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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the following entities have applied in 

due form for a permit to receive, import, 

and/or export marine mammal parts for 

scientific research: 

File No. 21217: Aaron Roberts, Ph.D., 

University of North Texas, Biological 

Sciences, 1155 Union Circle, #310559, 

Denton, TX 76203; 

File No. 21397: Burke Museum, 

Mammalogy [Julie Stein, Responsible 

Party], University of Washington, Box 

353010, Seattle, WA 98195. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

October 20, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The applications 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 the appropriate File No. 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 these 

applications 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 the 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Lierheimer or Jennifer Skidmore, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permits are 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 Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR 222–226), and/or the Fur Seal Act 

of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et 

seq.). 

File No. 21217: The applicant 

proposes to import biological samples 

from up to 30 harp seals (Pagophilus 

groenlandicus) and 30 hooded seals 

(Cystophora cristata) from Canada to 

study the effects of polybrominated 

diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) on the fitness 

and immune function in two species of 

phocid seals. No takes of live animals 

would be authorized under this permit. 

The permit would be valid for up to five 

years after issuance. 

File No. 21397: The applicant 

proposes to receive, import, and export 

biological samples from up to 10 

cetaceans and 10 pinnipeds (excluding 

walrus) annually for scientific research, 

curation, and education. Receipt, 

import, and export is requested 

worldwide. Sources of samples may 

include marine mammal strandings in 

foreign countries, foreign and domestic 

subsistence harvests, captive animals, 

other authorized researchers or curated 

collections, and marine mammals that 

died incidental to commercial fishing 

operations in the U.S. and foreign 

countries, where such take is legal. The 

requested duration of the permit is 5 

years. 

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 

proposed activities are 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 these 

applications to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: September 14, 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–XF684 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting 

(webinar). 

SUMMARY: The Groundfish 

Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific 

Council’s) Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting 

via webinar to review analyses 

informing 2019 and 2020 groundfish 

harvest specifications and other matters 

that will be considered at the November 

14–20, 2017 Pacific Council meetings in 

Costa Mesa, California. The webinar 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee webinar will be held 

Thursday, September 28, 2017, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight 

Time) or until business for the day has 

been completed. 

ADDRESSES: The SSC’s Groundfish 

Subcommittee meeting will be held by 

webinar. To attend the webinar, (1) join 

the meeting by visiting this link http:// 

www.gotomeeting.com/webinar; (2) 

enter the webinar ID: 975–440–411, and 

(3) enter your name and email address 

(required). After logging into the 

webinar, please (1) dial this TOLL 

number: 1–631–992–3221 (not a toll-free 

number); (2) enter the attendee phone 

audio access code: 214–350–817; and (3) 

then enter your audio phone pin (shown 

after joining the webinar). Note: We 

have disabled mic/speakers as an option 

and require all participants to use a 

telephone or cell phone to participate. 

Technical Information and System 

Requirements: PC-based attendees are 

required to use Windows® 7, Vista, or 

XP; Mac®-based attendees are required 

to use Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer; Mobile 

attendees are required to use iPhone®, 

iPad®, AndroidTM phone or Android 

tablet (See the https://

www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/ipadiphone-android-webinar-apps). You 

may send an email to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt at Kris.Kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov or contact him at 503–820– 

2280, extension 411 for technical 

assistance. A public listening station 

will also be available at the Pacific 

Council office. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

Oregon 97220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John DeVore, Staff Officer, Pacific 

Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: 503–820–2413. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee meeting is to review a 

new yelloweye rockfish rebuilding 

analysis, and review new data-limited 

estimates of overfishing limits (OFLs) 

for cowcod in the Monterey area, starry 

flounder, gopher rockfish off California, 

greenspotted rockfish north of 42° N. 

lat., blue and deacon rockfishes south of 


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34°27′ N. lat., blue and deacon 

rockfishes off Washington, and cabezon 

off Washington. Some of these datalimited OFLs may be reviewed and 

resolved by the SSC at the September 

11–18, 2017 meeting in Boise, Idaho. If 

not, then the full suite of OFLs listed 

above will be reviewed by the SSC 

Groundfish Subcommittee at this 

September 28 webinar meeting. The 

SSC Groundfish Subcommittee will also 

review additional model runs from the 

2017 assessment of Pacific ocean perch 

(POP) and may recommend a new 

assessment of POP as best scientific 

information available. Additionally, the 

SSC Groundfish Subcommittee will 

review a paper addressing conditions 

placed on the west coast bottom trawl 

groundfish fishery for shortraker 

rockfish, silvergray rockfish, and 

California skate by the Marine 

Stewardship Council. 

No management actions will be 

decided by the SSC’s Groundfish 

Subcommittee. The SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee members’ role will be 

development of recommendations and 

reports for consideration by the SSC and 

Pacific Council at the November 

meeting in Costa Mesa, California. 

Although nonemergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agendas may 

be discussed, those issues may not be 

the subject of formal action during these 

meetings. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed 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 intent of the SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee to take final action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt 503–820–2411 at least ten 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: September 15, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF694 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) 

Committee with Advisory Panel (AP) 

will hold a public meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday October 6, 2017. The meeting 

will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude no 

later than 3 p.m. The meeting will be 

held via webinar with a telephone-only 

connection option. For agenda details, 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: Information about 

connecting to this webinar based 

meeting will be posted on the Council 

Web site at www.mafmc.org two weeks 

prior to meeting. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N. State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their 

Web site at www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to review the 

final list of risk elements to be evaluated 

by the Council as part of its Ecosystem 

Approach to Fisheries Management. At 

this meeting, the EOP Committee and 

Advisors will provide final rankings of 

the risk elements that will be 

communicated to the full Council at its 

October meeting in Riverhead, NY. 

Once adopted, the prioritized risk 

matrix will be used by the Council to 

inform its future work and scientific 

research plans. 

Dated: September 14, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(‘‘PRA’’), this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’) 

abstracted below has been forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) for review and comment. The 

ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

costs and burden. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 20, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the 

burden estimated or any other aspect of 

the information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, 

may be submitted directly to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(‘‘OIRA’’) in OMB, within 30 days of the 

notice’s publication, by either of the 

following methods. Please identify the 

comments by OMB Control No. 3038– 

0079. 

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OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov; or 

• By mail addressed to: Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Attention: Desk Officer for the 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. 

A copy of all comments submitted to 

OIRA should be sent to the Commodity 

Futures Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ 

or ‘‘Commission’’) by either of the 

following methods. The copies should 

refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0079. 

• By submission through the 

Commission’s Web site: http://

comments.cftc.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Web site; 

• By mail addressed to: Christopher 

Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the 

Commission, Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 

Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20581; or 

• By hand delivery/courier to: The 

address listed above for submission by 

mail. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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