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researchers, educators, policy makers, 

and other various groups that help to 

focus efforts and attention on the central 

California coastal and marine 

ecosystems. 

The Advisory Council functions in an 

advisory capacity to the Sanctuary 

Superintendent and is instrumental in 

helping develop policies, program goals, 

and identify education, outreach, 

research, long-term monitoring, resource 

protection, and revenue enhancement 

priorities. The Advisory Council works 

in concert with the Sanctuary 

Superintendent by keeping him or her 

informed about issues of concern 

throughout the Sanctuary, offering 

recommendations on specific issues, 

and aiding the Superintendent in 

achieving the goals of the Sanctuary 

program within the context of 

California’s marine programs and 

policies. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: January 5, 2007. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 07–114 Filed 1–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D.010807E] 

Endangered Species; File No. 1595 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Michael Hastings, University of Maine, 

5717 Corbett Hall, University of Maine, 

Orono, ME 04469, has applied in due 

form for a permit to take shortnose 

sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for 

purposes of scientific research. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

February 15, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The application 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; and 

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 

01930–2298; phone (978)281–9300; fax 

(978)281–9394. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this application 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular request would 

be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 1595. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brandy Hutnak or Malcolm Mohead, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of 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). 

Michael Hastings seeks permission to 

conduct research on shortnose sturgeon 

in the Penobscot River System, Maine, 

over a period of five years. The purpose 

of the research is to assess the 

distribution, movements, and 

abundance of shortnose sturgeon in the 

river system. Up to 300 shortnose 

sturgeon would be captured annually by 

gill and trammel nets; anesthetized; 

measured; weighed; sexed; 

photographed; fin clipped; scanned for 

tags; Carlin tagged; PIT tagged; allowed 

to recover; and released. A subset of 30 

pre-spawned fish would have external 

transmitters attached, in addition to a 

subset of 30 post-spawned, nonspawning, or immature fish that would 

be surgically implanted with 

transmitters. Unintentional mortality is 

requested for up to 12 shortnose 

sturgeon and 4 Atlantic salmon (Salmo 

salar) annually. 

Dated: January 8, 2007. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–365 Filed 1–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[ID. 010807D] 

Fisheries Off West Coast States; 

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 

Notice of Availability of Observer 

Coverage Plan and Notice of Sablefish 

At-Sea Processing Prohibition 

Exemption 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of an 

updated Observer Coverage Plan for the 

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery and an 

exemption to the at-sea processing 

prohibition for sablefish. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces availability 

of the updated Observer Coverage Plan 

for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 

pursuant to the Pacific Coast Groundfish 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP). NMFS 

also announces the receipt of 

applications for, and the issuance of, an 

exemption to the prohibition of at-sea 

processing for sablefish caught during 

the primary sablefish fishery, a 

prohibition implemented as part of 

Amendment 14 to the FMP. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the Observer 

Coverage Plan, contact Jonathan Cusick 

(Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 

NMFS), phone: 360–332–2793 and email: jonathan.cusick@noaa.gov. For 

more information on vessel exemptions 

to the prohibition of at-sea processing 

for sablefish, contact Kevin Ford 

(Northwest Region, NMFS), phone: 206–

526–6115; fax: 206–526–6736 and email: kevin.ford@noaa.gov. 

Electronic Access 

This Federal Register document is 

also accessible via the internet at the 

website of the Office of the Federal 

Register: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ 

index.html. The updated Observer 

Coverage Plan is posted online at: 

http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/ 

divisions/fram/observer/index.cfm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FMP 

at Section 6.4.1.1 states: ‘‘The Regional 

Administrator will implement an 


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