[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 93 (Thursday, May 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 26551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10895]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050404B]


Endangered Species; Permit No. 1199

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
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. 1199 submitted by the Guam Department of 
Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, Mangilao, 
Guam, has been granted.

ADDRESSES: The amendment 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
    Protected Species Coordinator, Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 
Kapiolani Blvd., Room 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808)973-
2935; (808)973-2941.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Opay, (301)713-1401 or Ruth 
Johnson, (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 
April 30, 2004, to April 30, 2005, for takes of green (Chelonia mydas) 
and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles. The permit 
authorizes the permit holder to capture, handle, measure, sample, tag, 
and release these species. The purpose of the research is to collect 
baseline population structure and genetic information for these sea 
turtles in and around Guam. We are also updating the list of 
investigators.
    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: May 7, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-10895 Filed 5-12-04; 8:45 am]
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