Permits: Endangered and threatened species,

[Federal Register: October 10, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 197)]

[Notices]

[Page 63078]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 093002A]

Endangered Species; File No. 1361

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Return of application.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the application submitted by Robert K. Metzger, Metzger Wildlife Surveys, 1327 North Wheaton Drive, St. Charles, Missouri 63301, to take green, hawksbill, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley and leatherback sea turtles along the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico for purposes of scientific research and enhancement has been returned to the applicant.

ADDRESSES: The documents related to this action 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;

Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930- 2298; phone (978)281-9200; fax (978)281-9371; and

Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Becker or Ruth Johnson, (301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 13, 2002 a notice was published in the Federal Register (67 FR 6691) that an application had been filed by Robert K. Metzger. The applicant sought an application to perform survey and relocation trawls of sea turtles in conjunction with dredging projects of the Army Corps of Engineers. The applicant has withdrawn his application.

Dated: October 3, 2002. Trevor R. Spradlin, Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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