[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43679-43680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20729]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XR13


Endangered Species; File Nos. 14344 and 14400

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

ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that the University of California, 
Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory and the Channel Islands National Park 
have applied in due form for permits to take endangered abalone species 
for purposes of scientific research and enhancement.

DATES:  Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments on the new applications, 
amendment requests must be received on or before September 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following 
office(s):
    All documents: 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
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018.
    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 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 appropriate document identifier: 
File No. 14344 or 14400.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permits and amendments are 
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 222-227). File No. 14344: The University of California, Davis, 
Bodega Marine Laboratory, 2099 Westside Road, Bodega Bay, CA 94923 
[Gary Cherr, Ph.D., Principal Investigator] is requesting a permit for 
the captive maintenance, breeding and outplanting of white abalone, 
Haliotis sorenseni. The purpose of this research is to overcome key 
barriers to captive propagation of the endangered white abalone, to 
identify limitations to reproduction in wild animals, to further 
understand disease processes and how to mitigate them, and the most 
successful means of restoration. In addition, white abalone will be 
maintained at participating aquariums for education and reserve 
holding. No white abalone will be taken from the wild; animals will 
come from existing captive broodstock and their progeny. A permit is 
requested for five years. File No. 14400: Channel Islands National 
Park, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA 93001 [Daniel Richards, 
Principal Investigator] is requesting a permit to continue monitoring 
of black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii, a species listed as endangered 
on February 13, 2009. The objective of this monitoring is to identify 
population trends through population counts and size distribution 
measurements. Monitoring would consist of only non-lethal take to 
measure abalone, and at selected sites, tag some individuals to 
determine survivorship and growth. This information will be used to 
follow recovery in wild abalone, track disease spread, and to further 
understand habitat preferences and changes associated with competition 
and reduced population size following disease mortality that may apply 
to recovery. A permit is requested for five years.

    Dated: August 21, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-20729 Filed 8-26-09; 8:45 am]
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