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Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
250.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 375 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
NIST invites comments on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden (including hours and cost)
of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–14047 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG288
Marine Mammals; File No. 21485
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Jooke Robbins, Ph.D., Center for Coastal
Studies, 5 Holway Avenue,
Provincetown, MA 02657, has applied
in due form for a permit to conduct
research on cetaceans.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
July 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
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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. 21485 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:
Carrie Hubard or Amy Hapeman, (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 parts 222–226).
The applicant proposes to continue a
long-term study of large whales in the
Western Atlantic Ocean. The focus of
the research would be on humpback
(Megaptera novaeangliae) and fin
(Balaenoptera physalus) whales, but six
other whale species would be studied if
observed. Research would occur in three
study areas: (1) Gulf of Maine and
adjacent waters, (2) waters off U.S. midAtlantic and southeastern states, and (3)
humpback breeding grounds, including
U.S. waters off Puerto Rico. Research
would occur during vessel surveys and
include photo-identification,
photogrammetry, behavioral
observations, and sampling of exhaled
air, skin, blubber, and feces. An
additional 11 species of small cetaceans,
two species of pinnipeds, and North
Atlantic right whales (Eubalena
glacialis) may be incidentally harassed
during research. The objectives of the
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research are to study the biology and
ecology of these whale species by
examining population dynamics,
movement and habitat use patterns,
molecular genetics, reproduction, aging,
toxicology, foraging ecology, health,
entanglement, and other human
interactions. The permit would be valid
for 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
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: June 25, 2018.
Amy Sloan,
Deputy 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
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Marine Mammals; File No. 21006
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
permit amendment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Linnea Pearson, California Polytechnic
State University, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis
Obispo, CA 93407, has applied for an
amendment to Scientific Research
Permit No. 21006.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
July 30, 2018.
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. 21006 from the list of available
applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG288
Marine Mammals; File No. 21485
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 Jooke Robbins, Ph.D., Center for
Coastal Studies, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown, MA 02657, has applied
in due form for a permit to conduct research on cetaceans.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before July 30, 2018.
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. 21485 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 [email protected]. 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: Carrie Hubard or Amy Hapeman, (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 parts 222-226).
The applicant proposes to continue a long-term study of large
whales in the Western Atlantic Ocean. The focus of the research would
be on humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) and fin (Balaenoptera physalus)
whales, but six other whale species would be studied if observed.
Research would occur in three study areas: (1) Gulf of Maine and
adjacent waters, (2) waters off U.S. mid-Atlantic and southeastern
states, and (3) humpback breeding grounds, including U.S. waters off
Puerto Rico. Research would occur during vessel surveys and include
photo-identification, photogrammetry, behavioral observations, and
sampling of exhaled air, skin, blubber, and feces. An additional 11
species of small cetaceans, two species of pinnipeds, and North
Atlantic right whales (Eubalena glacialis) may be incidentally harassed
during research. The objectives of the research are to study the
biology and ecology of these whale species by examining population
dynamics, movement and habitat use patterns, molecular genetics,
reproduction, aging, toxicology, foraging ecology, health,
entanglement, and other human interactions. The permit would be valid
for 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 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: June 25, 2018.
Amy Sloan,
Deputy Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-13997 Filed 6-28-18; 8:45 am]
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