Notice2023-16495
Endangered Species; File No. 23639
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August 3, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Coonamessett Farm Foundation, Inc., 277 Hatchville Road, East Falmouth, MA 02536, (Responsible Party: Ronald Smolowitz), has requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 23639-01.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51300-51301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16495]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD215]
Endangered Species; File No. 23639
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for a permit modification.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Coonamessett Farm Foundation,
Inc., 277 Hatchville Road, East Falmouth, MA 02536, (Responsible Party:
Ronald Smolowitz), has requested a modification to scientific research
Permit No. 23639-01.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 5,
2023.
ADDRESSES: The modification request 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. 23639 mod 5 from the
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list of available applications. These documents are also available upon
written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eba5a6adb8c5bb99daa88486868e859f98ab85848a8ac58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aee0e3e8fd80fedc9fedc1c3c3cbc0daddeec0c1cfcf80c9c1d8">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e2acafa4b1ccb290d3a18d8f8f878c9691a28c8d8383cc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7e9eae1f489f7d596e4c8cacac2c9d3d4e7c9c8c6c689c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 23639 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#2b65666d78057b591a684446464e455f586b45444a4a054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="753b3833265b250744361a1818101b0106351b1a14145b121a03">[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, Ph.D.,
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No.
23639, issued on September 25, 2020 (85 FR 63524, October 8, 2020) is
requested under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (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).
Permit No. 23639-01 authorizes the permit holder to study the
behavior and distributions of green (Chelonia mydas), Kemp's ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles in U.S. waters from Maine
through North Carolina. Researchers may capture sea turtles by dip or
encirclement net, and perform the following procedures before release:
morphometrics, photography, marking, a suite of biological sampling,
and transmitter attachment. After release, animals may be temporarily
tracked with an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV).
Leatherbacks may be sighted and tracked by a manned aircraft for
subsequent vessel-based research later in the same day involving remote
attachment of a suction-cup tag, ROV tracking, and remote passive
integrated transponder (PIT) tag scanning. Sea turtles may also be
pursued during unsuccessful capture or remote tagging attempts. The
permit holder requests authorization to: (1) increase the number of
Kemp's ridley sea turtles captured from 15 to 30 annually; (2) increase
the number of loggerhead sea turtles captured from 30 to 60 annually;
(3) attach up to 2 transmitters (acoustic + satellite or camera tag) at
a time on large hard-shelled turtles; and (4) add 2 satellite tag
models as alternative tag unit options when tagging hard-shelled
turtles. This modification would accommodate new funding to conduct sea
turtle surveys that would inform wind energy development in the
Atlantic. The modification would be valid until the permit expires on
September 30, 2030.
Dated: July 28, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-16495 Filed 8-2-23; 8:45 am]
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