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opinion. NMFS will determine whether
the effects of the proposed activity are
consistent with the findings of that
biological opinion, and, accordingly,
NMFS will decide whether an
Incidental Take Statement under section
7 of the ESA will be issued prior to
making a final determination of issuing
the IHA.
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National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
On February 5, 1999 (64 FR 5789), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
noted the availability of a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (Final
EIS) prepared by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers under NEPA on Beaufort
Sea oil and gas development at
Northstar. NMFS was a cooperating
agency on the preparation of the Draft
and Final EISs, and subsequently, on
May 18, 2000, adopted the Corps’ Final
EIS as its own document. That Final EIS
described impacts to marine mammals
from Northstar construction activities,
which included vessel traffic similar to
the currently proposed action by FEX.
Because the barging activity discussed
in the Final EIS is not substantially
different from the proposed action by
FEX, and because no significant new
scientific information or analyses have
been developed in the past several years
significant enough to warrant new
NEPA documentation, no additional
NEPA analysis is required.
Preliminary Conclusions
NMFS has preliminarily determined
that the short-term impact of conducting
a barging operation between West Dock,
Prudhoe Bay and either Cape Simpson
or Point Lonely, in the U.S. Beaufort
and associated activities will result, at
worst, in a temporary modification in
behavior by certain species of whales
and pinnipeds. While behavioral
modifications may be made by these
species to avoid the resultant noise or
visual cues from the barging operation,
this behavioral change is expected to
have a negligible impact on the survival
and recruitment of marine mammal
stocks.
While the number of potential
incidental harassment takes will depend
on the year-to-year distribution and
abundance of marine mammals in the
area of operations, due to the
distribution and abundance of marine
mammals during the projected period of
activity and the location of the proposed
activity, the number of potential
harassment takings is estimated to be
small. In addition, no take by injury
and/or death is anticipated, and there is
no potential for temporary or permanent
hearing impairment as a result of the
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activities. No rookeries, mating grounds,
areas of concentrated feeding, or other
areas of special significance for marine
mammals occur within or near the barge
transit route.
The principal measures undertaken to
ensure that the barging operation will
not have an adverse impact on
subsistence activities are a CAA
between FEX, the AEWC and the
Whaling Captains Association; a Plan of
Cooperation; and an operation schedule
that avoids barging operations during
the traditional bowhead whaling season
as much as possible.
Proposed Authorization
NMFS proposes to issue an IHA for
the harassment of marine mammals
incidental to FEX conducting a barging
operation from West Dock Causeway,
Prudhoe Bay Alaska, through the U.S.
Beaufort Sea to either Cape Simpson or
Point Lonely. This proposed IHA is
contingent upon incorporation of the
previously mentioned mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements.
NMFS has preliminarily determined
that the proposed activity would result
in the harassment of small numbers of
bowhead whales, beluga whales, ringed
seals, bearded seals and spotted seals;
would have no more than a negligible
impact on these marine mammal stocks;
and would not have an unmitigable
adverse impact on the availability of
marine mammal stocks for subsistence
uses.
Information Solicited
NMFS requests interested persons to
submit comments and information
concerning this proposed IHA and the
application for regulations request (see
ADDRESSES).
Dated: June 8, 2006.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene one
public meeting of the Ad Hoc Shrimp
Effort Working Group (SEWG).
DATES: The SEWG meeting will convene
at 9 a.m. on Wednesday June 28, 2006
and conclude no later than 3 p.m. on
Thursday, June 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Marine Fisheries Service
Galveston Laboratory, Building 216,
4700 Avenue U, Galveston, TX;
telephone: (409) 766–3500.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assane Diagne, Economist, telephone:
(813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
(Council) will convene meetings of the
Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort Working Group
(SEWG) to begin evaluating shrimp
effort in the Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. The
working group, appointed by the
Council during its March 2006, regular
meeting, is charged with providing the
Council with alternatives for
determining the appropriate level of
effort in the shrimp fishery in the EEZ.
The group also will discuss the level of
effort necessary to achieve optimum
yield in the shrimp fishery and what
level of effort would derive the
maximum benefits of that fishery. The
SEWG includes fishery biologists,
economists and others knowledgeable
about shrimp effort in the Gulf of
Mexico.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
SEWG for discussion, in accordance
with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues
may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. Actions of the
SEWG will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in the agenda and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency
action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take action to address the
emergency.
