40144 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 163 / Thursday, August 24, 2017 / Notices 

Dated: August 21, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF620 

Marine Mammals; File No. 21486 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the British Broadcasting Corporation 

(BBC) Worldwide Americas, Inc., on 

behalf of BBC Natural History Unit, 28 

Whiteladies Rd, Bristol, UK, has applied 

in due form for a permit to conduct 

commercial or educational photography 

on Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes 

weddellii) in Antarctica. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

September 25, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: These documents are 

available upon written request or by 

appointment in the Permits and 

Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest 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: Lisa 

Lierheimer or Sara Young, (301) 427– 

8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested 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 

part 216). 

The applicant proposes to film 

Weddell seals at various locations in 

McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, between 

October and December 2017. Up to 16 

Weddell seals (8 mother pup-pairs from 

birth through weaning) could be 

targeted and disturbed during filming 

activities on the sea ice, underwater 

(scuba divers), and by air (drone). Up to 

80 Weddell seals (non-targeted animals 

in the colony) could be incidentally 

disturbed during the filming activities. 

Footage would be used for the BBC 

television series ‘‘Seven Worlds,’’ to 

showcase Antarctica and will include a 

segment featuring Weddell seals. The 

permit would be valid through 

December 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 the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: August 18, 2017. 

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–XF623 

North 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: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) Bering 

Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team (BS 

FEP) will meet September 5–7, 2017. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, September 5 through 

Thursday, September 7, 2017. The 

meeting will be held on September 5, 

from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; September 6, from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and September 7, from 

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 

4600 Sand Point Way, Building 4, Room 

2039, Seattle, WA 98115. It will also be 

held via teleconference: (907) 271–2896. 

Listening only for non-team members. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone: 

(907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Tuesday, September 5–Thursday, 

September 7 

The BS FEP agenda will consist of 

continuing to develop the Bering Sea 

Fishery Ecosystem Plan, including (a) 

review sections of the core FEP 

document, (b) review progress on action 

modules, and (c) discuss next steps. A 

full agenda is available at 

www.npfmc.org/wp-content/ 

PDFdocuments/conservation_issues/ 

BSFEP/BSFEPTagenda917.pdf and 

background information can be found at 

www.npfmc.org/bsfep. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Shannon Gleason 

at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 21, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Management Plan for South Slough, 

Oregon National Estuarine Research 

Reserve 

AGENCY: Stewardship Division, Office 

for Coastal Management, National 

Ocean Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Approval for the 

South Slough, Oregon National 

Estuarine Research Reserve 

Management Plan revision. 

SUMMARY: The notice is hereby given 

that the Stewardship Division, Office for 


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