21754 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 11, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: April 4, 2012. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8610 Filed 4–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA713 

Endangered Species; File Nos. 16526, 

16323, 16436, 16422, 16438, 16431, 

16507, 16547, 16375, 16442, 16482, and 

16508 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of permits. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

twelve applications have been issued 

permits to take Atlantic sturgeon 

(Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) for 

purposes of scientific research. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

additional information regarding 

permittees. 

ADDRESSES: The permits and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

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; 

Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great 

Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; 

phone (978) 281–9328; fax (978) 281– 

9394; and 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 

33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 

824–5309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Malcolm Mohead or Colette Cairns, 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 21, 2011, notice was 

published in the Federal Register (76 

FR 58469) that 12 requests for scientific 

research permits to take Atlantic 

sturgeon had been submitted. The 

requested permits have been issued 

under the authority of 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). 

File No. 16526 The Maine 

Department of Marine Resources, Gail 

Wippelhauser, Ph.D., (Responsible Party 

(RP)), 21 State House Station, Augusta, 

ME 04333, was issued a five-year permit 

to determine the movement patterns and 

rate of exchange between coastal river 

systems in Maine, characterize the 

population structure, and generate 

estimates of population abundance. 

Researchers will capture adult, juvenile, 

and early life stage Atlantic sturgeon. 

Individuals will be measured, weighed, 

photographed, PIT tagged, Floy/T-bar 

tagged, tissue sampled, boroscoped, 

apical spine sampled, blood sampled, 

anesthetized, fin ray sectioned, and be 

implanted with an acoustic telemetry 

tag. 

File No. 16323 The Connecticut 

Department of Environmental Protection 

Marine Fisheries, Tom Savoy (RP), PO 

Box 719, Old Lyme, CT 06371, was 

issued a five-year permit to monitor 

Atlantic sturgeon populations to 

determine behavior, movement, and 

current status of the species in 

Connecticut waters. Adult and juvenile 

Atlantic sturgeon will be measured, 

weighed, photographed, PIT and Floy/ 

T-bar tagged, genetic tissue sampled, 

anesthetized, and have a fin ray clipped 

for ageing analysis; and a subset will be 

implanted with an internal sonic tag to 

assess movement patterns. 

File No. 16436 The New York State 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation, Kathryn Hattala (RP), 21 

South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY 

12561, was issued a five-year permit to 

research Atlantic sturgeon in the 

Hudson River estuary, specifically to 

assess abundance of juveniles, 

characterize the adult spawning stock, 

and generate population estimates. 

Captured Atlantic sturgeon will be 

measured, weighed, PIT and dart tagged, 

tissue sampled, implanted with an 

external telemetry tag, anesthetized, and 

gastric lavaged. 

File No. 16422 Stony Brook 

University, School of Marine and 

Atmospheric Sciences, Michael Frisk 

(RP), Stony Brook, NY 11794–5000, was 

issued a five-year permit to research 

Atlantic sturgeon in the marine and 

estuarine waters of Connecticut, New 

York, New Jersey, and Delaware. To 

characterize Atlantic sturgeon 

aggregations, Atlantic sturgeon will be 

captured, measured, weighed, Carlin/ 

Dart tagged, PIT tagged, anesthetized, 

fin ray sampled, and genetic tissue 

sampled. Some sturgeon will 

additionally be implanted internally 

with a satellite tag, and others will be 

fitted with an external pop-up satellite 

tag. A subset of fish will be gastric 

lavaged, blood sampled, and gill 

biopsied. 

File No. 16438 Environmental 

Research and Consulting, Inc., Hal 

Brundage (RP), 126 Bancroft Road, 

Kennett Square, PA 19348, was issued 

a five-year permit to study juvenile 

Atlantic sturgeon abundance, 

distribution, movement, habitat 

preferences and biology in the Delaware 

River and Bay. Researchers will capture, 

measure, weigh, photograph, PIT and 

Floy tag, and genetic tissue sample 

juvenile Atlantic sturgeon. A subset will 

be anesthetized, gastric lavaged, blood 

sampled, and implanted with an 

internal sonic tag. Early life stage fish 

will also be lethally sampled. 

File No. 16431 The Delaware 

Division of Fish and Wildlife, Stewart 

Michels (RP), 4876 Hay Point Landing 

Road, Smyrna, DE 19977, was issued a 

five-year permit to sample juvenile 

Atlantic sturgeon in the Delaware River 

to locate nursery habitat, and 

characterize population ecology and 

habitat use. Fish will be captured using 

gill nets, measured, weighed, 

photographed, PIT and Floy tagged, 

tissue sampled, anesthetized, gastric 

lavaged, and implanted with an internal 

sonic tag. 

File No. 16507 Dewayne Fox, Ph.D., 

of Delaware State University, 1200 

North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 

19901, was issued a five-year permit to 

sample Atlantic sturgeon in the 

Delaware River and Bay, as well as in 

the coastal waters of Delaware. The 

objectives of this research are to provide 

more detailed information on the 

spawning location of Atlantic sturgeon 

and to develop a fishery independent 

sampling program to help assess 

recovery of the species. Researchers will 

use gill nets to capture adult and 

juvenile Atlantic sturgeon and egg mats 

to capture larval fish. Adult and 

juvenile Atlantic sturgeon will be 

measured, weighed, photographed, PIT 

and Floy tagged, and tissue sampled; a 

subset will be anesthetized, implanted 

with an internal sonic tag, fin ray 

sampled, and gonad tissue sampled. 

