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National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
NMFS prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). A Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) was signed in June
2017. A copy of the EA and FONSI are
posted at https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
permits/incidental/energy_other.htm.
Authorization
NMFS has issued an IHA to
Deepwater Wind for the potential
harassment of small numbers of 18
marine mammal species incidental to
high-resolution geophysical (HRG) and
geotechnical survey investigations
associated with marine site
characterization activities off the coast
of New York in the Project Area,
provided the previously mentioned
mitigation, monitoring and reporting.
Dated: July 10, 2017.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF533
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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public webinar meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, August 1, 2017, from 2 p.m.
until 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar with a telephone-only
connection option. The webinar can be
accessed at https://
mafmc.adobeconnect.com/chub_hms_
diet/. Audio can be accessed through the
webinar link or by dialing 1–800–832–
0736 and entering meeting room
number 5068871.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331;
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
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Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The goal
of this webinar is to understand the
importance of Atlantic chub mackerel
(Scomber colias) to the diets of highly
migratory species (HMS) predators in
U.S. waters, with a focus on
recreationally-important predators such
as large tunas and billfish. The
objectives of the meeting are to: (1)
Convene a panel of scientific experts on
HMS diets, (2) clarify what is known
about the importance of chub mackerel
to HMS diets based on currently
available data, and (3) develop
recommendations for future studies to
quantify the role of chub mackerel in
HMS diets. Meeting these objectives
will help the Council analyze the
potential impacts of chub mackerel
management alternatives on HMS
predators as well as on recreational
fisheries for those predators. The
Council is developing chub mackerel
management alternatives through an
amendment to the Mackerel, Squid,
Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.
More information on the amendment is
available at: https://www.mafmc.org/
actions/chub-mackerel-amendment. To
facilitate productive discussions among
the invited experts, public participation
during this webinar meeting will be
limited to designated question and
answer and comment periods. Members
of the public are invited to email
questions for the invited experts to
Council staff (jbeaty@mafmc.org) in
advance of the meeting.
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: July 7, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF530
[Marine Mammals; File No. 21006]
Receipt of Application
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
Notice is hereby given that
Linnea Pearson, California Polytechnic
State University, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis
Obispo, CA 93407, has applied in due
form for a permit to conduct research on
Weddell seals (Leptonychotes
weddellii).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
August 14, 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. 21006 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: Sara
Young or Amy Sloan, (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.) and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant proposes to study the
thermoregulatory strategies (insulation,
thermogenic mechanisms) by which
Weddell seal pups maintain euthermia
in air and in water and examine the
development of diving capability
(oxygen stores) as the animals prepare
for independent foraging. This study
will take place near McMurdo Station in
Antarctica. In each field season (two
field seasons total), ten pups (20 total)
will be handled at four time points
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between one week and eight weeks of
age. Protocols not requiring sedation
(mass, morphometrics, core and surface
temperatures, metabolic rates) as well as
protocols requiring anesthesia (body
composition, biopsies, and blood
volume analysis) will be conducted on
five individuals at all four time points
under manual restraint. Metabolic and
morphometric measurements will be
conducted on a separate cohort of five
pups at each of the four time points. The
applicant is also proposing to take up to
350 animals for flipper tag reading,
thermal imaging, and incidental
harassment due to work with
conspecifics. Take of seven Weddell
seal pups, 15 Weddell seal adult
females, and 20 crabeater seals is also
requested due to harassment from
capturing the Weddell seal pups. Up to
two pup mortalities are requested
annually, not to exceed three over the
two field seasons. The permit would be
valid for two 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
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: July 10, 2017.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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John
W. Dunfee, Assistant General Counsel,
Office of General Counsel, Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, (202)
418–5396; email: jdunfee@cftc.gov, and
refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0070.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Real-Time Public Reporting and
Block Trade (OMB Control No. 3038–
0070). This is a request for extension of
currently approved information
collections.
Abstract: Title VII of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below has been forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
costs and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 14, 2017.
SUMMARY:
Comments regarding the
burden estimated or any other aspect of
the information collection, including
suggestions for reducing the burden,
may be submitted directly to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) in OMB, within 30 days of the
notice’s publication, by email at
OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov. Please
identify the comments by OMB Control
No. 3038–0070. Please provide the
Commission with a copy of all
submitted documents at the address
listed below. Please refer to OMB
Control No. 3038–0070, found on https://
reginfo.gov. Comments may also be
mailed to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 725 17th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20503. You may
also submit comments, identified by
‘‘Renewal of Collection Pertaining to
Real-Time Public Reporting and Block
Trade,’’ to the Commission by any of the
following methods:
• The Agency’s Web site, at https://
comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the Web site.
• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission,
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,
1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC
20581.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as
Mail above.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the Portal.
Please submit your comments using
only one method.
A copy of the supporting statements
for the collection of information
discussed above may be obtained by
visiting https://regInfo.gov. All
comments must be submitted in
English, or if not, accompanied by an
English translation. Comments will be
posted as received to https://
www.cftc.gov.
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Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) added
to the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA)
new section 2(a)(13), which establishes
standards and requirements related to
real-time reporting and the public
availability of swap transaction and
pricing data. Section 2(a)(13) and part
43 of the Commission’s Regulations
require reporting parties to publish realtime swap transactions and pricing data
to the general public. Without the
frequency of reporting set forth in part
43, the Commission would not be able
to adequately assess the swap markets
and, more importantly, would fail to
achieve the frequency of reporting and
promotion of increased price discovery
in the swaps market which are
mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.
Burden Statement: Part 43 of the
Commission’s regulations results in
three information collection
requirements within the meaning of the
PRA.1 The first collection of information
requirement under part 43 imposes a
reporting requirement on registered
swap execution facilities (‘‘SEFs’’) or
designated contract markets (‘‘DCMs’’)
when a swap is executed on a trading
facility or on the parties to a swap
transaction when the swap is executed
bilaterally. The second collection of
information requirement under part 43
of the Commission’s regulations creates
a public dissemination requirement on
registered swap data repositories
(‘‘SDRs’’). The third collection of
information requirement imposes a
recordkeeping requirement for SEFs,
DCMs, SDRs and any reporting party (as
such term is defined in part 43 of the
Commission’s regulations).
The Commission notes that rather
than the initial estimate of 40 SEFs,
there currently are 25 SEFs either
registered with the Commission or with
registration pending.2 The Commission
notes that rather than the initial
estimate of 18 DCMs, there currently are
15 DCMs registered with the
Commission.3 The Commission notes
that rather than the initial estimate of 15
SDRs, there currently are 4 SDRs
registered with the Commission.4 Based
on the experience gained by the
Commission with regard to SDRs, the
Commission estimates that rather than
the initial estimate of 750 reporting
parties who are not swap dealers
(‘‘SDs’’) or major swap participants
(‘‘MSPs’’), and who contract with third
parties to satisfy their reporting
obligations, there are 496 such reporting
1 See
77 FR 1182, 1229; 78 FR 32866, 32913.
77 FR at 1229.
3 See 77 FR at 1229.
4 See 77 FR at 1230.
2 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF530
[Marine Mammals; File No. 21006]
Receipt of Application
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Linnea Pearson, California
Polytechnic State University, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407,
has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on Weddell
seals (Leptonychotes weddellii).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before August 14, 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. 21006 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: Sara Young or Amy Sloan, (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.) and the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The applicant proposes to study the thermoregulatory strategies
(insulation, thermogenic mechanisms) by which Weddell seal pups
maintain euthermia in air and in water and examine the development of
diving capability (oxygen stores) as the animals prepare for
independent foraging. This study will take place near McMurdo Station
in Antarctica. In each field season (two field seasons total), ten pups
(20 total) will be handled at four time points
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between one week and eight weeks of age. Protocols not requiring
sedation (mass, morphometrics, core and surface temperatures, metabolic
rates) as well as protocols requiring anesthesia (body composition,
biopsies, and blood volume analysis) will be conducted on five
individuals at all four time points under manual restraint. Metabolic
and morphometric measurements will be conducted on a separate cohort of
five pups at each of the four time points. The applicant is also
proposing to take up to 350 animals for flipper tag reading, thermal
imaging, and incidental harassment due to work with conspecifics. Take
of seven Weddell seal pups, 15 Weddell seal adult females, and 20
crabeater seals is also requested due to harassment from capturing the
Weddell seal pups. Up to two pup mortalities are requested annually,
not to exceed three over the two field seasons. The permit would be
valid for two 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 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: July 10, 2017.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-14714 Filed 7-12-17; 8:45 am]
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