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groups, and publicity at industry 

meetings, symposia, conferences, and 

trade shows. Recruitment for the 

mission will begin immediately and 

conclude no later than August 15, 2012. 

The mission will be open on a first 

come first served basis. Applications 

received after that date will be 

considered only if space and scheduling 

constraints permit. 

Contact Information 

U.S. Commercial Service in Brazil 

Patricia S. Marega, Business 

Development Specialist, Sa ̃o Paulo Tel: 

(55–11) 5186–7482, 

patricia.marega@trade.gov. 

U.S. Export Assistance Center 

Joan Kanlian, Westchester USEAC 

Director, Tel: 914–682–6712, Email: 

Joan.Kanlian@trade.gov. 

Elnora Moye, 

Trade Program Assistant. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5451 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket Number: 120301149–2149–01] 

Request for Comments on the 5-Year 

Review of NOAA’s Policy on 

Partnerships in the Provision of 

Environmental Information 

AGENCY: National Weather Service 

(NWS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Weather Service 

of the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration publishes 

this notice to request comments on 

NOAA’s Policy on Partnerships in the 

Provision of Environmental Information. 

This request for comments is being 

made as part of a period periodic review 

of the Policy’s effectiveness. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

5 p.m. (EDT), April 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic comments are 

preferred. A webform for comments is 

available at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ 

survey/ 

policy_partnerships_comments.php. 

Written comments may be mailed in 

hard copy to the following address: 

Partnership Policy Comments, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, NOAA 1325 

East-West Highway, Room 17205, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. 

A copy of NOAA’s Policy on 

Partnerships in the Provision of 

Environmental Information as well as a 

complete history can be found on the 

NOAA Web site at: http:// 

www.noaa.gov/partnershippolicy/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Sprague, 301–713–0217. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Weather Service of the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) is undertaking 

a review of NOAA’s Policy on 

Partnerships in the Provision of 

Environmental Information. This Policy 

applies to the weather, water, climate 

and related environmental information 

services of the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. It sets 

forth basic principles to be applied in 

making decisions regarding these 

information services. The Policy is 

intended to strengthen the existing 

partnership between government, 

academia and the private sector, which 

is a partnership that provides the nation 

with high quality weather, water, 

climate and related environmental 

information. 

The Policy calls for a periodic review 

of its effectiveness, and NOAA is 

seeking public comments to aid in this 

review. 

Dated: March 2, 2012. 

David Murray, 

Director, Management and Organizational 

Division, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 

National Weather Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5544 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO45 

Marine Mammals; File No. 14241 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

major amendment to Permit No. 14241– 

02 has been issued to Dr. Peter Tyack, 

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 

Woods Hole, MA for research on marine 

mammals. 

ADDRESSES: The permit amendment and 

related documents are available for 

review upon written request or by 

appointment in the following offices: 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tammy Adams or Carrie Hubard, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 16, 2011, notice was 

published in the Federal Register (76 

FR 78242) that a request for an 

amendment to Permit No. 14241–02 to 

conduct research on marine mammals 

had been submitted by the above-named 

applicant. The requested permit 

amendment has been issued under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations 

governing the taking and importing of 

marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). 

The permit has been amended to 

include (1) adding waters off Florida to 

the project for tagging to study risks of 

entanglement in mid-Atlantic states; (2) 

one new species, Atlantic spotted 

dolphin (Stenella frontalis), for field 

work in waters off Florida, Georgia, 

North Carolina, South Carolina, and 

Virginia; (3) a new project to Dtag the 

following species in waters off the west 

coast of North America: Baird’s beaked 

whale (Berardius bairdii), Cuvier’s 

beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris), 

Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus), 

killer whale (Orcinus orca) and 

Mesoplodont beaked whales 

(Mesoplodon spp); (4) a new procedure 

for marking cetaceans with zinc oxide; 

(5) satellite tagging to long-finned pilot 

whales in approaches to the 

Mediterranean; and (6) switching some 

of the playback takes initially located in 

the Mediterranean and eastern North 

Atlantic to the same stocks of longfinned (Globicephala melas) and shortfinned (G. macrorhynchus) pilot whales 

off Cape Hatteras. The amendment is 

valid through the original expiration 

date of the permit, July 31, 2014. 

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 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Documents may be reviewed in the 

following locations: 

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; 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206) 

526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426; 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 


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