[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 34436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12034]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050302A]


Endangered Species; Permit No. 1351

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Frank A. Chapman, Department 
of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, University of 
Florida, 7922 N.W. 71 St., Gainesville, Florida 32653, has been issued 
a permit to take Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for 
purposes of scientific research and enhancement.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Becker, (301)713-2289).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 17, 2001, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (66 FR 48031) that a request for a scientific 
research/enhancement permit to take shortnose sturgeon had been 
submitted by the above-named individual. The requested permit has been 
issued under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the 
taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species 
(50 CFR parts 222-226).
    The Holder was issued a four year permit [#1351] to identify the 
physical, chemical, and biological parameters necessary for optimal 
survival and growth of shortnose sturgeon. The research activities 
proposed in this investigation address the goals and objectives of the 
shortnose sturgeon recovery plan.
    Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a 
finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will 
not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species which is the 
subject of this permit, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: May 8, 2002.
Eugene T. Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-12034 Filed 5-13-02; 8:45 am]
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