[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21810]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080802A ]


Endangered Species; File No. 1316

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Jeffery R. Schmid, The Conservancy 
of Southwest Florida, 1450 Merrihue Drive, Naples, Florida 34102, has 
requested an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 1316.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before 
September 27, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request and related documents are available 
for review upon written request or by appointment in the following 
offices:
    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; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320.
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this request 
should be submitted to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 
Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals 
requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a 
hearing on this particular amendment request would be appropriate.
    Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)713-0376, 
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and 
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. Please 
note that comments will not be accepted by e-mail or other electronic 
media.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No. 1316, 
issued on July 16, 2001 (66 FR 39014) is requested under the authority 
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and 
exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226).
    Permit No. 1316 authorizes the permit holder to capture, measure, 
flipper and PIT tag, attach radio/sonic transmitter and time/depth 
recorders and release 20 Kemp's ridley turtles in the Ten Thousand 
Islands, Florida. The permit holder requests authorization to increase 
this number to 30.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that 
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

    Dated: August 21, 2002.
Eugene T. Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-21810 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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