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technologies have been learned so far? 

How have these lessons learned been 

implemented? Have there been any 

impediments to implementing these 

lessons? How has this information been 

documented or disseminated, and 

implemented? What kinds of 

performance metrics are appropriate to 

measure the effectiveness of the 

standards-setting process? If any such 

performance metrics have been used, 

what are the results? 

Dated: December 2, 2010. 

Patrick Gallagher, 

Director, National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, Co-Chair, National Science and 

Technology Council’s Sub-Committee on 

Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30864 Filed 12–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[File No. 781–1824] 

RIN 0648–XZ66 

Marine Mammals 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

permit amendment; extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On November 9, 2010, NMFS 

published a Notice of Receipt that the 

Northwest Fisheries Science Center 

(NWFSC, Dr. M. Bradley Hanson, 

Principal Investigator), 2725 Montlake 

Blvd. East, Seattle, Washington 98112– 

2097, had applied for an amendment to 

Scientific Research Permit No. 781– 

1824–01. Public comments were due by 

December 09, 2010. NMFS has extended 

the comment period to allow additional 

time for submission of public comments 

on this action. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

this action has been extended for 14 

days. Written comments must be 

received or postmarked by December 23, 

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 e-mail 

to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 

Please include File No. 781–1824 in the 

subject line of the email comment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Laura Morse, (301)713– 

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 9, 2010 (75 FR 68757), notice 

of receipt of an application to amend 

Permit No. 781–1824 was published 

specifying the date on which comments 

were due as December 09, 2010. This 

notice only extends the comment 

period. The revised comment deadline 

is specified in the DATES section of this 

notice. Please refer to the November 9, 

2010 notice for a summary of the 

application. 

Dated: December 3, 2010. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30909 Filed 12–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[File No. 13602] 

RIN 0648–XK54 

Marine Mammals 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; requested changes to 

application for permit 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 a change to the application for 

an amendment to Scientific Research 

Permit No. 13602. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

January 7, 2011. 

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. 13602 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

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 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001; 

fax (562) 980–4018. 

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 the File No. 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 Jennifer Skidmore, (301) 

713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 13602 

was 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 parts 222–226). 

On May 20, 2010 (75 FR 28236), 

notice was published that an 

amendment to Permit No. 13602, issued 

on September 4, 2009 (74 FR 46569), 

had been requested by the permit holder 

to include physiological research on up 

to 18 captive Hawaiian monk seals 

(Monachus schauinslandi) in facilities 

in the United States, and opportunistic 

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listed marine mammals in rehabilitation 

in California, using methods currently 

approved in Permit No. 13602. The 

applicant is requesting permission to 

hold up to three Hawaiian monk seals 

at Long Marine Laboratory at any given 

time, an increase of one animal from 

that described in the amendment 

application. The amendment is 

requested for the duration of the permit. 

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 1, 2010. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30873 Filed 12–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA071 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Applications for two new 

scientific research permits. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received two scientific 

research permit application requests 

relating to salmonids listed under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA). The 

proposed research is intended to 

increase knowledge of the species and 

to help guide management and 

conservation efforts. 

DATES: Written comments on the permit 

applications must be received at the 

appropriate address or fax number (see 

ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific 

standard time on January 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on these 

applications should be submitted to the 

Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 

777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 315, Santa 

Rosa, CA 95404. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to (707) 578–3435 or 

by e-mail to FRNpermits.SR@noaa.gov. 

The applications and related documents 

may be viewed online at: https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ 

preview_open_for_comment.cfm. These 

documents are also available upon 

written request or by appointment by 

contacting NMFS by phone (707) 575– 

6097 or fax (707) 578–3435. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Jahn, Santa Rosa, CA (ph.: 707– 

575–6097, e-mail: 

Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.gov). Permit 

application instructions are available 

from the address above, or online at 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in This Notice 

This notice is relevant to Federally 

threatened California Coastal (CC) 

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 

tshawytscha), endangered Central 

California Coast (CCC) Coho salmon (O. 

kisutch), and threatened CCC steelhead 

(O. mykiss). 

