[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 3053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-589]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 122205A]


Endangered Species; Permit No. 1266-02

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 John Glass, (Principal 
Investigator), REMSA, Inc., 124 West Queens Way, Hampton, Virginia 
23669 has been issued a modification to scientific research Permit No. 
1266-01.

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;
    Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298; phone (978)281-9200; fax (978)281-9371; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 
33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hubard or Amy Hapeman, 
(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 parts 222-226).
    The modification extends the expiration date of the permit from 
April 30, 2006, to April 30, 2007, for takes of leatherback 
(Dermochelys coriacea), green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta 
caretta), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and Kemp's ridley 
(Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles. The permit allows REMSA, Inc. to 
conduct sea turtle abundance and relocation trawling activities in 
conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging projects in 
the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico for scientific research and 
enhancement purposes.
    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 11, 2006.
Steve Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-589 Filed 1-18-06; 8:45 am]
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