Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 26, 1996 / Notices 33095

Arthur. It consists of a main crude oil

storage site (14 underground caverns/

160 million barrel capacity) and a 24-

mile pipeline connecting to the Sun

Marine Terminal in Nederland, Texas.

Zone procedures would exempt

foreign crude oil that is reexported from

Customs duty payments. On domestic

sales, duties on such oil could be

deferred until formal Customs entry is

made. The duty on crude oil ranges

from 5.25 barrel to 10.5/barrel. Foreign

merchandise would also be exempt from

state and local ad valorem taxes. The

application indicates that the savings

from zone procedures would help the

SPR to lease under-utilized crude oil

storage capacity to foreign governments,

thus generating revenues for the General

Treasury.

In accordance with the Board’s

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff

has been designated examiner to

investigate the application and report to

the Board.

Public comment is invited from

interested parties. Submissions (original

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the

Board’s Executive Secretary at the

address below. The closing period for

their receipt is August 26, 1996.

Rebuttal comments in response to

material submitted during the foregoing

period may be submitted during the

subsequent 15-day period (to September

9, 1996).

A copy of the application and

accompanying exhibits will be available

for public inspection at each of the

following locations:

U.S. Department of Commerce Export

Assistance Center, Suite 1160, 500

Dallas, Houston, Texas 77002

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room

3716, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230

Dated: June 18, 1996.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–16191 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061996B]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit 1005

(P770#71) and modification 1 to permit

908 (P503K).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS has issued a permit that

authorizes takes of an Endangered

Species Act-listed species for the

purpose of scientific research/

enhancement, subject to certain

conditions set forth therein, to the

Coastal Zone and Estuarine Studies

Division of the Northwest Fisheries

Science Center, NMFS at Seattle, WA

(CZESD) and a modification to a permit

that authorizes takes of Endangered

Species Act-listed species incidental to

fish-stocking activities, subject to

certain conditions set forth therein, to

the Idaho Department of Fish and Game

at Boise, ID (IDFG).

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

permit and modification to a permit

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 CZESD (P770#71) for

a scientific research/enhancement

permit. Permit 1005 was issued to

CZESD on June 10, 1996. Permit 1005

authorizes CZESD takes of adult and

juvenile, endangered, Snake River

sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

associated with a captive broodstock

program, being conducted in

cooperation with IDFG. IDFG initiated

the captive broodstock program in 1992

under the authority of permit 795 to

perpetuate the species and provide

Snake River sockeye salmon for future

recovery actions. CZESD will rear,

maintain, and breed ESA-listed fish in

its hatchery facilities at the University

of Washington’s Big Beef Creek

Research Station near Seabeck, WA and

NMFS’s Manchester Marine

Experimental Station near Manchester,

WA. ESA-listed salmon eggs or

juveniles, originally taken by IDFG, will

be transferred to CZESD hatcheries to

dilute the risk of an unanticipated

catastrophic event, possibly causing a

decimation of the gene pool if the

offspring were present at only one

hatchery location. CZESD will transfer

the resulting progeny of the ESA-listed

sockeye salmon captive broodstocks to

Idaho annually to complement recovery

efforts at Redfish Lake. To coordinate

CZESD’s permit 1005 with IDFG’s

permit 795, permit 1005 will expire

when permit 795 expires, July 31, 1997.

Notice was published on March 12,

1996 (61 FR 9979) that an application

had been filed by IDFG (P503K) for

modification 1 to incidental take permit

908. Permit 908 authorizes IDFG an

incidental take of endangered Snake

River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus

nerka) and threatened Snake River

spring/summer chinook salmon

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) associated

with IDFG’s resident fish-stocking

program, designed to increase the

supply of fish in the Salmon River and

its tributary streams and lakes for sportangling. For part of modification 1,

IDFG proposed to stock Redfish Lake

with catchable-sized hatchery rainbow

trout in 1996 to provide recreational

fishing at the lake. IDFG’s request to

stock Redfish Lake with hatchery

rainbow trout in 1996 was denied

because of the potential effects of

rainbow trout overwinter survival and

the risk of predation on ESA-listed

sockeye salmon in the lake.

The remainder of what IDFG

proposed for modification 1 to permit

908 was approved and issued on June

10, 1996. For modification 1, IDFG is

authorized to revise their fish-stocking

program to do the following: 1) Reestablish a viable population of

cutthroat trout in under-utilized habitat

in upper Valley Creek by transplanting

juvenile cutthroat trout from a healthy

population in upper Yankee Fork,

Salmon River, 2) release catchable

rainbow trout in Yankee Fork dredge

ponds prior to June 15, and 3) stock

Pettit Lake with 3,000 catchable

rainbow trout in 1996, mark (fin-clip) all

trout released to identify year-class, and

continue monitoring studies and creel

surveys through 1996 and 1997.

