Marine Mammals; File No. 16053, 28422-28423 [2011-12066]

Download as PDF 28422 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 95 / Tuesday, May 17, 2011 / Notices 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 Laura Morse, (301) 713– 2289. 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.), and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). The objective of the proposed research is to use chemical signals to provide insight into the dietary preferences and feeding ecology of Antarctic marine mammals by analyzing seal and whale samples for persistent organic pollutants, mercury, and stable isotopes. The following archived samples will be imported from the Swedish Museum of Natural History: fur, blood, and fat biopsies from up to 300 crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga), 200 Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii), 50 Ross seals (Ommatophoca Rossii), 25 leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx), and 20 killer whales (Orcinus orca) that were collected in Antarctica in 1987–1988, 2008–2009, and 2010–2011. The requested duration of the import permit is 5 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 the application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: May 11, 2011. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–12056 Filed 5–16–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:21 May 16, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XX57 Fisheries of the Pacific Region; Western Pacific Region National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notification of determination of overfishing or an overfished condition. AGENCY: This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has determined that Pacific bluefin tuna, (Thunnus orientalis) which is jointly managed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Western Pacific Council), is subject to overfishing. NMFS notifies the appropriate fishery management council (Council) whenever it determines that; overfishing is occurring, a stock is in an overfished condition, or a stock is approaching an overfished condition. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Nelson, (301) 713–2341. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to sections 304(e)(2) and (e)(7) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2) and (e)(7), and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(2), NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, notifies Councils whenever it determines; a stock or stock complex is approaching an overfished condition, a stock or stock complex is overfished, or existing action taken to prevent previously identified overfishing or rebuilding a previously identified overfished stock or stock complex has not resulted in adequate progress. NMFS also notifies Councils when it determines a stock or stock complex is subject to overfishing. On April 7, 2011, NMFS informed both the Pacific Council and the Western Pacific Council that the Southwest Fisheries Science Center had found that overfishing is occurring on Pacific bluefin tuna. However, their analysis found that the stock was not in an overfished condition. Pacific bluefin tuna is considered to be a single North Pacific-wide stock. Its conservation and management are the responsibility of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commission. The United States is a member of both regional fishery management organizations. Although both regional fisheries management organizations have internationally agreed upon management measures in place for bluefin tuna, these measures are inadequate to end overfishing for the purposes of the MSA and its implementing regulations. Therefore, the Councils are not required to prepare an FMP amendment to end overfishing, but must undertake action under MSA section 304(i)(2). This section requires the Council, or the Secretary, to develop domestic regulations to address the relative impact or the domestic fishing fleet; and to develop recommendations for the Secretary of State, and to Congress, to address international actions to end overfishing. Dated: May 11, 2011. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–12054 Filed 5–16–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XA384 Marine Mammals; File No. 16053 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that Paul E. Nachtigall, PhD, Marine Mammal Research Program Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, P.O. Box 1106, Kailua, Hawaii 96734, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct scientific research on cetaceans stranded or in rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or before June 16, 2011. ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available upon written request or by appointment in the offices listed at the end of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written comments on this application should be submitted to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, at the address listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\17MYN1.SGM 17MYN1 Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 95 / Tuesday, May 17, 2011 / Notices Please include File No. 16053 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 in the supplementary information. The request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be appropriate. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Kristy Beard, (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.), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222–226). The applicant proposes to conduct auditory measurements and recordings of stranded and rehabilitating cetaceans to provide insight into the nature of strandings including those that may be caused by man-made sounds. The research techniques are also useful as a medical diagnostic tool to determine the hearing capabilities of stranded cetaceans that may aid in decisions regarding release to the wild. Researchers propose to use evoked auditory potential recordings with noninvasive suction cup sensors on up to 15 individuals each of certain species of cetaceans and make passive recordings of the sounds produced by the animals using hydrophones. Research will occur in waters or on beaches in the U.S. and in rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. over a five-year period. No non-target species would be affected. Proposed target species include: Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni), minke whale (B. acutorostrata), humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps), dwarf sperm whale (K. sima), beaked whales (Mesoplodon spp.), Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostrus), bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon spp.), giant bottlenose whales (Berardius spp.), Sheperd’s beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi), killer whale (Orcinus orca), pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata), pilot whales (Globicephala spp.), false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), roughtoothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis), beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), narwhal (Monodon monoceros), Pacific VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:21 May 16, 2011 Jkt 223001 white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), Atlantic white-sided dolphin (L. acutus), white-beaked dolphin (L. albirostris), hourglass dolphin (L. cruciger), dusky dolphin (L. obscurus), Fraser’s dolphin (L. hosei), bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.), Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus), common dolphins (Delphinus spp.), harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra), spotted dolphins (Stenella spp.), spinner dolphin (S. longirostrus), striped dolphin (S. coeruleoalba), right whale dolphins (Lissodelphis spp.), humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.), Commerson’s and related dolphins (Cephalorhynchus spp.), finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides), and Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli). 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. Documents may be reviewed in the following locations: 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) 713–0376; Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Room 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814–4700; phone (808) 944–2200; fax (808) 973–2941; Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001; fax (562) 980–4018; Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206) 526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426; Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone (907) 586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249; Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 824–5309; and Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone (978) 281–9328; fax (978) 281– 9394. PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28423 Dated: May 11, 2011. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–12066 Filed 5–16–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XA150 Marine Mammals; File No. 14259 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (Julie Stein, Responsible Party), University of Washington, Box 353010, 17th Ave., NE at NE 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98195, has been issued a permit to import, export, receive, possess, analyze, and archive marine mammal parts for scientific research. ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices: 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) 713–0376; Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206) 526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426; and Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone (907) 586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Morse or Jennifer Skidmore, (301) 713–2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 20, 2011, notice was published in the Federal Register (76 FR 3615) that a request for a permit to import, export, receive, possess, analyze, and archive marine mammal parts for scientific research had been submitted by the above-named applicant. The requested permit has been issued 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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\17MYN1.SGM 17MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2011)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12066]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA384


