Marine Mammals; File No. 14341, 10035 [E9-4901]
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 44 / Monday, March 9, 2009 / Notices
Dated: March 3, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–4910 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XN81
Marine Mammals; File No. 14341
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Karen Terio, DVM, PhD, Zoological
Pathology Program, College of
Veterinary Medicine, University of
Illinois, LUMC Room 0745, Building
101, 2160 South First Street, Maywood,
IL 60153, has applied in due form for a
permit to import marine mammal
specimens for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
April 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the Features box on the
Applications and Permits for Protected
Species (APPS) home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/index.cfm, and
then selecting File No. 14341 from the
list of available applications.
These documents are also available
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, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930;
phone (978)281–9300; fax (978)281–
9333.
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
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the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy
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. 14341.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore or Kate Swails,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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), the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR 222–226), and the Fur Seal Act of
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et
seq.).
The applicant is requesting
authorization to import unlimited
biological samples from up to 200
individuals per year of the orders
Cetacea (all species) and Pinnipedia
(with the exception of walruses) from
yet to be determined locations outside
the U.S. All samples are being imported
for diagnostic testing to determine the
causes of outbreaks or unusual natural
mortalities, investigations into the
ecology of diseases in free-ranging
animals, or unexpected mortalities in
captive populations. All biological
specimens would originate from
animals found deceased in nature,
collected opportunistically during the
animals’ capture by other researchers
possessing permits for such activities, or
from specimens legally held in captivity
outside the U.S.A. No live animals
would be taken from the wild for
research. The permit is requested for a
period of five years.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
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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Dated: March 3, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–4901 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XN25
Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal
Subsistence Whaling Quotas
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota for
bowhead whales.
SUMMARY: NMFS provides notification
of the aboriginal subsistence whaling
quota for bowhead whales has been
assigned to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling
Commission (AEWC), and other
limitations deriving from regulations
adopted at the 59th Annual Meeting of
the International Whaling Commission
(IWC). For 2009, the quota is 75
bowhead whales struck. This quota and
other limitations govern the harvest of
bowhead whales by members of the
AEWC.
DATES: Effective March 9, 2009 through
December 31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Wulff, (301) 713–9090.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Aboriginal
subsistence whaling in the United States
is governed by the Whaling Convention
Act (16 U.S.C. 916 et seq.). Regulations
that implement the Act, found at 50 CFR
230.6, require the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) to publish, at
least annually, aboriginal subsistence
whaling quotas and any other
limitations on aboriginal subsistence
whaling deriving from regulations of the
IWC.
At the 59th Annual Meeting of the
IWC, the Commission set catch limits
for aboriginal subsistence use of
bowhead whales from the BeringChukchi-Beaufort Seas stock. The
bowhead catch limits were based on a
joint request by the United States and
the Russian Federation, accompanied by
documentation concerning the needs of
two Native groups: Alaska Eskimos and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XN81
Marine Mammals; File No. 14341
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Karen Terio, DVM, PhD, Zoological
Pathology Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Illinois, LUMC Room 0745, Building 101, 2160 South First Street,
Maywood, IL 60153, has applied in due form for a permit to import
marine mammal specimens for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before April 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the
Features box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species
(APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/index.cfm, and then
selecting File No. 14341 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available 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, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930; phone (978)281-9300; fax (978)281-9333.
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 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. 14341.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Kate Swails,
(301)713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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), the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226), and the Fur Seal
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The applicant is requesting authorization to import unlimited
biological samples from up to 200 individuals per year of the orders
Cetacea (all species) and Pinnipedia (with the exception of walruses)
from yet to be determined locations outside the U.S. All samples are
being imported for diagnostic testing to determine the causes of
outbreaks or unusual natural mortalities, investigations into the
ecology of diseases in free-ranging animals, or unexpected mortalities
in captive populations. All biological specimens would originate from
animals found deceased in nature, collected opportunistically during
the animals' capture by other researchers possessing permits for such
activities, or from specimens legally held in captivity outside the
U.S.A. No live animals would be taken from the wild for research. The
permit is requested for a period of five years.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
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.
Dated: March 3, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-4901 Filed 3-6-09; 8:45 am]
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