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In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Marine Mammals; File No. 984–1814
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
Dated: June 22, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.
Terrie Williams, Department of Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology, Center for
Ocean Health - Long Marine Laboratory,
University of California, 100 Shaffer
Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 has been
issued a permit to conduct research on
Weddell seals (Leptonychotes
weddellii).
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The permit 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
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001;
fax (562)980–4018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
Swails or Tammy Adams, (301)713–
2289.
ADDRESSES:
On
January 17, 2006 notice was published
in the Federal Register ( 71 FR 2527)
that a request for a scientific research
permit to take the species identified
above had been submitted by the abovenamed individual. The requested permit
has been issued under the authority of
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), and the Regulations Governing the
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The applicant will capture up to 20
adults and disturb up to 40 adults
annually. The animals will have a data
logger/video system attached, muscle
biopsies and blood samples collected,
and blubber thickness measured. Study
results are expected to increase
understanding of the foraging behavior
of this marine mammal species. The
animals will be recaptured up to three
times to remove or tend to the
instruments. The permit also authorizes
research-related mortality of up to two
seals per year. The permit is issued for
five years.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 062106A]
Marine Mammals; File Nos. 1034–1854
and 1070–1783
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
applications have been received for a
permit and a permit amendment for
scientific research on marine mammals.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
July 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The applications 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;
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand
Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1,
Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone
(206)526–6150; fax (206)526–6426; and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001;
fax (562)980–4018.
Written comments or requests for a
public hearing on these applications
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected
Resources, 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 would be
appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by
facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided
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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, as applicable: File No. 1034–
1854 or 1070–1783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Sloan or Tammy Adams,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit (File No. 1034–1854) and
amendment to Permit No. 1070–1783
are requested under the authority of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and
the Regulations Governing the Taking
and Importing of Marine Mammals (50
CFR part 216).
File No. 1034–1854: Dr. Markus
Horning, Department of Fisheries &
Wildlife, Oregon State University,
Hatfield Marine Science Center, 2030 SE
Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR
97365, has applied for a permit to
conduct research on Weddell seals
(Leptonychotes weddellii) to study
aging; and specifically, to compare
oxygen handling, body condition,
muscle physiology, and foraging
behavior in young adults and old adults.
Over a 2–year period, up to 48 animals
would have some or all of the following
procedures performed: capture,
sedation; morphometrics; ultrasound;
blood and muscle samples taken;
administration of Evans blue dye and
deuterium oxide; external data recorders
attached to pelage and internal data
recorders administered by gavage;
release; recapture to add device to
manipulate energy expenditure; and
recapture to remove instruments. Up to
250 animals seals would be incidentally
harassed during these activities.
Samples would be imported into the
U.S. for analyses. A 5–year permit is
requested to accommodate potential
future studies and import of additional
samples.
File No. 1070–1783: Dr. Alejandro
Acevedo-Gutierrez, Biology Department,
Western Washington University,
Bellingham, WA 98225–9160, has
requested an amendment to Permit No.
1070–1783 for research on seals in
Washington. This permit, issued on
March 13, 2006 (71 FR 14503),
authorizes aerial and vessel surveys of
harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and fecal
sample collections from rookeries and
haul-out sites in inland waters of
Washington. The permit holder requests
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authorization to (1) increase the number
of seals harassed in Padilla and Samish
Bays (from 1500 to 2000 with 20 takes
per seal in 2006, and to 4000 with 20
takes per seal per year from 2007 to
2010); and (2) extend the location of the
research to include a floating dock used
as a haul-out in Drayton Harbor, with up
to 4800 harbor seals harassed (48 times
per seal per year) at this location from
2006 to 2010. The purposes of this
amendment request are to increase the
sample size to provide a more robust
sample size and extend the location of
research to include seals throughout the
region. The amendment would be valid
for the duration of the permit, which
expires on March 31, 2011.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of these
applications to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: June 22, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMISSION
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Notice of Commission Meeting and
Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that the
Delaware River Basin Commission will
hold an informal conference followed
by a public hearing on Wednesday, July
19, 2006. The hearing will be part of the
Commission’s regular business meeting.
