Marine Mammals; File No. 17751, 18322-18323 [2013-06827]
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Dated: March 21, 2013.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Smart Grid Advisory Committee
Meeting
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The Smart Grid Advisory
Committee (SGAC or Committee), will
meet in open session on Friday, April
19, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time. The primary purpose of
this meeting is to discuss the NIST
Smart Grid Program Plan. The agenda
may change to accommodate Committee
business. The final agenda will be
posted on the Smart Grid Web site at
https://www.nist.gov/smartgrid.
DATES: The SGAC will meet on Friday,
April 19, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Eastern time. The meeting will be
open to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Portrait Room, Administration
Building, National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau
Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.
Please note admittance instructions
under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Cuong Nguyen, Smart Grid and CyberPhysical Systems Program Office,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 8200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–
8200; telephone 301–975–2254, fax
301–975–4091; or via email at
cuong.nguyen@nist.gov.
SUMMARY:
The
Committee was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App. The Committee is composed of ten
to fifteen members, appointed by the
Director of NIST, who were selected for
their technical expertise and experience,
established records of distinguished
professional service, and knowledge of
issues affecting Smart Grid deployment
and operations. The Committee advises
the Director of NIST on carrying out
duties authorized by section 1305 of the
Energy Independence and Security Act
of 2007 (Pub. L. 110–140). The
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Committee provides input to NIST on
Smart Grid standards, priorities, and
gaps, on the overall direction, status,
and health of the Smart Grid
implementation by the Smart Grid
industry, and on Smart Grid
Interoperability Panel activities,
including the direction of research and
standards activities. Background
information on the Committee is
available at https://www.nist.gov/
smartgrid/committee.cfm.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App., notice is hereby given that the
Smart Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC
or Committee) will meet in open session
on Friday, April 19, 2013 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting
will be open to the public and held in
the Portrait Room, in the Administration
Building at NIST in Gaithersburg,
Maryland. The primary purpose of this
meeting is to discuss the NIST Smart
Grid Program Plan. The agenda may
change to accommodate Committee
business. The final agenda will be
posted on the Smart Grid Web site at
https://www.nist.gov/smartgrid.
Individuals and representatives of
organizations who would like to offer
comments and suggestions related to the
Committee’s affairs are invited to
request a place on the agenda by
submitting their request to Cuong
Nguyen at cuong.nguyen@nist.gov or
(301) 975–2254 no later than 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time, Friday, April 12, 2013. On
Friday, April 19, 2013, approximately
one-half hour will be reserved at the end
of the meeting for public comments, and
speaking times will be assigned on a
first-come, first-serve basis. The amount
of time per speaker will be determined
by the number of requests received, but
is likely to be about three minutes each.
Questions from the public will not be
considered during this period. Speakers
who wish to expand upon their oral
statements, those who had wished to
speak but could not be accommodated
on the agenda, and those who were
unable to attend in person are invited to
submit written statements to the Smart
Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems
Program Office, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, Mail Stop 8200, Gaithersburg,
MD 20899–8200; fax 301–975–4091; or
via email at nistsgfac@nist.gov.
All visitors to the NIST Web site are
required to pre-register to be admitted.
Anyone wishing to attend this meeting
must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time,
Friday, April 12, 2013, in order to
attend. Please submit your full name,
time of arrival, email address, and
phone number to Cuong Nguyen. NonU.S. citizens must also submit their
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country of citizenship, title, employer/
sponsor, and address. Mr. Nguyen’s
email address is cuong.nguyen@nist.gov
and his phone number is (301) 975–
2254.
Dated: March 20, 2013.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC580
Marine Mammals; File No. 17751
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Yoko Mitani, Ph.D., Hokkaido
University, 3–1–1 Minato-cho,
Hakodate, Hokkaido 041–8611, Japan,
has applied in due form for a permit to
conduct research on gray (Eschrichtius
robustus) and killer (Orcinus orca)
whales.
Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
April 25, 2013.
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. 17751 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.
DATES:
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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.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Notice of Availability of a Draft
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment of the Proposed United
States Regional Climate Reference
Network (USRCRN)
Carrie Hubard or Kristy Beard, (301)
427–8401.
