Marine Mammals; File No. 21045, 65029-65030 [2020-22616]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 199 / Wednesday, October 14, 2020 / Notices Dated: October 7, 2020. James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2020–22681 Filed 10–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award; Meeting National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. AGENCY: The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Judges Panel) will meet in closed session Monday, November 9, 2020 through Friday, November 13, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time each day. The purpose of this meeting is to review recommendations from site visits and recommend 2020 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Award) recipients. 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The meeting, which involves examination of current Award applicant data from U.S. organizations and a discussion of these data as compared to the Award criteria in order to recommend Award recipients, will be closed to the public. Kevin A. Kimball, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2020–22621 Filed 10–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA560] Marine Mammals; File No. 21045 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 the Matson Laboratory, LLC (Responsible Party: Carolyn Nistler), has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 21045. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65029 Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before November 13, 2020. 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. 21045 from the list of available applications. These documents are also available upon written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@ noaa.gov. Written comments on this application should be submitted via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include File No. 21045 in the subject line of the email comment. Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@ noaa.gov. 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, (301) 427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 21045 is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (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 (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), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). Permit No. 21045, issued on June 29, 2017 (82 FR 39776), authorizes the permit holder to import, export, and receive parts from pinnipeds to perform age analysis. The permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to include authorization for the import, export, and receipt of parts from up to 300 individual cetaceans of any species annually for the same research objectives. No changes to the permitted locations, methods, or sources of samples are proposed. The permit expires on June 30, 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, DATES: E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1 65030 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 199 / Wednesday, October 14, 2020 / Notices NMFS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. Dated: October 7, 2020. Julia Marie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–22616 Filed 10–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA558] Endangered Species; File Nos. 24016 and 24020 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications for permits. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that two applicants have applied in due form for a permit to take Atlantic (Acipenser oxyrinchus) and shortnose (A. brevirostrum) sturgeon for purposes of scientific research. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before November 13, 2020. ADDRESSES: The applications 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 the appropriate File Nos. 24016 or 24020 from the list of available applications. These documents are also available upon written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Written comments on this application should be submitted via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include the appropriate File No. 24016 or 24020 in the subject line of the email comment. Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a similar written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. The request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on the requested application would be appropriate. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Malcolm Mohead or Erin Markin, (301) 427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permits are requested under the jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:15 Oct 13, 2020 Jkt 253001 authority of 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). File No. 24016: Jason Kahn, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, requests a permit to conduct scientific research on Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon in freshwater and estuary areas of the Chesapeake Bay to assess adult sturgeon population and reproductive capacity as well as monitor spawning activity, movement, and habitat through telemetry. Juvenile, subadult and adult life stages of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon would be captured using gill or trammel nets, trawls, and trapping nets (e.g., fyke, or other trap nets), whereupon all animals would be marked with passive integrated transponder (PIT) and Floy tags, genetic tissue sampled, measured, weighed, photographed and released. Subsets of animals may also be anesthetized, internally or externally acoustically tagged, biologically sampled (i.e., fin ray, blood, gametes), endoscoped and ultrasounded. Larvae and eggs may also be collected with Dnets, trawls (i.e., epibenthic sleds), and egg mats. The applicant anticipates that up to one adult/sub-adult and one juvenile Atlantic sturgeon may be killed annually. In coastal areas within the Atlantic sturgeon’s range, research will focus on opportunistic sampling and telemetry of adult, sub-adult and juvenile life stages captured incidentally under other ESA authority. All animals would be marked with PIT and Floy tags, genetic tissue sampled, measured, weighed, photographed, and released. Subsets of animals may also be anesthetized, internally or externally acoustically tagged, biologically sampled (e.g., fin ray, blood, gametes), and endoscoped. Survival and coastal movement of animals in a mixed marine stock would be documented through telemetry. The permit would be valid for up to 10 years from the date of issuance. File No. 24020: The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 3002 Bayside Drive, Dover, DE 19901 (Responsible Party: Michael Stangle), requests a permit to conduct scientific research on adult, sub-adult, and juvenile Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon in the Delaware River to document abundance, movement patterns, and habitat preference using telemetry. Annually, sturgeon would be captured with gillnets and trawls, where upon they would be weighed, measured, examined PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for tags, marked with PIT and Floy tags, genetically sampled, photographed and released. Subsets of animals would be anesthetized and implanted with acoustic transmitters, gastric lavaged, and fin-ray sampled, released, and traced by telemetry. The applicant anticipates that up to one adult/sub-adult and one juvenile Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon may be killed annually. The permit would be valid for up to 10 years from the date of issuance. Dated: October 7, 2020. Julia Marie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–22615 Filed 10–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2018 Service Contract Inventory Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of CFTC’s Fiscal Year 2018 Service Contract Inventory. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the service contract inventory should be directed to Kathryn Rison, Contracting Officer, at 202–418– 5419 or krison@cftc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 743 of division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, Public Law 111–117, 123 Stat. 3034, CFTC is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Service Contract Inventory. CFTC has posted its inventory documents on the agency website at the following link: https://www.cftc.gov/About/CFTC Reports/index.htm. This inventory provides information on service contracts above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold ($150,000), as determined by the base and all options value, that were awarded in FY 2018. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65029-65030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22616]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA560]


Marine Mammals; File No. 21045

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Matson Laboratory, LLC 
(Responsible Party: Carolyn Nistler), has applied for an amendment to 
Scientific Research Permit No. 21045.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before November 13, 2020.

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. 21045 from the list of available applications. These documents are 
also available upon written request via email to 
[email protected].
    Written comments on this application should be submitted via email 
to [email protected]. Please include File No. 21045 in the 
subject line of the email comment.
    Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a 
written request via email to [email protected]. 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, (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 21045 is 
requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972, as amended (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 (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), and the Fur 
Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
    Permit No. 21045, issued on June 29, 2017 (82 FR 39776), authorizes 
the permit holder to import, export, and receive parts from pinnipeds 
to perform age analysis. The permit holder is requesting the permit be 
amended to include authorization for the import, export, and receipt of 
parts from up to 300 individual cetaceans of any species annually for 
the same research objectives. No changes to the permitted locations, 
methods, or sources of samples are proposed. The permit expires on June 
30, 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,

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NMFS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine Mammal 
Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

    Dated: October 7, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-22616 Filed 10-13-20; 8:45 am]
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