[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04390]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC667


Endangered Species; File No. 17304

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 Kristen Hart, Ph.D., U.S. 
Geological Survey, 3205 College Ave., Davie, Florida 33314, has 
requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 17302-02.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before April 6, 2017.

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. 17304 mod 4 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: Erin Markin or Amy Hapeman, (301) 427-
8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No. 
17304-02, issued on September 20, 2013 (78 FR 59657) 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. 17304-02 authorizes the permit holder to capture by 
hand, strike nets, dip net, tangle net, or trawl up to 100 green 
(Chelonia mydas), 20 hawksbill (Eretmochely imbricata), 300 Kemp's 
ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), and 300 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea 
turtles annually in the Gulf of Mexico from the Florida/Alabama border 
to the Louisiana/Texas border to determine the distribution, seasonal 
movements, vital rates and habitat use of sea turtles. Each turtle may 
be biologically sampled, marked, and/or tagged prior to release. The 
permit holder requests authorization to: (1) Expand the research area 
to include waters from the Louisiana/Texas border to the Texas/Mexico 
border; and (2) increase the number of green sea turtles taken from 100 
to 200 animals annually. The permit is valid through September 30, 
2018.

    Dated: March 1, 2017.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-04390 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am]
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