number indicated for the application. Comments will not 
be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the Internet. The applications 
and related documents are available for review in the indicated office, 
by appointment:
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, F/PR1, 1315 East West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (phone:301-713-2289, fax: 301-713-
0376).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Becker, Silver Spring, MD 
(phone: 301-713-2319, 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. Scientific 
research and/or enhancement permits are issued under section 10 
(a)(1)(A) 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

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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 are covered in this notice:

Sea turtles

    Threatened and endangered green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
    Endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
    Endangered Kemp's ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
    Endangered leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
    Threatened loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)

Application 1361

    The applicant is applying for a 5-year permit to trawl for turtles, 
as needed, at dredge and other construction/destruction sites to remove 
the turtles to a safe location. The turtles will be captured, tagged, 
measured and released offshore away from the dredging activities. The 
applicant expects to capture and relocate 95 green, 11 hawksbill, 160 
loggerhead, 14 Kemp's ridley and 4 leatherback turtles on the Atlantic 
coast and 105 green, 17 hawksbill, 160 loggerhead, 50 Kemp's ridley and 
11 leatherback turtles on the Gulf coast.

    Dated: February 7, 2002.
Jill Lewandowski,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation, and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-3522 Filed 2-12-02; 8:45 am]
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