Copies of the agenda can be obtained
by calling (813) 348–1630.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina
Trezza at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
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least 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
(301) 713-2276 at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: June 8, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Dated: June 8, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Patent and Trademark Office
[I.D. 081604C]
Invention Promoters/Promotion Firms
Complaints
Advisory Committee to the U.S.
Section of the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); Summer
Meeting
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment
request.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting; correction.
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SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2006
ICCAT meeting, the AdvisoryCommittee
to the U.S. Section to the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will have a
summer meeting. There will be an open
session the morning of Monday June 26,
2006, beginning at 9 am. The remainder
of the meeting will be closed to the
public.
DATES: The meeting will be held June
26–27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Hotel, 8727 Colesville Road,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Denit, Office of International
Affairs, 301–713–2276.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet in an open session
to consider information on stock status
of highly migratory species. In a
previous Federal Register Notice (71 FR
32526, June 6, 2006), NMFS indicated
that the entire meeting would be in
closed session. This notice announces
that there will be an open session. After
the open session the Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT
will meet in a closed session to discuss
sensitive information relating to
upcoming international negotiations.
Special Accommodations
The meeting locations are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kelly Denit at
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 14, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
E-mail: Susan.Brown@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0044 comment’’ in the
subject line of the message.
Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan Brown.
Mail: Susan K. Brown, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Architecture, Engineering and
Technical Services, Data Architecture
and Services Division, U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Cathie Kirik, Mail
Stop 24, Commissioner for Patents, U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–8800; or by e-mail
at Cathie.Kirik@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
Under the Inventors’ Rights Act of
1999, as found in 35 U.S.C. 297 and
implemented by 37 CFR part 4, the
United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) is required to provide a
forum for the publication of complaints
concerning invention promoters and
responses from the invention promoters
to these complaints. An individual may
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submit a complaint concerning an
invention promoter to the USPTO,
which will forward the complaint to the
invention promoter for response. The
complaints and responses will be
published and made available to the
public on the USPTO Web site. The
USPTO does not investigate these
complaints or participate in any legal
proceedings against invention
promoters or promotion firms.
Complaints submitted to the USPTO
must identify the name and address of
the complainant and the invention
promoter or promotion firm, explain the
basis for the complaint, and include the
signature of the complainant. The
identifying information is necessary so
that the USPTO can forward the
complaint to the invention promoter or
promotion firm and also notify the
complainant that the complaint has
been forwarded. Complainants should
understand that the complaints will be
forwarded to the invention promoter for
response and that the complaint and
response will be made available to the
public as required by the Inventors’
Rights Act. If the USPTO does not
receive a response from the invention
promoter, the complaint will still be
published without the response. The
USPTO does not accept complaints
under this program if the complainant
requests confidentiality.
This information collection includes
one form, Complaint Regarding
Invention Promoter (PTO/SB/2048),
which is used by the public to submit
a complaint under this program. This
form is available for download from the
USPTO Web site. Use of this form is not
mandatory as long as the complaint
includes the necessary information and
is clearly marked as a complaint filed
under the Inventors’ Rights Act. There
is no associated form for submitting
responses to the complaints.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, facsimile, or hand delivery to
the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0044.
Form Number(s): PTO/SB/2048.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100 responses per year.
Estimated Time Per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 15 minutes (0.25
hours) to gather the necessary
information, prepare the form, and
submit the complaint to the USPTO and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 060706E]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene one
public meeting of the Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort Working Group (SEWG).
DATES: The SEWG meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Wednesday June 28,
2006 and conclude no later than 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Marine Fisheries
Service Galveston Laboratory, Building 216, 4700 Avenue U, Galveston,
TX; telephone: (409) 766-3500.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assane Diagne, Economist, telephone:
(813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) will convene meetings of the Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort
Working Group (SEWG) to begin evaluating shrimp effort in the Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. The working group, appointed
by the Council during its March 2006, regular meeting, is charged with
providing the Council with alternatives for determining the appropriate
level of effort in the shrimp fishery in the EEZ. The group also will
discuss the level of effort necessary to achieve optimum yield in the
shrimp fishery and what level of effort would derive the maximum
benefits of that fishery. The SEWG includes fishery biologists,
economists and others knowledgeable about shrimp effort in the Gulf of
Mexico.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the SEWG for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings.
Actions of the SEWG will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agenda and any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the
Council's intent to take action to address the emergency.
Copies of the agenda can be obtained by calling (813) 348-1630.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Tina Trezza at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
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least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: June 8, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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