Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 24 / Tuesday, February 5, 2008 / Notices 6709 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF42 

Marine Mammals; File No. 1021–1658 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Jenifer A. Zeligs-Hurley, Ph.D., Moss 

Landing Marine Laboratories, 8272 

Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, CA 

95039, has been issued a minor 

amendment to Scientific Research 

Permit No. 1021–1568, for research on 

California sea lions (Zalophus 

californianus) and Pacific harbor seals 

(Phoca vitulina richardsi) maintained at 

the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. 

ADDRESSES: The amendment 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Tammy Adams, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

original permit was issued on March 14, 

2003 (67 FR 53780), with an expiration 

date of March 31, 2008. The original 

permit authorized Dr. Zeligs-Hurley to 

conduct physiological and veterinary 

medical studies on California sea lions 

and harbor seals maintained at Moss 

Landing Marine Laboratories. 

The requested amendment has been 

granted 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 amendment extends the 

duration of the permit by 12 months 

beyond that established in the original 

permit. The amendment also allows 

studies with captive California sea lions 

to evaluate whether a mild underwater 

electric field can deter them from an 

area when food is present. No other 

terms or conditions of the permit were 

changed. 

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: January 28, 2008. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–2056 Filed 2–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF43 

Mid-Atlantic 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 Trawl Survey Advisory 

Panel, composed of representatives from 

the National Marine Fisheries Service’s 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

(NEFSC), the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (MAFMC), the 

New England Fishery Management 

Council (NEFMC), and several 

independent scientific researchers, will 

hold a public meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, February 21, 2008, from 10 

a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, February 22, 

2008, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Crowne Plaza, Two Harmon Plaza, 

Secaucus, NJ 07094; telephone: (201) 

348–6900. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; 300 S. New 

Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, 

Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674–

2331, extension 19. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is to review the 

status of the new research vessel FSV 

Henry B. Bigelow and evaluate survey 

protocols for the new survey. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action 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 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to M. 

Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic 

Council Office, (302) 674–2331 

extension 18, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Dated: January 30, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–1973 Filed 2–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF46 

Pacific Halibut Fishery; Guideline 

Harvest Levels for the Guided 

Recreational Halibut Fishery 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of guideline harvest 

level. 

SUMMARY: NMFS provides notice of 

Pacific halibut guideline harvest levels 

(GHLs) for the guided sport charter 

vessel fishery in the International 

Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) 

regulatory areas 2C and 3A. The GHLs 

provide a benchmark harvest level for 

participants in the charter fishery. This 

notice is necessary to meet the 

management and regulatory 

requirements for the GHLs and to 

inform the public about the 2008 GHLs 

for the charter halibut fishery. 

DATES: The GHLs are effective beginning 

February 1, 2008, through December 31, 

2008. This period is specified by the 

IPHC as the sport fishing season in all 

waters of Alaska. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Scheurer, (907) 586–7356, or email at 

julie.scheurer@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

implemented a final rule to establish 

GHLs in IPHC regulatory areas 2C and 

3A for the harvest of Pacific halibut 

(Hippoglossus stenolepis) by the charter 

fishery on August 8, 2003 (68 FR 


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