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Impact on Availability of Affected 

Species or Stock for Taking for 

Subsistence Uses 

No tribal subsistence hunts are held 

in the vicinity of the project area; thus, 

temporary behavioral impacts to 

individual animals will not affect any 

subsistence activity. Further, no 

population or stock level impacts to 

marine mammals are anticipated or 

authorized. As a result, no impacts to 

the availability of the species or stock to 

the Pacific Northwest treaty tribes are 

expected as a result of the activities. 

Therefore, no relevant subsistence uses 

of marine mammals are implicated by 

this action. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

There is one ESA-listed marine 

mammal species with known 

occurrence in the project area: The 

Eastern DPS of the Steller sea lion, 

listed as threatened. Because of the 

potential presence of Steller sea lions, 

the Navy engaged in a formal 

consultation with the NMFS Northwest 

Regional Office under Section 7 of the 

ESA. We also initiated separate 

consultation with our Northwest 

Regional Office because of our proposal 

to authorize the incidental take of 

Steller sea lions. The Biological Opinion 

associated with that consultation 

concluded that the proposed action is 

not likely to jeopardize the continued 

existence of the Steller sea lion or the 

humpback whale, and includes an 

Incidental Take Statement for the Steller 

sea lion. The Steller sea lion does not 

have critical habitat in the action area. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

The Navy has prepared an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

issued a Record of Decision for this 

project. We acted as a cooperating 

agency in the preparation of that 

document, and have reviewed the EIS 

and the public comments received and 

determined that preparation of any 

additional NEPA analysis is not 

necessary. We subsequently adopted the 

Navy’s EIS and issued our own Record 

of Decision. The Navy EIS is available 

for public review at www.nbkeis.com. 

Authorization 

As a result of these determinations, 

we have issued an IHA to the Navy to 

conduct the described activities in the 

Hood Canal from the period of July 16, 

2012, through February 15, 2013, 

provided the previously described 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: July 11, 2012. 

Helen M. Golde, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Department of Defense 

Military Family Readiness Council 

(MFRC) 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a), 

Public Law 92–463, as amended, notice 

is hereby given of a forthcoming 

meeting of the Department of Defense 

Military Family Readiness Council 

(MFRC). The purpose of the Council 

meeting is to review the military family 

programs which will be the focus for the 

Council for next year, and address 

selected concerns of military family 

organizations. 

The meeting is open to the public, 

subject to the availability of space. 

Persons desiring to attend may contact 

Ms. Melody McDonald at 571–372–0880 

or email 

FamilyReadinessCouncil@osd.mil no 

later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 

7, 2012 to arrange for parking and escort 

into the conference room inside the 

Pentagon. 

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Council. Persons desiring to submit 

a written statement to the Council must 

notify the point of contact listed in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later 

than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 9, 

2012. 

DATES: August 15, 2012, 2:00 p.m. to 

4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Pentagon Conference Center 

B6 (escorts will be provided from the 

Pentagon Metro entrance). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Melody McDonald or Ms. Betsy Graham, 

Office of the Deputy Under Secretary 

(Military Community & Family Policy), 

4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22350–2300, Room 3G15. Telephones 

(571) 372–0880; (571) 372–0881 and/or 

email: 

FamilyReadinessCouncil@osd.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting 

agenda. 

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 

Welcome & Administrative Remarks 

Review and Comment on Council 

Action from December meeting 

Priority Areas Briefings 

Closing Remarks 

Note: Exact order may vary. 

Dated: July 13, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Meeting of the Ocean Research and 

Resources Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ocean Research and 

Resources Advisory Panel will hold a 

regularly scheduled meeting. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and Thursday, August 

16, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

Members of the public should submit 

their comments in advance of the 

meeting to the meeting Point of Contact. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, 

1201 New York Avenue NW., 4th Floor, 

Washington, DC 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Joan S. Cleveland, Office of Naval 

Research, 875 North Randolph Street 

Suite 1425, Arlington, VA 22203–1995, 

telephone 703–696–4532. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of open meeting is provided in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The 

meeting will include discussions on 

ocean research, resource management, 

and other current issues in the ocean 

science and management communities. 

