[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 48806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20190]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA625


Endangered Species; File No. 16194

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 the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) [Bonnie Ponwith: 
Responsible Party], 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149, has 
applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), 
hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), 
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), olive ridley (Lepidochelys 
olivacea), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and unidentified 
hardshell sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before September 8, 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. 16194 
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
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 
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: Colette Cairns or Amy Hapeman, (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 proposed research would allow the applicant to monitor the take 
of green, loggerhead, hawksbill, leatherback, Kemp's ridley, olive 
ridley, and unidentified hardshell sea turtles during SEFSC resource 
assessment cruises in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean and the 
Caribbean Sea. Green, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, hawksbill, 
leatherback, olive ridley and unidentified hardshell sea turtles 
captured under separate authority would be handled, photographed, 
measured, weighed, flipper and passive integrated transponder tagged, 
temporarily marked, skin biopsied, and released. These efforts would 
aid in the development and refinement of management efforts to recover 
these species. The sampling would be conducted year-round for five 
years from the date of issuance of the permit.

    Dated: August 3, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-20190 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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