Endangered Species; File No. 25694, 28766 [2021-11349]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 102 / Friday, May 28, 2021 / Notices
Dated: May 25, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XB133]
Endangered Species; File No. 25694
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Carlos Diez, Department of Natural and
Environmental Resources of Puerto
Rico, P.O. Box 9020708, Viejo San Juan,
PR 00901, has applied in due form for
a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas)
and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata)
sea turtles for purposes of scientific
research.
SUMMARY:
Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
June 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The application 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. 25694 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 File No. 25694 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth
the specific reasons why a hearing on
this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Hapeman or Jordan Rutland, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is 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).
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The applicant proposes to continue
studies of the population structure,
trends in relative abundance,
distribution, genetics, zoogeography,
and epidemiology of green and
hawksbill sea turtles in the coastal
waters of Puerto Rico. Up to 140 sea
turtles of each species would be
captured annually by hand or tangle net
for photographs, temporary marking,
measurements, weights, blood and
tissue sampling, and flipper and passive
integrated transponder tagging. A subset
of 10 turtles of each species would
receive a satellite tag (epoxy attachment)
prior to release. Another 140 hawksbill
turtles and 50 green turtles annually
would be harassed during unsuccessful
hand captures. The permit would be
valid for up to 10 years from the date
of issuance.
Dated: May 25, 2021.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Coastal Pelagic Species
Fishery; Applications for Exempted
Fishing Permits; 2021–2022 Fishing
Year
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of application;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Regional Administrator,
West Coast Region, NMFS, has made a
preliminary determination that three
Exempted Fishing Permit applications
warrant further consideration. All three
applications, two from the California
Wetfish Producers Association and one
from the West Coast Pelagic
Conservation Group, request an
exemption from the expected
prohibition on primary directed fishing
for Pacific sardine during the 2021–2022
fishing year to collect Pacific sardine as
part of industry-based scientific surveys.
NMFS requests public comment on the
applications.
DATES: Comments must be received by
June 14, 2021.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments
on this document, identified by NOAA–
NMFS–2021–0042, by the following
method:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA–
NMFS–2021–0042 in the Search box.
Click the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete
the required fields, and enter or attach
your comments. The EFP applications
will be available under Supporting and
Related Materials through the same link.
Instructions: Comments must be
submitted by the above method to
ensure that the comments are received,
documented, and considered by NMFS.
Comments sent by any other method or
received after the end of the comment
period, may not be considered. All
comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be
posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change.
All personal identifying information
(e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted
voluntarily by the sender will be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information. NMFS will accept
anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in
the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Massey, West Coast Region,
NMFS, (562) 436–2462, lynn.massey@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
action is authorized by the Coastal
Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) and
regulations at 50 CFR 600.745, which
allow NMFS Regional Administrators to
authorize exempted fishing permits
(EFPs) to test fishing activities that
would otherwise be prohibited.
At its April 2021 meeting, the Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council)
recommended that NMFS approve three
EFP applications for the 2021–2022
Pacific sardine fishing year. All three
applications, two from the California
Wetfish Producers Association (CWPA)
and one from the West Coast Pelagic
Conservation Group (WCPCG), are
renewal requests for an exemption from
the expected prohibition on primary
directed fishing for Pacific sardine
during the 2021–2022 fishing year; the
purpose of the requests are to collect
Pacific sardine as part of industry-based
scientific surveys. The Council
considered these EFP applications
concurrently with the 2021–2022
annual harvest specifications for Pacific
sardine because expected Pacific
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB133]
Endangered Species; File No. 25694
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Carlos Diez, Department of Natural
and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico, P.O. Box 9020708, Viejo San
Juan, PR 00901, has applied in due form for a permit to take green
(Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for
purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before June 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The application 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. 25694 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 File No. 25694 in the
subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request via email to [email protected]. The request
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application
would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Jordan Rutland, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is 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).
The applicant proposes to continue studies of the population
structure, trends in relative abundance, distribution, genetics,
zoogeography, and epidemiology of green and hawksbill sea turtles in
the coastal waters of Puerto Rico. Up to 140 sea turtles of each
species would be captured annually by hand or tangle net for
photographs, temporary marking, measurements, weights, blood and tissue
sampling, and flipper and passive integrated transponder tagging. A
subset of 10 turtles of each species would receive a satellite tag
(epoxy attachment) prior to release. Another 140 hawksbill turtles and
50 green turtles annually would be harassed during unsuccessful hand
captures. The permit would be valid for up to 10 years from the date of
issuance.
Dated: May 25, 2021.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-11349 Filed 5-27-21; 8:45 am]
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