Notice2021-14275
Endangered Species; File Nos. 24140 and 24368
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July 6, 2021
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Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Jane Provancha, Herndon Solutions Group, LLC., 2562 Meadow Lane, Cocoa, FL 32926 and the NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149 (Responsible Party: Lisa Desfosse), have applied in due form for permits to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), olive ridley (L. olivacea), and unidentified hardshell sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35491-35492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14275]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB210]
Endangered Species; File Nos. 24140 and 24368
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 Jane Provancha, Herndon Solutions
Group, LLC., 2562 Meadow Lane, Cocoa, FL 32926 and the NMFS Southeast
Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL
33149 (Responsible Party: Lisa Desfosse), have applied in due form for
permits to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys
imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback
(Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), olive ridley (L.
olivacea), and
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unidentified hardshell sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before August 5, 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, <a href="https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov">https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov</a>, and then selecting File
No. 24140 or 24368 from the list of available applications. These
documents are also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aae4e7ecf984fad89be9c5c7c7cfc4ded9eac4c5cbcb84cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fab4b7bca9d4aa88cbb99597979f948e89ba94959b9bd49d958c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7836353e2b56280a493b1715151d160c0b3816171919561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07494a41542957753644686a6a62697374476968666629606871">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include the relevant File No. in
the subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2fcfff4e19ce2c083f1dddfdfd7dcc6c1f2dcddd3d39cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fd1d2d9ccb1cfedaedcf0f2f2faf1ebecdff1f0fefeb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>. The request
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application
would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Erin Markin, (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).
File No. 24140: The applicant proposes to continue long term
monitoring of the relative health, abundance, and distribution of
green, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley and hawksbill sea turtles inhabiting
the northern Indian River Lagoon, including the Mosquito Lagoon, Banana
River in Volusia and Brevard Counties, Florida. Annually up to 30
greens, 30 loggerheads, one Kemp's ridley and one hawksbill would be
captured by tangle net. Turtles would be measured, weighed, flipper
tagged, and passive integrated transponder (PIT) tagged, photographed,
and released. Green and loggerhead sea turtles would also be scute,
skin, and blood sampled, and gastric lavaged prior to release. Up to 10
green and 10 loggerhead sea turtles may be released with sonic
transmitters. The permit would be valid for 10 years.
File No. 24368: The SEFSC proposes to continue studying sea turtles
legally bycaught within commercial fisheries and during other human
activities operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean
Sea, and the high seas. The objective is to better understand movement
and migration, habitat use, genetics, and population dynamics of the
sea turtle species that interact with these human activities. Up to 111
green, 31 hawksbill, 260 Kemp's ridley, 117 leatherback, 490
loggerhead, 20 olive ridley, and 23 unidentified/hybrid live turtles
would be photographed, measured, weighed, flipper tagged and PIT
tagged, skin biopsied, and released annually. Carcasses, tissues or
parts also may be salvaged from dead sea turtles. This work includes
the import of biological samples or dead parts collected on the high
seas. The permit would be valid for 10 years.
Dated: June 29, 2021.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-14275 Filed 7-2-21; 8:45 am]
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