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achieve controlled growth of 

nanostructures with desired 

morphology, size and functionalities. 

Application accepted by Commissioner 

of Customs: June 29, 2007. 

Docket Number: 07–045. Applicant: 

Florida Fish and Wildlife Research 

Institute, Saint Petersburg, FL. 

Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model 

JEM–1400. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., 

Japan. Intended Use: The instrument is 

intended to be used to visualize the 

ultrastructure of various organisms to 

understand growth and disease 

processes. Examples include studies of: 

screening for viruses in sea grass, fish 

testis and ovarian development, 

termination of harmful algal blooms and 

the reproductive developmental 

processes in the blue crab and in clams. 

Application accepted by Commissioner 

of Customs: June 11, 2007. 

Docket Number: 07–046. Applicant: 

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 

Chevy Chase, MD. Instrument: Electron 

Microscope, Model Tecnai G2 20 TWIN. 

Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech 

Republic. Intended Use: The instrument 

is intended to be used initially for a 

large scale brain imaging effort based on 

thin sections of tissue from model 

organisms such as the rat, the fruit fly 

and the nematode. The objective is to 

provide complete brain circuitry 

information based on high resolution 

imaging of these organisms. Application 

accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 

July 16, 2007. 

Docket Number: 07–048. Applicant: 

The University of Michigan, Department 

of Materials Science and Engineering, 

Ann Arbor, MI. Instrument: Low Voltage 

Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: 

Delong Instruments, Czech Republic. 

Intended Use: The instrument is 

intended to be used for the design and 

optimization of materials that can be 

used to create a stable, sensitive 

interface between electrically active 

tissue and electronic devices and to 

characterize the thickness, morphology, 

crystallinity, and uniformity of coatings 

developed to accommodate the 

variations in mechanical properties, 

electrical activity, and bioactive 

response across the interface between a 

mechanical device and tissue. 

Application accepted by Commissioner 

of Customs: July 19, 2007. 

Docket Number: 07–042. Applicant: 

University of Arizona, Department of 

Physics, Tucson, AZ. Instrument: Low 

Temperature Ultra-high Vacuum 

Scanning Tunneling Microscope. 

Manufacturer: Omicron 

NanoTechnology GmbH, Germany. 

Intended Use: The instrument is 

intended to be used to study several 

low-dimensional materials including 

carbon nanotubes and semiconductor 

nanowires in order to: (1) Correlate 

electrical properties with optical 

techniques to understand the role of 

excitons in the measured optical 

properties, (2) Determine the limits to 

carbon nanotube device performance by 

measuring the scattering lengths which 

degrade their performance and (3) 

Develop a fundamental understanding 

of low-dimensional materials in 

particular unique aspects of onedimensional metals. 

The instrument must provide a 

temperature at the sample down to 5 K, 

cool down time to 5 K as low as 6 hours, 

with 15 hours between refills, Zresolution to 0.01 nm and achievable 

vacuum to 10 to the 11th mbar with 

guaranteed atomic resolution in 

constant current and constant height on 

Au(111). Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: June 29, 

2007. 

Dated: July 25, 2007. 

Faye Robinson, 

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, 

Import Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Hawaiian 

Islands Humpback Whale National 

Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council 

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary 

Program (NMSP), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Hawaiian Islands 

Humpback Whale National Marine 

Sanctuary (HIHWNMS or Sanctuary) is 

seeking applicants for both primary and 

alternate members of the following seats 

on its Sanctuary Advisory Council 

(Council): Education, Fishing, Hawaii 

County, Honolulu County, Kauai 

County, Maui County, Native Hawaiian, 

and Research. Applicants are chosen 

based upon their particular expertise 

and experience in relation to the seat for 

which they are applying; community 

and professional affiliations; philosphy 

regarding the protection and 

management of marine resources; and 

possibly the length of residence in the 

are affected by the Sanctuary. 

Applicants who are chosen as members 

should expect to serve 2-year terms, 

pursuant to the Council’s Charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by August 

31, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Mary Grady, 6600 

Kalanianaole Hwy, Suite 301, Honolulu, 

HI 96825 or Mary.Grady@noaa.gov. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. Applications are 

also available online at: http:// 

hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Naomi McIntosh, 6600 Kalanianaole 

Hwy, Suite 301, Honolulu, HI 96825 or 

Naomi.McIntosh@noaa.gov or 

808.397.2651. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

HIHWNMS Advisory Council was 

established in March 1996 to assure 

continued public participation in the 

management of the Sanctuary. Since its 

establishment, the Council has played a 

vital role in the decisions affecting the 

Sanctuary surrounding the main 

Hawaiian Islands. 

The Council’s twenty-four voting 

members represent a variety of local 

user groups, as well as the general 

public, plus ten local, state and federal 

governmental jurisdictions. 

The Council is supported by three 

committees: a Research Committee 

chaired by the Research representative, 

and Education Committee chaired by 

the Education representative, and a 

Conservation Committee chaired by the 

Conservation representative, each 

respectively dealing with matters 

concerning research, education and 

resource protection. 

