[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39258-39259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15559]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC725


Endangered Species; File No. 18069

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 Jeffrey Schmid, Ph.D., Conservancy 
of Southwest Florida, 1450 Merrihue Drive, Naples, FL 34102, has 
applied in due form for a permit to take Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys 
kempii), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), and 
hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of 
scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before July 31, 2013.

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

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File No. 18069 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 Avenue South, Saint 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
     By email to [email protected] (include the File 
No. in the subject line of the email),
     By facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or
     At the address listed above.
    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 Rosa L. 
Gonz[aacute]lez, (301) 427-8401.

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 
parts 222-226).
    The applicant requests a five-year research permit to assess 
aggregations of marine turtles inhabiting the coastal waters of 
Charlotte Harbor and the Ten Thousand Islands in southwest Florida. 
Researchers would capture up to 100 Kemp's ridley, 20 green, 30 
loggerhead, and five hawksbill sea turtles annually by strike net and 
perform the following procedures before release: measure, photograph, 
flipper and passive integrated transponder tag, weigh, and skin, scute 
and blood sample. A subset of the Kemp's ridleys would be transported 
to a facility and held for up to 48 hours for fecal collection for diet 
analysis prior to release. A subset of Kemp's ridleys and loggerheads 
also would have a satellite transmitter or radio and sonic transmitters 
attached to the carapace and would be tracked after release to 
investigate sea turtle migrations, movements, home range, and habitat 
associations.

    Dated: June 25, 2013.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-15559 Filed 6-28-13; 8:45 am]
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