[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 53 (Friday, March 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13256-13257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6084]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV28
Endangered Species; File No. 14176
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 the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), Maryland Fishery Resources Office, 177
Admiral Cochrane Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 (Michael Mangold,
Responsible Party), has applied in due form for a permit to take
shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for purposes of scientific
research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before April 19, 2010.
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. 14176 from the list of available applications. The application and
related documents are available for review 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, Protected Resources Division, 55
Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone (978) 281-9328; fax
(978) 281-9394.
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Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
application should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315
East-West Highway, Room 13705, 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.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301) 713-0376,
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing e-mail comments is [email protected]. Include in the
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier:
File No. 14176.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Malcolm Mohead or Kate Swails, (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).
The applicant is seeking a five year permit to assess biological
and life history information on shortnose sturgeon in the Potomac
River. Primary objectives of the study would be: (1) capturing and
tracking acoustically tagged sturgeon to determine seasonal movements,
habitat selection, spawning success and spawning periodicity; and (2)
characterizing the genetics of Potomac River shortnose sturgeon. To
accomplish these goals, up to 30 fish annually would be non-lethally
sampled with gill nets, measured, weighed, PIT and Floy tagged, and
tissue sampled. Of these, up to 10 adult shortnose sturgeon each year
would be acoustically tagged five internally and five externally and
released. Additionally, researchers propose to use D-nets to collect up
to 20 shortnose sturgeon in early life stages annually to estimate
spawning success and periodicity.
Dated: March 15, 2010.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-6084 Filed 3-18-10; 8:45 am]
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