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comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 14497. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Kristy Beard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations 

governing the taking and importing of 

marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). 

The applicant requests authorization 

to import two male adult captive-born 

bottlenose dolphins from Dolphin Quest 

in Hamilton, HM FX, Bermuda to The 

Mirage Casino-Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. 

The applicant requests this import for 

the purpose of public display. The 

receiving facility, The Mirage, is: (1) 

open to the public on a regularly 

scheduled basis with access that is not 

limited or restricted other than by 

charging for an admission fee; (2) offers 

an educational program based on 

professionally accepted standards; and 

(3) holds an Exhibitor’s License, number 

88–C–0074, issued by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture under the 

Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131–59). 

In addition to determining whether 

the applicant meets the three public 

display criteria, NMFS must determine 

whether the applicant has demonstrated 

that the proposed activity is humane 

and does not represent any unnecessary 

risks to the health and welfare of marine 

mammals; that the proposed activity by 

itself, or in combination with other 

activities, will not likely have a 

significant adverse impact on the 

species or stock; and that the applicant’s 

expertise, facilities, and resources are 

adequate to accomplish successfully the 

objectives and activities stated in the 

application. 

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 this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: April 22, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XO89 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Crab 

Plan Team will meet May 11, 12, 15, 

2009. Additionally, a public workshop 

on Alaska Crab Stock Assessments will 

be held May 13–14. 

DATES: The meetings will be held May 

11–15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

in the Traynor Room at the Alaska 

Fishery Science Center, 7600 Sand Point 

Way, NE, Bldg 4, Seattle, WA. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Stram, North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (907) 

271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Crab 

Plan will begin Monday May 11 at 8:30 

a.m. through Tuesday May 12. The 

Alaska Crab Stock Assessment 

Workshop will begin on May 13 at 8:30 

a.m. and go through May 14. The Crab 

Plan team will reconvene Friday May 15 

at 8:30 a.m. 

The Plan Team agenda includes the 

following: Discussion and 

recommendations on groundfish catch 

accounting for crab stock assessments; 

Reanalysis of the Eastern Bering Sea 

bottom trawl survey results; Overview 

of crab stock assessment, stock status, 

over fishing levels (OFL), plans for 

Center for Independent Experts review, 

and proposed model-based assessment 

tier recommendations; Pribilof Island 

Blue King Crab rebuilding plan 

alternatives; Modification of the St 

Matthew Habitat Conservation area; 

Discard rates and PSC caps for 

groundfish and scallop fisheries. The 

agenda for the Crab Stock Assessment 

Workshop includes discussion and 

evaluation of all aspects of data, 

methodology, and alternative 

approaches for assessing crab stocks. 

The agenda for both meeting will be 

posted at http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/ 

npfmc/. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen, 

(907) 271–2809, at least 5 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: April 22, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–9496 Filed 4–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XO90 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Herring Advisory Panel will meet to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, May 14, 2009, at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 

Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 

telephone: (603) 431–2300; fax: (603) 

433–5649. 

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. Review/discuss management 

measures and alternatives under 

development in Amendment 4 to the 

Herring Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP); develop related Advisory Panel 

comments/recommendations for Herring 

Committee consideration. 

2. Advisory Panel discussion will 

focus primarily on catch monitoring 

alternatives and issues associated with 

feasibility, compliance, costs, and 

impacts on fishing operations; catch 

monitoring alternatives may include 


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