77616 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 238 / Monday, December 13, 2010 / Notices 

Kalanianaole Hwy, Suite 301, Honolulu, 

HI 96825 or Joseph.Paulin@noaa.gov. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. Applications are 

also available online at http:// 

hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Paulin, 6600 Kalanianaole Hwy, 

Suite 301, Honolulu, HI 96825 or 

Joseph.Paulin@noaa.gov or 808–397– 

2651 x 257. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

HIHWNMS Advisory Council was 

established in March 1996 to assure 

continued public participation in the 

management of the sanctuary. Since its 

establishment, the council has played a 

vital role in the decisions affecting the 

Sanctuary surrounding the main 

Hawaiian Islands. 

The council’s seventeen voting 

members represent a variety of local 

user groups, as well as the general 

public. 

The council is supported by four 

committees: An Executive Committee 

chaired by the Sanctuary Advisory 

Council Chair, a Research Committee 

chaired by the Research Representative, 

an Education Committee chaired by the 

Education Representative, and a 

Conservation Committee chaired by the 

Conservation Representative, each 

respectively dealing with matters 

concerning research, education and 

resource protection. 

The council represents the 

coordination link between the sanctuary 

and the State and Federal management 

agencies, user groups, researchers, 

educators, policy makers, and other 

various groups that help to focus efforts 

and attention on the humpback whale 

and its habitat around the main 

Hawaiian Islands. 

The council functions in an advisory 

capacity to the sanctuary management 

and is instrumental in helping to 

develop policies and program goals, and 

to identify education, outreach, 

research, long-term monitoring, resource 

protection and revenue enhancement 

priorities. The council works in concert 

with the sanctuary management by 

keeping him or her informed about 

issues of concern throughout the 

sanctuary, offering recommendations on 

specific issues, and aiding in achieving 

the goals of the sanctuary within the 

context of marine programs and policies 

of Hawaii. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: December 1, 2010. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XP18 

[File No. 14334] 

Marine Mammals 

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 Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC), 301 

Railway Avenue, Seward, AK 99664 (Dr. 

Ian Dutton, Responsible Party), has 

applied for an amendment to Scientific 

Research Permit No. 14334. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

January 12, 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. 14334 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 

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone 

(907) 586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249. 

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 Tammy Adams, (301) 

713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 14334 

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 parts 222–226). 

Permit No. 14334, issued on August 

17, 2009 (74 FR 44822), authorizes the 

permit holder to investigate 

reproductive physiology of adult Steller 

sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus; 

permanently captive, eastern stock) and 

survival, growth, and physiology of 

captive-bred offspring. They may also 

deploy biotelemetry instruments on the 

captives to develop and validate 

methods for monitoring wild Steller sea 

lions. The permit authorized two 

mortalities of captive animals over the 

duration of the permit. Two mortalities 

have occurred: A pregnant adult female 

and a near-term fetus. The permit holder 

is requesting the permit be amended to 

allow for two more mortalities of 

captive sea lions for the duration of the 

permit, which expires on August 31, 

2014. 

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 

activities proposed are consistent with 

the Preferred Alternative in the Final 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for Steller Sea Lion and 

Northern Fur Seal Research (NMFS 

2007), and that issuance of the permit 

would not have a significant adverse 

impact on the human environment. 

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 7, 2010. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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