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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - RIN 0648-XQ64

# AGENCY:

 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

# ACTION:

 Notice; receipt of application.

# SUMMARY:

                         Notice is hereby given that Inwater Research Group, Inc., Jensen Beach, FL 34957 (Principal Investigator:  Michael Bresette), has applied in due form for a permit to take green (                        *Chelonia mydas*), loggerhead (                        *Caretta caretta*), hawksbill (                        *Eretmochelys imbricata*), and Kemp's ridley (                        *Lepidochelys kempii*) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.                     

# DATES:

 Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or before August 31, 2009.

# 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 (APPS) home page,                         *https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/​index.cfm*, and then selecting File No. 14508 from the list of available applications.  These documents are also 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) 713-0376; and Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.

Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this application should be mailed 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 request would be appropriate.

                    Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301) 713-0376, provided                           ( print page 38170)                        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 e-mail comments is                     *NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov*.  Include in the subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier:   File No. 14508                

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

 Kate Swails or Patrick Opay, (301) 713-2289. 

# 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 222-226).                

The purpose of the proposed research is to continue to collect long-term data on species comparison, size frequencies, disease rates, seasonal abundance, genetic origin and feeding ecology of sea turtles using Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach County, Florida.  Up to 50 green, 5 loggerhead, 2 hawksbill, and 1 Kemp's ridley sea turtles would be captured annually.  Turtles would be flipper and passive integrated transponder tagged, blood and tissue sampled, measured, photographed, and weighed.  A subset of green sea turtles would be lavaged.  The permit would be issued for five years.

Dated:  July 27, 2009.

P. Michael Payne,

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. E9-18384 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]

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