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77551, has applied in due form for a
permit to conduct scientific research on
harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
February 2, 2017.
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. 20666 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. 20666 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 Sara Young, (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 conduct
physiology research on up to 5 harbor
seals (over the life of the project) at the
Texas A&M Institute of Preclinical
Studies in College Station, TX. Animals
will be transported from the Moody
Gardens Aquarium in Galveston, TX, or
other cooperating public display
facilities to be determined. The object is
to simultaneous measure heart rate and
complete regional blood flow to tissues
and organs during rest, and voluntary
dives with and without exercise. Blood
flow will be measured using stable
isotopes and heart rate will be measured
with an ECG recorder. One mortality
over the life of the project is requested.
The requested duration of the permit is
5 years.
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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 the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: December 27, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
addition, the Council may request respecification of the ABC
recommendations for the previous years
which were made based on ad hoc data
poor methods, to evaluate fishery
performance relative to catch limits
developed using those methods. If time
permits, the report of the CV
Subcommittee of the SSC will be
discussed.
Dated: December 28, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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AGENCY:
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) of the Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (Council)
will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, January 25, beginning at 9
a.m. and conclude by 4 p.m.. For agenda
details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will at the
Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550 Light
Street, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone:
(410) 234–0550.
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 receive a
report of the results of a stock
assessment recently completed for black
sea bass and to make ABC
recommendations to the Council for the
species for the period 2017–19. In
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Bering
Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team (BS
FEP) will meet January 19–20, 2017, in
Seattle, WA.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 19, 2017 through
Friday, January 20, 2017, from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Alaska Fishery Science Center
NMML Room 2011, 7600 Sand Point
Way NE., Building 4, Seattle, WA
98115.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Agenda
Thursday, January 19, 2017 through
Friday, January 20, 2017
The BS FEP agenda will include: (a)
FEP tasks, (b) discuss FEP objectives
and work products, (c) outreach plan,
and (d) potential action modules. The
Agenda is subject to change, and the
latest version will be posted at https://
www.npfmc.org/.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF124
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 25, beginning at
9 a.m. and conclude by 4 p.m.. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550
Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone: (410) 234-0550.
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 receive a
report of the results of a stock assessment recently completed for
black sea bass and to make ABC recommendations to the Council for the
species for the period 2017-19. In addition, the Council may request
re-specification of the ABC recommendations for the previous years
which were made based on ad hoc data poor methods, to evaluate fishery
performance relative to catch limits developed using those methods. If
time permits, the report of the CV Subcommittee of the SSC will be
discussed.
Dated: December 28, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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