Issuance of the modification does not

result in an increase in the annual

incidental take authorized in permit

908. Modification 1 is valid for the

duration of the permit. Permit 908

expires on December 31, 1998.

Issuance of the permit and permit

modification, as required by the ESA,

was based on a finding that such

actions: (1) Were requested in good

faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the ESA-listed species

that are the subject of the permits, and

(3) are consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA

and the NMFS regulations governing

ESA-listed species permits.
33096 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 26, 1996 / Notices

Dated: June 20, 1996.

Robert C. Ziobro,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–16252 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 061396B]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit 989 and

permit 1007.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS issued Permit 989 to Dr. Scott

Eckert of Hubbs Sea World Research

Institute (P534A), and Permit 1007 to

Drs. James R. Spotila and Pamela T.

Plotkin of Drexel University, PA (521C),

take listed sea turtles for the purpose of

scientific research subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

ADDRESSES: The applications, permits,

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, Northeast Region, NMFS,

NOAA, One Blackburn Drive,

Gloucester, MA 01930–2298 (508–281–

9250) for Permit 1007; or

Director, Southwest Region, NMFS,

NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite

4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213

(310–980–4016) for Permit 989.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice

was published on January 23, 1996 (61

FR 1748) that an application had been

filed by Dr. Scott Eckert of Hubbs Sea

World Research Institute (P534A), to

take listed species as authorized by 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 217–222).

The applicant requested a 2-year permit

to capture 20 green sea turtles (Chelonia

mydas) annually in South San Diego

Bay, take blood samples, attach tags and

transmitters, and measure heart rate and

internal temperature. Some turtles will

have lavage stomach sampling

performed. The purpose of the research

is (1) to determine habitat preferences,

behavioral activity patterns (such as

foraging behavior), and residence

patterns, and (2) to determine thermal

preferences. Dr. Eckert will coordinate

his research efforts with Donna

McDonald and Dr. Peter Dutton who are

working under Permit 988. On June 7,

1996, NMFS issued Permit 989

authorizing the above research.

Notice was published on May 16,

1996 (61 FR 24760) that an application

had been filed by Drs. James R. Spotila

and Pamela T. Plotkin of Drexel

University, PA (521C), to take listed sea

turtles as authorized by the ESA. The

applicants requested authorization to

capture 75 loggerhead (Caretta caretta),

75 Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii),

10 green (Chelonia mydas) 5 leatherback

(Dermochelys coriacea), and 1 hawksbill

(Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles

annually in Delaware Bay from June

1996 to October 1997. The turtles will

be examined, measured, photographed,

PIT-tagged, and have blood and fecal

samples taken. Six turtles will be

attached with radio-transmitters and

tracked. One incidental sea turtle

mortality is requested. The purpose of

the research is to assess distribution and

population dynamics of sea turtles in

Delaware Bay, information helpful to

manage impacts to sea turtles from

human activities. On June 18, 1996,

NMFS issued Permit 1007 authorizing

the above research.

Issuance of these permits, as required

by the ESA, was based on a finding that

such permits: (1) Were applied for in

good faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the listed species that

are the subject of the permits, and (3)

are consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: June 20, 1996.

Robert C. Ziobro,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–16253 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 061796D]

Marine Mammals; Permit No. 866

(P537)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for

modification.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Mr. Fred Sharpe, Behavioral Ecology

Research Group, Department of

Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser

University, Burnaby BC V5A 1S6, has

requested a modification to Permit No.

866.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before July 26, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The modification request

and related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Director, Alaska Region, National

Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request should

be submitted to the Chief, Permits

Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected

Resources, National Marine Fisheries

Service, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular request would

be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject modification to permit no. 866 is

requested under the authority of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.), and the regulations governing the

taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR

part 222).

Permit no. 866 authorizes the permit

holder to: Take (i.e., harass) over a fouryear period up to 1000 humpback

whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), up to

18 of which may be fitted with suction

cup time-depth recorders annually. The

Holder is also authorized to harass

during observational and photoidentification studies up to 100 killer

whales (Orcinus orca) annually on an

opportunistic basis during the proposed

humpback whale studies. Research

activities are authorized to be conducted

in the waters of southeastern Alaska

between Dixon Entrance and Cross

Sound.

The Holder is now requesting that the

Permit be amended to authorize the

conduct of playback studies on up to

280 humpback whales annually over a

three-year period, in the waters of

Chatham Strait and Frederick Sound

Alaska.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.