45012 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 154 / Friday, August 10, 2007 / Notices 

Commerce, 1305 East-West Highway, 

Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Comments will be made available to the 

Appellant and the State. 

III. Appeal Documents 

NOAA intends to provide the public 

with access to all materials and related 

documents comprising the appeal 

record during business hours, at the 

NOAA Office of the General Counsel for 

Ocean Services. 

For additional information about this 

appeal contact Suzanne Bass, 301–713–

7387. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program 

Assistance.) 

Dated: August 6, 2007. 

Joel La Bissonniere, 

Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services. 

[FR Doc. 07–3908 Filed 8–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–M 

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; 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 2-year terms, 

pursuant to the Council’s Charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by August 

31, 2007. 

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. 

Council is supported by three 

committees: a Research Committee 

chaired by the Research Representative, 

an 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 of 

concern throughout the Sanctuary, 

offering recommendations on specific 

issues, and aiding the Manager in 

achieving the goals of the Sanctuary 

program within the context of Hawai‘i’s 

marine programs and policies. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program.) 

Dated: August 6, 2007. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Services, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 07–3914 Filed 8–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB07 

Marine Mammals; File No. 782–1719 

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 National Marine Mammal 

Laboratory (NMML), Alaska Fisheries 

Science Center, (Dr. John L. Bengston, 

Principal Investigator), 7600 Sand Point 

Way, NE., Seattle, Washington 98115–

6349 has been issued an amendment to 

scientific research Permit No. 782–

1719–04. 

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): SEE 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Carrie Hubard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

7, 2007, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (72 FR 10169) that an 

amendment to Permit No. 782–1719, 

issued June 30, 2004 (69 FR 44514), had 

been requested by the above-named 

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. 782–1719–05 authorizes 

NMML to take species of cetaceans 

under NMFS jurisdiction during stock 

assessment activities throughout U.S. 

territorial waters and the high seas of 

the North Pacific Ocean, Southern 

Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. The permit 

authorizes Level B harassment during 

close approach for aerial surveys, 

vessel-based surveys, observations, and 

photo-identification and Level A 

harassment during biopsy sampling and 

attachment of scientific instruments. 

This amendment increases the 


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