[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 12077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05079]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE469
Endangered Species; File No. 19627
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 NMFS Southeast Fisheries
Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Room 207, Miami, FL 33149
[Responsible Party: Dr. Bonnie Ponwith, Ph.D.], has applied in due form
for a permit to take loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia
mydas), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill (Eretmochelys
imbricata), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and unidentified
hardshell sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before April 7, 2016.
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. 19627 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available upon written request or by
appointment in the 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.
Written comments on this application should be submitted to the
Chief, Permits and Conservation 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 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: Arturo Herrera or Amy Hapeman, (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 permit to research sea turtles
that interact with commercialfisheries and other authorized activities
in the Gulf of Mexico and East Coast of the United States. The purpose
of the project is to: (1) Monitor the take of sea turtles by observed
fisheries, (2) collect data that can enhance efforts to estimate total
bycatch and the effects of bycatch on the sea turtle subpopulations,
(3) and document interactions at various life stages to help in the
recovery process of these species. Researchers would be authorized to
handle, photograph, measure, weigh, flipper and passive integrated
transponder tag, tissue sample, temporary carapace mark, and salvage
specimens legally taken during commercial fishing activities. Up to 86
green, 571 loggerhead, 165 Kemp's ridley, 77 hawksbill, 253
leatherback, 20 olive ridley, and 14 unidentified sea turtles would be
sampled annually.
Dated: March 2, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-05079 Filed 3-7-16; 8:45 am]
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