Marine Mammals; File No. 14450, 14484-14485 [2014-05577]

Download as PDF sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 14484 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 50 / Friday, March 14, 2014 / Notices noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/ onstage/g.php?d=996262930&t=a On Friday April 4, 2014, the conference call information is phone number 650–479–3207; participant access code 996 407 950; and the webinar event address is: https:// noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/ onstage/g.php?d=996407950&t=a Participants are strongly encouraged to log/dial in fifteen minutes prior to the meeting. NMFS will show the presentations via webinar and allow public comment during identified times on the agenda. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenni Wallace or Margo Schulze-Haugen at (301) 427–8503. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law 104–297, provided for the establishment of an AP to assist in the collection and evaluation of information relevant to the development of any Fishery Management Plan (FMP) or FMP amendment for Atlantic HMS. NMFS consults with and considers the comments and views of AP members when preparing and implementing FMPs or FMP amendments for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks. The AP has previously consulted with NMFS on: Amendment 1 to the Billfish FMP (April 1999); the HMS FMP (April 1999); Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP (December 2003); the Consolidated HMS FMP (October 2006); Amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, and 8 to the Consolidated HMS FMP (April and October 2008, February and September 2009, May and September 2010, April and September 2011, March and September 2012, and January and September 2013); among other things. At the April 2014 AP meeting, NMFS plans to discuss pre-drafts to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Amendment 5b on dusky shark management measures and Amendment 6 on the future of shark fishery, as well as reviewing public comments on Draft Amendment 7 on bluefin tuna management measures. The meeting will also include progress updates on implementation of 2013 ICCAT recommendations, the HMS Research Plan, smoothhound shark management, and recreational issues for Atlantic HMS fisheries. Additional information on the meeting and a copy of the draft agenda will be posted prior to the meeting at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ Advisory%20Panels/Advisory_ Panel.htm. VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:18 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 232001 Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Jenni Wallace at (301) 427–8503 at least 7 days prior to the meeting. Dated: March 11, 2014. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–05704 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD002 Marine Mammals; File No. 18182 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of permit. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that Marilyn Mazzoil, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, 5600 US 1 North, Fort Pierce, Florida 34946 has been issued a permit to take bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) 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 Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 824– 5309. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Smith or Amy Hapeman, (301) 427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 27 November 2013, notice was published in the Federal Register (78 FR 70920) that a request for a scientific research permit to take bottlenose dolphins had been submitted by the above-named individual. The requested permit has been issued 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). Ms. Mazzoil has been issued a permit to study and determine: (1) Abundance SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 estimation; (2) occurrence and distribution; (3) behavioral information; and (4) population structure and life history parameters of bottlenose dolphins along the east coast of Florida, from Fernandina Beach to Jupiter. Researchers may take dolphins during vessel surveys for counts, photoidentification, focal follows, observation, and biopsy sampling. The permit expires on March 10, 2019. Issuance of this permit, as required by the MMPA, 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 the MMPA. 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. Dated: March 10, 2014. Perry F. Gayaldo, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–05705 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XS35 Marine Mammals; File No. 14450 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for permit amendment. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149 [Principal Investigator: Dr. Keith Mullin], has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 14450. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before April 14, 2014. 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 home page, https:// apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 50 / Friday, March 14, 2014 / Notices File No. 14450–01 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; 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. 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: Kristy Beard, (301) 427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 14450 is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (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 (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. 14450, issued on March 4, 2014 (79 FR 13042), authorizes the permit holder to take all cetacean species that occur in U.S. and international waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea by harassment during aerial and vessel-based line-transect sampling, acoustic sampling, behavioral observations, and vessel-based photoidentification and biopsy sampling. Tissue samples collected in other countries may be imported into the U.S. The permit is valid for five years from the date of issuance. The permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to include authorization for takes by harassment during satellite tagging to support VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:18 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 232001 NMFS stock assessment research on ESA-listed large whales that occur in U.S. and international waters of the western North Atlantic. Up to four attempts would be made to attach a tag to an animal. Directed satellite tagging efforts would be conducted to tag 20 sperm whales and 5 North Atlantic right whales. Opportunistic tagging would occur of 10 fin, 5 blue, 5 sei, and 10 humpback whales when encountered during other SEFSC assessment surveys. Only adults would be tagged. The expiration date of the permit would not change. 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 this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. Dated: March 10, 2014. Donna S. Wieting, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–05577 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List Proposed Addition Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Proposed addition to the procurement list. AGENCY: The Committee is proposing to add a service to the Procurement List that will be provided by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. DATES: Comments Must Be Received On or Before: 4/14/2014. ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 10800, Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@ AbilityOne.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14485 purpose is to provide interested persons an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed action. Addition If the Committee approves the proposed addition, the entities of the Federal Government identified in this notice will be required to procure the service listed below from the nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The following service is proposed for addition to the Procurement List for provision by the nonprofit agency listed: Service Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center Service, U.S. Army, Tobyhanna Army Depot, 11 Hap Arnold Blvd., Tobyhanna, PA. NPA: Central Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Utica, NY Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, W0ML USA DEP TOBYHANNA, TOBYHANNA, PA. Barry S. Lineback, Director, Business Operations. [FR Doc. 2014–05610 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353–01–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Air Force Air University Board of Visitors Meeting Notice of Meeting of the Air University Board of Visitors. ACTION: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of Defense announces that the Air University Board of Visitors’ spring meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 16th, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. and Thursday, April 17th, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 2:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the William A. Jones III Building located at 1500 West Perimeter Road, Joint Base Andrews, MD. The purpose of this meeting is to provide independent advice and recommendations on matters pertaining to the educational, doctrinal, and research policies and activities of Air University. The agenda will include topics relating to the policies, programs, and initiatives of Air University educational programs and will include an out brief from the Air Force Institute of Technology Subcommittee. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14484-14485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05577]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XS35


Marine Mammals; File No. 14450

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

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Fisheries 
Service's Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), 75 Virginia Beach 
Drive, Miami, FL 33149 [Principal Investigator: Dr. Keith Mullin], has 
applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 14450.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before April 14, 2014.

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 home 
page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting

[[Page 14485]]

File No. 14450-01 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;
    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.
    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: Kristy Beard, (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 14450 is 
requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972, as amended (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 (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. 14450, issued on March 4, 2014 (79 FR 13042), authorizes 
the permit holder to take all cetacean species that occur in U.S. and 
international waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and 
Caribbean Sea by harassment during aerial and vessel-based line-
transect sampling, acoustic sampling, behavioral observations, and 
vessel-based photo-identification and biopsy sampling. Tissue samples 
collected in other countries may be imported into the U.S. The permit 
is valid for five years from the date of issuance.
    The permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to include 
authorization for takes by harassment during satellite tagging to 
support NMFS stock assessment research on ESA-listed large whales that 
occur in U.S. and international waters of the western North Atlantic. 
Up to four attempts would be made to attach a tag to an animal. 
Directed satellite tagging efforts would be conducted to tag 20 sperm 
whales and 5 North Atlantic right whales. Opportunistic tagging would 
occur of 10 fin, 5 blue, 5 sei, and 10 humpback whales when encountered 
during other SEFSC assessment surveys. Only adults would be tagged. The 
expiration date of the permit would not change.
    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 this application to the Marine 
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

    Dated: March 10, 2014.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-05577 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
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