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to 200 individuals per year of the orders 

Cetacea (all species) and Pinnipedia 

(with the exception of walruses) from 

yet to be determined locations outside 

the U.S. All samples will be imported 

for diagnostic testing to determine the 

causes of outbreaks or unusual natural 

mortalities, investigations into the 

ecology of diseases in free-ranging 

animals, or unexpected mortalities in 

captive populations. All biological 

specimens will originate from animals 

found deceased in nature, collected 

opportunistically during the animals’ 

capture by other researchers possessing 

permits for such activities, or from 

specimens legally held in captivity 

outside the U.S.A. No live animals will 

be taken from the wild for research. The 

permit is issued for a period of five 

years. 

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. 

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: July 17, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–17543 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XQ41 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Partially Closed Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of partially closed 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its Sea Turtle 

Advisory Committee (STAC) in 

Honolulu, HI. A portion of the meeting 

will be closed to the public. 

DATES: The STAC meeting will be held 

on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 through 

Thursday, August 6, 2009, from 8:30am 

to 5:30pm. The portion of the meeting 

held from 9:30am to 5:30pm on 

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 will be 

closed to the public. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Council Office Conference Room, 

1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, 

Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808)522– 

8220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The STAC 

will review the Council’s sea turtle 

conservation program and other relevant 

activities, and produce 

recommendations for future program 

activities. The meeting will be closed to 

the public from 9:30am to 5:30pm on 

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 to discuss 

confidential employment and other 

internal administrative matters, in 

accordance with Section 302 (i)(3)(A)(ii) 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. All 

other portions of this meeting will be 

open to the public. 

Agenda 

8:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2009 

1. Introduction and Approval of the 

Agenda 

2. Review of Recommendations from 

the 4th STAC Meeting 

3. Overview of Council Projects 

4.–9. STAC Discussion on Contracts 

and Other Internal Administrative 

Matters (Closed Sessions) 

8:30 a.m. Thursday, August 6, 2009 

10. Fishery Impacts Offset Analysis 

11. Update of Sea Turtle Interactions 

in Hawaii-based Fisheries 

12. Updates from STAC Members: 

Ongoing Projects and Recent 

Developments 

13. Overview of Agency Activities 

14. Top 20 Research Questions to 

Inform Marine Turtle Conservation 

15. Funding Priorities for the next 5 

years 

16. Council Project Proposal Protocol 

17. Recommendations from the STAC 

18. Next meeting and meeting wrapup 

The order in which agenda items are 

addressed may change. The Committee 

will meet as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Special Accomodations 

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 five days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: July 20, 2009 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–17511 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XQ29 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Boom Exercise 

Drills at Point Mugu, California 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental 

harassment authorization; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS received an 

application from Naval Base Ventura 

County (NBVC) Point Mugu for an 

Incidental Harassment Authorization 

(IHA) to take marine mammals, by 

harassment, incidental to boom 

deployment exercises at Point Mugu, 

California. Pursuant to the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS 

is requesting comments on its proposal 

to issue an IHA to NBVC Point Mugu to 

take, by Level B harassment only, one 

species of marine mammal during the 

specified activity. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than August 24, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 

application should be addressed to 

Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910–3225. The mailbox address for 

providing email comments is PR1.0648– 

XQ29@noaa.gov. NMFS is not 

responsible for e-mail comments sent to 

addresses other than the one provided 

here. Comments sent via e-mail, 

including all attachments, must not 

exceed a 10–megabyte file size. 

Instructions: All comments received 

are a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted to http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ 

incidental.htm without change. All 

Personal Identifying Information (for 


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