Endangered Species; Permit No. 1144
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[Federal Register: August 1, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 148)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D.102000B]
Endangered Species; Permit No. 1144
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Scientific research permit modification.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of
scientific research permit no. 1144 submitted by Michael Bresette has
been granted.
ADDRESSES: The amendment 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;
Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St.
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Opay, (301)713-1401 or Carrie
Hubard, (301)713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested amendment 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 provisions of 50 CFR 222.306 of
the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222-226).
The modification extends the expiration date of the Permit from
July 31, 2003, to July 31, 2004, for takes of green (Chelonia mydas),
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)
sea turtles. It also updates Special Condition C.10. (the net check
interval) and adds Special Condition C.12 (sterile research procedures)
to the permit to reflect current recommended protocols in order to
ensure the safety and health of the sea turtles taken by the research
activities.
Issuance of this amendment, 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 the threatened and endangered
species which are the subject of this permit; and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: July 28, 2003.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-19635 Filed 7-31-03; 8:45 am]
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