[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 30440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12744]


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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; issuance of permit modification.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Larry Wood, LDWood BioConsulting, 
Inc., 425 Kennedy Street, Jupiter, FL 33468 has been issued a 
modification to scientific research Permit No. 18136.

ADDRESSES: The modification and related documents are available for 
review 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Brendan Hurley; phone: 
(301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 3, 2015, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (80 FR 5739) that a modification of Permit No. 
18136, issued September 30, 2014 (79 FR 74712), had been requested by 
the above-named individual. The requested modification has been granted 
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).
    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. Twelve hawksbills may be captured for the above procedures 
and fitted with a satellite transmitter prior to their release 
annually. The permit has been modified to authorize work in the waters 
of Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. The permit is valid through 
September 30, 2019.
    Issuance of this modification, as required by the ESA was based on 
a finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will 
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered or threatened 
species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth 
in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: May 19, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-12744 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
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