Marine Mammals; File Nos. 14097 and 16479, 44754-44755 [2014-18106]

Download as PDF 44754 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 148 / Friday, August 1, 2014 / Notices tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (Secretary) and in consultation with the Council, to negotiate and enter into a Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement (PIAFA). A PIAFA would allow foreign fishing within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to any Pacific Insular Area other than American Samoa, Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands, that is, in the EEZ around the Pacific remote island areas (PRIA). The PRIA are Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island, Wake Island, and Palmyra Atoll. Before entering into a PIAFA for the PRIA, the Council must develop a 3-year MCP providing details on uses for any funds collected by the Secretary under the PIAFA. The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires any payments received under a PIAFA, and any funds or contributions received in support of conservation and management objectives for the PRIA, to be deposited into the Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund (Fund) for use by the Council. Additionally, amounts received by the Secretary attributable to fines and penalties imposed under the Magnuson-Stevens Act for violations by foreign vessels occurring within the EEZ off any PRIA are also deposited into the Fund for use by the Council. An MCP must be consistent with the Council’s fishery ecosystem plans, must identify conservation and management objectives (including criteria for determining when such objectives have been met), and must prioritize planned marine conservation projects. Although no foreign fishing is being considered at this time, at its 160th meeting held June 24–27, 2014, the Council approved an MCP for Pacific Insular Areas other than American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. On July 7, 2014, the Council submitted the MCP to NMFS for review and approval. The MCP contains five conservation and management objectives, listed below. Please refer to the MCP for planned projects and activities designed to meet each objective, the evaluative criteria, and priority rankings. MCP Objectives 1. Support quality research and monitoring to obtain the most complete scientific information available to assess and manage fisheries within an ecosystem approach. 2. Conduct education and outreach to foster good stewardship principles and broad and direct public participation in the Council’s decision-making process. 3. Promote regional cooperation to manage domestic and international fisheries. VerDate Mar<15>2010 22:09 Jul 31, 2014 Jkt 232001 4. Encourage development of technologies and methods to achieve the most effective level of monitoring, control and surveillance, and to ensure safety at sea. 5. Support Western Pacific community demonstration projects and Western Pacific Community Development Program to promote participation and access to fisheries for eligible communities. The MCP also identifies additional objectives and activities consistent with the Hawaii Archipelago FEP and Pelagics FEP. Section 204(e)(7)(C) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act authorizes the Council to use the Fund to meet conservation and management objectives in the State of Hawaii. This notice announces that NMFS has determined that the MCP satisfies the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and approves the MCP for the 3-year period from August 4, 2014, through August 3, 2017. This MCP supersedes the one approved for the period August 4, 2011 through August 3, 2014 (76 FR 50183, August 12, 2011). Dated: July 28, 2014. James P. Burgess, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–18220 Filed 7–31–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XA840 Marine Mammals; File Nos. 14097 and 16479 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendments. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that a major amendment to Permit No. 14097– 03 has been issued to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) (Responsible Party: Lisa Ballance, Ph.D.), Protected Resources Division, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 and a major amendment to Permit No. 16479–01 has been issued to The Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) (Responsible Party: Gregory Kaufman), 300 Maalaea Road, Suite 211, Wailuku, HI 96793. ADDRESSES: The permit amendments and related documents are available for SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 review upon written request or by appointment in the Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427– 8401; fax (301) 713–0376. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Courtney Smith, (301) 427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 2, 2014 and January 10, 2014, notice was published in the Federal Register (79 FR 18527 and 79 FR 1833) that a request for an amendment to Permit No. 14097–03 and an amendment to Permit No. 16479–01, respectively, to conduct research on 57 cetacean species, including endangered Hawaiian insular false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens), had been submitted by the above-named applicants. The requested permit amendments have been issued 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 (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. 14097–04 authorizes the SWFSC to conduct scientific research on 5 pinniped species, 57 cetacean species, and 5 sea turtle species in U.S. territorial and international waters of the Pacific, Southern, Indian, and Arctic Oceans for three projects. Cetacean surveys are conducted to determine the abundance, distribution, movement patterns, and stock structure of cetaceans. These studies are conducted through vessel surveys, aerial surveys, small plane photogrammetry, photoidentification (from vessels and small boats), biological sampling, radio tagging, and satellite tagging. The amendment to the permit authorizes: (1) The use of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) to photograph cetaceans during aerial surveys; (2) collect breath samples from gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) using the UAS; (3) suction cup tag gray whales; and (4) attach dart/barb tags to 15 bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and 15 Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus) per year. The permit amendment is valid through June 30, 2015. Permit No. 16479–02 authorizes vessel-based research on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in waters around Maui, Hawaii to quantify the potential for near misses between vessels and humpback whales, and E:\FR\FM\01AUN1.SGM 01AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 148 / Friday, August 1, 2014 / Notices define the probability of ’surprise encounters’ with humpback whales. The permit amendment authorizes PWF to approach false killer whales for photoidentification and behavioral observation to study their occurrence, distribution, movement, site fidelity, abundance, social organization, home ranges, and life history in place of previously authorized takes for incidental harassment during vessel surveys. The number of annual takes authorized for the stock would not change. The permit expires on June 1, 2017. An environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the effects of the permitted activities on the human environment was prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for each permit. Based on the analyses in the EAs, NMFS determined that issuance of the amended permits would not significantly impact the quality of the human environment and that preparation of an environmental impact statement was not required. That determination is documented in a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for each action, signed on July 7, 2014 (File No. 14097) and September 17, 2012 (File No. 16479). As required by the ESA, issuance of each permit amendment 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 species; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Dated: July 22, 2014. Julia Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–18106 Filed 7–31–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Proposed Additions to and Deletions from the Procurement List. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The Committee is proposing to add a product and a service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 22:09 Jul 31, 2014 Jkt 232001 44755 severe disabilities, and deletes products and services previously furnished by such agencies. Comments Must be Received on Or Before: 9/1/2014. ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1401 S. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44754-44755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18106]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA840


