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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, 

Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674–

2331, ext. 19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is to review the 

results of the October Northeast 

Fisheries Science Center’s experimental 

trawl survey cruise.

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Debbie Donnangelo at the Mid-Atlantic 

Council Office (see ADDRESSES) at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: December 22, 2004.

Alan D. Risenhoover,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 122104E]

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Groundfish Oversight Committee in 

January, 2005 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.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

January 13, 2005, at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street, 

Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (978) 

339–2200.

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Groundfish Committee will meet to 

consider changes to the management 

measures, if necessary, in order to meet 

the objectives of Amendment 13. In 

addition to changes that may be needed 

to respond to the updated assessments, 

the Committee may consider changes to 

other management measures. These 

could include, but are not limited to, an 

extension of the days-at-sea leasing 

program, modifications to the default 

measures, modifications to existing 

Special Access Programs (SAPs) or 

additional SAPs, changes to permitting 

conditions, reviews of bycatch 

information, etc.

As a result of the extensive scope of 

this next management action, the 

Groundfish Committee will also meet to 

develop recommendations on the broad 

issues to be addressed in the next 

adjustment, identify the information 

that will be needed to support decisions 

on those issues, develop a timeline for 

the Committee’s work, and may begin to 

identify specific measures that will be 

included. The Committee’s 

recommendations will be presented to 

the full Council for consideration at a 

later date.

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting dates.

Dated: December 22, 2004.

Alan D. Risenhoover,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

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Endangered Species; File No. 1508

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for 

permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Duke Power Company (Mr. Gene 

Vaughan, Principal Investigator), 13339 

Hagers Ferry Rd., Huntersville, NC 

28078, has applied in due form for a 

permit for scientific research on 

shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser 

brevirostrum).

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments 

must be received on or before January 

27, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s):

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and,

Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 

Executive Center Drive North, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432; phone 

(727)570–5301; fax (727)570–5320.

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this application 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on the particular request would 

be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period.

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing email comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

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in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 1508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Jefferies or Carrie Hubard, 

(301)713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

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 222–226).

As part of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s 2008 

relicensing of Duke Power’s CatawbaWateree Hydropower Project, various 

environmental studies will be 

conducted in the years prior to comply 

with the Electric Consumer’s Protection 

Act of 1986. One particular study would 

determine the use of the Wateree River 

and a section of the Congaree River near 

Columbia, SC as spawning grounds by 

certain diadromous fish species 

including shortnose sturgeon. Duke 

Power Company seeks authorization to 

sample shortnose sturgeon in the 

Wateree and Congaree Rivers in South 

Carolina. Annually, up to 10 fish would 

be captured via gill nets, trap nets, and 

electrofishing; measured; weighed; 

scanned for PIT tags; and subsequently 

released. This research would be 

conducted for five years from issuance 

of the permit.

Dated: December 21, 2004.

Jennifer Skidmore, 

Acting, Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

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Marine Mammals; File No. 984–1587

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for 

amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. 

Terrie Williams, Long Marine Lab, 

Institute of Marine Sciences, University 

of California at Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer 

Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has 

requested an amendment to scientific 

research Permit No. 984–1587–03.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments 

must be received on or before January 

27, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request 

and related documents are available for 

review upon written request or by 

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018.

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this request should be 

submitted to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular amendment 

request would be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing email comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 984–1587–04.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan, 

(301)713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 984–

1587–03, issued on July 1, 2003 (68 FR 

40912), is requested under the authority 

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), and the Regulations Governing the 

Taking and Importing of Marine 

Mammals (50 CFR part 216).

Permit No. 984–1587–03 authorizes 

the permit holder to examine the 

physiological responses of two adult 

male dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and 

five adult female California sea lions 

(Zalophus californianus) during 

swimming and diving. Testing involves 

measuring locomotor, thermal, and 

maintenance costs using voluntary 

behaviors through training at Long 

Marine Laboratory. Types of take for 

dolphins and sea lions include open 

flow respirometry, swimming, and 

voluntary breath holding. For the female 

sea lions, mating with an adult male on 

temporary loan, ultrasound, blood, milk, 

saliva, fecal, and urine sampling is also 

authorized to monitor pregnancy and 

test the hypothesis that physiological 

adaptations for the marine environment 

result in elevated energetic costs in 

otariids compared to terrestrial 

mammals.

This amendment request is to 

supplement the current research 

program on otariid reproductive 

energetics with two juvenile California 

sea lions born at the pinniped facility at 

Long Marine Laboratory, University of 

California at Santa Cruz. These 

additions will allow the Permit Holder 

to evaluate the effects of nutrition on 

growth in immature sea lions. In 

addition, these animals have been 

determined unfit for release. All animals 

will follow the research protocols of the 

original permit.

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 this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: December 21, 2004.

Jennifer Skidmore, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Patent and Trademark Office 

Public User ID Badging

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the continuing information 

collection, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–

13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before February 28, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: