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auxiliary aid should be directed to M. 

Jan Bryan, (302) 674–2331 ext 18, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: February 22, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XU58 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold the following meetings in the 

Mariana islands: Rota Community 

Meeting; Tinian Community Meeting, 

Saipan Community Meeting, 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands (CNMI) Student Symposium, 

Mariana Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem 

Plan Team (PT) Meeting, CNMI Regional 

Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC), 

Guam REAC, Mariana Archipelago 

Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting, Guam 

Student Symposium, 103rd Scientific 

and Statistical Committee (SSC) and 

147th Council meetings to take 

recommendations and action on fishery 

management issues in the Western 

Pacific Region. 

DATES: The Rota Community meeting to 

be held March 11, 2010, Tinian 

Community Meeting to be held March 

12, 2010, Saipan Community Meeting 

and CNMI Student Symposium to be 

held March 13, 2010, Mariana 

Archipelago Ecosystem PT to be held 

March 15, 2010, the CNMI REAC to be 

held March 16, 2010, the Guam REAC 

to be held March 18, 2010, the 103rd 

SSC Meeting to be held March 17–19 

2010, Mariana Archipelago AP and 

Guam Student Symposium to be held 

March 20, 2010, and the 147th Council 

meeting to be held March 21–26, 2010. 

For specific times and agendas, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The CNMI Community 

Meetings will be held at the Rota Social 

Hall, Tinian Elementary School 

Cafeteria and the Fiesta Resort and Spa, 

Saipan. 

The Marianas PT and CNMI REAC 

meetings will be held at the 

Multipurpose Center, Saipan. The 

Marianas AP and Guam REAC meeting 

will be held at the Guam Hilton. 

The CNMI Student Symposium will 

be held at the Fiesta Resort and Spa, 

Saipan, and the Guam Student 

Symposium will be held at the Guam 

Hilton, Guam. 

The 103rd SSC will be held at the 

Guam Hilton. 

The 147th Council meeting will be 

held at the Fiesta Resort and Spa, 

Saipan and at the Guam Hilton on 

Guam. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the agenda items listed here, 

the SSC and Council will hear 

recommendations from Council 

advisory groups. Public comment 

periods will be provided throughout the 

agendas. The order in which agenda 

items are addressed may change. The 

meetings will run as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Schedule and Agenda for Rota, Tinian 

and Saipan Community Meetings 

Rota 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Thursday, March 

11, 2010; Tinian 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Friday, 

March 12, 2010; Saipan 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. 

Saturday, March 13, 2010 

The Rota, Tinian and Saipan 

community meetings will feature a 

traditional fishing demonstration and 

discussion of traditional fishing 

practices from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The 

remainder of the meeting will include 

presentations and discussions on the 

Mariana Archipelago Lunar Calendar, 

CNMI Bottomfish Permit Requirement, 

CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife 

Biosampling Program and Community 

Grant Opportunities. The Council will 

seek public comment on proposed 

Management Measures for Noncommercial Fishing in the Marianas 

Trench Marine National Monument. 

Schedule and Agenda for CNMI 

Student Symposium 

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 

2010 

The Student Symposium will include 

presentations on the High School 

Summer Courses in the Marianas and 

highlights of the Hawaii and American 

Samoa courses and videos. Students 

will be able to participate in an ‘‘open 

house’’ session to feature information on 

the Council, traditional fisheries in the 

Marianas, local fishery agency 

programs, educational opportunities for 

students, and fisheries role in the 

community. 

Schedule and Agenda for the Mariana 

Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

Team Meeting 

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday, March 15, 2010 

The PT will review the status of 2009 

PT recommendations. The PT will 

discuss and may make 

recommendations on the Mariana 

Archipelago Annual Report Modules for 

bottomfish, coral reef, and crustacean 

fisheries and on the separation of Coral 

Reef Ecosystem Management Unit 

Species and Bottomfish Management 

Unit Species complexes. Reports will be 

provided on monitoring activities and 

projects including, the November 2009 

Fishery Data Workshop, NMFS 

biosampling program, Guam bottomfish 

biosampling project, CNMI bottomfish 

regulations and compliance, Mariana 

Humphead Wrasse Study and coral reef 

priority setting. The PT will review and 

make recommendations on the 

following Council actions: 

