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Public Scoping: Amendment 26 to the
Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP
The amendment addresses measures
for king mackerel, including options to
revise Annual Catch Limits and the
stock boundary for king mackerel, allow
the sale of king mackerel bycatch in the
shark gillnet fishery, and establish a
sub-quota specific to the new mixing
zone.
Written comments may be directed to
Bob Mahood, Executive Director,
SAFMC (see ADDRESSES) or via email to:
Mike.Collins@safmc.net. Note that email
comments should specify the name of
the amendment in the Subject Line of
the email for which comments are being
submitted. Public hearing comments for
Snapper Grouper Amendment 35 will
be accepted until 5 p.m. on February 4,
2015. Scoping comments for Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26 will
be accepted until 5 p.m. on February 11,
2015. Copies of the public hearing and
scoping documents are available from
the Council’s Web site at
www.safmc.net.
Council staff will present an overview
of the amendments and will be available
for informal discussions and to answer
questions. Members of the public will
have an opportunity to go on record to
record their comments on the public
hearing and scoping topics for
consideration by the Council. Local
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emergency action under section 305(c)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
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Dated: January 5, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Marine Mammals; File No. 15543
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
Randall S. Wells, Ph.D. (Principal
Investigator), Sarasota Dolphin Research
Program, c/o Mote Marine Laboratory,
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota,
FL 34236, has applied for an
amendment to Scientific Research
Permit No.15543–03.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
February 9, 2015.
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
File No.15543 from the list of available
applications.
These documents are also available
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.
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:
Courtney Smith or Brendan Hurley,
(301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject amendment to Permit No.
15543–03 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).
SUMMARY:
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Permit No. 15543, issued on May 26,
2011 (76 FR 32144), authorizes the
permit holder to conduct photoidentification and behavioral studies,
remote biopsy sampling, and temporary
capture and release activities for health
assessments of bottlenose dolphins.
Research may occur in shallow, inshore
and coastal waters of west Florida out
to 50 miles offshore. The permit was
modified with several minor
amendments that further authorized the
development of cell lines from blubber
tissue (Permit No. 15543–01, issued
September 21, 2011); the application of
zinc oxide to mark animals to aid in
their identification during post-tagging
behavioral observations (Permit No.
15543–02, issued January 22, 2014); and
the use of an unmanned aerial system
(UAS) to aid in health assessment
captures and field surveys (Permit No.
15543–03; issued May 1, 2014).
The applicant has requested to amend
the permit by expanding the study area
to include the bay, sound, estuary and
associated coastal waters of Mobile Bay,
Alabama, and Terrebonne Bay,
Louisiana, and 160 annual takes in each
location by remote biopsy sampling of
bottlenose dolphins. Additionally, 160
annual biopsy takes will be added to the
currently authorized allotment of
Florida biopsy activities to include a
focused study in Pensacola Bay, FL.
These research activities aim to
understand dolphin population
dynamics, abundance, movement
patterns, feeding ecology, and specific
metrics of biological and physiological
condition to understand acute and
chronic effects of the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill. Biopsy samples will
be distributed to authorized recipients
for processing.
The applicant has also requested to
capture, satellite-tag, and release up to
25 Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella
frontalis) for health assessments by
hoop-netting bow-riding individuals
during surveys on the West Florida
Shelf. Up to 2 takes by unintentional
mortality are requested annually. These
activities will help to determine ranging
patterns, dive behavior and habitat use
of this understudied species. These
same activities are already authorized
for bottlenose dolphins under the
current permit (No. 15543–03).
Finally, the applicant has requested a
minor procedural modification to allow
the administration of doubly-labeled
water (deuterium oxide and oxygen-18)
to bottlenose dolphins that are
temporarily captured during health
assessments. This procedure is part of a
larger study to determine the metabolic
rates of females with and without
calves, and of 2–3 year old calves. The
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doubly-labeled water will be
administered via a stomach tube
(procedural variants of this, lavage and
gastric sampling, is already authorized
under the current permit). Additional
personnel with germane experience to
this project are requested to be Coinvestigators.
