[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4635-4636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1632]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA173
Endangered Species; File No. 15552
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Fisheries
Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center
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(SEFSC) [Bonnie Ponwith: Responsible Party], 75 Virginia Beach Drive,
Miami, FL 33149, has applied in due form for a permit to take green
(Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead
(Caretta caretta), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), olive ridley
(Lepidochelys olivacea), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and
unidentified hardshell sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before February 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The application 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. 15552 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 this application 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 e-mail to [email protected]. Please include the
File No. in the subject line of the email 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 this application would be
appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Cairns or Amy Hapeman, (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
222-226).
The proposed research would allow the applicant to monitor the take
of green, loggerhead, hawksbill, leatherback, Kemp's ridley, olive
ridley, and unidentified hardshell sea turtles by observed commercial
fisheries and collect data to estimate bycatch and its effects on sea
turtle sub-populations. Annually, up to 94 green, 731 loggerhead, 163
Kemp's ridley, 76 hawksbill, 255 leatherback, and 120 olive ridley/
unknown hardshell sea turtles would be handled, identified,
photographed, measured, weighed, flipper and passive integrated
transponder tagged, temporarily marked, skin biopsied, and released.
The permit would authorize SEFSC certified observers to collect data on
juvenile, sub-adult, and adult sea turtles incidentally captured in
commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico and the East coast of the
United States. These efforts would aid in the development and
refinement of management efforts to recover these species. The sampling
would be conducted year-round for five years from the date of issuance
of the permit.
Dated: January 21, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-1632 Filed 1-25-11; 8:45 am]
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