18530 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 63 / Wednesday, April 2, 2014 / Notices 

on FWS’s application and request. We 

did not receive any comments in 

response to the notice. 

Two bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops 

truncatus) were incidentally killed on 

April 12, 2011, in gillnets deployed 

during sturgeon research conducted for 

the Natural Resources Damage 

Assessment of the Deepwater Horizon 

oil spill. As a result, FWS determined 

that this and other similar research had 

the potential to incidentally take 

additional marine mammals via 

entanglement in gillnets, resulting in 

injury, serious injury, or mortality. 

Therefore, FWS determined that a 

request for incidental take authorization 

was warranted, and requested 

authorization to take bottlenose 

dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins 

(Stenella frontalis), pantropical spotted 

dolphins (S. attenuata), and striped 

dolphins (S. coeruleoalba) by injury, 

serious injury, or mortality. 

On April 15 and July 8, 2011, 

respectively, NMFS’ Southeast Regional 

Office (SERO) provided FWS with 

marine mammal mitigation measures for 

spring sampling and marine mammal 

conservation measures and 

recommendations for summer and fall 

sampling. These measures were 

designed to prevent additional incidents 

of take incidental to sturgeon research, 

and FWS agreed to adhere to these 

measures. Subsequently, NMFS’ Office 

of Protected Resources determined, in 

consultation with SERO, that 

implementation of the measures as 

described would mitigate the risk of 

incidental capture of marine mammals 

in sturgeon sampling gear to 

discountable levels. Therefore, we 

determined that an incidental take 

authorization was no longer warranted. 

On February 14, 2014, FWS submitted 

a withdrawal of their previous request 

for incidental take authorization, 

reiterating their commitment to working 

closely with NMFS and other partners 

on sturgeon research in the GOM while 

implementing the mitigation measures 

as described by SERO. No further 

incidents of incidental capture have 

occurred since FWS began 

implementing the prescribed measures. 

Dated: March 28, 2014. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07367 Filed 4–2–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 

Commission of Fine Arts; Notice of 

Meeting 

The next meeting of the U.S. 

Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled 

for 17 April 2014, at 9:00 a.m. in the 

Commission offices at the National 

Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary 

Square, 401 F Street NW., Washington 

DC 20001–2728. Items of discussion 

may include buildings, parks, and 

memorials. 

Draft agendas and additional 

information regarding the Commission 

are available on our Web site: 

www.cfa.gov. Inquiries regarding the 

agenda and requests to submit written 

or oral statements should be addressed 

to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S. 

Commission of Fine Arts, at the above 

address; by emailing CFAStaff@cfa.gov; 

or by calling 202–504–2200. Individuals 

requiring sign language interpretation 

for the hearing impaired should contact 

the Secretary at least 10 days before the 

meeting date. 

Dated: March 24, 2014, in Washington, DC. 

Thomas Luebke, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07252 Filed 4–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6331–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Inland Waterways Users Board 

Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

is publishing this notice to announce 

the following Federal advisory 

committee meeting of the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways 

Users Board (Board). This meeting is 

open to the public. For additional 

information about the Board, please 

visit the committee’s Web site at: http:// 

www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/

Navigation/

InlandWaterwaysUsersBoard.aspx. 

DATES: The Army Corps of Engineers, 

Inland Waterways Users Board will 

meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 1, 

2014. Public registration will begin at 

8:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Board meeting will be 

conducted at the Wyndham Riverfront 

Little Rock Hotel, 2 Riverfront Place, 

North Little Rock, AR 72114, at 501– 

371–9000, or www.wyndham.com/

hotels/arkansas/north-little-rock/

wundham-riverfront-little-rock/hoteloverview. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Mindy M. Simmons, the Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, 

in writing at Headquarters, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CECW–IP, 

441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 

20314–1000; by telephone at 202–761– 

1934; and by email at 

Mindy.M.Simmons@usace.army.mil. In 

the alternative, contact Mr. Mark R. 

Pointon, the Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the 

Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GM, 

7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, 

Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by 

telephone at 703–428–6438; and by 

email at Mark.Pointon@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

committee meeting is being held under 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., 

Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The Board is 

chartered to provide independent 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of the Army on construction 

and rehabilitation project investments 

on the commercial navigation features 

of the inland waterways system of the 

United States. At this meeting, the 

Board will receive briefings and 

presentations regarding the investments, 

projects and status of the inland 

waterways system of the United States 

and conduct discussions and 

deliberations on those matters. The 

Board is interested in written and verbal 

comments from the public relevant to 

these purposes. 

Proposed Agenda: At this meeting the 

agenda will include the status of 

funding for inland navigation projects 

and studies, the status of the Inland 

Waterways Trust Fund, funding for 

Fiscal Year 2014, status of the Olmsted 

Locks and Dam Project, status of the 

Mississippi River Lock and Dam #27 

Major Rehabilitation, review of the 

Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock Sill 

Depth Design, review of the Bayou 

Sorrel Lock Economic Assessment, and 

an update of Risk-based Infrastructure 

Management for the Inland Waterways. 

Availability of Materials for the 

Meeting. A copy of the agenda or any 

updates to the agenda for the May 1, 

2013 meeting. 

Public Accessibility to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, 

and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 


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