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: December 24, 2014.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Notice of Application: Transcontinental
Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
Take notice that on December 15,
2014, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC (Transco), PO Box 1396,
Houston, Texas 77251, filed in Docket
No. CP15–29–000 an application
pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to
construct: (i) An approximately sevenmile, 36-inch diameter pipeline; (ii) a
new 32,000 horsepower (HP)
compressor station; (iii) an additional
32,000 HP at its Compressor Station 44;
(iv) piping and valve modifications at
three existing compressor stations to
allow for bi-directional flow; (v) two
meter stations; (vi) various piping, valve
modifications, and pig launchers and
receivers; and (vii) appurtenances (Gulf
Trace Expansion Project). The proposed
facilities are located in Cameron,
Beauregard, Evangeline, and East
Feliciana Parishes, Louisiana. Transco
states that the Gulf Trace Expansion
Project will provide 1,200,000
dekatherms per day of firm
transportation service to Sabine Pass
Liquefaction, LLC’s (Sabine Pass)
liquefied natural gas terminal for Sabine
Pass’s liquefaction trains 3 and 4.
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Trace Expansion Project to be
approximately $278 million, all as more
fully set forth in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open
to public inspection. The filing is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site
Web at https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions concerning these
applications may be directed to Marg
Camardello, Rates & Regulatory,
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC, PO Box 1396, Houston,
Texas 77251–1396, by telephone at
(713) 215–3380.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice, the
Commission staff will either: complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the EA
for this proposal. The filing of the EA
in the Commission’s public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
seven copies of filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and
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to every other party. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission’s
environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commentors
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original
and 7 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on January 21, 2015.
Dated: December 31, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XZ51
Marine Mammals; File No. 15543
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 Randall S. Wells, Ph.D. (Principal
Investigator), Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, c/o Mote Marine
Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236, has applied
for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No.15543-03.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before February 9, 2015.
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 File No.15543 from
the list of available applications.
These documents are also available 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.
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: Courtney Smith or Brendan Hurley,
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 15543-03
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).
Permit No. 15543, issued on May 26, 2011 (76 FR 32144), authorizes
the permit holder to conduct photo-identification and behavioral
studies, remote biopsy sampling, and temporary capture and release
activities for health assessments of bottlenose dolphins. Research may
occur in shallow, inshore and coastal waters of west Florida out to 50
miles offshore. The permit was modified with several minor amendments
that further authorized the development of cell lines from blubber
tissue (Permit No. 15543-01, issued September 21, 2011); the
application of zinc oxide to mark animals to aid in their
identification during post-tagging behavioral observations (Permit No.
15543-02, issued January 22, 2014); and the use of an unmanned aerial
system (UAS) to aid in health assessment captures and field surveys
(Permit No. 15543-03; issued May 1, 2014).
The applicant has requested to amend the permit by expanding the
study area to include the bay, sound, estuary and associated coastal
waters of Mobile Bay, Alabama, and Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana, and 160
annual takes in each location by remote biopsy sampling of bottlenose
dolphins. Additionally, 160 annual biopsy takes will be added to the
currently authorized allotment of Florida biopsy activities to include
a focused study in Pensacola Bay, FL. These research activities aim to
understand dolphin population dynamics, abundance, movement patterns,
feeding ecology, and specific metrics of biological and physiological
condition to understand acute and chronic effects of the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill. Biopsy samples will be distributed to authorized
recipients for processing.
The applicant has also requested to capture, satellite-tag, and
release up to 25 Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) for
health assessments by hoop-netting bow-riding individuals during
surveys on the West Florida Shelf. Up to 2 takes by unintentional
mortality are requested annually. These activities will help to
determine ranging patterns, dive behavior and habitat use of this
understudied species. These same activities are already authorized for
bottlenose dolphins under the current permit (No. 15543-03).
Finally, the applicant has requested a minor procedural
modification to allow the administration of doubly-labeled water
(deuterium oxide and oxygen-18) to bottlenose dolphins that are
temporarily captured during health assessments. This procedure is part
of a larger study to determine the metabolic rates of females with and
without calves, and of 2-3 year old calves. The
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doubly-labeled water will be administered via a stomach tube
(procedural variants of this, lavage and gastric sampling, is already
authorized under the current permit). Additional personnel with germane
experience to this project are requested to be Co-investigators.
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: December 24, 2014.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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