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Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel; 

Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) II. 

Date: March 8–9, 2018. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Gaithersburg Marriott 

Washingtonian Center, 9751 Washingtonian 

Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. 

Contact Person: Caron A. Lyman, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Research Program 

Review Branch, Division of Extramural 

Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 

9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W126, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–9750, 240–276–6348, 

lymanc@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel; SEP–9— 

Drug Development. 

Date: March 9, 2018. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Cancer Institute, Shady 

Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 

7W114, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Jeffrey E. DeClue, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Research 

Technology and Contract Review Branch, 

Division of Extramural Activities, National 

Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center 

Drive, Room 7W114, Bethesda, MD 20892– 

9750, 240–276–6371, decluej@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel; TEP–1: 

Development of Software Tools for Post 

Radiation Therapy Surveillance. 

Date: March 13–14, 2018. 

Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract 

proposals. 

Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & 

Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, 

North Bethesda, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: Shakeel Ahmad, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Research 

Technology and Contract Review Branch, 

Division of Extramural Activities, National 

Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center 

Drive, Room 7W102, Bethesda, MD 20892– 

9750, 240–276–6349, ahmads@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Emerging 

Questions in Cancer Systems Biology (U01). 

Date: March 16, 2018. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Cancer Institute, Shady 

Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 

2E908, Rockville, MD 20850. 

Contact Person: Timothy C. Meeker, MD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Resources and 

Training Review Branch, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Cancer 

Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, 

Room 7W606, Bethesda, MD 20892–9750, 

240–276–6464, meekert@mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 

93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention 

Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and 

Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer 

Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology 

Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 

93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, 

Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: January 5, 2018. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00297 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

Center for Substance Abuse 

Prevention; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463, 

notice is hereby given for the meeting of 

the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) 

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention 

National Advisory Council (CSAP NAC) 

on February 14, 2018. 

The Council was established to advise 

the Secretary, Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS); the Assistant 

Secretary for Mental Health and 

Substance Use, SAMHSA; and Director, 

CSAP concerning matters relating to the 

activities carried out by and through the 

Center and the policies respecting such 

activities. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public and will include the discussion 

of the substance use prevention 

workforce and opioid use prevention. 

The meeting will also include updates 

on CSAP program developments. 

The meeting will be held in Rockville, 

Maryland. Attendance by the public 

will be limited to the space available. 

Interested persons may present data, 

information, or views, orally or in 

writing, on issues pending before the 

Council. Written submissions should be 

forwarded to the contact person on or 

before one week prior to the meeting. 

Oral presentations from the public will 

be scheduled at the conclusion of the 

meeting. Individuals interested in 

making oral presentations should notify 

the contact on or before one week prior 

to the meeting. Five minutes maximum 

will be allotted for each presentation. 

To attend onsite, submit written or 

brief oral comments, or request special 

accommodations for persons with 

disabilities, please register at the 

SAMHSA Committees’ website, http://

nac.samhsa.gov/Registration/ 

meetingsRegistration.aspx, or 

communicate with the CSAP Council’s 

Designated Federal Officer (see contact 

information below). 

Substantive program information may 

be obtained after the meeting by 

accessing the SAMHSA Committee 

website, http://nac.samhsa.gov/, or by 

contacting the Designated Federal 

Officer. 

Committee Name: Substance Abuse and 

Mental Health Services Administration, 

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention 

National Advisory Council. 

Date/Time/Type: February 14, 2018, from 

9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST: (OPEN). 

Place: SAMHSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 

5A02, Rockville, MD 20852, Adobe Connect 

webcast: https://samhsacsap.adobeconnect.com/nac/. 

Contact: Matthew J. Aumen, Designated 

Federal Officer, SAMHSA CSAP NAC, 5600 

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, 

Telephone: 240–276–2440, Fax: 301–480– 

8480, Email: matthew.aumen@

samhsa.hhs.gov. 

Carlos Castillo, 

Committee Management Officer, SAMHSA. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00369 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0086; 

FXIA16710900000–178–FF09A30000] 

Foreign Endangered and Threatened 

Species; Receipt of Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on applications to conduct 

certain activities with foreign 

endangered and threatened species. 

With some exceptions, the Endangered 

Species Act prohibits activities with 

listed species unless Federal 

authorization is acquired that allows 

such activities. The ESA also requires 

that we invite public comment before 

issuing these permits. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

February 12, 2018. 

ADDRESSES:

Document availability: The 

applications, as well as any comments 

and other materials that we receive, will 

be available for public inspection online 

in Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0086 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Submitting comments: You may 

submit comments by one of the 

following methods: 


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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Search for Docket 

No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0086 and follow 

the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public 

Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. 

FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0086; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC; 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803. 

When submitting comments, please 

include the name of the applicant and 

the PRT# at the beginning of your 

comment. We will post all comments on 

http://www.regulations.gov. This 

generally means that we will post any 

personal information you provide (see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more 

information). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Russell, 703–358–2023. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I comment on submitted 

applications? 

