Marine Mammals; File Nos. 1076-1789 and 14502, 12010 [2012-4700]
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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;
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; and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001;
fax (562) 980–4018.
Dated: February 22, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
All other previously published
information remains unchanged.
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: February 23, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammals; File Nos. 1076–1789
and 14502
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
amendments.
AGENCY:
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting;
Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of revision of a public
meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) AdHoc Atlantic Sturgeon Committee will
hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 19, 2012, from 10 a.m. until 4
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Four Points by 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
original notice published in the Federal
Register on February 17, 2012 (77 FR
9628). The date of the meeting changed
from March 6, 2012 to March 19, 2012.
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Notice is hereby given that
the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks
and Aquariums (The Alliance), 2850
Ranch Reserve Lane, Westminster,
Colorado 80234 (Kristi West, Ph.D.,
Principal Investigator) and Russell
Fielding, Ph.D., Department of
Geography, University of Denver, 2050
E. Iliff Avenue, Denver, CO 80208, have
been issued minor amendments to
Scientific Research Permit Nos. 1076–
1789 and 14502.
ADDRESSES: The 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
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand
Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1,
Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206)
526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore, Amy Sloan or Kristy
Beard, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
requested amendments have been
granted under the authority of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and
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the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
Permit No. 1076–1789: This permit,
issued on March 13, 2007 (72 FR
13092), authorized the receipt, import
and export of marine mammal
specimens (cetaceans and pinnipeds,
except for walrus) under the jurisdiction
of NMFS to study and document the
health and biology of wild marine
mammals as well as those marine
mammals maintained in public display,
research, or stranding facilities or from
samples taken during other permitted
research through February 29, 2012.
This minor amendment (No. 1076–
1789–01) extends the duration of the
permit through February 28, 2013, but
does not change any other terms or
conditions of the permit.
Permit No. 14502: This permit, issued
on June 17, 2011 (72 FR 13092),
authorized the importation of samples
from Risso’s (Grampus griseus), spinner
(Stenella longirostris), and spotted (S.
frontalis) dolphins and short-finned
pilot whales (Globicephala
macrorhynchus) for the purpose of
scientific research through June 17,
2012. This minor amendment (No.
14502–01) extends the duration of the
permit through June 17, 2013, but does
not change any other terms or
conditions of the permit.
Dated: February 22, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Specified Activities; Navy Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation
Activities at the Naval Surface Warfare
Center Panama City Division
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received an
application from the U.S. Navy (Navy)
for an Incidental Harassment
Authorization (IHA) to take marine
mammals, by harassment, incidental to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB040
Marine Mammals; File Nos. 1076-1789 and 14502
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Alliance of Marine Mammal
Parks and Aquariums (The Alliance), 2850 Ranch Reserve Lane,
Westminster, Colorado 80234 (Kristi West, Ph.D., Principal
Investigator) and Russell Fielding, Ph.D., Department of Geography,
University of Denver, 2050 E. Iliff Avenue, Denver, CO 80208, have been
issued minor amendments to Scientific Research Permit Nos. 1076-1789
and 14502.
ADDRESSES: The 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
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg.
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore, Amy Sloan or Kristy
Beard, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested amendments have been granted
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).
Permit No. 1076-1789: This permit, issued on March 13, 2007 (72 FR
13092), authorized the receipt, import and export of marine mammal
specimens (cetaceans and pinnipeds, except for walrus) under the
jurisdiction of NMFS to study and document the health and biology of
wild marine mammals as well as those marine mammals maintained in
public display, research, or stranding facilities or from samples taken
during other permitted research through February 29, 2012. This minor
amendment (No. 1076-1789-01) extends the duration of the permit through
February 28, 2013, but does not change any other terms or conditions of
the permit.
Permit No. 14502: This permit, issued on June 17, 2011 (72 FR
13092), authorized the importation of samples from Risso's (Grampus
griseus), spinner (Stenella longirostris), and spotted (S. frontalis)
dolphins and short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) for
the purpose of scientific research through June 17, 2012. This minor
amendment (No. 14502-01) extends the duration of the permit through
June 17, 2013, but does not change any other terms or conditions of the
permit.
Dated: February 22, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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