80 FR 52453 - Marine Mammals; File Nos. 18722, 18897, 19425, and 19497
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 168 (August 31, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 168 (August 31, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-21390 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 52453-52454] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-21390] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE009 Marine Mammals; File Nos. 18722, 18897, 19425, and 19497 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits have been issued to the following entities to receive, import, and export specimens of marine mammals for scientific research: Permit No. 18722: Cornell University, 157 Biotechnology Building, Ithaca, NY 14850 [Responsible Party: Sharron Mitchell, Ph.D.]; Permit No. 18897: Kathleen Colegrove, Ph.D., University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, Zoological Pathology Program, LUMC Room 0745, Building 101, 2160 South First Street, Maywood, IL 60153; Permit No. 19425: Melissa McKinney, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, U-4210, Storrs, CT 06269; and Permit No. 19497: University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology V3-100, VAB, PO BOX 110880, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0880 [Responsible Party: Thomas B. Waltzek, D.V.M., Ph.D.]. 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: The following Analysts at (301) 427- 8401: Rosa L. Gonz[aacute]lez (Permit No. 19497), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 19425), Brendan Hurley (Permit Nos. 18722 and 18897) and Jennifer Skidmore (Permit Nos. 18722, 18897, 19425, and 19497). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 26, 2015, notice was published in the Federal Register (80 FR 36768) that four requests for permits to receive, import, and export specimens of marine mammals for scientific research had been submitted by the above-named applicants. The requested permits have been issued 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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222- 226), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). Permit No. 18722 authorizes Cornell University to receive, import, or export unlimited samples from up to 2000 pinnipeds (excluding walrus) and 2000 cetaceans world-wide. These samples will be used for genotyping on marine mammals including trait mapping, population/ ecological studies, and germplasm characterization. No live animals would be harassed or taken, lethally or otherwise, under the authorized permit. The permit is valid through August 10, 2020. Permit No. 18897 authorizes Dr. Colegrove to import unlimited biological samples from up to 100 individual cetaceans and up to 100 individual pinnipeds (except walrus) world-wide. All samples (bones and organ tissue samples) are being imported for diagnostic testing to determine the causes of outbreaks or unusual natural mortalities, the ecology of diseases in free-ranging animals, or unexpected mortalities in captive populations. Samples will be from animals found deceased or euthanized in nature, collected opportunistically during the animals' capture by other researchers possessing permits for such activities, or legally held in captivity (including those held for rehabilitation) outside the U.S. No live animals would be harassed or taken, lethally or otherwise, under the authorized permit. The permit is valid through August 10, 2020. Permit No. 19425 authorizes Dr. McKinney to study marine mammal contaminant levels, specifically using fatty acid and stable isotopes to examine diets and contaminant loads and how they are affected by climate change. Tissue samples from cetaceans and pinnipeds may come from remote biopsy sampling, captured animals, and animals collected during subsistence harvests and may originate in the United States, Canada, and Greenland/Denmark. Samples (up to 50 of each species group per year, except for those species specified below) will be analyzed, with a focus on the following Arctic species: Ringed seal (30 per year), bearded seal (10 per year), and narwhal (10 per year). No live animals would be harassed or taken, lethally or otherwise, under the authorized permit. The permit is valid through August 1, 2020. File No. 19497 authorizes the University of Florida to receive, import, and export marine mammal tissue and other specimen materials (e.g., body fluids) to research the etiologies and cofactors of emerging marine mammal infectious diseases, utilizing standard molecular and sequencing approaches. Unlimited samples from up to 300 individual cetaceans and 700 individual pinnipeds (excluding walrus) are authorized to be received, imported, or exported annually on an opportunistic basis. They will be collected by others under separate existing permits and may be obtained from the following sources: (1) Animals killed during legal U.S. or foreign subsistence harvests; (2) animals stranded alive or dead in foreign countries; (3) animals that died incidental to commercial fishing operations in the U.S. where such taking is legal (i.e., bycatch); (4) animals that died incidental to commercial fishing operations in foreign countries where such taking is legal; (5) animals in captivity where samples were taken as a result of routine husbandry procedures or under separate permit; and (6) samples from other authorized researchers or collections in academic, federal, state or other institutions involved in marine mammal research in the U.S. or abroad. Samples collected from stranded animals in the U.S. and received under separate authorization may be exported and re-imported. No takes of live animals are requested or would be permitted. The permit is valid through July 31, 2020. 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, issuance of these permits 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. [[Page 52454]] Dated: August 25, 2015. Julia Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-21390 Filed 8-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Dated: August 25, 2015. Federal Register (80 FR 36768) that four species group per year, except for those
