[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44297-44298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19146]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011503A]


Endangered Species; File No. 1409

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 Karen G. Holloway-Adkins, East 
Coast Biologists, Inc., P.O. Box 33715, Indialantic, FL 32903, has been 
issued a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas) and loggerhead (Caretta 
caretta) turtles for purposes of scientific research.

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;
    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: Sarah Wilkin (301)713-2289 or Patrick 
Opay (301)713-1401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 28, 2003, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (68 FR 4178) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take loggerhead and green sea turtles 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 purpose of the research is to characterize marine turtle 
aggregations (including their size class and foraging habits) that use 
the nearshore reefs of central Brevard County, FL as developmental 
habitat, and to gather information about sea turtle movements among 
similar study areas that exist on the east coast of Florida.

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    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: July 18, 2003.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-19146 Filed 7-25-03; 8:45 am]
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