### 42297 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 18, 2012 / Notices

Impact on Availability of Affected Species or Stock for Taking for Subsistence Uses

No tribal subsistence hunts are held in the vicinity of the project area; thus, temporary behavioral impacts to individual animals will not affect any subsistence activity. Further, no population or stock level impacts to marine mammals are anticipated or authorized. As a result, no impacts to the availability of the species or stock to the Pacific Northwest treaty tribes are expected as a result of the activities. Therefore, no relevant subsistence uses of marine mammals are implicated by this action. Endangered Species Act (ESA)

There is one ESA-listed marine mammal species with known occurrence in the project area: The Eastern DPS of the Steller sea lion, listed as threatened. Because of the potential presence of Steller sea lions, the Navy engaged in a formal consultation with the NMFS Northwest Regional Office under Section 7 of the ESA. We also initiated separate consultation with our Northwest Regional Office because of our proposal to authorize the incidental take of Steller sea lions. The Biological Opinion associated with that consultation concluded that the proposed action is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the Steller sea lion or the humpback whale, and includes an Incidental Take Statement for the Steller sea lion. The Steller sea lion does not have critical habitat in the action area. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

The Navy has prepared an Environmental Impact Statement and issued a Record of Decision for this project. We acted as a cooperating agency in the preparation of that document, and have reviewed the EIS and the public comments received and determined that preparation of any additional NEPA analysis is not necessary. We subsequently adopted the Navy’s EIS and issued our own Record of Decision. The Navy EIS is available for public review at www.nbkeis.com.
Authorization

As a result of these determinations, we have issued an IHA to the Navy to conduct the described activities in the Hood Canal from the period of July 16, 2012, through February 15, 2013, provided the previously described mitigation, monitoring, and reporting requirements are incorporated. Dated: July 11, 2012. Helen M. Golde, Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2012–17488 Filed 7–17–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**
**Office of the Secretary**
**Meeting of the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council**  **(MFRC)**

**AGENCY :**  Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense.
**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to Section 10(a), Public Law 92–463, as amended, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council (MFRC). The purpose of the Council meeting is to review the military family programs which will be the focus for the Council for next year, and address selected concerns of military family organizations.

The meeting is open to the public, subject to the availability of space. Persons desiring to attend may contact Ms. Melody McDonald at 571–372–0880 or email FamilyReadinessCouncil@osd.mil no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 to arrange for parking and escort into the conference room inside the Pentagon.

Interested persons may submit a written statement for consideration by the Council. Persons desiring to submit a written statement to the Council must notify the point of contact listed in **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**  no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 9, 2012.
**DATES :**  August 15, 2012, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
**ADDRESSES :**  Pentagon Conference Center B6 (escorts will be provided from the Pentagon Metro entrance).
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ms. Melody McDonald or Ms. Betsy Graham, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary (Military Community & Family Policy), 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350–2300, Room 3G15. Telephones (571) 372–0880; (571) 372–0881 and/or email: FamilyReadinessCouncil@osd.mil.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Meeting agenda. Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Welcome & Administrative Remarks Review and Comment on Council Action from December meeting Priority Areas Briefings Closing Remarks

Note: Exact order may vary.
Dated: July 13, 2012. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2012–17458 Filed 7–17–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**
**Department of the Navy**
**Meeting of the Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of the Navy, DoD.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Open Meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  The Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel will hold a regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and Thursday, August 16, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Members of the public should submit their comments in advance of the meeting to the meeting Point of Contact.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, 1201 New York Avenue NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 2005.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Dr. Joan S. Cleveland, Office of Naval Research, 875 North Randolph Street Suite 1425, Arlington, VA 22203–1995, telephone 703–696–4532.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  This notice of open meeting is provided in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The meeting will include discussions on ocean research, resource management, and other current issues in the ocean science and management communities.
J.M. Beal, Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–17438 Filed 7–17–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**National Petroleum Council**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.