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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 15, 2012.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–20408 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC170
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) VMS/
Enforcement Committee and Advisory
Panel will meet to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 9:30
a.m.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held at
the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor,
180 Water Street, Plymouth, MA 02360;
telephone: (508) 747–4900; fax: (508)
746–2609.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VMS/
Enforcement Committee and Advisory
Panel will meet to discuss and make
recommendations for NOAA
enforcement priorities for 2013. They
will provide an open comment period/
webinar for the fishing industry,
concerning Compliance and
Effectiveness of Regulations for New
England Fishery Management Plans
(FMPs). Also on the agenda will be to
make recommendations for changes to
gear stowage rules across all New
England FMPs, and contact the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
with these recommendations concerning
their FMPs. The Committee and
Advisory Panel will make
recommendations on the Proposed
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Although non-emergency issues not
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issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified 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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This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 16, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–20515 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA288
Marine Mammals; File No. 15748
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. 15748
has been issued to Alaska SeaLife
Center (ASLC), Seward, AK.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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
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Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001;
fax (562) 980–4018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joselyd Garcia-Reyes or Tammy Adams,
(301) 427–8401.
On May 7,
2012, notice was published in the
Federal Register (77 FR 26747) that a
request for an amendment Permit No.
15748 to conduct research on Weddell
seals had been submitted by the abovenamed 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 amended permit authorizes takes
of 35 weaned pups/juveniles over the
life of the permit for the deployment of
instrumentation; increases the number
of annual takes per animal of weaned
pups/juveniles and adult females from 2
to 3; adds nasal, oral, and rectal swab
collection (one of each per animal) in
weaned pups/juveniles and adult
females; adds the use of spray lidocaine
or similar agent; adds stable isotope
analysis to compare stable isotope
values of Weddell seals in the Ross Sea
in the early 1900s to today; and adds an
influenza A analysis using the requested
swab collection to understand the
exposure of pathogens to Antarctic
marine mammals. The amended permit
is valid through the expiration date of
the original permit, August 30, 2015.
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: August 15, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–20516 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA288
Marine Mammals; File No. 15748
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.
15748 has been issued to Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC), Seward, AK.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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 Southwest Region, NMFS,
501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone
(562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joselyd Garcia-Reyes or Tammy Adams,
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 7, 2012, notice was published in the
Federal Register (77 FR 26747) that a request for an amendment Permit
No. 15748 to conduct research on Weddell seals 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 amended permit authorizes takes of 35 weaned pups/juveniles
over the life of the permit for the deployment of instrumentation;
increases the number of annual takes per animal of weaned pups/
juveniles and adult females from 2 to 3; adds nasal, oral, and rectal
swab collection (one of each per animal) in weaned pups/juveniles and
adult females; adds the use of spray lidocaine or similar agent; adds
stable isotope analysis to compare stable isotope values of Weddell
seals in the Ross Sea in the early 1900s to today; and adds an
influenza A analysis using the requested swab collection to understand
the exposure of pathogens to Antarctic marine mammals. The amended
permit is valid through the expiration date of the original permit,
August 30, 2015.
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.
Dated: August 15, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-20516 Filed 8-20-12; 8:45 am]
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