81 FR 43589 - Endangered Species; File Nos. 17304, 18238, 18926, 19496, 19528, 19621, 19637, and 19716
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 128 (July 5, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 43589-43590] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-15776] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE400 Endangered Species; File Nos. 17304, 18238, 18926, 19496, 19528, 19621, 19637, and 19716 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that seven permits and one permit modification have been issued permits to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and/or olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information regarding permittees. 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: Arturo Herrera or Amy Hapeman, (301) 427-8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal Register that a request for a scientific research permit to take sea turtles had been submitted by the below-named individuals or organizations as follows:File No. 17304-02: October 5, 2015 (80 FR 60129) File No. 18238: July 29, 2015 (80 FR 45203) File Nos. 18926 and 19528: September 14, 2015 (80 FR 55095) File No. 19496: January 13, 2016 (81 FR 1621) File No. 19621: October 5, 2015 (80 FR 60123) [[Page 43590]] File No. 19637: January 19, 2016 (81 FR 2846) File No. 19716: January 6, 2016 (81 FR 462) The requested permits have 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). The following summarizes each permit. Permit No. 17304 issued to Dr. Kristen Hart [U.S. Geological Survey, 3205 College Ave., Davie, FL 33314] authorizes researchers to capture green, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and hawksbill sea turtles annually by hand or net in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Alternative to direct capture, researchers may obtain sea turtles for study that are legally captured during relocation trawling for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Researchers may examine, biologically sample, tag, and measure sea turtles before release and temporarily track satellite tagged animals after release. Dr. Hart has been issued a permit modification (Permit No. 17304-02) to (1) add trawling as a capture method, and (2) increase the number of Kemp's ridley and loggerhead sea turtles that may be taken annually. The permit expires on September 30, 2018. The NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), [File No. 18238; 8901 La Jolla Shore Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037, (Responsible Party: Lisa Ballance, Ph.D.)] has been issued a five-year permit to conduct research on green, loggerhead, olive ridley sea turtles in southern California waters. Researchers may conduct vessel surveys for counts, captures, examination, observation, marking, biological sampling, tagging, and morphometrics. Jane Provancha [File No. 18926; Mail Code: IHA-005 OHF, Room 1104, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815] has been issued a five-year permit to continue monitoring the abundance and distribution of sea turtles inhabiting the waters of the northern Indian River Lagoon and Mosquito Lagoon system, Florida. Researchers may capture by hand, tangle, or dip net green, Kemp's ridley, hawksbill, and loggerhead sea turtles for morphometric measures, tagging, and/or biological sampling before release. Dr. Mariana Fuentes [File No. 19496; Florida State University, 581 Oakland Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32301] has been issued a five-year permit to conduct year-round field activities in the Florida Big Bend Region to take 1,225 sea turtles annually during vessel surveys for count and capture up to 480 sea turtles by hand, dip net or strike net. The following procedures will be performed before release: Measure; weigh; blood, scute, and biopsy sampling; temporary carapace marking; tag; satellite tagging; and/or photography/videography. Michael Bresette [File No. 19528; Inwater Research Group Inc., 4160 NE. Hyline Dr., Jensen Beach, FL 34957] has been issued a five-year permit to study sea turtles in waters of the Indian River and Miami- Dade Counties in southeastern Florida. Researchers may count and identify green, loggerhead, hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, and leatherback sea turtles during vessel surveys and capture animals by hand or net. Captured animals may be examined, measured, tagged, marked, photographed, and biologically sampled before release. Dr. Michael Arendt [Permit No. 19621; South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division, 217 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412] has been issued a five-year permit to study green, Kemp's ridley, leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles in the waters of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Researchers may capture animals by trawl or tangle net and perform the following procedures before release: Morphometrics, tagging, photography, biological sampling, ultrasound, marking, laparoscopy and associated transport, and/or epibiota removal. A limited number of sea turtles may accidentally die due to capture over the life of the permit. Dr. Allen Foley [File No. 19637; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, 370 Zoo Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32218] has been issued a five-year permit to conduct research within the boundaries of the Everglades NP in the vicinity of Arsnicker, Rabbit, and Twin Keys. The research will be from May to