J.M. Beal, 

Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge 

Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal 

Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Petroleum Council 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Fossil Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 


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SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Petroleum 

Council. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (EST) 

ADDRESSES: St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th 

and K Streets NW., Washington, DC 

20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Johnson, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas 

(FE–30), Washington, DC 20585; 

telephone (202) 586–5600 or facsimile 

(202) 586–6221. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: To provide 

advice, information, and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Energy on matters relating to oil and 

natural gas, or the oil and natural gas 

industries. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Call to Order and Introductory 

Remarks 

• Consideration of the Proposed Final 

Report of the NPC Committee on Future 

Transportation Fuels 

• Introductory Remarks by the 

Honorable Daniel B. Poneman, Deputy 

Secretary of Energy 

• Remarks by the Honorable Steven 

Chu, Secretary of Energy 

• Administrative Matters 

• Discussion of Any Other Business 

Properly Brought Before the National 

Petroleum Council 

• Adjournment 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The Chair of the 

Council will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Members of the public who 

wish to make oral statements pertaining 

to agenda items should contact Ms. 

Nancy Johnson at the address or 

telephone number listed above. Request 

for oral statements must be received at 

least three days prior to the meeting. 

Those not able to attend the meeting or 

having insufficient time to address the 

Council are invited to send a written 

statement to info@npc.org. Any member 

of the public who wishes to file a 

written statement to the Council will be 

permitted to do so, either before or after 

the meeting. 

Additionally, the meeting will also be 

available via live video webcast. The 

link will be available at http://www.npc.

org. 

Minutes: Transcripts of the meeting 

will be available by contacting Ms. 

Johnson at the address above, or 

info@npc.org. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on July 11, 

2012. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of 

Nominations for Appointment as a 

Member of the Biomass Research and 

Development Technical Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, the U.S. Department of 

Energy is soliciting nominations for 

candidates to fill vacancies on the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

(Technical Advisory Committee). 

DATES: The deadline for nominations for 

members will be accepted on or before 

August 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The nominations must 

include name, a resume, biography, and 

any letters of support and are to be 

submitted via one of the following 

methods: 

(1) Email to elliott.levine@ee.doe.gov. 

(2) Overnight delivery service to: 

Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Mail Stop EE–2E, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Mail Stop EE–2E,1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–1476; 

Email: elliott.levine@ee.doe.gov. 

Committee’s Web site: http://

biomassboard.gov/committee/

committee.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Biomass Research and Development Act 

of 2000 (Biomass Act) [Pub. L. 106–224] 

requires cooperation and coordination 

in biomass research and development 

(R&D) between the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE). The 

Biomass Act was repealed and replaced 

in June 2008 by Section 9008 of the 

Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 

2008 (FCEA) [Pub. L. 110–246, 122 Stat. 

1651, enacted June 18, 2008, H.R. 6124]. 

FCEA section 9008(d) established the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee and lays 

forth its meetings, coordination, duties, 

terms, and membership types. The 

Committee must meet quarterly and 

should not duplicate the efforts of other 

Federal advisory committees. Meetings 

are typically two days in duration. 

Three meetings are held in the 

Washington, DC area and the fourth is 

held at a site to be determined each 

year. Members of the Committee serve 

without compensation; however, each 

appointed member may be reimbursed 

for authorized travel and per diem 

expenses incurred while attending 

committee meetings, in accordance with 

Federal Travel Regulations. 

The Committee advises the DOE and 

USDA points of contact with respect to 

the Biomass R&D Initiative (Initiative) 

and also makes written 

recommendations to the Biomass R&D 

Board (Board). Those recommendations 

regard whether: (A) Initiative funds are 

distributed and used consistent with 

Initiative objectives; (B) solicitations are 

open and competitive with awards 

made annually; (C) objectives and 

evaluation criteria of the solicitations 

are clear; and (D) the points of contact 

are funding proposals selected on the 

basis of merit, and determined by an 

independent panel of qualified peers. 

The Committee members may serve 

up to two, three-year terms and must 

include: (A) An individual affiliated 

with the biofuels industry; (B) an 

individual affiliated with the biobased 

industrial and commercial products 

industry; (C) an individual affiliated 

with an institution of higher education 

that has expertise in biofuels and 

biobased products; (D) two prominent 

engineers or scientists from government 

or academia that have expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; (E) an 

individual affiliated with a commodity 

trade association; (F) two individuals 

affiliated with environmental or 

conservation organizations; (G) an 

individual associated with State 

government who has expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; (H) an 

individual with expertise in energy and 

environmental analysis; (I) an 

individual with expertise in the 

economics of biofuels and biobased 

products; (J) an individual with 

expertise in agricultural economics; (K) 

an individual with expertise in plant 

biology and biomass feedstock 

development; (L) an individual with 


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