[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 41296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14989]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE684
Endangered Species; File No. 20197
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 NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science
Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 025433-3149 [Responsible
Party: Dr. William Karp] has applied in due form for a permit to take
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), Kemp's ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii), 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 July 25, 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. 20197 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 sample sea turtles
incidentally caught during commercial fishing operations by Northeast
Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) certified observers. The purpose of
this project is to monitor the take of sea turtle species in observed
commercial fisheries and collect data to estimate total bycatch
Observers would be authorized to measure, flipper tag, tissue sample,
photograph, and video live sea turtles and to salvage carcasses and
parts from dead sea turtles.
Up to 50 loggerhead, 10 Kemp's ridley, 10 green, 20 leatherback,
and 20 unidentified sea turtles would be sampled annually.
Dated: June 21, 2016.
Jolie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-14989 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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