[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78974-78975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31748]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[File No. 15614]
RIN 0648-XA087


Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Tom Savoy, Connecticut Department 
of Environmental Protection, Marine Fisheries Division, P.O. Box 719, 
Old Lyme, CT 06371, has applied in due form for a permit to take 
shortnose sturgeon for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before January 18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the 
Features box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species 
(APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File 
No. 15614 from the list of available applications.
    These documents are also available 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
    Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 
01930; phone (978) 281-9328; fax (978) 281-9394.
    Written comments on this application should be submitted to the 
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, at the address 
listed above. Comments may also be submitted by

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facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by e-mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1fffcf7e29fe1c380f2dedcdcd4dfc5c2f1dfded0d09fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd83808b9ee39dbffc8ea2a0a0a8a3b9be8da3a2acace3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>. 
Please include the File No. in the subject line of the e-mail comment.
    Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a 
written request to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 
Division at the address listed above. The request should set forth the 
specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be 
appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Cairns or Malcolm Mohead, 
(301) 713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the 
authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, 
importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 
222-226).
    Mr. Savoy is seeking a permit enabling the Connecticut Department 
of Environmental Protection to conduct scientific research and monitor 
the status of shortnose sturgeon in Connecticut waters. Annually, 450 
adult and juvenile fish would be captured via gill net and trawl, 
measured; weighed; PIT tagged; have a pectoral fin ray removed; and 
released in the Connecticut River between river kilometers 0 and 140. A 
subset of 100 would also be gastric lavaged, and a subset of 25 would 
also have a sonic/radio tag attached. Additionally, 50 fish annually 
would be captured via gill net and trawl; measured; weighed; PIT 
tagged; fin ray clipped; and released in either the Thames or 
Housatonic Rivers. Mr. Savoy is seeking authorization for these 
activities for five years from the date of permit issuance.

    Dated: December 13, 2010.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-31748 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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