Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 30 / Monday, February 14, 2022 / Notices 8235 

Update on the Development of Brown 

and White Shrimp Empirical Dynamic 

Models. Lastly, the Committees will 

receive public comment before 

addressing any items under Other 

Business. 

Meeting Adjourns 

The meeting will be also be broadcast 

via webinar. You may register for the 

webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org 

and clicking on the SSC meeting on the 

calendar. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on 

www.gulfcouncil.org as they become 

available. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Scientific and Statistical Committees for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during this meeting. 

Actions of the Scientific and Statistical 

Committee will be restricted to those 

issues specifically identified in the 

agenda and any issues arising after 

publication of this notice that require 

emergency action under section 305(c) 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take-action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aid 

should be directed to Kathy Pereira, 

(813) 348–1630, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: February 9, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03103 Filed 2–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB798] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 26254 

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 & Game 

(ADF&G), 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, 

AK 99701 (Responsible Party: Lori 

Quakenbush), has applied in due form 

for a permit to conduct research on ice 

seals in Alaska. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

March 16, 2022. 

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. 26254 from the list of 

available applications. These documents 

are also available upon written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include File No. 26254 in the subject 

line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. The request should set forth 

the specific reasons why a hearing on 

this application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Young or Carrie Hubard, (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), 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). 

The applicant requests a permit to 

conduct scientific research on spotted 

(Phoca largha), ringed (Pusa hispida), 

bearded (Erignathus barbatus), and 

ribbon (Histriophoca fasciata) seals in 

the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas 

of Alaska. The purpose of this research 

is to monitor the status and health of 

seal species by analyzing samples from 

the subsistence harvest and by 

documenting movements and habitat 

use by tracking animals with satellite 

transmitters. In addition to sampling 

harvested seals, the applicant would 

capture up to 50 bearded seals, 20 

ribbon seals, 50 ringed seals, and 50 

spotted seals per year that would be 

sedated, measured, sampled (e.g., blood 

and skin), flipper tagged, and fitted with 

transmitters. The applicant requests to 

capture an additional 50 bearded seals, 

20 ribbon seals, 50 ringed seals, and 50 

spotted seals per year that would be 

measured, sampled, and flipper tagged 

but not fitted with external instruments. 

The applicant also requests permission 

to harass non-target seals of all four 

pinniped species as well as beluga 

whales (Delphinapterus leucas). The 

applicant requests up to five mortalities 

per species per year for pinniped 

captures and one mortality of a beluga 

whale annually due to accidental 

entanglement in pinniped capture nets. 

Samples would be imported from 

Russia, Canada, Svalbard (Norway) and 

exported to Canada for analyses. The 

permit would be valid for 5 years. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

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: February 8, 2022. 

Julia M. Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03061 Filed 2–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB803] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee 

(MPC) will hold a public online 

meeting. 

DATES: The online meeting will be held 

Friday, March 4, 2022, from 1 p.m. to 

5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time or until 

business for the day has been 

completed. 


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