[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 71781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27179]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 102204B]


Endangered Species; File No. 1418

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Lawrence D. Wood, Marinelife 
Center of Juno Beach, 14200 U.S. Hwy. 1, Juno Beach, FL, 33408 has been 
issued a modification to scientific research Permit No. 1418.

ADDRESSES: The modification 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.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 9, 2004, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (69 FR 54649) that a modification of Permit No. 
1418, issued January 14, 2004 (69 FR 2118), 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 modification authorizes Mr. Wood to sample blood for sex 
determinations from the 75 hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea 
turtles he is already authorized to annually capture under the existing 
permit.
    Issuance of this modification, 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: December 6, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-27179 Filed 12-9-04; 8:45 am]
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