Notice2021-23631
Endangered Species; File No. 25686
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October 29, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach, Miami, FL, 33149 (Responsible Party: Lisa Desfosse, Ph.D.) has applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and unidentified sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59997-59998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23631]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB542]
Endangered Species; File No. 25686
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 the NMFS Southeast Fisheries
Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach, Miami, FL, 33149 (Responsible Party:
Lisa Desfosse, Ph.D.) has applied in due form for a permit to take
green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's
ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea),
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and unidentified sea turtles for purposes
of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before November 29, 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. 25686 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#256b6863760b755714664a4848404b5156654b4a44440b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f0102091c611f3d7e0c2022222a213b3c0f21202e2e61282039">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#034d4e45502d537132406c6e6e666d7770436d6c62622d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="df9192998cf18fadee9cb0b2b2bab1abac9fb1b0bebef1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 25686 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#4b05060d18651b397a082426262e253f380b25242a2a652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a14171c09740a286b193537373f342e291a34353b3b743d352c">[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: Erin Markin or Amy Hapeman, (301) 427-
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
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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 evaluate modifications to commercial
fishing gear to mitigate sea turtle interactions and capture under two
projects in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea and
their estuarine and coastal environments: (1) Turtle Excluder Device
(TED) Evaluations in Trawl Fisheries and (2) Evaluation of Longline
Alternative Methods. These evaluations and subsequent gear
modifications could help reduce incidental turtle bycatch in the gear
types studied. The applicant proposes to conduct research on sea
turtles bycaught in fisheries managed by Federal authority or during
directed research to test different gear configurations. For the TED
Evaluations project, the applicant requests the following annual take
numbers to study turtles bycaught in commercial fisheries or directly
captured by researchers using trawls: 160 loggerhead, 42 Kemp's ridley,
10 leatherback, 21 green, and 10 hawksbill sea turtles. For the
Evaluation of Longline Alternative Methods project, the applicant
requests the following annual take numbers for those individuals
bycaught in commercial fisheries: 3 loggerhead, 2 Kemp's ridley, 18
leatherback, 2 green, and 2 hawksbill sea turtles. All individuals
captured will be handled, measured, weighed, photographed, flipper
tagged, passive integrated transponder tagged, skin biopsied, and
released. Biological samples may be imported for analysis and curation.
For each project, up to 10 unidentified sea turtle carcasses that
unintentionally die in a fishery may be salvaged. The applicant
requests 3 loggerhead, 2 Kemp's ridley, 2 green, and 2 leatherback sea
turtle mortalities for the life of the permit for individuals that may
unintentionally die during research. The permit would be valid for five
years from the date of issuance.
Dated: October 25, 2021.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-23631 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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