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notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic
Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 25, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–04217 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD795
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) Committee
will hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 10 a.m. For
agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held
via internet webinar. A webinar link
will be available on the Council’s Web
page, www.mafmc.org. Interested parties
may also come to the Council address
below to access the webinar if they
contact the Council at least 24 hours
before the meeting.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State St.,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone:
(302) 674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (302)
526–5255. The Council’s Web site,
www.mafmc.org also has details on the
meeting location, proposed agenda,
webinar access, and briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following items are on the agenda,
though agenda items may be addressed
out of order (changes will be noted on
the Council’s Web site when possible).
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 10 a.m.
NMFS HMS staff will make a
presentation regarding Amendment 6 to
the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery
Management Plan for Management of
Atlantic Sharks, which published in the
Federal Register on January 20, 2015
(80 FR 2648) and has a comment due
date of April 3, 2015
(www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20100188). The Council’s HMS Committee
will then develop comments on the
Amendment and consider if any
additional actions are appropriate.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency
action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 24, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–04208 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
RIN 0648–XD797
Marine Mammals; File No. 19293
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Dolphin World Productions Ltd, 59
Cotham Hill, Bristol, BS6 6JR, United
Kingdom, has applied in due form for a
permit to conduct commercial or
educational photography on bottlenose
dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
SUMMARY:
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Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
April 1, 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 (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 19293 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. 19293 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:
Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Hapeman,
(301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant proposes to film and
photograph the Florida Bay stock of
bottlenose dolphins for purposes of a
documentary film. The applicant is
requesting up to 140 takes of these
animals by Level B harassment via
aircraft (helicopter) and up to 828 takes
by Level B harassment from a small 20ft.
vessel. Filming would take place for
approximately 30 days between May 20,
2015 to September 1, 2015. Obtained
footage will be part of a documentary
film describing the delicate balance
needed to maintain a coral reef by
viewing it from the perspective of a
dolphin.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD795
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) Committee will hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 10 a.m. For
agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via internet webinar. A webinar
link will be available on the Council's Web page, www.mafmc.org.
Interested parties may also come to the Council address below to access
the webinar if they contact the Council at least 24 hours before the
meeting.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302)
526-5255. The Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org also has details on the
meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar access, and briefing
materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda,
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be
noted on the Council's Web site when possible).
Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 10 a.m.
NMFS HMS staff will make a presentation regarding Amendment 6 to
the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan for Management of
Atlantic Sharks, which published in the Federal Register on January 20,
2015 (80 FR 2648) and has a comment due date of April 3, 2015
(www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2010-0188). The
Council's HMS Committee will then develop comments on the Amendment and
consider if any additional actions are appropriate.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the
Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should
be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior
to the meeting date.
Dated: February 24, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-04208 Filed 2-27-15; 8:45 am]
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