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.) and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216). Dr. Mitani requests a five-year
permit to study gray and killer whales
in Alaskan waters, including the Pacific
Ocean, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and
Arctic Ocean. The objectives of the
research are to examine the distribution
and movement patterns of gray and
killer whales in the area. The marine
mammal research is part of a larger
study on the reduction of sea ice in the
Arctic with the goal of developing
predictive ecosystem models. Research
methods would consist of vessel
surveys, photo-identification, behavioral
observations, passive acoustics, thermal
imaging, collection of sloughed skin and
prey items, and dart tagging. Annually,
up to ten killer whales and ten gray
whales may have a LIMPET satellite
dart tag attached. An additional 1000
animals of each species would be
approached for non-invasive research
activities or incidentally harassed
annually. No other marine mammal
species would be approached.
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
activity proposed is 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 copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 21, 2013.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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National Weather Service
(NWS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of Availability;
Opportunity for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NOAA announces the public
release of the Draft Programmatic
Environmental Assessment (PEA) of the
proposed USRCRN in accordance with
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations, and
NOAA Administrative Order 216–6,
Environmental Review Procedures for
Implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act. Written
public comments on the Draft PEA are
being accepted for a 30-day period
following publication of this NOA.
Comments received will be reviewed
and taken into consideration during
preparation of a Final PEA. The Draft
PEA evaluates the environmental
impacts from the Proposed Action to
implement, operate, and manage the
USRCRN Program and the No Action
alternative.
Written comments and input
will be accepted on or before April 25,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to Desiree Gordon,
Environmental Engineer, NOAA, Safety
and Environmental Compliance Office,
1305 East West Highway, SSMC–4;
Room 11126, Silver Spring, MD 20910,
Email: seco@noaa.gov ATTN: USRCRN.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Desiree Gordon at the address
provided above. A copy of the Draft PEA
can be viewed or downloaded at
https://www.seco.noaa.gov/
environmental_compliance/
Final_Draft%20PEA_11_16_12-rev2.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Weather Service, in
collaboration with the National Climatic
Data Center, is proposing to implement,
operate, and manage a USRCRN. With
other climate monitoring efforts
deployed at differing scales and density,
the proposed USRCRN would provide a
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greater density of reliable, high-quality
climate data for use in climatemonitoring activities and for placing
current climate anomalies into a
regional and historical perspective. Each
USRCRN Web site is solar-powered and
has a footprint of approximately 24 feet
by 24 feet with a 10-foot tall mast/tower.
It is typically located away from tall
objects and existing or anticipated
future development.
Beginning with a pilot deployment
and operation project in the Southwest
region, 538 USRCRN stations would be
deployed over multiple years in nine
NOAA climate regions throughout the
continental United States at an
approximate 80-mile grid spacing. Key
among the operational considerations is
the placement of USRCRN Web sites on
public lands not expected to undergo
development for the foreseeable future
(50 to 100 years). Preferred Web sites
meeting these criteria are often on
Federal lands, and selection would
occur in coordination with the land
managers within Federal agencies and
bureaus. Other undeveloped properties
meeting these criteria are present on
state-owned lands such as at parks,
airports, or state university reserves.
Unencumbered properties on Federal or
state public lands that meet the spatial
requirements for the USRCRN would be
considered as candidate sites.
Dated: March 20, 2013.
David Murray,
Director, Management and Organization
Division, Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
National Weather Service.
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Administration
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Pacific Halibut Fishery; Guideline
Harvest Levels for the Guided Sport
Fishery for Pacific Halibut in
International Pacific Halibut
Commission Regulatory Areas 2C and
3A
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of guideline harvest
level.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS provides notice of the
2013 Pacific halibut guideline harvest
levels (GHLs) for the guided sport
fishery in International Pacific Halibut
Commission (IPHC) Regulatory Areas 2C
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC580
Marine Mammals; File No. 17751
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 Yoko Mitani, Ph.D., Hokkaido
University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan, has
applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on gray
(Eschrichtius robustus) and killer (Orcinus orca) whales.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before April 25, 2013.
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. 17751 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.
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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: Carrie Hubard or Kristy Beard, (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.) and the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). Dr. Mitani requests
a five-year permit to study gray and killer whales in Alaskan waters,
including the Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Arctic Ocean.
The objectives of the research are to examine the distribution and
movement patterns of gray and killer whales in the area. The marine
mammal research is part of a larger study on the reduction of sea ice
in the Arctic with the goal of developing predictive ecosystem models.
Research methods would consist of vessel surveys, photo-identification,
behavioral observations, passive acoustics, thermal imaging, collection
of sloughed skin and prey items, and dart tagging. Annually, up to ten
killer whales and ten gray whales may have a LIMPET satellite dart tag
attached. An additional 1000 animals of each species would be
approached for non-invasive research activities or incidentally
harassed annually. No other marine mammal species would be approached.
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 activity proposed is 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 copies of the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: March 21, 2013.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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