Notice2025-11892
Endangered Species; File No. 28678
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Published
June 27, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Mariana Fuentes, Ph.D., Florida State University, 3263 Foley Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32309, has applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 122 (Friday, June 27, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27528-27529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11892]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE906]
Endangered Species; File No. 28678
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 Mariana Fuentes, Ph.D., Florida
State University, 3263 Foley Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32309, has applied
in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), Kemp's ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles for purposes of scientific
research.
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.
28678 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2bcbfb4a1dca280c3b19d9f9f979c8681b29c9d9393dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b45464d58255b793a486466666e657f784b65646a6a256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7898a8194e997b5f684a8aaaaa2a9b3b487a9a8a6a6e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2ecefe4f18cf2d093e1cdcfcfc7ccd6d1e2cccdc3c38cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28678 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#cc82818a9fe29cbefd8fa3a1a1a9a2b8bf8ca2a3adade2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dd93909b8ef38dafec9eb2b0b0b8b3a9ae9db3b2bcbcf3bab2ab">[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 continue research and monitoring to study
the
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spatiotemporal distribution, composition, foraging patterns, habitat
use, movement, species segregation, and threats to sea turtles along
the Gulf coast of Florida. Researchers would capture up to 232 green,
10 hawksbill, 115 Kemp's ridley, and 150 loggerhead sea turtles by
hand, dip net, or strike net, annually. Researchers would perform the
following procedures on sea turtles prior to their release: mark
(temporary carapace, flipper tag, and passive integrated transponder
tag), biologically sample (blood, scute, and skin), measure, weigh,
photograph, and video. A subset of green, Kemp's ridley, and loggerhead
sea turtles may receive one instrument attachment at a time. 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. 2025-11892 Filed 6-26-25; 8:45 am]
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