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‘‘individual quota’’ or ‘‘catch share 

system.’’ The Council has recently 

updated control dates for both squid 

fisheries—May 16, 2013 for longfin 

squid: (http://www.greateratlantic.

fisheries.noaa.gov/nr/2013/May/

13smblongfinbutterfishcontroldate

phl.pdf) and August 2, 2013 for Illex 

squid: (http://www.greateratlantic.

fisheries.noaa.gov/nr/2013/August/

13smbillexcontroldatephl.pdf). 

The Council may (or may not) use the 

current or previous control dates as 

reference points as it considers whether, 

and/or how, to further limit the number 

of participants in the squid fisheries (see 

preceding links for additional details on 

the control dates). The Council will first 

gather information during the scoping 

period. This is the first and best 

opportunity for members of the public 

to raise concerns related to the scope of 

issues that will be considered in the 

Amendment. The Council needs your 

input both to identify management 

issues and develop effective 

alternatives. Your comments early in the 

amendment development process will 

help us address issues of public concern 

in a thorough and appropriate manner. 

Comment topics could include the 

scope of issues in the amendment, 

concerns and potential alternatives 

related to capacity in the squid fisheries, 

and the appropriate level of 

environmental analysis. Comments can 

be made during the scoping hearings as 

detailed above or in writing. If the 

Council decides to move forward with 

the Amendment, the Council will 

develop a range of management 

alternatives to be considered and 

prepare a draft EIS and/or other 

appropriate environmental analyses. 

These analyses will consider the 

impacts of the management alternatives 

being considered, as required by the 

National Environmental Policy Act. 

Following a review of any comments on 

the draft analyses, the Council will then 

choose preferred management measures 

for submission with a Final EIS or 

Environmental Assessment to the 

Secretary of Commerce for publishing of 

a proposed and then final rule, both of 

which have additional comment 

periods. 

While the Council is conducting these 

scoping hearings, the Council will also 

accept general comments on the MSB 

fisheries. These general comments could 

inform Council decision making for 

upcoming annual specifications or other 

actions. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aid 

should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, 

(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: March 23, 2015. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD824 

Marine Mammals; File No. 18890 

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 Alaska Department of Fish and 

Game (ADFG) [Responsible Party: 

Robert Small, Ph.D., 1255 West 8th 

Street, Juneau, Alaska 99811–5526] has 

applied in due form for a permit to 

conduct research on bowhead (Balaena 

mysticetus), gray (Eschrichtius 

robustus), humpback (Megaptera 

novaeangliae) and beluga 

(Delphinapterus leucas) whales. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

April 27, 2015. 

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. 18890 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: 

Courtney Smith or Brendan Hurley, 

(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), and 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 222–226). 

The applicant proposes to take the 

above listed species by research 

activities within the coastal areas and 

open waters of the Bering, Chukchi, and 

Beaufort seas adjacent to Alaska and the 

eastern Beaufort Sea in Canada over a 

five year period. Research topics 

include population abundance (beluga), 

stock structure (bowhead, gray, 

humpback, and beluga), feeding areas 

and other important habitats (all 

species), migration routes (all species), 

behavior relative to human disturbance 

(all species), and to genetically identify 

individuals in order to determine 

survival and calving intervals (belugas). 

Takes per year, including incidental 

harassment, are as follows. For bowhead 

whales, take includes tagging with 

biopsy (up to 320), and biopsy only (up 

to 150). For gray whales take includes 

tagging with biopsy and photo-id (up to 

90 per year) and biopsy with photo-id 

(up to 160), and photo-id only (up to 

350). For humpback whales, take 

includes tagging with biopsy and photoid (up to 35), biopsy with photo-id (up 

to 40), and photo-id (up to 50). For 

beluga whales the type of take includes 

aerial survey (up to 4,000), capture for 

tagging and sample collection (up to 200 

takes per stock per year), boat approach 

for remote biopsy (up to 450 per stock 

per year). For all species, import and 

export activities will include biological 

samples for genetic, health, and dietary 

studies. Non-target species listed under 

the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that 

may be taken incidentally include up to 

10 ringed seals. Other non-target species 

include annual incidental takes of up to 

10 bearded, harbor and spotted seals 

and up to 10 beluga whales potentially 

taken during large whale (bowhead, gray 

and humpback) research. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

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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: March 20, 2015. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06869 Filed 3–25–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

[Docket No. 150128082–5082–01] 

RIN 0691–XC032 

BE–9: Quarterly Survey of Foreign 

Airline Operators’ Revenues and 

Expenses in the United States 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of reporting 

requirements. 

SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis (BEA), Department 

of Commerce is informing the public 

that it is conducting the mandatory 

survey titled Quarterly Survey of 

Foreign Airline Operators’ Revenues 

and Expenses in the United States (BE– 

9). This survey is authorized by the 

International Investment and Trade in 

Services Survey Act. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Notice constitutes legal notification to 

all United States persons (defined 

below) who meet the reporting 

requirements set forth in this Notice that 

they must respond to, and comply with, 

the survey. Reports are due 45 days after 

the end of each calendar quarter. This 

notice is being issued in conformance 

with the rule BEA issued in 2012 (77 FR 

24373) establishing guidelines for 

collecting data on international trade in 

services and direct investment through 

notices, rather than through rulemaking. 

Additional information about BEA’s 

collection of data on international trade 

in services and direct investment can be 

found in the 2012 rule, the International 

Investment and Trade in Services 

Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and 

15 CFR part 801. Survey data on 

international trade in services and direct 

investment that are not collected 

pursuant to the 2012 rule are described 

separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE– 

9 survey forms and instructions are 

available on the BEA Web site at 

www.bea.gov/ssb. 

Definitions 

(a) Person means any individual, 

branch, partnership, associated group, 

association, estate, trust, corporation, or 

other organization (whether or not 

organized under the laws of any State), 

and any government (including a 

foreign government, the United States 

Government, a State or local 

government, and any agency, 

corporation, financial institution, or 

other entity or instrumentality thereof, 

including a government-sponsored 

agency). 

(b) United States person means any 

person resident in the United States or 

subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

States. 

(c) United States, when used in a 

geographic sense, means the 50 States, 

the District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all 

territories and possessions of the United 

States. 

(d) Foreign person means any person 

resident outside the United States or 

subject to the jurisdiction of a country 

other than the United States. 

Reporting 

Who Must Report: (a) Reports are 

required from U.S. offices, agents, or 

other representatives of foreign airline 

operators that transport passengers or 

freight and express to or from the 

United States and whose total covered 

revenues or total covered expenses were 

$5,000,000 or more during the previous 

year, or are expected to be $5,000,000 or 

more during the current year. Because 

the thresholds are applied separately to 

sales and purchases, the reporting 

requirements may apply only to sales, 

only to purchases, or to both sales and 

purchases. 

(b) Entities required to report will be 

contacted individually by BEA. Entities 

not contacted by BEA have no reporting 

responsibilities. 

What To Report: The survey collects 

information on foreign airline operators’ 

revenues and expenses in the United 

States. 

How To Report: Reports can be filed 

using BEA’s electronic reporting system 

at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the 

survey forms and instructions, which 

contain complete information on 

reporting procedures and definitions, 

may be obtained at the BEA Web site 

given above. Form BE–9 inquiries can 

be made by phone to BEA at (202) 606– 

5588 or by sending an email to 

be9help@bea.gov. 

When To Report: Reports are due to 

BEA 45 days after the end of each 

calendar quarter. 

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice 

This data collection has been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act and 

assigned control number 0608–0068. An 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

a person is not required to respond to, 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a valid control number 

assigned by OMB. Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 6 hours per 

response. Send comments regarding this 

burden estimate to Director, Bureau of 

Economic Analysis (BE–1), U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Washington, 

DC 20230; and to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project 0608–0068, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108. 

Brian C. Moyer, 

Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06972 Filed 3–25–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Marine Mammal 

Health and Stranding Response 

Program, Level A Stranding and 

Rehabilitation Disposition Data Sheet 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). 

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