Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 110 / Thursday, June 6, 1996 / Notices 28855

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Application (P609) requests a five-year

permit under the authority of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1543) and NMFS

regulations governing listed fish and

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217–227).

The applicant requests authorization for

the incidental take of sea turtles by

shrimp trawling activities in North

Carolina in a restricted area up to 1 nm

offshore from Rich’s Inlet (34°17.6′N) to

Brown’s Inlet (34°35.7′N). This permit

would replace the NMFS 1992–1995

temporary rules which allowed shrimp

trawlers to use shorter tow times in lieu

of towing turtle excluder devices

(TEDs), due to the heavy concentration

of algae in this restricted area which

clogs the TEDs and renders them

inoperable. The exemption period

would be from April 1 through

November 30 from 1996–2000. Tow

times, measured from the time the trawl

doors enter the water until the time they

are removed from the water, would be

limited to 55 minutes between April 1

and October 30, and 75 minutes for the

month of November. The applicants

would consult with NMFS if the

following lethal take occurred in any

one year that was directly attributable to

tow-time exemption tows: one Kemp’s

ridley, hawksbill, green, or leatherback

turtle, or two loggerhead turtles. There

are approximately 45 shrimp trawlers

utilizing the restricted area. Tow times

will be monitored from shore, and the

applicants plan to have 5% observer

coverage in the restricted area for at

least the first year of the permit. In

addition, the applicant has

proclamation power over this fishery,

and may impose further restrictions as

appropriate.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing should set out the specific

reasons why a hearing on this particular

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 this application summary

are those of the applicant and do not

necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

Dated: May 30, 1996.

Margaret Lorenz,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–14166 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

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Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application

for a scientific research permit (P611).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Drs. Frank A. Chapman and Wallis H.

Clark from the University of Florida

have applied in due form for a permit

to take listed shortnose sturgeon for the

purpose of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on this application

must be received on or before July 8,

1996.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review by

appointment in the following offices:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., Room

13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3226

(301–713–1401); and

Director, Southeast Region, NMFS,

NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432 (813–893–

3141).

Written comments, or requests for a

public hearing on this application

should be submitted to the Chief,

Endangered Species Division, Office of

Protected Resources.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Application (P611) requests a permit

under the authority of the Endangered

Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C.

1531–1543) and NMFS regulations

governing listed fish and wildlife

permits (50 CFR parts 217–227). The

applicant requests authorization to

conduct research on 200 captive

shortnose sturgeon: rearing, tagging, and

taking tissue samples. The purpose of

the research is to determine physical,

chemical, and biological parameters

necessary for optimal survival and

growth of wild populations.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing should set out the specific

reasons why a hearing on this particular

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 this application summary

are those of the applicant and do not

necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

Dated: May 30, 1996.

Margaret Lorenz,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–14167 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

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Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of modification 1 to

permit 972 (P503R) and modification 1

to permit 973 (P211I).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS has issued modifications to two

permits that authorize takes of an

Endangered Species Act-listed species

for the purpose of scientific research/

enhancement, subject to certain

conditions set forth therein, to the Idaho

Department of Fish and Game at Boise,

Idaho (IDFG) and the Oregon

Department of Fish and Wildlife at

Portland, Oregon (ODFW).

ADDRESSES: The applications and

related documents are available for

review in the following offices, by

appointment:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910–3226 (301-713-1401);

and

Environmental and Technical

Services Division, 525 NE Oregon

Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232–

4169 (503–230–5400).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

modifications to permits were issued

under the authority of section 10 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 217–

222).

Notice was published on April 1,

1996 (61 FR 14296) that an application

had been filed by IDFG (P503R) for

modification 1 to scientific research/

enhancement permit 972. Modification

1 to permit 972 was issued to IDFG on

May 24, 1996. Permit 972 authorizes

IDFG takes of juvenile, ESA-listed,

Snake River spring/summer chinook

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

associated with the implementation of a

captive rearing program. In 1995, under

the authority of permit 972, IDFG

captured no more than 25 percent of the

ESA-listed juvenile fish from three

upper Salmon River populations that

are part of the Snake River salmon