Availability of Seats for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, 4868 [2011-1659]
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Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601
Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI
96814–4700; phone (808) 944–2200; fax
(808) 973–2941.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, at the address listed above.
Comments may also be submitted by
facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
Please include the File No. in the
subject line of the e-mail comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division at the address listed
above. The request should set forth the
specific reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Sloan or Jennifer Skidmore, (301)
713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended (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 (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 Waikiki Aquarium is requesting a
5-year permit to continue to maintain in
captivity two male non-releasable
Hawaiian monk seals for research and
enhancement purposes. Research
proposed includes continuation of a
long-term study on the digestive
efficiency of the captive seals as they
age using voluntary behaviors to collect
bi-monthly weights and blubber
ultrasound measurements. Seals would
also be fed chromic oxide up to 72 times
per year and marked, voided feces
would be collected for determination of
digestive efficiency. A second study
proposed includes post-vaccination
antibody response trials. West Nile virus
(WNV) and canine distemper viruses
(CDV) are considered a potential threat
for the wild Hawaiian monk seal
population. Each seal would be
vaccinated twice for CDV and WNV,
and to assess the effectiveness of the
vaccines, blood and nasal swabs would
be taken four times over the period of
one year for antibody detection. The
seals would be displayed to the public
incidental to the research program, and
the Waikiki Aquarium provides daily
public narrations and informative
educational graphics about the
Hawaiian monk seal.
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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 the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: January 24, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–1789 Filed 1–24–11; 4:15 pm]
Sanctuary, 33 East Quay Rd., Key West,
FL 33040; (305) 292–0311 x245;
Lilli.Ferguson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Per the
council’s Charter, if necessary, terms of
appointment may be changed to provide
for staggered expiration dates or
member resignation mid term.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)
Dated: January 19, 2011.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Availability of Seats for the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council
Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice and request for
applications.
AGENCY:
The ONMS is seeking
applications for the following vacant
positions on the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Boating Industry (alternate), Citizen at
Large—Middle Keys (alternate), and
Citizen at Large—Upper Keys
(alternate). 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 3-year terms,
pursuant to the council’s Charter.
DATES: Applications are due by
February 23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be
obtained from Lilli Ferguson, Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33
East Quay Rd., Key West, FL 33040.
Completed applications should be sent
to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilli
Ferguson, Florida Keys National Marine
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Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit
Amendment for the U.S. Caribbean
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
draft environmental impact statement
(DEIS); scoping meetings; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council (Council) and
NMFS intend to prepare a DEIS to
describe and analyze management
alternatives to be included in an
amendment to the Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Fishery of
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
(Amendment 6), an amendment to the
FMP for Corals and Reef Associated
Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands
(Amendment 3), an amendment to the
FMP for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
(Amendment 5), and an amendment to
the FMP for the Queen Conch Fishery
of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands (Amendment 3). These
alternatives will consider measures to
revise management reference points and
status determination criteria, implement
annual catch limits (ACLs) and
accountability measures (AMs) to
prevent overfishing in both the
commercial and recreational sectors,
revise management of aquarium trade
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Seats for the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice and request for applications.
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SUMMARY: The ONMS is seeking applications for the following vacant
positions on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Boating Industry (alternate), Citizen at Large--Middle Keys
(alternate), and Citizen at Large--Upper Keys (alternate). 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 3-year terms, pursuant to the council's
Charter.
DATES: Applications are due by February 23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Lilli Ferguson,
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33 East Quay Rd., Key West, FL
33040. Completed applications should be sent to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilli Ferguson, Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary, 33 East Quay Rd., Key West, FL 33040; (305) 292-0311
x245; Lilli.Ferguson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Per the council's Charter, if necessary,
terms of appointment may be changed to provide for staggered expiration
dates or member resignation mid term.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: January 19, 2011.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-1659 Filed 1-26-11; 8:45 am]
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