[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 226 (Monday, November 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65940-65941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22953]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD97


Endangered Species; File No. 10022

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 Raymond Carthy, Department of 
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, P.O. Box 
110485, Gainesville, Florida 23611-0450, has applied in due form for a 
permit to take loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), 
and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles for purposes of 
scientific research.

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DATES:  Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before December 26, 2007.

ADDRESSES:  The application and related documents are 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)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. 10022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Patrick Opay or Amy Hapeman, 
(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 determine the 
significance of Florida's northwest coastal bays to sea turtle 
development. The applicant would assess sea turtle population abundance 
and composition, determine size classes, evaluate growth, identify 
seasonal movements, define overwintering behaviors, investigate 
developmental migration, and further assess affects of cold-stunning 
events on sea turtles in the area. The applicant requests authorization 
to conduct research off the northwest coast of Florida for 5 years. 
Researchers would capture up to 40 loggerhead, 600 green, and 110 
Kemp's ridley sea turtles using strike-net, set-net, or hand capture 
techniques. Animals would be weighed, measured, photographed, skin 
biopsied, flipper and Passive Integrated Transponder tagged, and 
released.

    Dated: November 16, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-22953 Filed 11-23-07; 8:45 am]
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