[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 106 (Friday, June 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 32582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11108]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 052405B]


Endangered Species; File No. 1537

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Guam Division of Aquatic and 
Wildlife Resources (DAWR), 142 Dairy Road, Mangilao, Guam 96913, has 
applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas) and 
hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of 
scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before July 5, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following 
office(s):
    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)427-2521; and
    Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, 
Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808)973-2935; fax (808)973-2941.
    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)427-2521, 
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. 1537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Opay or Ruth Johnson, 
(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 
parts 222-226).
    The proposed research would annually capture 24 green and 15 
hawksbill sea turtles by hand or by tangle net. Turtles would be 
measured, flipper tagged, Passive Integrated Transponder tagged, tissue 
sampled, and released. A subset of each species would also have a 
satellite transmitter attached to their carapace. The research would 
gather information on turtle population size and stratification, 
species distribution, and health status. This information would be used 
to develop conservation management measures for these species. The 
research would occur in the waters off of Guam. The permit would be 
issued for a 5-year period.

    Dated: May 26, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-11108 Filed 6-2-05; 8:45 am]
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