Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 193 / Thursday, October 5, 2006 / Notices 58805 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Publication of North American Datum 

of 1983 State Plane Coordinates in 

Feet in Iowa 

AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey 

(NGS), National Ocean Service (NOS), 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Geodetic Survey 

(NGS) will publish North American 

Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) State Plane 

Coordinate (SPC) grid values in both 

meters and U.S. Survey Feet (1 ft = 

1200/3937 m) in Iowa, for all welldefined geodetic survey control 

monuments maintained by NGS in the 

National Spatial Reference System 

(NSRS) and computed from various 

geodetic positioning utilities. The 

adoption of this standard is 

implemented in accordance with NGS 

policy and a request from the Iowa 

Transportation Department and the 

Iowa Society of Land Surveyors. 

DATES: Individuals or organizations 

wishing to submit comments on the 

Publication of North American Datum of 

1983 State Plane Coordinates in feet in 

Iowa, should do so by November 6, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the attention of David Doyle, 

Chief Geodetic Surveyor, Office of the 

National Geodetic Survey, National 

Ocean Service (N/NGS2), 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 

20910; fax 301–713–4324, or via e-mail 

Dave.Doyle@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to David Doyle, Chief 

Geodetic Surveyor, National Geodetic 

Survey (N/NGS2), 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910; 

Phone: (301) 713–3178. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Abstract 

In 1991, NGS adopted a policy that 

defines the conditions under which 

NAD 83 State Plane Coordinates (SPCs) 

would be published in feet in addition 

to meters. As outlined in that policy, 

each State or territory must adopt NAD 

83 legislation (typically referenced as 

Codes, Laws or Statutes), which 

specifically defines a conversion to 

either U.S. Survey or International Feet 

as defined by the U.S. Bureau of 

Standards in Federal Register Notice 

59–5442. To date, 48 States have 

adopted the NAD 83 legislation, 

however, for various reasons, only 33 

included a specific definition of the 

relationship between meters and feet. 

This lack of uniformity has led to 

confusion and misuse of SPCs as 

provided in various NGS products, 

services and tools, and created errors in 

mapping, charting and surveying 

programs in numerous States due to 

inconsistent coordinate conversions. 

Dated: September 29, 2006. 

David B. Zilkoski, 

Director, Office of National Geodetic Survey, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 06–8513 Filed 10–4–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 092606I] 

Endangered Species; File No. 1540 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

modification of a scientific research 

permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

South Carolina Department of Natural 

Resources (SCDNR), Marine Resources 

Division, P.O. Box 12559, Charleston, 

SC 29422–2559, has requested a 

modification to scientific research 

Permit No. 1540. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

November 6, 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 e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 1540. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Swails or Patrick Opay, (301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject modification to Permit No. 1540, 

issued on February 6, 2006 (71 FR 7019) 

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. 1540 currently authorizes 

the permit holder to study loggerhead 

(Caretta caretta), Kemp’s ridley 

(Lepidochelys kempii), green (Chelonia 

mydas), leatherback (Dermochelys 

coriacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys 

imbricata) sea turtles. The purpose of 

the research is to continue to document 

in-water relative abundances, size 

distributions, sex ratios, genetic 

contributions, and the health of sea 

turtles in coastal waters in the 

southeastern U.S. SCDNR is authorized 

to capture 146 loggerhead, 48 Kemp’s 

ridley, 15 green, 1 leatherback, and 3 

hawksbill sea turtles, during the first 

year of the permit’s five- year period. 

The permit authorizes research on up to 

346 loggerhead, 48 Kemp’s ridley, 15 

green, 1 leatherback, and 3 hawksbill 

sea turtles annually for the remaining 

four years. Turtles are captured by 

trawls, handled, blood sampled, 

measured, flipper and Passive Integrated 

Transponder tagged, photographed, and 

released. A subsample of animals have 

barnacles and keratin removed from 

their shell, have cloacal samples taken, 

have laparoscopic and ultrasound 

exams, and have satellite transmitters 

attached. Up to 7 loggerhead and 1 

leatherback captures could potentially 

result in accidental mortalities over the 

course of the entire permit. 

Additionally, up to 5 Kemp’s ridley, 

green, or hawksbill sea turtles 

(combined total but no more than two 

of any given species) may potentially be 

taken as accidental mortalities over the 

course of the entire permit. The permit 

is issued for 5 years. 

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