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U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activities proposed are 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 the
applications to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: June 23, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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to file a separate federal registration. If
applicable, vessel owners will be
notified of this simplified registration
process when they apply for their state
or Federal permit or license.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dated: June 22, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Application for Commercial
Fisheries Authorization under Section
118 of the Marine Mammal Protection
Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0293.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 600.
Average Hours per Response: 15
minutes.
Burden Hours: 150.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The Marine Mammal Protection Act
requires any commercial fisherman
operating in Category I and II fisheries
to register for a certificate of
authorization that will allow the
fisherman to take marine mammals
incidental to commercial fishing
operations. Category I and II fisheries
are those identified by NOAA as having
either frequent or occasional takings of
marine mammals. All states have
integrated the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) registration process into
the existing state fishery registration
process and vessel owners do not need
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office
(PIRO), 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite
1110, Honolulu, HI 96814 [Responsible
Party: Michael Tosatto], has been issued
a permit to take hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata), olive ridley
(Lepidochelys olivacea), leatherback
(Dermochelys imbricata), loggerhead
(Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia
mydas) sea turtles for purposes of
scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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;
phone: (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 22, 2014, notice was
published in the Federal Register (79
FR 56573) that a request for a scientific
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research permit to take hawksbill, olive
ridley, leatherback, loggerhead and
green sea turtles had been submitted by
the above-named organization. The
requested permit has been issued under
the authority of 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).
NMFS PIRO has been issued a fiveyear research permit to conduct research
on sea turtles bycaught in three longline
fisheries in the Pacific Ocean around
Hawaii and American Samoa to assess
sea turtle post-hooking survival,
movements, and ecology in pelagic
habitats. The permit authorizes
examination, morphometrics, biological
sampling, and tagging of live sea turtles
and the collection of carcasses, tissues
and parts from dead sea turtles.
Authorized take numbers for these
activities are consistent with the
number of turtle captures analyzed in
the incidental take statement of the
biological opinion prepared for each
fishery.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, 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 section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: June 23, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: List of Gear by Fisheries and
Fishery Management Council.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0346.
Form Number(s): None.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD505
Endangered Species; File No. 18688
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS Pacific Islands Regional
Office (PIRO), 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814
[Responsible Party: Michael Tosatto], has been issued a permit to take
hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), olive ridley (Lepidochelys
olivacea), leatherback (Dermochelys imbricata), loggerhead (Caretta
caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles for purposes of
scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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; phone:
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 22, 2014, notice was published
in the Federal Register (79 FR 56573) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take hawksbill, olive ridley, leatherback,
loggerhead and green sea turtles had been submitted by the above-named
organization. The requested permit has been issued under the authority
of 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).
NMFS PIRO has been issued a five-year research permit to conduct
research on sea turtles bycaught in three longline fisheries in the
Pacific Ocean around Hawaii and American Samoa to assess sea turtle
post-hooking survival, movements, and ecology in pelagic habitats. The
permit authorizes examination, morphometrics, biological sampling, and
tagging of live sea turtles and the collection of carcasses, tissues
and parts from dead sea turtles. Authorized take numbers for these
activities are consistent with the number of turtle captures analyzed
in the incidental take statement of the biological opinion prepared for
each fishery.
Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, 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 section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: June 23, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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