Notice2024-18656
Endangered Species; File No. 28119
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August 20, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 (Responsible Party: Jeffrey Seminoff, Ph.D.), has applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18656]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE186]
Endangered Species; File No. 28119
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 Southwest Fisheries
Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037
(Responsible Party: Jeffrey Seminoff, Ph.D.), has applied in due form
for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys
imbricata), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and olive ridley
(Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles for purposes of scientific
research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 19,
2024.
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
home page, <a href="https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov">https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov</a>, and then selecting File No.
28119 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5816151e0b76082a691b3735353d362c2b1836373939763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="67292a21344937155624080a0a02091314270908060649000811">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c38d8e8590ed93b1f280acaeaea6adb7b083adaca2a2eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7937343f2a57290b483a1614141c170d0a3917161818571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28119 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#b9f7f4ffea97e9cb88fad6d4d4dcd7cdcaf9d7d6d8d897ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5917141f0a77092b681a3634343c372d2a1937363838773e362f">[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 Malcolm Mohead, (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 long-term monitoring and
ecological study of hard-shelled sea turtles off the coast of
California and in international waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Researchers would capture up to 150 green, 30 loggerhead, 10 olive
ridley, and 5 hawksbill sea turtles by hand, tangle net, or dip net
annually. Researchers would perform the following procedures on sea
turtles prior to their release: temporary carapace marking; epibiota
removal; photography; measurements and weight; measurement of cloacal
temperature and heart rate; flipper and passive integrated transponder
tagging; oxytetracycline marking; ultrasonography; biological sampling
(blood; skin and scute biopsy; gastric lavage; voided urine and feces;
and cloacal, oral, and nasal swabs); and attachment of a biotelemetry
device or camera using adhesive or suction-cups. A subset of green sea
turtles may receive up to two instruments at a time. The permit is
requested for 10 years.
Dated: August 15, 2024.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Division Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-18656 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]
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