5338 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 20 / Monday, January 31, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA185 

Marine Mammals; File No. 15274 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Dan Salden, Ph.D., Hawaii Whale 

Research Foundation, 52 Cheshire 

Drive, Maryville, IL 62062, has applied 

in due form for a permit to conduct 

research on humpback whales 

(Megaptera novaeangliae). 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

March 2, 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. 15274 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)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376; 

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone 

(907)586–7221; fax (907)586–7249; and 

Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814–4700; phone (808)944–2200; fax 

(808)973–2941. 

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 e-mail 

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: 

Joselyd Garcia-Reyes or Carrie Hubard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 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 (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 applicant requests a permit to 

conduct passive acoustics, underwater 

photography and videography, photoidentification surveys, and to collect 

sloughed skin to study humpback 

whales, Hawaiian Insular false killer 

whales (Pseudorca crassidens), and 

non-ESA listed cetaceans around the 

waters of Hawaii, primarily Kona Coast 

and Maui County near-Lanai waters, 

Kalohi Channel, and Pailolo Channel. 

Research would also occur in Southeast 

Alaska and Kachemak Bay area when 

platforms become available. Up to 3000 

humpback whales and 150 Hawaiian 

Insular false killer whales could be 

harassed each year during photoidentification surveys. Additionally, 

false killer whales, killer whales 

(Orcinus orca), short-finned pilot 

whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), 

bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops 

truncatus), spinner dolphins (Stenella 

longirostris), and pantropical spotted 

dolphins (Stenella attenuata) may be 

harassed. See the application for 

specific take numbers by species. The 

purposes of the proposed research are 

to: (1) Continue and expand a study of 

humpback whales, (2) examine the role 

and function of competitive groups as 

they relate to the mating system of 

humpback whales, (3) study the life 

histories of known individual 

humpback whales, and (4) 

opportunistically study the stock 

structure, life history parameters 

(reproductive rates, mortality, etc.) and 

abundance of other cetaceans. The 

permit would be valid for a period of 

five years. 

A draft environmental assessment 

(EA) has been prepared in compliance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), to 

examine whether significant 

environmental impacts could result 

from issuance of the proposed scientific 

research permit. The draft EA is 

available for review and comment 

simultaneous with the scientific 

research permit application. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: January 25, 2011. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2066 Filed 1–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA183 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of a scientific research 

permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has issued scientific research 

Permit 15390 to the Resource 

Conservation District of the Santa 

Monica Mountains (RCD), in southern 

California. 

ADDRESSES: The permit application, the 

permit, and related documents are 

available for review, by appointment, at 

the foregoing address at: Protected 

Resources Division, NMFS, 501 W. 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802 (ph: 562–980–4026, fax: 562– 

980–4027, e-mail at: 

Matthew.McGoogan@noaa.gov). The 

permit application is also available for 

review online at the Authorizations and 

Permits for Protected Species Web site 

at https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

McGoogan at 562–980–4026, or e-mail: 

Matthew.McGoogan@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority 

The issuance of permits, as required 

by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1543) (ESA), is based 

on a finding that such permits: (1) Are 

applied for in good faith; (2) would not 

operate to the disadvantage of the listed 

species which are the subject of the 

permits; and, (3) are consistent with the 

purposes and policies set forth in 

section 2 of the ESA. Authority to take 

listed species is subject to conditions set 

forth in the permits. Permits are issued 

in accordance with and are subject to 

the ESA and NMFS regulations (50 CFR 

parts 222–226) governing listed fish and 

wildlife permits. 


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