On July 1, 2026, a notice was published in the Federal Register announcing that NMFS had received an application for a permit (File No. 29126) from the Florida Sea Grant, P.O. B...
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice; receipt of application; correction.
SUMMARY:
On July 1, 2026, a notice was published in the
Federal Register
announcing that NMFS had received an application for a permit (File No. 29126) from the Florida Sea Grant, P.O. Box 7640, St. Thomas, VI 00801 [Responsible Party: Logan Williams]. Due to a change in the applicant, that document doesn't reflect the current applicant and address. This document corrects this error. All other information is unchanged.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erin Markin, Ph.D., or Jennifer Skidmore, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The notice of receipt for a permit (91 FR 39986; July 1, 2026) stated that the applicant was the Florida Sea Grant. After the notice was published and the comment period closed, the applicant requested that NMFS change the applicant to the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), Division of Coastal Zone Management, (Marlon Hibbert, Responsible Party). The DPNR has reviewed the application and agrees to be the applicant for File No. 29126.
All other information contained in the document is unchanged.
Correction
In the
Federal Register
of July 1, 2026, in FR Doc. 2026-13232, on page 39986, in the third column, under the
SUMMARY
heading, the first sentence is corrected to read as follows:
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Coastal Zone Management, 4611 Tutu Park Mall, Suite 300, 2nd Floor, St. Thomas, VI, 00802 (Marlon Hibbert, Responsible Party) has applied in due form for a permit to take pillar coral (
Dendrogyra cylindrus) for purposes of scientific research and enhancement.
Dated: September 9, 2026.
Larissa Plants,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.