Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 104 / Tuesday, June 1, 2010 / Notices 30383 

Dated: May 25, 2010. 

Mark E. Brown, 

Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative 

Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12967 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XV92 

Marine Mammals; File No. 14610 

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 Alaska Department of Fish and 

Game (ADFG), Division of Wildlife 

Conservation, Juneau, AK (Principal 

Investigator: Robert Small, Ph.D.) has 

been issued a permit to conduct 

research on marine mammals. 

ADDRESSES: The permit 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; and 

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone 

(907)586–7221; fax (907)586–7249. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tammy Adams or Carrie Hubard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

20, 2010, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 20565) that a 

request for a permit to conduct research 

on beluga whales (Delphinapterus 

leucas), endangered bowhead whales 

(Balaena mysticetus), gray whales 

(Eschrictius robustus), and endangered 

humpback whales (Megaptera 

novaeangliae) had been submitted by 

the above-named applicant. The 

requested permit has been issued for the 

beluga whale and gray whale projects 

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). A decision on the bowhead 

whale and humpback whale projects has 

been deferred pending completion of 

consultation under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

The permit is valid through May 31, 

2015, for research activities including 

aerial surveys for beluga whales, capture 

of beluga whales for instrument 

attachment and sample collection, 

remote biopsy of beluga whales, and 

remote biopsy and instrument 

attachment for gray whales. Research 

may occur in waters of the Bering, 

Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas in Alaska to 

determine population abundance, stock 

structure, feeding areas and other 

important habitats, migration routes, 

behavior relative to human disturbance, 

and to genetically identify individuals 

to determine survival and calving 

intervals. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: May 26, 2010. 

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 

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NOAA’s Arctic Vision and Strategy; 

Comment Period Extension 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NOAA wishes to ensure its 

Arctic Vision and Strategy document 

reaches the broadest possible audience 

and allows adequate time for review, 

and therefore is extending the public 

comment period by fifteen days. 

The Arctic has profound significance 

for climate and functioning of 

ecosystems around the globe. The region 

is particularly vulnerable and prone to 

rapid change. Increasing air and ocean 

temperatures, thawing permafrost, loss 

of sea ice, and shifts in ecosystems are 

evidence of widespread and dramatic 

ongoing change. As a result, critical 

environmental, economic, and national 

security issues are emerging, many of 

which have significant impacts for 

human lives, livelihoods, and coastal 

communities. Though NOAA has 

numerous and diverse capabilities that 

support these emerging issues, a 

strategic approach that leverages 

NOAA’s existing priorities and 

strengths, as well as those of our 

national and international partners, is 

needed. This document provides a highlevel framework and six strategic goals 

to address NOAA’s highest priorities in 

the region. It is based upon assumptions 

that the region will: continue to 

experience dramatic change; become 

more accessible to human activities; 

and, be a focus of increasing global 

strategic interest. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

June 25, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of 

the following methods— 

• Electronic Submissions: 

strategic.planning@noaa.gov. 

• Mail: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, Office of 

Program Planning and Integration, 1315 

East-West Highway, Room 15749, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tracy Rouleau, Office of Program 

Planning and Integration, at 

strategic.planning@noaa.gov or (301) 

713–1622 x187. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

original document published at 75 FR 

25843, May 10, 2010; to view the 

document in its entirety, go to http:// 

www.arctic.noaa.gov/. 

NOAA invites comments on its: (a) 

vision for the Arctic; and (b) six 

strategic goals and five-year strategies 

for the Arctic. 

Dated: May 25, 2010. 

Laura K. Furgione, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Program 

Planning and Integration, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 

Order, Finding, or Suspended 

Investigation; Opportunity To Request 

Administrative Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sheila E. Forbes, Office of AD/CVD 

Operations, Customs Unit, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

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