Endangered Species; File No. 1547-01, 8151 [E7-3149]
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 36 / Friday, February 23, 2007 / Notices
Dated: February 16, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7–3147 Filed 2–22–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 021607I]
Endangered Species; File No. 1547–01
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; application for permit
modification; request for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation (Kathryn
Hattala, Principal Investigator), 21
South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY
12561, has applied in due form for a
permit modification to take shortnose
sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for
purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
March 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: 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)427–2521; and
Northeast Region, NMFS, One
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930–2298; phone (978)281–9328; fax
(978)281–9394.
Written comments or requests for a
public hearing on this modification
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 permit modification
would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by
facsimile at (301)427–2521, 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 to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include
in the subject line of the e-mail
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identifier: ‘‘File No. 1547–01.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Malcolm Mohead or Brandy Hutnak,
(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 parts 222–226).
Currently, the New York State
Department of Environmental
Conservation is authorized in Permit
No. 1547 to conduct scientific research
to evaluate seasonal movement of
shortnose sturgeon in Haverstraw and
Newburgh Bays of the Hudson River. A
maximum of 500 adult and juvenile
shortnose sturgeon can be captured with
gill nets, measured, weighed, scanned
for tags, PIT and Carlin tagged (if
untagged), and released annually. The
applicant now proposes to collect soft
fin-ray tissue samples from all captured
shortnose sturgeon. The goal of the
additional research would be to
document and map the genetic identity
of shortnose sturgeon in the Hudson
River. The modification would run
concurrently with the original permit
until October 31, 2011.
Dated: February 16, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (DSEIS) for the Introduction
of F/A–18 E/F (Super Hornet) Aircraft to
the East Coast of the United States
(Construction and Operation of an
Outlying Landing Field)
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy
(DON) has prepared and filed with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) a DSEIS to provide additional
analysis of the potential environmental
consequences associated with the
construction and operation of an
Outlying Landing Field (OLF) to
support Field Carrier Landing Practice
(FCLP) operations of F/A–18 E/F (Super
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Hornet) squadrons stationed at Naval
Air Station (NAS) Oceana, VA and
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)
Cherry Point, NC. The analysis
supplements the evaluation presented
in the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final EIS) for the
Introduction of F/A–18 E/F (Super
Hornet) Aircraft to the East Coast of the
United States, which was released to the
public in July 2003, and is not to be
considered independent of the Final
EIS. Public hearings will be held to
provide information and receive oral
and written comments on the DSEIS.
Federal, state, and local agencies, and
interested individuals are invited to be
present or represented at hearings.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: Six public
hearings will be held. Each scheduled
public hearing will be preceded by an
open information session to allow
interested individuals to review
information presented in the DSEIS.
DON representatives will be available
during the information session to
provide clarification as necessary
related to the DSEIS. Each information
session will occur from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30
p.m., followed by the formal public
hearing from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Public
hearings have been scheduled at the
following dates and locations:
Monday, March 19, 2007,
Mattamuskeet Elementary School, 60
Juniper Bay Road, Swan Quarter, NC.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007, Bertie High
School, 715 U.S. Highway 13 North,
Windsor, NC.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007,
Perquimans County High School, 305
Edenton Road, Hertford, NC.
Thursday, March 22, 2007, Craven
County Community College, Orringer
Hall, 800 College Court, New Bern, NC.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007, Beaufort
Community College, 5337 U.S. Highway
264 East, Washington, NC.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007, Vernon G.
James Research and Extension Center,
North Carolina State University, 207
Research Station Road, Plymouth, NC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Atlantic, OLF SEIS PM, Code EV2, 6506
Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA, facsimile
757–322–4894.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DON
has prepared and filed with the EPA the
DSEIS for the Introduction of F/A–18 E/
F (Super Hornet) Aircraft to the East
Coast of the United States (Construction
and Operation of an Outlying Landing
Field) in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (42 U.S.C. Sections 4321–4345)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 021607I]
Endangered Species; File No. 1547-01
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; application for permit modification; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation (Kathryn Hattala, Principal Investigator),
21 South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY 12561, has applied in due
form for a permit modification to take shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser
brevirostrum) for purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before March 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: 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)427-2521; and
Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298; phone (978)281-9328; fax (978)281-9394.
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
modification 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 permit modification would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)427-2521,
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 to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document identifier: ``File No. 1547-01.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Malcolm Mohead or Brandy Hutnak,
(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
parts 222-226).
Currently, the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation is authorized in Permit No. 1547 to conduct scientific
research to evaluate seasonal movement of shortnose sturgeon in
Haverstraw and Newburgh Bays of the Hudson River. A maximum of 500
adult and juvenile shortnose sturgeon can be captured with gill nets,
measured, weighed, scanned for tags, PIT and Carlin tagged (if
untagged), and released annually. The applicant now proposes to collect
soft fin-ray tissue samples from all captured shortnose sturgeon. The
goal of the additional research would be to document and map the
genetic identity of shortnose sturgeon in the Hudson River. The
modification would run concurrently with the original permit until
October 31, 2011.
Dated: February 16, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-3149 Filed 2-22-07; 8:45 am]
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