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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN ID: RIN 0648-XJ40

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Endangered Species:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Endangered Species; File No. 13543

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or before September 8, 2008.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, 217 Ft. Johnson Rd., Charleston, SC 29412, has applied in due form for a permit to take loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.

SUMMARY: File No. (13543),

SUPPLEMENTAL 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 222226).

The proposed research would further the understanding of the growth, distribution, and life history of sea turtles. The applicant requests a fiveyear permit to annually handle, measure, weigh, passive integrated transponder tag, flipper tag, and photograph up to 45 loggerhead, 6 green, 15 Kemp's ridley, 6 leatherback, and 2 hawksbill sea turtles. These animals would have already been captured by authorized coastal trawl surveys taking place in waters off of North Carolina to Florida.

Dated: July 31, 2008.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Patrick Opay or Amy Hapeman, (301)7132289.