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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 15 / Wednesday, January 24, 2007 / Notices
The scope of the 2007 draft document
is solely fisheries research to support
the Magnuson-Stevens Act. It does not
include the regulatory and enforcement
components of NMFS’ mission. NMFS
currently conducts a comprehensive
program of fisheries research and
involves industry and others interested
in planning and implementing its
fisheries objectives.
NMFS intends that the final version of
the Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research
will take advantage of information and
recommendations from all interested
parties. Therefore, comments and
suggestions on this draft NMFS Strategic
Plan for Fisheries Research are hereby
solicited from the public, other
concerned government agencies, the
scientific community, industry, and any
other interested parties.
Dated: January 18, 2007.
Steven A. Murawski,
Director of Scientific Programs and Chief
Science Advisor, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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Endangered Species; File No. 1596
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La
Jolla, CA 92037–1508 has been issued a
permit to take leatherback (Dermochelys
coriacea) sea turtles for purposes of
scientific research.
ADDRESSES: 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;
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:
Patrick Opay or Amy Hapeman, (301)
713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 20, 2006, notice was published
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in the Federal Register (71 FR 61960)
that a request for a scientific research
permit to take leatherback sea turtles
had been submitted by the above-named
organization. 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 researchers will continue longterm monitoring of the status of
leatherback sea turtles off the coasts of
California, Oregon, and Washington to
determine their abundance, distribution,
size ranges, sex ratio, health status,
diving behavior, local movements,
habitat use, and migration routes. Up to
38 animals will be captured using a
breakaway hoop net and be measured,
weighed, blood and tissue sampled,
photographed, and flipper and passive
integrated transponder (PIT) tagged. A
subset of animals are to have
biotelemetry devices (e.g., transmitters)
attached to them. An additional 40
animals will be approached (but not
captured) and have a VHF/TDR/sonic
tag unit attached to them by suction cup
using a long pole or these animals
would be tissue sampled with a biopsy
pole. The primary goal is to address
priorities outlined in the U.S. Pacific
leatherback Recovery Plan and identify
critical forage habitats, genetic stock
structure, migratory corridors, and
potential fishery impacts on this species
in the Pacific. This information is
necessary to make informed
management decisions concerning these
turtles and their habitat. The permit is
issued for 5 years.
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
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: January 18, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Grant of Interim Extension of the Term
of U.S. Patent No. 4,650,787; Sanvar
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Interim Patent Term
Extension.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and
Trademark Office has issued a
certificate under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) for
a second one-year interim extension of
the term of U.S. Patent No. 4,650,787.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary C. Till by telephone at (571) 272–
7755; by mail marked to her attention
and addressed to the Commissioner for
Patents, Mail Stop Hatch-Waxman PTE.,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450; by fax marked to her attention at
(571) 273–7755, or by e-mail to
Mary.Till@uspto.gov.
Section
156 of Title 35, United States Code,
generally provides that the term of a
patent may be extended for a period of
up to five years if the patent claims a
product, or a method of making or using
a product, that has been subject to
certain defined regulatory review, and
that the patent may be extended for
interim periods of up to a year if the
regulatory review is anticipated to
extend beyond the expiration date of the
patent.
On March 23, 2006, Debiovision Inc.,
the exclusive agent of Debiopharm S.A.
and Debio Recherche Pharmaceutique
S.A., who is the exclusive licensee of
the Administrators of the Tulane
Educational Fund of New Orleans,
Louisiana, the patent owner, timely
filed an application under 35 U.S.C.
156(d)(5) for a second interim extension
of the term of U.S. Patent No. 4,650,787.
The patent claims the human drug
product Sanvar (vapreotide acetate).
The application indicates that a New
Drug Application for the human drug
product Sanvar (vapreotide acetate)
has been filed and is currently
undergoing regulatory review before the
Food and Drug Administration for
permission to market or use the product
commercially.
Review of the application indicates
that except for permission to market or
use the product commercially, the
subject patent would be eligible for an
extension of the patent term under 35
U.S.C. 156, and that the patent should
be extended for one year as required by
35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5)(B). Because it is
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 011107G]
Endangered Species; File No. 1596
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 NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037-1508 has been
issued a permit to take leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles
for purposes of scientific research.
ADDRESSES: 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;
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: Patrick Opay or Amy Hapeman, (301)
713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 20, 2006, notice was published in
the Federal Register (71 FR 61960) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take leatherback sea turtles had been submitted by
the above-named organization. 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 researchers will continue long-term monitoring of the status of
leatherback sea turtles off the coasts of California, Oregon, and
Washington to determine their abundance, distribution, size ranges, sex
ratio, health status, diving behavior, local movements, habitat use,
and migration routes. Up to 38 animals will be captured using a
breakaway hoop net and be measured, weighed, blood and tissue sampled,
photographed, and flipper and passive integrated transponder (PIT)
tagged. A subset of animals are to have biotelemetry devices (e.g.,
transmitters) attached to them. An additional 40 animals will be
approached (but not captured) and have a VHF/TDR/sonic tag unit
attached to them by suction cup using a long pole or these animals
would be tissue sampled with a biopsy pole. The primary goal is to
address priorities outlined in the U.S. Pacific leatherback Recovery
Plan and identify critical forage habitats, genetic stock structure,
migratory corridors, and potential fishery impacts on this species in
the Pacific. This information is necessary to make informed management
decisions concerning these turtles and their habitat. The permit is
issued for 5 years.
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 with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: January 18, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-1014 Filed 1-23-07; 8:45 am]
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