[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13250-13251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5174]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031507A]


Endangered Species; File No. 1599

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 Inwater Research Group, Inc 
(Michael J. Bresette-Responsible Party), 4160 NE Hyline Dr, Jensen 
Beach, FL, 34957, has applied in due form for a permit to take green 
(Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), hawksbill (Eretmochelys 
imbricata), and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles for 
purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before April 20, 2007.

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
    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)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. 1599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Swails 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).
    The purpose of the proposed research is to continue long term 
monitoring of sea turtles foraging in the Key West National Wildlife 
Refuge and surrounding waters. The applicant would net or hand capture 
up to 200 green, 200 loggerhead, 50 hawksbill, and 10 Kemp's ridley sea 
turtles per year. The turtles would be measured, weighed, flipper and 
Passive Integrated Transponder tagged, blood and tissue sampled, marked 
with paint, and released. A subset of green turtles would be lavaged 
and satellite tagged. The permit would be valid for five years.


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    Dated: March 15, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-5174 Filed 3-20-07; 8:45 am]
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