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Endangered Species; Permits

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[Federal Register: November 2, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 65840-65841]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr02no00-54]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.102600D]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a enhancement permit (1268) and
issuance of permit (1259).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following actions regarding
permits for takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes
of scientific research and/or enhancement: NMFS has received a permit
application from The National Aquarium in Baltimore (1268) and NMFS has
issued an incidental take permit to the North Carolina Division of
Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) that authorizes incidental take of Endangered
Species Act-listed sea turtles, incidental to the operation and
management of the large mesh gillnet fishery in southeastern Pamlico
Sound, subject to certain conditions set forth therein (1259).

DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on any of the new
applications or modification requests must be received at the
appropriate address or fax number no later than 5 p.m. eastern standard
time on December 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on any of the new applications should be
sent to the appropriate office as indicated. Comments may also be sent
via fax to the number indicated for the application or modification
request. Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the
Internet. The applications and related documents are available for
review in the indicated office, by appointment:
    For permits 1268 & 1259: Endangered Species Division, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD,
20910 301-713-1401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Jordan, Silver Spring, MD (ph:
301-713-1401, fax: 301-713-0376, e-mail: Terri.Jordan@noaa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    Issuance of permits and permit modifications, as required by the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) (ESA), is based on
a finding that such permits/modifications: (1) are applied for in good
faith; (2) would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species
which are the subject of the permits; and (3) are consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Authority to
take listed species is subject to conditions set forth in the permits.
Permits and modifications are issued in accordance with, and are
subject to, the ESA and NMFS regulations governing listed fish and
wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222-226).
    Those individuals requesting a hearing on an application listed in
this notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that
application would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). The holding of such
hearing is at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA. All statements and opinions contained in the permit
action summaries are those of the applicant and do not necessarily
reflect the views of NMFS.

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Species Covered in This Notice

    The following species are covered in this notice:

Sea Turtles

    Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
    Kemp's ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
    Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
    Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
    Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Fish

    Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum).

New Applications Received

    Application 1268: The applicant requests a 5-year permit to
continue to maintain 1 adult shortnose sturgeon in captivity for
enhancement purposes. The applicant currently possesses an adult
shortnose sturgeon received from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
hatchery at Bears Bluff, SC in February 1997, under scientific research
permit 986. Permit 986 will expire on December 31, 2000, and
the permit holder does not wish to renew the enhancement aspects of his
permit. As a direct result, the National Aquarium in Baltimore is
applying for an individual permit to continue maintenance of this fish.

Permits Issued

    Notice was published on August 3, 2000 (65 FR 47715), that an
application had been filed by NCDMF for an incidental take permit.
Permit 1259 was issued to NCDMF on October 5, 2000. Permit 1259
authorizes the incidental take of threatened loggerhead and green sea
turtles and endangered Kemp's ridley, hawksbill, and leatherback sea
turtles. NCDMF's covered activities include the management of the fall
2000 season of the large mesh gillnet fishery in a specified area in
southeastern Pamlico Sound and the prosecution of that fishery by North
Carolina fishermen in compliance with NCDMF's implementing regulations.
The activities are described in NCDMF's June 21, 2000, permit
application and conservation plan (plan) and the associated Draft
Environmental Assessment (EA), Final EA and Finding of No Significant
Impact, and the permit. Issuance of the permit was based on a finding
that NCDMF had met the permit issuance criteria of 50 CFR 222.307(c).
Permit 125 9 was effective upon issuance and expires on December 16,
2000.

    Dated: October 27, 2000.
Craig Johnson,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-28155 Filed 11-1-00; 8:45 am]
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