[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 5739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02054]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD075


Endangered Species; File No. 18136

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 Larry Wood, LDWood BioConsulting, 
Inc., 425 Kennedy Street, Jupiter, FL 33468, has requested a 
modification to scientific research Permit No. 18136.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before March 5, 2015.

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. 18136 Mod 1 from the list of available applications. These 
documents are also available upon written request or by appointment in 
the 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.
    Written comments on this application should be submitted to the 
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, at the address listed above. 
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by 
email to [email protected]. Please include the File No. in the 
subject line of the email comment.
    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 Brendan Hurley, (301) 
427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No. 
18136, issued on December 16, 2014 (79 FR 74712) 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).
    Permit No. 18136 authorizes the permit holder to continue to 
describe the abundance and movements of an aggregation of hawksbill sea 
turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) found on the barrier reefs of 
southeast Florida. Up to 50 sea turtles may be approached during dives 
for observation and photographs annually. Up to 25 additional animals 
may be hand captured, measured, flipper and passive integrated 
transponder tagged, photographed, tissue sampled, and released 
annually. In addition, up to six sub-adult and six adult hawksbills 
maybe captured for the above procedures and fitted with a satellite 
transmitter prior to their release. The permit is valid through 
September 30, 2019. The permit holder requests authorization to expand 
the study area to include the waters of Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. 
No other changes to the permit are requested.

    Dated: January 28, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-02054 Filed 2-2-15; 8:45 am]
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