Marine Mammals; File No. 27424, 66815 [2023-21225]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD406]
Marine Mammals; File No. 27424
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Point Blue Conservation Science, 3820
Cypress Drive No. 11, Petaluma, CA
94954, (Responsible Party: Grant
Ballard, Ph.D.), has applied in due form
for a permit to conduct research on five
species of pinnipeds.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
October 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. 27424 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. 27424 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Courtney Smith, Ph.D., or Shasta
McClenahan, Ph.D., (301) 427–8401.
The
subject permit 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), and
the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The applicant requests a 5-year
scientific research permit to study and
monitor population trends, health, diet,
ecology, and physiology of pinnipeds in
the greater Gulf of the Farallones and
San Francisco Bay region of California.
Up to 210 northern elephant seals
(Mirounga angustirostris) and 500
northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus)
may be captured annually for marking,
morphometrics, and biological
sampling. An additional 1,355 elephant
seals may be marked and swabbed
without capture. Up to 1,500 harbor
seals (Phoca vitulina), 800 northern
elephant seals, 5,320 California sea lions
(Zalophus californianus), 155 Steller sea
lions (Eumetopias jubatus; Eastern
distinct population segment), and 1,500
northern fur seals may be taken or
unintentionally harassed annually
during ground or unmanned aircraft
system surveys, for counts, observation,
and scat collection. The applicant also
requests up to five unintentional
mortalities of northern elephant seals
over the duration of the permit, with no
more than two annually.
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:
Dated: September 22, 2023.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Division Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Request; Electronic Logbook for the
Commercial Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf
of Mexico
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
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information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on June 9, 2023,
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Electronic Logbook for the
Commercial Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf
of Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0543.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular
submission—extension of a current
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 610.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,220.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a current information
collection. The Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) to prepare and amend
fishery management plans for any
fishery in waters under its jurisdiction.
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) manages the
commercial shrimp fishery in Federal
waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf)
under the Fishery Management Plan for
the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf. The
electronic logbook (ELB) regulations for
the Gulf shrimp fishery may be found at
50 CFR 622.51(a)(2). The ELB is a device
that records the position of the vessel
every ten minutes. The tracks of the
vessels can be examined to determine
when and where shrimp trawling is
occurring.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD406]
Marine Mammals; File No. 27424
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 Point Blue Conservation Science,
3820 Cypress Drive No. 11, Petaluma, CA 94954, (Responsible Party:
Grant Ballard, Ph.D.), has applied in due form for a permit to conduct
research on five species of pinnipeds.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before October 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. 27424 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. 27424 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: Courtney Smith, Ph.D., 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 (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), and the Fur Seal Act of
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The applicant requests a 5-year scientific research permit to study
and monitor population trends, health, diet, ecology, and physiology of
pinnipeds in the greater Gulf of the Farallones and San Francisco Bay
region of California. Up to 210 northern elephant seals (Mirounga
angustirostris) and 500 northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) may be
captured annually for marking, morphometrics, and biological sampling.
An additional 1,355 elephant seals may be marked and swabbed without
capture. Up to 1,500 harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), 800 northern
elephant seals, 5,320 California sea lions (Zalophus californianus),
155 Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus; Eastern distinct population
segment), and 1,500 northern fur seals may be taken or unintentionally
harassed annually during ground or unmanned aircraft system surveys,
for counts, observation, and scat collection. The applicant also
requests up to five unintentional mortalities of northern elephant
seals over the duration of the permit, with no more than two annually.
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: September 22, 2023.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Division Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-21225 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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