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expand upon their oral statements, 

those who had wished to speak but 

could not be accommodated, and those 

who were unable to participate are 

invited to submit written statements to 

the ACEHR, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 

Drive, MS 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8604, via fax at (301) 975–5433, 

or electronically by e-mail to 

info@nehrp.gov. 

Dated: November 29, 2010. 

Harry S. Hertz, 

Director, Baldrige Performance Excellence 

Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30377 Filed 12–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA072 

Marine Mammals; File No. 15488 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Georgia Department of Natural 

Resources, Wildlife Resources Division 

[Responsible Party: Dan Forster], has 

applied in due form for a permit to 

conduct research on North Atlantic right 

whales (Eubalaena glacialis). 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

January 3, 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 (APPS) home page, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 15488 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 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 

33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 

824–5309. 

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: 

Kristy Beard or Carrie Hubard, (301) 

713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 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 222–226). 

Permit No. 15488 would authorize 

harassment of North Atlantic right 

whales off the coast of Georgia, Florida, 

and South Carolina. Annual activities 

would include aerial surveys and close 

approach by vessel to collect right 

whale photo-identification and 

behavioral data from up to 350 whales. 

An additional 50 adult or juvenile 

whales and 20 whales older than one 

month would be approached by vessel 

to collect photo-identification and 

behavioral data and skin/blubber biopsy 

samples. The purpose of the research is 

to monitor North Atlantic right whale 

population status, demographics, 

habitat and anthropogenic impacts. Up 

to 350 bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) 

and 200 Atlantic spotted dolphins 

(Stenella frontalis) would be harassed 

incidental to research. The permit 

would be valid for five years. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a draft 

environmental assessment (EA) has 

been prepared to examine whether 

significant environmental impacts could 

result from issuance of the proposed 

scientific research permit. The draft EA 

is available for review and comment 

simultaneous with the scientific 

research permit application. 

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: November 30, 2010. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30401 Filed 12–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA008 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Exempted Fishing, Scientific Research, 

Display, and Chartering Permits; 

Letters of Acknowledgment 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces its intent to 

issue Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs), 

Scientific Research Permits (SRPs), 

Display Permits, Letters of 

Acknowledgment (LOAs), and 

Chartering Permits for the collection of 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 

(HMS) in 2011. In general, EFPs and 

related permits would authorize 

collection of a limited number of tunas, 

swordfish, billfishes, and sharks from 

Federal waters in the Atlantic Ocean, 

Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico for 

the purposes of scientific data collection 

and public display. Chartering permits 

allow the collection of HMS on the high 

seas or in the Exclusive Economic Zone 

of other nations. Generally, these 

permits will be valid from the date of 

issuance through December 31, 2011, 

unless otherwise specified, subject to 

the terms and conditions of individual 

permits. 

DATES: Written comments on these 

activities received in response to this 

notice will be considered by NMFS 

when issuing EFPs and related permits 

and must be received on or before 

January 3, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: HMSEFP.2011@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line the following 

identifier: 0648–XA008. 

• Mail: Craig Cockrell, Highly 

Migratory Species Management Division 

(F/SF1), NMFS, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

• Fax: (301) 713–1917. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Craig Cockrell, phone: (301) 713–2347, 

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