[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 25668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10108]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XH64


Endangered Species; File No. 1614-01

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

ACTION:  Notice; issuance of permit modification.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that the NOAA Fisheries Northeast 
Region Protected Resources Division (Responsible Party: Mary Colligan), 
One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, has been issued a 
modification to scientific research Permit No. 1614.

ADDRESSES:  The modification 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;
    Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298; phone (978)281-9300; fax (978)281-9394; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 
33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Brandy Belmas or Jennifer Skidmore, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 25, 2008, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (73 FR 15741) that a modification of Permit No. 
1614, issued February 28, 2008 (73 FR 11873), had been requested by the 
above-named organization. The requested modification 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 regulations governing the taking, 
importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 
222-226).
    In addition to all activities authorized under Permit No. 1614, 
this modification increases the number of dead, captive bred shortnose 
sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) received from authorized U.S. 
facilities up to 350 individuals each year. Obtaining these additional 
sturgeon will aid researchers in meeting their research objectives, 
which include reviewing shortnose sturgeon research procedures and 
developing necropsy protocols.
    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 such endangered or threatened 
species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth 
in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: May 2, 2008.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-10108 Filed 5-6-08; 8:45 am]
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