82_FR_51610 82 FR 51397 - Marine Mammals; File No. 20626

82 FR 51397 - Marine Mammals; File No. 20626

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 213 (November 6, 2017)

Page Range51397-51398
FR Document2017-24029

Notice is hereby given that James H.W. Hain, Ph.D., Box 721, Woods Hole, MA 02543, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis) and humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) whales.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 213 (Monday, November 6, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51397-51398]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24029]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF734


Marine Mammals; File No. 20626

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that James H.W. Hain, Ph.D., Box 721, 
Woods Hole, MA 02543, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct 
research on North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis) and humpback 
(Megaptera novaeangliae) whales.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before December 6, 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. 20626 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

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[email protected]. Please include the File No. 20626 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: Carrie Hubard or Shasta McClenahan, 
(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), the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 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).
    The applicant requests a five-year permit to conduct aerial and 
vessel surveys for North Atlantic right whales (NARW) off South 
Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The primary study area is in Florida 
from St. Augustine to Canaveral National Seashore. Research would 
mainly occur in coastal waters. Survey platforms include boats, 
airplanes, aerostats, blimps, and unmanned aircraft systems. Up to 160 
NARW could be approached annually (100 via aerial surveys, 60 via 
vessel surveys) for behavioral observations, photo-identification, 
counts, and passive acoustic recordings. Up to 10 humpback whales may 
be encountered annually and would be studied in the same manner as 
NARW. Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and Atlantic spotted (Stenella 
frontalis) dolphins and minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and fin (B. 
physalus) whales may be incidentally harassed. The objectives of the 
research are to: (1) Improve knowledge of NARW habitat utilization; (2) 
help monitor annual reproductive success; (3) develop and implement 
programs for population monitoring in the portion of the NARW critical 
habitat between St. Augustine, Florida and Canaveral National Seashore; 
(4) assist in both pre- and post-tag observations (e.g., documentation 
of post-tag healing and tag retention) of whales tagged by other permit 
holders; (5) contribute to the NARW photo-identification catalog; and 
(6) contribute data on the co-occurrence of NARW and human 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: October 31, 2017.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-24029 Filed 11-3-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 213 / Monday, November 6, 2017 / Notices 51397 Secretary for Enforcement and Subsidy rate Appendix II Company (percent)Compliance, U.S. Department of List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Commerce, within 30 days after the date Decision Memorandum Jiangyin Hailun Chemical of publication of this notice. Requests Fiber Co. Ltd 8 ................... 41.73 should contain the party’s name, I. Summary Jiangyin Huahong Chemical II. Background Fiber Co. Ltd 9 ................... 47.64 address, and telephone number, the III. Scope Comments All-Others .............................. 44.69 number of participants, and a list of the IV. Scope of the Investigation issues to be discussed. If a request for V. Injury Test Suspension of Liquidation a hearing is made, the Department VI. Application of the CVD Law to Imports intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. From the PRC In accordance with section Department of Commerce, 1401 VII. Subsidies Valuation 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, the Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, VIII. Benchamrks and Interest Rates Department will direct U.S. Customs DC 20230, at a time and date to be IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend determined. Parties should confirm by Adverse Inferences liquidation of entries of subject X. Analysis of Programs telephone the date, time, and location of XI. ITC Notification merchandise as described in the scope the hearing two days before the of the investigation section entered, or XII. Disclosure and Public Comment scheduled date. XIII. Verification withdrawn from warehouse, for XIV. Conclusion consumption on or after the date of International Trade Commission publication of this notice in the Federal Notification [FR Doc. 2017–24079 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 351.205(d), the Department will instruct In accordance with section 703(f) of CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the Act, the Department will notify the the rates indicated above. International Trade Commission (ITC) of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE its determination. If the final Disclosure determination is affirmative, the ITC National Oceanic and Atmospheric The Department intends to disclose will determine before the later of 120 Administration its calculations and analysis performed days after the date of this preliminary RIN 0648–XF734 to interested parties in this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination within five days of its determination. Marine Mammals; File No. 20626 public announcement, or if there is no Notification to Interested Parties AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries public announcement, within five days Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and of the date of this notice in accordance This determination is issued and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with 19 CFR 351.224(b). published pursuant to sections 703(f) Commerce. and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR Verification ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 351.205(c). As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Dated: October 30, 2017. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Act, the Department intends to verify the information relied upon in making Gary Taverman, James H.W. Hain, Ph.D., Box 721, its final determination. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping Woods Hole, MA 02543, has applied in and Countervailing Duty Operations, due form for a permit to conduct Public Comment performing the non-exclusive functions and research on North Atlantic right Case briefs or other written comments duties of the Assistant Secretary for (Eubalaena glacialis) and humpback Enforcement and Compliance. (Megaptera novaeangliae) whales. may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Appendix I DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email Compliance no later than seven days Scope of the Investigation comments must be received on or before after the date on which the last December 6, 2017. verification report is issued in this The merchandise covered by this investigation is fine denier polyester staple ADDRESSES: The application and related investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to fiber (fine denier PSF), not carded or combed, documents are available for review by issues raised in case briefs, may be measuring less than 3.3 decitex (3 denier) in selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public submitted no later than five days after diameter. The scope covers all fine denier Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on the deadline date for case briefs.10 PSF, whether coated or uncoated. The the Applications and Permits for Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and following products are excluded from the Protected Species (APPS) home page, (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or scope: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then rebuttal briefs in this investigation are (1) PSF equal to or greater than 3.3. decitex selecting File No. 20626 from the list of encouraged to submit with each (more than 3 denier, inclusive) currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff available applications. argument: (1) A statement of the issue; These documents are also available Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) (2) a brief summary of the argument; subheadings 5503.20.0045 and 5503.20.0065. upon written request or by appointment and (3) a table of authorities. (2) Low-melt PSF defined as a bi- in the Permits and Conservation Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), component fiber with a polyester core and an Division, Office of Protected Resources, interested parties who wish to request a outer, polyester sheath that melts at a NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room hearing, limited to issues raised in the Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES significantly lower temperature than its inner 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a polyester core currently classified under (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. written request to the Assistant HTSUS subheading 5503.20.0015. Written comments on this application Fine denier PSF is classifiable under the HTSUS subheading 5503.20.0025. Although should be submitted to the Chief, (Hongkai); Jiangyin Huahong International Trade Permits and Conservation Division, at Co., Ltd. (Huahong International Trade); and the HTSUS subheadings are provided for Jiangyin Huakai Polyesterer Co., Ltd. (Huakai). convenience and customs purposes, the the address listed above. Comments may 10 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 written description of the scope of the also be submitted by facsimile to (301) (for general filing requirements). investigations is dispositive. 713–0376, or by email to VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:48 Nov 03, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1

