Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee Public Meeting, 51001 [2011-20935]
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was most recently re-chartered until
October 2012.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Edward A. O’Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental
Industries.
Environmental Technologies Trade
Advisory Committee Public Meeting
[FR Doc. 2011–20935 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am]
AGENCY:
International Trade
Administration, DOC.
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Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee Meeting.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ACTION:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
meeting of the Environmental
Technologies Trade Advisory
Committee (ETTAC).
SUMMARY:
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Marine Mammals; File Nos. 16109 and
15575
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications.
DATES:
AGENCY:
The meeting will be held in
Room 4830 at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover
Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUMMARY:
The meeting is scheduled for
Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 9 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
ADDRESSES:
Mr.
Todd DeLelle, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries (OEEI),
International Trade Administration,
Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20230. (Phone:
202–482–4877; Fax: 202–482–5665; email: todd.delelle@trade.gov.) This
meeting is physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
OEEI at 202–482–5225 no less than one
week prior to the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. This meeting is open to the
public and time will be permitted for
public comment from 3–3:30 p.m.
Written comments concerning ETTAC
affairs are welcome any time before or
after the meeting. Minutes will be
available within 30 days of this meeting.
This will be the second meeting of this
committee under the current charter.
Background: The ETTAC is mandated
by Public Law 103–392. It was created
to advise the U.S. government on
environmental trade policies and
programs, and to help it to focus its
resources on increasing the exports of
the U.S. environmental industry.
ETTAC operates as an advisory
committee to the Secretary of Commerce
and the Trade Promotion Coordinating
Committee (TPCC). ETTAC was
originally chartered in May of 1994. It
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Notice is hereby given that
GeoMarine, Inc. [File No. 16109]
(Responsible Party: Jason Holt See;
Principal Investigator: Amy Whitt), 2201
K Avenue, Suite A2, Plano, TX 75074
and Robert DiGiovanni Jr. [File No.
15575], Riverhead Foundation for
Marine Research and Preservation, 467
East Main St., Riverhead, NY 11901
have applied in due form for permits to
conduct research on marine mammals
and sea turtles.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
September 16, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The applications 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, and then
selecting File No. 16109 or 15575 from
the list of available applications.
These documents are also available
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) 427–8401; fax
(301) 713–0376;
Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930; phone (978) 281–9328; fax
(978) 281–9394; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL
33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax
(727) 824–5309.
Written comments on these
applications should be submitted to the
Chief, Permits, Conservation and
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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:
Joselyd Garcia-Reyes or Laura Morse
(301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permits are 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).
Each application is summarized
below. For specific take numbers of
each species, please refer to the
associated application.
GeoMarine, Inc. [File No. 16109],
requests a permit to conduct scientific
research on 35 species of cetaceans, four
species of pinnipeds, five species of sea
turtles from New Jersey to North
Carolina. The purpose of the research is
to assess the distribution, abundance,
behavior, and migration of these species
in nearshore waters of southern New
Jersey to North Carolina, which is a
region of significant potential offshore
wind farm development. Eleven of the
44 species to be targeted for research are
listed as threatened or endangered: blue
whale (Balaenoptera musculus), fin
whale (B. physalus), humpback whale
(Megaptera novaeangliae), North
Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena
glacialis), sei whale (B. borealis), sperm
whale (Physeter macrocephalus), green
sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill
sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata),
loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta),
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys
kempii), and leatherback sea turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea). Types of take
would include harassment by survey
approach during shipboard transect
surveys. The permit would be valid for
a period of five years.
Robert Di Giovanni, Jr. [File No.
15575], requests a permit to conduct
photo-identification surveys from both
aerial and vessel platforms to assess
seasonal abundance and distribution of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee Public
Meeting
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, DOC.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee
(ETTAC).
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 9
a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 4830 at the U.S. Department
of Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Todd DeLelle, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration,
Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. (Phone:
202-482-4877; Fax: 202-482-5665; e-mail: todd.delelle@trade.gov.) This
meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be
directed to OEEI at 202-482-5225 no less than one week prior to the
meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. This meeting is open to the public and time will be permitted
for public comment from 3-3:30 p.m. Written comments concerning ETTAC
affairs are welcome any time before or after the meeting. Minutes will
be available within 30 days of this meeting. This will be the second
meeting of this committee under the current charter.
Background: The ETTAC is mandated by Public Law 103-392. It was
created to advise the U.S. government on environmental trade policies
and programs, and to help it to focus its resources on increasing the
exports of the U.S. environmental industry. ETTAC operates as an
advisory committee to the Secretary of Commerce and the Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee (TPCC). ETTAC was originally chartered in May of
1994. It was most recently re-chartered until October 2012.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2011-20935 Filed 8-16-11; 8:45 am]
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