[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 27 (Thursday, February 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7081-7082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2628]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.012805A]


Endangered Species; File No. 1516

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 Thomas F. Savoy, CT Department of 
Environmental Protection, Marine Fisheries Division, P.O. Box 719, Old 
Lyme, Connecticut, 06371, has applied in due form for a permit to take 
shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for purposes of scientific 
research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before March 14, 2005.

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)427-2521; and
    Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298; phone (978)281-9328; fax (978)281-9394.
    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)427-2521, 
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. 1516.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Jefferies 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).
    Mr. Savoy is seeking a permit to enable the Connecticut Department 
of Environmental Protection to conduct scientific research on shortnose 
sturgeon in the three major rivers in the state. Annually, 450 fish 
would be captured via gill net, trammel net, and trawl; measured; PIT 
tagged; and

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released in the Connecticut River between river kilometers 0 and 140. A 
subset of 100 would also be gastric lavaged, a subset of 50 would also 
have a pectoral fin ray removed, and a subset of 25 would also have a 
sonic/radio tag attached. Annually, 300 eggs and larvae would be 
collected by D-net. Additionally, 50 fish annually would be captured 
via gill net, trammel net, and trawl; measured, PIT tagged; and 
released in either the Thames or Housatonic Rivers. Mr. Savoy is 
seeking authorization for these activities for five years from the date 
of permit issuance.

    Dated: February 4, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-2628 Filed 2-9-05; 8:45 am]
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