Marine Mammals; File No. 18537, 6508-6509 [2016-02385]
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Dated: February 3, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: February 2, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
RIN 0648–XD224
Marine Mammals; File No. 18537
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY:
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
permit amendment.
Special Accommodations
This 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.
Notice is hereby given that
the Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife
Conservation, Juneau, AK [Responsible
Party: Robert Small, Ph.D.], has applied
for an amendment to Scientific Research
Permit No. 18537.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
March 9, 2016.
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. 18537 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: Rosa
´
L. Gonzalez or Amy Sloan, (301) 427–
8401.
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold a public
meeting of the Scientific Uncertainty
Subcommittee of the Scientific and
Statistical Committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, February 23, 2016, beginning
at 10 a.m. and conclude by 4 p.m. For
agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will at the
DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore-BWI
Airport; 890 Elkridge Landing Rd,
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their
Web site at www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to conduct a
peer review of recent analyses
conducted by the Northeast Regional
Stock Assessment Southern Demersal
Working Group (SDWG) relative to stock
delineation in the population dynamics
models being developed for the
northern stock (Cape Hatteras, North
Carolina to Maine) of black sea bass
(Centropristis striata). The results of this
review will help guide the SDWG in the
treatment of issues related to
specification of spatial stock structure in
the operating model for this species.
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The
subject amendment to Permit No. 18537
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), the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR 222–226), and the Fur Seal Act of
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et
seq.).
Permit No. 18537, issued on August 8,
2014 (79 FR 19578), authorizes takes of
Steller sea lions during aerial, vessel,
and ground surveys in support of the
long-term Steller sea lions research
program. It also authorizes incidental
disturbance of California sea lions
(Zalophus californianus), and northern
fur (Callorhinus ursinus), harbor (Phoca
vitulina), spotted (Phoca largha), ribbon
(Histriophoca fasciata), ringed (Phoca
hispida hispida), and bearded
(Erignathus barbatus) seals during
research activities, and annual
unintentional mortality of 5 Steller sea
lions from the Western Distinct
Population Segment (wDPS) and 10
Steller sea lions from the Eastern DPS.
See tables in permit for numbers of
takes by species, stock and activity. The
permit is valid through August 31, 2019.
The permit holder is requesting the
permit be amended to increase the
number of California and Steller (wDPS)
sea lions taken during aerial surveys
from 4,725 to 10,000, and from 48,000
to 75,000, respectively. The request is in
response to observed trends within
recent years of increasing northerly
movement of California sea lions, and as
a result of this, an increase in observed
animals in the current research area. In
addition, the use of more sophisticated
equipment has provided better
resolution and quality of images taken,
and, therefore, higher differentiation
among pinnipeds observed. The permit
holder also requests authorization to
increase the volume on a single blood
draw from Steller sea lions from up to
1 ml/kg to up to 4 ml/kg. The increase
would support research projects related
to the impacts of contaminants on
immune and endocrine parameters in
young Steller sea lions.
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
activities proposed are consistent with
the Preferred Alternative in the Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for Steller Sea Lion and
Northern Fur Seal Research (NMFS
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2007), and that issuance of the permit
would not have a significant adverse
impact on the human environment.
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: February 2, 2016.
Dr. Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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RIN 0648-XB160
Marine Mammals; File Nos. 16193 and
17157
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
amendments.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
two major permit amendments have
been issued: Permit No. 16193-01 has
been issued to Todd Robeck, D.V.M,
Ph.D., Sea World Parks and
Entertainment Corp, 500 Sea World
Drive, San Diego, CA 92109; and, Permit
No. 17157-02 has been issued to
Stephen John Trumble, Ph.D., Baylor
University, 101 Bagby Ave., Waco, TX
76706.
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 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver
Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427–
8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 8, 2015, notices were
published in the Federal Register (File
No. 16193-01, 80 FR 76276; and File No.
17157-02, 80 FR 76278) that requests for
amendments had been submitted by the
above-named applicants to amend their
permits to receive, import, and export
specimens from marine mammals for
scientific research. The requested
permit amendments have been issued
under the authority of the Marine
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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. 16193, issued on August
28, 2012, authorizes the permit holder
to receive, import, and export cetacean
and pinniped specimens to study
reproductive physiology, including
endocrinology, gamete biology, and
cryophysiology. Permit No. 16193-01
amends the authorization to include
unlimited samples from up to 300 wild
Amazon River dolphins (Inia
geoffrensis) annually.
