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subsistence harvests of northern fur 

seals by Alaska Natives who reside on 

the Pribilof Islands (Pribilovians) under 

50 CFR 216 subpart F. 

The estimates of the number of fur 

seals necessary to satisfy the subsistence 

requirements of the Pribilovians to 

comply with 50 CFR 216.672(b) are 

derived from historic harvest levels 

reported by, and in direct consultation 

with, the Tribal Governments of St. Paul 

and St. George Islands in Alaska and 

their respective local Native 

corporations (Tanadgusix and Tanaq). 

II. Method of Collection 

Reports may be submitted via mail or 

email. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0699. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; state, local or tribal 

government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 40. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $8 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: September 8, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19394 Filed 9–12–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF664 

Marine Mammals; File No. 21422 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

James Lloyd-Smith, Ph.D., Department 

of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 

University of California, Los Angeles 

Los Angeles, CA 90095, has applied in 

due form for a permit to conduct 

research on marine mammals. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

October 13, 2017. 

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 (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 21422 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: 

Shasta McClenahan 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) and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, 

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

The applicant requests a five year 

research permit to take California sea 

lions (CSL; Zalophus californianus) to 

study the disease ecology of Leptospira 

in the pinniped populations along the 

west coast of the United States. Up to 

460 non-pup CSL may be captured and 

sampled annually at several sites in 

California, Oregon, and Washington. 

During capture animals may be 

restrained and receive anesthesia, 

biological sampling (blood, urine, feces, 

vibrissae, hair and nail clip, and mucus 

membrane swabs), length and weight 

measurements, and external tags. An 

additional 60 non-target CSL, including 

large pups, may be incidentally 

captured and restrained to determine 

age and sex, but would be released 

without sampling. If opportunistically 

encountered during sampling, up to 30 

entangled CSL may be captured for 

disentanglement, and up 100 dead 

stranded CSL may be necropsied, 

annually. Up to 8 CSL may be taken by 

unintentional mortality during the 

requested five year permit. An 

additional 20,000 CSL, 5,000 Northern 

elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), 

500 Northern fur seals (Callorhinus 

ursinus), 100 harbor seals (Phoca 

vitulina), and 50 non-listed Steller sea 

lions (Eumetopias jubatus) may be 

disturbed incidentally to capture 

activities. 

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: September 7, 2017. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19393 Filed 9–12–17; 8:45 am] 

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Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Monday, September 18, 

2017, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD. 


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