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Marine Mammals; File No. 14241
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. 14241–
02 has been issued to Dr. Peter Tyack,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
Woods Hole, MA for research on marine
mammals.
ADDRESSES: The permit amendment and
related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
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appointment in the following offices:
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Adams or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 16, 2011, notice was
published in the Federal Register (76
FR 78242) that a request for an
amendment to Permit No. 14241–02 to
conduct research on marine mammals
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 permit has been amended to
include (1) adding waters off Florida to
the project for tagging to study risks of
entanglement in mid-Atlantic states; (2)
one new species, Atlantic spotted
dolphin (Stenella frontalis), for field
work in waters off Florida, Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Virginia; (3) a new project to Dtag the
following species in waters off the west
coast of North America: Baird’s beaked
whale (Berardius bairdii), Cuvier’s
beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris),
Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus),
killer whale (Orcinus orca) and
Mesoplodont beaked whales
(Mesoplodon spp); (4) a new procedure
for marking cetaceans with zinc oxide;
(5) satellite tagging to long-finned pilot
whales in approaches to the
Mediterranean; and (6) switching some
of the playback takes initially located in
the Mediterranean and eastern North
Atlantic to the same stocks of longfinned (Globicephala melas) and shortfinned (G. macrorhynchus) pilot whales
off Cape Hatteras. The amendment is
valid through the original expiration
date of the permit, July 31, 2014.
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.
Documents may be reviewed in the
following locations:
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;
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
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fax (562) 980–4018;
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.
Dated: March 2, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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The Committee for Purchase
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the collections of information listed
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have other significant disabilities to
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the Committee. Two national,
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that a nonprofit agency must meet to
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Title: Annual Certification—Qualified
Nonprofit Agency Serving People Who
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OMB Control Number: 3037–0001.
Form Number: Committee Form 403.
Description of Respondents:
Nonprofit agencies serving people who
are blind that participate in the JWOD
Program.
Annual Number of Respondents:
About 70 nonprofit agencies serving
people who are blind will annually
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respondent. Total annual burden is 420
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recordkeeping requirement.
Title: Initial Certification—Qualified
Nonprofit Agency Serving People Who
Are Severely Disabled, 41 CFR 51–4.3.
OMB Control Number: 3037–0002.
Form Number: Committee Form 404.
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Nonprofit agencies serving people who
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XO45
Marine Mammals; File No. 14241
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.
14241-02 has been issued to Dr. Peter Tyack, Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, Woods Hole, MA for research on marine mammals.
ADDRESSES: The permit amendment and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Adams or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 16, 2011, notice was published
in the Federal Register (76 FR 78242) that a request for an amendment
to Permit No. 14241-02 to conduct research on marine mammals 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 permit has been amended to include (1) adding waters off
Florida to the project for tagging to study risks of entanglement in
mid-Atlantic states; (2) one new species, Atlantic spotted dolphin
(Stenella frontalis), for field work in waters off Florida, Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia; (3) a new project to Dtag
the following species in waters off the west coast of North America:
Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii), Cuvier's beaked whale
(Ziphius cavirostris), Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), killer whale
(Orcinus orca) and Mesoplodont beaked whales (Mesoplodon spp); (4) a
new procedure for marking cetaceans with zinc oxide; (5) satellite
tagging to long-finned pilot whales in approaches to the Mediterranean;
and (6) switching some of the playback takes initially located in the
Mediterranean and eastern North Atlantic to the same stocks of long-
finned (Globicephala melas) and short-finned (G. macrorhynchus) pilot
whales off Cape Hatteras. The amendment is valid through the original
expiration date of the permit, July 31, 2014.
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.
Documents may be reviewed in the following locations:
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;
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach,
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CA 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018;
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.
Dated: March 2, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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