[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 14 (Monday, January 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 3364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1245]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011105H]


Endangered Species; Permit No. 1299

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. 1299 submitted by Raymond R. Carthy has 
been granted.

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)427-2521; 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 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 
December 31, 2004, to December 31, 2005, for takes of green (Chelonia 
mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys 
kempii) sea turtles. The permit allows Dr. Carthy to conduct sea turtle 
research in the Gulf of Mexico waters of northwestern Florida. The 
purpose of the research is to (1) study the use of coastal waters by 
both juvenile and adult loggerhead, green, and Kemp's ridley sea 
turtles along the St. Joseph Peninsula, St. Joseph Bay, Florida; (2) 
examine the inter-nesting movements and habitat usage of adult 
loggerhead turtles along the northwestern coast of Florida; (3) examine 
the species composition, population densities and habitat utilization 
in coastal bays in the same area by juvenile sea turtles; and (4) track 
gross movements and seasonal migrations of the three species of 
juvenile sea turtles initially captured in the study area utilizing 
satellite telemetry.
    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 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: January 13, 2005.
Amy C. Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-1245 Filed 1-21-05; 8:45 am]
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