Notice2025-11890
Endangered Species; File No. 29010
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Published
June 27, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the Caribbean Oceanic Restoration and Education Foundation (Responsible Party: Rebecca Gibbel, DVM), 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 90, Number 122 (Friday, June 27, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 27529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11890]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE978]
Endangered Species; File No. 29010
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 Caribbean Oceanic Restoration
and Education Foundation (Responsible Party: Rebecca Gibbel, DVM), 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 July 28, 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.
29010 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b05060d18651b397a082426262e253f380b25242a2a652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c02010a1f621c3e7d0f2321212922383f0c22232d2d622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#17595a51443947652654787a7a72796364577978767639707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0bebdb6a3dea082c1b39f9d9d959e8483b09e9f9191de979f86">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 29010 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#81cfccc7d2afd1f3b0c2eeecece4eff5f2c1efeee0e0afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1957545f4a37496b285a7674747c776d6a5977767878377e766f">[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 Amy Hapeman,
(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 conduct response activities for pillar
coral in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The objective of this project
is to improve the survival of pillar coral by responding to incidents
of damage or threats in the wild. Restoration practitioners would
collect up to three colonies or parts of colonies annually. Colonies or
fragments would be reattached or stabilized in the same location or at
new locations within waters of the USVI. The permit is requested for 10
years.
Dated: June 24, 2025.
Shannon Bettridge,
Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-11890 Filed 6-26-25; 8:45 am]
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