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These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division by 

email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov 

(include the File No. in the subject line 

of the email), by facsimile to (301) 713– 

0376, or at the address listed above. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Courtney Smith, (301) 

427–8401. 

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 parts 222–226). 

On September 22, 2014 notice (79 FR 

56573) was published that the applicant 

requests a five-year research permit to 

conduct research on sea turtles bycaught 

in three longline fisheries in the Pacific 

Ocean around Hawaii and American 

Samoa to assess sea turtle post-hooking 

survival, movements, and ecology in 

pelagic habitats. NMFS is currently 

processing this request. The applicant is 

requesting to revise the number of 

turtles that could be taken for research 

in the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery. 

Each species’ take numbers would be 

reduced except for leatherback sea 

turtles which would increase from 13 to 

24 turtles annually. This change is 

needed to keep the requested research 

take activities consistent with a new 

2014 Biological Opinion which changed 

the number of sea turtles that may be 

incidental bycaught in this commercial 

fishery. All other aspects of the 

application would remain the same. 

Dated: December 8, 2014. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD075 

[Endangered Species; File No. 18136] 

Issuance of Permit 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Larry Wood, LDWood BioConsulting, 

Inc., 425 Kennedy Street, Jupiter, FL 

33468 has been issued a permit to take 

hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys 

imbricata) for purposes of scientific 

research. 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Brendan Hurley, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 17. 2014, notice was published 

in the Federal Register (79 FR 3181) 

that a request for a scientific research 

permit to take hawksbill sea turtles had 

been submitted by the above-named 

individual. The requested permit has 

been issued 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 parts 222–226). 

Mr. Wood has been issued a research 

permit to continue to describe the 

abundance and movements of an 

aggregation of hawksbill sea turtles 

found on the barrier reefs of southeast 

Florida. Up to 50 sea turtles may be 

approached during dives for observation 

and photographs annually. Up to 25 

additional animals may be hand 

captured, measured, flipper and passive 

integrated transponder tagged, 

photographed, tissue sampled, and 

released annually. In addition, up to six 

sub-adult and six adult hawksbills may 

be captured for the above procedures 

and fitted with a satellite transmitter 

prior to their release. The permit is valid 

through September 30, 2019. 

Issuance of this permit, as required by 

the ESA, was based on a finding that 

such permit (1) was applied for in good 

faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered or 

threatened species, and (3) is consistent 

with the purposes and policies set forth 

in section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: December 5, 2014. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew 

Collection 3038–0023, Commodity Pool 

Operators and Commodity Trading 

Advisors: Amendments to Compliance 

Obligations 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or 

‘‘CFTC’’) is announcing an opportunity 

for public comment on the proposed 

collection of certain information by the 

agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (‘‘PRA’’), Federal agencies are 

required to publish notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, and 

to allow 60 days for public comment. 

This notice solicits comments on the 

continued registration requirements 

relating to commodity pool operators 

and commodity trading advisors. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 17, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by ‘‘Commodity Pool 

Operators and Commodity Trading 

Advisors: Amendments to Compliance 

Obligations’’ by any of the following 

methods: 

• The Agency’s Web site, at http://

comments.cftc.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Web site. 

• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail, above. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

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