Marine Mammals; File No. 23577, 70500 [2019-27571]
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West 3rd, Suite 400, Anchorage, AK
99501; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Armstrong, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Through
Friday, January 17, 2020
The Crab Plan Team will review the
final 2020 stock assessment for Norton
Sound red king crab. Additionally the
Crab Plan Team will discuss fishery
catches, ecosystem and socioeconomic
profiles, St Matthew blue king crab
rebuilding, draft model runs for
Aleutian Islands golden king crab, the
BSAI crab economic SAFE, various
aspects of crab research off Alaska, and
plans for the Team’s upcoming May
2020 meeting.
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/1163 prior to the meeting, along
with meeting materials.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted
electronically to https://
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
1163 or through the mail: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1007
West 3rd Suite 400, Anchorage, AK
99501. In-person oral public testimony
will be accepted at the discretion of the
chairs.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Shannon Gleason
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 18, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Marine Fisheries
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
Notice is hereby given that
the BBC Studios Ltd., Natural History
Unit Productions, Broadcasting House,
Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2LR, UK,
(Responsible Party: Rowan Crawford),
has applied in due form for a permit to
conduct commercial or educational
photography of humpback whales
(Megaptera novaeangliae).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
January 22, 2020.
ADDRESSES: These documents are
available 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.
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:
Amy Hapeman or Carrie Hubard, (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 film
humpback whales in Hawaii to obtain
footage for an episode of a wildlife
television series focusing on female
animal behavior. Up to 315 humpback
whales will be targeted for filming using
a vessel, underwater divers, and an
unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
Activities would include behavioral
observations, photography/videography,
UAS operation, and passive acoustic
recordings. Filmmakers may
incidentally harass up to 30 shortbeaked common dolphins (Delphinus
delphis), 60 bottlenose dolphins
(Tursiops truncatus), 342 spinner
dolphins (Stenella longirostris), and 324
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short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala
macrorhynchus) during filming. The
permit would expire on March 31, 2020.
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 17, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scientific & Statistical Committee to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ). Recommendations from this
group will be brought to the full Council
for formal consideration and action, if
appropriate.
SUMMARY:
This meeting will be held on
Friday, January 10, 2020 beginning at
9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Garden Inn, Boston Logan,
100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA
02128; phone: (617) 567–6789.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Marine Mammals; File No. 23577
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 the BBC Studios Ltd., Natural
History Unit Productions, Broadcasting House, Whiteladies Road,
Bristol, BS8 2LR, UK, (Responsible Party: Rowan Crawford), has applied
in due form for a permit to conduct commercial or educational
photography of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before January 22, 2020.
ADDRESSES: These documents are 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: Amy Hapeman or Carrie Hubard, (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 film humpback whales in Hawaii to obtain
footage for an episode of a wildlife television series focusing on
female animal behavior. Up to 315 humpback whales will be targeted for
filming using a vessel, underwater divers, and an unmanned aircraft
system (UAS). Activities would include behavioral observations,
photography/videography, UAS operation, and passive acoustic
recordings. Filmmakers may incidentally harass up to 30 short-beaked
common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), 60 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops
truncatus), 342 spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), and 324
short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) during filming.
The permit would expire on March 31, 2020.
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 17, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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