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minke whales (Balaenoptera
acutorostrata).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
August 18, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The application 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
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone
(907)586–7221; fax (907)586–7249.
Written comments or requests for a
public hearing on this application
should be mailed 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 on this particular 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 e-mail comments is
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include
in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document
identifier: File No. 1100–1849
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelsey Abbott or Carrie Hubard,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of section 104(c)(6) of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216). Section 104(c)(6) provides for
photography for educational or
commercial purposes involving nonendangered and non-threatened marine
mammals in the wild. NMFS is
currently working on proposed
regulations to implement this provision.
However, in the meantime, NMFS has
received and is processing this request
as a ‘‘pilot’’ application for Level B
Harassment of non-listed and nondepleted marine mammals for
photographic purposes.
The applicant proposes to take 10
killer whales of the Eastern North
Pacific Transient stock, 10 gray whales,
and 10 minke whales annually by close
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approach for filming in the Gulf of
Alaska and Bering Sea. The purpose of
this project is to document the behavior
of marine animals in the presence of the
carcass of a gray or minke whale that
was killed by killer whales. The
applicant requests authorization to fix a
remotely operated video camera in an
underwater housing to the sea floor
approximately 15 feet from the carcass.
The camera would be deployed after the
killer whales have left the carcass and
would be controlled from a boat
approximately 100 yards away. In
addition, if killer whales, gray whales,
or minke whales pass near the boat, the
applicant would submerge a small
camera on a pole to take photographs of
passing animals. This footage would be
shared freely with the scientific
community as it may reveal to what
extent killer whales continue to feed on
submerged kills, how they feed on these
carcasses, and document what other
animals may benefit from these
carcasses as well. Filming activities
would occur between April 1 and
August 31 of each year. The permit
would expire three years from the date
of issue.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of this
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: July 13, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Highly
Migratory Species Management Team
(HMSMT) will a hold work session,
which is open to the public.
DATES: The HMSMT work session will
be Tuesday, August 8, 2006, from 8:30
a.m. until 5 p.m and on Wednesday,
August 9, 2006, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
until business is completed.
ADDRESSES: The work sessions will be
held at the National Marine Fisheries
Service, Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, Large Conference Room, 8604 La
Jolla Shores Drive, Room D–203, La
Jolla, CA 92037, telephone: (858) 546–
7000.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kit Dahl, Pacific Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The topics
planned for this HMSMT work session
are: (1) develop a preliminary range of
alternatives for modification of
management measures for the April 1,
2007–March 31, 2009, management
period, as authorized under the Fishery
Management Plan for U.S. West Coast
Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species
(HMS FMP); (2) continue work to
identify reference points for selected
HMS; (3) plan analyses of exempted
fishing permits (EFPs) proposed for the
2007 fishing year; (5) develop
recommendations for future Council
action on a high seas longline fishery;
and (6) engage in additional planning
related to the annual Stock Assessment
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) document.
Time permitting, the HMSMT may also
discuss any new information relevant to
their previous work characterizing
historical effort in the U.S. North Pacific
albacore fishery off the West Coast.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agendas may
be discussed, those issues may not be
the subject of formal action during these
meetings. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that
require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
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should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter
at (503) 820–2280 at least 5 days prior
to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 14, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request—Safety Standard
for Omnidirectional Citizens Band
Base Station Antennas
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of
April 26, 2006, (71 FR 24651), the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
published a notice in accordance with
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) to
announce the agency’s intention to seek
extension of approval of the collection
of information required in the Safety
Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens
Band Base Station (16 CFR part 1204).
No comments were received in response
to that notice. By publication of this
notice, the Commission announces that
it has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget a request for
extension of approval of that collection
of information, without change, for
three years from the date of approval.
The Safety Standard for
Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base
Station Antennas establishes
performance requirements for
omnidirectional citizens band base
station antennas to reduce unreasonable
risks of death and injury which may
result if an antenna contacts overhead
power lines while being erected or
removed from its site. Certification
regulations implementing the standard
require manufacturers, importers, and
private labelers of antennas subject to
the standard to test antennas for
compliance with the standard, and to
maintain records of that testing.
