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which is the subject of this permit, and
(3) is consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 111706A]
Endangered Species; File No. 1543
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
to inform you of the rights and
protections available to you under
Federal antidiscrimination and
whistleblower protection laws.
Dated: November 20, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6–20007 Filed 11–24–06; 8:45 am]
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Duke Power Company (Gene E.
Vaughan, Principal Investigator), 13339
Hagers Ferry Road, Huntersville, North
Carolina, 28078 has been issued a
permit to conduct scientific research on
shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser
brevirostrum).
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
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)713–0376; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824–
5309.
SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC or Commission) is
providing notice to all of its employees,
former employees, and applicants for
employment about the rights and
remedies that are available to them
under the Federal antidiscrimination
laws and whistleblower protection
laws.1 This notice fulfills CPSC’s
notification obligations under the
Notification and Federal Employees
Anti-discrimination Retaliation Act (No
FEAR Act), as implemented by Office of
Personnel Management (OPM)
regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen V. Buttrey, Director, EEO and
Minority Enterprise, U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, 4330 EastWest Highway, Bethesda, Maryland
20814; telephone (301) 504–7771 or
e-mail: kbuttrey@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
May 15, 2002, Congress enacted the
‘‘Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act
of 2002,’’ which is now known as the
No FEAR Act. One purpose of the Act
is to ‘‘require that Federal agencies be
accountable for violations of
antidiscrimination and whistleblower
protection laws.’’ Public Law 107–174,
Summary. In support of this purpose,
Congress found that ‘‘agencies cannot be
run effectively if those agencies practice
or tolerate discrimination.’’ Public Law
107–174, Title I, General Provisions,
section 101(1).
The Act also requires this agency to
provide this notice to Federal
employees, former Federal employees
and applicants for Federal employment
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Malcolm Mohead or Brandy Hutnak,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 10, 2005, notice was
published in the Federal Register (70
FR 68398) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take shortnose
sturgeon had been submitted by Duke
Power Company. 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).
Duke Power Company proposes to
conduct a study of shortnose sturgeon in
the Wateree River, South Carolina, as
part of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commissions’s 2008 relicensing process
for the company’s Catawba-Wateree
Hydropower Project. Up to three adult
and/or juvenile shortnose sturgeon are
authorized to be captured annually with
gill nets to measure, weigh, scan for PIT
tags, fin clip and then release.
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 the endangered species
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No FEAR Act Notice
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
1 Commissioner Thomas H. Moore filed a
statement which is available from the Office of the
Secretary or on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.cpsc.gov.
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substantial and specific danger to public
2 Please note that the Commission’s negotiated
grievance procedures are available only to
Headquarter employees.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 111706A]
Endangered Species; File No. 1543
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Duke Power Company (Gene E.
Vaughan, Principal Investigator), 13339 Hagers Ferry Road,
Huntersville, North Carolina, 28078 has been issued a permit to conduct
scientific research on shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum).
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
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)713-0376; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Malcolm Mohead or Brandy Hutnak,
(301)713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 10, 2005, notice was published
in the Federal Register (70 FR 68398) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take shortnose sturgeon had been submitted by Duke
Power Company. 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).
Duke Power Company proposes to conduct a study of shortnose
sturgeon in the Wateree River, South Carolina, as part of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commissions's 2008 relicensing process for the
company's Catawba-Wateree Hydropower Project. Up to three adult and/or
juvenile shortnose sturgeon are authorized to be captured annually with
gill nets to measure, weigh, scan for PIT tags, fin clip and then
release.
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 the endangered species which is the
subject of this permit, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: November 20, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-20007 Filed 11-24-06; 8:45 am]
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