Marine Mammals; File Nos. 1076-1789 and 14502, 12010 [2012-4700]

Download as PDF 12010 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 28, 2012 / Notices 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. [FR Doc. 2012–4642 Filed 2–27–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [FR Doc. 2012–4703 Filed 2–27–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P RIN 0648–XB040 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 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: RIN 0648–XB011 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. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:10 Feb 27, 2012 Jkt 226001 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. [FR Doc. 2012–4700 Filed 2–27–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XA950 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 12010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4700]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2012-4700 Filed 2-27-12; 8:45 am]
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