A. Marianas Trench Monument NonCommercial Fishing Management 

Measures 

B. Recommendations on a Process for 

Establishing Annual Catch Limits 

C. Recommendations on Framework 

Measures for Fishery Ecosystem Plans of 

the Western Pacific 

D. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Aquaculture in the 

Western Pacific 

E. Recommendations on Options for 

Exemptions from Federal Fishery 

Permits 

F. Recommendations on Cooperative 

Research Projects 

Schedule and Agenda for Marianas 

Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

Regional Ecosystem Advisory 

Committee (CNMI REAC) 

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2010 

The CNMI REAC will meet to review 

progress on the 2009 REAC 

recommendations and to hear reports 

on, discuss and consider developing 

recommendations on the following 

upcoming 147th Council Meeting 

Actions: 

A. Management Measures for NonCommercial Fishing in the Marianas 

Trench Marine National Monument 

B. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Aquaculture in the 

Western Pacific 

C. Recommendations on Cooperative 

Research Projects 

In addition, the CNMI REAC will hear 

reports on, discuss and consider 

developing recommendations on CNMI 

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Micronesian Challenge meeting, 

Division of Fish and Wildlife 

biosampling program, tangison and 

atuhong in the Marianas, Mariana 

Archipelago lunar calendar and the 

status of the sea turtle recovery plan and 

funding. The REAC will also hear 

reports on the status of the CNMI 

bottomfish regulations and compliance, 

marine education and training program, 

Community Demonstration Projects 

Program, sanctuary scoping and 

outreach funding and other local issues. 

Schedule and Agenda for SSC Meeting 

8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 

17, 2010 

1. Introductions 

2. Approval of Draft Agenda and 

Assignment of Rapporteurs 

3. Status of the 102nd SSC Meeting 

Recommendations 

4. Report from the Pacific Islands 

Fisheries Science Center Director 

5. Program Planning 

A. ACLs Process-Ongoing Action 

B. Data Workshop Report 

C. Second National SSC Meeting 

Report 

1. Catch Data Work Group Report 

D. NOAA National Catch Shares 

Guidelines 

E. Public Comment 

F. Discussion and Recommendations 

6. Insular Fisheries 

A. Mariana Archipelago 

1. Draft omnibus FEP amendment for 

non commercial fishing in the Marianas 

Trench, Rose Atoll, Pacific Remote 

Island Area Monuments 

2. History of the Pelagic Fishing in the 

Marianas 

B. Mariana Division of Fish & Wildlife 

reef fish life history investigations 

C. American Samoa Archipelago 

1. Tsunami Impacts on Nearshore 

Ecosystems 

D. Hawaii Archipelago 

1. Options for Refining Essential Fish 

Habitat for Main Hawaiian Islands 

Bottomfish 

E. Insular Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

Team Recommendations 

F. Public Comment 

G. Discussion and Recommendations 

8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday, March 18, 

2010 

7. Pelagic Fisheries 

A. Hawaii Longline Bigeye Tuna 

Management Under a Catch Limit 

B. Options to modify Hawaii deep set 

tuna longline swordfish catch limit 

C. Monitoring the dynamic changes of 

economic performance of the Hawaii 

Longline Fisheries 

D. Addressing Hawaii Bigeye and 

Yellowfin Insular Populations 

E. American Samoa and Hawaii 

Longline Quarterly Reports 

F. Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit 

Monitoring 

G. Bigeye Tuna Stock Assessment 

Review 

H. International Fisheries/Meetings 

1. Sixth Session of the Western and 

Central Pacific Fishery Commission 

2. Eighth meeting to establish a North 

Pacific Regional Fishery Management 

Arrangement 

I. Pelagic Plan Team 

Recommendations 

J. Public Comment 

K. Discussion and Recommendations 

8. Protected Species 

A. False Killer Whale Take Reduction 

Team Report 

B. Monk Seal Recovery Team Meeting 

Report 

C. Public Comment 

D. Discussion and Recommendations 

8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday March 19, 2010 

9. Other Business 

A. Coral Reef Fisheries Workshop 

B. 104th SSC Meeting 

10. Summary of SSC 

Recommendations to the Council 

Schedule and Agenda for the Guam 

REAC Meeting 

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Thursday March 18, 2010 

The Guam REAC will meet to hear 

reports on, discuss and consider 

developing recommendations on the 

following upcoming 147th Council 

Meeting Actions: 

