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Determining the Cost of Performing 

Each Service 

Please refer to the Federal Register 

Notice published on June 26, 2017 (82 

FR 28820) for information on how ITA 

determines the costs of performing each 

service. 

Conclusion 

For the reasons provided above, ITA 

believes its revised fees are consistent 

with the objective of OMB Circular A– 

25 to ‘‘promote efficient allocation of 

the Nation’s resources by establishing 

charges for special benefits provided to 

the recipient that are at least as great as 

costs to the Government of providing 

the special benefits.’’ OMB Circular A– 

25(5) (b). For 2017 data, the fees will be 

increased as proposed. ITA will 

continue to reassess the fee schedule, in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–25, at 

least every two years thereafter. 

Dated: October 18, 2017. 

Isabel Hill, 

Director, National Travel & Tourism Office, 

International Trade Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Marine Mammals and Endangered 

Species 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits and 

permit amendments or modifications. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

permits or permit amendments have 

been issued to the following entities 

under the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA) and the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA), as applicable. 

ADDRESSES: The permits and related 

documents are available for review 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Markin (File No. 17304–03); Courtney 

Smith (File No. 21143), Lisa Lierheimer 

(File No. 21486), Sara Young (File Nos. 

20466, 21006, 21018, 21158), and Shasta 

McClenahan (File Nos. 16609–01, 

17115–05 and 20951) at (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices 

were published in the Federal Register 

on the dates listed below that requests 

for a permit or permit amendment had 

been submitted by the below-named 

applicants. To locate the Federal 

Register notice that announced our 

receipt of the application and a 

complete description of the research, go 

to www.regulations.gov and search on 

the permit number provided in the table 

below. 

File No. RIN Applicant Previous Federal Register Notice Permit or amendment 

issuance date 

16609–01 ..... 0648–XF213 Zoological Society of San Diego (Douglas Myers, 

Responsible Party), P.O. Box 120551, San 

Diego, CA 92112.

82 FR 37426; August 10, 2017 ..... September 20, 2017. 

17115–05 ..... 0648–XC100 James Lloyd-Smith, University of California, Los 

Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Dr. South, Box 

723905, Los Angeles, California 90095.

77 FR 41171; July 12, 2012 .......... September 12, 2017. 

17304–03 ..... 0648–XC667 Kristen Hart, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, 3205 

College Ave., Davie, Florida 33314.

82 FR 12806; March 7, 2017 ........ September 5, 2017. 

20466 ........... 0648–XF272 Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), 

Division of Wildlife Conservation, Juneau, AK.

82 FR 16995; April 7, 2017 ........... September 20, 2017. 

20951 ........... 0648–XF367 Ann Zoidis, Ph.D., Cetos Research Organization, 

11 Des Isle Avenue, Bar Harbor, ME 04609.

82 FR 22517; May 16, 2017 .......... September 5, 2017. 

21006 ........... 0648–XF530 Linnea Pearson, California Polytechnic State University, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 

93407.

82 FR 32344; July 13, 2017 .......... September 15, 2017. 

21018 ........... 0648–XF536 Brent Stewart, Ph.D., Hubbs-SeaWorld Research 

Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA 

92109.

82 FR 32789; July 18, 2017 .......... September 27, 2017. 

21143 ........... 0648–XF500 Jeremy Kiszka, Ph.D., Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st Street, Marine Science 

Building, Room 250D, North Miami, Florida, 

33181.

82 FR 31950; July 11, 2017 .......... September 1, 2017. 

21158 ........... 0648–XF592 Robert Garrott, Ph.D., Montana State University, 

310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717.

82 FR 37574; August 11, 2017 ..... September 25, 2017. 

21486 ........... 0648–XF620 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Worldwide 

Americas, Inc., on behalf of BBC Natural History Unit, 28 Whiteladies Rd., Bristol, UK, BS8 

2LR.

