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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. 


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