Permit No. 17157, issued on July 18,
2012, and amended on November 7,
2014, authorizes the receipt, import and
export of up to 25 earplugs annually of
each of the following species of whale:
blue (Balaenoptera musculus), sei (B.
borealis), minke (B. acutorostrata),
humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae),
gray (Eschrichtius robustus), bowhead
(Balaena mysticetus), fin (B. physalus),
and sperm (Physeter macrocephalus).
The samples may be obtained from
natural history museums as well as from
collections in Barrow, Alaska, of
bowhead whale subsistence harvests.
Permit No. 17157–02 authorizes an
increase in the number of animals that
samples that may be received, imported,
and exported from 25 to 100 individuals
annually. In addition, the permit has
been amended to authorize the receipt,
import, and export of baleen samples
from blue and fin whales.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, issuance of
this permit 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: February 2, 2016.
Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Technology Advisory Committee
Meeting Notice
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC or
Commission) announces that on
Tuesday, February 23, 2016, from 9:45
a.m. to 3:45 p.m., the CFTC’s
Technology Advisory Committee (TAC)
will hold a rescheduled public meeting
at the CFTC’s Washington, DC
headquarters. The TAC meeting
previously scheduled for January 26,
2016, from 9:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., was
canceled due to inclement weather that
closed the Federal Government. The
TAC will discuss: (1) The Commission’s
proposed Regulation Automated
Trading (Reg AT); (2) swap data
standardization and harmonization; and
(3) blockchain and the potential
application of distributed ledger
technology to the derivatives market.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 from 9:45
a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Members of the public
who wish to submit written statements
in connection with the meeting should
submit them by Monday, February 22,
2016.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s
headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre,
1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC
20581. Written statements should be
submitted by mail to: Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, Three
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20581, attention: Office
of the Secretary, or by electronic mail to:
secretary@cftc.gov. Please use the title
‘‘Technology Advisory Committee’’ in
any written statement you submit. Any
statements submitted in connection
with the committee meeting will be
made available to the public, including
publication on the CFTC Web site,
www.cftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ward P. Griffin, TAC Designated
Federal Officer, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418–5425.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will be open to the public with
seating on a first-come, first-served
basis. Members of the public may also
listen to the meeting by telephone by
calling a domestic toll-free telephone or
international toll or toll-free number to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD224
Marine Mammals; File No. 18537
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 the Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife Conservation, Juneau, AK
[Responsible Party: Robert Small, Ph.D.], has applied for an amendment
to Scientific Research Permit No. 18537.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before March 9, 2016.
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.
18537 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: Rosa L. Gonz[aacute]lez or Amy Sloan,
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 18537 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), the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226), and the Fur Seal
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
Permit No. 18537, issued on August 8, 2014 (79 FR 19578),
authorizes takes of Steller sea lions during aerial, vessel, and ground
surveys in support of the long-term Steller sea lions research program.
It also authorizes incidental disturbance of California sea lions
(Zalophus californianus), and northern fur (Callorhinus ursinus),
harbor (Phoca vitulina), spotted (Phoca largha), ribbon (Histriophoca
fasciata), ringed (Phoca hispida hispida), and bearded (Erignathus
barbatus) seals during research activities, and annual unintentional
mortality of 5 Steller sea lions from the Western Distinct Population
Segment (wDPS) and 10 Steller sea lions from the Eastern DPS. See
tables in permit for numbers of takes by species, stock and activity.
The permit is valid through August 31, 2019.
The permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to increase
the number of California and Steller (wDPS) sea lions taken during
aerial surveys from 4,725 to 10,000, and from 48,000 to 75,000,
respectively. The request is in response to observed trends within
recent years of increasing northerly movement of California sea lions,
and as a result of this, an increase in observed animals in the current
research area. In addition, the use of more sophisticated equipment has
provided better resolution and quality of images taken, and, therefore,
higher differentiation among pinnipeds observed. The permit holder also
requests authorization to increase the volume on a single blood draw
from Steller sea lions from up to 1 ml/kg to up to 4 ml/kg. The
increase would support research projects related to the impacts of
contaminants on immune and endocrine parameters in young Steller sea
lions.
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 activities proposed are consistent with the Preferred Alternative
in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Steller
Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research (NMFS
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2007), and that issuance of the permit would not have a significant
adverse impact on the human environment.
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: February 2, 2016.
Dr. Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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