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Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301) 427–2521, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 42–1642. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Jennifer Skidmore, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 42–

1642, which was most recently 

amended on April 28, 2004 (69 FR 

24586), is requested under the authority 

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking, 

importing, and exporting of endangered 

and threatened species (50 CFR 222–

226), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). 

Permit No. 42–1642 authorizes the 

permit holder to conduct nutritional 

research on captive Steller sea lions 

(Eumetopias jubatus) and to receive, 

import, and export samples from 

pinniped and cetacean species for 

nutritional and health-related research. 

The permit holder requests 

authorization to increase the number of 

blood samples received, imported, or 

exported from 1000 per year to 10,000 

per year. No takes from live animals are 

requested. The increase is requested to 

accommodate the availability of banked 

serum samples from other institutions 

for Brucella analysis. The amendment 

would be effective until the expiration 

date of the permit, October 15, 2007. 

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: February 5, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–2200 Filed 2–8–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 020507E] 

Endangered Species; File No. 1447 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the South Carolina Department of 

Natural Resources 217 Fort Johnson 

Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29412 

[Responsible Party/Principal 

Investigator: Mark Collins, PhD], has 

been issued a permit to conduct 

scientific research on shortnose 

sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum). 

ADDRESSES: The permit 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; and 

Protected Resources Division, 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 

phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 824–

5309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Malcolm Mohead or Carrie Hubard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 09, 2003, notice was 

published in the Federal Register (68 

FR 53140) that a request for a scientific 

research permit to take shortnose 

sturgeon had been submitted by the 

South Carolina Department of Natural 

Resources. The requested permit has 

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). 

The South Carolina Department of 

Natural Resources [Dr. Mark Collins, 

Principal Investigator], is authorized to 

sample and track shortnose sturgeon in 

South Carolina coastal waters. 

Annually, up to 100 fish will be taken 

via gill nets, measured, weighed, PIT 

and Dart tagged, anaesthetized, and 

gastric lavaged. A subset of 50 fish will 

be fitted with radio/sonic transmitters 

and tracked during the study. 

Additionally, the researcher will deploy 

buffer pads as substrate to collect up to 

100 sturgeon eggs annually to verify 

spawning periodicity. Two fish are 

authorized annually as unintentional 

mortality. The permit will terminate on 

February 28, 2012.Issuance of this 

permit, as required by the ESA, was 

based on a finding that such permit (1) 

was applied for in good faith, (2) will 

not operate to the disadvantage of the 

endangered species which is the subject 

of this permit, and (3) is consistent with 

the purposes and policies set forth in 

section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: February 6, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially 

Exclusive License; Symbiont 

Enterprises, Inc. 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 

209(e) and 37 CFR 404(a)(1)(i), the 

Department of the Army announces the 

intent to grant a revocable, nonassignable, partially exclusive license to 

Symbiont Enterprises, Inc., Huntsville, 

AL, for the AWarE Video Elements 

(AVE) government-owned software for 

archiving and conducting searches of 

video data. 

DATES: Anyone wishing to object to the 

grant of this license can file written 

objections, along with supporting 

evidence, if any, within 15 days from 

the date of this publication. 

ADDRESSES: Written objections are to be 

filed with the Office of Research and 

Technology Applications, SDMC–

RDTC–TDL (Ms. Susan D. McRae), Bldg. 

5220, Von Braun Complex, Redstone 

Arsenal, AL 35898. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Joan Gilsdorf, Patent Attorney, e-mail: 

joan.gilsdorf@smdc.army.mil; (256) 

955–3213 or Ms. Susan D. McRae, Office 

of Research and Technology 

Applications, e-mail: 

susan.mcrae@smdc.army.mil; (256) 

955–1501. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–586 Filed 2–8–07; 8:45 am] 

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