[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 1521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-128]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 123005E]


Endangered Species; Permit No. 1227

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

ACTION:  Notice; modification of scientific research permit.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of 
scientific research Permit No. 1227 submitted by the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) 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
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Patrick Opay or Kate Swails, 
(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, 2005, to December 31, 2006, for takes of leatherback 
(Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles. The permit allows the SWFSC to 
conduct sea turtle research in the Pacific Ocean. The purpose of the 
research is to identify critical forage habitats, genetic stock 
structure, migratory corridors, and potential fishery impacts on this 
species in the Pacific 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 any 
threatened and endangered species; and (3) is consistent with the 
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: January 5, 2006.
Steve Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-128 Filed 1-9-06; 8:45 am]
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