[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 31248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10404]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD020]


Endangered Species; File No. 27233

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 David Portnoy, Ph.D., Texas A&M 
University, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, has applied in due form for a 
permit to import scalloped hammerhead shark parts for purposes of 
scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before June 15, 2023.

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. 27233 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. 27233 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: Jennifer Skidmore or 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 222-226).
    The applicant is requesting authorization to import scalloped 
hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) parts for genetic analysis. Parts would be 
from animals that have been previously collected or opportunistically 
acquired from fish markets representing the following geographic 
locations: Mexico (Eastern Pacific Distinct Population Segment (DPS), 
up to 100 individuals), Sierra Leone (Eastern Atlantic DPS, up to 50 
individuals), Cabo Verde (Eastern Atlantic DPS, up to 50 individuals), 
all other countries (Eastern Pacific DPS, up to 100 individuals), and 
all other countries (Eastern Atlantic DPS, up to 50 individuals). The 
requested duration of the permit is 6 years.

    Dated: May 11, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-10404 Filed 5-15-23; 8:45 am]
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