[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 17024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8553]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 092502F]


Endangered Species; File No. 1299

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit modification.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Raymond Carthy has been issued 
a modification 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;
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727) 570-5301; fax (727) 570-5320.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 12, 2002, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (67 FR 48442) that a modification of Permit No. 
1299, issued May 24, 2001 (66 FR 29934), had been requested by the 
above-named individual. 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.) and the regulations governing the taking, 
importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 
222-226).
    The permit modification increases the take of green sea turtles 
from 100 each to 200 each due to the unexpected numbers of turtles 
caught in the research area and extends to duration of the Permit to 
December 2004.
    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: April 1, 2003.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-8553 Filed 4-7-03; 8:45 am]
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