Notice2024-24993

Endangered Species; File No. 21467

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October 28, 2024

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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Abstract

Notice is hereby given that Karen Holloway-Adkins, Ph.D., East Coast Biologists, Inc., P.O. Box 33715, Indialantic, FL 32903, has requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 21467-02.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 85518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24993]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE413]


Endangered Species; File No. 21467

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 Karen Holloway-Adkins, Ph.D., East 
Coast Biologists, Inc., P.O. Box 33715, Indialantic, FL 32903, has 
requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 21467-02.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 27, 
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 home 
page, <a href="https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov">https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov</a>, and then selecting File No. 21467 Mod 
6 from the list of available applications. These documents are also 
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a54575c49344a682b597577777f746e695a74757b7b347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27696a61740977551664484a4a42495354674948464609404851">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Written comments on this application should be submitted via email 
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c52515a4f324c6e2d5f7371717972686f5c72737d7d327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="baf4f7fce994eac88bf9d5d7d7dfd4cec9fad4d5dbdb94ddd5cc">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 21467 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#bdf3f0fbee93edcf8cfed2d0d0d8d3c9cefdd3d2dcdc93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff1f2f9ec91efcd8efcd0d2d2dad1cbccffd1d0dede91d8d0c9">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. The request 
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application 
would be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Markin, Ph.D., or Amy Hapeman, 
(301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No. 
21467-02, issued on July 2, 2021 (86 FR 43630, August 10, 2021), 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. 21467-02 authorizes the permit holder to determine (1) 
spatial and temporal distribution, (2) mean size, (3) foraging habitats 
and diet composition, (4) body conditions and fibropapillomatosis 
ratios, (5) genetic origin, and (6) home-range, site fidelity, and 
residency times of green (Chelonia mydas) and loggerhead (Caretta 
caretta) sea turtles in Brevard County, Florida. Researchers may 
capture by tangle, cast, or dip net or hand, measure, mark, 
biologically sample, tag, weigh, and photograph sea turtles prior to 
release. The permit holder requests authorization to (1) increase the 
annual number of juvenile green sea turtles from 25 to 95 for the 
authorized methods listed above and (2) add 10 adult green turtles 
annually for capture by tangle net, measure, and photograph/video, 
prior to release. The permit is valid through September 30, 2027.

    Dated: October 21, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-24993 Filed 10-25-24; 8:45 am]
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