Notice2022-16294
Endangered Species; File No. 26268
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July 29, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Kate Mansfield, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Biology, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Bldg. 20, Room 301, Orlando, FL 32816-2368, has applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 45761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16294]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC209]
Endangered Species; File No. 26268
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 Kate Mansfield, Ph.D., University
of Central Florida, Biology, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Bldg. 20, Room
301, Orlando, FL 32816-2368, has applied in due form for a permit to
take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's
ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles for purposes of scientific
research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before August 29, 2022.
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. 26268 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe1e2e9fc81ffdd9eecc0c2c2cac1dbdcefc1c0cece81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2866656e7b06785a196b4745454d465c5b6846474949064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e1013180d700e2c6f1d3133333b302a2d1e30313f3f70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a24272c39443a185b290507070f041e192a04050b0b440d051c">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 26268 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#8bc5c6cdd8a5dbf9bac8e4e6e6eee5fff8cbe5e4eaeaa5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="034d4e45502d537132406c6e6e666d7770436d6c62622d646c75">[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).
The applicant proposes to continue three long-term projects on
juvenile, subadult, and adult sea turtle populations in the central
Indian River Lagoon (Project 1); Trident Turning Basin, Cape Canaveral
Space Force Station (Project 2); and Gulf of Mexico waters offshore
Louisiana to western Florida (Project 3). Researchers would assess sea
turtle population structure, abundance, distribution, habitat, sex
ratios, physiology, genetics, epidemiology, and foraging ecology. For
Project 1, up to 150 green, two hawksbill, three Kemp's ridley, one
leatherback, and 100 loggerhead sea turtles would be captured by tangle
or dip net, marked, photographed, measured, weighed, have cloacal
temperature measured, and biologically sampled (blood; skin, tumor, and
scute biopsy; gastric lavage; voided feces; and/or cloacal, oral, skin
and ocular swabs) prior to release. A subset of loggerhead and green
sea turtles may receive two transmitter types (satellite, acoustic, or
radio) at a time. For Project 2, up to 135 green, one hawksbill, one
Kemp's ridley, one leatherback, and 10 loggerhead sea turtles would be
captured by tangle or dip net, marked, photographed, measured, weighed,
have cloacal temperature measured, and biologically sampled (blood;
skin, tumor, and scute biopsy; gastric lavage; voided feces; and/or
cloacal, oral, skin and ocular swabs) prior to release. A subset of
green sea turtles may receive two transmitter types (satellite,
acoustic, or radio) at a time. For Project 3, up to 25 green, five
hawksbill, 25 Kemp's ridley, and five loggerhead sea turtles would be
captured by dip net, marked, photographed, measured, weighed, have
cloacal temperature measured, biologically sampled (blood; skin, tumor,
and scute biopsy; gastric lavage; voided feces; and cloacal, oral, skin
and ocular swabs), and outfitted with up to two transmitters types
(satellite, acoustic, or radio) at a time prior to release. The permit
would be valid for 10 years.
Dated: July 26, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-16294 Filed 7-28-22; 8:45 am]
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