Notice2025-06246
Endangered Species; File No. 28467
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Published
April 14, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Frederick Scharf, Ph.D., University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, has applied in due form for a permit to take Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) and shortnose sturgeon (A. brevirostrum) for scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 70 (Monday, April 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 15563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06246]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE706]
Endangered Species; File No. 28467
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 Frederick Scharf, Ph.D.,
University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S College Road,
Wilmington, NC 28403, has applied in due form for a permit to take
Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) and shortnose sturgeon (A.
brevirostrum) for scientific research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 14, 2025.
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.
28467 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#27696a61740977551664484a4a42495354674948464609404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f1112190c710f2d6e1c3032323a312b2c1f31303e3e71383029">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cd83808b9ee39dbffc8ea2a0a0a8a3b9be8da3a2acace3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e5053584d304e6c2f5d7173737b706a6d5e70717f7f30797168">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28467 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#420c0f04116c123073012d2f2f272c3631022c2d23236c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07494a41542957753644686a6a62697374476968666629606871">[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: Erin Markin, Ph.D., or Shasta
McClenahan, Ph.D., (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 through 226).
The applicant proposes to continue research on adult, sub-adult,
and juvenile Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon to determine their
abundance, distribution, habitat use, and migration dynamics in the
coastal rivers and estuaries of North Carolina basins (Cape Fear,
Neuse, Tar/Pamlico, Roanoke/Chowan). Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon
would be captured using gill nets, trammel nets, or trawls, measured,
weighed, tagged (PIT, Floy, T-bar), biologically sampled (tissue), and
photographed/videoed. A subset of Atlantic sturgeon would be
anesthetized and receive an internal acoustic tag. In addition, these
same research procedures may be conducted on Atlantic sturgeon captured
under other authority in the Frying Pan Shoals area of North Carolina
to determine habitat use. The permit would be valid for up to 10 years
from the date of issuance.
Dated: April 8, 2025.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-06246 Filed 4-11-25; 8:45 am]
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