48806 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 153 / Tuesday, August 9, 2011 / Notices 

Dated: August 4, 2011. 

Kim Glas, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and 

Apparel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20301 Filed 8–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA625 

Endangered Species; File No. 16194 

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 National Marine Fisheries Service, 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center 

(SEFSC) [Bonnie Ponwith: Responsible 

Party], 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, 

FL 33149, has applied in due form for 

a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), 

hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), 

loggerhead (Caretta caretta), Kemp’s 

ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), olive 

ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), 

leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and 

unidentified hardshell sea turtles for 

purposes of scientific research. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

September 8, 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. 16194 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) 427–8401; 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. 

• by e-mail to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov (include 

the File No. in the subject line of the 

e-mail), 

• by facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or 

• at the address listed above. 

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: 

Colette Cairns or Amy Hapeman, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of 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). 

The proposed research would allow 

the applicant to monitor the take of 

green, loggerhead, hawksbill, 

leatherback, Kemp’s ridley, olive ridley, 

and unidentified hardshell sea turtles 

during SEFSC resource assessment 

cruises in the Gulf of Mexico, the 

Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. 

Green, loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, 

hawksbill, leatherback, olive ridley and 

unidentified hardshell sea turtles 

captured under separate authority 

would be handled, photographed, 

measured, weighed, flipper and passive 

integrated transponder tagged, 

temporarily marked, skin biopsied, and 

released. These efforts would aid in the 

development and refinement of 

management efforts to recover these 

species. The sampling would be 

conducted year-round for five years 

from the date of issuance of the permit. 

Dated: August 3, 2011. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20190 Filed 8–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA621 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Whiting Advisory Panel, in August 

2011, to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson 

Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 

(401) 861–8000; fax: (401) 861–8002. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Whiting Advisory Panel will develop 

and recommend potential management 

alternatives for Multispecies FMP 

Amendment 19 for the small mesh 

fishery. These alternatives will include 

Annual Catch Limit (ACL) measures 

(allocations, buffers for management 

uncertainty, landings limits), 

Accountability Measures (AM), and 

possibly other measures to regulate the 

fishery and prevent catches from 

exceeding the ACL. The Advisory Panel 

will begin the meeting with a closed 

door session to elect a chair and vicechair. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Actions will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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


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