51398 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 213 / Monday, November 6, 2017 / Notices NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial purpose of supplying entities include the File No. 20626 in the subject determination has been made that the conducting scientific research and line of the email comment. activity proposed is categorically educational activities. All comments Those individuals requesting a public excluded from the requirement to received will become part of the public hearing should submit a written request prepare an environmental assessment or record and will be available for review. to the Chief, Permits and Conservation environmental impact statement. An electronic copy of the revised Division at the address listed above. The Concurrent with the publication of application and proposed conservation request should set forth the specific this notice in the Federal Register, plan may be obtained by contacting reasons why a hearing on this NMFS is forwarding copies of the NMFS Office of Protected Resources application would be appropriate. application to the Marine Mammal (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commission and its Committee of or visiting the internet at Carrie Hubard or Shasta McClenahan, Scientific Advisors. www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/esa_ (301) 427–8401. Dated: October 31, 2017. review.htm. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Julia Harrison, DATES: Written comments must be subject permit is requested under the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, received at the appropriate address or authority of the Marine Mammal Office of Protected Resources, National fax number (see ADDRESSES) on or before Protection Act of 1972, as amended Marine Fisheries Service. December 6, 2017. (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the [FR Doc. 2017–24029 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: The EA is available for regulations governing the taking and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P download and review at http:// importing of marine mammals (50 CFR www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/esa_ part 216), the Endangered Species Act of review.htm under the section heading 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ESA Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits and et seq.), and the regulations governing Applications. The application is also National Oceanic and Atmospheric the taking, importing, and exporting of available upon written request or by Administration endangered and threatened species (50 appointment in the following office: CFR 222–226). RIN 0648–XF751 Endangered Species Conservation The applicant requests a five-year Division, Office of Protected Resources, permit to conduct aerial and vessel Notice of Availability of Draft NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room surveys for North Atlantic right whales Environmental Assessment on the 13535, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (NARW) off South Carolina, Georgia, Effects of Issuing an Incidental Take (301)427–8403; fax (301)713–4060. and Florida. The primary study area is Permit No. 21293 You may submit comments, identified in Florida from St. Augustine to AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries by ‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2017–0132’’, by any Canaveral National Seashore. Research Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and of the following methods: would mainly occur in coastal waters. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), • Electronic Submissions: Submit all Survey platforms include boats, Commerce. electronic public comments via the airplanes, aerostats, blimps, and ACTION: Notice of availability of a Draft Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to unmanned aircraft systems. Up to 160 Environmental Assessment; request for www.regulations.gov/ NARW could be approached annually comments. #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2017- (100 via aerial surveys, 60 via vessel 0132 click the ‘‘Comment Now’’ icon, surveys) for behavioral observations, SUMMARY: NMFS announces the complete the required fields, and enter photo-identification, counts, and availability of the ‘‘Draft Environmental or attach your comments. passive acoustic recordings. Up to 10 Assessment (EA) on the Effects of • Fax: (301) 427–8403; Attn: Ron humpback whales may be encountered Issuing an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) Dean or Angela Somma. annually and would be studied in the (No. 21293) to Mr. Jack Rudloe, Gulf • Mail: Submit written comments to same manner as NARW. Bottlenose Specimen Marine Laboratories, Inc. Endangered Species Conservation (Tursiops truncatus) and Atlantic (GSML), pursuant to the Endangered Division, Office of Protected Resources, spotted (Stenella frontalis) dolphins and Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and Publication of this notice begins the 13535, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Attn: fin (B. physalus) whales may be official public comment period for this Ron Dean or Angela Somma. incidentally harassed. The objectives of draft EA. Per the National Instructions: You must submit the research are to: (1) Improve Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the comments by one of the above methods knowledge of NARW habitat utilization; purpose of the draft EA is to evaluate to ensure that we receive, document, (2) help monitor annual reproductive the potential direct, indirect, and and consider them. Comments sent by success; (3) develop and implement cumulative impacts caused by the any other method, to any other address programs for population monitoring in issuance of Permit No. 21293 to GSML or individual, or received after the end the portion of the NARW critical habitat for the incidental take of Gulf sturgeon of the comment period may not be between St. Augustine, Florida and (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) or considered. All comments received are Canaveral National Seashore; (4) assist loggerhead (Caretta caretta Northwest a part of the public record and will in both pre- and post-tag observations Atlantic Ocean Distinct Population generally be posted for public viewing (e.g., documentation of post-tag healing Segment), green (Chelonia mydas North on http://www.regulations.gov without Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES and tag retention) of whales tagged by Atlantic Distinct Population Segment), change. All personal identifying other permit holders; (5) contribute to Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) information (e.g., name, address, etc.) the NARW photo-identification catalog; and leatherback sea turtles confidential business information, or and (6) contribute data on the co- (Dermochelys coriacea) associated with otherwise sensitive information occurrence of NARW and human the otherwise lawful trawling activities submitted voluntarily by the sender will activities. in Florida state waters of Bay, Gulf, be publicly accessible. We will accept In compliance with the National Franklin, and Wakulla Counties to anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 harvest marine organisms for the the required fields if you wish to remain VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:48 Nov 03, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1


Document Created: 2017-11-07 10:30:25
Document Modified: 2017-11-07 10:30:25
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; receipt of application.
DatesWritten, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before December 6, 2017.
ContactCarrie Hubard or Shasta McClenahan, (301) 427-8401.
FR Citation82 FR 51397 
RIN Number0648-XF73
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