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webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org 

and clicking on the SSC meeting on the 

calendar. https://

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 

3383291116212545537-. The Agenda is 

subject to change, and the latest version 

along with other meeting materials will 

be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org as 

they become available. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Scientific and Statistical Committee for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during this meeting. 

Actions of the Scientific and Statistical 

Committee will be restricted to those 

issues specifically identified in the 

agenda and any issues arising after 

publication of this notice that require 

emergency action under Section 305(c) 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office 

(see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days 

prior to the meeting. 

Dated: July 16, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15469 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG345 

Marine Mammals; File No. 21329 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

John P. Wise, Sr., Ph.D., University of 

Louisville, Department of 

Pharmacology, 500 S Preston St., Suite 

1319, Louisville, KY 40202 has applied 

in due form for a permit to receive, 

import, and export biological samples 

from marine mammals, sea turtles, and 

protected sharks for scientific research 

purposes. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

August 20, 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. 21329 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. 21329 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: 

Jennifer Skidmore 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.), the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226), and the Fur Seal 

Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 

et seq.). 

The applicant proposes to receive, 

import, and export specimens from 

marine mammals, sea turtles, and 

protected sharks under NMFS’ 

jurisdiction to: (1) Determine 

concentrations of metals and other 

environmental contaminants in these 

species; and (2) establish a resource of 

marine mammal, sea turtle, and 

protected shark cell lines for use as 

model systems in the investigation of 

various factors related to the health of 

these protected species and as 

comparative tools to human studies 

(toxicity of metals, virology, etc.). 

Import and export authority is requested 

worldwide and the number of animals 

requested per species is outlined in the 

take tables in the application. 

No take of live wild animals would be 

involved; tissues would be received 

from the following sources: Marine 

mammals or sharks stranded dead or 

that died during rehabilitation; captive 

marine mammals or sharks held for 

public display or research; marine 

mammals and sharks taken in a legal 

fishery; marine mammals, sea turtles, or 

sharks sampled by other permitted 

researchers; and marine mammals or 

sharks killed during legal subsistence 

hunts. Once the cell lines are 

established, they may be transferred to 

other researchers for scientific research, 

including export to world-wide 

locations. The cell lines would not be 

sold for profit or used for commercial 

purposes. The requested duration of the 

permit is 5 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: July 16, 2018. 

Julia Marie Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15459 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG326 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting 

(webinar). 

SUMMARY: The Groundfish 

Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific 

Council’s) Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting 

via webinar to review a draft terms of 


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reference for the groundfish and coastal 

pelagic species stock assessment review 

process for 2019 and 2020 and any other 

matters the SSC may be discussing at 

their upcoming September meeting in 

Seattle, WA. The webinar meeting is 

open to the public. 

DATES: The SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee webinar will be held 

Thursday, August 2, 2018, from 9 a.m. 

to 12 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time or until 

business for the day has been 

completed. 

ADDRESSES: The SSC’s Groundfish 

Subcommittee meeting will be held by 

webinar. To attend the webinar, (1) join 

the meeting by visiting this link https:// 

www.gotomeeting.com/webinar, (2) 

enter the webinar ID: 722–907–851, and 

(3) enter your name and email address 

(required). After logging into the 

webinar, please (1) dial this TOLL 

number: 1–415–655–0052 (not a toll-free 

number); (2) enter the attendee phone 

audio access code: 667–817–359; and (3) 

then enter your audio phone pin (shown 

after joining the webinar). Note: We 

have disabled mic/speakers as an option 

and require all participants to use a 

telephone or cell phone to participate. 

Technical Information and System 

Requirements: PC-based attendees are 

required to use Windows® 7, Vista, or 

XP; Mac®-based attendees are required 

to use Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer; Mobile 

attendees are required to use iPhone®, 

iPad®, AndroidTM phone or Android 

tablet (see the https://

www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/ipadiphone-android-webinar-apps). You 

may send an email to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt at Kris.Kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov or contact him at (503) 820– 

2280, extension 411 for technical 

assistance. A public listening station 

will also be available at the Pacific 

Council office. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John DeVore, Staff Officer, Pacific 

Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (503) 820–2413. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee meeting is to review a 

draft terms of reference for the 

groundfish and coastal pelagic species 

stock assessment review process for 

2019 and 2020. The review will focus 

on proposed changes from the National 

Marine Fisheries Service Northwest 

Fisheries Science Center. The SSC 

Groundfish Subcommittee may also 

address any other matters the SSC may 

be discussing at their September 

meeting in Seattle, WA. 

No management actions will be 

decided by the SSC’s Groundfish 

Subcommittee. The SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee members’ role will be 

development of recommendations and 

reports for consideration by the SSC and 

Pacific Council at the September 

meeting in Seattle, WA. 

Although nonemergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agendas may 

be discussed, those issues may not be 

the subject of formal action during these 

meetings. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

notice and any issues arising after 

publication of this notice that require 

emergency action under Section 305(c) 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the intent of the SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee to take final action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. 

Kris Kleinschmidt (503) 820–2411 at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: July 16, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15455 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG279 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization 

Cost Recovery Program 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notification of fee percentage. 

SUMMARY: NMFS publishes notification 

of a 1.85 percent fee for cost recovery 

under the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands Crab Rationalization Program. 

This action is intended to provide 

holders of crab allocations with the fee 

percentage for the 2018/2019 crab 

fishing year so they can calculate the 

required payment for cost recovery fees 

that must be submitted by July 31, 2019. 

DATES: The Crab Rationalization 

Program Registered Crab Receiver 

permit holder is responsible for 

submitting the fee liability payment to 

NMFS on or before July 31, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt 

Iverson, (907) 586–7210. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

NMFS Alaska Region administers the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab 

Rationalization Program (Program) in 

the North Pacific. Fishing under the 

Program began on August 15, 2005. 

Regulations implementing the Program 

can be found at 50 CFR part 680. 

The Program is a limited access 

system authorized by section 313(j) of 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). The Program 

includes a cost recovery provision to 

collect fees to recover the actual costs 

directly related to the management, data 

collection, and enforcement of the 

Program. The Program implemented 

under the authority of section 313(j) is 

consistent with the cost recovery 

provisions included under section 

304(d)(2)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. NMFS developed the cost recovery 

provision to conform to statutory 

requirements and to reimburse the 

agency for the actual costs directly 

related to the management, data 

collection, and enforcement of the 

Program. The cost recovery provision 

allows collection of 133 percent of the 

actual management, data collection, and 

enforcement costs up to 3 percent of the 

ex-vessel value of crab harvested under 

the Program. The Program provides that 

a proportional share of fees charged for 

management and enforcement be 

forwarded to the State of Alaska for its 

share of management and data 

collection costs for the Program. The 

cost recovery provision also requires the 

harvesting and processing sectors to 

each pay half the cost recovery fees. 

Catcher/processor quota shareholders 

are required to pay the full fee 

percentage for crab processed at sea. 

A crab allocation holder generally 

incurs a cost recovery fee liability for 

every pound of crab landed. The crab 

allocations include Individual Fishing 

Quota, Crew Individual Fishing Quota, 

Individual Processing Quota, 

Community Development Quota, and 

the Adak community allocation. The 

Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) permit 

holder must collect the fee liability from 

the crab allocation holder who is 

landing crab. Additionally, the RCR 

permit holder must collect his or her 

own fee liability for all crab delivered to 


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