Endangered Species; File Nos. 17557 and 17273, 50395-50396 [2013-20120]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 160 / Monday, August 19, 2013 / Notices 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. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC814 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (MAFMC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel (AP) will hold a public meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Double Tree by Hilton Baltimore— BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum, MD 21090; telephone: (410) 859–8400. Council Address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331. 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review fishery performance and create AP Fishery Performance Reports for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass. These Fishery Performance Reports will be provided to the MAFMC and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission prior to development of specifications for the 2014 fishing year, including catch and landings limits and other management measures. 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 MAFMC’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Special Accommodations The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:51 Aug 16, 2013 Jkt 229001 Dated: August 14, 2013. William D. Chappell, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–20118 Filed 8–16–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC703 Endangered Species; File Nos. 17557 and 17273 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of permits. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the National Ocean Service Marine Forensic Lab (NOS Lab) [Responsible Party: M. Katherine Moore], 219 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412 (File No. 17557), and the NOAA Fisheries Northeast Region, Protected Resources Division [Responsible Party: Mary Colligan], 1 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 (File No. 17273), have been issued permits to take marine mammal and endangered species parts for purposes of scientific research. ADDRESSES: The permits 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; File No. 17273: Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone (978)281– 9328; fax (978)281–9394; and File No. 17557: Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727)824– 5312; fax (727)824–5309. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore, (301)427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 31, 2013, notice was published in the Federal Register (78 FR 32622) that requests for a scientific research permits to take marine mammal and endangered species parts had been submitted by the above-named organizations. The requested permits have been issued SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50395 under the authority of 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 NOS Lab (File No. 17557) has been issued a permit to receive, import, export, transfer, archive, and conduct analyses on an unlimited number of marine mammal and endangered species parts. Species include all cetaceans, pinnipeds (except for walrus), sea turtles (in the water), smalltooth (Pristis pectinata) and largetooth (P. perotteti) sawfish, shortnose (Acipenser brevirostrum), green (A. medirostris), Atlantic (A. oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) and Gulf (A. oxyrinchus desotoi) sturgeon, black (Haliotis cracherodii) and white (H. sorenseni) abalone, chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), chum (O. keta), coho (O. kisutch) and sockeye (O. nerka) salmon, steelhead trout (O. mykiss), and totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi). Samples would be archived at the NOS Lab and used to support law enforcement actions, research studies (primarily genetics), and outreach education. No live takes from the wild would be authorized. The permit is valid for five years from the date of issuance. The NOAA Fisheries Northeast Region (File No. 17273) has been issued a permit to collect, receive and transport 100 dead shortnose and 100 dead Atlantic sturgeon, or parts thereof, annually. Researchers also request authorization for the receipt and transport of up to 350 captive bred, dead shortnose sturgeon and up to 75 dead, captive bred Atlantic sturgeon annually from any U.S. facility authorized to hold captive sturgeon. The applicant requests authorization for the receipt, importation, exportation, transfer, archive and analysis of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon parts and carcasses. Sturgeon samples would be obtained from individuals authorized to collect them in the course of scientific research, salvage activities, or taken during other authorized activities. Sturgeon parts and samples would be used to support law enforcement actions, research studies (primarily genetics), and outreach education. The permit is valid for five years from the date of issuance. Issuance of these permits, as required by the ESA, was based on a finding that such permits (1) were applied for in good faith, (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered or threatened species, and (3) are consistent with the purposes and E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1 50396 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 160 / Monday, August 19, 2013 / Notices reproduction (focusing on successful spawning, increased fertilization, increased settlement, and recruitment). No black abalone will be taken from the wild, nor will animals be returned to the wild under the permit. All animals will come from existing captive populations. The permit is valid for five years and expires on August 8, 2018. Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, 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 or threatened species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Dated: August 14, 2013. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–20120 Filed 8–16–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC519 Endangered Species; File No. 17405 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; Issuance of permit. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that David Lapota, Ph.D., Department of the Navy, SPAWAR Systems Center, Pacific, Environmental Sciences Division, 53475 Strothe Road, San Diego, CA 92152, has been issued a permit to take black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) for purposes of scientific research. 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 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: Rosa ´ L. Gonzalez or Jennifer Skidmore, (301) 427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 4, 2013, notice was published in the Federal Register (78 FR 14078) that a request for a scientific research permit to take black abalone had been submitted by the above-named individual. The requested permit has been issued under the authority of 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). Permit No. 17405 authorizes scientific research activities to overcome key barriers to captive propagation of the endangered black abalone, specifically, identifying limitations to their Dated: August 14, 2013. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–20119 Filed 8–16–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:51 Aug 16, 2013 Jkt 229001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration [Docket Number: 130809701–3701–01] RIN 0660–XC006 Common Format for Federal Entity Transition Plans National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Inquiry. AGENCY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issues this Notice of Inquiry (NOI) to seek public input on a common format for transition plans to be developed by federal entities to facilitate the relocation of, and spectrum sharing with, U.S. Government stations in spectrum bands reallocated from federal use to nonfederal use, or to shared use, and auctioned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Pursuant to Section 923(h)(1) of Title 47 of the U.S. Code, NTIA will specify, after public input, a common format for all affected federal entities to follow in preparing transition plans for the eligible frequencies in the 1695–1710 MHz and 1755–1780 MHz bands. DATES: Submit comments on or before September 18, 2013. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by email to transitionplans@ ntia.doc.gov. Comments submitted should be machine searchable and should not be copy-protected. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Comments also may be submitted by mail to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4623, Washington, DC 20230, Attn: Gary Patrick, Office of Spectrum Management. Each commenter should include the name of the person or organization filing the comment as well as a page number on each page of the submission. Paper submissions should also include a CD or DVD with an electronic version of the document, which should be labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of the filer. All email messages and comments received are a part of the public record in this docket and will be posted to NTIA’s Web site (https:// www.ntia.doc.gov). All personally identifiable information (e.g., name, address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. Comments should not exceed 15 double-spaced pages. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Patrick, Office of Spectrum Management, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4623, Washington, DC 20230; (202) 482–3650; or gpatrick@ ntia.doc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 22, 2012, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Tax Relief Act) amended the NTIA Organization Act to expand the types of costs for which federal agencies can be reimbursed from the Spectrum Relocation Fund (SRF), which the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act (CSEA) originally established in 2004.1 Among other things, the changes made by the Tax Relief Act now permit federal agencies to receive SRF funds for relocation and spectrum sharing costs associated with engineering, equipment, software, site acquisition, and construction; research, engineering studies, and economic analyses; planning for and managing relocations or sharing arrangements with auction winners; and costs associated with the 1 See Public Law 112–96, Title VI, Subtitle G, §§ 6701–6703, 126 Stat. 245–255 (Feb. 22, 2012) (amending, among other provisions, sections 113(g)–(i) and 118 of the NTIA Organization Act, codified at 47 U.S.C. 923(g)–(i) and 928); see also CSEA, Public Law 108–494, Title II, §§ 201–209, 118 Stat. 3986 (Dec. 23, 2004). 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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2013)]
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[FR Doc No: 2013-20120]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC703


