Endangered Species; File No. 15672, 15997 [2012-6574]
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 53 / Monday, March 19, 2012 / Notices
Dated: March 12, 2012.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer\Chief Administrative
Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–6485 Filed 3–16–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XB083
Endangered Species; File No. 15672
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Molly Lutcavage, Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, 108 Main
Street, Gloucester MA 01930 has been
issued a permit to take leatherback sea
turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) for
purposes of scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
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; and
Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930; phone (978) 281–9328; fax
(978) 281–9394.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Cairns or Amy Hapeman, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
26, 2011, notice was published in the
Federal Register (76 FR 23305) that a
request for a scientific research permit
to take leatherback sea turtles had been
submitted by the above-named
individual. The requested permit has
been issued 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 five year permit authorizes Dr.
Lutcavage to conduct research to
characterize the distribution,
movements and dive behavior of
leatherback sea turtles in the waters of
New England. Researchers may take up
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to 25 leatherback sea turtles annually
that have been disentangled from
fishing gear by a stranding network or
captured with a breakaway hoopnet.
Turtles would be measured, weighed,
photographed and videotaped, flipper
and passive integrated transponder
tagged, blood, tissue, and fecal sampled,
cloacal, oral, and nasal swabbed, tagged
with an electronic transmitter, and
released.
Issuance of this permit, 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 such endangered or
threatened species, and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: March 13, 2012.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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The Chief Financial Officer
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the General Services Administration,
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Nomination Evaluation Committee on
March 1, 2012.
DATES: The Charter for the National
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Administration, with the concurrence of
the General Services Administration,
renewed the Charter for the National
Medal of Technology and Innovation
Nomination Evaluation Committee
(NMTI Committee) on March 1, 2012.
This Notice is published in accordance
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Public Law 96–480 (15 U.S.C. 3711), as
amended August 9, 2007, specifically
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the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property, to the Secretary
who, in turn, forwards his
recommendations for the Medal to the
President.
Dated: March 13, 2012.
Teresa Stanek Rea,
Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Acting Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB083
Endangered Species; File No. 15672
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Molly Lutcavage, Ph.D., University
of Massachusetts, Amherst, 108 Main Street, Gloucester MA 01930 has
been issued a permit to take leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys
coriacea) for purposes of scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
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; and
Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930;
phone (978) 281-9328; fax (978) 281-9394.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Cairns or Amy Hapeman, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 26, 2011, notice was published in
the Federal Register (76 FR 23305) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take leatherback sea turtles had been submitted by
the above-named individual. The requested permit has been issued 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 five year permit authorizes Dr. Lutcavage to conduct research
to characterize the distribution, movements and dive behavior of
leatherback sea turtles in the waters of New England. Researchers may
take up to 25 leatherback sea turtles annually that have been
disentangled from fishing gear by a stranding network or captured with
a breakaway hoopnet. Turtles would be measured, weighed, photographed
and videotaped, flipper and passive integrated transponder tagged,
blood, tissue, and fecal sampled, cloacal, oral, and nasal swabbed,
tagged with an electronic transmitter, and released.
Issuance of this permit, 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 such endangered or threatened
species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: March 13, 2012.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-6574 Filed 3-16-12; 8:45 am]
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