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Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
National Climate Assessment and
Development Advisory Committee
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Committee will continue development
of potential alternatives for FY2014 and
FY2015 (default) specifications being
considered in Framework 25.
Specifications include days-at-sea
allocations, access area allocations,
individual fishing quota (IFQ)
allocations for the general category
fishery, a hard total allowable catch
(TAC) for the Northern Gulf of Maine
(NGOM) area and target TAC for vessels
with a general category incidental catch
permit. The Committee will also finalize
other measures being considered: (1)
Measures for unused 2012 and 2013
Closed Area I access area trips; and (2)
accountability measures for Southern
New England/Mid Atlantic (SNE/MA)
windowpane flounder. The Committee
will make final recommendations for
the Council to consider for 2014 Council
work priorities. Finally, there will be a
presentation from the Northeast
Regional Ocean Council (NROC) about
regional ocean planning efforts,
specifically fishing characterization
maps that have been developed. Other
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Dated: October 24, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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This notice sets forth the
schedule of a forthcoming meeting of
the DoC NOAA National Climate
Assessment and Development Advisory
Committee (NCADAC).
Time and Date: The meeting will be
held Monday, November 18, 2013 from
3:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
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limited to a total time of two minutes.
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the NCADAC DFO’s office by
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 to
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Dr.
Cynthia Decker, Designated Federal
Officer, National Climate Assessment
and Development Advisory Committee,
NOAA, Rm. 11230, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910. (Phone: 301–734–1156, Fax:
301–713–1459, Email: Cynthia.Decker@
noaa.gov.
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Development Advisory Committee was
established in December 2010. The
committee’s mission is to synthesize
and summarize the science and
information pertaining to current and
future impacts of climate change upon
the United States; and to provide advice
and recommendations toward the
development of an ongoing, sustainable
national assessment of global change
impacts and adaptation and mitigation
strategies for the Nation. Within the
scope of its mission, the committee’s
specific objective is to produce a
National Climate Assessment.
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Dated: October 23, 2013.
Jason Donaldson,
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative
Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that six
individuals and institutions have been
issued Letters of Confirmation for
activities conducted under the General
Authorization for Scientific Research on
marine mammals. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for a list of names and
address of recipients.
ADDRESSES: The Letters of Confirmation
and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the following office:
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.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Protected Resources, Permits
and Conservation Division, (301)427–
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
requested Letters of Confirmation have
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 General Authorization
allows for bona fide scientific research
that may result only in taking by level
B harassment of marine mammals. The
following Letters of Confirmation (LOC)
were issued in Fiscal Year 2013.
File No. 17235: Issued to the Virginia
Aquarium and Marine Science Center,
Virginia Beach, VA on November 21,
2012, authorizes close approach, photoidentification, video, behavioral
observations, and passive acoustic
recordings of 17 cetacean species and 4
pinniped species in inland and offshore
waters of Maryland, Virginia, and North
Carolina. The focus species is bottlenose
dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and the
primary study area is off Virginia Beach.
Objectives for the bottlenose dolphin
project are to: (1) Collect and maintain
a long-term record of bottlenose
dolphins in coastal waters of Virginia
and (2) provide data to the Mid-Atlantic
Bottlenose Dolphin Catalog to test the
hypothesized stock structure for this
species. Other objectives include to: (1)
Collect distribution, group size, and
photo-id data on cetaceans and
pinnipeds in the larger study area and
(2) identify and monitor pinniped haul
out sites in Virginia and North Carolina
and to track the abundance and
residency of individual seals. The LOC
expires on November 30, 2017.
File No. 17418: Issued to James Ha,
Ph.D., University of Washington,
Seattle, WA on February 19, 2013,
authorizes close approach, photoidentification, behavioral observations,
and focal follows of bottlenose dolphins
in the Middle Keys, Florida.
Specifically, the study area ranges from
Lignumvitae Key to the northeast shore
of Big Pine Key and includes bay and
ocean waters out to two miles.
