[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 161 (Friday, August 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 51637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19167]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081604B]


Endangered Species; File No. 1494

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

ACTION: Receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that St. George's School, P.O. Box 
1910, Newport, RI, 02840, has applied in due form for a permit to take 
green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), hawksbill 
(Eretmochelys imbricata), and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea 
turtles for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before September 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The application 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; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320.
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and 
Education Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 
East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 
individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons 
why a hearing on this particular request would be appropriate.
    Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)713-0376, 
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and 
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period.
    Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for 
providing email comments is [email protected]. Include in the 
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: 
File No. 1494.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Opay or Jennifer Skidmore, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested 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 applicant proposes to capture, weigh, measure, flipper tag, 
tissue sample and release 50 loggerhead, 5 green, 5 hawksbill, 5 Kemp's 
ridley sea turtles. Animals would be captured by dip net or by hand 
from the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. The applicant also 
proposes to import tissue samples from each of these species taken 
legally during separate research being conducted in the waters of the 
Bahamas. The purpose of the research conducted under Permit No. 1494 
would be to obtain life history and growth rate data on these species. 
Information from this study would be used to help determine migratory 
behavior and habitat utilization of sea turtles. The results of this 
study would provide a better understanding of the migratory 
demographics for constructing models that can then be used to better 
formulate species management plans.

    Dated: August 16, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-19167 Filed 8-19-04;8:45 am]
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