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Dated: June 1, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Meeting
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of public meeting.
Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council’s
(Council) Summer Flounder, Scup,
Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Advisory
Panels (APs).
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on June
27, 2012 at 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
DATES:
The meeting will be at the
DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore—BWI
Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing Road,
Linthicum, MD 21090; telephone: (1–
410) 859–8400.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
ADDRESSES:
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.
The
purpose of this meeting is to review
fishery performance and create an AP
Fishery Performance Report for Summer
Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and
Bluefish.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The panel to review
assessment methods for data-moderate
stocks will hold a work session that is
open to the public.
DATES: The Review of Assessment
Methods for Data-Moderate Stocks will
be held beginning at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday,
June 26, 2012 and end at 5 p.m. or as
necessary to complete business for the
day. The Panel will reconvene on
Wednesday, June 27 and will continue
through Friday, June 29, 2012 beginning
at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. each
day, or as necessary to complete
business. The Panel will adjourn on
Friday, June 29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The Review of Assessment
Methods for Data-Moderate Stocks will
be held at the National Marine Fisheries
Service’s Alaska Fisheries Science
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE.,
Building 4, Traynor Seminar Room,
Seattle, WA 98115; telephone: (206)
526–4000.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council),
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
Portland, OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Stacey Miller, NMFS Northwest
Fisheries Science Center; telephone:
(541) 961–8475; or Mr. John DeVore,
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
objectives of the assessment methods for
data-moderate stocks review meeting are
(1) evaluate inclusion of trend
information into simple assessment
methodologies and validate model
performance by providing examples for
assessed stocks or operating models for
which the assumptions of the simpler
models are not met; and (2) provide a
list of endorsed methods for use on
data-moderate stocks in Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s Groundfish
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Fishery Management Plan. This
workshop will also provide an
opportunity to refine methods used for
category 3 stocks, and review progress
on evaluating methods for determining
uncertainty (s) for each of three
categories of stock assessment
uncertainty used by the Council. It is
anticipated that reviewers will provide
endorsement of specific data-moderate
methodologies so that a number of
candidate category 2 stock assessments
using simple assessment models can be
conducted and reviewed during the
2013 stock assessment cycle for use in
the 2015–16 management cycle.
No management actions will be
decided by the Panel. The Panel’s role
will be development of
recommendations and reports for
consideration by the Pacific Council at
its September meeting in Boise, ID.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may
come before the Panel participants for
discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal Review Panel action
during this meeting. Panel action will be
restricted to those issues specifically
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Panel participants’ intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.
Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: June 1, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Marine Mammals; File No. 16473
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
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Notice is hereby given that a
permit has been issued to D. Ann Pabst,
Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Wilmington, to conduct research on
marine mammals.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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;
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristy Beard or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 9, 2011, notice was published
in the Federal Register (76 FR 76950)
that a request for a permit to conduct
research on humpback (Megaptera
novaeangliae), fin (Balaenoptera
physalus), sperm (Physeter
macrocephalus), North Atlantic right
(Eubalaena glacialis), sei (B. borealis),
minke (B. acutorostrata), dwarf and
pygmy sperm (Kogia spp.), unidentified
beaked, killer (Orcinus orca), pilot
(Globicephala spp.), false killer
(Pseudorca crassidens), pygmy killer
(Feresa attenuata), and melon-headed
(Peponocephala electra) whales,
bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus), Atlantic
spotted (Stenella frontalis), Risso’s
(Grampus griseus), Fraser’s
(Lagenodelphis hosei), rough-toothed
(Steno bredanensis), pantropical spotted
(S. attenuata), striped (S. coeruleoalba),
clymene (S. clymene), spinner (S.
longirostris), and short-beaked common
dolphins (Delphinus delphis), and
harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
had been submitted by the above-named
applicant. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (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.), and the regulations governing
the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
The permit authorizes takes of the
species listed above during aerial and
vessel surveys to conduct counts, photoidentification, and behavioral
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observations and is valid for five years
from the date of issuance.
An environmental assessment (EA)
was prepared analyzing the effects of
the permitted activities on the human
environment in compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Based on
the analyses in the EA, NMFS
determined that issuance of the permit
would not significantly impact the
quality of the human environment and
that preparation of an environmental
impact statement was not required. That
determination is documented in a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), signed on May 30, 2012.
As required by the ESA, issuance of
this permit was based on a finding that
such permit: (1) Was applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) is consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in
section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: June 1, 2012.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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On April
16, 2012, notice was published in the
Federal Register (77 FR 22563) that a
request for a public display permit, had
been submitted by the above-named
organization to import four harbor seals
from Storybrook Gardens in Ontario,
Canada for purposes of public display at
the St. Louis Zoo. The requested permit
has 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).
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: May 30, 2012.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
Department of Defense Wage
Committee; Notice of Closed Meetings
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Department of Defense (DoD).
Notice of closed meetings.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
SUMMARY:
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Saint Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive,
St. Louis, MO 63110, has been issued a
permit to import four harbor seals
(Phoca vitulina) for public display.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida
33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727)
824–5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore or Colette Cairns,
(301) 427–8401.
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Pursuant to the provisions of
section 10 of Public Law 92–463, the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice
is hereby given that closed meeting of
the Department of Defense Wage
Committee will be held.
DATES: Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at 10:00
a.m.
ADDRESSES: 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Room 06G13, Alexandria, VA 22350–
1100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information concerning the
meetings may be obtained by writing to
the Chairman, Department of Defense
Wage Committee, 4000 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–4000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
provisions of section 10(d) of Public
Law 92–463, the Department of Defense
has determined that the meetings meet
the criteria to close meetings to the
public because the matters to be
considered are related to internal rules
and practices of the Department of
Defense and the detailed wage data to be
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Marine Mammals; File No. 16473
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to D. Ann
Pabst, Ph.D., University of North Carolina Wilmington, to conduct
research on marine mammals.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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; 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristy Beard or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 9, 2011, notice was published in
the Federal Register (76 FR 76950) that a request for a permit to
conduct research on humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), fin
(Balaenoptera physalus), sperm (Physeter macrocephalus), North Atlantic
right (Eubalaena glacialis), sei (B. borealis), minke (B.
acutorostrata), dwarf and pygmy sperm (Kogia spp.), unidentified
beaked, killer (Orcinus orca), pilot (Globicephala spp.), false killer
(Pseudorca crassidens), pygmy killer (Feresa attenuata), and melon-
headed (Peponocephala electra) whales, bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus),
Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis), Risso's (Grampus griseus),
Fraser's (Lagenodelphis hosei), rough-toothed (Steno bredanensis),
pantropical spotted (S. attenuata), striped (S. coeruleoalba), clymene
(S. clymene), spinner (S. longirostris), and short-beaked common
dolphins (Delphinus delphis), and harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
had been submitted by the above-named applicant. The requested permit
has been issued under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
of 1972, as amended (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.), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and
exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
The permit authorizes takes of the species listed above during
aerial and vessel surveys to conduct counts, photo-identification, and
behavioral observations and is valid for five years from the date of
issuance.
An environmental assessment (EA) was prepared analyzing the effects
of the permitted activities on the human environment in compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Based on the analyses in the EA, NMFS determined that issuance of the
permit would not significantly impact the quality of the human
environment and that preparation of an environmental impact statement
was not required. That determination is documented in a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI), signed on May 30, 2012.
As required by the ESA, issuance of this permit was based on a
finding that such permit: (1) Was applied for in good faith; (2) will
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered species; and (3) is
consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA.
Dated: June 1, 2012.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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