Objectives are to: (1) Begin an in-depth
population demographic study of
bottlenose dolphins in the area and (2)
identify foraging strategies and
determine what percentage of resident
dolphins is influenced by anthropogenic
sources of food. The LOC was originally
supposed to expire on February 28,
2018. However, on July 25, 2013, Dr. Ha
requested that his LOC be terminated
with an immediate effective date, so
LOC No. 17418 is no longer valid.
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File No. 17988: Issued to Jessica Weiss
Taylor of the Outer Banks Center for
Dolphin Research, Kill Devil Hills, NC,
on April 5, 2013, for research activities
including vessel surveys, close
approach, photo-identification, and
behavioral observations, including focal
follows of bottlenose dolphins in waters
of North Carolina. Specifically the study
area comprises the Roanoke, Croatan,
Currituck, Albemarle, and Pamlico
Sounds and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean
to a maximum distance of 5 miles
offshore. Objectives are to: (1)
Investigate patterns of seasonal and
year-round residency in the northern
Outer Banks; (2) estimate local
abundances of dolphins in the northern
Outer Banks seasonally and year-round;
(3) identify and characterize any
biological and/or ecological stressors on
bottlenose dolphins in the northern
Outer Banks; (4) describe the social
structure of bottlenose dolphin
populations in the northern Outer Banks
through examination of social networks
and male pair bonds; and (5) promote
awareness of bottlenose dolphin
conservation throughout the local and
visiting community. The LOC expires
on April 15, 2018.
File No. 13427: Originally issued to
the Pacific Whale Foundation
[Responsible Party: Gregory D.
Kaufman], Wailuku, HI, on June 4, 2008,
authorizes the close vessel approach,
photo-identification, focal follows, and
acoustic recordings of 16 cetacean
species within the waters of Maui
County, Hawaii to estimate the
abundance and distribution of
odontocete species in the area. This
study was modified on June 11, 2013, to
extend the duration of the LOC until
June 15, 2014, add a Co-investigator,
and remove authorization to take the
endangered Hawaiian insular stock of
false killer whales (Pseudorca
crassidens). This LOC was cancelled on
June 20, 2013, when a new LOC (File
No. 18101) was issued to the Pacific
Whale Foundation.
File No. 18101: Issued to the Pacific
Whale Foundation [Responsible Party:
Gregory D. Kaufman], Wailuku, HI, on
June 20, 2013, authorizes close vessel
approaches, photo-identification, focal
follows, and acoustic recordings of 15
cetacean species within the waters of
Maui County, Hawaii to estimate the
abundance and distribution of
odontocete species in the area. The LOC
replaces No. 13427 and expires on June
21, 2018.
File No. 18152: Issued to Barbara
Brunnick, Ph.D., Jupiter, FL, on
September 11, 2013, for research
activities including vessel surveys, close
approach, photo-identification, and
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behavioral observations of bottlenose
dolphins. The research objective is to
continue developing a photoidentification catalog and database to
address questions regarding the local
abundance, population ecology, life
history, habitat utilization, social
structure, habitat health, and residency
patterns of Atlantic spotted (Stenella
frontalis) and bottlenose dolphins. If
other dolphin and whale species are
encountered, the applicant may collect
information on them. This LOC replaces
File No. 13386 and expires on
September 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
activities are categorically excluded
from the requirement to prepare an
environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Dated: October 23, 2013.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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University, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense
Acquisition University announces a
proposed public information collection
and seeks public comment on the
provisions thereof. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
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agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC371
Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that six individuals and institutions
have been issued Letters of Confirmation for activities conducted under
the General Authorization for Scientific Research on marine mammals.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for a list of names and address of
recipients.
ADDRESSES: The Letters of Confirmation and related documents are
available for review upon written request or by appointment in the
following office:
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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Protected Resources, Permits
and Conservation Division, (301)427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested Letters of Confirmation have
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 General Authorization allows for bona fide scientific research that
may result only in taking by level B harassment of marine mammals. The
following Letters of Confirmation (LOC) were issued in Fiscal Year
2013.
