Endangered Species; File No. 1377, 59318 [05-20452]

Download as PDF 59318 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 12, 2005 / Notices telephone: (727) 896–8626; fax: (727) 893–2947. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407–4699; telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. Invited workshop participants will meet from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. on October 26, 2005, and from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. on October 27, 2005, to complete a draft of the Council’s Deepwater Coral Research and Monitoring Plan. This workshop is a follow up to one held in 2004. The workshop is designed to consolidate and refine sections of the draft document that have been developed through the use of a web portal. When completed, the detailed research and monitoring plan will be integrated into the Council’s developing Fishery Ecosystem Plan and support long-term research needs for the proposed deepwater Lophelia coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern. In addition, the research plan will also comprise the South Atlantic component of NOAA’s national strategy for research and monitoring of deepwater coral communities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meetings. Dated: October 6, 2005. Emily Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E5–5576 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:48 Oct 11, 2005 Jkt 208001 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 083105B] Endangered Species; File No. 1377 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit modification. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Anton Tucker, Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236, has been issued a modification to scientific research Permit No. 1377. ADDRESSES: The modification and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s): Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824– 5309. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hubard or Patrick Opay, (301)713–2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 14, 2004, notice was published in the Federal Register (69 FR 3568) that a modification of Permit No. 1377, issued December 4, 2002 (67 FR 76727), had been requested by the above-named organization. The requested modification has been granted 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 222–226). Modification No. 1 to Permit No. 1377 will allow the holder to expand the study area to include the Florida Keys and Sarasota Bay, and allow the capture, flipper and PIT tagging, and collection of blood and tissue samples from an additional 150 juvenile and subadult green (Chelonia mydas), 150 juvenile and sub-adult Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), 100 juvenile and sub-adult loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and 5 juvenile and sub-adult hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles. The holder will perform additional sampling techniques for all captured turtles including scute scraping for heavy metal analysis, bioelectrical PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 impedance analysis to determine fat content, and laparoscopic surgery to determine sex and reproductive status. Gastric lavage will be conducted on green sea turtles to obtain dietary samples. The permit holder will utilize additional telemetry instruments and attachment methods, including radio tags, sonic tags, time depth recorders, animal-borne video, audio and environmental data collection systems (AVEDS), and receiver tags (e.g., bioacoustic probe). Instruments will be attached to a subset of turtles in Charlotte Harbor or Sarasota Bay, and a subset of turtles in the Florida Keys. The amended permit expires December 31, 2007. Issuance of this modification, as required by the ESA was based on a finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of any endangered or threatened species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Dated: October 6, 2005. Stephen L. Leathery, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 05–20452 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 100405B] Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Application and requests for modification of scientific research permits. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received one scientific research permit application and 18 modification requests relating to Pacific salmon. The proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management and conservation efforts. DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the applications must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific daylight-saving time on November 14, 2005. ADDRESSES: Written comments on the applications should be sent to Protected E:\FR\FM\12OCN1.SGM 12OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 59318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20452]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 083105B]


Endangered Species; File No. 1377

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit modification.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Anton Tucker, Mote Marine 
Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236, has been 
issued a modification to scientific research Permit No. 1377.

ADDRESSES: The modification and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following 
office(s):
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)427-2521; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 
33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hubard or Patrick Opay, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 14, 2004, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (69 FR 3568) that a modification of Permit No. 
1377, issued December 4, 2002 (67 FR 76727), had been requested by the 
above-named organization. The requested modification has been granted 
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 
222-226).
    Modification No. 1 to Permit No. 1377 will allow the holder to 
expand the study area to include the Florida Keys and Sarasota Bay, and 
allow the capture, flipper and PIT tagging, and collection of blood and 
tissue samples from an additional 150 juvenile and subadult green 
(Chelonia mydas), 150 juvenile and sub-adult Kemp's ridley 
(Lepidochelys kempii), 100 juvenile and sub-adult loggerhead (Caretta 
caretta), and 5 juvenile and sub-adult hawksbill (Eretmochelys 
imbricata) sea turtles. The holder will perform additional sampling 
techniques for all captured turtles including scute scraping for heavy 
metal analysis, bioelectrical impedance analysis to determine fat 
content, and laparoscopic surgery to determine sex and reproductive 
status. Gastric lavage will be conducted on green sea turtles to obtain 
dietary samples. The permit holder will utilize additional telemetry 
instruments and attachment methods, including radio tags, sonic tags, 
time depth recorders, animal-borne video, audio and environmental data 
collection systems (AVEDS), and receiver tags (e.g., bioacoustic 
probe). Instruments will be attached to a subset of turtles in 
Charlotte Harbor or Sarasota Bay, and a subset of turtles in the 
Florida Keys. The amended permit expires December 31, 2007.
    Issuance of this modification, as required by the ESA was based on 
a finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will 
not operate to the disadvantage of any endangered or threatened 
species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth 
in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: October 6, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-20452 Filed 10-11-05; 8:45 am]
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