[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 36427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12871]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB04


Endangered Species; File No. 1599

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

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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 been issued 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.

ADDRESSES: The permit 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 Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 
33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Swails or Patrick Opay, (301) 
713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 21, 2007, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (72 FR 13250) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take sea turtles had been submitted by the above-
named organization. The requested permit has been issued 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 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 will net or hand capture 
up to 90 green, 135 loggerhead, 15 hawksbill, and 5 Kemp's ridley sea 
turtles per year. The turtles will 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 is valid for five years.
    Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a 
finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will 
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered or threatened 
species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth 
in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: June 27, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-12871 Filed 7-2-07; 8:45 am]
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