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Dated: August 25, 2008.
William J. Brennan,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans
and Atmosphere, and Director, Climate
Change Science Program.
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U.S. Climate Change Science Program
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The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration publishes
this notice to announce a 45-day public
comment period for the draft report
titled, U.S. Climate Change Science
Program Synthesis and Assessment
Product 4.2‘‘Thresholds of Change in
Ecosystems.’’
This draft report is being released
solely for the purpose of predissemination peer review under
applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been
formally disseminated by NOAA. It does
not represent and should not be
construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination. After
consideration of comments received on
the draft report, a revised version along
with the comments received will be
published on the CCSP web site.
DATES: Comments must be received by
October 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The draft Synthesis and
Assessment Product: 4.2 is posted on
the CCSP Web site at:
https://www.climatescience.gov/Library/
sap/sap4–2/default.php
Detailed instructions for making
comments on this draft report are
provided on the CCSP web site.
Comments must be prepared in
accordance to these instructions and
must be submitted to:
4.2–threshold@climatescience.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Fabien Laurier, Climate Change Science
Program Office, 1717 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC
20006, Telephone: (202) 419–3481.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CCSP
was established by the President in 2002
to coordinate and integrate scientific
research on global change and climate
change sponsored by 13 participating
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Government. The CCSP is charged with
preparing information resources that
promote climate-related discussions and
decisions, including scientific synthesis
and assessment analyses that support
evaluation of important policy issues.
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Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals
During Specified Activities; Rat
Population Eradication at Rat Island,
AK
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
take authorization.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) regulations, NMFS has issued
an Incidental Harassment Authorization
(IHA) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) for the take of marine
mammals, by Level B harassment only,
incidental to the eradication of nonnative rat populations at Rat Island, AK.
DATES: The IHA is effective from
September 1, 2008 through December
31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA and the
application are available by writing to
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits,
Conservation, and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910–3225, or by telephoning the
contact listed here. A copy of the
application containing a list of
references used in this document may
be obtained by writing to the address
specified above, telephoning the contact
listed below (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT), or online at:
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental.htm. Documents cited in this
notice may be viewed, by appointment,
during regular business hours, at the
aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Howard Goldstein or Ken Hollingshead,
NMFS, (301) 713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
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upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of marine mammals
by U.S. citizens who engage in a
specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is provided to the public
for review.
Authorization shall be granted if
NMFS finds that the taking will have a
negligible impact on the species or
stock(s) and will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
certain subsistence uses, and if the
permissible methods of taking and
requirements pertaining to the
mitigation, monitoring and reporting of
such takings are set forth. NMFS has
defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 CFR
216.103 as ’’...an impact resulting from
the specified activity that cannot be
reasonably expected to, and is not
reasonably likely to, adversely affect the
species or stock through effects on
annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’
Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA
established an expedited process by
which citizens of the United States can
apply for an authorization to
incidentally take small numbers of
marine mammals by harassment. Except
with respect to certain activities not
pertinent here, the MMPA defines
‘‘harassment’’ as:
any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance
which (I) has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild
[Level A harassment]; or (ii) has the potential
to disturb a marine mammal or marine
mammal stock in the wild by causing
disruption of behavioral patterns, including,
but not limited to, migration, breathing,
nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering
[Level B harassment].
Section 101(a)(5)(D) establishes a 45–
day time limit for NMFS review of an
application followed by a 30–day public
notice and comment period on any
proposed authorizations for the
incidental harassment of marine
mammals. Within 45 days of the close
of the comment period, NMFS must
either issue or deny issuance of the
authorization.
Summary of Request
On February 29, 2008, NMFS received
a letter from the USFWS, requesting an
IHA. The proposed 2008 IHA was
published, and comments solicited on
June 18, 2008 (73 FR 34705). The final
IHA would authorize the take, by
harassment only, of small numbers of
Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus),
and Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina
richardsi), incidental to non-native rat
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XK07
U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment
Product Draft Report 4.2 ``Thresholds of Change in Ecosystems''
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishes
this notice to announce a 45-day public comment period for the draft
report titled, U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and
Assessment Product 4.2``Thresholds of Change in Ecosystems.''
This draft report is being released solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by NOAA.
It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any
Agency policy or determination. After consideration of comments
received on the draft report, a revised version along with the comments
received will be published on the CCSP web site.
DATES: Comments must be received by October 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The draft Synthesis and Assessment Product: 4.2 is posted on
the CCSP Web site at:
https://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-2/default.php
Detailed instructions for making comments on this draft report are
provided on the CCSP web site. Comments must be prepared in accordance
to these instructions and must be submitted to:
4.2-threshold@climatescience.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Fabien Laurier, Climate Change
Science Program Office, 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 250,
Washington, DC 20006, Telephone: (202) 419-3481.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CCSP was established by the President in
2002 to coordinate and integrate scientific research on global change
and climate change sponsored by 13 participating departments and
agencies of the U.S. Government. The CCSP is charged with preparing
information resources that promote climate-related discussions and
decisions, including scientific synthesis and assessment analyses that
support evaluation of important policy issues.
Dated: August 25, 2008.
William J. Brennan,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and
Director, Climate Change Science Program.
[FR Doc. E8-20275 Filed 8-29-08; 8:45 am]
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