Endangered Species; File No. 17304, 59657-59658 [2013-23544]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 188 / Friday, September 27, 2013 / Notices the Council Office (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: September 24, 2013. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–23615 Filed 9–26–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC890 Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold a work session for the Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee and Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Technical Advisory Committee (GEM Committees), which is open to the public. DATES: The meeting will be held October 15, 2013, from 9 a.m. until the earlier of 5 p.m. or when business for that day has been completed, and on October 16, from 8 a.m. until the earlier of 5 p.m. or when business for that day has been completed. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Watertown Hotel Seattle, 4242 Roosevelt Way NE., Seattle, WA 98105; telephone: (206) 826–4242. Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Brett Wiedoff, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820–2280. 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The meeting will be restricted to those issues specifically listed 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 GEM committees’ intent to take final action to address the emergency. A meeting report, including potential alternatives, will be prepared by Pacific Council staff for consideration by the Pacific Council at its November 2013 meeting in Costa Mesa, CA. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 at least five days prior to the meeting date. Dated: September 24, 2013. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 59657 The workshop will be held on October 15, 2013, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and October 16, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the NMFS Alaska Fishery Science Center Traynor Room, 7600 Sand Point Way, Building 4, Seattle, WA. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve MacLean, Council staff, telephone: (907) 271–2809. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop objectives and agenda can be found here: https:// www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/. Interested parties also may participate in the workshop via Webex by logging on at https://npfmc.webex.com. DATES: Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date. Dated: September 24, 2013. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–23614 Filed 9–26–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P [FR Doc. 2013–23613 Filed 9–26–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC667 RIN 0648–XC888 Endangered Species; File No. 17304 North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a workshop hosted by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. AGENCY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will host a public workshop for developing possibilities for collaboration in order to survey areas of coral abundance, to identify and develop tools for coral impact reduction, and potential management measures to be considered for conserving areas of coral concentrations and associated fish productivity. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of permit. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that Kristen Hart, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, 3205 College Ave., Davie, Florida, 33314 has been issued a permit to take loggerhead (Caretta caretta), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles 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, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1 59658 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 188 / Friday, September 27, 2013 / Notices Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)427–8401; fax (301)713–0376; and Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824– 5309. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2013–23544 Filed 9–26–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:21 Sep 26, 2013 Jkt 229001 [Docket No. PTO–C–2013–0050] Performance Review Board ACTION: Notice. In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announces the appointment of persons to serve as members of its Performance Review Board (PRB). 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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). Permit No. 17304 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 procedures performed before release: Measure; remove epibiota; carapace mark; photograph/ video; flipper and passive integrated transponder tag; weigh; skin, fecal, scute and blood sample; stomach lavage; track; and/or attach up to three transmitters. The permit is valid for 5 years beginning October 1, 2013. 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: September 24, 2013. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. Patent and Trademark Office AGENCY: ´ Amy Hapeman or Rosa L. Gonzalez, (301)427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILLING CODE 3510–16–P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Additions Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Additions to the Procurement List. 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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59657-59658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23544]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC667


Endangered Species; File No. 17304

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 Kristen Hart, Ph.D., U.S. 
Geological Survey, 3205 College Ave., Davie, Florida, 33314 has been 
issued a permit to take loggerhead (Caretta caretta), hawksbill 
(Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), and 
green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles 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,

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Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)427-8401; fax (301)713-0376; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 
33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Rosa L. 
Gonz[aacute]lez, (301)427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 17, 2013, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (78 FR 29114) that a request for a scientific research 
permit to take loggerhead, green, hawksbill, and Kemp's ridley 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).
    Permit No. 17304 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 procedures performed 
before release: Measure; remove epibiota; carapace mark; photograph/
video; flipper and passive integrated transponder tag; weigh; skin, 
fecal, scute and blood sample; stomach lavage; track; and/or attach up 
to three transmitters. The permit is valid for 5 years beginning 
October 1, 2013.
    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: September 24, 2013.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-23544 Filed 9-26-13; 8:45 am]
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