A. Management Measures for NonCommercial Fishing in the Marianas 

Trench Marine National Monument 

B. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Aquaculture in the 

Western Pacific 

C. Recommendations on Cooperative 

Research Projects 

In addition, the Guam REAC will hear 

reports on and discuss Council 

comments on the Military buildup Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

recommendations to the US Department 

of Defense on Military Activities, Green 

Sea Turtle Recovery Plan, Marine 

Spatial Planning, coral reef ecosystem 

threats, truth in science, Western and 

Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, 

indigenous Fishing Rights -- access to 

safe, healthy habitat for sustainable 

fishing, developing a community 

consultation process and community 

opportunities. 

Schedule and Agenda for Mariana 

Archipelago Advisory Panel Meeting 

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday March 20, 2010 

The Mariana Archipelago Advisory 

Panel members will meet to review, 

discuss and consider recommendations 

on the following upcoming 147th 

Council Meeting Actions: 

A. Management of Marianas Trench 

Marine National Monument NonCommercial Fishing Measures 

B. Recommendations on a Process for 

Establishing Annual Catch Limits 

C. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Aquaculture in the 

Western Pacific 

D. Recommendations on Cooperative 

Research Projects 

In addition, the AP will hear reports 

on the status of past fishery 

management actions, including purse 

seine Fish Aggregation Device (FAD) 

amendment, longline and purse seine 

area closure and CNMI Bottomfish 

permit and reporting. Other issues to be 

discussed will include military 

activities in the Mariana archipelago, 

coral reef Local Action Strategy (LAS) 

priority setting, indigenous fishing 

rights, NMFS biosampling program, 

UOG fish life history studies, fishery 

agency reports, green sea turtle 

Endangered Species Act recovery 

criteria and emerging fishery issues. 

Schedule and Agenda for Guam 

Student Symposium 

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday March 20, 2010 

The Student Symposium will include 

presentations on the High School 

Summer Courses in the Marianas and 

highlights of the Hawaii and American 

Samoa courses and videos. Students 

will be able to participate in an ‘‘open 

house’’ booth session that will feature 

information on the Council, traditional 

fisheries in the Marianas, local fishery 

agency programs, educational 

opportunities for students, and fisheries 

role in the community. 

Schedule and Agenda for 147th Council 

Meeting 

147th Council Meeting, Fiesta Resort & 

Spa, Saipan 

Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 2 p.m. - 4 

p.m. 

Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee Meeting 

Monday, March 22, 2010 - 8:30 p.m. - 

5 p.m. 

1. Opening Ceremony 

2. Introductions 

3. Approval of Agenda 

4. Approval of the 146th Meeting 

Minutes 

5. Executive Director’s Report 

6. Agency Reports 

A. National Marine Fisheries Service 

1. Pacific Islands Regional Office 

2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science 

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B. NOAA Regional Counsel 

C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

D. Enforcement 

1. U.S. Coast Guard 

2. NMFS Office for Law Enforcement 

3. NOAA GC for Enforcement and 

Litigation 

4. National Marine Sanctuaries 

Program 

7. Marianas Archipelago 

A. Arongo flaeey 

B. Legislative Report 

C. Enforcement Issues 

D. Action Items 

1. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Non-Commercial Fishing 

in the Marianas Trench Marine National 

Monument 

E. Community Activities and Issues 

1. Economic Stimulus 

2. Report on Student Symposium 

3. Report on Marianas Community 

Workshop 

F. Update on Military Activities 

1. Marianas Islands Range Complex 

2. Military Build up 

G. NMFS PIRO CNMI Sea Turtle 

Coordinator Report 

H. Education and Outreach Initiatives 

I. Marianas Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

(FEP)-CNMI Advisory Panel 

Recommendations 

J. Marianas FEP-CNMI Plan Team 

Recommendations 

K. Marianas FEP-CNMI REAC 

Recommendations 

L. SSC Recommendations 

M. Public Hearing 

N. Council Discussion and Action 

8. American Samoa Archipelago 

A. Motu Lipoti 

B. Fono Report 

C. Enforcement Issues 

D. Action Items 

1. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Non-Commercial Fishing 

in the Rose Atoll Marine National 

Monument 

E. Community Activities and Issues 

1. Economic Recovery and Stimulus 

2. Disaster Relief 

F. Education and Outreach Initiatives 

G. American Samoa Plan Team 

Recommendations 

H. SSC Recommendations 

I. Public Hearing 

J. Council Discussion and Action 

6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Fishers Forum - 

Fishermen as Scientists 

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 9 a.m. - 5 

p.m. 

