[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 98 (Friday, May 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23995-23996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12058]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XP17


Endangered Species; File No.14381 ; Correction

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

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application; correction.

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SUMMARY: On May 13, 2009, a notice was published in the Federal 
Register announcing that the NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1601 
Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814, had applied in due form for a 
permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), leatherback (Dermochelys 
coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), olive ridley (Lepidochelys 
olivacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for 
purposes of scientific research. That document inadvertently provided 
incorrect requested take numbers. This document corrects that 
oversight.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before June 22, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Opay, (301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    The notice of a request for scientific research Permit No. 14381 
(74 FR 22517; May 13, 2009) contained an error

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in that it incorrectly presented the proposed requested take for the 
requested action. Accordingly, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section is 
corrected to read as follows:
    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).
    The research would collect scientific data on sea turtles 
incidentally captured in the Hawaii Deep-Set Longline Fishery, the 
Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery, and the American Samoa Longline 
Fishery. This data would assist NMFS efforts to understand sea turtle 
interactions with the fisheries and to mitigate their threat to these 
species. The applicant proposes to flipper tag, measure, photograph, 
tissue sample, and attach satellite tags to an anticipated annual take 
of up to 46 loggerhead, 16 leatherback, 1 green, and 4 olive ridley sea 
turtles captured in the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery. The 
applicant proposes to flipper tag, measure, photograph, tissue sample, 
and attach satellite tags to an anticipated annual take of up to 6 
loggerhead, 6 leatherback, 12 green, 12 olive ridley, and 6 hawksbill 
sea turtles captured in the American Samoa Longline Fishery. The 
applicant proposes to flipper tag, measure, photograph, tissue sample, 
and attach satellite tags to an anticipated annual take of up to 6 (18 
over three years) loggerhead, 13 (39 over three years) leatherback, 7 
(21 over three years) green, and 41 (123 over three years) olive ridley 
sea turtles captured in the Hawaii Deep-Set Longline Fishery. The 
research would occur in the Pacific Ocean through April 1, 2015. No 
mortalities are expected from the research. Researchers would also 
collect sea turtle carcasses of animals killed in fishery activities 
that occur in the Pacific Ocean. All other information contained in the 
original document is unchanged.

    Dated: May 18, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-12058 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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