August and the applicant will approach and count up to 100 green sea turtles annually during vessel surveys and capture up to 125 loggerheads, 10 Kemp's ridleys, and 5 hawksbills. Sea turtles will be captured by hand and the following procedures will be performed before release: Measure, photograph, weigh, tag, temporary carapace marking, and blood sample. Up to 10 loggerheads also would have tumors tissue sampled annually. Dr. Robert Hardy [File No. 19716; 100 8th Avenue Southeast Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish & Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL 33701] has been issued a five-year permit to conduct research in the surface-pelagic drift communities of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The applicant will conduct vessel capture by dip net up to 300 loggerhead, 200 green, 60 hawksbill, 130 Kemp's ridley and 10 leatherback sea turtles annually. Additionally, 150 loggerheads and 440 leatherbacks would be counted during vessel surveys but not for capture. Depending on life stage and size, sea turtles would have the following procedures performed prior to release: Measure, weigh, oral swab, esophageal lavage, skin and scute biopsy, tag, and/or epoxy attachment of a satellite or VHF transmitter. Voided fecal samples also would be collected opportunistically. Issuance of the permits, as required by the ESA, was based on a finding that each 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: June 28, 2016. Julia Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-15776 Filed 7-1-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Note that agenda items may change should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
without notice. The final agenda will be National Oceanic and Atmospheric (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
posted on http://www.nist.gov/ Administration the meeting date.
cybercommission. Seating will be RIN 0648–XE711 Dated: June 28, 2016.
available for the public and media. No Tracey L. Thompson,
registration is required to attend this Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
meeting; however, on-site attendees are Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
asked to voluntarily sign in and space AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries [FR Doc. 2016–15768 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am]
will be available on a first-come, first- Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
served basis. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Public Participation: The Commission Commerce.
agenda will include a period of time, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
not to exceed fifteen minutes, for oral
comments from the public on Thursday, SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery National Oceanic and Atmospheric
July 14, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. until 3:15 Management Council (Council) will Administration
p.m. Central Time. Speakers will be hold a webinar-based meeting with its RIN 0648–XE400
selected on a first-come, first-served for-hire advisory panel members and the
basis. Each speaker will be limited to public to gather input regarding an Endangered Species; File Nos. 17304,
five minutes. Questions from the public upcoming Council Omnibus Framework 18238, 18926, 19496, 19528, 19621,
will not be considered during this action that could require electronic 19637, and 19716
period. Members of the public who are reporting of for-hire Vessel Trip Reports
interested in speaking are requested to AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
(VTRs) starting January 1, 2017 for all
contact Sara Kerman at the contact Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Council-managed fisheries that require
information indicated in the FOR Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
for-hire VTR reporting.
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of Commerce.
DATES: The meeting will be held
this notice. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
Monday, July 18, 2016 from 6 p.m.–8
Speakers who wish to expand upon p.m. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
their oral statements, those who had
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held seven permits and one permit
wished to speak but could not be
via webinar (http:// modification have been issued permits
accommodated on the agenda, and those
mafmc.adobeconnect.com/evtr/) with a to take green (Chelonia mydas),
who were unable to attend in person are
telephone audio connection (provided hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata),
invited to submit written statements. In
when connecting). Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii),
addition, written statements are invited
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea),
and may be submitted to the
Management Council, 800 N. State St., loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and/or olive
Commission at any time. All written
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea
statements should be directed to the
(302) 674–2331. turtles for purposes of scientific
Commission Executive Director,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: research. See SUPPLEMENTARY
Information Technology Laboratory, 100
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive INFORMATION for additional information
Bureau Drive, Stop 8900, National
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery regarding permittees.
