[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38169-38170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18384]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XQ64


Endangered Species; File No. 14508

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., 
Jensen Beach, FL 34957 (Principal Investigator: Michael Bresette), 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 August 31, 2009.

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. 14508 from the list of available applications. These 
documents are also 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) 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

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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. 14508

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 to collect 
long-term data on species comparison, size frequencies, disease rates, 
seasonal abundance, genetic origin and feeding ecology of sea turtles 
using Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach County, Florida. Up to 50 green, 
5 loggerhead, 2 hawksbill, and 1 Kemp's ridley sea turtles would be 
captured annually. Turtles would be flipper and passive integrated 
transponder tagged, blood and tissue sampled, measured, photographed, 
and weighed. A subset of green sea turtles would be lavaged. The permit 
would be issued for five years.

    Dated: July 27, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-18384 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]
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