National Sea Grant Review Panel, 47779 [E6-13696]
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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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Opay or Kate Swails, (301)713–
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
12, 2006, notice was published in the
Federal Register (71 FR 18726) that a
request for a scientific research permit
to take loggerhead, green, and Kemp’s
ridley sea turtles had been submitted by
the above-named individual. The
requested permit has been issued 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 222–226).
The purpose of the research is to
assess the physiological response of
loggerhead, green, and Kemp’s ridley
sea turtles to entanglement in fishing
gear, identify post-release mortality
events, and integrate these data to assess
the feasibility of using biochemical
indices as predictors of post-release
mortality. The research will also
provide information on the movements
of sea turtles utilizing the lower Cape
Fear River, North Carolina. Researchers
would annually capture up to 15
loggerhead, 25 green, and 5 Kemp’s
ridley sea turtles for a 3–year period
using gillnets. Animals would be
measured, weighed, blood sampled,
passive integrated transponder tagged,
satellite transmitter tagged, VHF tagged
and tracked, have their cloacal body
temperature taken, and be released. The
level of post-release mortality of turtles
that are part of the physiological stress
portion of the research may be high and
reach up to 30 percent (9 animals per
year or 27 over the course of the permit,
all species combined). The principal
investigator believes that current fishery
mortality estimates are too high;
therefore the study is being permitted
for one year to gain a better
understanding of actual mortality levels.
Research after year one is contingent on
the results of the first year and will only
be authorized if NMFS determines
further research is warranted and can be
justified.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, was based on a finding that
such permit (1) was applied for in good
faith, (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of any endangered or
threatened species, and (3) is consistent
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with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: August 14, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Sea Grant Review Panel
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Sea Grant
Review Panel. The meeting will have
several purposes. Panel members will
discuss and provide advice on the
National Sea Grant College Program in
the areas of program evaluation,
strategic planning, education and
extension, science and technology
programs, and other matters as
described below:
The announced meeting is
scheduled for: Tuesday, August 29,
2006.
DATES:
Conference Call. Public
access is available at SSMC Bldg 3,
ROOM # 12836, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD.
ADDRESSES:
Mr.
Joseph Brown, National Sea Grant
College Program, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 11717, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910, (301) 713–
2438.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Panel,
which consists of a balanced
representation from academia, industry,
state government and citizens groups,
was established in 1976 by Section 209
of the Sea Grant Improvement Act
(Public Law 94–461, 33 U.S.C. 1128).
The Panel advises the Secretary of
Commerce and the Director of the
National Sea Grant College Program
with respect to operations under the
Act, and such other matters as the
Secretary refers to them for review and
advice. The agenda for the meeting is as
follows:
Wednesday, August 30, 2006—1 to 4
p.m.
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I. Old Business.
II. Sea Grant Staffing.
III. NRC Report.
This meeting will be open to the
public.
Dated: August 11, 2006.
Mark Brown,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office
of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
47779
Pacific Albacore Tuna Fisheries;
Updating Annual Vessel List
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS revises the
methodology to create a vessel list at the
beginning of each calendar year of
vessels eligible to fish for albacore tuna
in Canadian waters. The vessel list
reverts to zero vessels on December 31
of each year, unless NMFS receives a
notice for a vessel to be added to the list
for the upcoming year, with the
requisite information. This notice
clarifies NMFS’ original intention that
the vessel list remain valid for a single
calendar year. Revising the way the list
is created and updating the list every
year is intended to facilitate the United
States’ obligation to annually provide
Canada a current list of U. S. vessels
that are likely to fish albacore off the
coast of Canada.
ADDRESSES: Submit requests to be added
to the vessel list of those vessels
desiring to fish in Canadian waters to:
• E-mail: albacore.fish@noaa.gov.
• Mail: Mark Helvey, Assistant
Regional Administrator, Southwest
Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,
Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–
4213.
• Phone: (562)980–4024.
• Fax: (562) 980–4047.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Helvey, Southwest Region, NMFS,
(562) 980–4040.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1981
Treaty Between the Government of the
United States of America and the
Government of Canada on Pacific Coast
Albacore Tuna Vessels and Port
Privileges (Treaty), as amended in 2002,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Sea Grant Review Panel
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Sea Grant Review Panel. The meeting will
have several purposes. Panel members will discuss and provide advice on
the National Sea Grant College Program in the areas of program
evaluation, strategic planning, education and extension, science and
technology programs, and other matters as described below:
DATES: The announced meeting is scheduled for: Tuesday, August 29,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Conference Call. Public access is available at SSMC Bldg 3,
ROOM 12836, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph Brown, National Sea Grant
College Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315
East-West Highway, Room 11717, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, (301)
713-2438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel, which consists of a balanced
representation from academia, industry, state government and citizens
groups, was established in 1976 by Section 209 of the Sea Grant
Improvement Act (Public Law 94-461, 33 U.S.C. 1128). The Panel advises
the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the National Sea Grant
College Program with respect to operations under the Act, and such
other matters as the Secretary refers to them for review and advice.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
Wednesday, August 30, 2006--1 to 4 p.m.
Agenda
I. Old Business.
II. Sea Grant Staffing.
III. NRC Report.
This meeting will be open to the public.
Dated: August 11, 2006.
Mark Brown,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research.
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