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headed whales (Peponocephala electra), 

pilot whales (Globicephala 

macrorhynchus), and sperm whales 

(Physeter macrocephalus). 

Pursuant to these regulations, NMFS 

has issued an LOA to ExxonMobil 

Production Company. Issuance of the 

LOA is based on a finding made in the 

preamble to the final rule that the total 

taking by these activities (with 

monitoring, mitigation, and reporting 

measures) will result in no more than a 

negligible impact on the affected species 

or stock(s) of marine mammals and will 

not have an unmitigable adverse impact 

on subsistence uses. NMFS also finds 

that the applicant will meet the 

requirements contained in the 

implementing regulations and LOA, 

including monitoring, mitigation, and 

reporting requirements. 

Dated: April 16, 2009. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–9264 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO20 

Endangered Species; File No. 13544 

and No. 13573 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of permits. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Jeffrey Schmid, Conservancy of 

Southwest Florida, 1450 Merrihue 

Drive, Naples, FL 34102 has been issued 

a permit to take Kemp’s ridley 

(Lepidochelys kempii), loggerhead 

(Caretta caretta), hawksbill 

(Eretmochelys imbricata), and green 

(Chelonia mydas) sea turtles for 

purposes of scientific research. Michael 

Salmon, Florida Atlantic University, 

777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 

33431–0991 has been issued a permit to 

take green sea turtles for purposes of 

scientific research. 

ADDRESSES: The permits and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521. 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 

phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824– 

5309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Swails or Patrick Opay, (301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

24, 2008, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (73 FR 43211) that a 

request for a scientific research permit 

to take sea turtles had been submitted 

by Dr. Schmid. On September 3, 2008, 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register (73 FR 51446) that a request for 

a scientific research permit to take sea 

turtles had been submitted by Dr. 

Salmon. The requested permits have 

been issued under the authority of 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). 

Dr. Schmid’s research activities will 

characterize the aggregations of marine 

turtles in the nearshore waters of Lee 

County in southwest Florida. The 

permit holder will annually capture 130 

Kemp’s ridley, 50 loggerhead, 20 green, 

and five hawksbill turtles. Turtles will 

be collected in Pine Island Sound, San 

Carlos Bay, Estero Bay, and adjacent 

Gulf of Mexico waters using a largemesh, run-around strike net. Turtles 

will be measured, weighed, and tagged 

with Inconel and passive integrated 

transponder tags. Tissue samples will be 

collected for genetic and stable isotope 

analyses. A subset of Kemp’s ridleys 

will be held for 24–48 hrs. for fecal 

sample collection. Another subset of 

Kemp’s ridleys will receive electronic 

transmitters to investigate their 

movements, home range, and habitat 

associations. The permit is a five-year 

permit. 

Dr. Salmon will study when green sea 

turtle navigation is guided by magnetic 

versus solar cues. Animals will be 

captured by hand, handled, weighed, 

measured, flipper and passive integrated 

transponder tagged, transported, 

temporarily held for experiments in an 

outdoor tank arena, and released. 

Researchers will capture and conduct 

research on up to 40 animals on near 

shore reefs of Palm Beach County, 

Florida over the course of the permit. 

The permit is issued for 3 years. 

Issuance of these permits, as required 

by the ESA, was based on a finding that 

such permits (1) were applied for in 

good faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered or 

threatened species, and (3) are 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Dated: April 17, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–9252 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO83 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) VMS/ 

Enforcement Committee will meet to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, May 8, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The 

meeting will be held at the Sheraton 

Ferncroft Hotel, 50 Ferncroft Road, 

Danvers, MA 01923; Telephone: (978) 

777–2500; Fax: (978) 750–7991. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978)465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion in the committee’s agenda 

are as follows: 

(1) The committee will review and 

discuss management alternatives under 

development in Amendment 4 to the 

Atlantic Herring Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP), which may include 

measures to establish annual catch 

limits and accountability measures, a 

catch monitoring program for the 

Atlantic herring fishery, management 

measures to address/minimize bycatch, 

and measures to address access by 

herring vessels to groundfish closed 

areas; and develop Enforcement 

Committee recommendations for 

Herring Committee/Council 

consideration. 

(2) The enforcement discussion 

regarding Amendment 4 to the Herring 

FMP will likely focus on the details of 


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the proposed alternatives to establish a 

catch monitoring program, including: 

provisions for ‘‘maximized retention’’ 

and other measures to address slippage 

and minimize bycatch; measures to 

implement a dockside monitoring 

program; measures to improve 

reporting, compliance, and quota 

monitoring; and measures to address atsea monitoring (including measures to 

improve observer working conditions 

and data collection); 

(3) Other business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice 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 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: April 17, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–9189 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–X027 

International Whaling Commission; 

61st Annual Meeting; Announcement of 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

date, time, and location of the public 

meetings being held prior to the 61st

annual International Whaling 

Commission (IWC) meeting. 

DATES: The public meetings will be held 

May 27 and May 29, 2009, at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting on May 27th

will be held in the Chesapeake Room of 

the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 Georgia 

Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The 

meeting on May 29th will be held in the 

NOAA Western Regional Center 

Auditorium, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., 

Seattle, WA 98115. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Wulff, 301–713–9090, Extension 

196. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of Commerce is charged with 

the responsibility of discharging the 

domestic obligations of the United 

States under the International 

Convention for the Regulation of 

Whaling, 1946. The U.S. Commissioner 

has responsibility for the preparation 

and negotiation of U.S. positions on 

international issues concerning whaling 

and for all matters involving the IWC. 

He is staffed by the Department of 

Commerce and assisted by the 

Department of State, the Department of 

the Interior, the Marine Mammal 

Commission, and by other agencies. 

Once the draft agenda for the annual 

IWC meeting is completed, it will be 

posted on the IWC Secretariat’s website 

at http://www.iwcoffice.org. 

NOAA will hold meetings prior to the 

annual IWC meeting to discuss the 

tentative U.S. positions for the 

upcoming IWC meeting, including the 

upcoming report of the Small Working 

Group. Because the meeting discusses 

U.S. positions, the substance of the 

meeting must be kept confidential. Any 

U.S. citizen with an identifiable interest 

in U.S. whale conservation policy may 

participate, but NOAA reserves the 

authority to inquire about the interests 

of any person who appears at a meeting 

and to determine the appropriateness of 

that person’s participation. 

Persons who represent foreign 

interests may not attend. These stringent 

measures are necessary to protect the 

confidentiality of U.S. negotiating 

positions and are a necessary basis for 

the relatively open process of preparing 

for IWC meetings. 

The May 27th meeting will be held at 

1 p.m. in the Chesapeake Room of the 

Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 Georgia 

Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The 

meeting on May 29th will be held at 1 

p.m. in the NOAA Western Regional 

Center Auditorium, 7600 Sand Point 

Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98115. WA. 

Photo identification is required to enter 

the building. 

Special Accommodations 

Both meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Ryan Wulff, 301– 

713–9090 by May 4, 2009. 

Dated: April 16, 2009. 

Rebecca J. Lent, 

Director, Office of International Affairs, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–9256 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System; Information Collection 

Requirement; Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 

Requests for Equitable Adjustment 

(OMB Control Number 0704–0397) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments regarding a proposed 

extension of an approved information 

collection requirement. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), DoD announces the 

proposed extension of a public 

information collection requirement and 

seeks public comment on the provisions 

thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of DoD, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved this information 

collection for use through April 30, 

2009. DoD proposes that OMB extend its 

approval for use for three additional 

years. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by June 22, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0397, using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

OMB Control Number 0704–0397 in the 

subject line of the message. 


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