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effecting the least practicable adverse 

impact on the species and its habitat 

and on the availability of the species for 

subsistence uses, paying particular 

attention to rookeries, mating grounds, 

and areas of similar significance. The 

regulations also must include 

requirements pertaining to the 

monitoring and reporting of such taking. 

Regulations governing the taking 

incidental to target missile operations 

on San Nicolas Island, CA, were 

published on September 2, 2003 (68 FR 

52132), and remain in effect until 

October 2, 2008. 

Pursuant to these regulations, NMFS 

has issued an LOA to the NAWC-WD. 

Issuance of the LOA is based on a 

finding made in the preamble to the 

final rule that the total takings by this 

project (with the mitigation) will have 

no more than a negligible impact on the 

affected species or stocks of marine 

mammals and will not have an 

unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of such species or stock for 

taking for relevant subsistence uses. 

NMFS also finds that the applicant will 

meet the requirements contained in the 

implementing regulations and LOA, 

including monitoring and reporting 

requirements. 

According to the draft technical 

report, the NAWC-WD performed a total 

of three missile launches between 

February and November 2007. A dual 

launch of Rolling Airframe 

Missiles(RAM) occurred on 26 April, 

2007; and single GQM–163A Supersonic 

Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) were 

launched on June 12 and 13, 2007. 

California sea lions were observed 

during all three launches on all three 

launch dates. Northern elephant seals 

were observed during all three launches 

on the three dates. Pacific harbor seals 

were not observed during launches on 

any launch dates. Based on monitoring 

efforts between February and November 

2007, the NAWC-WD estimates that 

approximately 567 sea lions, 40 harbor 

seals, and no elephant seals were 

affected by launch sounds. There was 

no evidence of injury or mortality 

during or immediately succeeding the 

launches for any pinniped species. 

NMFS finds that the level of taking 

under the 2008 LOA will be consistent 

with the findings made in the final rule 

for this action. 

Dated: February 1, 2008. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–2282 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF45 

Marine Mammals; File No. 42–1908 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Mystic Aquarium, 55 Coogan Boulevard, 

Mystic, CT 06355 (Dr. Lisa Mazzaro, 

Principal Investigator) has been issued a 

permit to conduct research and 

enhancement on Steller sea lions 

(Eumetopias jubatus) being held in 

captivity and to import and export parts 

from all cetaceans and pinniped species 

(excluding walrus) for purposes of 

scientific research. 

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)427–2521; and 

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 

01930–2298; phone (978)281–9300; fax 

(978)281–9394. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 8, 

2007, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (72 FR 31811) that a 

request for a scientific research permit 

to take the species identified above had 

been submitted by the above-named 

organization. The requested permit has 

been issued 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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226), and the Fur Seal 

Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 

et seq.). 

Mystic Aquarium has been issued a 

permit to continue activities authorized 

under Permit No. 42–1642–03 for the 

following two projects: Project 1: 

Research and display of captive Steller 

sea lions including authorization (1) to 

import or receive a second intact adult 

male Steller sea lion and subsequently 

return this animal to its facility of 

origin, if necessary; and (2) to import up 

to nine female Steller sea lions from the 

Vancouver Aquarium, and to receive a 

‘‘non-releasable’’ one year old male 

Steller sea lion from The Marine 

Mammal Center in Sausalito, California. 

At any one time the maximum number 

of adult male SSL maintained at Mystic 

Aquarium will be two and the number 

of females and pups will not exceed 

nine. 

Project 2: Receipt, import and export 

of tissues from a maximum of 10,000 

animals, up to 30 samples per animal 

per year (i.e., 5000 pinniped and 5000 

cetaceans) under NMFS jurisdiction in 

the U.S. and abroad (i.e. worldwide). 

Samples will be analyzed for purposes 

of research on marine mammal health 

(e.g., nutrition, disease, immune 

function, environmental stressors). 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an environmental 

assessment was prepared analyzing the 

effects of the permitted activities. After 

a Finding of No Significant Impact, the 

determination was made that it was not 

necessary to prepare an environmental 

impact statement. 

