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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 62 / Friday, March 31, 2006 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 032306B]
International Whaling Commission;
58th Annual Meeting; Announcement of
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
date and location of the public meeting
being held prior to the 58th annual
International Whaling Commission
(IWC) meeting.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
May 5, 2006, at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the NOAA Science Center Room, 1301
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheri McCarty, 301–713–9090,
extension 183.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Secretary of Commerce is charged with
the responsibility of discharging the
obligations of the United States under
the International Convention for the
Regulation of Whaling, 1946. The U.S.
Commissioner has primary
responsibility for the preparation and
negotiation of U.S. positions on
international issues concerning whaling
and for all matters involving the IWC.
He is staffed by the Department of
Commerce and assisted by the
Department of State, the Department of
the Interior, Marine Mammal
Commission, and by other agencies.
Once the draft agenda for the annual
IWC meeting is completed, it will be
posted on the IWC Secretariat’s Web site
at https://www.iwcoffice.org.
Each year NOAA holds a meeting
prior to the annual IWC meeting to
discuss the tentative U.S. positions for
the upcoming IWC meeting. Because the
meeting discusses U.S. positions, the
substance of the meeting must be kept
confidential. Any U.S. citizen with an
identifiable interest in U.S. whale
conservation policy may participate, but
NOAA reserves the authority to inquire
about the interests of any person who
appears at a meeting and to determine
the appropriateness of that person’s
participation.
Persons who represent foreign
interests may not attend. These stringent
measures are necessary to protect the
confidentiality of U.S. negotiating
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positions and are a necessary basis for
the relatively open process of preparing
for IWC meetings.
The meeting will be held at 10 a.m.
at the NOAA Science Center Room,
1301 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,
MD 20910. Photo identification is
required to enter the building.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to the Cheri McCarty,
301–713–9090 by April 28, 2006.
Dated: March 27, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 032406C]
Endangered Species; File No. 1540
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
modification of a scientific research
permit.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources (SCDNR), Marine Resources
Division, P.O. Box 12559, Charleston,
S.C. 29422–2559, has requested a
modification to scientific research
Permit No. 1540.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
May 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The modification request
and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the following office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824–
5309.
Written comments or requests for a
public hearing on this request should be
submitted to the Chief, Permits,
Conservation and Education Division,
F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources,
PO 00000
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NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those
individuals requesting a hearing should
set forth the specific reasons why a
hearing on this particular modification
request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by
facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided
the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy
submitted by mail and postmarked no
later than the closing date of the
comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by
e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing email comments is
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include
in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document
identifier: File No. 1540.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
Swails or Patrick Opay, (301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject modification to Permit No. 1540,
issued on February 6, 2006 (71 FR 7019)
is requested under the authority of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
the regulations governing the taking,
importing, and exporting of endangered
and threatened species (50 CFR 222–
226).
Permit No. 1540 currently authorizes
the permit holder to study loggerhead
(Caretta caretta), Kemp’s ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii), green (Chelonia
mydas), leatherback (Dermochelys
coriacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys
imbricata) sea turtles. The purpose of
the research is to continue to document
in-water relative abundances, size
distributions, sex ratios, genetic
contributions, and the health of sea
turtles in coastal waters in the
southeastern U.S. SCDNR is authorized
to capture 146 loggerhead, 48 Kemp’s
ridley, 15 green, 1 leatherback, and 3
hawksbill sea turtles, during the first
year of the permit’s five- year period.
The permit authorizes research on up to
346 loggerhead, 48 Kemp’s ridley, 15
green, 1 leatherback, and 3 hawksbill
sea turtles annually for the remaining
four-years. Turtles are captured by
trawls, handled, blood sampled,
measured, flipper and PIT tagged,
photographed, and released. A
subsample of animals have barnacles
and keratin removed from their shell,
have cloacal samples taken, have
laparoscopic and ultrasound exams, and
have satellite transmitters attached. Up
to 7 loggerhead and 1 leatherback may
potentially be taken as accidental
mortalities over the course of the entire
permit. Additionally, up to 5 Kemp’s
ridley, green, or hawksbill sea turtles
(combined total but no more than two
of any given species) may potentially be
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 032306B]
International Whaling Commission; 58\th\ Annual Meeting;
Announcement of Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the date and location of the public
meeting being held prior to the 58\th\ annual International Whaling
Commission (IWC) meeting.
DATES: The public meeting will be held May 5, 2006, at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the NOAA Science Center Room,
1301 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheri McCarty, 301-713-9090, extension
183.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce is charged with
the responsibility of discharging the obligations of the United States
under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946.
The U.S. Commissioner has primary responsibility for the preparation
and negotiation of U.S. positions on international issues concerning
whaling and for all matters involving the IWC. He is staffed by the
Department of Commerce and assisted by the Department of State, the
Department of the Interior, Marine Mammal Commission, and by other
agencies.
Once the draft agenda for the annual IWC meeting is completed, it
will be posted on the IWC Secretariat's Web site at https://
www.iwcoffice.org.
Each year NOAA holds a meeting prior to the annual IWC meeting to
discuss the tentative U.S. positions for the upcoming IWC meeting.
Because the meeting discusses U.S. positions, the substance of the
meeting must be kept confidential. Any U.S. citizen with an
identifiable interest in U.S. whale conservation policy may
participate, but NOAA reserves the authority to inquire about the
interests of any person who appears at a meeting and to determine the
appropriateness of that person's participation.
Persons who represent foreign interests may not attend. These
stringent measures are necessary to protect the confidentiality of U.S.
negotiating positions and are a necessary basis for the relatively open
process of preparing for IWC meetings.
The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. at the NOAA Science Center
Room, 1301 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Photo
identification is required to enter the building.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Cheri McCarty, 301-713-9090 by
April 28, 2006.
Dated: March 27, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E6-4719 Filed 3-30-06; 8:45 am]
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