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INFORMATION CONTACT) for additional 

details. 

The NAFO Annual Meeting will be 

held September 17–21, 2018, in Tallinn, 

Estonia. Additional information about 

the meeting can be found at: https://

www.nafo.int/Meetings/AM. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting location is physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Shannah Jaburek 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 

by August 22, 2018. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

John Henderschedt, 

Director, Office of International Affairs and 

Seafood Inspection, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG419 

Meeting of the Marine Fisheries 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

proposed schedule and agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the Marine 

Fisheries Advisory Committee 

(MAFAC). The members will discuss 

and approve work plans for their 

Commerce and Recreational Fisheries 

Subcommittees. 

DATES: The meeting will be September 

6, 2018, 1–3 p.m., Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: There is no public access. 

Meeting is by conference call. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heidi Lovett; NOAA Fisheries Office of 

Policy; (301) 427–8034; email: 

Heidi.Lovett@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of MAFAC. 

The MAFAC was established by the 

Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), and, 

since 1971, advises the Secretary on all 

living marine resource matters that are 

the responsibility of the Department of 

Commerce. The MAFAC charter and 

summaries of prior MAFAC meetings 

are located online at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/ 

partners#marine-fisheries-advisorycommittee-. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The Committee is convening to 

discuss and approve topics and work 

plans for their Commerce and 

Recreational Fisheries Subcommittees 

for the coming year. Other 

administrative matters may be 

considered. This date, time, and agenda 

are subject to change. 

Time and Date 

The meeting is scheduled for 

September 6, 2018, 1–3 p.m., Eastern 

Time by conference call and webinar. 

Access information for the public will 

be posted at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ 

partners/marine-fisheries-advisorycommittee-meeting-materials-andsummaries by August 30, 2018. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to Heidi Lovett, (301) 427–8034 

by August 24, 2018. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Jennifer L. Lukens, 

Federal Program Officer, Marine Fisheries 

Advisory Committee, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Evaluation of State Coastal 

Management Programs 

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management 

(OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS), 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Office for Coastal Management will hold 

a public meeting to solicit comments on 

the performance evaluation of the South 

Carolina Coastal Management Program. 

DATES: South Carolina Coastal 

Management Program Evaluation: The 

public meeting will be held on 

September 11, 2018, and written 

comments must be received on or before 

September 21, 2018. 

For specific dates, times, and 

locations of the public meetings, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the program or reserve NOAA 

intends to evaluate by any of the 

following methods: 

Public Meeting and Oral Comments: 

A public meeting will be held in North 

Charleston, South Carolina. For the 

specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

Written Comments: Please direct 

written comments to Carrie Hall, 

Evaluator, Planning and Performance 

Measurement Program, Office for 

Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 

East-West Highway, 11th Floor, 

N/OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910, or email comments Carrie.Hall@

noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and 

Performance Measurement Program, 

Office for Coastal Management, NOS/ 

NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th 

Floor, N/OCM1, Silver Spring, 

Maryland 20910, by phone at (240) 533– 

0730 or email comments Carrie.Hall@

noaa.gov. Copies of the previous 

evaluation findings and 2016–2020 

Assessment and Strategy may be viewed 

and downloaded on the internet at 

http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations. 

A copy of the evaluation notification 

letter and most recent progress report 

may be obtained upon request by 

contacting the person identified under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

312 of the Coastal Zone Management 

Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct 

periodic evaluations of federally 

approved state and territorial coastal 

programs. The process includes one or 

more public meetings, consideration of 

written public comments, and 

consultations with interested Federal, 

state, and local agencies and members of 

the public. During the evaluation, 

NOAA will consider the extent to which 

the state has met the national objectives, 

adhered to the management program 

approved by the Secretary of Commerce, 

and adhered to the terms of financial 

assistance under the CZMA. When the 

evaluation is completed, NOAA’s Office 

for Coastal Management will place a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing the availability of the Final 

Evaluation Findings. 

You may participate or submit oral 

comments at the public meeting 

scheduled as follows: 

Date: September 11, 2018. 

Time: 5:30 p.m., local time. 

Location: North Charleston City Hall, 

City Council Chambers, 2500 City Hall 

Lane, North Charleston, South Carolina. 

Written public comments must be 

received on or before September 21, 

2018. 


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Dated: July 31, 2018. 

John King, 

Chief, Business Operations Division, Office 

for Coastal Management. 

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 

Coastal Zone Management Program 

Administration 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Marine Mammals and Endangered 

Species 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of a permit 

amendment and a permit modification. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

permits or permit amendments have 

been issued to the following entities 

under the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA) and the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA), as applicable. 

ADDRESSES: The permits and related 

documents are available for review 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore at (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices 

were published in the Federal Register 

on the dates listed below that requests 

for a permit or permit amendment had 

been submitted by the below-named 

applicants. To locate the Federal 

Register notice that announced our 

receipt of the application and a 

complete description of the research, go 

to www.federalregister.gov and search 

on the permit number provided in the 

table below. 

Permit No. RIN Applicant Previous Federal Register notice Permit amendment 

issuance date 

17273–02 ........ 0648–XC703 Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (Responsible Party: Julie Crocker).78 FR 50395; August 19, 2013 ... July 10, 2018. 

17557–01 ........ 0648–XD825 NMFS Marine Forensics Lab (Responsible Party: 

M. Katherine Moore).

80 FR 39411; July 9, 2015 .......... July 10, 2018. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activities proposed are categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

As required by the ESA, as applicable, 

issuance of these permit was based on 

a finding that such permits: (1) Were 

applied for in good faith; (2) will not 

operate to the disadvantage of such 

endangered species; and (3) are 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in Section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Authority: The requested permits 

have been issued under the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 

amended (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), as applicable. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Julia Marie Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG344 

Marine Mammals; File No. 21938 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science 

Center (SEFSC), 75 Virginia Beach 

Drive, Miami, FL 33149 (Responsible 

Party: Theophilus Brainerd, Ph.D.), has 

applied in due form for a permit to 

conduct research on up to 33 species of 

cetaceans. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

September 17, 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. 21938 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. 21938 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: 

Shasta McClenahan or Jennifer 

Skidmore, (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 SEFSC is requesting a five-year 

permit to conduct cetacean research in 

U.S. and international waters of the 

western North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. The 


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