[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15300-15301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6582]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA306
Endangered Species; File Nos. 16266 and 16291
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 Virginia Living Museum, 524 J.
Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA, 23602 [Chris Crippen,
Responsible Party], and the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 North
Water Street, South Norwalk, CT, 06854 [Ellen Riker, Responsible
Party], have applied in due form for permits to hold and transport
shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for the purposes of
enhancement.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before April 20, 2011.
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. 16291 or 16266 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available upon written request or by
appointment in the following office(s):
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, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930; phone (978) 281-9328; fax (978) 281-9394.
Written comments on this application should be submitted to the
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, at the address
listed above. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713-
0376, or by e-mail to [email protected]. Please include the
File No. 16291 and/or 16266 in the subject line of the e-mail comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division at the address listed above. The request should set forth the
specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be
appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Cairns or Jennifer Skidmore,
(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 Virginia Living Museum [File No. 16266] is requesting a permit
to continue enhancement activities previously authorized under Permit
No. 1473. Activities would include the continued maintenance and
educational display of eight captive-bred, non-releaseable adult
shortnose sturgeon, as well as the transport of four shortnose sturgeon
to the Maritime Aquarium at Norfolk. The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
[File No. 16291] is requesting a permit to continue enhancement
activities previously authorized under Permit No. 1472. Activities
would include the acquisition of four captive-
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bred, non-releaseable adult shortnose sturgeon from the Virginia Living
Museum for the maintenance and educational display of those specimens.
Both displays would be used to increase public awareness of the
shortnose sturgeon and its status by educating the public on shortnose
sturgeon life history and the reasons for the species decline. The
proposed projects to display endangered cultured shortnose sturgeon
responds directly to a recommendation from the NMFS recovery plan
outline for this species. The permits would not authorize any takes
from the wild, nor would it authorize any release of captive sturgeon
into the wild. The permits are requested for a duration of 5 years.
Dated: March 15, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6582 Filed 3-18-11; 8:45 am]
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