[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66656-66657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23992]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC507]


Endangered Species; File No. 26973

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 the Field Museum (Kevin Feldheim, 
Ph.D., Responsible Party), 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 
60605, has applied in due form for a permit to import and export 
angelshark parts for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before December 5, 2022.

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. 26973 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 File No. 26973 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

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the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be 
appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore and Erin Markin, 
Ph.D., (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 through 226).
    The applicant proposes to import and export parts from three 
species of angelshark for research into the population genetics and 
basic breeding biology. Unlimited samples from the following species 
will be imported and potentially exported annually: 800 individuals of 
the common angelshark (Squatina squatina) and 40 individuals each of 
the other species (sawback [Squatina aculeata] and smoothback [Squatina 
occulta] angelsharks). These parts would be from live capture research 
activities primarily in the Northeastern Atlantic, but opportunistic 
world-wide import and export is also requested. The requested duration 
of the permit is 5 years.

    Dated: October 31, 2022.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-23992 Filed 11-3-22; 8:45 am]
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