[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 189 (Thursday, September 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60407-60408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24584]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Permit 
Application Project Titled: Fine Scale, Long-Term Tracking of Adult 
White Sharks

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Draft environmental assessment; notice of availability; request 
for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS) 
has developed a draft environmental assessment (EA) pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) to analyze 
the potential impacts of issuing a research permit that would allow the 
attraction and approach of white sharks in the sanctuary. The purpose 
of the proposed study is to improve our knowledge of the full migratory 
cycle of white sharks by attaching location transmitters to up to 
eleven (11) white sharks that seasonally visit the sanctuary. The EA is 
available for download on the web site: http://farallones.noaa.gov/eco/sharks/pdf/ea_mcsi_permit2009.pdf.

DATES: Comments on this draft environmental assessment may be made on 
or before October 15, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Carliane Johnson, Acting Permit Coordinator, Gulf of 
the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, The Presidio, 991 Marine 
Drive, San Francisco, CA 94129.

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     E-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carliane Johnson, Acting Permit 
Coordinator, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, The 
Presidio, 991 Marine Drive, San Francisco, CA 94129. Phone: (703) 969-
5544.

    Dated: September 24, 2010.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director for the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
[FR Doc. 2010-24584 Filed 9-29-10; 8:45 am]
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