[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45230-45231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19122]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA603


Endangered Species; File No. 15802

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 Florida Fish and Wildlife 
Conservation Commission, 100 Eighth Avenue, SE, St. Petersburg, FL 
33701 [Gregg Poulakis, Responsible Party], has applied in due form for 
a permit to take smalltooth sawfish and listed sea turtle species for 
purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before August 29, 2011.

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, and then selecting File 
No. 15802 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) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376; and

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    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, 
Florida 33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.
    Written comments on this application should be submitted to the 
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division
     By e-mail to [email protected] (include the File 
No. in the subject line of the e-mail),
     By facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or
     At the address listed above.
    Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a 
written request to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 
Division at the address listed above. The request should set forth the 
specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be 
appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Colette Cairns, 
(301) 427-8401.

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 applicant proposes to monitor smalltooth sawfish (Pristis 
pectinata) populations of Florida, primarily in the greater Charlotte 
Harbor estuarine system. Annually, up to 125 sawfish would be captured 
by gillnet, seine, or longline, handled, measured, passive integrated 
transponder, roto, and external satellite tagged, tissue and biopsy 
sampled, examined by ultrasound, and released. Dead sawfish acquired 
through strandings or from law enforcement confiscations would be 
sampled for scientific purposes. The applicant also seeks authorization 
to capture green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), 
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys 
coriacea), and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles. Sea turtles 
would be measured, photographed, and released. The permit is requested 
for a duration of 5 years.

    Dated: July 22, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-19122 Filed 7-27-11; 8:45 am]
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