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Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Gail Bendixen at
(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 10, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–534 Filed 1–12–12; 8:45 am]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA932
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public meeting in the form of a
workshop. The workshop topic is
volunteer angler data collection.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, February 2, 2012, from 8:30
a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Four Points Sheraton BWI Airport,
7032 Elm Road, Baltimore, MD 21240;
telephone: (410) 859–3300.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
workshop will include briefings on
established volunteer data collection
programs, statistical consultant
presentations, and discussions of
various options for volunteer angler data
collections and their uses. This
workshop is a product of the Marine
Recreational Information Program
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organized by the Council in cooperation
with the National Marine Fisheries
Service and the Atlantic States Marines
Fisheries Commission. Workshop
outcomes may include
recommendations, limitations, uses, and
best practices that could inform state
efforts and/or feed into a pilot project
proposal to be submitted to the Marine
Recreational Information Program for
funding in 2013. The workshop will be
available via GoToMeeting and
registration can be made at the
following link: https://
www1.gotomeeting.com/register/
409337168. A public comment period
will take comments from those at the
meeting and also via webinar if feasible.
Special Accommodations:
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic
Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 10, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–589 Filed 1–12–12; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Adams or Amy Sloan, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 7, 2011, notice was published
in the Federal Register (76 FR 68719)
that a request for an amendment Permit
No. 14676 to conduct research on
California sea lions 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.), and
the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The amendment includes
authorization for capture of up to 30
animals over two field seasons and an
additional procedure, deployment of a
heart rate/stroke rate recorder on half of
the animals. The amendment is valid
through the original permit expiration
date, February 1, 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: January 9, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–502 Filed 1–12–12; 8:45 am]
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Marine Mammals; File No. 14676
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
amendment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
major amendment to Permit No. 14676
has been issued to Paul Ponganis, Ph.D.,
University of California at San Diego, La
Jolla, CA for research on California sea
lions (Zalophus californianus).
ADDRESSES: The permit amendment and
related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the following offices:
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,
Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)
427–8401; 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.
SUMMARY:
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA627
Taking and Importing Marine
Mammals: Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to Navy Training Exercises
in Three East Coast Range Complexes
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of three
modified Letters of Authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), as amended, and
implementing regulations, notification
is hereby given that NMFS has made
modifications to three Letters of
Authorization (LOAs) to take marine
mammals by harassment incidental to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XT82
Marine Mammals; File No. 14676
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a major amendment to Permit No.
14676 has been issued to Paul Ponganis, Ph.D., University of California
at San Diego, La Jolla, CA for research on California sea lions
(Zalophus californianus).
ADDRESSES: The permit amendment and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
phone (301) 427-8401; 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 Amy Sloan, (301) 427-
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 7, 2011, notice was published in
the Federal Register (76 FR 68719) that a request for an amendment
Permit No. 14676 to conduct research on California sea lions 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.), and the regulations
governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The amendment includes authorization for capture of up to 30
animals over two field seasons and an additional procedure, deployment
of a heart rate/stroke rate recorder on half of the animals. The
amendment is valid through the original permit expiration date,
February 1, 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: January 9, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-502 Filed 1-12-12; 8:45 am]
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