Application for a Permit Modification: Endangered Species; File No. 17304, 60129 [2015-25209]
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Dated: September 28, 2015.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
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limits), other possession limits, other
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Council and the ASMFC will consider
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Tracey L. Thompson,
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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
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Application for a Permit Modification:
Endangered Species; File No. 17304
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
a permit modification.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Kristen Hart, Ph.D., U.S. Geological
Survey, 3205 College Ave., Davie, FL
33314, has requested a modification to
scientific research Permit No. 17304–01.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
November 4, 2015.
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. 17304 Mod 2 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
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the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 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 Carrie Hubard, (301)
427–8401.
The
subject modification to Permit No.
17304, issued on September 20, 2013
(78 FR 59657) 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 222–226).
Permit No. 17304–01 authorizes
researchers to capture 100 green, 100
loggerhead, 90 Kemp’s ridley, and 20
hawksbill sea turtles annually by hand
or using nets in the northern Gulf of
Mexico. Alternative to direct capture,
researchers may obtain sea turtles for
study that are legally captured during
relocation trawling for the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. Sea turtles may have
the following types of procedures
performed before release:
Morphometrics, marking, photograph/
video, tagging, biological sampling, and/
or attachment of transmitters and
subsequent tracking. The permit is valid
through September 30, 2018. Dr. Hart is
seeking to modify the permit to (1)
authorize trawling as a capture method,
and (2) increase the annual number of
loggerhead and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles
taken by 200 and 210 turtles,
respectively. This work would be used
to (1) provide density and abundance
data to managers for these species in
Louisiana waters and associated federal
waters, and (2) establish the feasibility
of sea turtle monitoring in the Gulf of
Mexico by trawl.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: September 29, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC667
Application for a Permit Modification: Endangered Species; File
No. 17304
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 Kristen Hart, Ph.D., U.S.
Geological Survey, 3205 College Ave., Davie, FL 33314, has requested a
modification to scientific research Permit No. 17304-01.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before November 4, 2015.
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. 17304 Mod 2 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 NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 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 Carrie Hubard, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No.
17304, issued on September 20, 2013 (78 FR 59657) 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
222-226).
Permit No. 17304-01 authorizes researchers to capture 100 green,
100 loggerhead, 90 Kemp's ridley, and 20 hawksbill sea turtles annually
by hand or using nets in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Alternative to
direct capture, researchers may obtain sea turtles for study that are
legally captured during relocation trawling for the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. Sea turtles may have the following types of procedures
performed before release: Morphometrics, marking, photograph/video,
tagging, biological sampling, and/or attachment of transmitters and
subsequent tracking. The permit is valid through September 30, 2018.
Dr. Hart is seeking to modify the permit to (1) authorize trawling as a
capture method, and (2) increase the annual number of loggerhead and
Kemp's ridley sea turtles taken by 200 and 210 turtles, respectively.
This work would be used to (1) provide density and abundance data to
managers for these species in Louisiana waters and associated federal
waters, and (2) establish the feasibility of sea turtle monitoring in
the Gulf of Mexico by trawl.
Dated: September 29, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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