[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 23020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10548]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF862


Endangered Species; File No. 21367

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 Christopher Marshall, Ph.D., Texas 
A&M University at Galveston, 200 Seawolf Parkway, Galveston, TX 77553, 
has requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 21367.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before June 20, 2019.

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. 21367 Mod 3 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: Amy Hapeman or Erin Markin, (301) 427-
8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No. 
21367, issued on March 15, 2018 (83 FR 17655) 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 parts 222-226).
    Permit No. 21367 authorizes the permit holder to conduct research 
on sea turtles to characterize the movement, habitat use, foraging 
ecology, and health of sea turtles on the Texas coast and in the 
western Gulf of Mexico. Researchers are authorized to capture sea 
turtles by hand, dip net, tangle net or cast net and perform the 
following procedures prior to release of animals: Examination, marking, 
morphometrics, biological sampling, and attachment of transmitters. The 
permit holder requests authorization to increase the number of green 
sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) that may be taken annually from 45 to 80 
animals to accommodate increased efforts in Laguna Madre. No other 
changes to the permit are requested.

    Dated: May 16, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-10548 Filed 5-20-19; 8:45 am]
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