9. Program Planning and Research 

A. Action Items 

1. Recommendations on a Process for 

Establishing Annual Catch Limits 

2. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Non-commercial Fishing 

in the PRI Marine National Monument 

3. Recommendation on Framework 

Measures for Fishery Ecosystem Plans of 

the Western Pacific 

4. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Aquaculture in the 

Western Pacific 

5. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Hancock Seamount 

6. Recommendations on Options for 

Exemptions from Federal Fishery 

Permits 

B. Report on Western Pacific Fishery 

Data Workshop 

C. Report on Joint AP Meeting 

D. NOAA Draft Catch Shares Policy 

E. National Ocean Policy and Marine 

Spatial Planning 

F. Local, National & International 

Education and Outreach Initiatives 

G. Hawaii Plan Team 

Recommendations on PRIA Monument 

H. SSC Recommendations 

I. Public Hearing 

J. Council Discussion and Action 

10. Public Comment on Non-Agenda 

Items 

147th Council Meeting, Guam Hilton, 

Guam 

Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 9 a.m. - 5 

p.m. 

11. Opening Ceremony 

12. Introductions 

Guest Speaker: TBA 

13. Marianas Archipelago - Guam 

A. Isla Informe 

B. Legislative Report 

C. Enforcement Issues 

D. Action Items 

1. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Non-Commercial Fishing 

in the Marianas Trench Monument 

E. Community Activities and Issues 

1. Report on Student Symposium 

2. Report on Marianas Community 

Workshop 

F. Education and Outreach Initiatives 

G. Marianas FEP-Guam Advisory 

Panel Recommendations 

H. Marianas FEP-Guam Plan Team 

Recommendations 

I. Marianas FEP-Guam REAC 

Recommendations 

J. SSC Recommendations 

K. Public Hearing 

L. Council Discussion and Action 

14. Pelagic & International Fisheries 

A. Action Items 

1. Recommendations on Hawaii 

Longline Bigeye Tuna Management 

Under a Catch Limit 

2. Recommendations on Options to 

Modify the Hawaii Deep-set Tuna 

Longline Swordfish Fishery Catch Limit 

3. Recommendations on 

Modifications to the American Samoa 

Longline Limited Entry Program 

B. Review of Pacific Bigeye Tuna 

Stock Assessment 

C. International Fisheries 

1. 5th International Fishers Forum 

(IFF5) 

2. Western Central Pacific Fisheries 

Commission 

D. Protected Species 

1. Japan Sea Turtle Community 

Network 

2. False Killer Whale Take Reduction 

Team Workshop Report 

3. Monk Seal Recovery Team Meeting 

Report 

E. Pacific Pelagic Advisory Panel 

Recommendations for the Marianas 

F. Pelagic Plan Team 

Recommendations 

G. SSC Recommendations 

H. Public Hearing 

I. Council Discussion and Action 

15. Public Comment on Non-Agenda 

Items 

6 p.m. - 9 p.m. - Fishers Forum 

Friday, March 26, 2010 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

16. Hawaii Archipelago 

A. Moku Pepa 

B. Legislative Report 

C. Enforcement Issues 

D. Action Items 

1. Recommendations on Options for 

Refining Essential Fish Habitat for the 

MHI Bottomfish Fishery 

E. Community Activities and Issues 

1. Economic Stimulus 

F. SSC Recommendations 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

17. Administrative Matters 

A. Financial Reports 

B. Administrative Reports 

C. Standard Operating Procedures and 

Practices Review and Changes 

D. Meetings and Workshops 

E. Other Business 

F. Standing Committee 

Recommendations 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

18. Other Business 

Non-Emergency issues not contained 

in this agenda may come before the 

Council for discussion and formal 

Council action during its 147th meeting. 

