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aquaculture projects, and impacts to
coral reef systems). In addition to
providing specific information that will
serve as the basis for any required
impact analyses, applicants may also be
requested to assist NOAA in drafting of
an environmental assessment, if NOAA
determines an assessment is required.
Applicants will also be required to
cooperate with NOAA in identifying
feasible measures to reduce or avoid any
identified adverse environmental
impacts of their proposal. The failure to
do so shall be grounds for not selecting
an application. In some cases if
additional information is required after
an application is selected, funds can be
withheld by the Grants Officer under a
special award condition requiring the
recipient to submit additional
environmental compliance information
sufficient to enable NOAA to make an
assessment on any impacts that a project
may have on the environment. The
Department of Commerce Preaward
Notification Requirements for Grants
and Cooperative Agreements contained
in the Federal Register notice of
October 1, 2001 (66 FR 49917), as
amended by the Federal Register notice
published on October 30, 2002 (67 FR
66109), are applicable to this
solicitation.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This document contains collection-of-
information requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The
use of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 424B,
SF–LLL, and CD–346 has been approved
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under the respective
control numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044,
0348–0040, 0348–0046, and 0605–0001.
Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no person is required to respond to,
nor shall any person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with, a
collection of information subject to the
requirements of the PRA unless that
collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Executive Order 12866
This notice has been determined to be
not significant for purposes of Executive
Order 12866.
Executive Order 13132 (Federalism)
It has been determined that this notice
does not contain policies with
Federalism implications as that term is
defined in Executive Order 13132.
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Administrative Procedure Act/
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Prior notice and an opportunity for
public comment are not required by the
Administrative Procedure Act or any
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other law for rules concerning public
property, loans, grants, benefits, and
contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because
notice and opportunity for comment are
not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or
any other law, the analytical
requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are
inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory
flexibility analysis has not been
prepared.
Dated: November 16, 2006.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 102306B]
Marine Mammals; File No. 116–1843
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Sea World, Inc., 7007 Sea World Drive,
Orlando, Florida 32821 [Brad Andrews,
Responsible Party] has been issued a
permit to import three beluga whales
(Delphinapterus leucas) for public
display.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida
33701; phone (727)824–5312; fax
(727)824–5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore or Kate Swails,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 8,
2006, notice was published in the
Federal Register (71 FR 33281) that a
request for a public display permit to
import three male beluga whales from
Marineland of Canada in Ontario,
Canada to Sea World of Florida in
Orlando, Florida had been submitted by
the above-named organization. The
requested permit has been issued under
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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).
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an environmental
assessment was prepared analyzing the
effects of the permitted activities. After
a Finding of No Significant Impact, the
determination was made that it was not
necessary to prepare an environmental
impact statement.
Dated: November 14, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 110606C]
Endangered Species; File No. 1578
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
SUMMARY: Maine Department of Marine
Resources (MDMR) (Gail S.
Wippelhauser, Principal Investigator),
21 State House Station, Augusta, ME,
04333 has been issued a permit to take
shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser
brevirostrum) for purposes of scientific
research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and
Northeast Region, NMFS, One
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930–2298; phone (978)281–9300; fax
(978)281–9394.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
Swails or Malcolm Mohead, (301)713–
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
16, 2006, notice was published in the
Federal Register (71 FR 34896) that a
request for a scientific research permit
to take shortnose sturgeon had been
submitted by the above-named
organization. The requested permit has
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been issued under the authority of 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 parts 222–226).
Researchers will capture 500 sturgeon
annually from the Kennebec River using
gillnets. Sturgeon will be measured,
weighed, tissue sampled, Passive
Integrated Transponder tagged, and
released. A sample of sturgeon will be
acoustic tagged. Researchers will also
sample for eggs and larvae. The permit
is issued for five-years.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, was based on a finding that
such permit (1) was applied for in good
faith, (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of any endangered or
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threatened species, and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: November 15, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 07–05]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense
Security Cooperation Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of a
section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
This is published to fulfill the
requirements of section 155 of Public
Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
J. Hurd, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 604–
6575.
The following is a copy of a letter to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittal 07–05 with
attached transmittal, policy justification,
and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: November 14, 2006.
C.R. Choate,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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