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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 the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: April 26, 2010. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10259 Filed 4–30–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XW21 

Marine Mammals; File Nos. 15498 and 

15500 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Chicago Zoological Society - Brookfield 

Zoo, 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 

60513, and Georgia Aquarium, 225 

Baker Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30313, 

have each applied in due form for a 

permit to import Atlantic bottlenose 

dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for public 

display. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

June 2, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The applications 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) 713–0376; 

File No. 15498: Northeast Region, 

NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, 

Gloucester, MA 01930; phone (978) 

281–9328; fax (978) 281–9394; and 

File No. 15500: Southeast Region, 

NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint 

Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727) 824– 

5312; fax (727) 824–5309. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on these applications 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, at the address listed above. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email 

to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 

Please include the File No. in the 

subject line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a hearing 

should set forth the specific reasons 

why a hearing on this particular request 

would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Kristy Beard, (301) 

713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permits are requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

File No. 15498: Chicago Zoological 

Society requests authorization to import 

one male and one female captive born 

bottlenose dolphin from Dolphin Quest 

Bermuda, Hamilton, Bermuda, to the 

Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL, for the 

purpose of public display. The 

Brookfield Zoo is: (1) open to the public 

on 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 of 

the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks 

and Aquariums; and (3) holds an 

Exhibitor’s License, number 33–C–0003, 

issued by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture under the Animal Welfare 

Act (7 U.S.C. §§ 2131 - 59). 

File No. 15500: Georgia Aquarium 

requests authorization to import two 

male captive born bottlenose dolphins 

from Dolphin Experience, Ltd., 

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, The 

Bahamas, and three female captive born 

bottlenose dolphins from Dolphin Quest 

Bermuda, Hamilton, Bermuda, to its 

facility in Atlanta, Georgia, for purposes 

of public display. Georgia Aquarium is: 

(1) open to the public on 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 of the 

Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and 

Aquariums and the Association of Zoos 

and Aquariums; and (3) holds an 

Exhibitor’s License, number 57–C–0220, 

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 applicants have 

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 applicants’ expertise, facilities and 

resources are adequate to accomplish 

successfully the objectives and activities 

stated in the applications. 

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 28, 2010. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10243 Filed 4–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XV74 

International Whaling Commission; 

62nd 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 

dates, times, and locations of the public 

meetings being held prior to the 62nd 

annual International Whaling 

Commission (IWC) meeting. 

DATES: The public meetings will be held 

May 20 and May 26, 2010, at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The May 20 meeting on will 

be held in the NOAA Western Regional 

Center Auditorium, 7600 Sand Point 

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

26 meeting will be held in the NOAA 

Science Center Room, 1301 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Wulff, 202–482–3689. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of Commerce is charged with 

the responsibility of discharging the 

domestic obligations of the United 


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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. 

The U.S. Commissioner 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. 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 20 meeting will be held in 

the NOAA Western Regional Center 

Auditorium, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., 

Seattle, WA 98115. The May 26 meeting 

will be held in the NOAA Science 

Center Room, 1301 East-West Highway, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910. 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, 202– 

482–3689, by May 14, 2010. 

Dated: April 27, 2010. 

Rebecca J. Lent, 

Director, Office of International 

Affairs,National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10242 Filed 4–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XW19 

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 (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Committee, in May, 2010, to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the Hilton Providence, 21 Atwells 

Avenue, Providence, RI 02903; 

telephone: (401) 831–3900; fax: (401) 

751–0007. 

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 

committee will review the status of 

scallop actions recently adopted 

(Framework 21) and under development 

(Amendment 15). The Committee will 

review a draft public hearing document 

for Amendment 15 public hearings that 

are being scheduled this summer. The 

Committee will also discuss initiation of 

Framework 22 and identify potential 

measures to be considered by the 

Council in June. Framework 22 will set 

fishery specifications for fishing years 

2011 and 2012. The committee may 

discuss other topics at their discretion. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Actions 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 

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, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: April 27, 2010. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10188 Filed 4–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XW18 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Observer Advisory Committee (OAC) 

will meet in Seattle, WA. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 

25–26, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Alaska Fishery Science Center, 7600 

Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 4, Traynor 

Conference Room, Seattle, WA 98115. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Kimball, Council staff; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of the committee 

meeting is to review the initial review 

draft analysis for restructuring the North 

Pacific observer program for groundfish 

and commercial halibut vessels, and 

provide recommendations to the 

Council. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Actions will 


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