[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9297-9298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04361]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG037


Endangered Species; File No. 21467

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 Karen Holloway-Adkins, Ph.D., East 
Coast Biologists, Inc., P.O. Box 37715, Indialantic, Florida 32903, has 
applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas) and 
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles for purposes of scientific 
research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before April 4, 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. 21467 from the list of available applications.
    These documents are also available upon written request or by 
appointment

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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).
    Karen Holloway-Adkins proposes to continue to characterize the 
population of green and loggerhead sea turtles in nearshore reefs in 
Brevard County, Florida to determine: (1) Spatial and temporal 
distribution, (2) mean size, (3) foraging habitats, (4) body conditions 
and fibropapillomatosis ratios, (5) genetic origin, and (6) home-range, 
site fidelity, and residency times. Up to 80 green and six loggerhead 
sea turtles would be captured by hand or using dip or tangle nets, 
annually. All captured green sea turtles would be measured, weighed, 
and photographed and released. Annually, up to 65 green sea turtles 
also would be tagged (passive integrated transponder [PIT] and 
flipper), and biologically sampled (blood and tissue) and a subset 
would receive a transmitter (drill carapace or epoxy attachment) or 
undergo lavage prior to release. Loggerhead sea turtles would be tagged 
(PIT and flipper), biologically sampled (blood and tissue), 
photographed, measured, and weighed prior to release.

    Dated: February 27, 2018.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-04361 Filed 3-2-18; 8:45 am]
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