[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9297-9298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04361]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG037
Endangered Species; File No. 21467
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 Karen Holloway-Adkins, Ph.D., East
Coast Biologists, Inc., P.O. Box 37715, Indialantic, Florida 32903, has
applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas) and
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles for purposes of scientific
research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before April 4, 2018.
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. 21467 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available upon written request or by
appointment
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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: Erin Markin 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).
Karen Holloway-Adkins proposes to continue to characterize the
population of green and loggerhead sea turtles in nearshore reefs in
Brevard County, Florida to determine: (1) Spatial and temporal
distribution, (2) mean size, (3) foraging habitats, (4) body conditions
and fibropapillomatosis ratios, (5) genetic origin, and (6) home-range,
site fidelity, and residency times. Up to 80 green and six loggerhead
sea turtles would be captured by hand or using dip or tangle nets,
annually. All captured green sea turtles would be measured, weighed,
and photographed and released. Annually, up to 65 green sea turtles
also would be tagged (passive integrated transponder [PIT] and
flipper), and biologically sampled (blood and tissue) and a subset
would receive a transmitter (drill carapace or epoxy attachment) or
undergo lavage prior to release. Loggerhead sea turtles would be tagged
(PIT and flipper), biologically sampled (blood and tissue),
photographed, measured, and weighed prior to release.
Dated: February 27, 2018.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-04361 Filed 3-2-18; 8:45 am]
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