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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN ID: RIN 0648-XK17

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Endangered Species; File No. 13573

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or before October 3, 2008.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Michael Salmon, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 334310991, has applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.

SUMMARY: Endangered Species,

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 applicant proposes to study when green sea turtle navigation is guided by magnetic versus solar cues. Animals would be captured by hand, handled, weighed, measured, flipper tagged, passive integrated transponder tagged, transported, temporarily held for experiments in an outdoor tank arena, and released. Researchers would annually capture and conduct research on up to 28 animals on near shore reefs of Palm Beach County, Florida. The permit would be issued for 3 years.

Dated: August 28, 2008.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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