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From 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

Mackerel Committee, take action on its 

Mackerel Regulatory Amendment 

following the public comment session, 

and take other actions as necessary. 

September 21, 2006, 4:30 p.m., the 

Council will hold a public comment 

session on the Mackerel Regulatory 

Amendment. 

Council Session: September 22, 2006, 8 

a.m. - 12 noon. 

From 8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the Council 

will receive a NOAA General Counsel 

briefing on litigation issues (CLOSED 

SESSION). 

From 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

Advisory Panel Selection Committee 

and take action as appropriate. 

From 8:45 a.m. - 9 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the Snapper 

Grouper Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from joint 

Executive/Finance Committees and take 

action as appropriate. 

From 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., the 

Council will receive a report on the 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR) stock assessment 

Steering Committee Meeting and take 

action as necessary. 

From 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon, the Council 

will receive a presentation regarding the 

International Commission for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), 

review requests for Experimental 

Fishing Permits as necessary, and 

receive status reports from NOAA 

Fisheries’ Southeast Regional Office, 

NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries 

Science Center, agency and liaison 

reports, and discuss other business 

including upcoming meetings. 

Documents regarding these issues are 

available from the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subjects of formal 

Council action during this meeting. 

Council action will be restricted to those 

issues specifically listed 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. 

Except for advertised (scheduled) 

public hearings and public comment, 

the times and sequence specified on this 

agenda are subject to change. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) by September 14, 2006. 

Dated: August 23, 2006. 

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 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

[I.D. 080306C] 

Marine Mammals and Endangered 

Species; National Marine Fisheries 

Service File No. 493–1848; U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service File No. MA130062 

AGENCIES: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (FWS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Darlene R. Ketten, Ph.D., Woods 

Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology 

Department, MRF- Room 233, MS 50, 

Woods Hole, MA 02543 has applied in 

due form for a permit from NMFS and 

FWS to take parts from species of 

marine mammals for purposes of 

scientific research. 

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments 

must be received on or before 

September 27, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The application request and 

related documents are available for 

review upon written request or by 

appointment in the following office(s): 

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) 427–2521; 

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 

01930–2298; phone (978) 281–9200; fax 

(978) 281–9371; and 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Division of Management Authority, 

4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, 

Arlington, VA 22203; phone (800) 358–

2104; fax (703) 358–2281. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this application 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular request would 

be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301) 427–2521, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 493–1848/ 

MA130062. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Kate Swails, Office 

of Protected Resources, NMFS, (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 

parts 18 and 216), the Fur Seal Act of 

1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et 

seq.), 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 parts 17 and 222–226). 

Dr. Ketten is requesting a permit for 

the possession and worldwide import/ 

export of marine mammal and 

endangered species parts from the 

orders of Cetacea (dolphins, porpoises 

and whales), Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions 

and walrus), Carnivora (sea otter, 

Enhydra lutris, and polar bear, Ursus 

maritimus) and Sirenia (dugongs and 

manatees). Whole carcasses, heads, or 

temporal bones (ears) are requested from 

stranded animals that die prior to 

beaching, are euthanized upon 

stranding, or which die in captivity. No 

animals would be taken or killed for the 

purpose of this research. 

The research proposed by Dr. Ketten 

utilizes three-dimensional analyses of 

aquatic mammals ears to generate 

estimates of auditory sensitivity, seeking 

to determine how structural elements of 

these ears contribute to underwater 

hearing. Mathematical models and 

three-dimensional reconstructions of 

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head and ear anatomy are produced 

from whole carcasses, heads, or 

temporal bones from animals that strand 

and die or die in captivity. The tissues 

are scanned by CT (Computerized 

Tomography) and MRI (Magnetic 

Resonance Imaging) and the ears are 

decalcified, sectioned, digitized, and 

reconstructed. Measurements from these 

reconstructions are used to calculate 

frequency distribution maps for each 

species examined. These inner ear 

models have provided the first evidence 

of acute infrasonic hearing in some 

species, new insights into how marine 

mammals achieve extreme infra and 

also ultrasonic hearing, and estimates of 

species specific hearing curves. A 

permit is requested for a period of 5 

years. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activities proposed are categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: August 22, 2006. 

Charlie R. Chandler, 

Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of 

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service. 

Dated: August 22, 2006. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Business Board; Notice of 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Business Board 

(DBB) will meet in open session on 

Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at the 

Pentagon, Washington, DC from 9:30 

a.m. until 10 a.m. The mission of the 

DBB is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense on effective strategies for 

implementation of best business 

practices of interest to the Department 

of Defense. At this meeting, the Board 

will deliberate on their findings and 

recommendations related to Military 

Health System Governance and to the 

Alignment and Configuration of 

Business Activities. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 6, 2006, 

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: 1155 Defense Pentagon, 

2C554, Washington, DC 20301–1155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

attend the meeting must contact the 

Defense Business Board no later than 

Wednesday, August 30th for further 

information about escort arrangements 

in the Pentagon. Additionally, those 

who wish to provide input to the Board 

should submit written comments by 

Wednesday, August 30th to allow time 

for distribution to the Board members 

prior to the meeting. 

The DBB may be contacted at: Defense 

Business Board, 1155 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 3C288, Washington, DC 20301–

1155, via e-mail at 

defensebusinessboard2@osd.mil or via 

phone at (703) 697–2168. 

Due to an administrative oversight, 

this notice has not been published 

within the 15 day notification 

requirement. 

Dated: August 22, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Secretary of Defense’s 

Defense Advisory Board for Employer 

Support of the Guard and Reserve 

(DAB–ESGR) 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the DAB–ESGR. This 

meeting will focus on the status of DoD 

actions and recommendations from 

previous DAB meetings and relevant 

discussions of DoD planning guidance 

for future mobilizations and targeted 

communications to employers. This 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: 0830–1530, September 22, 2006. 

Location: Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Reserve Affairs Conference 

Room 2E219, the Pentagon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Interested attendees may contact LCDR 

Vic Lopez at 703 696–1386 x540, or email at victor.lopez@osd.mil. 

Dated: August 18, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

DSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, DoD. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

[USAF–2006–0012] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to alter a record system. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force proposes to alter a system of 

records notice to its existing inventory 

of records systems subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. 

DATES: The actions will be effective on 

September 27, 2006 unless comments 

are received that would result in a 

contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air 

Force Privacy Act Officer, Office of 

Warfighting Integration and Chief 

Information Officer, SAF/XCISI, 1800 

Air Force Pentagon, Suite 220, 

Washington, DC 20330–1800. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Novella Hill at (703) 588–7855. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of the Air Force’s record 

system notices for records systems 

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been 

published in the Federal Register and 

are available from the address above. 

The proposed system report, as 

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was 

submitted on August 14, 2006, to the 

House Committee on Government 

Reform, the Senate Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs, and the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) pursuant to 

paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB 

Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal Agency 

Responsibilities for Maintaining 

Records About Individuals,’ dated 

February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 

FR 6427). 

Dated: August 21, 2006. 

C.R. Choate, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

F071 AF OSI D 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Investigative Support Records (June 

11, 1997, 62 FR 31973). 

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