Marine Mammals; File No. 27079, 80526 [2022-28444]
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023, Through
Friday, January 20, 2023
The agenda will include: (a) a stock
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Economic appendix of the Stock
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
(SAFE) report; (c) Norton Sound Red
King Crab (NSRKC)—final SAFE report
chapter; (d) Snow crab Rebuilding plan
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Prioritization; (f) Aleutian Islands
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date of models; (i) simpler modeling
workshop proposal; (j) Bristol Bay Red
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Acidification; and (m) additional topics.
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2968 prior to the meeting, along with
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XC636]
Marine Mammals; File No. 27079
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Cantata Bio, 100 Enterprise Way, Suite
A10, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
(Responsible Party: Jordan Zhang), has
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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 import a
muscle sample from a single humpback
whale that stranded in August of 2022
in the Cook Islands. This sample will be
imported to Cantata Bio’s laboratory in
order to create a reference genome. The
requested duration of the permit is 1
year.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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. 27079 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. 27079 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.
ADDRESSES:
Jennifer Skidmore or Erin Markin,
Ph.D., (301) 427–8401.
Dated: December 27, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
January 30, 2023.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted
electronically to https://
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
2968.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
SUMMARY:
applied in due form for a permit to
import a specimen from a humpback
whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) for
scientific research.
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Dated: December 27, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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North Pacific Fishery Management
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National Marine Fisheries
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of hybrid meeting.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (NPFMC)
Ecosystem Committee will meet January
18, 2023 through January 19, 2023.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, January 18, 2023, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursday, January
19, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Alaska
Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a
hybrid meeting. Attend in-person at the
North Pacific Research Board office,
1007 West Third Ave., Suite 100,
Anchorage, AK 99501 or join online
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2971.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252;
telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions
for attending the meeting are given
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION,
below.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Watson, Council staff; phone;
(907) 271–2809 and email:
nicole.watson@noaa.gov. For technical
support, please contact administrative
Council staff, email: npfmc.admin@
noaa.gov.
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Agenda
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Through
Thursday, January 19, 2023
The Ecosystem Committee agenda
will include: (a) Gulf of Alaska Fishery
Ecosystem Plan (GOA FEP)
Considerations; (b) Groundfish
Programmatic Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(PSEIS) planning; (c) Essential Fish
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC636]
Marine Mammals; File No. 27079
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 Cantata Bio, 100 Enterprise Way,
Suite A10, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (Responsible Party: Jordan Zhang),
has applied in due form for a permit to import a specimen from a
humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before January 30, 2023.
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. 27079 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. 27079 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: Jennifer Skidmore or Erin Markin,
Ph.D., (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 import a muscle sample from a single
humpback whale that stranded in August of 2022 in the Cook Islands.
This sample will be imported to Cantata Bio's laboratory in order to
create a reference genome. The requested duration of the permit is 1
year.
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 27, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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