Authority 

Scientific research permits are issued 

in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) 

of the ESA of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531– 

1543) and regulations governing listed 

fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 

222–226). NMFS issues permits based 

on findings that such permits: (1) Are 

applied for in good faith; (2) if granted 

and exercised, would not operate to the 

disadvantage of the listed species which 

are the subject of the permits; and (3) 

are consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. The authority to take listed species 

is subject to conditions set forth in the 

permits. 

Anyone requesting a hearing on an 

application listed in this notice should 

set out the specific reasons why a 

hearing on that application would be 

appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such 

hearings are held at the discretion of the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NMFS. 

Applications Received 

Permit 14513 

Dr. Stephanie Carlson, University of 

California at Berkeley, is requesting a 5- 

year permit to take adult and juvenile 

CC Chinook salmon, CCC coho salmon, 

and CCC steelhead associated with four 

research projects in two watersheds in 

central California. In the four studies 

described below, researchers do not 

expect to kill any listed fish but a small 

number may die as an unintended result 

of the research activities. However, a 

low number of moribund CCC steelhead 

may be collected for analysis as part of 

Project 3, in Pescadero Lagoon. 

Project 1 is a study on the summer 

ecology of juvenile salmonids in streams 

of the Lagunitas Creek (Marin County) 

and Pescadero Creek (San Mateo 

County) watersheds. The study will 

examine the variation in growth and 

survival of juvenile CCC coho salmon 

and CCC steelhead rearing in streams 

that experience elevated water 

temperatures and low stream flow 

volumes in summer. Annually, Dr. 

Carlson proposes to capture (backpack 

electrofisher, seine, dip-net), handle 

(identify, measure and weigh), mark 

(fin-clips, passive integrated 

transponder (PIT) tag), sample (scale 

collection), and release fish. Movements 

of PIT-tagged fish will be monitored 

throughout the summer using hand held 

and stationary PIT-tag readers. In 

September and October, the study areas 

will be re-sampled using the same 

methods as described above. Fish will 

be scanned for PIT-tags and those 

recaptured will be re-weighed and 

measured to determine growth rates. 

Throughout winter, fish will be 

monitored for their movements using 

hand held and stationary PIT-tag 

readers. Data gathered from this study 

will provide information on fish growth 

and survival rates and how these relate 

to abiotic and biotic variables within the 

watersheds. 

Project 2 is a biotelemetry study of 

smolt migrations in the Lagunitas Creek 

and Pescadero Creek watersheds. In the 

Lagunitas Creek watershed, smolts will 

be captured in down migrant traps 

operated by the National Park Service 

(Permit 1046) and the Marin Municipal 

Water District (Permit 1047). In the 

Pescadero Creek Watershed, Dr. Carlson 

proposes to capture (fyke net, seine) 

CCC coho salmon and CCC steelhead 

smolts. In both study areas, Dr. Carlson 

proposes to anesthetize a subset of 

captured fish and implant acoustic tags 

in order to determine salmonid 

residence time and movements 

throughout the two estuary 

environments. Strategically placed 

acoustic receivers will track the 

movements of the tagged salmonids in 

each system. Data collected from tagged 

fish in these systems will be used to 

determine differences in survival 

between permanently-open versus 

seasonally-closed estuaries and the 

significance of estuary rearing on the 

timing of ocean entry. 

Project 3 is a study on the ecology of 

juvenile salmonids in Tomales Bay, and 

Pescadero Lagoon and their overall 

dependence on estuarine resources 

based on an analysis of diet and fish 

growth. In the two estuaries, Dr. Carlson 

proposes to capture (hook-and-line, 

seine), handle (identify, measure, 

weigh), sample (fin-clip, scale 

collection, gastric lavage), and release 

smolts. In Pescadero Lagoon, a subset of 

fish will be implanted with PIT tags. 

Adults that are captured will be handled 

(identified, measured), sampled (scale 


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