[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 54979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7802]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091206A]


Endangered Species; File No. 1589

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

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, 500 
Wildlife Parkway, P.O. Box 1060, Columbia, SC 29202-1060 [Charles Scott 
Pfaff, Responsible Party] has applied in due form for a permit to take 
shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for purposes of 
enhancement.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before October 20, 2006.

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
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 
33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.
    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 e-mail comments is [email protected]. Include in the 
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: 
File No. 1589.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Kate Swails, 
(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).
    The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden proposes to obtain and maintain a 
total of eight captive-bred, non-releaseable adult shortnose sturgeon 
from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. This sturgeon 
display would be used to increase public awareness of the shortnose 
sturgeon and its status. The proposed project would educate the public 
on shortnose sturgeon life history and the reasons for the species 
decline. The proposed project to display endangered cultured shortnose 
sturgeon responds directly to a recommendation from the NMFS recovery 
plan outline for this species. The permit is requested for a duration 
of 5 years.

    Dated: September 14, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 06-7802 Filed 9-19-06; 8:45 am]
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