31414 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 125 / Wednesday, July 1, 2009 / Notices 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 713–2289; fax (301) 427–2521. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this application 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular request would 

be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 774–1847–04. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Swails or Tammy Adams, (301)713– 

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 774– 

1847–03, is 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). 

Permit No. 774–1847–03, issued on 

August 14, 2008 (73 FR 49648) 

authorizes the applicant to take up to 

710 Antarctic fur seals (Arctophalus 

gazella), 20 leopard seals (Hydrurga 

leptonyx), and 180 southern elephant 

seals (Mirounga leonina) annually in 

Antarctica.. The animals are captured, 

measured, weighed, tagged, blood 

sampled, vibrissae collected, and have 

time-depth recorders, VHF transmitters, 

and platform terminal transmitters 

attached. A subset of seals are given an 

enema, have a tooth extracted, milk 

sampled, blubber/muscle sampled, 

tissue sampled, and are part of a doublylabeled water study on energetics. 

The Permit Holder requests 

authorization to begin a Weddell seal 

(Leptonychotes weddellii) study to 

understand movements, site fidelity, 

and demographics of this species in 

Antarctica. Up to 60 Weddell seals 

would be taken annually. Seals would 

be instrumented and sampled (blood, 

vibrissae, muscle/blubber, milk, and 

tissue). The applicant is requesting up 

to 4 research-related mortalities of 

Weddell seals (2 adults and 2 juveniles) 

annually. The applicant also requests 

authorization to deploy microprocessors 

attached to flipper tags on fur seals, 

increase the number of tissue samples 

collected from fur seals, increase the 

number of leopard seals and fur seals 

tagged (for the purposes of retagging), 

and use an unmanned aircraft system 

for aerial photography. These activities 

are proposed for the duration of the 

permit, which expires on September 30, 

2011. 

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: June 25, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–15550 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

National Estuarine Research Reserve 

System 

AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division, 

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Approval and 

Availability for the revised Guana 

Tolomato Matanzas, Florida National 

Estuarine Research Reserve 

Management Plan. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office 

of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), U.S. 

Department of Commerce has approved 

the revised Guana Tolomato Matanzas, 

Florida National Estuarine Research 

Reserve Management Plan. 

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas 

National Estuarine Research Reserve is 

located in St. Johns and Flagler counties 

and is geographically separated into a 

northern and southern component 

separated by the City of St. Augustine. 

The Reserve was designated in 1999. 

Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), a state 

must revise their management plan 

every five years. The submission of this 

plan brings the Reserve into compliance 

and sets a course for successful 

implementation of the goals and 

objectives of the Reserve. 

The revised management plan 

outlines the administrative structure; 

the education, stewardship, and 

research goals of the reserve; and the 

plans for future land acquisition and 

facility development to support reserve 

operations. The Reserve management 

goals and objectives can be categorized 

within the following five management 

challenges: Public use, habitat and 

species management, watershed land 

use, cultural preservation and 

interpretation, and global processes. 

These issues can be directly or 

indirectly linked to anthropogenic land 

use of increasing population densities 

accompanied by increasing 

development, recreation and economic 

pressures. 

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas 

Environmental Education Center is a 

notable addition since the last 

management plan and serves as the 

administrative, education, research, and 

stewardship facility for the northern 

component of the Reserve. The facility 

will provide an opportunity for further 

outreach to the community and serve as 

a center of excellence for regional 

science, education and stewardship 

forums. 

The boundary of the Reserve is being 

expanded to include 8,865 acres of 

publicly owned land in the southern 

component of the reserve. 

Approximately 4,166 acres of the FaverDykes State Park is being added to the 

1,333 acres of the Faver-Dykes State 

Park incorporated at designation. The 

additional park lands will provide new 

resources and allow for an extension of 

the existing partnership. Additionally, 

4,699 acres of the Matanzas State Forest 

is being added to the Reserve boundary 

to protect the last remaining 

undisturbed salt marsh within the 

Reserve and is part of a 16,000 acre 

continuous conservation corridor. These 

additions will bring the total Reserve 

acreage to 73,352 acres protected for 

long-term research, education and 

stewardship. Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33, 

NOAA published a notice in the Federal 

Register providing an opportunity for 

public comment on July 7, 2008. No 

comments were received. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erica Seiden at (301) 713–3155 or 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 125 / Wednesday, July 1, 2009 / Notices 31415 

NOAA’s National Ocean Service, 

Estuarine Reserves Division, 1305 EastWest Highway, Station 10542, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. To access the Guana 

Tolomato Matanzas, FL Management 

Plan visit http://www.dep.state.fl.us/ 

coastal/sites/gtm/management/ 

plan.htm. 

Dated: June 11, 2009. 

David M. Kennedy, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–15538 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–P 

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY 

Economic and Environmental 

Principles and Guidelines for Water 

and Related Land Resources 

Implementation Studies; Initiation of 

Revision and Request for Suggested 

Changes 

AGENCY: Council on Environmental 

Quality. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Suggestions. 

