[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 55095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23007]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE154
Endangered Species; File No. 18926
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 Jane Provancha, Mail Code: IHA-005
OHF, Room 1104, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815 has applied in due form
for a permit to take green sea (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta
caretta), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), and hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of scientific
research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before October 14, 2015.
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. 18926 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: Brendan Hurley 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 continue monitoring
the abundance and distribution of sea turtles inhabiting the waters of
the northern Indian River Lagoon and Mosquito Lagoon system (in Volusia
and Brevard Counties), Florida. The purpose of this project is to
provide NASA-Kennedy Space Center with updates on the status of marine
turtles within its boundaries and nearby waters. This area also will
continue to be used as an index site to document distribution and
movement of individuals in these waters. The applicant requests to
capture by hand, tangle, or dip net up to 50 green, one Kemp's ridley,
1 hawksbill, and 50 loggerhead turtles, each year. Turtles will be
placed onboard a research vessel for morphometric measures, tagging,
photographs, tissue and blood sampling, and/or possible lavage, before
release. A subset of captured turtles may also be released with sonic
transmitters glued to the carapace.
Dated: September 8, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-23007 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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