[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 66618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29940]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XT27
Endangered Species; File No. 14506
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 Llewellyn Ehrhart, University of
Central Florida, P.O. Box 162368, Orlando, Florida 32816, has applied
in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii),
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before January 15, 2010.
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/index.cfm, and then
selecting File No. 14506 from the list of available applications. These
documents are also available for review upon written request or by
appointment in the following offices:
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone (301) 713-2289; fax (301) 713-0376; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
application should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315
East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those
individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons
why a hearing on this particular request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301) 713-0376,
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing e-mail comments is [email protected]. Include in the
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier:
File No. 14506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Patrick Opay, (301)
713-2289.
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
222-226).
Dr. Ehrhart requests a five-year research permit to continue long-
term studies of sea turtle populations in three disparate habitats on
Florida's Atlantic coast. Project 1 would occur in the Indian River
Lagoon System, Project 2 would occur over the Sabellariid work rock
reefs of Indian River County, and Project 3 would occur in the Trident
Turning Basin, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Researchers would
assess population structure, trends in relative abundance, habitat
utilization, sex ratios, physiology, genetics, zoogeography, and
epidemiology of sea turtles in these habitats. Turtles would be
captured using tangle and dip nets. For Project 1 researchers would
annually capture, flipper tag, passive integrated transponder (PIT)
tag, measure, weigh, blood sample, tissue biopsy, lavage, photograph,
and/or remove epibiota from: 100 loggerhead, 260 green, 3 Kemp's
ridley, 2 hawksbill, and 1 leatherback sea turtle. Up to 10 of the
green sea turtles would have a transmitter attached to the carapace
annually. For Project 2 researchers would annually capture, flipper
tag, PIT tag, measure, weigh, blood sample, tissue biopsy, lavage,
photograph, and/or remove epibiota from: 10 loggerhead, 140 green, 2
Kemp's ridley, and 2 hawksbill sea turtles. For Project 3 researchers
would annually capture, flipper tag, PIT tag, measure, weigh, blood
sample, tissue biopsy, lavage, mark the carapace with paint, and
photograph, and/or remove epibiota from: 10 loggerhead, 140 green, 1
Kemp's ridley, 1 hawksbill, and 1 leatherback sea turtle.
Dated: December 11, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-29940 Filed 12-15-09; 8:45 am]
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