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species working group is acceptable. 

Those interested in a species working 

group technical advisor appointment 

should indicate which of the four 

working groups is preferred. Placement 

on the requested species working group, 

however, is not guaranteed. 

Dated: September 11, 2006. 

William T. Hogarth, 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 090806B] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 763–1845 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Smithsonian National Zoological 

Park (SNZP), 3001 Connecticut Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20008 (John Berry, 

Responsible Party) has been issued a 

permit to conduct research on Weddell 

seals (Leptonychotes weddelliis) and 

import marine mammal specimens for 

scientific research. 

ADDRESSES: The permit 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; and 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Tammy Adams, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 

2006, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (71 FR 26073) that a 

request for a scientific research permit 

to take the species identified above had 

been submitted by the above-named 

organization. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and 

the regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The SNZP has been issued a permit to 

study maternal investment, maternal 

and pup diving behavior, and the onset 

of feeding by mother and pup Weddell 

seals in Antarctica. Over a 2-year 

period, researchers will capture motherpup pairs and weaned pups for 

weighing, administering isotopes, 

collecting blood and milk samples, and 

attachment/removal of time-depth 

recorders and radio transmitters. 

Samples from Weddell seals and from 

non-endangered marine mammals may 

be imported into the U.S. and reexported for scientific analysis over a 5- 

year period. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: September 8, 2001. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Missile Defense Advisory Committee 

(MDAC) 

AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency (MDA). 

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Missile Defense Advisory 

Committee will meet in closed session 

on September 18–19, 2006, in 

Washington, DC. 

The mission of the Missile Defense 

Advisory Committee is to provide the 

Department of Defense advice on all 

matters relating to missile defense, 

including system development, 

technology, program maturity and 

readiness of configurations of the 

Ballistic Missile Defense System 

(BMDS) to enter the acquisition process. 

At this meeting, the Committee will 

conduct classified discussions on 

capability-based acquisition. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: COL 

David R. Wolf, Designated Federal 

Official (DFO) at david.wolf@mda.mil, 

phone/voice mail (703) 695–6438, or 

mail at 7100 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–7100. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App 

II), it has been determined that this 

Missile Defense Advisory Committee 

meeting concerns matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, 

the meeting will be closed to the public. 

The need to conduct this meeting was 

identified with less than 15 calendar 

days prior to the schedule date. As a 

result, the meeting notice is being 

published with less than 15 calendar 

days notice. 

Dated: September 8, 2006. 

C.R. Choate, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Office, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Hemet/San Jacinto Integrated 

Recharge and Recovery Project, 

Riverside County, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army—U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District 

(Regulatory Branch), in coordination 

with the Eastern Municipal Water 

District (EMWD), has completed a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Hemet/San Jacinto Integrated 

Recharge and Recovery Project. EMWD 

requires authorization pursuant to 

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for 

53.1 acres of fill into waters of the U.S. 

A public hearing will be held at the 

Simpson Center (305 East Devonshire 

Avenue, Hemet, CA 92543) on 

September 19, 2006 from 5:30 to 6:30 

p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions or comments concerning the 

Draft EIS should be directed to Dr. 

Daniel P. Swenson, Regulatory Branch, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 

532711, Los Angeles, CA, 90053, (213) 

452–3414. Comments should be 

submitted no later than October 20, 

2006. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None. 

Mark Durham, 

Chief, South Coast Section, Regulatory 

Branch. 

[FR Doc. 06–7649 Filed 9–13–06; 8:45 am] 

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