[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 1706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-365]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.010807E]


Endangered Species; File No. 1595

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 Michael Hastings, University of 
Maine, 5717 Corbett Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, 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 February 15, 2007.

ADDRESSES:  The application and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
    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)281-9300; 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 e-mail comments is [email protected]. Include in the 
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: 
File No. 1595.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Brandy Hutnak or Malcolm Mohead, 
(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).
    Michael Hastings seeks permission to conduct research on shortnose 
sturgeon in the Penobscot River System, Maine, over a period of five 
years. The purpose of the research is to assess the distribution, 
movements, and abundance of shortnose sturgeon in the river system. Up 
to 300 shortnose sturgeon would be captured annually by gill and 
trammel nets; anesthetized; measured; weighed; sexed; photographed; fin 
clipped; scanned for tags; Carlin tagged; PIT tagged; allowed to 
recover; and released. A subset of 30 pre-spawned fish would have 
external transmitters attached, in addition to a subset of 30 post-
spawned, non-spawning, or immature fish that would be surgically 
implanted with transmitters. Unintentional mortality is requested for 
up to 12 shortnose sturgeon and 4 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 
annually.

    Dated: January 8, 2007.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-365 Filed 1-12-07; 8:45 am]
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