You may submit your comments and 

materials by one of the methods listed 

under Submitting Comments in the 

ADDRESSES section. We will not 

consider comments sent by email or fax, 

or to an address not in the ADDRESSES

section. 

Please make your comments as 

specific as possible, confine your 

comments to issues for which we seek 

information as described in this notice, 

and explain the basis for your 

comments. Include sufficient 

information with your comments to 

allow us to authenticate any scientific or 

commercial data you include. 

The comments and recommendations 

that will be most useful and likely to 

influence agency decisions are: (1) 

Those supported by quantitative 

information or studies; and (2) Those 

that include citations to, and analyses 

of, the applicable laws and regulations. 

We will not consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (DATES) or comments delivered to 

an address other than those listed in 

ADDRESSES. 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review online at 

http://www.regulations.gov and at the 

street address in ADDRESSES. The public 

may review documents and other 

information applicants have sent in 

support of their applications unless our 

allowing such viewing would violate 

the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552). 

C. Who will see my comments? 

If you submit a comment via http://

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment, including any personal 

identifying information, will be posted 

on the website. If you submit a 

hardcopy comment that includes 

personal identifying information, such 

as your address, phone number, or 

email address, you may request at the 

top of your document that we withhold 

this information from public review. 

However, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA), 

along with Executive Order 13576, 

‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and 

Accountable Government,’’ and the 

President’s Memorandum for the Heads 

of Executive Departments and Agencies 

of January 21, 2009—Transparency and 

Open Government (74 FR 4685; Jan. 26, 

2009), which call on all Federal 

agencies to promote openness and 

transparency in Government by 

disclosing information to the public, we 

invite public comment on these permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

III. Permit Applications 

We invite the public to comment on 

applications to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species. With 

some exceptions, the ESA prohibits 

activities with listed species unless 

Federal authorization is acquired that 

allows such activities. 

Applicant: Smithsonian National 

Zoological Park, Washington, DC; PRT– 

007870 

The applicant requests reissuance of 

their permit for scientific research with 

captive-born giant pandas (Ailuropoda 

melanoleuca) currently held under loan 

agreement with the Government of 

China and under the provisions of the 

Service Giant Panda Policy. The 

proposed research will cover all aspects 

of behavior, reproductive physiology, 

genetics, nutrition, and animal health, 

and will be continuation of activities 

currently in progress. This notification 

covers activities conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Dawn Carone, Swarthmore, 

PA; PRT–40245C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples from wild 

Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) and 

western gorilla (gorilla gorilla) for 

scientific research. This notification is 

for a single import. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 1-year period. 

Applicant: University of Georgia, 

College of Veterinary Medicine, 

Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Athens, 

GA; PRT–45805C 

The applicant requests authorization 

to import tissue or blood samples of any 

avian species (class Aves), reptile 

species (class Reptilia), and fish (within 

the taxonomic phylum Chordata) from 

locations worldwide for the purpose of 

diagnostic testing for infectious 

diseases/scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 

5-year period. 

Applicant: Mr. Vincent Rose, American 

Crocodile Education Sanctuary, North 

Fort Meyers, FL; PRT–44876C 

The applicant requests authorization 

to import the skull of an American 

crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) from 

Belize to enhance the propagation or 

survival of the species. This notification 

is for a single import. 

Trophy Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

a permit to import a sport-hunted 

trophy of a male bontebok (Damaliscus 

pygargus pygargus) culled from a 

captive herd maintained under the 

management program of the Republic of 

South Africa, for the purpose of 

enhancing the propagation or survival of 

the species. 

Applicant: Michael Kincaid, Mukilteo, 

WA; PRT–53993C 

Applicant: Tim Brown, Oregon City, OR; 

PRT–52676C 

Applicant: Christopher O’Connor, 

Dumfries, VA; PRT–55019C 

Applicant: Verne Williamson, Ashland, 

VA; PRT–46104C 

Applicant: Edward Aston, San Juan 

Capistrano, CA PRT–54247C 

Applicant: Benard Calvin Hendrick VII, 

Odessa, TX; PRT 55894C 

Applicant: Kevin H. Young, Chehalis, 

WA; PRT–57502C 

Applicant: William S. Montgomery Jr., 

Dallas, TX; PRT–58300C 

IV. Next Steps 

If the Service decides to issue permits 

to any of the applicants listed in this 


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notice, we will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register. You may locate the 

Federal Register notice announcing the 

permit issuance date by searching 

regulations.gov under the permit 

number listed in this document (e.g., 

PRT–12345C). 

V. Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Joyce Russell, 

Government Information Specialist, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00321 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2017–N115; 

FRES48020810360–XXX] 

Draft Habitat Conservation Plan for the 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation Oceano Dunes District, San 

Luis Obispo County, California; Notice 

of Intent To Prepare Environmental 

Assessment or Environmental Impact 

Statement; Initiation of Public Scoping 

Process 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), intend to 

prepare draft environmental analysis 

(either an environmental assessment or 

an environmental impact statement) 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) for the proposed 

habitat conservation plan for the 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation Oceano Dunes District 

(HCP). The HCP is a conservation plan 

as required under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), 

for issuance of an incidental take permit 

(ITP). The draft environmental analysis 

will evaluate the impacts of several 

alternatives related to the proposed 

issuance of an ITP to the California 

Department of Parks and Recreation 

Oceano Dunes District (CDPR, 

applicant) for incidental take of 

threatened and endangered wildlife 

species that could result from activities 

covered under the HCP. The HCP would 

also include conservation measures for 

endangered plants. We also are 

announcing the initiation of a public 

scoping process to engage Federal, 

Tribal, State, and local governments and 

the public in the identification of issues 

and concerns, potential impacts, and 

possible alternatives to the proposed 

action. 

DATES: In order to be included in the 

analysis, all comments must be received 

or postmarked on or before March 12, 

2018. We will hold public scoping 

meetings at a location in the vicinity of 

the proposed plan area. At least one 

week prior to the meeting dates, we will 

announce exact meeting locations, 

dates, and times in local newspapers 

and on the internet at https://

www.fws.gov/ventura/. 

ADDRESSES: Please provide comments in 

writing by one of the following 

methods: 

• Email: lena_chang@fws.gov. Please 

include Oceano Dunes HCP in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Facsimile: 805–644–3958, Attn: 

Oceano Dunes HCP. 

• U.S. Mail: Field Supervisor, 

Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 2493 Portola 

Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003. 

Please specify that your information 

request or comments concern the 

Oceano Dunes HCP. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lena Chang, by U.S. mail (see 

ADDRESSES), or by phone at 805–677– 

3305. If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf, please call the 

Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

intend to prepare an environmental 

analysis under the National 

Environmental Policy Act, as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; NEPA), for the 

proposed habitat conservation plan 

(HCP) for the California Department of 

Parks and Recreation Oceano Dunes 

District. The HCP is a conservation plan 

as required under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA), for issuance 

of a section 10(a)(1)(B) incidental take 

permit (ITP). The proposed ITP would 

authorize the incidental take of 

threatened and endangered wildlife 

species that could result from ongoing 

activities associated with the public use, 

recreation management, natural 

resources management, and park and 

beach management in two coastal 

Oceano Dunes District park units and an 

associated inland lake located in San 

Luis Obispo County, California. The 

HCP would also include conservation 

measures to protect endangered plant 

species. We also are announcing the 

initiation of a public scoping process to 

engage Federal, Tribal, State, and local 

governments and the public in the 

identification of issues and concerns, 

potential impacts, and possible 

alternatives to the proposed action. 

Upon completion of the public scoping 

process and completion of our review of 

the applicant’s proposed HCP, we may 

determine that an environmental 

assessment rather than an 

environmental impact statement is 

sufficient to support potential issuance 

of the ITP. 

Background 

Section 9 of the ESA and its 

implementing regulations prohibit 

‘‘take’’ of fish and wildlife species listed 

as endangered or threatened (16 U.S.C. 

1538; 50 CFR 17.21 and 17.31). Under 

section 3 of the ESA, the term ‘‘take’’ 

means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, 

shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or 

collect, or to attempt to engage in any 

such conduct (16 U.S.C. 1532(19)). The 

term ‘‘harm’’ is further defined by 

regulation as an act that actually kills or 

injures wildlife. Such acts may include 

significant habitat modification or 

degradation where it actually kills or 

injures wildlife by significantly 

impairing essential behavioral patterns, 

including breeding, feeding, or 

sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). The term 

‘‘harass’’ is also further defined in the 

regulations as an intentional or 

negligent act or omission that creates 

the likelihood of injury to wildlife by 

annoying it to such an extent as to 

significantly disrupt normal behavioral 

patterns, which include, but are not 

limited to, breeding, feeding, or 

sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). 

Under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA, 

the Secretary of the Interior may 

authorize the taking of federally listed 

species if such taking occurs incidental 

to otherwise legal activities and where 

a conservation plan has been developed 

under section 10(a)(2)(A) that describes: 

(1) The impact that will likely result 

from such taking; (2) the steps an 

applicant will take to minimize and 

mitigate that take to the maximum 

extent practicable and the funding that 

will be available to implement such 

steps; (3) the alternative actions to such 

taking that an applicant considered and 

the reasons why such alternatives are 

not being utilized; and (4) other 

measures that the Service may require 

as being necessary or appropriate for the 

purposes of the plan. Issuance criteria 

under section 10(a)(2)(B) for an 

incidental take permit require the 

Service to find that: (1) The taking will 

be incidental to otherwise lawful 

activities; (2) an applicant will, to the 

maximum extent practicable, minimize 

and mitigate the impacts of such taking; 

(3) an applicant has ensured that 

adequate funding for the plan will be 


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