82 FR 40144; September 24, 2017 September 27, 2017. 

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 

activities proposed are categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

As required by the ESA, as applicable, 

issuance of these permit was based on 

a finding that such permits: (1) were 

applied for in good faith; (2) will not 

operate to the disadvantage of such 

endangered species; and (3) are 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in Section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Authority: The requested permits have 

been issued under the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (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 


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U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations 

governing the taking, importing, and 

exporting of endangered and threatened 

species (50 CFR parts 222–226), as 

applicable. 

Dated: October 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–XF755 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) 

will meet to discuss proposed changes 

to management of the snapper grouper 

fishery, provide information, and 

receive updates. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The Snapper Grouper AP 

meeting will be held Wednesday, 

November 8, 2017, from 9 a.m. until 5 

p.m. and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on 

Thursday, November 9, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel; 4831 

Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North 

Charleston, SC 29418. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; phone: 

(843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866) 

SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: 

kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Snapper Grouper AP will review and 

provide recommendations on 

developing amendments to the Snapper 

Grouper Fishery Management Plan 

(recreational and commercial visioning 

amendments and best fishing practices 

and recreational reporting amendment); 

provide information to develop fishery 

performance reports on black sea bass 

and vermilion snapper; and receive 

updates on items including stock 

assessments, recreational data reporting 

projects, a proposed moratorium on forhire permits, and other items. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary 

aids should be directed to the SAFMC 

office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: October 18, 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–XF771 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meetings and 

hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a CNMI joint advisory group 

meeting consisting of the Council’s 

CNMI Regional Ecosystem Advisory 

Committee (REAC), CNMI Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel 

(AP) and CNMI members of its Plan 

Team, Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee (FIAC), Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC), and Marine 

Planning and Climate Change 

Committee (MPCCC); and a Guam joint 

advisory group meeting consisting of the 

Council’s Guam REAC and Guam 

members of its Plan Team, FIAC, SSC, 

and MPCCC to discuss and make 

recommendations on fishery 

management issues in the Western 

Pacific Region. 

DATES: The CNMI joint advisory group 

will meet on Wednesday, November 15, 

2017, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and the 

Guam joint advisory group will meet on 

Friday, November 17, 2017, between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m. All times listed are local 

island times. 

For specific times and agendas, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The CNMI joint advisory 

group meeting will be held at Saipan 

Fiesta Resort and Spa, P.O. Box 50129, 

Saipan, MP 96950, telephone: (670) 

234–6412. The Guam joint advisory 

group meeting will be held at Hilton 

Guam Resort and Spa, 202 Hilton Road, 

Tumon Bay, Guam 96913, telephone: 

(671) 646–1835. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

comment periods will be provided in 

the agenda. The order in which agenda 

items are addressed may change. The 

meetings will run as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Schedule and Agenda for the CNMI 

Joint Advisory Group Meeting 

Wednesday, November 15, 

9 a.m.–4 p.m. 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Essential Fish Habitat 

A. Update on Habitat Program 

B. EFH Levels of Information 

C. Review of Non-Fishing Impacts to 

EFH 

D. Coordination on Non-Fishing 

Issues 

3. Aquaculture Management 

4. Public Comment 

5. Other Business 

6. Discussion and Recommendations 

7. Training on Climate and Fisheries 

A. Reason for Training 

I. Annual Stock Assessment and 

Fishery Evaluation Report 

II. Fishing community outreach 

B. Overview of Indicators 

C. Climate variability: Oceanic nino 

index, pacific decadal oscillation 

I. Overview and questions 

II. Small group discussions 

III. Plenary report out and discussion 

D. Heat: Sea Surface Temperature, 

Degree Heating Week 

E. Ocean acidification: Oceanic pH 

F. Catchability: Sea level, sea surface 

height, wave energy and related 

factors (rough seas, winds, 

turbidity) 

G. Discussion on scope of climate 

indicators being monitored 

Schedule and Agenda for the Guam 

Joint Advisory Group Meeting 

Friday, November 17, 2017, 

9 a.m.–4 p.m. 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Essential Fish Habitat 

A. Update on Habitat Program 

B. EFH Levels of Information 


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