[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42915-42916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14140]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD122]


Endangered Species; File No. 27109

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 Christopher Marshall, Ph.D., Texas 
A&M University, 200 Seawolf Parkway, Building 3029, Room 253, 
Galveston, TX 77553, has applied in due form for a permit to take 
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead 
(Caretta caretta), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles 
for purposes of scientific research.

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DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before August 4, 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. 27109 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. 27109 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: Erin Markin, Ph.D., 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).
    The applicant proposes to continue research to characterize the 
movement, habitat use, foraging ecology, and health of juvenile, 
subadult, and adult sea turtles in estuarine, coastal, and offshore 
waters of Texas. Up to 25 Kemp's ridley, 25 green, 25 loggerhead, and 
10 hawksbill sea turtles may be captured by hand, dip net, cast net, or 
entanglement net, marked (temporary paint, flipper, passive integrated 
transponder), epibiota removed, photographed, videoed, weighed, and 
measured prior to release. A subset of sea turtles would be 
biologically sampled (blood, scute, skin) or receive transmitters 
(acoustic and satellite tags or a video tag attached with epoxy or by 
drilling through the carapace) prior to release. The permit would be 
valid for 10 years.

    Dated: June 29, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-14140 Filed 7-3-23; 8:45 am]
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