[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67682-67683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27776]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA013


Endangered Species; File No. 15566

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 the South Carolina Department of 
Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division, Charleston, S.C. 29422-
2559, has applied in due form for a permit to take loggerhead (Caretta 
caretta), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), green (Chelonia mydas), 
leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys 
imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before December 3, 2010.

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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, and then selecting File 
No. 15566 from the list of available applications.
    These documents are also available upon written request or by 
appointment in the following offices:
    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, Saint Petersburg, FL 
33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.
    Written comments on this application should be submitted to the 
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division:
    <bullet> By e-mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f4142495c215f7d3e4c6062626a617b7c4f61606e6e21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="733d3e35205d230142301c1e1e161d0700331d1c12125d141c05">[email protected]</span></a> (include the File 
No. in the subject line of the e-mail),
    <bullet> By facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or
    <bullet> At the above address.
    Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a 
written request to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 
Division at the above address. The request should set forth the 
specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be 
appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristy Beard or Amy Hapeman, (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 this research is to assess temporal change in catch 
rates, size distributions, sex and genetic ratios, and health of sea 
turtles. Up to 345 loggerhead, 29 Kemp's ridley, 9 green, 1 
leatherback, and 1 hawksbill sea turtle would be captured annually by 
trawl in coastal waters between Winyah Bay, SC and St. Augustine, FL. 
Turtles would be handled, blood sampled, measured, flipper and passive 
integrated transponder (PIT) tagged, photographed, and released. A 
subsample of animals would be authorized for barnacle, keratin, and 
fecal sampling, cloacal swabs, laproscopy, ultrasound, and attachment 
of satellite and/or VHF transmitters. Up to five loggerhead, one Kemp's 
ridley, one green, one leatherback, and one hawksbill sea turtle could 
be accidentally killed over the life of the permit. The permit would be 
valid for 5 years.

    Dated: October 28, 2010.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-27776 Filed 11-2-10; 8:45 am]
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