[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 42861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20491]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XR07


Endangered Species; File No. 14396

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 Delaware Department of 
Natural Resources and Environmental Control-Division of Fish and 
Wildlife, Dover, Delaware, 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 September 24, 2009.

ADDRESSES:  The application and related documents are available for 
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the 
Features box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species 
(APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/index.cfm, and then 
selecting File No. 14396 from the list of available applications. These 
documents are also 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)713-0376; and
    Northeast Region, NMFS, Protected Resources Division, 55 Great 
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone (978)281-9300; fax 
(978)281-9333.
    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)713-0376, 
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. 14396.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Malcolm Mohead 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 applicant is seeking a five-year scientific research permit to 
conduct a study of shortnose sturgeon in the Delaware River. The 
primary study objective would be to locate and document nursery areas, 
individual movement patterns, seasonal movements, home ranges, and 
habitats of juvenile shortnose sturgeon through the use of telemetry. 
This focus would be in association with an ongoing Atlantic sturgeon 
(Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrhinchus) study with similar objectives. Up to 
200 shortnose sturgeon would be weighed, measured, examined for tags, 
marked with Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags and Floy tags, 
and released. Up to 15 early stage juvenile shortnose sturgeon would 
also be anesthetized and implanted with acoustic transmitters if they 
are of suitable size. A total of one unintentional mortality is 
requested over the five year term of the project which is scheduled to 
take place from March 1 to December 15.

    Dated: August 19, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-20491 Filed 8-24-09; 8:45 am]
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