Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 53 / Tuesday, March 20, 2007 / Notices 13093 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376; 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ 

review.htm; 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone 

(206)526–6150; fax (206)526–6426; 

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone 

(907)586–7221; fax (907)586–7249; 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018; 

Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814–4700; phone (808)973–2935; fax 

(808)973–2941; 

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 

01930–2298; phone (978)281–9200; fax 

(978)281–9371; and 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 

33701; phone (727)824–5312; fax 

(727)824–5309. 

Dated: March 14, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–5053 Filed 3–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D.#031207C] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 774–1847–01 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science 

Center, Antarctic Marine Living 

Resources Program (Rennie Holt, Ph.D., 

Principal Investigator), 8604 La Jolla 

Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 has 

been issued an amendment to scientific 

research Permit No. 774–1847. 

ADDRESSES: The amendment 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: Kate 

Swails or Tammy Adams, (301)713–

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 23, 2007 notice was published 

in the Federal Register (72 FR 2868) 

that an amendment of Permit No. 774–

1847, issued September 11, 2006 (71 FR 

53423) had been requested by the abovenamed organization. The requested 

amendment has been granted 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). 

Permit No. 774–1847 authorizes the 

permit holder to continue a long-term 

ecosystem monitoring program of 

pinniped species in the South Shetland 

Islands, Antarctica. The permit holder is 

authorized to take up to 710 Antarctic 

fur seals (Arctophalus gazell) and 20 

leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) 

annually. The animals are captured, 

measured, weighed, tagged, blood 

sampled, and have time-depth 

recorders, VHF transmitters, and 

platform terminal transmitters attached. 

A subset of fur seals are given an enema, 

have a tooth extracted, milk sampled, 

and are part of a doubly-labeled water 

study on energetics. A subset of leopard 

seals are blubber and muscle sampled. 

The amendment authorizes the permit 

holder to increase annual researchrelated mortality to eight Antarctic fur 

seals (3 adults and 5 pups) and two 

leopard seals. Permit conditions are 

such that research must be stopped 

when the mortality level is reached. The 

amendment is intended to allow the 

continuation of the long-term 

monitoring studies in the event of 

greater than anticipated levels of 

research-related mortality. 

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: March 14, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–5055 Filed 3–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, April 6, 

2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Eileen A. Donovan, 202–418–5100. 

Eileen A. Donovan, 

Acting Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–1364 Filed 3–15–07; 4:43 pm] 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, April 13, 

2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Eileen A. Donovan, 202–418–5100. 

Eileen A. Donovan, 

Acting Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–1365 Filed 3–15–07; 4:43 pm] 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, April 20, 

2007 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Enforcement Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Eileen A. Donovan, 202–418–5100. 

Eileen A. Donovan, 

Acting Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–1366 Filed 3–15–07; 4:43 pm] 

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