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 such endangered 

species; and (3) is consistent with the 

purposes and policies set forth in 

section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: February 1, 2008. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–2281 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF50 

Western 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: This notice advises the public 

that the Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a public meeting in Pago Pago, 

American Samoa to discuss potential 


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management actions pertaining to 

pelagic longline and pelagic purse seine 

fishing in offshore waters around 

American Samoa. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Saturday February 23, 2008 at the 

American Samoa Department of Marine 

and Wildlife Resources Conference 

Room. Written comments will be 

accepted until March 7, 2008. For 

specific times, and the agenda, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held on Saturday February 23, 2008 

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the American 

Samoa Department of Marine and 

Wildlife Resources Conference Room, 

Pago Pago, American Samoa. Send 

written comments to Kitty M. Simonds, 

Western Pacific Regional Fishery 

Management Council, 1164 Bishop 

Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808)522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The agenda for the meeting is as 

follows. Council is seeking public input 

on agenda items 2 and 3. 

Saturday February 23, 2008 9 a.m.—1 

p.m. 

1. Introductions 

2. American Samoa Purse-Seine Close 

Area Alternatives 

3. American Samoa Pelagic Longline 

Management Program Modification 

Alternatives 

4. Public Comments 

American Samoa Purse-Seine Closed 

Area Alternatives 

At its 138th meeting held in June 

2007, the Council discussed the 

potential for increases in purse seine 

fishing within the U.S. Exclusive 

Economic Zone surrounding American 

Samoa and directed staff to develop a 

paper examining potential options to 

expand the existing 50 miles large 

pelagic vessel exclusion zone 

specifically for purse seine vessels to 

avoid potential gear conflicts between 

these vessels and the American Samoa 

longline and domestic troll vessels. At 

its 139th meeting held in October 2007, 

the Council recommended an 

amendment be developed which 

included a range of preliminary 

alternatives as follows: 

Alternative 1: No-Action 

Under the no-action alternative waters 

within 3–50 nm around American 

Samoa would continue to be closed to 

pelagic fishing by vessels greater than 

50ft in length including purse seine 

vessels 

Alternative 2: Close Entire EEZ Waters 

around American Samoa to Purse Seine 

Fishing 

Under Alternative 2, a closed area 

would be established to exclude purse 

seine vessels from operating within all 

EEZ waters around American Samoa 

Alternative 3: Close 75 nm around 

American Samoa to Purse Seine Fishing 

(Preliminarily Preferred) 

Under Alternative 3, a closed area 

would be established to exclude purse 

seine vessels from operating within 75 

nm around American Samoa 

American Samoa Longline Management 

Program Modification Alternatives 

At its 139th Council meeting, the 

Council directed staff to draft a 

regulatory amendment that would 

provide a framework to adjust the 

American Samoa longline limited entry 

program, including establishing a 

process to reopen the limited entry 

permit application process, amending 

the large (>50ft) pelagic vessel 50 nm 

closed areas, and eliminating the 

minimum landing requirements for all 

vessel size classes in the American 

Samoa longline limited entry program. 

These issues were brought before the 

Council by fishery participants who 

were concerned that rapid changes in 

the American Samoa pelagic longline 

fishery over the past several years has 

resulted in lower than anticipated 

participation in the fishery, and that the 

current measures including the large 

vessel area closure, minimum landing 

requirements and initial permit 

qualification criteria be reviewed in 

order to ensure that the management 

program continues to ensure sustained 

participation in the domestic longline 

fishery and to maintain opportunities 

for substantial participation by 

indigenous American Samoans in this 

fishery while minimizing adverse 

impacts on American Samoa 

communities. 

Regarding potential modification to 

the American Samoa pelagic longline 

limited entry permit and landing 

requirements, the preliminary 

alternatives to be discussed include: 

Alternative 1: No Action 

Under Alternative 1, the Council 

would not re-open the permit 

application process and would not 

remove the minimum landing 

requirement. 

Alternative 2 

Under Alternative 2, the Council 

would not re-open the permit 

application process but would remove 

the minimum landing requirement. 

