Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 216 / Tuesday, November 9, 2010 / Notices 68757 

Petition on Eastern North Pacific Gray 

Whales 

On October 21, 2010, NMFS received 

a petition from the California Gray 

Whale Coalition to designate the Eastern 

North Pacific population of gray whales 

as depleted under the MMPA. The 

petition alleges that the causes of the 

decline include the following: 

(1) Over-harvesting; 

(2) Collapse of cow/calf numbers; 

(3) Predation by transient orcas; 

(4) Major changes in primary prey and 

habitat as a result of climate change; and 

(5) Reduction in available prey 

species resulting in starvation. 

In accordance with the MMPA, NMFS 

announces the receipt of this petition, 

and its availability for public review 

(see ADDRESSES and Electronic Access). 

NMFS also solicits comments and 

information related to the statements in 

the petition and additional background 

on the status of the Eastern North 

Pacific population of gray whales. 

Dated: November 4, 2010. 

Thomas C. Eagle, 

Acting Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle 

Conservation Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28282 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA022 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

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’s (Council) 

Herring Committee will meet to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 30, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 

Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 

telephone: (603) 431–2300; fax: (603) 

433–5649. 

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 items 

of discussion in the committee’s agenda 

are as follows: 

1. Continue development of 

alternatives for consideration in 

Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP), with 

particular focus on catch monitoring 

alternatives; 

2. Discuss and develop elements of 

proposed portside sampling program 

(data priorities, sampling design, 

potential coverage levels, 

administration) and measures to 

confirm self-reported catch; develop 

Committee recommendations; 

3. Discuss and further develop 

options for funding; 

4. Address other outstanding issues 

related to Amendment 5 as time 

permits. 

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 Paul 

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: November 4, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28216 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XZ66 

Marine Mammals; File No. 781–1824 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

permit amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Northwest Fisheries Science Center 

(NWFSC, Dr. M. Bradley Hanson, 

Principal Investigator), 2725 Montlake 

Blvd. East, Seattle, Washington 98112– 

2097, has applied for an amendment to 

Scientific Research Permit No. 781– 

1824–01. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

December 9, 2010. 

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 home page, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 781–1824 from the list of 

available applications. 

These documents are also available 

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) 713–0376; and 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206) 

526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, at the address listed above. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 

Please include File No. 781–1824 in the 

subject line of the e-mail comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division at the address listed 

above. The request should set forth the 

specific reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Laura Morse, (301) 713– 

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 781– 

1824–01 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 222– 

226). 

Permit No. 781–1824–00 (issued on 

March 31, 2006; 74 FR 19875), as 

amended by Permit No. 781–1824–01 


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