[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 34349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14175]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC058


Endangered Species; File No. 16803

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 NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center (SWFSC), 3333 N. Torrey Pines Ct., La Jolla, CA 92037, 
[Responsible Party: Lisa Ballance, Ph.D.], has applied in due form for 
a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), 
and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles for scientific 
research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before July 11, 2012.

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. 16803 from the list of available applications.
    These documents are also available upon written request or by 
appointment in the following offices:
    Permits and Conservation 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 Southwest Region, NMFS, 
501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone 
(562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018.
    Written comments on this application should be submitted to the 
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division
     by email to [email protected] (include the File 
No. in the subject line of the email),
     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 and Conservation 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: Amy Hapeman 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 SWFSC proposes to continue long-term monitoring of the status 
of sea turtles in San Diego Bay, California. The purpose of the work is 
to determine their abundance, size ranges, growth, sex ratio, health 
status, diving behavior, local movements, habitat use, and migration 
routes. Up to 50 green, five olive ridley, and five loggerhead sea 
turtles would be captured annually by entanglement netting and have the 
following procedures performed before release: photography/video; 
flipper tagging and passive integrated transponder tagging; ultrasound; 
morphometrics; tetracycline injection; fecal, scute and tissue 
sampling; cloacal and oral swabbing; lavage; and up two transmitter 
attachments. Animals with transmitters may be tracked by vessel after 
release. The permit would be valid for five years from the date of 
issuance.

    Dated: June 5, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-14175 Filed 6-8-12; 8:45 am]
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