[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR222.309]

[Page 133]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
  CHAPTER II--NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND 
           ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 222_GENERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED MARINE SPECIES--Table of
 
                   Subpart C_General Permit Procedures
 
Sec. 222.309  Permits for listed species of sea turtles involving

the Fish and Wildlife Service.

    (a) This section establishes specific procedures for issuance of the 
following permits: scientific purposes or to enhance the propagation or 
survival of endangered or threatened species of sea turtles; zoological 
exhibition or educational purposes for threatened species of sea 
turtles; and permits that requires coordination with the Fish and 
Wildlife Service. The National Marine Fisheries Service maintains 
jurisdiction for such species in the marine environment. The Fish and 
Wildlife Service maintains jurisdiction for such species of sea turtles 
in the land environment.
    (b) For permits relating to any activity in the marine environment 
exclusively, permit applicants and permittees must comply with the 
regulations in parts 222, 223, and 224 of this chapter.
    (c) For permits relating to any activity in the land environment 
exclusively, permit applicants must submit applications to the Wildlife 
Permit Office (WPO) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in accordance 
with either 50 CFR 17.22(a), if the species is endangered, or 50 CFR 
17.32(a), if the species is threatened.
    (d) For permits relating to any activity in both the land and marine 
environments, applicants must submit applications to the WPO. WPO will 
forward the application to NMFS for review and processing of those 
activities under its jurisdiction. Based on this review and processing, 
WPO will issue either a permit or a letter of denial in accordance with 
its own regulations.
    (e) For permits relating to any activity in a marine environment and 
that also requires a permit under the Convention on International Trade 
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (TIAS 8249, July 
1, 1975) (50 CFR part 23), applicants must submit applications to the 
WPO. WPO will forward the application to NMFS for review and processing, 
after which WPO will issue a combination ESA/CITES permit or a letter of 
denial.