Notice2025-20349
Endangered Species; File No. 29010
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Published
November 20, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Caribbean Oceanic Restoration and Education Foundation, 2608 Fish Bay, St. John, VI, 00830 (Responsible Party: Rebecca Gibbel, DVM), has requested a modification to enhancement Permit No. 29010.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 222 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52357-52358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20349]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF251]
Endangered Species; File No. 29010
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 Caribbean Oceanic Restoration and
Education Foundation, 2608 Fish Bay, St. John, VI, 00830 (Responsible
Party: Rebecca Gibbel, DVM), has requested a modification to
enhancement Permit No. 29010.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 22,
2025.
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. 29010 mod
#2 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d09e9d9683fe80a2e193bfbdbdb5bea4a390bebfb1b1feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93ddded5c0bdc3e1a2d0fcfefef6fde7e0d3fdfcf2f2bdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85cbc8c3d6abd5f7b4c6eae8e8e0ebf1f6c5ebeae4e4abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fcb2b1baafd2ac8ecdbf9391919992888fbc92939d9dd29b938a">[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
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via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#135d5e55403d436122507c7e7e767d6760537d7c72723d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90deddd6c3bec0e2a1d3fffdfdf5fee4e3d0fefff1f1bef7ffe6">[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 modification to Permit No.
29010, issued on August 19, 2025, (90 FR 46566, September 29, 2025) 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. 29010 authorizes the permit holder 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. Colonies or
fragments would be reattached or stabilized in the same location or at
new locations within waters of the USVI. The permit holder requests
authorization to increase the number of pillar coral colonies that can
be reattached or stabilized from 3 to 10 annually. The permit is valid
through August 31, 2035.
Dated: November 17, 2025.
Shannon Bettridge,
Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-20349 Filed 11-19-25; 8:45 am]
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