[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65955-65956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27509]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 093002C]


Endangered Species; File No. 1245

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 J. David Whitaker has been issued 
a modification to scientific research Permit No. 1245.

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;
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 27, 2001, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (66 FR 49353) that a modification of Permit No. 
1245, issued May 19, 2000 (65 FR 36666), had been requested by the 
above-named individual. A second modification request was published in 
the Federal Register on August 6, 2002 (67 FR 50874). The requested 
modifications were granted 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 222-226).
    The modifications extend the permit for an additional two years and 
increases non-lethal take of loggerhead sea turtles from 250 to 300 and 
leatherbacks from 1 to 3.
    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: October 23, 2002.
Eugene T. Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-27509 Filed 10-28-02; 8:45 am]
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