[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34967-34968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14857]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA494


Endangered Species; File No. 10027

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

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for a permit modification.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Center for Biodiversity and 
Conservation, American Museum of Natural History (Responsible Party: 
Eleanor Sterling, PhD), Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, New 
York 10024, has requested a modification to scientific research Permit 
No. 10027.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before July 15, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The modification request 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/, and then selecting File 
No. 10027-05 from the list of available applications. These documents 
are also available 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) 713-0376; and
    Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, 
Honolulu, HI

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96814-4700; phone (808) 944-2200; fax (808) 973-2941.
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this request 
should be submitted to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 
Division, at the address listed above. Comments may also be submitted 
by facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. Please include the File No. in the subject 
line of the e-mail comment.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the 
specific reasons why a hearing on this particular modification request 
would be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Kristy Beard, (301) 
713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No. 
10027, issued on July 30, 2008 (73 FR 44224), is requested under the 
authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (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 permit currently authorizes the permit holder to study the 
population biology and connectivity of green (Chelonia mydas) and 
hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles focusing on distribution 
and abundance, ecology, health, and threats to sea turtles at the 
Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The permit holder requests a 
modification to their existing permit to increase the number of green 
sea turtles taken annually from 100 to 250 turtles per year. Of the 
total 250 green sea turtles, researchers request to increase the number 
tagged with sonic transmitters from 30 to 40 turtles annually. The 
modification is needed to accommodate higher than anticipated capture 
rates and an increase in capture efforts. These data will help 
determine if temporal, stage-specific, or sex-specific movement 
patterns exist for the population of sea turtles at Palmyra. The 
modified permit would expire July 31, 2013.

    Dated: June 10, 2011.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-14857 Filed 6-14-11; 8:45 am]
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