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Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

250. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 375 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

NIST invites comments on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden (including hours and cost) 

of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14047 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG288 

Marine Mammals; File No. 21485 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Jooke Robbins, Ph.D., Center for Coastal 

Studies, 5 Holway Avenue, 

Provincetown, MA 02657, has applied 

in due form for a permit to conduct 

research on cetaceans. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

July 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 21485 from the list of 

available applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, at 

the address listed above. Comments may 

also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 

713–0376, or by email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include the File No. in the subject line 

of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carrie Hubard or Amy Hapeman, (301) 

427–8401. 

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.), 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 parts 222–226). 

The applicant proposes to continue a 

long-term study of large whales in the 

Western Atlantic Ocean. The focus of 

the research would be on humpback 

(Megaptera novaeangliae) and fin 

(Balaenoptera physalus) whales, but six 

other whale species would be studied if 

observed. Research would occur in three 

study areas: (1) Gulf of Maine and 

adjacent waters, (2) waters off U.S. midAtlantic and southeastern states, and (3) 

humpback breeding grounds, including 

U.S. waters off Puerto Rico. Research 

would occur during vessel surveys and 

include photo-identification, 

photogrammetry, behavioral 

observations, and sampling of exhaled 

air, skin, blubber, and feces. An 

additional 11 species of small cetaceans, 

two species of pinnipeds, and North 

Atlantic right whales (Eubalena 

glacialis) may be incidentally harassed 

during research. The objectives of the 

research are to study the biology and 

ecology of these whale species by 

examining population dynamics, 

movement and habitat use patterns, 

molecular genetics, reproduction, aging, 

toxicology, foraging ecology, health, 

entanglement, and other human 

interactions. The permit would be valid 

for five years. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: June 25, 2018. 

Amy Sloan, 

Deputy Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13997 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF530 

Marine Mammals; File No. 21006 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

permit amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Linnea Pearson, California Polytechnic 

State University, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis 

Obispo, CA 93407, has applied for an 

amendment to Scientific Research 

Permit No. 21006. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

July 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species home page, https://

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 21006 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 


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