SUMMARY: Section 2031 of the Water 

Resources Development Act of 2007 

(Pub. L. 110–114) directs the Secretary 

of the Army to revise the ‘‘Economic 

and Environmental Principles and 

Guidelines for Water and Related Land 

Resources Implementation Studies,’’ 

dated March 10, 1983, consistent with a 

number of considerations enumerated in 

the statute. The Administration is 

considering developing uniform 

planning standards for the development 

of water resources that would apply 

government-wide, including agencies 

other than the traditional water 

resources development agencies covered 

under the current Principles and 

Guidelines: the Army Corps of 

Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation 

(Interior), Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (USDA), and 

Tennessee Valley Authority. Therefore, 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) will facilitate an interagency 

drafting of revised Principles and 

Guidelines for planning water resources 

projects that could be applied 

government-wide. 

Upon completion, the revision would 

apply to Federal water resources 

implementation studies including 

project reevaluations and modifications 

except those commenced prior to the 

issuance of the revised guidance. It is 

intended that the revision will be 

conducted in two phases, with the first 

phase addressing revisions to the 1983 

Principles and Standards (Chapter I of 

the existing Guidelines) and the second 

phase addressing revisions to the 

Procedures (Chapters II through IV of 

the 1983 Guidelines). The purpose of 

this notice is to provide an opportunity 

for interested individuals and 

organizations to submit suggestions for 

revising the Principles and Guidelines. 

Using that input, CEQ intends for the 

initial draft of the revision to be 

prepared and released for public 

comments and review by the National 

Academy of Sciences. 

DATES: CEQ will hold a Webinar to hear 

public comment on recommendations to 

revise the Principles and Guidelines on 

July 13, 2009, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. EDT. 

Written suggestions are being accepted 

now and will be accepted through the 

end of the business day, July 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Suggestions should be 

submitted in writing to the Council on 

Environmental Quality, Attn: Terry 

Breyman, 722 Jackson Place, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503 or via e-mail to 

P&G@ceq.eop.gov or FAX 202–456– 

6546. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terry Breyman, Associate Director for 

Natural Resources, at 202–456–9721. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council on Environmental Quality is 

initiating the first phase of this revision 

to include the 1983 Principles and 

Standards (Chapter I of the Guidelines). 

Revision of Chapters II through IV of the 

Guidelines will be initiated at a later 

date. The Secretary requests that each 

suggested revision be accompanied by a 

statement of the intent of the revision. 

Written suggestions (by mail, e-mail, or 

fax) are preferred and should be 

submitted to Terry Breyman, 722 

Jackson Place, NW., Washington, DC 

20503 or via e-mail to P&G@ceq.eop.gov 

or FAX 202–456–6546. In addition, CEQ 

will hold a Webinar to hear suggestions 

for proposed revisions on July 13, 2009, 

from 1 to 3:30 p.m. EDT. To participate 

in the Webinar, you must register at 

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/ 

411954714. After registering, you will 

receive a confirmation e-mail containing 

information about joining the Webinar. 

System requirements for PC-based 

attendees: Windows2000, XP Home, XP 

Pro, 2003 Server, Vista. Mcintosh-based 

attendees require Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) 

or newer. Those needing to make 

suggestions and ask questions may 

attend this meeting in person at the U.S. 

EPA offices at Two Potomac Yard 

(North Building), Room n-1600 (6th 

floor), 2733 South Crystal Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22202. To facilitate oral 

suggestions, the time available to speak 

will be divided by random drawing. 

Interested individuals and organizations 

may request copies of the following 

documents by mail or e-mail or access 

them at the Internet addresses indicated: 

‘‘Economic and Environmental 

Principles and Guidelines for Water and 

Related Land Resources Implementation 

Studies dated March 10, 1983 (http:// 

www.usace.army.mil/CECW/ 

PlanningCOP/Documents/library/ 

Principles_Guidelines.pdf) Water 

Resources Development Act of 2007 

(Pub. L. 110–114) at http:// 

www.usace.army.mil/CECW/ 

PlanningCOP/Documents/library/ 

hr1495_pl110–114.pdf. 

Dated: June 26, 2009. 

Nancy H. Sutley, 

Chairman, Council on Environmental 

Quality. 

[FR Doc. E9–15517 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3125–W9–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Defense Business Board (DBB) 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 

Defense announces the following 

Federal advisory committee meeting of 

the Defense Business Board (DBB) will 

take place. 

DATES: The public meeting of the Board 

will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2009, 

beginning at 10:45 a.m. and ending at 

11:45 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Pentagon Conference 

Center, Washington, DC (escort 

required, see below). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

meeting information please contact Ms. 

Debora Duffy, Defense Business Board, 

1155 Defense Pentagon, Room 3C288, 

Washington, DC 20301–1155, 

Debora.duffy@osd.mil, (703) 697–2168. 

The Board’s Designated Federal 

Officer is Ms. Phyllis Ferguson, Defense 

Business Board, 1155 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 3C288, Washington, DC 20301– 

1155, Phyllis.ferguson@osd.mil, (703) 

695–7563. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

(a) Background 

At this meeting, the Board will 

deliberate findings and 

recommendations from two Task