69 FR 23 pgs. 5319-5320 - Endangered Species; Permit No. 1190

Type: NOTICEVolume: 69Number: 23Pages: 5319 - 5320
Docket number: [I.D. 123103B]
FR document: [FR Doc. 04-2305 Filed 2-3-04; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 123103B]

Endangered Species; Permit No. 1190

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Scientific research permit modification.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of scientific research permit no. 1190 submitted by the NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Ste. 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814 has been granted.

ADDRESSES:

The amendment 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; and Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Ste. 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814, phone (808) 973-2935; fax (808) 973-2941.

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 March 31, 2004, to March 31, 2005, for takes of green ( Chelonia mydas ), loggerhead ( Caretta caretta ), leatherback ( Dermochelys coriacea ), hawksbill ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) and olive ridley ( Lepidochelys olivacea ) sea turtles.

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: January 29, 2004.

Stephen L. Leathery,

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04-2305 Filed 2-3-04; 8:45 am]

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