Julia Harrison, requests for permits to receive, import, species specified below) will be
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, and export specimens of marine analyzed, with a focus on the following
Office of Protected Resources, National mammals for scientific research had Arctic species: Ringed seal (30 per year),
Marine Fisheries Service. been submitted by the above-named bearded seal (10 per year), and narwhal
[FR Doc. 2015–21392 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] applicants. The requested permits have (10 per year). No live animals would be
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P been issued under the authority of the harassed or taken, lethally or otherwise,
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, under the authorized permit. The permit
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the is valid through August 1, 2020.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR File No. 19497 authorizes the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric part 216), the Endangered Species Act of University of Florida to receive, import,
Administration 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 and export marine mammal tissue and
et seq.), the regulations governing the other specimen materials (e.g., body
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taking, importing, and exporting of fluids) to research the etiologies and
Marine Mammals; File Nos. 18722, endangered and threatened species (50 cofactors of emerging marine mammal
18897, 19425, and 19497 CFR parts 222–226), and the Fur Seal infectious diseases, utilizing standard
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 molecular and sequencing approaches.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries et seq.). Unlimited samples from up to 300
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Permit No. 18722 authorizes Cornell individual cetaceans and 700 individual
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), University to receive, import, or export pinnipeds (excluding walrus) are
Commerce. unlimited samples from up to 2000 authorized to be received, imported, or
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits. pinnipeds (excluding walrus) and 2000 exported annually on an opportunistic
cetaceans world-wide. These samples
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that basis. They will be collected by others
will be used for genotyping on marine
permits have been issued to the under separate existing permits and may
mammals including trait mapping,
following entities to receive, import, population/ecological studies, and be obtained from the following sources:
and export specimens of marine germplasm characterization. No live (1) Animals killed during legal U.S. or
mammals for scientific research: animals would be harassed or taken, foreign subsistence harvests; (2) animals
Permit No. 18722: Cornell University, lethally or otherwise, under the stranded alive or dead in foreign
157 Biotechnology Building, Ithaca, NY authorized permit. The permit is valid countries; (3) animals that died
14850 [Responsible Party: Sharron through August 10, 2020. incidental to commercial fishing
Mitchell, Ph.D.]; Permit No. 18897 authorizes Dr. operations in the U.S. where such taking
Permit No. 18897: Kathleen Colegrove to import unlimited is legal (i.e., bycatch); (4) animals that
Colegrove, Ph.D., University of Illinois, biological samples from up to 100 died incidental to commercial fishing
College of Veterinary Medicine, individual cetaceans and up to 100 operations in foreign countries where
Zoological Pathology Program, LUMC individual pinnipeds (except walrus) such taking is legal; (5) animals in
Room 0745, Building 101, 2160 South world-wide. All samples (bones and captivity where samples were taken as
First Street, Maywood, IL 60153; organ tissue samples) are being a result of routine husbandry
Permit No. 19425: Melissa McKinney, imported for diagnostic testing to procedures or under separate permit;
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Center determine the causes of outbreaks or and (6) samples from other authorized
for Environmental Sciences and unusual natural mortalities, the ecology researchers or collections in academic,
Engineering, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, of diseases in free-ranging animals, or
federal, state or other institutions
U–4210, Storrs, CT 06269; and unexpected mortalities in captive
involved in marine mammal research in
Permit No. 19497: University of populations. Samples will be from
animals found deceased or euthanized the U.S. or abroad. Samples collected
Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, from stranded animals in the U.S. and
Department of Infectious Diseases and in nature, collected opportunistically
during the animals’ capture by other received under separate authorization
Pathology V3–100, VAB, PO BOX
researchers possessing permits for such may be exported and re-imported. No
110880, Gainesville, FL, 32611–0880
activities, or legally held in captivity takes of live animals are requested or
[Responsible Party: Thomas B. Waltzek,
(including those held for rehabilitation) would be permitted. The permit is valid
D.V.M., Ph.D.].
