Marine Mammals; File No. 15748, 31942-31943 [2011-13714]

Download as PDF 31942 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 106 / Thursday, June 2, 2011 / Notices emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES observed horseshoe crabs were found 1 to 8 years after release, primarily along the Delaware Bay shores during their spawning season. horseshoe crabs from the Reserve on a vessel with a trawl or dredge gear aboard. Proposed 2011 EFP Limuli Laboratories proposes to conduct an exempted fishery operation using the same means, methods, and seasons proposed/utilized during the EFPs in 2001–2010. Limuli proposes to continue to tag at least 15 percent of the bled horseshoe crabs as they did in 2010. NMFS would require that the following terms and conditions be met for issuance of the EFP: 1. Limiting the number of horseshoe crabs collected in the Reserve to no more than 500 crabs per day and to a total of no more than 10,000 crabs per year; 2. Requiring collections to take place over a total of approximately 20 days during the months of July, August, September, October, and November. (Horseshoe crabs are readily available in harvestable concentrations nearshore earlier in the year, and offshore in the Reserve from July through November); 3. Requiring that a 51⁄2 inch (14.0 cm) flounder net be used by the vessel to collect the horseshoe crabs. This condition would allow for continuation of traditional harvest gear and adds to the consistency in the way horseshoe crabs are harvested for data collection; 4. Limiting trawl tow times to 30 minutes as a conservation measure to protect sea turtles, which are expected to be migrating through the area during the collection period, and are vulnerable to bottom trawling; 5. Requiring that the collected horseshoe crabs be picked up from the fishing vessels at docks in the Cape May Area and transported to local laboratories, bled for LAL, and released alive the following morning into the Lower Delaware Bay; and 6. Requiring that any turtle take be reported to NMFS, Northeast Region, Assistant Regional Administrator of Protected Resources Division, within 24 hours of returning from the trip in which the incidental take occurred. As part of the terms and conditions of the EFP, for all horseshoe crabs bled for LAL, NMFS would require that the EFP holder provide data on sex ratio and daily harvest. Also, the EFP holder would be required to examine at least 200 horseshoe crabs for morphometric data. Terms and conditions may be added or amended prior to the issuance of the EFP. The proposed EFP would exempt two commercial vessels from regulations at 50 CFR 697.7(e) and 697.23(f), which prohibit the harvest and possession of Dated: May 27, 2011. Emily Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 Jun 01, 2011 Jkt 223001 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. [FR Doc. 2011–13716 Filed 6–1–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RIN 0648–XA369] Marine Mammals; File No. 14329 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment. AGENCY: attachment for lactating female fur seals already authorized for capture, and serial recaptures of their pups following suckling to take morphometric measurement and assess energy transfer. The amendment is valid through the expiration date of the permit, August 31, 2014. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NMFS has determined that the activities proposed are consistent with the Preferred Alternative in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research (NMFS 2007), and that issuance of the permit would not have a significant adverse impact on the human environment. Dated: May 26, 2011. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–13712 Filed 6–1–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Notice is hereby given that a major amendment to Permit No. 14329 has been issued to the North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium (NPUMMRC), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC., Canada. SUMMARY: The permit amendment 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; and Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone (907) 586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Adams or Amy Sloan, (301) 713–2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 18, 2011, notice was published in the Federal Register (76 FR 21703) that a request for an amendment to Permit No. 14329 to conduct research on northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) had been submitted by the above-named applicant. The requested permit amendment 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), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). The amendment adds authorization for additional sampling and instrument ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XA288 Marine Mammals; File No. 15748 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC), Seward, AK, to conduct research on marine mammals. 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; and Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001; fax (562) 980–4018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Adams or Joselyd Garcia-Reyes, (301) 713–2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 14, 2011, notice was published in the Federal Register (76 FR 13603) that a request for a permit to conduct research on marine mammals had been SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 106 / Thursday, June 2, 2011 / Notices 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.), and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). The permit authorizes capture and harassment of free-living Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in McMurdo Sound and along the shore of Ross Island, Antarctica to study thermoregulation. The research involves capture and restraint of adult females and pups/juveniles of either sex for attachment of scientific instruments, morphometric measurements, ultrasound, and tissue sampling. Harassment of additional seals in the vicinity of captured animals is also authorized, as is research-related mortality. Tissue samples collected may be exported from Antarctica for analysis in the U.S. The permit expires August 30, 2015. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Dated: May 26, 2011. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–13714 Filed 6–1–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Meeting of the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council (MFRC); Notice of Cancellation Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, DoD. ACTION: Notice of cancellation. AGENCY: On May 23, 2011 (76 FR 29727), the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council (MFRC) gave notice of a meeting to be held on June 13, 2011, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pentagon Conference Center B6. Pursuant to Section 10(a), Public Law 92–463, as amended, notice is hereby given that this meeting has been cancelled and a subsequent meeting will be scheduled in September 2011. The purpose of the Council meeting is to review the military family programs which will be the focus for the Council for next year, review the status emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 Jun 01, 2011 Jkt 223001 of warrior care, and address selected concerns of military family organizations. The June 13, 2011 meeting is cancelled due to non-conformance of the members to hold a quorum. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melody McDonald or Ms. Betsy Graham, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary (Military Community & Family Policy), 4000 Defense Pentagon, Room 2E319, Washington, DC 20301–4000. Telephones (571) 256–1738; (703) 697– 9283 and/or e-mail: FamilyReadinessCouncil@osd.mil. Dated: May 27, 2011. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2011–13628 Filed 6–1–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Air Force Global Positioning System Directorate (Gpsd); Notice of Meeting Notice of Meeting—Public Interface Control Working Group (ICWG) for Signals-in-Space (SiS) Documents (IS–GPS–200E, IS–GPS– 705A, IS–GPS–800A). ACTION: This notice informs the public that the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Directorate will be hosting a Public Interface Control Working Group (ICWG) meeting for the NAVSTAR GPS public signals in space (SiS) documents; IS–GPS–200 (Navigation User Interfaces), IS–GPS–705 (User Segment L5 Interfaces), and IS–GPS–800 (User Segment L1C Interface). The purpose of this meeting will be twofold: (1) To resolve the comments against the public signals in space (SiS) documents with respect to the seven issues outlined below, and (2) to collect issues/ comments outside the scope of the issues outlined below for analysis and possible integration into the following release. The ICWG is open to the general public. For those who would like to attend and participate in this ICWG meeting, we request that you register no later than July 11, 2011. Please send the registration to mark.marquez.ctr@losangeles.af.mil and provide your name, organization, telephone number, address, and country of citizenship. Please note that the Directorate’s primary focus will be the disposition of the comments against the following GPS related topics: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31943 • Public Document Management (GPS III terminology and SSV group delay), • Pseudorandom Noise (PRN) Expansion, • User Range Accuracy (URA) Definition, • Almanac Intervals, • Pseudorange Parameters, • Technical Note 36, • Civil Navigation (CNAV) Durations. All comments must be submitted in Comments Resolution Matrix (CRM) form. These forms along with the Was/ Is Matrix, current versions of the documents, and the official meeting notice will be posted at: https:// www.gps.gov/technical/ICWG/ Comments outside the scope of the above issues will be collected, catalogued, and discussed during the public ICWG as potential inclusions to the version following this release. If accepted, these changes will be processed through the formal Directorate change process for IS–GPS– 200, IS–GPS–705, and IS–GPS–800. Please provide them in the CRM form and submit to Tony Marquez by July 11, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Marquez, Mark.marquez.ctr@losangeles.af.mil, (310) 416–8476; Captain Neil Petersen, neil.petersen@losangeles.af.mil, (310) 653–3499; Lieutenant Albert Yu, albert.yu@losangeles.af.mil, (310) 653– 3207. Bao-Anh Trinh, Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–13638 Filed 6–1–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–10–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests Department of Education. Comment request. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Education (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden on the public and helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31942-31943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13714]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA288


Marine Mammals; File No. 15748

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to the 
Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC), Seward, AK, to conduct research on marine 
mammals.

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; and
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Adams or Joselyd Garcia-Reyes, 
(301) 713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 14, 2011, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (76 FR 13603) that a request for a permit to 
conduct research on marine mammals had been

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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.), and the regulations governing the 
taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    The permit authorizes capture and harassment of free-living Weddell 
seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in McMurdo Sound and along the shore of 
Ross Island, Antarctica to study thermoregulation. The research 
involves capture and restraint of adult females and pups/juveniles of 
either sex for attachment of scientific instruments, morphometric 
measurements, ultrasound, and tissue sampling. Harassment of additional 
seals in the vicinity of captured animals is also authorized, as is 
research-related mortality. Tissue samples collected may be exported 
from Antarctica for analysis in the U.S. The permit expires August 30, 
2015.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the 
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

     Dated: May 26, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-13714 Filed 6-1-11; 8:45 am]
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