[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 37 (Monday, February 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4448]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021402A]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of request to modify research Permit 1189.

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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 a request to modify Permit (1189) from Dr. 
James Kirk, of USAE Waterways Experiment Station.

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 27, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the modification request should be sent 
to the appropriate office as indicated below. Comments may also be sent 
via fax to the number indicated for the modification request. Comments 
will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the Internet. The 
application 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 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:

Fish

    Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)

Modification Requests Received

    The applicant requests a modification to Permit 1189. Permit 1189 
authorizes the capture of up to 300 juvenile shortnose sturgeon by gill 
net and trot line. Up to 20 of these may be surgically implanted with 
radio/sonic tags. Modification #3 would also allow the use of trawling 
for the purpose of capturing shortnose sturgeon less than 8 years old.

    Dated: February 19, 2002.
Ann Terbush,
Chief, Permits, Conservation, and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-4448 Filed 2-22-02; 8:45 am]
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