The Council represents the 

coordination link between the 

Sanctuary and the state and federal 

management agencies, user groups, 

researchers, educators, policy makers, 

and other various groups that help to 

focus efforts and attention on the 

humpback whale and its habitat around 

the main Hawaiian Islands. 

The Council functions in an advisory 

capacity to the Sanctuary Manager and 

is instrumental in helping to develop 

policies and program goals, and to 

identify education, outreach, research, 

long-term monitoring, resource 

protection and revenue enhancement 

priorities. The Council works in concert 

with the Sanctuary Manager by keeping 

him or her informed about issues 

ofconcern throughout the Sanctuary, 

offering recommendations on specific 

issues, and aiding the Manager in 

achieving the goals of the Sanctuary 

program within the context of Hawaii’s 

marine programs and policies. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq. 

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(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: July 19, 2007. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Services, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 07–3680 Filed 7–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB55 

Marine Mammals; File No. 633–1778 

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 

the Center for Coastal Studies, Principal 

Investigator: Richard Delaney, has been 

issued an amendment to scientific 

research Permit No. 633–1778. 

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related 

documents are available for review 

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)427–2521; 

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 

01930–2298; phone (978)281–9300; fax 

(978)281–9394; and 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 

33701; phone (727)824–5312; fax 

(727)824–5309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brandy Hutnak or Carrie Hubard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

21, 2005, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (70 FR 13481) that a 

scientific research permit (No. 633–

1778), issued June 26, 2006 (71 FR 

40995), had been requested by the 

above-named individual. A portion of 

the action area, as originally requested, 

was left out of the permit as an 

oversight, although it was previously 

analyzed. On March 11, 2007, the 

applicant requested that the permit be 

amended to include the entire action 

area, as requested in the original 

application. This amendment was 

issued on July 19, 2007. 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.), 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). 

This amendment extends the action 

area to include all U.S. waters of the 

North Atlantic Ocean (with the 

exception of the Gulf of Mexico, the 

U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico). 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

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

environmental assessment was prepared 

analyzing the effects of the permitted 

activities. After a Finding of No 

Significant Impact, the determination 

was made that it was not necessary to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement. 

Issuance of this permit amendment, as 

required by the ESA, was based on a 

finding that such permit: (1) was 

applied for in good faith; (2) will not 

operate to the disadvantage of such 

endangered species; and (3) is 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Dated: July 25, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) 

Science Advisory Board; Notice of 

Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) was established by a Decision 

Memorandum dated September 25, 

1997, and is the only Federal Advisory 

Committee with responsibility to advise 

the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies 

for research, education, and application 

of science to operations and information 

services. SAB activities and advice 

provide necessary input to ensure that 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) science 

programs are of the highest quality and 

provide optimal support to resource 

management. 

Time and Date: The meeting will be 

held Wednesday August 22, 2007, from 

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Thursday 

August 23, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 3:45 

p.m. These times and the agenda topics 

described below are subject to change. 

Please refer to the web page http:// 

www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/ 

meetings.html for the most up-to-date 

meeting agenda. 

Place: The meeting will be held both 

days at the Mystic Hilton Hotel, 20 

Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, Connecticut 

06355, pending approval of a purchase 

order. Please check the SAB Web site 

http://www.sab.noaa.gov for 

confirmation of the venue. 

Status: The meeting will be open to 

public participation with a 30-minute 

public comment period on August 22 

(check Web site to confirm time). The 

SAB expects that public statements 

presented at its meetings will not be 

repetitive of previously submitted 

verbal or written statements. In general, 

each individual or group making a 

verbal presentation will be limited to a 

total time of five (5) minutes. Written 

comments (at least 35 copies) should be 

received in the SAB Executive Director’s 

Office by August 15, 2007 to provide 

sufficient time for SAB review. Written 

comments received by the SAB 

Executive Director after August 15, 

2007, will be distributed to the SAB, but 

may not be reviewed prior to the 

meeting date. Seats will be available on 

a first-come, first-served basis. 

Matters To Be Considered: The 

meeting will include the following 

topics: (1) the Merger of the Ocean 

Exploration and National Undersea 

Research Programs; (2) the Results from 

the Ocean Exploration Advisory 

Working Group Workshop on Planning 

the Maiden Voyage of the Okeanos 

Explorer; (3) Nekton Studies around 

Bear Seamount; (4) Extended 

Continental Shelf Exploration; (5) 

Update on the NOAA Response to the 

External Review of NOAA’s Ecosystem 

Research and Science Enterprise; (6) 

Report on the NOAA Response to the 

National Research Council Decadal 

Survey; (7) Update on the NOAA 

Response to the Hurricane Intensity 

Research Working Group Reports; (8) 

the Results of the SAB Climate Working 

Group’s Climate Observations and 

Analysis Program Review; (9) Report on 

the Recommendations from the Data 

Archive and Access Requirements 

Working Group; and (10) Updates from 

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