outside the U.S. No live animals would through July 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related
be harassed or taken, lethally or In compliance with the National
documents are available for review
otherwise, under the authorized permit. Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
upon written request or by appointment
The permit is valid through August 10, U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
in the Permits and Conservation
2020. determination has been made that the
Division, Office of Protected Resources, Permit No. 19425 authorizes Dr.
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room activities proposed are categorically
McKinney to study marine mammal excluded from the requirement to
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone contaminant levels, specifically using
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. prepare an environmental assessment or
fatty acid and stable isotopes to examine
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The environmental impact statement.
diets and contaminant loads and how
following Analysts at (301) 427–8401: they are affected by climate change. As required by the ESA, issuance of
Rosa L. González (Permit No. 19497), these permits was based on a finding
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Tissue samples from cetaceans and
Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 19425), pinnipeds may come from remote that such permits: (1) Were applied for
Brendan Hurley (Permit Nos. 18722 and biopsy sampling, captured animals, and in good faith; (2) will not operate to the
18897) and Jennifer Skidmore (Permit animals collected during subsistence disadvantage of such endangered
Nos. 18722, 18897, 19425, and 19497). harvests and may originate in the species; and (3) are consistent with the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June United States, Canada, and Greenland/ purposes and policies set forth in
26, 2015, notice was published in the Denmark. Samples (up to 50 of each section 2 of the ESA.
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Dated: August 25, 2015. organizations and consumers.’’ 1 This created software there have been
Julia Harrison, Request built on earlier work from the software ‘‘bugs.’’ 7 Many of these bugs
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Department, including the 2011 Green can introduce vulnerabilities, leaving
Office of Protected Resources, National Paper Cybersecurity, Innovation, and the users of the systems and software at
Marine Fisheries Service. the Internet Economy,2 as well as risk. The nature of these risks vary, and
[FR Doc. 2015–21390 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] comments the Department had received mitigating these risks requires various
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P on related issues.3 efforts from the developers and owners
The IPTF asked for suggestions of of these systems. Security researchers of
security challenges that an NTIA-
all varieties, including academics,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE convened multistakeholder group could
professionals, and those who simply
address, and offered a dozen potential
National Telecommunications and enjoy thinking about security may
topics for explicit feedback.4 We
Information Administration received 35 comments from a range of identify these bugs for a number of
stakeholders, including trade reasons, and in a wide range of contexts.
Multistakeholder Process To Promote associations, large companies, How researchers should handle these
Collaboration on Vulnerability cybersecurity startups, civil society vulnerabilities, and how vendors should
Research Disclosure organizations and independent work with researchers has been the
computer security experts.5 The matter of active debate for many years,
AGENCY: National Telecommunications since before the turn of the
comments highlight a range of issues
and Information Administration, millennium.8 Several points have been
that might be addressed through the
Commerce. actively debated. Researchers have
multistakeholder process and suggest
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. various ways in which the group’s work expressed concerns that vendors do not
could be structured. respond in a timely fashion, leaving
SUMMARY: The National Of the topics suggested, the challenge users at risk. Vendors worry about the
Telecommunications and Information of collaboration between security time, expense, and added complexity of
Administration (NTIA) will convene researchers and system and software addressing every vulnerability, as well
meetings of a multistakeholder process vendors stands out as a critical issue as the risks introduced by potentially
concerning the collaboration between where reaching some consensus on disclosing vulnerabilities before they
security researchers and software and shared goals, principles, and practices is can be patched or mitigated. Given that
system developers and owners to both feasible and necessary. On July 9, all good faith actors care about security,
address security vulnerability 2015, after reviewing the comments, there is room to find common ground.