Alternative 3 

Under Alternative 3 the Council 

would re-open the permit application 

process but would not remove the 

minimum landing requirement. 

Alternative 4 

Under Alternative 4 the Council 

would re-open the permit application 

process and would also remove the 

minimum landing requirement. 

Regarding the American Samoa large 

pelagic vessel area closure, the 

preliminary alternatives to be discussed 

include: 

Alternative 1: No Action, Maintain 

Current 50 nm closure to vessels greater 

than 50 ft. 

Under Alternative 1, the Council 

would maintain the current 50 nautical 

mile area closure for pelagic fishing 

vessels greater than 50 ft. around the 

islands of the American Samoa 

Archipelago 

Alternative 2: Modify the area closure 

to 25 nautical miles 

Under Alternative 2, the Council 

would temporarily reduce the area 

closure from 50 nautical miles to 25 

nautical miles. The Council would also 

review the status of the fishery every 

two years to determine whether the 

closure should be maintained at 25 

miles or return back to 50 nautical 

miles. 

Alternative 3: Modify the area closure 

to 12 nautical miles 

Under Alternative 3, the Council 

would temporarily reduce the area 

closure from 50 nautical miles to 12 

nautical miles. The Council would also 

review the status of the fishery every 

two years to determine whether the 

closure should be maintained at 12 

miles or return back to 50 nautical 

miles. 

Alternative 4: Suspend the 50 mile 

area closure indefinitely 

Under Alternative 4, the Council 

would suspend the 50 mile area closure 

indefinitely. The Council would also 

review the status of the fishery every 

two years to determine whether the 

closure should be returned back to 50 

nautical miles. 

The order in which agenda items 

addressed may change. Public comment 

periods will be provided throughout the 

agenda and written comments will be 

accepted until March 7, 2008. 


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Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 

(808)522–8220 (voice) or (808)522–8226 

(fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting 

date. 

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

Dated: February 4, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–2250 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Information Collection; Submission for 

OMB Review, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), has submitted a public 

information collection request (ICR) 

entitled the Financial Management 

Survey (FMS) form to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Pub. L. 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, Mrs. 

Stacy Bishop at (202) 606–6962. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call (202) 565–2799 

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern 

time, Monday through Friday. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Katherine Astrich, 

OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation 

for National and Community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in this Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Katherine Astrich, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service; and 

(2) Electronically by e-mail to: 

Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Corporation, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submissions of responses. 

Comments 

A 60-day public comment Notice was 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 1, 2007. This comment 

period ended December 31, 2007. No 

public comments were received from 

this notice. 

Description: The Corporation is 

seeking approval of the Financial 

Management Survey form which will be 

used by Grants Management Specialists 

at the Corporation to assess the capacity 

of potential grantees to manage federal 

funds. 

The Financial Management Survey 

(FMS) form must be completed as a preaward assessment tool by potential 

grantees to address questions about its 

organization type, financial systems, 

funds management, and internal 

controls to administer federal funds 

properly. The FMS is used to ensure 

uniform consideration of the capacity of 

prospective grantees to manage federal 

funds and becomes the basis for 

determining the areas of the 

organization’s financial and 

management systems that may warrant 

technical assistance. 

Type of Review: Renewal with minor 

revisions. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Financial Management Survey 

Form. 

OMB Number: 3045–0102. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: First-time applicants 

or current grantees re-competing for 

funding. 

Total Respondents: 20 annually. 

Frequency: One (1) time. 

Average Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 20 

hours annually. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Dated: February 1, 2008. 

Peg Rosenberry, 

Director, Office of Grants Management. 

[FR Doc. E8–2286 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0025] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Buy 

American Act, Trade Agreements Act 

Certificate 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for an 

extension to an existing OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat has submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request to review and approve an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning Buy American Act, Trade 

Agreements Act Certificate. A request 

for public comments was published in 

the Federal Register at 72 FR 56728, on 

October 4, 2007. No comments were 

received. This OMB clearance expires 

on May 31, 2008. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 10, 2008. 


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