[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 26715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11336]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XW36
Endangered Species; File No. 1596
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for modification
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science
Center (SWFSC) [Responsible Party: Lisa Ballance], 3333 N. Torrey Pines
Ct., La Jolla, CA 92037, has requested a modification to scientific
research Permit No. 1596-02.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before June 11, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The modification request 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. 1596-03 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also 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
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018.
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 modification 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.
Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing e-mail comments is [email protected]. Include in the
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier:
File No. 1596-03.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Kate Swails, (301)
713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No. 1596-
02, issued on July 29, 2009 (74 FR 38585), 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. 1596-02 authorizes the SWFSC to capture, measure, weigh,
blood and tissue sample, photograph, flipper and PIT tag, fat biopsy,
ultrasound, satellite tag, and attach a VHF/TDR/sonic tag/video system,
VHR/TDR/sonic tag/GPS unit, or VHR/TDR/sonic tag/GPS/video camera
system to leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles during
research activities conducted off the western coast of the continental
United States. Animals with the video camera system may be re-
approached to collect the unit and then sampled, tagged, and have
another video camera unit attached. The SWFSC requests authorization to
use a direct tag attachment method in place of previously authorized
harness attachments. These tags would provide valuable information on
leatherback movements and behavior in the Pacific Ocean between their
foraging areas and nesting beaches. No increase in the number of
animals taken is requested. The research would continue to occur in
waters off the coast of the western United States through February 1,
2012.
Dated: May 6, 2010.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-11336 Filed 5-11-10; 8:45 am]
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