Notices. Receipt of application for amendment
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BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 080802A ] Endangered Species; File No. 1316 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Receipt of application for amendment. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Jeffery R. Schmid, The Conservancy of Southwest Florida, 1450 Merrihue Drive, Naples, Florida 34102, has requested an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 1316.
DATES: Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before September 27, 2002. ADDRESSES: The amendment request 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 Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St.
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320. Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this request should be submitted 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 amendment 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.
Please note that comments will not be accepted by e-mail or other electronic media. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Becker or Ruth Johnson, (301)713-2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No. 1316, issued on July 16, 2001 (66 FR 39014) is requested under the authority of 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 and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226).
Permit No. 1316 authorizes the permit holder to capture, measure, flipper and PIT tag, attach radio/sonic transmitter and time/depth recorders and release 20 Kemp’s ridley turtles in the Ten Thousand Islands, Florida. The permit holder requests authorization to increase this number to 30. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ), an initial determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Dated: August 21, 2002. Eugene T. Nitta, Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 02-21810 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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