Marine Mammals; File No. 16053

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 Paul E. Nachtigall, PhD, Marine 
Mammal Research Program Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, P.O. Box 
1106, Kailua, Hawaii 96734, has applied in due form for a permit to 
conduct scientific research on cetaceans stranded or in rehabilitation 
facilities in the U.S.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before June 16, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available upon 
written request or by appointment in the offices listed at the end of 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written comments on this application should be submitted to the 
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, at the address 
listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. Comments may also be 
submitted by facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by e-mail to 
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.

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Please include File No. 16053 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 in the supplementary information. The 
request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this 
application would be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Kristy Beard, (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.), and the 
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
    The applicant proposes to conduct auditory measurements and 
recordings of stranded and rehabilitating cetaceans to provide insight 
into the nature of strandings including those that may be caused by 
man-made sounds. The research techniques are also useful as a medical 
diagnostic tool to determine the hearing capabilities of stranded 
cetaceans that may aid in decisions regarding release to the wild. 
Researchers propose to use evoked auditory potential recordings with 
non-invasive suction cup sensors on up to 15 individuals each of 
certain species of cetaceans and make passive recordings of the sounds 
produced by the animals using hydrophones. Research will occur in 
waters or on beaches in the U.S. and in rehabilitation facilities in 
the U.S. over a five-year period. No non-target species would be 
affected.
    Proposed target species include: Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera 
edeni), minke whale (B. acutorostrata), humpback whale (Megaptera 
novaeangliae), sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), pygmy sperm whale 
(Kogia breviceps), dwarf sperm whale (K. sima), beaked whales 
(Mesoplodon spp.), Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostrus), 
bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon spp.), giant bottlenose whales (Berardius 
spp.), Sheperd's beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi), killer whale 
(Orcinus orca), pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata), pilot whales 
(Globicephala spp.), false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), rough-
toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis), beluga whale (Delphinapterus 
leucas), narwhal (Monodon monoceros), Pacific white-sided dolphin 
(Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), Atlantic white-sided dolphin (L. acutus), 
white-beaked dolphin (L. albirostris), hourglass dolphin (L. cruciger), 
dusky dolphin (L. obscurus), Fraser's dolphin (L. hosei), bottlenose 
dolphins (Tursiops spp.), Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), common 
dolphins (Delphinus spp.), harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), melon-
headed whale (Peponocephala electra), spotted dolphins (Stenella spp.), 
spinner dolphin (S. longirostrus), striped dolphin (S. coeruleoalba), 
right whale dolphins (Lissodelphis spp.), humpback dolphins (Sousa 
spp.), Commerson's and related dolphins (Cephalorhynchus spp.), finless 
porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides), and Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides 
dalli).
    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.
    Documents may be reviewed in the following locations: 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) 713-0376;
    Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Room 1110, 
Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808) 944-2200; fax (808) 973-2941;
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018;
    Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426;
    Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone 
(907) 586-7221; fax (907) 586-7249;
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, 
Florida 33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309; and
    Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 
01930; phone (978) 281-9328; fax (978) 281-9394.

    Dated: May 11, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-12066 Filed 5-16-11; 8:45 am]
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