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box on the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 16609 or 20646 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 either of these
applications 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. 16609 and/
or 20646 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:
Shasta McClenahan or Jennifer
Skidmore; phone: (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 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 222–226).
File No. 16609: The applicant
proposes to receive, import, and export
biological samples to establish and bank
cell lines. Samples may be received
from any species of cetacean, pinniped,
or sea turtle, including ESA-listed
species, from up to 30 individuals of
each species. The requested duration of
the permit is five years.
File No. 20646: The applicant
proposes to receive, import, and export
biological samples to establish and bank
cetacean stem cells. Samples may be
acquired for any species of marine
mammal; however, the applicant has
identified 38 species of cetaceans,
including ESA-listed species, to focus
acquisition efforts. Up to 12 individuals
of each species would be requested. In
addition, eight samples (from four
individual animals) currently on loan
would be transferred permanently to the
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applicant. The requested duration of the
permit is five years.
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 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: February 22, 2017.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
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National Marine Fisheries
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
proposed schedule and agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Marine
Fisheries Advisory Committee
(MAFAC). The members will discuss
and provide advice on issues outlined
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
below.
DATES: The meeting will be held March
20–22, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor, 101
Harborside Drive, Boston, MA 02128;
617–568–6026.
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Heidi Lovett, MAFAC Assistant
Director; 301–427–8034; email:
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summaries of prior meetings are located
online at https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
ocs/mafac/.
Matters To Be Considered
This meeting time and agenda are
subject to change.
The meeting is convened to hear
presentations and updates and to
discuss policies and guidance on the
following topics: MAFAC’s
recommendations to the
Administration; international fisheries
affairs and trade; mitigation policy;
meeting of the Columbia Basin
Partnership Task Force; resilience
working group projects; aquaculture
program, science enterprise, and
regional commissions updates; and the
budget outlook for FY2017–2018.
MAFAC will discuss various
administrative and organizational
matters, and meetings of standing
subcommittees and working groups will
be convened.
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The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Heidi Lovett; 301–427–8034 by March
10, 2017.
Dated: February 22, 2017.
Jennifer Lukens,
Director for the Office of Policy, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Monterey Peninsula Water
Supply Project; Notice of Availability of
a Draft Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement;
Extension of Public Comment Period
Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Extension of public comment
period.
AGENCY:
On January 13, 2017 NOAA
published a notice in the Federal
Register to solicit public comment on
the joint draft environmental impact
report and environmental impact
statement (EIR/EIS) that analyzes the
potential effects on the physical and
human environment related to a
SUMMARY:
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proposed reverse osmosis desalination
facility project within the Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary boundaries.
This document extends the public
comment period for the draft EIR/EIS
until March 29, 2017.
DATES: The comment period for the
notice published January 13, 2017 (82
FR 4302) is extended. NOAA will accept
public comments on the draft EIR/EIS if
they are received on or before March 29,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this document, identified by NOAA–
NOS–2016–0156, by any of the
following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
NOAA-NOS-2016-0156, click the
‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the
required fields, and enter or attach your
comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
MBNMS Project Lead for CalAm
Desalination Project, 99 Pacific Ave.,
BLDG 455a, Monterey, CA 93940.
• Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NOAA. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NOAA will
accept anonymous comments (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Grimmer at 99 Pacific Ave., BLDG
455a, Monterey, CA 93940, 831–647–
4253, or mbnms.comments@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
discussed in the January 13, 2017 notice
(82 FR 4302), a permit application was
submitted by California American Water
Company (CalAm) to NOAA’s Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary
(MBNMS) for construction and
operation of its proposed Monterey
Peninsula Water Supply Project
(MPWSP or Project) in order to
supplement existing water supplies for
CalAm’s Monterey District service area.
NOAA’s proposed action would be
whether to approve the installation of a
subsurface seawater intake system, the
discharge of brine into MBNMS via an
existing outfall pipe, and the continued
presence of pipelines in MBNMS to
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transport seawater to a desalination
facility.
