69 FR 57 pgs. 13814-13815 - Endangered Species; Permit No. 1214
Type: NOTICEVolume: 69Number: 57Pages: 13814 - 13815
Docket number: [I.D. 031704A]
FR document: [FR Doc. 04-6604 Filed 3-23-04; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 031704A]
Endangered Species; Permit No. 1214
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. 1214 submitted by Jane Provancha, Dyn-2, Dynamac Corporation, Kennedy Space Center, FL, 32899 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;
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 Ruth Johnson, (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 ) and loggerhead ( Caretta caretta ) 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: March 19, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-6604 Filed 3-23-04; 8:45 am]
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