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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. 486–1919. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Swails or Tammy Adams, (301)713–

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The purpose of the proposed research 

is to collect basic information on the 

breeding behavior, health and diseases, 

foraging ecology, migratory patterns, 

and population genetics of iceassociated Antarctic pinnipeds. Up to 

50 seals of each of the four species 

would be captured, weighed, measured, 

biologically sampled (skin, blubber, 

blood, fecal), flipper tagged, satellite 

tagged, microbiological swabbed, and 

released. Up to 100 seals of each of the 

four species would be incidentally 

disturbed as a result of observational 

studies, scat collection, and capture and 

sampling activities. No mortality is 

requested and the permit would be 

issued for one year. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Administration 

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Marine Mammals; File No. 1032–1917 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Robert A. Garrott, Ecology Department, 

Montana State University, 310 Lewis 

Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, has applied 

in due form for a permit to conduct 

research on Weddell seals 

(Leptonychotes weddellii). 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

June 14, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The application 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. 

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. 1032–1917. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Swails or Tammy Adams, (301)713–

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The purpose of the research would be 

to evaluate how temporal variation in 

the marine environment affects a longlived mammal’s population dynamics. 

The applicant proposes to continue 

long-term studies of the Weddell seal 

population in the Erebus Bay, McMurdo 

Sound, Ross Sea and White Island areas 

of Antarctica. Up to 325 adults and 800 

pups would be captured annually. 

Animals would be weighed, tissued 

sampled, flipper tagged, and released. 

Annually up to 2000 Weddell, 50 

crabeater (Lobodon carcinophagus), and 

50 leopard (Hydrurga leptonyx) seals 

may be incidentally disturbed as a result 

of the research activities. The applicant 

requests authorization for up to 4 (2 

adults and 2 pups) Weddell seal 

research-related mortalities annually. 

The permit would be valid for five years 

from the date of issuance. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[XRIN: 0648–XA27] 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council (Council); Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene public meetings. 

DATES: The meetings will be held June 

4 - 7, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the W New Orleans, 333 Poydras St., 

New Orleans, LA 70130; telephone: 

(504) 525–9444. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Council 

Wednesday, June 6, 2007 

11 a.m. - The Council meeting will 

begin with a review the agenda and 

minutes. Public testimony on exempted 

fishing permits (EFPs), if any, Final Reef 

Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp 14, and 

Final Vermilion Snapper Regulatory 

Amendment 14 and Open Public 

Comment Period regarding any fishery 

issue or concern will be from 11:15 a.m. 

- 12 p.m. and 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. People 

wishing to speak before the Council 

should complete a public comment card 

prior to the comment period. 

Thursday, June 7, 2007 

The Council will review and discuss 

reports from the previous two days’

committee meetings as follows: 

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - Joint Reef Fish/ 

Mackerel/Red Drum; 

8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - Administrative 

Policy; 

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Mackerel 

Management; 

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Data 

Collection; 

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Budget/ 

Personnel; 

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Joint Reef 

Fish/Shrimp Management; 

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Reef Fish 

Management; 

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Report of the 

Closed Council Meeting Conference 

Call; 

3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - The Council 

will conclude its meeting by discussing 

Other Business items. 

Committees 

Monday, June 4, 2007 

1 p.m. - 3 p.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/ 

Mackerel/Red Drum Management 

Committee will meet to approve a 

public hearing draft of the Generic 

Offshore Aquaculture Amendment. 

3 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Administrative 

Policy Committee will meet to consider 

NMFS recommendations for Annual 

Catch Limits (ACL), Accountability 

Measures (AM), and the Scientific and 

Statistical Commitee (SSC) charges in 

Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act 

(MSRA). 

Tuesday June 5, 2007 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The Mackerel 

Management Committee will meet to 

consider actions recommended by the 

Joint Special Mackerel Group. 

9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Data 

Collection Committee will meet to hear 

a report on the progress of the National 

Committee on Recreational Data 

Surveys. 

11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Budget/ 

Personnel Committee will meet to 

consider the issue of increasing the 

liaison grant to the states. 

1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Joint Reef 

Fish/Shrimp Management Committee 

will meet to hear summaries of public 

hearings and reports of SSC and 

Advisory Panels (APs) on draft Reef 

Fish 27/Shrimp 14 Amendment and to 

develop their recommendations to the 

Council. 

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish 

Management Committee will meet to 

recommend actions on Reef Fish 

Amendment 30, Part A and B, 

addressing overfishing of Reef Fish 

stocks and the Regulatory Amendment 

for Vermilion Snapper. 

6 p.m. - 8 p.m. - NOAA Fisheries 

Service and Gulf Council staff will hold 

an open public forum/question and 

answer session on Gulf Reef Fish. This 

forum, while not a public hearing, will 

provide the public an opportunity to ask 

questions and discuss Gulf Reef Fish 

science and management issues in a less 

formal setting intended to increase 

dialogue between constituents and 

fishery managers. 

Wednesday, June 6, 2007 

8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Reef Fish 

Management Committee continues to 

meet. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

Council and Committees for discussion, 

in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act), those issues may not be the subject 

of formal action during these meetings. 

Actions of the Council and Committees 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agendas 

and any issues arising after publication 

of this notice that require emergency 

action under Section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take action to address the 

emergency. The established times for 

addressing items on the agenda may be 

adjusted as necessary to accommodate 

the timely completion of discussion 

relevant to the agenda items. In order to 

further allow for such adjustments and 

completion of all items on the agenda, 

the meeting may be extended from, or 

completed prior to the date established 

in this notice. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Tina Trezza at the 

Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[XRIN: 0648–XA26] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Research Steering Committee 

(Committee) in March, 2007 to consider 

actions affecting New England fisheries 

in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, May 30, 2007, at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street, 

Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 

339–2200; fax: (508) 256–2550. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee will: review several final 

cooperative research project reports and 

develop management advice for use by 

the Council; address the Northeast 

Fisheries Science Center’s report on the 

impacts of fishing on groundfish 

spawning activities and related followup activities concerning the Northeast 

Region’s Experimental Fishing Permit 

Program; develop recommendations 

concerning the peer review of the 

recently concluded study fleet pilot 


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