[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3882-3883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00889]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XJ40
Endangered Species; File No. 13543
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for a permit modification.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that South Carolina Department of
Natural Resources, 217 Ft. Johnson Rd., Charleston, SC 29412, has
requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 13543.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before February 19, 2013.
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. 13543 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request or by appointment in the following
offices:
Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
phone (301) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376; and Southeast Region, NMFS,
263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax
(727) 824-5309.
Written comments on this application should be submitted to the
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, at
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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 email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 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: Amy Hapeman or Kristy Beard, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No.
13543, issued on May 6, 2009 (74 FR 20926) 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. 13543 authorizes the permit holder to handle, measure,
weigh, passive integrated transponder tag, flipper tag, and photograph
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), Kemp's ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), olive ridley
(L. olivacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles that
have already been captured by authorized coastal trawl surveys in
waters off of North Carolina to Florida. The purpose of the research is
to further the understanding of the growth, distribution, and life
history of sea turtles. The permit is valid through April 30, 2014. The
permit holder requests authorization to increase the annual take limit
for Kemp's ridley and loggerhead sea turtles from 15 to 32 animals and
45 to 50 animals, respectively, on which they may conduct authorized
research procedures. The increase would accommodate recent increases in
capture rates of these species in the trawl surveys. Unless additional
take is authorized, opportunities will be lost to collect valuable data
on Kemp's ridley and loggerhead sea turtles.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-00889 Filed 1-16-13; 8:45 am]
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