Both the conference session and
business meeting are open to the public
and will be held at the Commission’s
office building, located at 25 State
Police Drive in West Trenton, New
Jersey.
The conference among the
commissioners and staff will begin at
10:15 a.m. Topics of discussion will
include: A presentation by a
representative of the Philadelphia
District of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers on the work plan for a $1
million grant to the District by the
Assistant Secretary of the Army to
enhance multi-jurisdictional use and
management of the water resources of
the Delaware Basin; a presentation by
Dr. Anthony J. Broccoli of Rutgers
University on climate change and sea
level rise; a presentation by Robert
Molzahn of the Water Resources
Association of the Delaware River Basin
and David Sayers of the DRBC on a
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recommended policy for water transfers,
and a presentation on the report and
recommendations of the Commission’s
TMDL Implementation Advisory
Committee on reducing loadings of
PCBs to the Delaware Estuary.
The subjects of the public hearing to
be held during the 1:30 p.m. business
meeting include the dockets listed
below:
1. City of Harrington D–88–27 CP–3.
An application for the renewal of a
ground water withdrawal project to
continue withdrawal of 21 mg/30 days
to supply the applicant’s public water
supply distribution system from existing
Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the Frederica
Aquifer. The project is located in the
Browns Branch Watershed in the City of
Harrington, Kent County, Delaware.
2. Joseph Jackewicz, Sr. D–91–53–2.
An application for the renewal of a
ground and surface water withdrawal
project to continue withdrawal of 219.8
million gallons per thirty days (mg/30
days) to supply the applicant’s
agricultural irrigation system from
replacement Well No. Townsend 3,
eight existing wells and one existing
surface water intake. The project is
located in the Tidbury Creek, Cypress
Branch and Double Run watersheds in
the Town of Magnolia, Kent County,
Delaware.
3. Borough of Richland D–92–1 CP–2.
An application for the renewal of a
ground water withdrawal project to
continue withdrawal of 5.2 mg/30 days
to supply the applicant’s public water
supply distribution system from existing
Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and new Well
No. 6 in the Stonehenge, Millbach,
Hardyston and Crystalline Rock
formations. The project is located in the
Mill Creek Watershed in Richland
Borough, Lebanon County,
Pennsylvania.
4. Evesham Municipal Utilities
Authority D–98–15 CP–1. An
application for approval of a ground
water withdrawal project to continue to
supply up to 149 mg/30 days of water
to the applicant’s distribution system
through new Aquifer-Storage-Recovery
Well No. 14 and existing wells Nos. 4
through 13 without an increase in
existing allocation. The project is
located in the Rancocas Creek
Watershed in Evesham Township,
Burlington County, New Jersey. (This
was NAR’d as D–98–15 CP.)
5. Pennsylvania American Water
Company D–2003–32 CP. An
application for approval of a ground
water withdrawal project to supply up
to 4.32 mg/30 days of water to the
applicant’s public water supply
distribution system from new Well No.
DG–13 in the Brunswick Formation, and
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to retain the existing withdrawal from
all wells to 29.14 mg/30 days. The
project is located in the Schuylkill River
watershed in Amity Township, Berks
County, Pennsylvania.
6. Horsehead Corporation D–67–196–
2. An application for a change of
ownership and a docket modification
for the discharge of non-contact cooling
water. The discharges of approximately
0.15 million gallons per day (mgd) from
Outfall 004 and 0.31 mgd from Outfall
005 are associated with recycling
electric arc furnace dust and the
production of metal powders. The
discharges from Outfall 004 and Outfall
005 are to the Aquashicola Creek, a
tributary to the Lehigh River. The
facility is located in Palmerton Borough,
Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
7. Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control
(DNREC) D–84–10 CP–4. An application
to amend the DRBC Comprehensive
Plan and to revise Docket No. D–84–10
CP (Supplement No. 1), Water Supply
Plan for northern New Castle County,
Delaware. The applicant proposes to
delete Churchman’s Marsh and
Thompson Station Reservoirs and the
development of additional ground water
supplies at the Delaplane Manor well
site from the Comprehensive Plan, and
incorporate into the Comprehensive
Plan the projects identified in Tables 5.2
and 5.4 in the Eighth Progress Report of
the Delaware Water Supply
Coordinating Council, dated March 8,
2006.
