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the regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

Permit No. 17115–03 authorizes the 

permit holder to study the prevalence of 

leptospirosis in wild California sea lions 

in California. The amendment 

authorizes the permit holder to expand 

the sampling season to any time of year 

excluding peak pupping season on 

rookeries, change the project location 

from An ̃ o Nuevo Island and Monterey 

Bay as separate locations to a combined 

coastal California area including 

offshore islands, increase the number of 

sea lions sampled, add captures of pups, 

add water captures and use of injectable 

drugs, increase incidental disturbance of 

California sea lions and add incidental 

disturbance of eastern Steller sea lions 

(Eumetopias jubatus) and northern fur 

seals (Callorhinus ursinus), and take 

additional samples in the event of an 

unusual mortality event or disease 

outbreak. The permit expires September 

30, 2017. 

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: October 8, 2014. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XC136 

Marine Mammals; File No. 17152 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

permit amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Point Blue Conservation Science, 

formerly PRBO Conservation Science, 

3820 Cypress Drive, #11, Petaluma, CA 

94954 (Responsible Party: Russ 

Bradley), has applied for an amendment 

to Scientific Research Permit No. 17152. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

November 13, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the Features box on the 

Applications and Permits for Protected 

Species home page, https://apps.nmfs.

noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 

17152 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone: 

(301) 427–8401; fax: (301) 713–0376. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation 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 public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brendan Hurley or Amy Sloan, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 17152 

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). 

Permit No. 17152, issued on 

November 28, 2012 (77 FR 73988), 

authorizes the permit holder to monitor 

population trends, health, and ecology 

of pinnipeds in California over a 5-year 

period. To accomplish this, researchers 

are authorized to capture, sedate, 

sample, mark, instrument, photoidentify and incidentally harass harbor 

seals (Phoca vitulina richardii). Ten 

mortalities of harbor seals over the 

duration of the permit are authorized. 

Researchers are authorized to capture, 

mark, weigh, and sample (swabs and 

blood) northern elephant seals 

(Mirounga angustirostris); and 

incidentally harass elephant seals 

during captures and ground monitoring/ 

photo-identification. Researchers are 

authorized to harass California sea lions 

(Zalophus californianus) and northern 

fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) during 

ground surveys and photoidentification. The permit holder is 

requesting the permit be amended to 

include authorization for increased 

incidental disturbance takes for 

California sea lions at the South 

Farallon Islands (SFI) from the current 

level of 1,500 animals to 2,500 animals 

per year; increased incidental 

disturbance takes for Northern fur seals 

at SFI from the current level of 75 

animals, with 2 takes per individual, to 

250 animals, with one take per animal; 

add incidental disturbance takes for 

Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) at 

SFI of 250 takes annually; and to add a 

new project to assess diet of California 

sea lions at SFI via scat collection. The 

amendment would be valid for the 

duration of the permit, which expires on 

November 30, 2017. 

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: October 8, 2014. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD247 

Marine Mammals; File No. 18691 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

permit has been issued to Terrie M. 

Williams, Ph.D., Department of Ecology 

and Evolutionary Biology, Center for 

Ocean Health, Long Marine Laboratory, 

University of California Santa Cruz, 100 

Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, to 

conduct research on Weddell seals 

(Leptonycotes weddellii). 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

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1See 79 FR 57058. 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone: 

(301) 427–8401; fax: (301) 713–0376. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Courtney Smith, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

18, 2014, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (79 FR 21900) that a 

request for a permit to conduct research 

on Weddell seals had been submitted by 

the above-named applicant. 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.), and the regulations 

governing the taking and importing of 

marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). 

Permit No. 18691–00 authorizes Dr. 

Williams to study sub-ice navigation 

and orientation of Weddell seals in the 

area around Ross Island, McMurdo 

Sound, Antarctica. In each of three 

annual field seasons (3 months during 

July–December across a 5-year project), 

up to 12 seals may be captured, sedated, 

weighed, measured, flipper tagged, 

blood sampled, and have ultrasound 

and metabolic measurements taken. 

Eight of those 12 animals will also be 

instrumented and translocated within 

their home range. Up to 20 Weddell 

seals may be incidentally disturbed and 

up to two Weddell seals may die during 

research activities during each of the 

three annual field seasons. Samples may 

be imported to the U.S. from Antarctica. 

The permit is valid through August 31, 

2019. 

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: October 8, 2014. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Technical Information Service 

National Technical Information Service 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Technical Information 

Service, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

next meeting of the National Technical 

Information Service Advisory Board (the 

Advisory Board), which advises the 

Secretary of Commerce and the Director 

of the National Technical Information 

Service (NTIS) on policies and 

operations of the Service. 

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on 

Friday, October 31, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. 

to approximately 1:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board will be 

held in Room 116 of the NTIS Facility 

at 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22312. Please note admittance 

instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bruce Borzino, (703) 605–6405, 

bborzino@ntis.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTIS 

Advisory Board is established by 

Section 3704b(c) of Title 15 of the 

United States Code. The charter has 

been filed in accordance with the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

App.). 

The first session will review of NTIS 

performance and accomplishments in 

Fiscal Year 2014. The second session 

will focus on NTIS strategic direction in 

Fiscal Year 2015. A final agenda and 

summary of the proceedings will be 

posted at the NTIS Web site as soon as 

they are available (http://www.ntis.gov/ 

about/advisorybd.aspx). 

The NTIS Facility is a secure one. 

Accordingly persons wishing to attend 

should call the NTIS Visitors Center, 

(703) 605–6040, to arrange for 

admission. If there are sufficient 

expressions of interest, up to one-half 

hour will be reserved for public 

comments during the afternoon session. 

Questions from the public will not be 

considered by the Board but any person 

who wishes to submit a written question 

for the Board’s consideration should 

mail or email it to the NTIS Visitor 

Center, bookstore@ntis.gov, not later 

than October 17, 2014. 

Dated: October 7, 2014. 

Bruce Borzino, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

[Docket Number: 140821696–4830–02] 

RIN 0660–XC012 

First Responder Network Authority 

Proposed Interpretations of Parts of 

the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 

Creation Act of 2012 

AGENCY: First Responder Network 

Authority, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; correction and extension 

of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The First Responder Network 

Authority (FirstNet) published a notice 

and request for comments in the Federal 

Register on September 24, 2014, titled 

‘‘Proposed Interpretations of Parts of the 

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 

Creation Act of 2012’’ (RFC). The RFC 

inadvertently included an imprecise 

summary of the proposed definition of 

‘‘rural.’’ This notice corrects that error 

by asking commenters to disregard that 

summary. FirstNet is also extending the 

comment period for the RFC to align 

with the response deadline in a related 

Request for Information that seeks input 

from interested parties on approaches 

to, and objectives for, establishing a 

nationwide interoperable public safety 

broadband network. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 27, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli 

Veenendaal, First Responder Network 

Authority, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 

M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192; 703–648– 

4167; or elijah.veenendaal@firstnet.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 24, 2014, FirstNet published 

a notice and request for comments in 

the Federal Register, titled ‘‘Proposed 

Interpretations of Parts of the Middle 

Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 

2012’’ (RFC).1 The RFC contained an 

imprecise summary of the proposed 

definition of ‘‘rural.’’ To correct this 

mistake, FirstNet requests that 

commenters disregard the following 

incorrect statement, which appears in 

the RFC at page 57065 of volume 79 of 

the Federal Register: 

Taken collectively, the Rural Electrification 

Act defines the term ‘‘rural area’’ as a city, 

town, or incorporated area that has a 

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