[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 66125-66126] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-31995] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D.112598A] Endangered Species; Permits
Agency
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Action
Notice of receipt of application for a scientific research permit (1187).
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Summary
Notice is hereby given that Stephen M.H. Connett, St. George's School, has applied in due form for a scientific research permit (1187) to take listed sea turtles.
Dates
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this application must be received on or before December 31, 1998.
Addresses
The application and related documents are available for review by appointment in the following offices: Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., Room 13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 (978-281-9250). Written comments, or requests for a public hearing on this application should be submitted to the Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources.
For Further Information Contact
Michelle Rogers, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, (301-713-1401).
Supplementary Information
Stephen M.H. Connett, St. George's School, requests a scientific research permit under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and NMFS regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217-227). Mr. Connett has requested a five-year scientific research permit to take 200 loggerhead (Caretta caretta), 300 green (Chelonia mydas), 200 hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), 5 leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), 5 Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), and 5 olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles annually in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean for the purpose of obtaining life history data on all turtles captured, and determining migratory behavior and habitat utilization of juvenile turtles captured on foraging grounds. Turtles will be captured by hand and/or dip net, weighed, measured, flipper tagged, tissue
sampled and released at the site of capture. This is a continuation of work permitted under scientific research permit 886, which expires on December 31, 1998. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular 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 this application summary are those of the applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.
Dated: November 25, 1998. Kevin Collins, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 98-31995 Filed 11-30-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F