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impact on the availability of the affected 

species or stock for subsistence uses is 

not implicated for this action. 

For reasons stated previously in this 

document, the negligible impact 

determination is supported by: 

(1) The likelihood that, given 

sufficient ‘‘notice’’ through relatively 

slow ship speed, marine mammals are 

expected to move away from a noise 

source that is annoying prior to its 

becoming potentially injurious; 

(2) The fact that cetaceans would have 

to be closer than 23 m (75 ft) in deep 

water, 35 m (115 ft) in intermediate 

depths, and 150 m (492 ft) in shallow 

water when the GI airgun is in use from 

the vessel to be exposed to levels of 

sound (180 dB) believed to have even a 

minimal chance of causing PTS; 

(3) The fact that pinnipeds would 

have to be closer than 8 m (26 ft) in deep 

water, 12 m (39 ft) in intermediate 

depths, and 95 m (312 ft) in shallow 

water when the GI airgun is in use from 

the vessel to be exposed to levels of 

sound (190 dB) believed to have even a 

minimal chance of causing PTS; 

(4) The fact that marine mammals 

would have to be closer than 220 m (ft) 

in deep water, 330 m at intermediate 

depths, and 570 m (ft) in shallow water 

when the GI airgun is in use from the 

vessel to be exposed to levels of sound 

(160 dB) believed to have even a 

minimal chance at causing TTS; and 

(5) The likelihood that marine 

mammal detection ability by trained 

observers is high at that short distance 

from the vessel, enabling the 

implementation of shut-downs to avoid 

injury, serious injury, or mortality. As a 

result, no take by injury or death is 

anticipated, and the potential for 

temporary or permanent hearing 

impairment is very low and will be 

avoided through the incorporation of 

the proposed mitigation measures. 

While the number of marine 

mammals potentially incidentally 

harassed will depend on the 

distribution and abundance of marine 

mammals in the vicinity of the survey 

activity, the number of potential 

harassment takings is estimated to be 

small, less than one percent of any of 

the estimated population sizes, and has 

been mitigated to the lowest level 

practicable through incorporation of the 

measures mentioned previously in this 

document. 

Authorization 

As a result of these determinations, 

NMFS issued an IHA to SIO for 

conducting a low-energy marine seismic 

survey in the Northeast Pacific Ocean in 

July, 2009, including the previously 

mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements. 

Dated: July 13, 2009. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–17067 Filed 7–16–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

RIN 0648–XF79 

Marine Mammals and Endangered 

Species; National Marine Fisheries 

Service File No. 932–1905; U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service File No. MA– 

009526 

AGENCIES: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce; Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the NMFS Marine Mammal Health and 

Stranding Response Program 

(MMHSRP), Silver Spring, MD (Dr. Teri 

Rowles, Principal Investigator), has been 

issued a permit to conduct enhancement 

and research activities on marine 

mammals. 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

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 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Division of Management Authority, 

4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, 

Arlington, VA 22203 (1–800–358–2104). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Kristy Beard, NMFS 

Office of Protected Resources, (301) 

713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit has been issued under 

the authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.); the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

parts 18 and 216); the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); the regulations 

governing the taking, importing, and 

exporting of endangered and threatened 

species (50 CFR parts 17 and 222–226); 

and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). 

Permit No. 932–1905/MA–009526 

authorizes the MMHSRP to: (1) Carry 

out response, rescue, rehabilitation, and 

release of threatened and endangered 

marine mammals under NMFS 

jurisdiction [Cetacea and Pinnipedia 

(excluding walrus)] under sections 

109(h) and 112(c) and Title IV of the 

MMPA; and carry out such activities as 

enhancement under section 10 the ESA; 

(2) Conduct health–related scientific 

research studies on marine mammals 

and marine mammal parts under NMFS 

jurisdiction under section 104 of the 

MMPA and section 10 of the ESA; (3) 

