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review in the following office, by

appointment:

Washington State Habitat Branch, 510

Desmond Drive SE, Suite 103, Lacey,

WA 98503

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Landino (360–753–9530)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

permit and permit amendment were

issued under the authority of section

10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543)

and the NMFS regulations governing

ESA-listed fish and wildlife permits (50

CFR parts 222–227).

The City’s covered activities include

watershed management and related

operations as described in the Cedar

River Watershed Habitat Conservation

Plan (HCP) and associated Draft

Environmental Assessment (EA), Final

EA and Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI). The FONSI was signed

on April 19, 2000.

Notice was published on December

11, 1998, and January 5, 1999 (63 FR

68469, and 64 FR 480) that an

application had been filed by the City

for an incidental take permit. Permit

1235 was issued to the City on April 21,

2000. Permit 1235 authorizes the City

incidental take of threatened Puget

Sound (PS) chinook (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha). As well, other

anadromous fish that are not now ESAlisted are covered species and would be

included on the permit at time of listing.

Permit 1235 expires on December 31,

2050.

Issuance of the permit was based on

a finding that the City had met the

permit issuance criteria of 50 CFR

222.22(c). The permit will take effect for

listed covered species on the effective

date of a rule under Section 4(d) of the

ESA prohibiting take of the species. For

unlisted covered species, the permit

will take effect upon the listing of a

species as endangered, and for a species

listed as threatened, on the effective

date of a rule under Section 4(d) of the

ESA prohibiting take of the species.

Dated: May 24, 2000.

Wanda L. Cain,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

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Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of applications for

scientific research permit (1253).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following actions regarding permits for

takes of endangered and threatened

species for the purposes of scientific

research:

NMFS has received a scientific

research permit application from Mr.

Carlos E. Diez, of Puerto Rico

Department of Natural and

Environmental Resources (PRDNR)

(1253).

DATES: Comments or requests for a

public hearing on any of the new

applications or modification requests

must be received at the appropriate

address or fax number no later than 5:00

pm eastern daylight time on June 29,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on any of

the new applications or modification

requests should be sent to the

appropriate office as indicated below.

Comments may also be sent via fax to

the number indicated for the application

or modification request. Comments will

not be accepted if submitted via e-mail

or the internet. The applications and

related documents are available for

review in the indicated office, by

appointment:

For application 1253, Endangered

Species Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910 (ph:

301–713–1401, fax: 301–713–0376).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

permit 1253: Terri Jordan, Silver Spring,

MD (ph: 301–713–1401, fax: 301–713–

0376, e-mail: Terri.Jordan@noaa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

Issuance of permits and permit

modifications, as required by the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

U.S.C. 1531–1543) (ESA), is based on a

finding that such permits/modifications:

(1) Are applied for in good faith; (2)

would not operate to the disadvantage

of the listed species which are the

subject of the permits; and (3) are

consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA. Authority to take listed species is

subject to conditions set forth in the

permits. Permits and modifications are

issued in accordance with and are

subject to the ESA and NMFS

regulations governing listed fish and

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–226).

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on an application listed in this

notice should set out the specific

reasons why a hearing on that

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 the permit action

summaries are those of the applicant

and do not necessarily reflect the views

of NMFS.

Species Covered in this Notice

The following species are covered in

this notice: endangered Green turtle

(Chelonia mydas), endangered

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys

imbricata).

New Applications Received

Application 1253: The purpose of the

research is to prodive information on

the ecology and population dynamics of

the hawksbill and green turtles that

inhabit the waters surrounding Puerto

Rico and its adjacent islands (Mona,

Monito, Desecheo, Caja-de-Muertos,

Viques and Culebra). This research will

improve the effectiveness of

management efforts by addressing

priorities set forth in the recovery plans

for both species: (1) identification of

important marine habitats; (2)

determination of adult and juvenile

distribution and abundance; (3)

determination of sex ratios in the

juvenile population; (4) evaluation of

the extent of ingestion of persistent

marine debris; (5) determination of

growth rates and age at sexual maturity,

and (6) quantification of threats to

adults and juveniles on foraging

grounds.

Dated: May 23, 2000.

Wanda L. Cain,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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