Institute of Standards and Technology,
Management Council; telephone: (302) ADDRESSES: The permit and related
Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8900 or by
email at: cybercommission@nist.gov. 526–5255. The Council’s Web site, documents are available for review
Please use subject line ‘‘Open Meeting of www.mafmc.org also has details on the upon written request or by appointment
the Commission on Enhancing National proposed agenda, webinar access, and in the Permits and Conservation
Cybersecurity—TX’’.. briefing materials. Division, Office of Protected Resources,
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
Federal Register notice for this meeting Council is considering electronic 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
is being published fewer than 15 reporting of for-hire Vessel Trip Reports (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
calendar days prior to the meeting as (VTRs) starting January 1, 2017. This FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
exceptional circumstances exist. It is action would change the method of Arturo Herrera or Amy Hapeman, (301)
imperative that the meeting be held on transmitting VTRs—the required data 427–8401.
July 14, 2016 to accommodate the elements would not change. VTRs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices
scheduling priorities of the key would be required to be completed were published in the Federal Register
participants, who must maintain a strict before arriving at the dock, and that a request for a scientific research
schedule of meetings in order to electronic reports would have to be permit to take sea turtles had been
complete the Commission’s report by submitted within 24 hours after submitted by the below-named
December 1, 2016, as required by docking. This meeting will gather input individuals or organizations as follows:
Executive Order 13718 § 3(e) (February from the Council’s for-hire advisory • File No. 17304–02: October 5, 2015
9, 2016). Notice of the meeting is also panel members and the public in (80 FR 60129)
• File No. 18238: July 29, 2015 (80 FR
sradovich on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES
posted on the National Institute of preparation for Council action at the
Standards and Technology’s Web site at August 2016 meeting in Virginia Beach, 45203)
http://www.nist.gov/cybercommission. VA (http://www.mafmc.org/meetings/). • File Nos. 18926 and 19528: September
14, 2015 (80 FR 55095)
Kevin Kimball, Special Accommodations • File No. 19496: January 13, 2016 (81
Chief of Staff. These meetings are physically FR 1621)
[FR Doc. 2016–15790 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am] accessible to people with disabilities. • File No. 19621: October 5, 2015 (80
BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Requests for sign language FR 60123)
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• File No. 19637: January 19, 2016 (81 1,225 sea turtles annually during vessel Petersburg, FL 33701] has been issued a
FR 2846) surveys for count and capture up to 480 five-year permit to conduct research in
• File No. 19716: January 6, 2016 (81 FR sea turtles by hand, dip net or strike net. the surface-pelagic drift communities of
462) The following procedures will be the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
The requested permits have been issued performed before release: Measure; The applicant will conduct vessel
under the authority of the Endangered weigh; blood, scute, and biopsy capture by dip net up to 300 loggerhead,
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; sampling; temporary carapace marking; 200 green, 60 hawksbill, 130 Kemp’s
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the tag; satellite tagging; and/or ridley and 10 leatherback sea turtles
regulations governing the taking, photography/videography. annually. Additionally, 150 loggerheads
importing, and exporting of endangered Michael Bresette [File No. 19528; and 440 leatherbacks would be counted
and threatened species (50 CFR parts Inwater Research Group Inc., 4160 NE. during vessel surveys but not for
222–226). The following summarizes Hyline Dr., Jensen Beach, FL 34957] has capture. Depending on life stage and
each permit. been issued a five-year permit to study size, sea turtles would have the
Permit No. 17304 issued to Dr. Kristen sea turtles in waters of the Indian River following procedures performed prior to
Hart [U.S. Geological Survey, 3205 and Miami-Dade Counties in release: Measure, weigh, oral swab,
College Ave., Davie, FL 33314] southeastern Florida. Researchers may esophageal lavage, skin and scute
authorizes researchers to capture green, count and identify green, loggerhead, biopsy, tag, and/or epoxy attachment of
loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, and hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley, and a satellite or VHF transmitter. Voided
leatherback sea turtles during vessel fecal samples also would be collected
hawksbill sea turtles annually by hand
surveys and capture animals by hand or opportunistically.
