Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 11, 2016 / Notices 70097 compliance with U.S. export control DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and will generally be posted for public laws and regulations, including those viewing on www.regulations.gov administered by the Department of National Oceanic and Atmospheric without change. All personal identifying Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Administration information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business information, or Security; RIN 0648–XE783 otherwise sensitive information • It has identified any matter pending submitted voluntarily by the sender will before any bureau or office of the Draft 2016 Marine Mammal Stock be publicly accessible. NMFS will Department of Commerce; Assessment Reports accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ • It has identified any pending AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries A’’ in the required fields if you wish to litigation (including any administrative Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and remain anonymous). proceedings) to which it is a party that Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: involves the Department of Commerce; Commerce. Shannon Bettridge, Office of Protected • It and its affiliates (1) have not and ACTION: Notice; request for comments. Resources, 301–427–8402, will not engage in the bribery of foreign [email protected]; Marcia SUMMARY: NMFS reviewed the Alaska, officials in connection with its Muto 206–526–4026, Marcia.Muto@ Atlantic, and Pacific regional marine involvement in this Mission, and (2) noaa.gov, regarding Alaska regional mammal stock assessment reports stock assessments; Elizabeth Josephson, maintain and enforce a policy that (SARs) in accordance with the Marine prohibits the bribery of foreign officials. 508–495–2362, Elizabeth.Josephson@ Mammal Protection Act. SARs for noaa.gov, regarding Atlantic, Gulf of Selection Criteria for Participation marine mammals in the Alaska, Mexico, and Caribbean regional stock Atlantic, and Pacific regions were assessments; or Jim Carretta, 858–546– • Suitability of the company’s revised according to new information. 7171, [email protected], regarding products or services to the market. NMFS solicits public comments on the Pacific regional stock assessments. Please note: this mission will not draft 2016 SARs. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: include nuclear power technologies DATES: Comments must be received by given the imbalance of this sub-sector in January 9, 2017. Background UAE and Saudi Arabia. ADDRESSES: The 2016 draft SARs are Section 117 of the Marine Mammal • Applicant’s potential for business available in electronic form via the Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 in the target countries, including Internet at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ et seq.) requires NMFS and the U.S. Fish likelihood of exports resulting from the pr/sars/draft.htm. and Wildlife Service (FWS) to prepare mission. Copies of the Alaska Regional SARs stock assessments for each stock of • Consistency of the applicant’s goals may be requested from Marcia Muto, marine mammals occurring in waters and objectives with the stated scope of Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, under the jurisdiction of the United the mission. Balance of company size, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE BIN 15700, States, including the Exclusive Seattle, WA 98115–0070. Economic Zone. These reports must sector or subsector, and location may Copies of the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, contain information regarding the also be considered during the review and Caribbean Regional SARs may be distribution and abundance of the stock, process. Referrals from political requested from Elizabeth Josephson, population growth rates and trends, organizations and any documents Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 estimates of annual human-caused containing references to partisan Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543. mortality and serious injury (M/SI) from political activities (including political Copies of the Pacific Regional SARs all sources, descriptions of the fisheries contributions) will be removed from an may be requested from Jim Carretta, with which the stock interacts, and the applicant’s submission and not Southwest Fisheries Science Center, status of the stock. Initial reports were considered during the selection process. 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA completed in 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 92037–1508. The MMPA requires NMFS and FWS You may submit comments, identified to review the SARs at least annually for International Trade Administration, by NOAA–NMFS–2016–0101, by any of strategic stocks and stocks for which Melissa Blackledge, Trade Promotion the following methods: significant new information is available, Programs, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to and at least once every three years for 482–1765, Email: melissa.blackledge@ www.regulations.gov/ non-strategic stocks. The term ‘‘strategic trade.gov. #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2016- stock’’ means a marine mammal stock: U.S. Commercial Service Saudi Arabia, 0101, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, (A) For which the level of direct human- Douglas Wallace, U.S. Commercial complete the required fields, and enter caused mortality exceeds the potential Service, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tel: + or attach your comments. biological removal level; (B) which, 966 +11– 488–3800, Email: Mail: Send comments or requests for based on the best available scientific [email protected]. copies of reports to: Chief, Marine information, is declining and is likely to Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation be listed as a threatened species under U.S. Commercial Service United Arab Division, Office of Protected Resources, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Emirates, Dao M. Le, U.S. Commercial National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 within the foreseeable future; or (C) Service, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Tel: + 971 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD which is listed as a threatened species +2– 414–2665, Email: dao.le@ 20910–3226, Attn: Stock Assessments. or endangered species under the ESA. trade.gov. Instructions: NMFS may not consider NMFS and the FWS are required to comments if they are sent by any other revise a SAR if the status of the stock Frank Spector, method, to any other address or has changed or can be more accurately Trade Missions Program. individual, or received after the end of determined. NMFS, in conjunction with [FR Doc. 2016–24479 Filed 10–7–16; 8:45 am] the comment period. All comments the Alaska, Atlantic, and Pacific BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P received are a part of the public record independent Scientific Review Groups VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:12 Oct 07, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM 11OCN1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 70098 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 11, 2016 / Notices (SRGs), reviewed the status of marine partially coincide with a listed DPS as thus they should not be used in certain mammal stocks as required and revised not depleted for management purposes. management actions: Bearded seal, reports in the Alaska, Atlantic, and Therefore, in the interim, we will treat Alaska; ringed seal, Alaska; harbor Pacific regions to incorporate new the Western North Pacific, Central North porpoise, Southeast Alaska; and fin information. Pacific, and California/Oregon/ whale, Northeast Pacific. Additionally, NMFS solicits public comments on Washington stocks as depleted because Nmins determined under these the draft 2016 SARs. they partially or fully coincide with circumstances will not be included in Humpback Whales ESA-listed DPSs, and we will treat the the summary tables, but will instead Gulf of Maine and American Samoa include a caveat placeholder which On September 8, 2016, NMFS stocks as no longer depleted because defers to the SAR text. Additionally, published a final rule revising the they do not coincide with any ESA- mortalities from permitted research listing status of humpback whales under listed DPS. Any changes in stock activities were updated for western and the ESA (81 FR 62259). We divided the delineation or MMPA section 117 eastern U.S. Steller sea lion stocks and globally listed endangered species into elements (such as Potential Biological the Alaska stock of ringed seals. Also 14 distinct population segments (DPSs), Removal (PBR) or strategic status) will reflected is a shift in genera removed the species-level listing, and in be reflected in future stock assessment classification for the ringed seal, from its place, listed four DPSs as endangered reports, and the Scientific Review Phoca to Pusa. and one DPS as threatened. Based on Groups and the public will be provided The eastern U.S. stock of Steller sea their current statuses, the remaining opportunity to review and comment.’’ lion changed in status from ‘‘strategic’’ nine DPSs did not warrant listing. In response to this revision to the to ‘‘non-strategic.’’ This status change is With regard to depleted humpback whale listing status, NMFS is consistent with the recent humpback determinations for species removed currently evaluating the humpback whale ESA listing final rule (81 FR from the ESA, the ESA listing rule whale stock delineations and whether 62259; September 8, 2016), which states states, ‘‘The language and structure of we can align the stocks with the DPSs. that in the case of a species or stock that the MMPA’s definition of depleted lead This does not affect the stock delination achieved its depleted status solely on NMFS to the conclusion that a species for