The records of testing and other
information required by the certification
regulations allow the Commission to
determine that antennas subject to the
standard comply with its requirements.
This information would also enable the
Commission to obtain corrective actions
if omnidirectional citizens band base
station antennas failed to comply with
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the standard in a manner which creates
a substantial risk of injury to the public.
Additional Information About the
Request for Extension of Approval of a
Collection of Information
Agency address: Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Title of information collection: Safety
Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens
Band Base Station Antennas, 16 CFR
Part 1204.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval without change.
General description of respondents:
Manufacturers, importers, and private
labelers of omnidirectional citizens
band base station antennas.
Estimated number of respondents: 5.
Estimated number of hours per
respondent: 220 per year.
Estimated number of hours for all
respondents: 1,100 per year.
Estimated cost of collection for all
respondents: $47,000 per year.
Comments: Comments on this request
for extension of approval of information
collection requirements should be
submitted by August 18, 2006 to (1) the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for
CPSC, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington DC 20503;
telephone: (202) 395–7340, and (2) the
Office of the Secretary, by e-mail at
cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, or sent to the Office
of the Secretary, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Written
comments may also be sent by facsimile
at (301) 504–0127.
Copies of this request for extension of
the information collection requirements
and supporting documentation are
available from Linda Glatz, Management
and Program Analyst, Office of Planning
and Evaluation, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814;
telephone: (301) 504–7671, e-mail:
lglatz@cpsc.gov.
Dated: July 12, 2006.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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for Cigarette Lighters
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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ACTION:
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Notice.
SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of
April 26, 2006 (71 FR 24651), the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
published a notice in accordance with
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) to
announce the agency’s intention to seek
extension of approval of the collection
of information in the Safety Standard for
Cigarette Lighters (16 CFR part 1210).
One comment from the American
Academy of Pediatrics was received in
support of the continued testing and
data collection. By publication of this
notice, the Commission announces that
it has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for extension of approval of that
collection of information without
change for three years from the date of
approval.
The Safety Standard for Cigarette
Lighters requires disposable and novelty
lighters to be manufactured with a
mechanism to resist operation by
children younger than five years of age.
Certification regulations implementing
the standard require manufacturers and
importers to submit to the Commission
a description of each model of lighter,
results of prototype qualification tests
for compliance with the standard, and a
physical specimen of the lighter before
the introduction of each model of lighter
in commerce.
The Commission uses the records of
testing and other information required
by the certification regulations to
determine that disposable and novelty
lighters have been tested and certified
for compliance with the standard by the
manufacturer or importer. The
Commission also uses this information
to obtain corrective actions if disposable
or novelty lighters fail to comply with
the standard in a manner that creates a
substantial risk of injury to the public.
Additional Information About the
Request for Extension of Approval of a
Collection of Information
Agency address: Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Title of information collection: Safety
Standard for Cigarette Lighters, 16 CFR
part 1210.
Type of request: Extension of approval
without change.
General description of respondents:
Manufacturers and importers of
disposable and novelty cigarette
lighters.
Estimated number of respondents: 60.
Estimated average number of hours
per respondent: 320 per year.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 071406E]
Pacific 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 Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly
Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will a hold work session,
which is open to the public.
DATES: The HMSMT work session will be Tuesday, August 8, 2006, from
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m and on Wednesday, August 9, 2006, beginning at
8:30 a.m. until business is completed.
ADDRESSES: The work sessions will be held at the National Marine
Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Large Conference
Room, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, Room D-203, La Jolla, CA 92037,
telephone: (858) 546-7000.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The topics planned for this HMSMT work
session are: (1) develop a preliminary range of alternatives for
modification of management measures for the April 1, 2007-March 31,
2009, management period, as authorized under the Fishery Management
Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS
FMP); (2) continue work to identify reference points for selected HMS;
(3) plan analyses of exempted fishing permits (EFPs) proposed for the
2007 fishing year; (5) develop recommendations for future Council
action on a high seas longline fishery; and (6) engage in additional
planning related to the annual Stock Assessment Fishery Evaluation
(SAFE) document. Time permitting, the HMSMT may also discuss any new
information relevant to their previous work characterizing historical
effort in the U.S. North Pacific albacore fishery off the West Coast.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
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should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 14, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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