Availability of Seats for the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, 38825 [07-3456]
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regular meetings per year, and one
annual retreat.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)
Availability of Seats for the Cordell
Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council
Dated: July 9, 2007.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program,
National Ocean Services, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 07–3456 Filed 7–13–07; 8:45 am]
National Marine Sanctuary
Program (NMSP), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice and request for
applications.
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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. 10014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Patrick Opay or Carrie Hubard,
(301)713–2289.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SUMMARY: The Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS or
Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the
following vacant seats on its Sanctuary
Advisory Council (Council): Community
At Large Marin County Primary seat,
Community at Large Sonoma County
Alternate seat. Applicants are chosen
based upon their particular expertise
and experience in relation to the seat for
which they are applying; community
and professional affiliations; philosophy
regarding the protection and
management of marine resources; and
possibly the length of residence in the
area affected by the Sanctuary.
Applicants who are chosen as members
should expect to serve a 3 year term,
pursuant to the Council’s Charter.
DATES: Applications are due by August
17th, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be
obtained from Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuary, Rowena Forest, P.O.
Box 159, Olema, CA 94950. And at
https://cordellbank.noaa.gov/
welcome.html. Completed applications
should be sent to the above post office
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rowena Forest/CBNMS, P.O. Box 159
Olema, CA 94950, (415) 663–0314 x105,
and Rowena.forest@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Council for Cordell Bank was
established in 2002 to support the joint
management plan review process
currently underway for the CBNMS and
its neighboring sanctuaries, Gulf of the
Farallones and Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuaries. The Council has
members representing education,
research, conservation, maritime
activity, and community-at-large. The
government seats are held by
representatives from the National
Marine Fisheries Service, the United
States Coast Guard, and the Managers of
the Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay
and Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuaries. The Council holds four
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XB40
Endangered Species and Marine
Mammals; File No. 10014
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection (NJDEP),
Division of Science, Research and
Technology, P.O. Box 409, Trenton, NJ
08625–0409, has applied in due form for
a permit to take marine mammals and
sea turtles for purposes of scientific
research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
August 15, 2007.
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
Northeast Region, NMFS, One
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930–2298; phone (978)281–9300; fax
(978)281–9394.
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
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The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216) and 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 222–226).
The NJDEP seeks permission to
conduct research to elucidate the
distribution and abundance of baleen
whales, odontocete whales, pinnipeds,
and sea turtles. Research would include
take by survey approach during
shipboard and aircraft transect surveys
of up to 200 common dolphins, 410
bottlenose dolphins, 100 Atlantic
spotted dolphins, 100 striped dolphins,
100 pantropical spotted dolphins, 100
spinner dolphins, 100 clymene
dolphins, 10 Northern bottlenosed
whales, 10 melon-headed whales, 25
white-sided dolphins, 10 white-beaked
dolphins, 10 Risso’s dolphins, 200 pilot
whales, 100 harbor porpoises, 10 killer
whales, 10 sperm whales, 10 Cuvier’s
beaked whales, 10 Mesoplodon whales,
20 pygmy/dwarf sperm whales, 10
pygmy killer whales, 10 blue whales, 10
sei whales, 25 minke whales, 100 fin
whales, 100 humpback whales, 300
Northern right whales, 1400 harbor
seals, 400 gray seals, 25 harp seals, 25
hooded seals, 10 hawksbill sea turtles,
100 leatherback sea turtles, 600
loggerhead sea turtles, 100 Kemp’s
ridley sea turtles, and 50 green sea
turtles. The study area would include
U.S. waters offshore of southern New
Jersey out to a distance of 20 nautical
miles. A five-year permit is requested.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Seats for the Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council
AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice and request for applications.
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SUMMARY: The Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS or
Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on its
Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): Community At Large Marin County
Primary seat, Community at Large Sonoma County Alternate seat.
Applicants are chosen based upon their particular expertise and
experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying;
community and professional affiliations; philosophy regarding the
protection and management of marine resources; and possibly the length
of residence in the area affected by the Sanctuary. Applicants who are
chosen as members should expect to serve a 3 year term, pursuant to the
Council's Charter.
DATES: Applications are due by August 17th, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuary, Rowena Forest, P.O. Box 159, Olema, CA 94950. And at
https://cordellbank.noaa.gov/welcome.html. Completed applications should
be sent to the above post office address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rowena Forest/CBNMS, P.O. Box 159
Olema, CA 94950, (415) 663-0314 x105, and Rowena.forest@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Council for Cordell Bank was
established in 2002 to support the joint management plan review process
currently underway for the CBNMS and its neighboring sanctuaries, Gulf
of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries. The
Council has members representing education, research, conservation,
maritime activity, and community-at-large. The government seats are
held by representatives from the National Marine Fisheries Service, the
United States Coast Guard, and the Managers of the Gulf of the
Farallones, Monterey Bay and Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuaries. The Council holds four regular meetings per year, and one
annual retreat.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: July 9, 2007.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Ocean Services,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 07-3456 Filed 7-13-07; 8:45 am]
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