Notice2024-24774
Endangered Species; File No. 28338
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Published
October 24, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, San Jos[eacute] Industrial Park, 1375 Ave. Ponce de Le[oacute]n, San Juan, PR 00926 (Responsible Party: Nilda Jimenez-Marrero, Ph.D.), has applied in due form for a permit to take pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) for purposes of enhancement.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 84868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24774]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE401]
Endangered Species; File No. 28338
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 Puerto Rico Department of
Natural and Environmental Resources, San Jos[eacute] Industrial Park,
1375 Ave. Ponce de Le[oacute]n, San Juan, PR 00926 (Responsible Party:
Nilda Jimenez-Marrero, Ph.D.), has applied in due form for a permit to
take pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) for purposes of enhancement.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 25,
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.
28338 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a74777c69146a480b795557575f544e497a54555b5b145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7e9eae1f489f7d596e4c8cacac2c9d3d4e7c9c8c6c689c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#054b4843562b557734466a6868606b7176456b6a64642b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="67292a21344937155624080a0a02091314270908060649000811">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28338 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#a4eae9e2f78af4d695e7cbc9c9c1cad0d7e4cacbc5c58ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="501e1d16037e002261133f3d3d353e2423103e3f31317e373f26">[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 permit 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).
The applicant proposes to conduct restoration activities for pillar
coral in Puerto Rico in the event the species is listed as endangered.
The objective of this project is to preserve the genetic diversity of
the species and increase its population numbers in coral reefs in the
wild. Restoration practitioners would collect up to 500 colonies or
parts of colonies annually from coral reefs in the waters of Puerto
Rico and transport them to in situ and ex situ nurseries for
maintenance and propagation. Up to 1,500 colonies would be outplanted
to the wild from nurseries annually. An additional 25 colonies or parts
of colonies annually would be collected from the wild as part of
emergency response due to catastrophic events, such as a vessel
grounding or storm. These colonies would be reattached or stabilized in
the wild (in the same location or at a new location) or transported to
a nursery. The permit is requested for 10 years.
Dated: October 21, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-24774 Filed 10-23-24; 8:45 am]
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