[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 70067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27976]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N262; FXIA16710900000P5-123-FF09A30000]
Marine Mammals; Receipt of Applications for Permit
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities
with marine mammals. With some exceptions, Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) prohibits activities with listed species unless Federal
authorization is acquired that allows such activities.
DATES: We must receive comments or requests for documents on or before
December 23, 2013. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit
public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section by December 23, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA
22203; fax (703) 358-2280; or email DMAFR@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104
(telephone); (703) 358-2280 (fax); DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
A. How do I request copies of applications or comment on submitted
applications?
Send your request for copies of applications or comments and
materials concerning any of the applications to the contact listed
under ADDRESSES. Please include the Federal Register notice publication
date, the PRT-number, and the name of the applicant in your request or
submission. We will not consider requests or comments sent to an email
or address not listed under ADDRESSES. If you provide an email address
in your request for copies of applications, we will attempt to respond
to your request electronically.
Please make your requests or comments as specific as possible.
Please confine your comments to issues for which we seek comments in
this notice, and explain the basis for your comments. Include
sufficient information with your comments to allow us to authenticate
any scientific or commercial data you include.
The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and
likely to influence agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by
quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those that include
citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations. We
will not consider or include in our administrative record comments we
receive after the close of the comment period (see DATES) or comments
delivered to an address other than those listed above (see ADDRESSES).
B. May I review comments submitted by others?
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the street address listed under
ADDRESSES. The public may review documents and other information
applicants have sent in support of the application unless our allowing
viewing would violate the Privacy Act or Freedom of Information Act.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
II. Background
To help us carry out our conservation responsibilities for affected
species, and in consideration of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), along with Executive Order
13576, ``Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable
Government,'' and the President's Memorandum for the Heads of Executive
Departments and Agencies of January 21, 2009--Transparency and Open
Government (74 FR 4685; January 26, 2009), which call on all Federal
agencies to promote openness and transparency in Government by
disclosing information to the public, we invite public comment on these
permit applications before final action is taken. Under the MMPA, you
may request a hearing on any MMPA application received. If you request
a hearing, give specific reasons why a hearing would be appropriate.
The holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Service
Director.
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals
Applicant: BBC Television, Bristol, England; PRT-05202B
The applicant requests a permit to photograph polar bears (Ursus
maritimus) in the vicinity of Kaktovik/Barter Island, Alaska, from
land-based vehicles and boats for commercial and educational purposes.
This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant
for a 1-year period.
Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we
are forwarding copies of the above applications to the Marine Mammal
Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2013-27976 Filed 11-21-13; 8:45 am]
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