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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 128 / Thursday, July 8, 2021 / Notices Notice is hereby given that Inwater Research Group, Inc., 4160 NE
Hyline Dr., Jensen Beach, FL 34957
Responsible Party: Michael Bresette and the NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center NEFSC, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543
Responsible Party: Jon Hare, have applied in due form for a permit to take green Chelonia mydas, hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata, Kemps ridley Lepidochelys kempii, leatherback Dermochelys coriacea, loggerhead Caretta caretta, and unidentified hardshell sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before August 9, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for review by selecting Records Open for Public Comment from the Features box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species APPS home page, https apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 25696 or 25716 from the list of available applications. These documents are also available upon written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include the relevant File No. in the subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Hapeman or Jordan Rutland, 301
4278401.
SUPPLEMENTARY 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 parts 222226.
File No. 25696: The applicant proposes to study the habitat preference, species abundance, size frequencies, and fibropapillomatosis rates of sea turtles inhabiting inshore lagoons and nearshore reefs between Indian River and Miami-Dade Counties in southeastern Florida. Annually up to 200 green, 25 loggerhead, 10 Kemps ridley and 10 hawksbill sea turtles would be counted and captured by hand, dip net, or tangle net. Captured turtles would be measured, weighed, temporarily marked, flipper tagged, and passive integrated transponder PIT

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tagged, photographed, and skin and blood sampled prior to release. In addition, all loggerhead sea turtles would receive a sonic or satellite transmitter and all green sea turtles would undergo gastric lavage prior to release. A subset of greens would be transported to a local facility for imaging and/or receive a transmitter prior to their return to the wild. Another 1,350 green, 100 loggerhead, 75
hawksbill, and 20 Kemps ridley sea turtles may be pursued during unsuccessful capture attempts annually.
The permit would be valid for 10 years.
File No. 25716: The NEFSC proposes to continue studying sea turtles legally bycaught within commercial fisheries operating in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. The objective is to monitor the take of ESA listed sea turtle species in observed commercial fisheries and to collect data to help estimate total bycatch. Up to 50 loggerhead, 10
Kemps ridley, 10 green, 20 leatherback, and 20 unidentified sea turtles would be photographed, measured, weighed, flipper tagged and PIT tagged, and skin biopsied prior to release annually.
Carcasses, tissues or parts also may be salvaged from dead sea turtles. The permit would be valid for 5 years.
Dated: July 2, 2021.
Julia Marie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RTID 0648XB213

Marine Mammals; File No. 24054
National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that Terrie Williams, Ph.D., University of California at Santa Cruz, Long Marine Lab, Center for Ocean Health, 115
McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on captive marine mammals.

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Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before August 9, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for review by DATES:

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selecting Records Open for Public Comment from the Features box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species APPS home page, https apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 24054 from the list of available applications. These documents are also available upon written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include File No. 24054 in the subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore or Courtney Smith, Ph.D., 301 4278401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals 50 CFR
part 216, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq., the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species 50
CFR parts 222226, and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended 16 U.S.C. 1151
et seq..
The applicant is requesting a permit to continue research activities to compare the energetic and cardiovascular responses and diving physiology of captive cetaceans and pinnipeds to determine key biological capabilities. A maximum of 4 dolphins Tursiops truncatus, 10 California sea lions Zalophus californianus, and 3
Hawaiian monk seals Neomonachus schauinslandi would be maintained and participate in the research at Long Marine Laboratory at any given time. Up to 60 bottlenose dolphins from the U.S.
Navy, and up to 10 Hawaiian monk seals and 1 non-releasable Cook Inlet beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas at other permitted facilities may also participate in the research at their respective facilities.
Other species in rehabilitation status may also be added opportunistically and transported to Long Marine Laboratory for research purposes up to 10 species per year with less than 6
animals onsite at a time. Typical rehabilitation species are bottlenose dolphins, harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena, Guadalupe fur seals
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