Conduct Level B harassment on marine 

mammals under NMFS and U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (USFWS) 

jurisdiction [West Indian manatee 

(Trichechus manatus), walrus 

(Odobenus rosmarus), polar bear (Ursus 

maritimus), and sea otters (Enhydra 

lutris)] incidental to all MMHSRP 

activities in the United States; (4) 

Collect, salvage, receive, possess, 

transfer, import, export, analyze, and 

curate marine mammal specimens 

under NMFS jurisdiction for purposes 

delineated in numbers (1) and (2) above; 

and (5) Salvage (from dead stranded 

animals), receive, possess, transfer, 

import, export, analyze, and curate 

marine mammal specimens under 

USFWS jurisdiction [including dugong 

and manatees (Sirenia), walrus, polar 

bear, marine otter (Lontra felina), sea 

otter] for purposes consistent with Title 

IV of the MMPA and section 10 of the 

ESA. The permit has been issued for a 

5-year period. 

The NMFS MMHSRP has prepared a 

Final Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement (FPEIS) in compliance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321et seq.), 

which covers the entirety of the 

MMHSRP program’s activities, 

including those covered by the issued 

permit. The FPEIS was published on 

March 6, 2009 (74 FR 9817). The ROD 

was signed on April 21, 2009. The 

FPEIS is available on the following web 

site: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ 

health/eis.htm. 

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. 

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Dated: July 10, 2009. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

Dated: July 10, 2009. 

Timothy J. Van Norman, 

Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of 

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–17087 Filed 7–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XQ31 

New England 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 New England Fishery 

Management Council(s (Council) 

Herring Oversight Committee will meet 

to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, August 6, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street, 

Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 

339–2200; fax: (508) 339–1040. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion in the committee(s agenda 

are as follows: 

Agenda 

1. Review and discuss results of 

Transboundary Resource Assessment 

Committee (TRAC) 2009 stock 

assessment of Atlantic herring complex; 

2. Discuss development of 2010–12 

Atlantic herring fishery specifications; 

3. Review and discuss ongoing 

research regarding catch monitoring 

programs, maximized retention, and 

other monitoring tools applied in other 

fisheries; and 

4. Continue development of catch 

monitoring alternatives for inclusion in 

Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which 

may include but are not limited to: 

specific monitoring and reporting 

requirements for herring vessels and 

processors, observer coverage and at-sea 

monitoring, shoreside/dockside 

monitoring and sampling, electronic 

reporting, video-based monitoring, 

maximized retention, catch monitoring 

and control plans, and vessel 

monitoring system (VMS) requirements. 

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 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: July 14, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–17017 Filed 7–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Addition 

and Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed Addition to and 

Deletions From Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add to the Procurement List a service 

to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities, and to 

delete services previously furnished by 

such agencies. 

Comments Must Be Received on or 

Before: 8/17/2009. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT

COMMENTS CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, or e-mail 

CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C 

47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its purpose 

is to provide interested persons an 

opportunity to submit comments on the 

proposed actions. 

Addition 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed addition, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in this 

notice for a service will be required to 

procure that service listed below from 

nonprofit agencies employing persons 

who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. If approved, the action will not 

result in any additional reporting, 

recordkeeping or other compliance 

requirements for small entities other 

than the small organizations that will 

furnish the service to the Government. 

2. If approved, the action will result 

in authorizing small entities to furnish 

the service to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in 

connection with the service proposed 

for addition to the Procurement List. 

Comments on this certification are 

invited. Commenters should identify the 

statement(s) underlying the certification 

on which they are providing additional 

information. 

End of Certification 

The following service is proposed for 

addition to Procurement List for 

production by the nonprofit agency 

listed: 

Service 

Service Type/Location: Food Service 

Attendants, CMSGT Emerson E. 

Williams Dining Facility, 417 Polifka 

Drive, Shaw AFB, SC. 

NPA: Goodwill Industries of Lower South 

Carolina, Inc., North Charleston, SC. 

Contracting Activity: Dept of the Air Force, 

FA4803 20 CONS COS, Shaw AFB, SC. 

Deletions 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

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