Endangered Species; File Nos. 24016 and 24020, 65030 [2020-22615]
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NMFS is forwarding copies of this
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: October 7, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020–22616 Filed 10–13–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA558]
Endangered Species; File Nos. 24016
and 24020
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications
for permits.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
two applicants have applied in due form
for a permit to take Atlantic (Acipenser
oxyrinchus) and shortnose (A.
brevirostrum) sturgeon for purposes of
scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
November 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The applications 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 the appropriate File Nos.
24016 or 24020 from the list of available
applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email
to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the appropriate File No. 24016
or 24020 in the subject line of the email
comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a similar written
request via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on the requested
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Malcolm Mohead or Erin Markin, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permits are requested under the
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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).
File No. 24016: Jason Kahn, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910, requests a permit to conduct
scientific research on Atlantic and
shortnose sturgeon in freshwater and
estuary areas of the Chesapeake Bay to
assess adult sturgeon population and
reproductive capacity as well as monitor
spawning activity, movement, and
habitat through telemetry. Juvenile, subadult and adult life stages of Atlantic
and shortnose sturgeon would be
captured using gill or trammel nets,
trawls, and trapping nets (e.g., fyke, or
other trap nets), whereupon all animals
would be marked with passive
integrated transponder (PIT) and Floy
tags, genetic tissue sampled, measured,
weighed, photographed and released.
Subsets of animals may also be
anesthetized, internally or externally
acoustically tagged, biologically
sampled (i.e., fin ray, blood, gametes),
endoscoped and ultrasounded. Larvae
and eggs may also be collected with Dnets, trawls (i.e., epibenthic sleds), and
egg mats. The applicant anticipates that
up to one adult/sub-adult and one
juvenile Atlantic sturgeon may be killed
annually.
In coastal areas within the Atlantic
sturgeon’s range, research will focus on
opportunistic sampling and telemetry of
adult, sub-adult and juvenile life stages
captured incidentally under other ESA
authority. All animals would be marked
with PIT and Floy tags, genetic tissue
sampled, measured, weighed,
photographed, and released. Subsets of
animals may also be anesthetized,
internally or externally acoustically
tagged, biologically sampled (e.g., fin
ray, blood, gametes), and endoscoped.
Survival and coastal movement of
animals in a mixed marine stock would
be documented through telemetry. The
permit would be valid for up to 10 years
from the date of issuance.
File No. 24020: The Delaware
Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control, 3002 Bayside
Drive, Dover, DE 19901 (Responsible
Party: Michael Stangle), requests a
permit to conduct scientific research on
adult, sub-adult, and juvenile Atlantic
and shortnose sturgeon in the Delaware
River to document abundance,
movement patterns, and habitat
preference using telemetry. Annually,
sturgeon would be captured with
gillnets and trawls, where upon they
would be weighed, measured, examined
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for tags, marked with PIT and Floy tags,
genetically sampled, photographed and
released. Subsets of animals would be
anesthetized and implanted with
acoustic transmitters, gastric lavaged,
and fin-ray sampled, released, and
traced by telemetry.
The applicant anticipates that up to
one adult/sub-adult and one juvenile
Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon may be
killed annually. The permit would be
valid for up to 10 years from the date
of issuance.
Dated: October 7, 2020.
Julia Marie 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
[RTID 0648-XA558]
Endangered Species; File Nos. 24016 and 24020
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications for permits.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that two applicants have applied in due
form for a permit to take Atlantic (Acipenser oxyrinchus) and shortnose
(A. brevirostrum) sturgeon for purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before November 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The applications 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 the
appropriate File Nos. 24016 or 24020 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 the appropriate File No.
24016 or 24020 in the subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
similar written request via email to [email protected]. The
request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on the
requested application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Malcolm Mohead or Erin Markin, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permits are 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).
File No. 24016: Jason Kahn, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, requests a permit to
conduct scientific research on Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon in
freshwater and estuary areas of the Chesapeake Bay to assess adult
sturgeon population and reproductive capacity as well as monitor
spawning activity, movement, and habitat through telemetry. Juvenile,
sub-adult and adult life stages of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon
would be captured using gill or trammel nets, trawls, and trapping nets
(e.g., fyke, or other trap nets), whereupon all animals would be marked
with passive integrated transponder (PIT) and Floy tags, genetic tissue
sampled, measured, weighed, photographed and released. Subsets of
animals may also be anesthetized, internally or externally acoustically
tagged, biologically sampled (i.e., fin ray, blood, gametes),
endoscoped and ultrasounded. Larvae and eggs may also be collected with
D-nets, trawls (i.e., epibenthic sleds), and egg mats. The applicant
anticipates that up to one adult/sub-adult and one juvenile Atlantic
sturgeon may be killed annually.
In coastal areas within the Atlantic sturgeon's range, research
will focus on opportunistic sampling and telemetry of adult, sub-adult
and juvenile life stages captured incidentally under other ESA
authority. All animals would be marked with PIT and Floy tags, genetic
tissue sampled, measured, weighed, photographed, and released. Subsets
of animals may also be anesthetized, internally or externally
acoustically tagged, biologically sampled (e.g., fin ray, blood,
gametes), and endoscoped. Survival and coastal movement of animals in a
mixed marine stock would be documented through telemetry. The permit
would be valid for up to 10 years from the date of issuance.
File No. 24020: The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control, 3002 Bayside Drive, Dover, DE 19901 (Responsible
Party: Michael Stangle), requests a permit to conduct scientific
research on adult, sub-adult, and juvenile Atlantic and shortnose
sturgeon in the Delaware River to document abundance, movement
patterns, and habitat preference using telemetry. Annually, sturgeon
would be captured with gillnets and trawls, where upon they would be
weighed, measured, examined for tags, marked with PIT and Floy tags,
genetically sampled, photographed and released. Subsets of animals
would be anesthetized and implanted with acoustic transmitters, gastric
lavaged, and fin-ray sampled, released, and traced by telemetry.
The applicant anticipates that up to one adult/sub-adult and one
juvenile Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon may be killed annually. The
permit would be valid for up to 10 years from the date of issuance.
Dated: October 7, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-22615 Filed 10-13-20; 8:45 am]
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