or net in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
net. Captured animals may be Issuance of the permits, as required by
Alternative to direct capture,
examined, measured, tagged, marked, the ESA, was based on a finding that
researchers may obtain sea turtles for
photographed, and biologically sampled each permit (1) was applied for in good
study that are legally captured during
before release. faith, (2) will not operate to the
relocation trawling for the U.S. Army Dr. Michael Arendt [Permit No. disadvantage of such endangered or
Corps of Engineers. Researchers may 19621; South Carolina Department of threatened species, and (3) is consistent
examine, biologically sample, tag, and Natural Resources, Marine Resources with the purposes and policies set forth
measure sea turtles before release and Division, 217 Fort Johnson Road, in section 2 of the ESA.
temporarily track satellite tagged Charleston, SC 29412] has been issued
animals after release. Dr. Hart has been Dated: June 28, 2016.
a five-year permit to study green,
issued a permit modification (Permit Julia Harrison,
Kemp’s ridley, leatherback, and
No. 17304–02) to (1) add trawling as a Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
loggerhead sea turtles in the waters of Office of Protected Resources, National
capture method, and (2) increase the Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
number of Kemp’s ridley and Marine Fisheries Service.
Researchers may capture animals by
loggerhead sea turtles that may be taken [FR Doc. 2016–15776 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am]
trawl or tangle net and perform the
annually. The permit expires on following procedures before release: BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
September 30, 2018. Morphometrics, tagging, photography,
The NMFS Southwest Fisheries biological sampling, ultrasound,
Science Center (SWFSC), [File No. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
marking, laparoscopy and associated
18238; 8901 La Jolla Shore Dr., La Jolla, transport, and/or epibiota removal. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric
CA 92037, (Responsible Party: Lisa limited number of sea turtles may Administration
Ballance, Ph.D.)] has been issued a five- accidentally die due to capture over the
year permit to conduct research on life of the permit. RIN 0648–XE713
green, loggerhead, olive ridley sea Dr. Allen Foley [File No. 19637;
turtles in southern California waters. Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Researchers may conduct vessel surveys Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Commission, Fish and Wildlife
for counts, captures, examination, Research Institute, 370 Zoo Parkway, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
observation, marking, biological Jacksonville, FL 32218] has been issued Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
sampling, tagging, and morphometrics. a five-year permit to conduct research Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Jane Provancha [File No. 18926; Mail within the boundaries of the Everglades Commerce.
Code: IHA–005 OHF, Room 1104, NP in the vicinity of Arsnicker, Rabbit, ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815] has and Twin Keys. The research will be
been issued a five-year permit to from May to August and the applicant SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
continue monitoring the abundance and will approach and count up to 100 green Management Council’s (MAFMC’s)
distribution of sea turtles inhabiting the sea turtles annually during vessel Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
waters of the northern Indian River surveys and capture up to 125 Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will
Lagoon and Mosquito Lagoon system, loggerheads, 10 Kemp’s ridleys, and 5 hold a public meeting.
Florida. Researchers may capture by hawksbills. Sea turtles will be captured DATES: The meeting will be held on
hand, tangle, or dip net green, Kemp’s by hand and the following procedures Monday, July 25, 2016, from 1 p.m. to
ridley, hawksbill, and loggerhead sea will be performed before release: 5 p.m. For agenda details, see
turtles for morphometric measures, Measure, photograph, weigh, tag, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
tagging, and/or biological sampling temporary carapace marking, and blood ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
sradovich on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES
before release. sample. Up to 10 loggerheads also via webinar with a telephone-only
Dr. Mariana Fuentes [File No. 19496; would have tumors tissue sampled connection option. Details on webinar
Florida State University, 581 Oakland annually. registration and telephone-only
Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32301] has Dr. Robert Hardy [File No. 19716; 100 connection details will be available at:
been issued a five-year permit to 8th Avenue Southeast Florida Fish and http://www.mafmc.org.
conduct year-round field activities in Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
the Florida Big Bend Region to take & Wildlife Research Institute, St. Management Council, 800 N. State
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| FR Citation | 81 FR 43589 | |
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