[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 55095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23007]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE154


Endangered Species; File No. 18926

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 Jane Provancha, Mail Code: IHA-005 
OHF, Room 1104, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815 has applied in due form 
for a permit to take green sea (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta 
caretta), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), and hawksbill 
(Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of scientific 
research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before October 14, 2015.

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. 18926 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: Brendan Hurley 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 
parts 222-226).
    The applicant requests a five-year permit to continue monitoring 
the abundance and distribution of sea turtles inhabiting the waters of 
the northern Indian River Lagoon and Mosquito Lagoon system (in Volusia 
and Brevard Counties), Florida. The purpose of this project is to 
provide NASA-Kennedy Space Center with updates on the status of marine 
turtles within its boundaries and nearby waters. This area also will 
continue to be used as an index site to document distribution and 
movement of individuals in these waters. The applicant requests to 
capture by hand, tangle, or dip net up to 50 green, one Kemp's ridley, 
1 hawksbill, and 50 loggerhead turtles, each year. Turtles will be 
placed onboard a research vessel for morphometric measures, tagging, 
photographs, tissue and blood sampling, and/or possible lavage, before 
release. A subset of captured turtles may also be released with sonic 
transmitters glued to the carapace.

    Dated: September 8, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-23007 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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