Marine Mammals; File Nos. 14097 and 16479

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a major amendment to Permit No. 
14097-03 has been issued to the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) (Responsible Party: Lisa 
Ballance, Ph.D.), Protected Resources Division, 8901 La Jolla Shores 
Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 and a major amendment to Permit No. 16479-01 
has been issued to The Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) (Responsible 
Party: Gregory Kaufman), 300 Maalaea Road, Suite 211, Wailuku, HI 
96793.

ADDRESSES: The permit amendments and related documents are available 
for review upon written request or by appointment in the 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Courtney Smith, (301) 
427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 2, 2014 and January 10, 2014, 
notice was published in the Federal Register (79 FR 18527 and 79 FR 
1833) that a request for an amendment to Permit No. 14097-03 and an 
amendment to Permit No. 16479-01, respectively, to conduct research on 
57 cetacean species, including endangered Hawaiian insular false killer 
whales (Pseudorca crassidens), had been submitted by the above-named 
applicants. The requested permit amendments have been issued 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 (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. 14097-04 authorizes the SWFSC to conduct scientific 
research on 5 pinniped species, 57 cetacean species, and 5 sea turtle 
species in U.S. territorial and international waters of the Pacific, 
Southern, Indian, and Arctic Oceans for three projects. Cetacean 
surveys are conducted to determine the abundance, distribution, 
movement patterns, and stock structure of cetaceans. These studies are 
conducted through vessel surveys, aerial surveys, small plane 
photogrammetry, photo-identification (from vessels and small boats), 
biological sampling, radio tagging, and satellite tagging. The 
amendment to the permit authorizes: (1) The use of an unmanned aerial 
system (UAS) to photograph cetaceans during aerial surveys; (2) collect 
breath samples from gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) using the UAS; 
(3) suction cup tag gray whales; and (4) attach dart/barb tags to 15 
bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and 15 Risso's dolphins (Grampus 
griseus) per year. The permit amendment is valid through June 30, 2015.
    Permit No. 16479-02 authorizes vessel-based research on humpback 
whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in waters around Maui, Hawaii to 
quantify the potential for near misses between vessels and humpback 
whales, and

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define the probability of 'surprise encounters' with humpback whales. 
The permit amendment authorizes PWF to approach false killer whales for 
photo-identification and behavioral observation to study their 
occurrence, distribution, movement, site fidelity, abundance, social 
organization, home ranges, and life history in place of previously 
authorized takes for incidental harassment during vessel surveys. The 
number of annual takes authorized for the stock would not change. The 
permit expires on June 1, 2017.
    An environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the effects of the 
permitted activities on the human environment was prepared in 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for each permit. Based on the analyses in the EAs, 
NMFS determined that issuance of the amended permits would not 
significantly impact the quality of the human environment and that 
preparation of an environmental impact statement was not required. That 
determination is documented in a Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI) for each action, signed on July 7, 2014 (File No. 14097) and 
September 17, 2012 (File No. 16479).
    As required by the ESA, issuance of each permit amendment 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 species; and 
(3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 
of the ESA.

     Dated: July 22, 2014.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-18106 Filed 7-31-14; 8:45 am]
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