File No. 17235: Issued to the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science
Center, Virginia Beach, VA on November 21, 2012, authorizes close
approach, photo-identification, video, behavioral observations, and
passive acoustic recordings of 17 cetacean species and 4 pinniped
species in inland and offshore waters of Maryland, Virginia, and North
Carolina. The focus species is bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
and the primary study area is off Virginia Beach. Objectives for the
bottlenose dolphin project are to: (1) Collect and maintain a long-term
record of bottlenose dolphins in coastal waters of Virginia and (2)
provide data to the Mid-Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Catalog to test the
hypothesized stock structure for this species. Other objectives include
to: (1) Collect distribution, group size, and photo-id data on
cetaceans and pinnipeds in the larger study area and (2) identify and
monitor pinniped haul out sites in Virginia and North Carolina and to
track the abundance and residency of individual seals. The LOC expires
on November 30, 2017.
File No. 17418: Issued to James Ha, Ph.D., University of
Washington, Seattle, WA on February 19, 2013, authorizes close
approach, photo-identification, behavioral observations, and focal
follows of bottlenose dolphins in the Middle Keys, Florida.
Specifically, the study area ranges from Lignumvitae Key to the
northeast shore of Big Pine Key and includes bay and ocean waters out
to two miles. Objectives are to: (1) Begin an in-depth population
demographic study of bottlenose dolphins in the area and (2) identify
foraging strategies and determine what percentage of resident dolphins
is influenced by anthropogenic sources of food. The LOC was originally
supposed to expire on February 28, 2018. However, on July 25, 2013, Dr.
Ha requested that his LOC be terminated with an immediate effective
date, so LOC No. 17418 is no longer valid.
File No. 17988: Issued to Jessica Weiss Taylor of the Outer Banks
Center for Dolphin Research, Kill Devil Hills, NC, on April 5, 2013,
for research activities including vessel surveys, close approach,
photo-identification, and behavioral observations, including focal
follows of bottlenose dolphins in waters of North Carolina.
Specifically the study area comprises the Roanoke, Croatan, Currituck,
Albemarle, and Pamlico Sounds and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean to a
maximum distance of 5 miles offshore. Objectives are to: (1)
Investigate patterns of seasonal and year-round residency in the
northern Outer Banks; (2) estimate local abundances of dolphins in the
northern Outer Banks seasonally and year-round; (3) identify and
characterize any biological and/or ecological stressors on bottlenose
dolphins in the northern Outer Banks; (4) describe the social structure
of bottlenose dolphin populations in the northern Outer Banks through
examination of social networks and male pair bonds; and (5) promote
awareness of bottlenose dolphin conservation throughout the local and
visiting community. The LOC expires on April 15, 2018.
File No. 13427: Originally issued to the Pacific Whale Foundation
[Responsible Party: Gregory D. Kaufman], Wailuku, HI, on June 4, 2008,
authorizes the close vessel approach, photo-identification, focal
follows, and acoustic recordings of 16 cetacean species within the
waters of Maui County, Hawaii to estimate the abundance and
distribution of odontocete species in the area. This study was modified
on June 11, 2013, to extend the duration of the LOC until June 15,
2014, add a Co-investigator, and remove authorization to take the
endangered Hawaiian insular stock of false killer whales (Pseudorca
crassidens). This LOC was cancelled on June 20, 2013, when a new LOC
(File No. 18101) was issued to the Pacific Whale Foundation.
File No. 18101: Issued to the Pacific Whale Foundation [Responsible
Party: Gregory D. Kaufman], Wailuku, HI, on June 20, 2013, authorizes
close vessel approaches, photo-identification, focal follows, and
acoustic recordings of 15 cetacean species within the waters of Maui
County, Hawaii to estimate the abundance and distribution of odontocete
species in the area. The LOC replaces No. 13427 and expires on June 21,
2018.
File No. 18152: Issued to Barbara Brunnick, Ph.D., Jupiter, FL, on
September 11, 2013, for research activities including vessel surveys,
close approach, photo-identification, and behavioral observations of
bottlenose dolphins. The research objective is to continue developing a
photo-identification catalog and database to address questions
regarding the local abundance, population ecology, life history,
habitat utilization, social structure, habitat health, and residency
patterns of Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis) and bottlenose
dolphins. If other dolphin and whale species are encountered, the
applicant may collect information on them. This LOC replaces File No.
13386 and expires on September 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
activities are categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare
an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Dated: October 23, 2013.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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