[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 16428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7350]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV63
Endangered Species; File Nos. 15112 and 13307-02
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application and application for
modification.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science
Center, Woods Hole, MA, has applied in due form for a permit to take
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea),
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), green (Chelonia mydas), and
hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of
scientific research. Kristen Hart, Ph.D., USGS, Davie, FL has applied
for a modification to scientific research Permit No. 13307-01 to take
green sea turtles.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before May 3, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The applications 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. 15112 or 13307-02 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available 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
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg,
Florida 33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.
Written comments on these applications 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 email to [email protected]. Please include the File
No. in the subject line of the 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 the application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Swails or Amy Hapeman, (301)
713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit and modification are
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).
File No. 15112: The purpose of the research is to determine the
size and composition of populations of sea turtles found in the
commercial fishing areas of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. The research
would contribute to the understanding of the pelagic ecology of these
species and allow more reliable assessments of commercial fishery
impacts. Annually up to 130 loggerhead, 70 Kemp's ridley, 50 green, 10
hawksbill, and 50 leatherback sea turtles caught in commercial
fisheries would be measured, flipper tagged, tissue sampled, and
released. The permit would be issued for five years.
File No. 13307-02: Dr. Hart is authorized to capture up to 30
green, 20 hawksbill, and 20 loggerhead sea turtles annually. Turtles
may be weighed, measured, flipper tagged, PIT tagged, blood sampled,
tissue sampled, fecal sampled, and lavaged. A subset of turtles may be
tagged with a satellite tag or acoustic transmitter or a combination of
both. This research addresses fine-scale temporal and spatial patterns
of sea turtle habitat use, ecology, and genetic origin within the Dry
Tortugas National Park. Dr. Hart proposes to increase the number of
green sea turtles that she captures to 80 per year due to the high rate
of recent capture success. The modification would be valid until the
permit expires on June 30, 2013.
Dated: March 29, 2010.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-7350 Filed 3-31-10; 8:45 am]
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