[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35491-35492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14275]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB210]


Endangered Species; File Nos. 24140 and 24368

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, Herndon Solutions 
Group, LLC., 2562 Meadow Lane, Cocoa, FL 32926 and the NMFS Southeast 
Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 
33149 (Responsible Party: Lisa Desfosse), have applied in due form for 
permits to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys 
imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback 
(Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), olive ridley (L. 
olivacea), and

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unidentified hardshell sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before August 5, 2021.

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. 24140 or 24368 from the list of available applications. These 
documents are also available upon written request via email to 
[email protected].
    Written comments on this application should be submitted via email 
to [email protected]. Please include the relevant File No. in 
the subject line of the email comment.
    Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a 
written request via email to [email protected]. 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 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).
    File No. 24140: The applicant proposes to continue long term 
monitoring of the relative health, abundance, and distribution of 
green, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley and hawksbill sea turtles inhabiting 
the northern Indian River Lagoon, including the Mosquito Lagoon, Banana 
River in Volusia and Brevard Counties, Florida. Annually up to 30 
greens, 30 loggerheads, one Kemp's ridley and one hawksbill would be 
captured by tangle net. Turtles would be measured, weighed, flipper 
tagged, and passive integrated transponder (PIT) tagged, photographed, 
and released. Green and loggerhead sea turtles would also be scute, 
skin, and blood sampled, and gastric lavaged prior to release. Up to 10 
green and 10 loggerhead sea turtles may be released with sonic 
transmitters. The permit would be valid for 10 years.
    File No. 24368: The SEFSC proposes to continue studying sea turtles 
legally bycaught within commercial fisheries and during other human 
activities operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean 
Sea, and the high seas. The objective is to better understand movement 
and migration, habitat use, genetics, and population dynamics of the 
sea turtle species that interact with these human activities. Up to 111 
green, 31 hawksbill, 260 Kemp's ridley, 117 leatherback, 490 
loggerhead, 20 olive ridley, and 23 unidentified/hybrid live turtles 
would be photographed, measured, weighed, flipper tagged and PIT 
tagged, skin biopsied, and released annually. Carcasses, tissues or 
parts also may be salvaged from dead sea turtles. This work includes 
the import of biological samples or dead parts collected on the high 
seas. The permit would be valid for 10 years.

    Dated: June 29, 2021.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-14275 Filed 7-2-21; 8:45 am]
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