21912 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 2, 2001 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The first

Thunder Bay Sanctuary Advisory

Council was established in 1997. Their

mission was to provide advice and

recommendations to NOAA and the

State throughout the designation

process for the Sanctuary/Preserve.

The Sanctuary/Preserve was officially

designated October 7, 2000. The new

Sanctuary Advisory Council will

provide advice and recommendations to

the Sanctuary/Preserve Manager and the

Joint Management Committee (a State/

Federal body to oversee major policy,

management and budget issues

concerning the Sanctuary/Preserve)

regarding the management and

operation of the Thunder Bay

Sanctuary/Preserve.

The Advisory Council will be

composed of 15 local residents. In

addition to the above competitive seats,

the following entities will appoint a

representative to sit on the Council:

Alpena County Board of

Commissioners, Alpena City Council,

Alpena Township Board of Trustees,

Sanborn Township Board of Trustees,

Thunder Bay Underwater Preserve

Council.

The Sanctuary/Preserve was

established to manage and protect

Thunder Bay’s historic collection of an

estimated 116 shipwrecks. NOAA and

the State of Michigan are equal partners

in the management of the Sanctuary/

Preserve. Both NOAA and the State will

mutually agree upon the selection of the

Advisory Council members.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)

Dated: April 26, 2001.

Ted I. Lillestolen,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean

Services and Coastal Zone Management.

[FR Doc. 01–10983 Filed 5–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042601E]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of an application for a

research permit (1304).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following actions regarding permits for

takes of endangered and threatened

species for the purposes of scientific

research and/or enhancement under the

Endangered Species Act (ESA): NMFS

has received an application for a

scientific research permit from Dr.

William C. Coles, of the Department of

Planning and Natural Resources,

Division of Fish and Wildlife, United

State Virgin Islands.

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

p.m. eastern standard time on June 1,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the

new application should be sent to the

appropriate office as indicated below.

Comments may also be sent via fax to

the number indicated for the

application. 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 permit 1304: Endangered Species

Division, F/PR3, 1315 East West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

(phone:301–713–1401, fax: 301–713–

0376).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terri Jordan, Silver Spring, MD (phone:

301–713–1401, fax: 301–713–0376, email: 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. Scientific research and/or

enhancement permits are issued under

Section 10(a)(1)(A) 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:

Sea turtles

Threatened and endangered Green

turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Endangered Hawksbill turtle

(Eretmochelys imbricata)

Endangered Leatherback turtle

(Dermochelys coriacea)

Threatened and endangered Olive

ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)

New Applications Received

Application 1304

The applicant requests a permit to

take endangered and threatened sea

turtles in the U.S. Virgin Islands for

scientific research. The applicant

proposes to capture, handle, tag,

collection of biological samples and

release green, hawksbill, leatherback

and olive ridley turtles.

Dated: April 26, 2001.

Phil Williams,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041701B]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of request to modify a

scientific research permit 1227; issuance

of modification #1 to permit 1236 and

modification #1 to permit 1254.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following actions regarding permits for

takes of endangered and threatened

species for the purposes of scientific

research and/or enhancement under the

Endangered Species Act (ESA): NMFS

has received a request to modify permit

(1227) from Dr. Peter Dutton, of NMFSSWFSC; NMFS has issued modification

#1 to permit 1236 to Dr. John A. Musick,

PhD., of the College of William and

Mary (1236) and NMFs has issued

modification #1 to permit 1254 to