[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 132 (Monday, July 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 40699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17355]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA516
Endangered Species; File No. 16229
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 North Carolina Zoo, 4401 Zoo
Parkway, Asheboro, NC 27203 [David Jones, Responsible Party], has
applied in due form for a permit 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 August 10, 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. 16229 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) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg,
Florida 33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.
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. 16229 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) 427-8401.
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 North Carolina Zoo [File No. 16229] is requesting a permit to
continue enhancement activities previously authorized under Permit No.
1545. Activities would include the continued maintenance and
educational display of one captive-bred, non-releaseable adult
shortnose sturgeon, as well as the acquisition of up to nine captive-
bred, non-releasable shortnose sturgeon. The display 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 project to display endangered
cultured shortnose sturgeon responds directly to a recommendation from
the NMFS recovery plan outline for this species. The permit would not
authorize any takes from the wild, nor would it authorize any release
of captive sturgeon into the wild. The permit is requested for a
duration of 5 years.
Dated: July 5, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-17355 Filed 7-8-11; 8:45 am]
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