# Endangered Species; Permit No. 1190
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Scientific research permit modification.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of scientific research permit no. 1190 submitted by the NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Ste. 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814 has been granted.
**ADDRESSES:**
The amendment 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 Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Ste. 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814, phone (808) 973-2935; fax (808) 973-2941.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Patrick Opay, (301) 713-1401 or Carrie Hubard, (301) 713-2289.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The requested amendment has been granted under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ) and the provisions of 50 CFR 222.306 of the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222-226).
The modification extends the expiration date of the Permit from March 31, 2004, to March 31, 2005, for takes of green ( *Chelonia mydas* ), loggerhead ( *Caretta caretta* ), leatherback ( *Dermochelys coriacea* ), hawksbill ( *Eretmochelys imbricata* ) and olive ridley ( *Lepidochelys olivacea* ) sea turtles.
Issuance of this amendment, as required by the ESA was based on a finding that such permit: (1) Was applied for in good faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the threatened and endangered species which are the subject of this permit; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: January 29, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.