disclosure. This Notice announces the NTIA announced that the first issue to
first meeting, which is scheduled for be addressed would be ‘‘collaboration The goal of this process is neither to
September 29, 2015. on vulnerability research disclosure.’’ 6 replicate past discussions nor duplicate
While this is not the first discussion on existing initiatives. As information
DATES: The meeting will be held on
the topic, stakeholders have presented security is gaining more attention in the
September 29, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to
the case that the time is right to make collective consciousness due to a series
3:00 p.m., Pacific Time. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details. further progress among ecosystem of high profile cybersecurity incidents
players by achieving consensus and a and disclosed vulnerabilities, more
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in commitment to baseline principles and firms and organizations are considering
the Booth Auditorium at the University accepted practices. how to engage with third party
of California, Berkeley, School of Law, This issue is commonly referred to as researchers, just as they are exploring
Boalt Hall, Bancroft Way and Piedmont the question of ‘‘vulnerability other security tools and processes. The
Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720–7200. disclosure.’’ For as long as humans have security community itself has worked to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: promote better collaboration. More
1 U.S. Department of Commerce, Internet Policy
Allan Friedman, National software vendors and system owners are
Task Force, Request for Public Comment,
Telecommunications and Information Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the offering ‘‘bug bounty’’ programs that
Administration, U.S. Department of Digital Ecosystem, 80 FR 14360, Docket No. reward researchers for sharing
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 150312253–5253–01 (Mar. 19, 2015), available at: vulnerability information. In addition to
NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/
cybersecurity_rfc_03192015.pdf. enterprises that buy vulnerabilities and
20230; telephone (202) 482–4281; email; 2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Internet Policy sell them to vendors, new business
afriedman@ntia.doc.gov. Please direct Task Force, Cybersecurity, Innovation, and the models have emerged to help
media inquiries to NTIA’s Office of Internet Economy (June 2011) (Green Paper), organizations develop and manage bug
Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002; email available at: http://www.nist.gov/itl/upload/
bounty programs. Leading experts at the
press@ntia.doc.gov. Cybersecurity_Green-Paper_FinalVersion.pdf.
3 See Comments Received in Response to Federal International Standards Organization
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Register Notice Developing a Framework for have developed, and are continuing to
Background: On March 19, 2015, the Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, revise, a formal standard for vendors on
Docket No. 140721609–4609–01, available at:
National Telecommunications and http://csrc.nist.gov/cyberframework/rfi_comments_ how to manage incoming vulnerability
Information Administration, working 10_2014.html.
with the Department of Commerce’s 4 Request for Public Comment, supra note 1. 7 See, e.g., Peter Wayner, Smithsonian Honors the
Internet Policy Task Force (IPTF), 5 NTIA has posted the public comments received Original Bug in the System, N.Y. Times (Dec. 7,
issued a Request for Comment to at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/ 1997), available at: http://www.nytimes.com/
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2015/comments-stakeholder-engagement- library/cyber/week/120497bug.html.
‘‘identify substantive cybersecurity cybersecurity-digital-ecosystem. 8 For a bibliography of research, proposed
issues that affect the digital ecosystem 6 NTIA, Enhancing the Digital Economy Through standards, online discussions and other resources,
and digital economic growth where Collaboration on Vulnerability Research Disclosure see University of Oulu Secure Programming Group,
broad consensus, coordinated action, (July 9, 2015), available at: http:// Juhani Eronen & Ari Takanen eds., Vulnerability
www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/enhancing-digital- Disclosure Publications and Discussion Tracking,
and the development of best practices economy-through-collaboration-vulnerability- available at: https://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/
could substantially improve security for research-disclosure. Disclosure_tracking (last visited Aug. 20, 2015).
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| Contact | The following Analysts at (301) 427- 8401: Rosa L. Gonz[aacute]lez (Permit No. 19497), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 19425), Brendan Hurley (Permit Nos. 18722 and 18897) and Jennifer Skidmore (Permit Nos. 18722, 18897, 19425, and 19497). | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 52453 | |
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