[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 39362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14361]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 051502A]


Endangered Species; Permit No. 1299

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Raymond R. Carthy, Ph.D., Florida 
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, P.O. Box 110450, 
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, has been issued an 
amendment to scientific research Permit No. 1299.

ADDRESSES: The amendment 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 or Ruth Johnson, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested modification has been granted 
under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended 
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the provisions of Sec.  222.306 of the 
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered and threatened fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222-226).
    The Permit authorizes the Holder to a attach five (5) radio/sonic 
transmitters and to five (5) radio transmitters to loggerhead, green or 
Kemp's ridley turtles already authorized to be taken. No additional 
animals were authorized to be taken. This activity will occur in 2002 
and 2003.
    Issuance of this amendment, 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: June 3, 2002.
Eugene Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-14361 Filed 6-6-02; 8:45 am]
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