8. Bart Golf Club, Inc. D–92–24–2. An
application for renewal of a surface
water withdrawal project to supply up
to 11.0 million gallons per thirty days of
water for supplemental irrigation of the
applicant’s Hickory Valley Golf Club
from an existing surface water intake
located on Swamp Creek at the
confluence of Schlegel Run. The
allocation is a reduction from the
previous allocation of 15 mg/30 days.
The project is located in the Swamp
Creek Watershed in New Hanover
Township, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania and is located in the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground
Water Protected Area.
9. Bridgeport Disposal, LLC D–93–63–
2. An application to update and renew
an existing industrial wastewater
treatment plant (IWTP) discharge
docket. The former commercial
hazardous waste treatment facility still
includes an on-site biological treatment
system and a groundwater and leachate
treatment system. The docket renewal
will reflect changes in operations since
the facility ceased in 2001 to serve as a
commercial hazardous waste treatment
facility. The IWTP discharges
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 062106A]
Marine Mammals; File Nos. 1034-1854 and 1070-1783
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that applications have been received
for a permit and a permit amendment for scientific research on marine
mammals.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before July 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The applications 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;
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg.
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206)526-6150; fax (206)526-6426; and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018.
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on these
applications should be submitted to the Chief, Permits, Conservation
and Education Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 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 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,
as applicable: File No. 1034-1854 or 1070-1783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Tammy Adams, (301)713-
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit (File No. 1034-1854) and
amendment to Permit No. 1070-1783 are requested under the authority of
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), and the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
File No. 1034-1854: Dr. Markus Horning, Department of Fisheries &
Wildlife, Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, 2030
SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365, has applied for a permit to
conduct research on Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) to study
aging; and specifically, to compare oxygen handling, body condition,
muscle physiology, and foraging behavior in young adults and old
adults. Over a 2-year period, up to 48 animals would have some or all
of the following procedures performed: capture, sedation;
morphometrics; ultrasound; blood and muscle samples taken;
administration of Evans blue dye and deuterium oxide; external data
recorders attached to pelage and internal data recorders administered
by gavage; release; recapture to add device to manipulate energy
expenditure; and recapture to remove instruments. Up to 250 animals
seals would be incidentally harassed during these activities. Samples
would be imported into the U.S. for analyses. A 5-year permit is
requested to accommodate potential future studies and import of
additional samples.
File No. 1070-1783: Dr. Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez, Biology
Department, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9160,
has requested an amendment to Permit No. 1070-1783 for research on
seals in Washington. This permit, issued on March 13, 2006 (71 FR
14503), authorizes aerial and vessel surveys of harbor seals (Phoca
vitulina) and fecal sample collections from rookeries and haul-out
sites in inland waters of Washington. The permit holder requests
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authorization to (1) increase the number of seals harassed in Padilla
and Samish Bays (from 1500 to 2000 with 20 takes per seal in 2006, and
to 4000 with 20 takes per seal per year from 2007 to 2010); and (2)
extend the location of the research to include a floating dock used as
a haul-out in Drayton Harbor, with up to 4800 harbor seals harassed (48
times per seal per year) at this location from 2006 to 2010. The
purposes of this amendment request are to increase the sample size to
provide a more robust sample size and extend the location of research
to include seals throughout the region. The amendment would be valid
for the duration of the permit, which expires on March 31, 2011.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of these applications to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: June 22, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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