[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 3181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00704]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD075


Endangered Species; File No. 18136

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 Larry Wood, LDWood BioConsulting, 
Inc., 425 Kennedy Street, Jupiter, FL 33468, has applied in due form 
for a permit to take hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for 
purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before February 18, 2014.

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. 18136 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 Kristy Beard, (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 continue to 
describe the abundance and movements of an aggregation of hawksbill sea 
turtles found on the barrier reefs of southeast Florida. Up to 50 sea 
turtles would be approached during dives for observation and 
photographs annually. Up to 25 additional animals would be hand 
captured, measured, flipper and passive integrated transponder tagged, 
photographed, tissue sampled, and released annually. In addition, up to 
six sub-adult and six adult hawksbills would be captured for the above 
procedures and fitted with a satellite transmitter prior to their 
release.

    Dated: January 10, 2014.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-00704 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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