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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 191 / Tuesday, October 2, 2012 / Notices
Management. U.S. Department of
Commerce.
Mark S. Paese, Director, Office of
Operational Systems. Office of
Operational Systems, National
Weather Service.
Ciaran M. Clayton, Director of
Communications Office of the Under
Secretary.
Steven S. Fine, Ph.D., Director, Air
Resources Laboratory, Office of Air
Resources Laboratory, Office of
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
Dr. Ned Cyr, Director, Office of Science
and Technology National Marine
Fisheries Service.
Dated: September 24, 2012
Jane Lubchenco,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere.
[FR Doc. 2012–24230 Filed 10–1–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve
System
Estuarine Reserves Division,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Approval of the
Rookery Bay, Florida and Kachemak
Bay, Alaska National Estuarine Research
Reserve Management Plan Revisions.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office
of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce approves the Rookery Bay,
Florida and the Kachemak Bay, Alaska
National Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan Revisions. The
revised management plans outline the
administrative structure; the research,
education, training, and stewardship
goals of the reserve; and the plans for
future land acquisition and facility
development to support reserve
operations.
The Rookery Bay Reserve takes an
integrated approach to management,
linking research, education, training and
stewardship functions to address high
priority issues within the 110,000 acre
Reserve including land use changes
affecting freshwater inflow, loss of
native biodiversity, lack of public
awareness and community involvement
in stewardship, incompatible use by
visitors, and ecological impacts of
catastrophic change events. The
Reserve’s Environmental Learning
Center provides excellent visitor
education experiences and a connecting
pedestrian bridge connects visitors to a
boardwalk and interpretive trails.
The Kachemak Bay Reserve takes an
integrated approach to management by
linking research, education, and training
functions within the 372,000 acre
Reserve to address high priority issues
including climate change and harvested
species, such as salmon and shellfish.
The Reserve will continue research on
coastal dynamics, monitoring of
invasive species and harmful algal
blooms, and will transfer information to
coastal decision makers.
The Rookery Bay, Florida Reserve
Management Plan can be found at www.
floridadep.org/rookery/management/
plan.htm and the Kachemak Bay, Alaska
Reserve Management Plan can be found
at www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?
adfg=kbrr_resources.management.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erica Seiden at (301) 563–1172 or Laurie
McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of NOAA’s
National Ocean Service, Estuarine
Reserves Division, 1305 East-West
Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
Dated: September 13, 2012.
Margaret Davidson,
Acting Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC218
Marine Mammals; File No. 17298
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, Connecticut
06355 [Responsible Party: Stephen
Coan], has applied in due form for a
permit to collect, import, export, and
receive marine mammal parts for
scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
November 1, 2012.
SUMMARY:
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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. 17298 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
Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930;
phone (978) 281–9328; fax (978) 281–
9394.
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 this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joselyd Garcia-Reyes or Amy Sloan,
(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 objective of this application is to
support multiple ongoing research
programs at the Mystic Aquarium,
including studies of diet and nutrition,
disease, immune function,
environmental stressors, toxicology and
health of marine mammals. Mystic
Aquarium requests the annual
collection, receipt, import and export of
samples from 5,000 individual
cetaceans and 5,000 individual
pinnipeds under NMFS jurisdiction for
continued research on these species.
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve System
AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Approval of the Rookery Bay, Florida and Kachemak
Bay, Alaska National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan
Revisions.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Estuarine Reserves Division,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce approves the Rookery Bay, Florida and the
Kachemak Bay, Alaska National Estuarine Research Reserve Management
Plan Revisions. The revised management plans outline the administrative
structure; the research, education, training, and stewardship goals of
the reserve; and the plans for future land acquisition and facility
development to support reserve operations.
The Rookery Bay Reserve takes an integrated approach to management,
linking research, education, training and stewardship functions to
address high priority issues within the 110,000 acre Reserve including
land use changes affecting freshwater inflow, loss of native
biodiversity, lack of public awareness and community involvement in
stewardship, incompatible use by visitors, and ecological impacts of
catastrophic change events. The Reserve's Environmental Learning Center
provides excellent visitor education experiences and a connecting
pedestrian bridge connects visitors to a boardwalk and interpretive
trails.
The Kachemak Bay Reserve takes an integrated approach to management
by linking research, education, and training functions within the
372,000 acre Reserve to address high priority issues including climate
change and harvested species, such as salmon and shellfish. The Reserve
will continue research on coastal dynamics, monitoring of invasive
species and harmful algal blooms, and will transfer information to
coastal decision makers.
The Rookery Bay, Florida Reserve Management Plan can be found at
www.floridadep.org/rookery/management/plan.htm and the Kachemak Bay,
Alaska Reserve Management Plan can be found at www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=kbrr_resources.management.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Seiden at (301) 563-1172 or
Laurie McGilvray at (301) 563-1158 of NOAA's National Ocean Service,
Estuarine Reserves Division, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th
floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Dated: September 13, 2012.
Margaret Davidson,
Acting Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-24156 Filed 10-1-12; 8:45 am]
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