The joint draft environmental impact
report and environmental impact
statement (EIR/EIS) was prepared in
accordance with Section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the
White House Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations for Implementing
the Procedural Provisions of NEPA
(CEQ NEPA Regulations). NOAA is
seeking public comment on the DEIR/
DEIS, which is available at https://
montereybay.noaa.gov or may be
obtained by contacting the individual
listed under the heading FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. The original
comment period was to end on February
27, 2017.
Due to the length of the document,
NOAA and its state partner have
received a request to extend the public
comment period to allow for additional
review time. An extension of the public
comment period may also benefit other
interested stakeholders. Therefore,
NOAA has extended the deadline by 30
days, or until March 29, 2017.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
Dated: February 16, 2017.
John Armor,
Director for the Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by March 30, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Licari, 571–372–0493.
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Title, Associated Form and OMB
Number: Suppliers Self-Services—SUS;
OMB Control Number 0702–0126.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 2,167.
Responses per Respondent: 12.
Annual Responses: 26,004.
Average Burden per Response: 6
minutes.
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Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement via SUS is
necessary to reduce the amount and
complexity of required input by vendors
that manually enter invoice data into
Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) (not
those utilizing Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI)). By pre-populating
fields with accurate and up-to-date
contract information, vendors are
required to input significantly less data.
Additionally, SUS simultaneously
performs a front-end validation of
submitted data, thus ensuring less
manual intervention and fewer interest
penalties incurred by the government.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
Seehra.
Comments and recommendations on
the proposed information collection
should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet
Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Please
identify the proposed information
collection by DoD Desk Officer and the
Docket ID number and title of the
information collection.
You may also submit comments and
recommendations, identified by Docket
ID number and title, by the following
method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, Docket
ID number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick
Licari.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD
Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center
Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09,
Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.
Dated: February 16, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project; Notice of
Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental
Impact Statement; Extension of Public Comment Period
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On January 13, 2017 NOAA published a notice in the Federal
Register to solicit public comment on the joint draft environmental
impact report and environmental impact statement (EIR/EIS) that
analyzes the potential effects on the physical and human environment
related to a
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proposed reverse osmosis desalination facility project within the
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary boundaries. This document
extends the public comment period for the draft EIR/EIS until March 29,
2017.
DATES: The comment period for the notice published January 13, 2017 (82
FR 4302) is extended. NOAA will accept public comments on the draft
EIR/EIS if they are received on or before March 29, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified by
NOAA-NOS-2016-0156, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NOS-2016-0156, click the
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or
attach your comments.
Mail: Submit written comments to MBNMS Project Lead for
CalAm Desalination Project, 99 Pacific Ave., BLDG 455a, Monterey, CA
93940.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any
other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment
period, may not be considered by NOAA. All comments received are a part
of the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NOAA will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Grimmer at 99 Pacific Ave., BLDG
455a, Monterey, CA 93940, 831-647-4253, or mbnms.comments@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As discussed in the January 13, 2017 notice
(82 FR 4302), a permit application was submitted by California American
Water Company (CalAm) to NOAA's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
(MBNMS) for construction and operation of its proposed Monterey
Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP or Project) in order to
supplement existing water supplies for CalAm's Monterey District
service area. NOAA's proposed action would be whether to approve the
installation of a subsurface seawater intake system, the discharge of
brine into MBNMS via an existing outfall pipe, and the continued
presence of pipelines in MBNMS to transport seawater to a desalination
facility.
The joint draft environmental impact report and environmental
impact statement (EIR/EIS) was prepared in accordance with Section
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as
amended, and the White House Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (CEQ
NEPA Regulations). NOAA is seeking public comment on the DEIR/DEIS,
which is available at https://montereybay.noaa.gov or may be obtained by
contacting the individual listed under the heading FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. The original comment period was to end on February
27, 2017.
Due to the length of the document, NOAA and its state partner have
received a request to extend the public comment period to allow for
additional review time. An extension of the public comment period may
also benefit other interested stakeholders. Therefore, NOAA has
extended the deadline by 30 days, or until March 29, 2017.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
Dated: February 16, 2017.
John Armor,
Director for the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
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