However, Council action on regulatory 

issues will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this document and 

any regulatory issue arising after 

publication of this document that 

requires emergency action under section 

305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

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interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 

(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– 

8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: February 22, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3806 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–964, A–201–838] 

Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and 

Tube From the People’s Republic of 

China and Mexico: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determinations of 

Antidumping Duty Investigations 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 25, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karine Gziryan (the People’s Republic of 

China) or Joy Zhang (Mexico), AD/CVD 

Operations, Offices 4 and 3, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–4081 or (202) 482– 

1168, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations 

On October 20, 2009, the Department 

of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) 

initiated the antidumping investigations 

of Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and 

Tube from the People’s Republic of 

China and Mexico. See Seamless 

Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the 

People’s Republic of China and Mexico: 

Initiation of Antidumping Duty 

Investigations, 74 FR 42852 (October 27, 

2009). 

The notice of initiation stated that 

unless postponed the Department would 

issue the preliminary determinations for 

these investigations no later than 140 

days after the date of initiation, in 

accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the 

Act’’). The preliminary determinations 

were originally due no later than March 

9, 2010. After being tolled for seven 

days, the preliminary determinations 

are currently due no later than March 

16, 2010. See Memorandum For The 

Record from Ronald Lorentzen, DAS for 

Import Administration, titled ‘‘Tolling of 

Administrative Deadlines As a Result of 

the Government Closure During the 

Recent Snowstorm,’’ dated February 12, 

2010. 

On February 12, 2010, Cerro Flow 

Products, Inc., KobeWieland Copper 

Products, LLC, Mueller Copper Tube 

Products, Inc., and Mueller Copper 

Tube Company, Inc. (collectively, 

‘‘Petitioners’’), made a timely request 

pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e) for a 50-day 

postponement of the preliminary 

determinations. The petitioners 

requested postponement of the 

preliminary determinations in order to 

ensure that the Department has 

adequate time to conduct a complete 

and thorough investigation of 

respondents in these proceedings. 

Because there are no compelling 

reasons to deny the request, the 

Department is postponing the deadline 

for the preliminary determinations 

pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the 

Act to May 5, 2010, the 190th day from 

the date of initiation, when adjusted for 

the seven days referenced above. The 

deadline for the final determinations 

will continue to be 75 days after the 

date of the preliminary determinations, 

unless postponed. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 733(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XT90 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Seabird and 

Pinniped Research Activities in Central 

California 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of incidental 

harassment authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

regulations implementing the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as 

amended, notification is hereby given 

that NMFS has issued an Incidental 

Harassment Authorization (IHA) to 

PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO), to 

incidentally harass, by Level B 

harassment only, four species of marine 

mammals during the specified activity. 

DATES: This authorization is effective 

from February 19, 2010, through 

February 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA and the 

application are available by writing to P. 

Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. A copy of the application may be 

obtained by writing to this address, by 

telephoning the contact listed here (FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) or 

online at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ 

permits/incidental.htm#applications. 

Documents cited in this notice may be 

viewed, by appointment, during regular 

business hours, at the aforementioned 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeannine Cody (301) 713–2289, ext. 113 

or Monica DeAngelis, NMFS Southwest 

Region, (562) 980–3232. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA (16 

U.S.C. 1371 (a)(5)(D)) directs the 

Secretary of Commerce to authorize, 

upon request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals of a species or stock, 

for periods of not more than one year, 

by United States citizens who engage in 

a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) within a specified 

geographical region if certain findings 

are made and, if the taking is limited to 

harassment, a notice of a proposed 

authorization is provided to the public 

for review. 

Authorization for incidental taking of 

small numbers of marine mammals shall 

be granted if NMFS finds that the taking 

will have a negligible impact on the 

species or stock(s), and will not have an 

unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of the species or stock(s) for 

subsistence uses. The authorization 

must set forth the permissible methods 

of taking, other means of effecting the 

least practicable adverse impact on the 

species or stock and its habitat, and 

monitoring and reporting of such 

takings. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible 

impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as ‘‘an 

impact resulting from the specified 

activity that cannot be reasonably 

expected to, and is not reasonably likely 

to, adversely affect the species or stock 

through effects on annual rates of 

recruitment or survival.’’ 


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