[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 191 (Monday, October 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 61133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24822]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XZ31


Endangered Species; File No. 14176

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

ACTION:  Issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that Michael Mangold (Permit Holder 
and Principal Investigator), United States Fish and Wildlife Service's 
Maryland Fishery Resource Office, 177 Admiral Cochrane Drive, 
Annapolis, MD 21401 has been issued a permit to take shortnose sturgeon 
for purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES:  The permit 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)713-0376;
    Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 
01930; phone (978)281-9328; fax (978)281-9394.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 19, 2010, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (75 FR 13256) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take shortnose sturgeon had been submitted by the 
above-named Michael Mangold, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The 
requested permit has been issued 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 parts 222-226).
    The applicant is authorized to conduct a five-year scientific study 
determining biological and life history information on shortnose 
sturgeon in the Potomac River. The permit authorizes non-lethal 
sampling with anchored gill nets, capturing up to 30 fish annually. 
Each fish will be captured, weighed, measured, PIT and Floy tagged, and 
sampled for genetic tissue analysis. A sub-set of 10 fish will be 
acoustically tagged, 5 internally and 5 externally, released, and 
tracked, determining seasonal movement and habitat selection. 
Additionally, the applicant is authorized to use D-nets lethally 
collecting up to 20 shortnose sturgeon in early life stages annually to 
estimate spawning success and periodicity.
    Issuance of this permit, 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 27, 2010.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-24822 Filed 10-1-10; 8:45 am]
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