Marine Mammals; File No. 26663, 18299-18300 [2023-06394]
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Administration.
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Administration
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Marine Mammals; File No. 26663
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Alaska Whale Foundation, PO Box
1927, Petersburg, AK 99833
(Responsible Party: Fred Sharpe, Ph.D.),
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
April 27, 2023.
SUMMARY:
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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. 26663 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. 26663 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:
Carrie Hubard or Shasta McClenahan,
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.), 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 requests a 5 year permit
to study humpback whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae) and other cetaceans in
southeast Alaska. Research would be
conducted using motorized vessels,
hand-powered watercraft, unmanned
aircraft systems, and underwater
snorkelers. Humpback whales would be
studied via photo-id, photogrammetry,
behavioral observations, passive
acoustic recordings, suction-cup
tagging, and biological sampling
(exhaled air, sloughed skin, fecal, and
skin/blubber biopsy). The purpose of
the research is to study humpback
whale distribution, abundance trends,
acoustic ecology, and health metrics and
opportunistically study other cetacean
species in the study area. Nine
additional cetacean species, including
endangered fin (Balaenoptera physalus),
gray (Eschrichtius robustus), and sperm
(Physeter macrocephalus) whales, may
be opportunistically studied or
unintentionally harassed. Harbor seals
(Phoca vitulina) and Steller sea lions
(Eumetopias jubatus) may also be
unintentionally harassed during
acoustic activities. See the application
ADDRESSES:
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for complete numbers of animals
requested by species, life stage, and
procedure.
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: March 22, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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AGENCY:
The National
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Notice to seek expressions of interest
from individuals who would like to
serve on the Board of the First
Responder Network Authority (FirstNet
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to the end of his term. The Secretary of
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through September 2024.
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before April 27, 2023.
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Public Safety Communications, National
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 (Act) created the
First Responder Network Authority
(FirstNet Authority) as an independent
authority within NTIA. The Act charged
the FirstNet Authority with ensuring the
building, deployment, and operation of
a nationwide, interoperable public
safety broadband network, based on a
single, national network architecture.1
The FirstNet Authority holds the single
nationwide public safety license granted
for wireless public safety broadband
deployment. The FirstNet Authority
Board is responsible for providing
overall policy direction and oversight of
FirstNet to ensure that the nationwide
network continuously meets the needs
of public safety.
II. Structure
The FirstNet Authority Board is
composed of 15 voting members. The
Act names the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Attorney General of the
United States, and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget as
permanent members of the FirstNet
Authority Board. The Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) appoints the 12
non-permanent members of the FirstNet
Authority Board.2
The Act requires each Board member
to have experience or expertise in at
least one of the following substantive
areas: public safety, network, technical,
and/or financial.3 Additionally, the
composition of the FirstNet Authority
Board must satisfy the other
requirements specified in the Act,
including that: (i) at least three members
have served as public safety
professionals; (ii) at least three members
represent the collective interests of
states, localities, tribes, and territories;
and (iii) its members reflect geographic
and regional, as well as rural and urban,
representation.4
An individual Board member may
satisfy more than one of these
requirements. The current nonpermanent FirstNet Authority Board
members are (noting expiration of term):
• Vacant, formerly filled by Stephen
Benjamin, resigned (Term expires:
September 2024)
1 47
U.S.C. 1422(b).
U.S.C. 1424(b).
3 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(B).
4 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(A).
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• Vice Chair Richard Carrizzo, Fire
Chief, Southern Platte Fire Protection
District, MO (Term expires:
September 2024)
• Brian Crawford, SVP/Chief
Administrative Officer for WillisKnighton Health System and retired
Fire Chief and Municipal Government
Executive (Term expires: September
2024)
• Alexandra Fernandez Navarro,
Former Associate Member, Puerto
Rico Public Service Regulatory Board
(Term expires: September 2024)
• Kristin Graziano, Sheriff, Charleston
County, SC (Term expires: September
2024)
• Billy Hewes, Mayor, Gulfport, MS
(Term expires: September 2024)
• Peter Koutoujian, Sheriff, Middlesex
County, MA (Term expires:
September 2024)
• Warren Mickens, Retired technology
executive (Term expires: September
2024)
• Sylvia Moir, Undersheriff, Marin
County, CA and former Police Chief
(Term expires: September 2024)
• Jocelyn Moore, Senior Managing
Director, Corporate Affairs, Pretium
(Term expires: September 2024)
• Paul Patrick, Division Director,
Family Health and Preparedness,
Utah Department of Health (Term
expires: September 2024)
• Renee Gordon, Director of Emergency
Communications, City of Alexandria,
VA (Term expires: September 2025)
Any Board member whose term has
expired may serve until such member’s
successor has taken office, or until the
end of the calendar year in which such
member’s term has expired, whichever
is earlier.5 Board members selected for
a new term receive a three-year
appointment.6 Board members may not
serve more than two consecutive full
three-year terms.7 More information
about the FirstNet Authority Board is
available at www.firstnet.gov/about/
Board. Since this appointment is filling
a mid-term vacancy, the newly
appointed member will complete the
existing term as a board member until
September 2024.
III. Compensation and Status as
Government Employees
FirstNet Authority Board members are
appointed as government employees.
FirstNet Authority Board members are
compensated at the daily rate of basic
5 47
U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(B).
[a]ny member appointed to fill a
vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the
term for which that member’s predecessor was
appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of
the predecessor’s term. See 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(C).
7 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(A)(ii).
6 However,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC868]
Marine Mammals; File No. 26663
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 Alaska Whale Foundation, PO
Box 1927, Petersburg, AK 99833 (Responsible Party: Fred Sharpe, Ph.D.),
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 April 27, 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. 26663 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. 26663 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: Carrie Hubard or Shasta McClenahan,
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.), 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 requests a 5 year permit to study humpback whales
(Megaptera novaeangliae) and other cetaceans in southeast Alaska.
Research would be conducted using motorized vessels, hand-powered
watercraft, unmanned aircraft systems, and underwater snorkelers.
Humpback whales would be studied via photo-id, photogrammetry,
behavioral observations, passive acoustic recordings, suction-cup
tagging, and biological sampling (exhaled air, sloughed skin, fecal,
and skin/blubber biopsy). The purpose of the research is to study
humpback whale distribution, abundance trends, acoustic ecology, and
health metrics and opportunistically study other cetacean species in
the study area. Nine additional cetacean species, including endangered
fin (Balaenoptera physalus), gray (Eschrichtius robustus), and sperm
(Physeter macrocephalus) whales, may be opportunistically studied or
unintentionally harassed. Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and Steller sea
lions (Eumetopias jubatus) may also be unintentionally harassed during
acoustic activities. See the application
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for complete numbers of animals requested by species, life stage, and
procedure.
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: March 22, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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