Notice2024-20747
Endangered Species; File No. 23096
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September 12, 2024
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Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 180 E Green Street, Athens, GA 30602 (Nate Nibbelink, Ph.D., Responsible Party) has requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 23096-01.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 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: 2024-20747]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE263]
Endangered Species; File No. 23096
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 the University of Georgia, Warnell
School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 180 E Green Street, Athens,
GA 30602 (Nate Nibbelink, Ph.D., Responsible Party) has requested a
modification to scientific research Permit No. 23096-01.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 15, 2024.
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. 23096 mod #10 from the list of available applications. These
documents are also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a14171c09740a286b193537373f342e291a34353b3b743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d49a999287fa84a6e597bbb9b9b1baa0a794babbb5b5fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbf5f6fde895ebc98af8d4d6d6ded5cfc8fbd5d4dada95dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2ecefe4f18cf2d093e1cdcfcfc7ccd6d1e2cccdc3c38cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 23096 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#d29c9f9481fc82a0e391bdbfbfb7bca6a192bcbdb3b3fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d33303b2e532d0f4c3e1210101813090e3d13121c1c531a120b">[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: Malcolm Mohead or Erin Markin, Ph.D.,
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No.
23096-01, issued on November 20, 2023 (88 FR 85880, December 11, 2023),
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. 23096-01 authorizes the permit holder to: quantify
population dynamics and seasonal habitat of Atlantic and shortnose
sturgeon in Georgia and Florida river systems and estuaries [i.e.,
Savannah (GA), Altamaha (GA), Ogeechee (GA), Satilla (GA), St. Marys
(GA, FL), Nassau (FL) and St. Johns River systems (FL)]. Researchers
may capture (by gillnet or trammel net), tag (passive integrated
transponder, internal acoustic, and dart), anesthetize, genetic fin
clip, fin ray clip, measure, weigh, photograph/video, blood sample,
mucus sample, and laparoscopically biopsy gonads of juvenile, sub-
adult, and adult Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon. Early life stages of
each species may be lethally sampled to document occurrence of spawning
in systems. Up to two sturgeon of each species may unintentionally die
annually in each river system during sampling activities, excluding the
Satilla, St Marys, and St. Johns Rivers. The permit holder now requests
authorization to: (1) increase the number of juvenile Atlantic sturgeon
from 10 to 20 in the Ogeechee River that may be captured by trammel
net, anesthetized, internally acoustically tagged, measured, weighed,
PIT tagged, Floy tagged, tissue (genetic) sampled, and photographed
annually prior to release; (2) increase the number of juvenile Atlantic
sturgeon from 80 to 160 in the Ogeechee River that may be captured by
trammel net, measured, weighed, PIT tagged, Floy tagged, tissue
(genetic sampled), and photographed annually prior to release. A sub-
set of 80 of these fish may also have the leading and secondary fin
rays, scute tips and epidermal mucus sampled. The permit expires
January 31, 2030.
Dated: September 9, 2024.
Amy C. Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division. Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-20747 Filed 9-11-24; 8:45 am]
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