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International Whaling Commission;
65th Meeting; Announcement of Public
Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
date, time, and location of the public
meeting being held prior to the 65th
International Whaling Commission
(IWC) meeting.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
August 7, 2014, at 2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the NOAA Science Center Room, 1301
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910.
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The
Secretary of Commerce is responsible
for discharging the domestic obligations
of the United States under the
International Convention for the
Regulation of Whaling, 1946. The U.S.
IWC Commissioner has responsibility
for the preparation and negotiation of
U.S. positions on international issues
concerning whaling and for all matters
involving the IWC. The U.S. IWC
Commissioner is staffed by the
Department of Commerce and assisted
by the Department of State, the
Department of the Interior, the Marine
Mammal Commission, and other U.S.
Government agencies.
A draft agenda for the upcoming IWC
meeting is posted on the IWC
Secretariat’s Web site at https://
www.iwc.int.
NOAA will a hold public meeting to
discuss the tentative U.S. positions for
the September 2014 IWC meeting in
Slovenia. Because the meeting will
address U.S. positions, the substance of
the meeting must be kept confidential.
Any U.S. citizen with an identifiable
interest in U.S. whale conservation
policy may participate, but NOAA
reserves the authority to inquire about
the interests of any person who appears
at the meeting and to determine the
appropriateness of that person’s
participation. In particular, persons who
represent foreign interests may not
attend. Persons deemed by NOAA to be
ineligible to attend will be asked to
leave the meeting. These stringent
measures are necessary to protect the
confidentiality of U.S. negotiating
positions.
The August 7, 2014, meeting will be
held in the NOAA Science Center
Room, 1301 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. Photo identification
is required to enter the building.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Melissa Garcia, Melissa.Garcia@
noaa.gov or 301–427–8385, by July 24,
2014.
Dated: June 9, 2014.
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Jean-Pierre Ple,
Acting Director, Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Taking of Threatened or Endangered
Marine Mammals Incidental to
Commercial Fishing Operations;
Issuance of Permit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS plans to issue a permit
for a period of three years to authorize
the incidental, but not intentional,
taking of three stocks of marine
mammals listed as threatened or
endangered under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) by the Hawaii deepset and shallow-set longline fisheries. In
accordance with the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS must
issue this permit provided that it can
make the determinations that: The
incidental take will have a negligible
impact on the affected stocks; a recovery
plan for all affected stocks of threatened
or endangered marine mammals has
been developed or is being developed;
and as required by the MMPA, a take
reduction plan and monitoring program
have been implemented and vessels in
the Hawaii deep-set and shallow-set
longline fisheries are registered. NMFS
has made a preliminary determination
that incidental taking from commercial
fishing will have a negligible impact on
the endangered humpback whale,
Central North Pacific (CNP) stock;
sperm whale, Hawaii stock; and false
killer whale, Main Hawaiian Islands
(MHI) insular stock. Recovery plans
have been completed for humpback and
sperm whales, and a recovery plan has
been initiated for MHI insular false
killer whales. NMFS solicits public
comments on the draft negligible impact
determination and on the proposal to
issue a permit to vessels that operate in
these fisheries for the taking of affected
endangered stocks of marine mammals.
DATES: Comments must be received by
July 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The draft Negligible Impact
Determination and list of references
contained in this notice are available in
electronic form via the Internet at:
https://www.fpir.noaa.gov/DIR/dir_
public_documents.html.
You may submit comments, identified
by NOAA–NMFS–2014–0052, by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD235
International Whaling Commission; 65th Meeting; Announcement of
Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the date, time, and location of the
public meeting being held prior to the 65th International Whaling
Commission (IWC) meeting.
DATES: The public meeting will be held August 7, 2014, at 2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the NOAA Science Center Room,
1301 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Garcia, 301-427-8385.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce is responsible for
discharging the domestic obligations of the United States under the
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946. The U.S.
IWC Commissioner has responsibility for the preparation and negotiation
of U.S. positions on international issues concerning whaling and for
all matters involving the IWC. The U.S. IWC Commissioner is staffed by
the Department of Commerce and assisted by the Department of State, the
Department of the Interior, the Marine Mammal Commission, and other
U.S. Government agencies.
A draft agenda for the upcoming IWC meeting is posted on the IWC
Secretariat's Web site at https://www.iwc.int.
NOAA will a hold public meeting to discuss the tentative U.S.
positions for the September 2014 IWC meeting in Slovenia. Because the
meeting will address U.S. positions, the substance of the meeting must
be kept confidential. Any U.S. citizen with an identifiable interest in
U.S. whale conservation policy may participate, but NOAA reserves the
authority to inquire about the interests of any person who appears at
the meeting and to determine the appropriateness of that person's
participation. In particular, persons who represent foreign interests
may not attend. Persons deemed by NOAA to be ineligible to attend will
be asked to leave the meeting. These stringent measures are necessary
to protect the confidentiality of U.S. negotiating positions.
The August 7, 2014, meeting will be held in the NOAA Science Center
Room, 1301 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Photo
identification is required to enter the building.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Melissa Garcia, Melissa.Garcia@noaa.gov or 301-
427-8385, by July 24, 2014.
Dated: June 9, 2014.
Jean-Pierre Pl[eacute],
Acting Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-13801 Filed 6-11-14; 8:45 am]
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