File No. 16547 The U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Albert Spells (RP), 

11110 Kimages Road, Charles City, VA 

23030 was issued a five-year permit to 

study Atlantic sturgeon in the 

Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. 

Adult and juvenile Atlantic sturgeon 

will be captured using gill nets, trawls, 

fyke nets, trammel nets, and pound nets, 

and larval fish will be collected using 

egg mats. Adult and juvenile fish will be 

measured, weighed, tissue sampled, PIT 

and Floy tagged, and a subset of fish 

will have an external satellite tag 

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File No. 16375 North Carolina State 

University, Joe Hightower, Ph.D., (RP), 

Campus Box 7617, Raleigh, NC 27695– 

7617, was issued a five-year permit to 

determine the presence, abundance, and 

distribution of Atlantic sturgeon in 

North Carolina rivers and estuaries. 

Researchers will use gill nets to capture 

adult and juvenile Atlantic sturgeon. 

Captured fish will be measured, 

weighed, photographed, PIT tagged, 

Floy tagged, tissue sampled, and a subset will be implanted with an internal 

sonic tag. 

File No. 16442 South Carolina 

Department of Natural Resources, Bill 

Post, (RP), 217 Fort Johnson Road, 

Charleston, SC 29412, was issued a fiveyear permit to conduct scientific 

research on Atlantic sturgeon in the 

rivers and estuaries of South Carolina. 

Adult and juvenile Atlantic sturgeon 

will be captured using gill nets, and 

measured, weighed, photographed, PIT 

and dart tagged, tissue sampled, and a 

sub-set will be implanted with an 

internal satellite tag. Young of the year 

fish will be captured using trawls, and 

measured and weighed; larval fish will 

be collected with egg mats. This 

research will contribute to knowledge 

about Atlantic sturgeon coastal 

migrations and riverine movement 

patterns and information on the status 

of the species. 

File No. 16482 The University of 

Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and 

Natural Resources Fisheries Division, 

Doug Peterson, Ph.D., (RP), Athens, GA 

30602, was issued a five-year permit to 

determine population dynamics and 

seasonal habitat use of Atlantic sturgeon 

in Georgia. Gill nets and trammel nets 

will be used to capture adult and 

juvenile Atlantic sturgeon, which will 

be measured, weighed, photographed, 

PIT and Floy tagged, and tissue 

sampled; a sub-set will also be 

anesthetized, laproscoped, fin ray 

clipped, and implanted with an internal 

satellite tag. Egg mats and D-frame nets 

will be used to collect larval fish. 

File No. 16508 The U.S. Geological 

Survey Florida Integrated Science 

Center, Kenneth Sulak, Ph.D., (RP), 7920 

NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL 32653, 

was issued a five-year permit to identify 

and track Atlantic sturgeon in Florida 

and Georgia rivers. Adult and juvenile 

Atlantic sturgeon will be captured using 

a combination of side-scan sonar and 

gill nets. Captured individuals will be 

measured, weighed, photographed, PIT 

and Floy tagged, tissue sampled, and 

have an external satellite tag attached. 

Issuance of these permits, as required 

by the ESA, was based on a finding that 

the permits (1) were applied for in good 

faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered or 

threatened species, and (3) are 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Dated: April 6, 2012. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8752 Filed 4–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DOD–2012–OS–0042] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to amend a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency 

is proposing to amend a system of 

records in its inventory of record 

systems subject to the Privacy Act of 

1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. 

DATES: The proposed action will be 

effective on May 11, 2012 unless 

comments are received which result in 

a contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

East Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 02G09, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this Federal Register 

document. The general policy for 

comments and other submissions from 

members of the public is to make these 

submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Jody Sinkler, DLA FOIA/Privacy Act 

Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics 

Agency, ATTN: DGA, 8725 John J. 

Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, 

VA 22060–6221, or by phone at (703) 

767–5045. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Defense Logistics Agency’s system of 

records subject to the Privacy Act of 

1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, has 

been published in the Federal Register 

and are available from the address in 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

The proposed changes to the record 

system being amended are set forth 

below. The proposed amendment is not 

within the purview of subsection (r) of 

the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), 

as amended, which requires the 

submission of new or altered systems 

reports. 

Dated: April 5, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

S640.45 

SYSTEM NAME: 

End Use Certificates (August 26, 2010, 

75 FR 52515). 

CHANGES: 

* * * * * 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Records are maintained by the 

Commander, DLA Disposition Services, 

74 Washington Avenue North, Battle 

Creek, MI 49017–3092.’’ 

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SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Deputy IG for Investigations, 

Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, 

8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2358, 

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–6221.’’ 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system should 

address written inquiries to the DLA 

FOIA/Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, 

Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DGA, 

8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644, 

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–6221. 

Inquiry should contain the subject 

individual’s full name, Social Security 

Number (SSN), their company’s name, 

sales number, and Bidder Identification 

Number.’’ 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system should address written 

inquiries to the DLA FOIA/Privacy Act 

Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics 

Agency, ATTN: DGA, 8725 John J. 

Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, 

VA 22060–6221. 

Inquiry should contain the subject 

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