Marine Mammals; File No. 16580, 31835 [2012-13115]
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These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
The Japan Steel Company ...
118.53
All Others ..............................
118.53 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,
Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)427–8401; fax (301)713–0376; and
This notice also serves as the only
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box
reminder to parties subject to
21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone
administrative protective order (APO) of
(907)586–7221; fax (907)586–7249.
their responsibility concerning the
Written comments on this application
return or destruction of proprietary
should be submitted to the Chief,
information disclosed under APO in
Permits and Conservation Division, at
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
the address listed above. Comments may
Timely notification of the return or
also be submitted by facsimile to
destruction of APO materials or
(301)713–0376, or by email to
conversion to judicial protective orders
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
is hereby requested. Failure to comply
include the File No. in the subject line
with the regulations and terms of an
of the email comment.
APO is a violation which is subject to
Those individuals requesting a public
sanction.
hearing should submit a written request
We are issuing and publishing the
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
results and notice in accordance with
Division at the address listed above. The
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of
request should set forth the specific
the Act.
reasons why a hearing on these
applications would be appropriate.
Dated: May 22, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul Piquado,
Laura Morse or Jennifer Skidmore,
Assistant Secretary for Import
(301)427–8401.
Administration.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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subject permit is requested under the
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authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
part 216), the Endangered Species Act of
Administration
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), the regulations governing the
RIN 0648–XB158
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
Marine Mammals; File No. 16580
CFR 222–226), and the Fur Seal Act of
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
seq.).
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
The objectives of the proposed
Commerce.
research are to examine reproductive,
nutritional and stress physiology, and
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
morphology in marine mammals. The
applicant is requesting to receive and
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Shannon Atkinson, Ph.D., University of export samples of marine mammals
taken by Alaskan Native subsistence
Alaska Fairbanks, 17101 Pt. Lena Loop
hunters, and receive, and import/export
Road, Juneau, AK 99801 has applied in
specimens from foreign scientists in
due form for a permit to import, export,
academic, federal, and state institutions
and receive marine mammal parts for
involved in legally authorized marine
scientific research.
mammal research. The applicant
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
requests parts for all marine mammal
comments must be received on or before
species under NMFS jurisdiction.
June 29, 2012.
Marine mammal parts will be used
ADDRESSES: The application and related
incidentally for educational purposes.
documents are available for review by
Import/export activities would occur
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
world-wide. No live animals would be
Comment’’ from the Features box on the harassed or taken, lethally or otherwise,
Applications and Permits for Protected
under the requested permit. The
Species (APPS) home page, https://
requested duration of the permit is 5
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
years.
File No. 16580 from the list of available
In compliance with the National
applications.
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
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U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding a copy of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: May 23, 2012.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; availability of tribal
harvest plan evaluation and request for
comment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes have
submitted a Tribal Resource
Management Plan (Tribal Plan) to NMFS
pursuant to the limitation on take
prohibitions for actions conducted
under Tribal Plans promulgated under
the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The
Tribal Plan specifies the management of
ceremonial and subsistence fisheries in
the Salmon River basin in the State of
Idaho that potentially affect Snake River
salmon and steelhead listed as
threatened under the ESA. This
document serves to notify the public of
the availability for comment of the
proposed evaluation of the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) as to whether
implementation of the Tribal Plan will
appreciably reduce the likelihood of
survival and recovery of Snake River
salmon and steelhead.
This notice further advises the public
of the availability for review of an
Environmental Assessment of the effects
of the NMFS determination on the
subject Tribal Plan.
DATES: Comments must be received at
the appropriate address or fax number
(see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m.
Pacific time on June 29, 2012.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB158
Marine Mammals; File No. 16580
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Shannon Atkinson, Ph.D.,
University of Alaska Fairbanks, 17101 Pt. Lena Loop Road, Juneau, AK
99801 has applied in due form for a permit to import, export, and
receive marine mammal parts for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before June 29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The application 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. 16580 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available 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
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone
(907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249.
Written comments on this application should be submitted to the
Chief, Permits and Conservation 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 email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division at the
address listed above. The request should set forth the specific reasons
why a hearing on these applications would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Morse or Jennifer Skidmore,
(301)427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is 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.), the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226), and the Fur Seal
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The objectives of the proposed research are to examine
reproductive, nutritional and stress physiology, and morphology in
marine mammals. The applicant is requesting to receive and export
samples of marine mammals taken by Alaskan Native subsistence hunters,
and receive, and import/export specimens from foreign scientists in
academic, federal, and state institutions involved in legally
authorized marine mammal research. The applicant requests parts for all
marine mammal species under NMFS jurisdiction. Marine mammal parts will
be used incidentally for educational purposes. Import/export activities
would occur world-wide. No live animals would be harassed or taken,
lethally or otherwise, under the requested permit. The requested
duration of the permit is 5 years.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement
to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact
statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding a copy of the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: May 23, 2012.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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