[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 28899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11603]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD296


Endangered Species; File No. 18604

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 Guam Department of Agriculture 
Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (DAWR), 163 Dairy Road, 
Mangilao, Guam 96913, has applied in due form for a permit to take 
green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea 
turtles for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before June 19, 2014.

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. 18604 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
Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, 
HI 96818; phone (808) 725-5000; fax (808) 973-2941.

    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 Courtney Smith, (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 
parts 222-226).
    The applicant requests a five-year research permit to gather 
information on green and hawksbill sea turtle movement, species 
distribution, and health status and to document threats to the species. 
Researchers would annually capture and release 15 green and 6 hawksbill 
sea turtles by hand or by net in Guam waters. Turtles would be 
measured, flipper tagged, photographed, passive integrated transponder 
tagged, tissue sampled, and released. A subset of each species also 
would have a satellite transmitter attached to the turtle's carapace. 
This information would be used to develop conservation management 
measures for these species.

    Dated: May 15, 2013.
Tammy C. Adams,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-11603 Filed 5-19-14; 8:45 am]
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