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Committee of the AK B0F and Council
will meet in Juneau, AK.
The meeting will be held on June
12, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the Centennial Hall, 101 Egan Drive,
Ballroom 1, Juneau, AK.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
ADDRESSES:
AK
BOF Staff, (907) 465–4110 or Council
staff, (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Committee will review the following:
Updates on Gulf of Alaska (GOA) nonpollock Chinook bycatch and other
salmon bycatch issues, GOA trawl
bycatch management, restructured
observer program and electronic
monitoring, Steller sea lion (SSL)
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and associated issues, including
Aleutian Islands cod processing
sideboards and relationship to BOF state
water groundfish fishery proposals;
Update on definition of a fishing guide
and coordination of state and federal
regulations and report on Pacific cod
and other groundfish proposals to the
BOF. The Agenda is subject to change,
and the latest version will be posted at
https://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/
npfmc/.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail
Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7
working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: May 14, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC439
Marine Mammals; File No. 17005
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
permit has been issued to Peter Rogers,
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology,
Woodruff School of Mechanical
Engineering, Atlanta, GA 30332 to
conduct research on cetacean species
not listed under the Endangered Species
Act (ESA).
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices: See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Hapeman or Amy Sloan, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 15, 2013, notice was published
in the Federal Register (78 FR 2956)
that a request for a permit to conduct
research on non-listed cetacean species
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.), and
the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
In cooperation with local marine
mammal stranding networks, Dr. Rogers
is authorized to conduct scientific
research on non-listed cetacean species
in Atlantic and Pacific coastal areas of
the contiguous United States.
Researchers may use a non-invasive
ultrasound-based system to determine
the low frequency elastic properties of
cetacean head tissues. The work also
would allow researchers to: (1)
Determine any short term changes in
soft tissue elasticity if an animal dies
during the stranding response, and (2)
assess differences between intact and
harvested tissues from deceased
stranded animals. The permit is valid
through May 10, 2018.
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.
SUMMARY:
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Documents may be reviewed in the
following locations:
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;
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand
Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1,
Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206)
526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426;
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001;
fax (562) 980–4018;
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.
Dated: May 14, 2013.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
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modified the After Final Consideration
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sufficient basis not to consider under
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rejection must include an amendment to
at least one independent claim. The
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of time under AFCP 2.0 to consider the
response. If the examiner’s
consideration of a proper AFCP 2.0
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a determination that all pending claims
are in condition for allowance, the
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the applicant to discuss the response.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC439
Marine Mammals; File No. 17005
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 Peter
Rogers, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Woodruff School of
Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA 30332 to conduct research on
cetacean species not listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices: See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Amy Sloan, (301) 427-
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 15, 2013, notice was published in
the Federal Register (78 FR 2956) that a request for a permit to
conduct research on non-listed cetacean species 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.), and the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
In cooperation with local marine mammal stranding networks, Dr.
Rogers is authorized to conduct scientific research on non-listed
cetacean species in Atlantic and Pacific coastal areas of the
contiguous United States. Researchers may use a non-invasive
ultrasound-based system to determine the low frequency elastic
properties of cetacean head tissues. The work also would allow
researchers to: (1) Determine any short term changes in soft tissue
elasticity if an animal dies during the stranding response, and (2)
assess differences between intact and harvested tissues from deceased
stranded animals. The permit is valid through May 10, 2018.
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.
Documents may be reviewed in the following locations:
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;
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg.
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426;
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018;
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.
Dated: May 14, 2013.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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