Endangered Species; File Nos. 17557 and 17273

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permits.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Ocean Service Marine 
Forensic Lab (NOS Lab) [Responsible Party: M. Katherine Moore], 219 
Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412 (File No. 17557), and the NOAA 
Fisheries Northeast Region, Protected Resources Division [Responsible 
Party: Mary Colligan], 1 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 (File 
No. 17273), have been issued permits to take marine mammal and 
endangered species parts for purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permits 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;
    File No. 17273: Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930; phone (978)281-9328; fax (978)281-9394; and
    File No. 17557: Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, 
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore, (301)427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 31, 2013, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (78 FR 32622) that requests for a scientific research 
permits to take marine mammal and endangered species parts had been 
submitted by the above-named organizations. The requested permits have 
been issued under the authority of 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 NOS Lab (File No. 17557) has been issued a permit to receive, 
import, export, transfer, archive, and conduct analyses on an unlimited 
number of marine mammal and endangered species parts. Species include 
all cetaceans, pinnipeds (except for walrus), sea turtles (in the 
water), smalltooth (Pristis pectinata) and largetooth (P. perotteti) 
sawfish, shortnose (Acipenser brevirostrum), green (A. medirostris), 
Atlantic (A. oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) and Gulf (A. oxyrinchus desotoi) 
sturgeon, black (Haliotis cracherodii) and white (H. sorenseni) 
abalone, chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), chum (O. keta), coho (O. 
kisutch) and sockeye (O. nerka) salmon, steelhead trout (O. mykiss), 
and totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi). Samples would be archived at the NOS 
Lab and used to support law enforcement actions, research studies 
(primarily genetics), and outreach education. No live takes from the 
wild would be authorized. The permit is valid for five years from the 
date of issuance.
    The NOAA Fisheries Northeast Region (File No. 17273) has been 
issued a permit to collect, receive and transport 100 dead shortnose 
and 100 dead Atlantic sturgeon, or parts thereof, annually. Researchers 
also request authorization for the receipt and transport of up to 350 
captive bred, dead shortnose sturgeon and up to 75 dead, captive bred 
Atlantic sturgeon annually from any U.S. facility authorized to hold 
captive sturgeon. The applicant requests authorization for the receipt, 
importation, exportation, transfer, archive and analysis of Atlantic 
and shortnose sturgeon parts and carcasses. Sturgeon samples would be 
obtained from individuals authorized to collect them in the course of 
scientific research, salvage activities, or taken during other 
authorized activities. Sturgeon parts and samples would be used to 
support law enforcement actions, research studies (primarily genetics), 
and outreach education. The permit is valid for five years from the 
date of issuance.
    Issuance of these permits, as required by the ESA, was based on a 
finding that such permits (1) were applied for in good faith, (2) will 
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered or threatened 
species, and (3) are consistent with the purposes and

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policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: August 14, 2013.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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