[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 56815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25794]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF827


Endangered Species; File No. 21260

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 NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries 
Science Center [Responsible Party: Michael Seki, Ph.D.], 1845 Wasp 
Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96818, has applied in due form for a 
permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys 
imbricata), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta 
caretta), and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles for 
purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before January 2, 2018.

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. 21260 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 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 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center proposes to continue 
long-term monitoring of sea turtles in the Pacific Islands Region to 
understand population status, abundance, and trends as well as age at 
maturity, growth rates, and foraging and movement ecology of green, 
hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead, and olive ridley sea turtles. 
Annually, up to 250 green, 150 hawksbill, 100 loggerhead, 100 
leatherback, and 100 olive ridley sea turtles would be captured for 
morphometric data, tagging (flipper and passive integrated 
transponder), biological samples, and instrument attachment (acoustic, 
satellite, and/or archival) prior to release. The permit would be valid 
for up to ten years from the date of issuance.

    Dated: November 27, 2017.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-25794 Filed 11-29-17; 8:45 am]
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