70310 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 237 / Tuesday, December 11, 2007 / Notices 

Dated: December 4, 2007. 

William Corso, 

Deputy Assistant Admininstrator, Ocean 

Services and Coastal Zone Management, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–23906 Filed 12–10–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Stellwagen 

Bank National Marine Sanctuary 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary 

Program (NMSP), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Stellwagen Bank National 

Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS or sanctuary) 

is seeking applicants for the following 

vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory 

Council (council): (1) Diving (Member 

and Alternate); (2) Maritime Heritage 

(Member and Alternate). Applicants are 

chosen based upon their particular 

expertise and experience in relation to 

the seat for which they are applying; 

community and professional affiliations; 

philosophy regarding the protection and 

management of marine resources; and 

possibly the length of residence in the 

area affected by the sanctuary. 

Applicants who are chosen as members 

should expect to serve 2–3 year terms, 

pursuant to the council’s Charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by January 

10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from 

Elizabeth.Stokes@noaa.gov, SBNMS, 

175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 

02066. Tel: 781–545–8026 X 201. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

further questions contact: 

Nathalie.Ward@noaa.gov, External 

Affairs Coordinator. Telephone: 781–

545–8026, X 206. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Stellwagen Bank National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council was 

established in March 2001 to assure 

continued public participation in the 

management of the Sanctuary. The 

Advisory Council’s 23 members 

represent a variety of local user groups, 

as well as the general public, plus seven 

local, state and federal government 

agencies. Since its establishment, the 

council has played a vital role in 

advising the Sanctuary and NOAA on 

critical issues and is currently focused 

on the sanctuary’s new five-year 

Management Plan. 

The Stellwagen Bank National Marine 

Sanctuary encompasses 842 square 

miles of ocean, stretching between Cape 

Ann and Cape Cod. Renowned for its 

scenic beauty and remarkable 

productivity, the sanctuary supports a 

rich diversity of marine life including 

22 species of marine mammals, more 

than 30 species of seabirds, over 60 

species of fishes, and hundreds of 

marine invertebrates and plants. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: November 30, 2007. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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Administration 

RIN 0648–XC58 

Marine Mammals; File No. 1039–1916 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; denial of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

request for a scientific research permit 

[File No. 1039–1916] submitted by Ann 

Zoidis, Cetos Research Organization, 11 

Des Isle Avenue, Bar Harbor, Maine has 

been denied. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

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; 

Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814–4700; phone (808)973–2935; fax 

(808)973–2941; and 

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 

01930–2298; phone (978)281–9300; fax 

(978)281–9394. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jaclyn Daly or Carrie Hubard, (301)713–

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 17, 2007, a notice was 

published in the Federal Register (72 

FR 52862) that an application had been 

filed by the above named individual. 

The requested permit has been denied 

subject to the provisions of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (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 222–226). 

The applicant requested authorization 

to conduct multiple activities, including 

suction-cup tagging, on cetaceans in 

Hawaiian waters and the Gulf of Maine. 

The purpose of the research would have 

been to determine abundance, 

distribution, habitat use, and foraging 

and social behavior of ESA and nonESA listed species. Overall, the scope of 

the proposed research was too broad to 

determine if the objectives could be met 

by the applicant and if the manner in 

which the research would be conducted 

was consistent with the MMPA and 

ESA. 

Dated: December 4, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–23956 Filed 12–10–07; 8:45 am] 

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Administration 

RIN 0648–XD79 

Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals 

During Specified Activities; Black 

Abalone Research Surveys at San 

Nicolas Island, Ventura County, CA 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental take 

authorization; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received an 

application from Dr. Glenn VanBlaricom 

(Dr. VanBlaricom) for an Incidental 

Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take 

small numbers of marine mammals, by 

harassment, incidental to the 


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