[Federal Register: March 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 46)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 030306C]
Endangered Species; File No. 1506
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for permit modification.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Blair E. Witherington, Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research
Institute, Melbourne Beach Field Laboratory, 9700 South A1A, Melbourne
Beach, Florida 32951, has requested a modification to scientific
research Permit No. 1506.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before April 10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The modification request and related documents are available
for review upon written request or by appointment in the following
office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone 301-713-2289; fax 301-427-2521; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701; phone 727-824-5312; fax 727-824-5309.
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this request
should be submitted to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals
requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a
hearing on this particular modification request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at 301-427-2521,
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing email comments is NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include in the
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier:
File No. 1506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Patrick Opay, 301-713-
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to Permit No. 1506,
issued on March 23, 2005 (70 FR 20530) 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 222-226).
Permit No. 1506 authorizes the permit holder to study neonate and
juvenile
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loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), Kemp's ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and
leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles in the waters of the
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. The
permit holder requests authorization to increase takes to study up to
100 green, 50 Kemp's ridley, 50 hawksbill and 10 leatherback sea
turtles annually. A subset of green sea turtles would be examined with
magnetic resonance interferometry (MRI), held for 3-4 days and released
to determine their level of anthropogenic debris ingestion. Annually,
four of each species of green, hawksbill, and Kemp's ridley sea turtles
would have temporary transmitters attached to measure movements and
dive patterns, would be recaptured after 24 hours to remove the
transmitter, and released.
Dated: March 3, 2006.
Patrick Opay,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-3360 Filed 3-8-06; 8:45 am]
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