[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45222-45223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19635]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.102000B]


Endangered Species; Permit No. 1144

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Scientific research permit modification.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of 
scientific research permit no. 1144 submitted by Michael Bresette has 
been granted.

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: Patrick Opay, (301)713-1401 or Carrie 
Hubard, (301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested amendment 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 provisions of 50 CFR 222.306 of 
the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered and threatened fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222-226).
    The modification extends the expiration date of the Permit from 
July 31, 2003, to July 31, 2004, for takes of green (Chelonia mydas), 
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) 
sea turtles. It also updates Special Condition C.10. (the net check 
interval) and adds Special Condition C.12 (sterile research procedures) 
to the permit to reflect current recommended protocols in order to 
ensure the safety and health of the sea turtles taken by the research 
activities.
    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 threatened and endangered 
species which are the subject of this permit; and (3) is consistent 
with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: July 28, 2003.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-19635 Filed 7-31-03; 8:45 am]
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