Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 20, 2007 / Notices 33977 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th

day of June 2007. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary of CommerceFor Import 

Administration,Alternate ChairmanForeign– 

Trade Zones Board. 

Attest: 

Pierre V. Duy, 

Acting Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–11938 Filed 6–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Stellwagen 

Bank National Marine Sanctuary 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary 

Program (NMSP), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), Natioal Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Stellwagen Bank 

National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS or 

sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the 

following thirty vacant public seats on 

its Sanctuary Advisory Council 

(Council) (15 members; 15 alternates): 

(2) Research (Member and Alternate) (2) 

Conservation (Member and Alternate); 

(2) Education (Member and Alternate); 

(1) Marine Transportation (Member and 

Alternate); (1) Recreation (Member and 

Alternate); (1) Whalewatching (Member 

and Alternate); (1) Fixed Gear 

Commercial Fishing (Member and 

Alternate); (1) Mobile Gear Commercial 

Fishing (Member and Alternate); (1) 

Business and Industry (Member and 

Alternate); and (3) At-Large (Member 

and Alternate). Applicants are chosen 

based upon their particular expertise 

and experience in relation to the seat for 

which they are applying; community 

and professional affiliations; philosophy 

regarding the protection and 

management of marine resources; and 

possibly the length of residence in the 

area affected by the sanctuary. 

Applicants who are chosen as members 

should expect to serve two-three year 

terms, pursuant to the Council’s Charter. 

The Council consists also of three State 

and three Federal non-voting ex-officio 

seats. 

DATES: Applications are due by August 

15, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from 

Elizabeth.Stokes@noaa.gov Stellwagen 

Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175 

Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 

02066. Telephone 781–545–8026 x201. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further questions contact; 

Nathalie.Ward@noaa.gov, External 

Affairs Coordinator. Telephone: 781–

545–8026 x206. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Stellwagen Bank National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council was 

established in March 2001 to assure 

continued public participation in the 

management of the Sanctuary. The 

Advisory Council’s 21 members 

represent a variety of local user groups, 

as well as the general public, plus seven 

local, State and Federal government 

agencies. Since its establishment, the 

Council has played a vital role in 

advising the Sanctuary and NOAA on 

critical issues and is currently focused 

on the sanctuary’s new five-year 

Management Plan. 

The Stellwagen Bank National Marine 

Sanctuary encompasses 842 square 

miles of ocean, stretching between Cape 

Ann and Cape Cod. Renowned for its 

scenic beauty and remarkable 

productivity, the sanctuary supports a 

rich diversity of marine life including 

22 species of marine mammals, more 

than 30 species of seabirds, over 60 

species of fishes, and hundreds of 

marine invertebrates and plants. 

AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. sections 1431, et seq. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalogue 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: June 13, 2007. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 07–3036 Filed 6–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648-XA87 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed modication of permit 

1235. 

SUMMARY: NOAA’s National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) has received a 

request from the City of Seattle (the 

City) to amend its Permit 1235 (Permit) 

authorizing take of Puget Sound 

chinook salmon incidental to the 

operation of the City’s watershed supply 

and management system. NMFS is 

requesting comments on whether Permit 

1235 if amended as requested would 

still meet the statutory criteria for 

issuance of an incidental take permit. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed permit amendment must be 

received at the appropriate address or 

fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later 

than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time July 

20, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to Matthew Longenbaugh, 

Habitat Conservation Division, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 510 Desmond 

Drive, Suite 103, Lacey, WA 98503. 

Comments may also be faxed to 360–

753–9517. Comments will be accepted 

via email at 

Matthew.Longenbaugh@noaa.gov 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Longenbaugh at phone number 

360–753–7761, or e-mail: 

Matthew.Longenbaugh@noaa.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) and its 

implementing regulations, ≥take≥ - 

defined to include harm and harassment 

as well as activities such as killing and 

capture - of endangered species is 

prohibited, absent a permit or other 

exception. By regulation, NMFS has 

applied the prohibition of take to 

threatened Puget Sound chinook 

salmon. In 2000, NMFS issued 

Incidental Take Permit 1235 (Permit) 

authorizing take of Puget Sound 

chinook salmon incidental to the 

operation of the City’s water supply 

system. The City’s Cedar River 

Watershed Habitat Conservation Plan 

(HCP), required for issuance of an 

incidental take permit, and supporting 

documents by NMFS analyzed the 

effects of the City’s activities, not only 

to the listed Puget Sound chinook 

salmon but also to several species that 

were not listed under the ESA in 2000. 

The HCP and the Implementing 

Agreement (IA) signed by the City and 

NMFS, among others, provide that the 

Permit’s authorization for incidental 

take of unlisted species becomes 

effective for that species upon its listing 

and subsequent application of the take 

prohibition. However, until the species 

is listed and take is prohibited, the City 

needs no Federal authorization to take 

individual members of that unlisted 

species. 

On March 1, 2007, the City requested 

that the Permit no longer include one 

species of salmon, the Cedar River 


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