Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 215 / Monday, November 8, 2010 / Notices 68605 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[File No. 15483] 

RIN 0648–XX23 

Marine Mammals 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Bruce Mate, PhD, Oregon State 

University, Hatfield Marine Science 

Center, Newport, OR has been issued a 

permit to conduct research on marine 

mammals. 

ADDRESSES: The permit 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) 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tammy Adams or Kristy Beard, (301) 

713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

13, 2010, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 39915) that a 

request for a permit to conduct research 

on gray whales (Eschrictius robustus) 

had been submitted by the above-named 

applicant. The requested permit has 

been issued 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 (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 permit authorizes takes of marine 

mammals by level B harassment during 

a study to evaluate the effectiveness of 

an underwater acoustic deterrent device 

at diverting gray whales migrating past 

the coast of central Oregon between 

January and mid-April away from the 

sound source. The permit also 

authorizes incidental level B harassment 

of harbor porpoise (Phocoena 

phocoena), Southern Resident and West 

Coast Transient killer whales (Orcinus 

orca), harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), 

California sea lions (Zalophus 

californianus), Eastern Distinct 

Population Segment Steller sea lions 

(Eumetopias jubatus), and Northern 

elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). 

The permit is valid for five years from 

the date of issuance. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an environmental 

assessment (EA) was prepared analyzing 

the effects of the permitted activities on 

the human environment. Based on the 

analyses in the EA, NMFS determined 

that issuance of the permit would not 

significantly impact the quality of the 

human environment and that 

preparation of an environmental impact 

statement was not required. That 

determination is documented in a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI), signed on October 29, 2010. 

As required by the ESA, issuance of 

this permit was based on a finding that 

such permit: (1) Was applied for in good 

faith; (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered 

species; and (3) is consistent with the 

purposes and policies set forth in 

section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: November 2, 2010. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28169 Filed 11–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1721] 

Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 

177 Under Alternative Site Framework; 

Mount Vernon/Evansville, Indiana 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) in 

December 2008 (74 FR 1170, 01/12/09; 

correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09) as an 

option for the establishment or 

reorganization of general-purpose zones; 

Whereas, the Ports of Indiana, grantee 

of Foreign-Trade Zone 177, submitted 

an application to the Board (FTZ Docket 

27–2010, filed 4/22/2010) for authority 

to reorganize under the ASF with a 

service area of Vanderburgh, Dubois, 

Pike, Gibson, Knox, Daviess, Spencer, 

Warrick and Posey Counties, Indiana, 

adjacent to the Owensboro-Evansville 

Customs and Border Protection port of 

entry, and FTZ 177’s existing Sites 1 

through 4 would be categorized as 

magnet sites; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (75 FR 24570–24571, 5/5/2010) 

and the application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that the proposal is in the public 

interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application to reorganize FTZ 177 

under the alternative site framework is 

approved, subject to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations, including 

Section 400.28, to the Board’s standard 

2,000-acre activation limit for the 

overall general-purpose zone project, 

and to a five-year ASF sunset provision 

for magnet sites that would terminate 

authority for Sites 2, 3 and 4 if not 

activated by November 30, 2015. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

October 2010. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. 

Attest: 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28161 Filed 11–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1720] 

Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 

125 Under Alternative Site Framework; 

South Bend, Indiana 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) in 

December 2008 (74 FR 1170, 01/12/09; 

correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09) as an 

option for the establishment or 

reorganization of general-purpose zones; 

Whereas, the St. Joseph County 

Airport Authority, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 125, submitted an 

application to the Board (FTZ Docket 


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