[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60734-60735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24694]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XZ22


Endangered Species; File No. 13599-01

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 National Ocean Service Marine 
Forensic Lab (NOS Lab, Julie Carter, Principal Investigator), 219 Fort 
Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412, has been issued a modification to 
scientific research Permit No. 13599.

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) 713-0376; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 
33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 25, 2010, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (75 FR 29316) that a modification of Permit No. 13599,

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issued December 16, 2008 (73 FR 78724), had been requested by the 
above-named permit holder. 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).
    This permit amendment adds those ESA-listed NMFS species not 
previously included in the previous permit. No live animal takes or 
incidental harassment of animals would is authorized under this permit. 
Samples will be archived at the NOS Lab and used to support law 
enforcement actions, research studies (primarily genetics), and 
outreach education.
    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: September 24, 2010.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-24694 Filed 9-30-10; 8:45 am]
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