80 FR 36975 - Marine Mammals; File No. 14809
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 124 (June 29, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 124 (June 29, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-15803 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 36975-36976] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15803] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XC632 Marine Mammals; File No. 14809 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for permit amendment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Douglas Nowacek, Ph.D., Duke University--Marine Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd., Beaufort, NC 28516, has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 14809-01. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before July 29, 2015. 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 home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 14809 Modification #5 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 [email protected]. 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: Amy Hapeman or Courtney Smith, (301) 427-8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 14809-01 is requested under the authority of 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226). Permit No. 14809, issued on March 24, 2014 (79 FR 18526), authorizes the permit holder to conduct comparative research on 34 species/stocks of cetaceans in the North Atlantic, North Pacific and Southern Oceans. Authorized activities include suction cup tagging, acoustic playbacks, passive acoustics, biopsy sampling, photo- identification, behavioral observations, and incidental harassment during vessel surveys. The research objectives are to: (1) Document baseline foraging and social behavior of cetacean species under different ecological conditions; (2) place these behaviors in a population-level context; and (3) determine how these species respond to various natural sound sources. The permit is valid through March 31, 2019. A minor amendment (-01) was issued on December 4, 2014 to the permit to authorize another type of suction cup tag. The permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to authorize the use of dart/barb tags during authorized tagging efforts on Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris), short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus), Arnoux's beaked whales (Berardius arnuxii), Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) and endangered humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) during vessel surveys. No other changes to the permit are requested. 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 this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. [[Page 36976]] Dated: June 23, 2015. Julia Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-15803 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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species. The scientists combined this Dated: June 23, 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
data using a life table to calculate the Jennifer M. Wallace, subject amendment to Permit No.
mid-point biological values between the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 14809–01 is requested under the
species. They then used a state-space Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. authority of the Marine Mammal
Bayesian surplus production model that [FR Doc. 2015–15809 Filed 6–26–15; 8:45 am] Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
implemented a Schaefer production BILLING CODE 3510–22–P U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations
model in a Bayesian framework. The governing the taking and importing of
peer reviewers found this model to be marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the
appropriate and robust. The reviewers DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
noted issues could occur if the biology amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and
and population dynamics differed National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration the regulations governing the taking,
significantly but they did not believe importing, and exporting of endangered
this was an issue for the current RIN 0648–XC632 and threatened species (50 CFR 222–
assessment. 226).
In addition to the base model, the Marine Mammals; File No. 14809
Permit No. 14809, issued on March
assessment scientists ran a number of AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 24, 2014 (79 FR 18526), authorizes the
sensitivities. All sensitivities found that Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and permit holder to conduct comparative
the number of sharks in 2012 (N2012), Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), research on 34 species/stocks of
which was the proxy used for biomass Commerce. cetaceans in the North Atlantic, North
for this model, was greater than NMSY ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for Pacific and Southern Oceans.
(N2012/NMSY ranged from 1.68 to 1.83 vs. permit amendment.
1.78 in the base model) and the Authorized activities include suction
exploitation rate in 2012 (H2012), which SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that cup tagging, acoustic playbacks, passive
was the proxy used for fishing mortality Douglas Nowacek, Ph.D., Duke acoustics, biopsy sampling, photo-
in this model, was less than HMSY University—Marine Laboratory, 135 identification, behavioral observations,
(H2012/HMSY ranged from 0.07 to 0.35 vs. Duke Marine Lab Rd., Beaufort, NC and incidental harassment during vessel
0.18 in the base model). Projections 28516, has applied for an amendment to surveys. The research objectives are to:
under varying catch levels conducted Scientific Research Permit No. 14809– (1) Document baseline foraging and
with the base model and sensitivities 01. social behavior of cetacean species
reflecting plausible states of nature, under different ecological conditions;
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
except the low catch scenario which (2) place these behaviors in a
comments must be received on or before
was not deemed plausible, indicated July 29, 2015. population-level context; and (3)
that the 2012 catch could be increased determine how these species respond to
ADDRESSES: The application and related
by a factor of 4 and still allow for less various natural sound sources. The
documents are available for review by
than a 30 percent probability of the permit is valid through March 31, 2019.
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
stock being overfished during any of the Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on A minor amendment (–01) was issued
10 years in the projection horizon. the Applications and Permits for on December 4, 2014 to the permit to
Similarly, the projected scenarios Protected Species home page, https:// authorize another type of suction cup
indicated that the 2012 catch could be apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting tag. The permit holder is requesting the
increased by a factor of 2, 3, or 4 and File No. 14809 Modification #5 from the permit be amended to authorize the use
still allow for less than a 30 percent list of available applications. of dart/barb tags during authorized
probability of overfishing occurring These documents are also available tagging efforts on Cuvier’s beaked
during any of the 10 years in the upon written request or by appointment whales (Ziphius cavirostris), short-
projection horizon. in the Permits and Conservation finned pilot whales (Globicephala
The peer reviewers found the Gulf of Division, Office of Protected Resources, macrorhynchus), Risso’s dolphins
Mexico smoothhound complex is most NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room (Grampus griseus), Arnoux’s beaked
likely neither overfished, nor 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone whales (Berardius arnuxii), Antarctic
undergoing overfishing. The peer (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. minke whales (Balaenoptera
reviewers noted that the reliability of Written comments on this application bonaerensis) and endangered humpback
the stock status determination is should be submitted to the Chief, whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
dependent on the accuracy of the Permits and Conservation Division, at during vessel surveys. No other changes
shrimp trawl bycatch estimates for these the address listed above. Comments may to the permit are requested.
species and suggested that NMFS also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
In compliance with the National
explore alternative catch streams to help 713–0376, or by email to
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
assess this uncertainty. Nonetheless, the NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. in the subject line U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
review panel believed that the model
of the email comment. determination has been made that the
and associated sensitivities captured the
Those individuals requesting a public activity proposed is categorically
main uncertainties associated with the
hearing should submit a written request excluded from the requirement to
assessment. The review panel
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation prepare an environmental assessment or
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considered the base model and
Division at the address listed above. The environmental impact statement.
corresponding sensitivity runs the best
scientific information available. Based request should set forth the specific Concurrent with the publication of
on these results, NMFS determined that reasons why a hearing on this this notice in the Federal Register,
the status of the Gulf of Mexico application would be appropriate. NMFS is forwarding copies of this
smoothhound shark complex is not FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: application to the Marine Mammal
overfished and overfishing is not Amy Hapeman or Courtney Smith, (301) Commission and its Committee of
occurring. 427–8401. Scientific Advisors.
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Julia Harrison, Michelle K. Lee, revised, and continuing collections of
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