Notices. Issuance of research permits

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BILLING CODE 3510-JT-M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XC16 Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of research permits. SUMMARY: Permits1564, 1565, 1566, and 1567 were issued on November 29, 2006; all other permits in this notice were issued on June 30, 2007. All the research actions and the species they affect are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

ADDRESSES: The permits, permit applications, and related documents are available for review during business hours by appointment at NMFS' Protected Resources Division, F/NWO3, 1201 NE., Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, Portland, OR. 97232-1274 (ph: 503-230-5400, fax: 503-230-5441). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (phone: 503-231-2005, fax: 503-230-5441, e-mail: *Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov)* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority The Endangered Species Act of 1973

(ESA)requires that permits and modifications be issued based on findings that such actions:

(1)Are applied for in good faith;

(2)would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the actions; and

(3)are consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set forth in the permits. Permits and modifications are issued in accordance with, and are subject to, the ESA and NMFS' regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222-226). Species Covered in This Notice The ESA-listed species/evolutionarily significant units (ESUs)/distinct population segments

(DPSs)covered by this notice are identified below and listed in the subsequent table by the numbers that precede each of them in the following text:

(1)Threatened Puget Sound Chinook salmon ( *Oncorhynchus tshawytscha* )

(2)Threatened Lower Columbia River

(LCR)Chinook salmon ( *O. tshawytscha* )

(3)Threatened Snake River

(SR)spring/summer Chinook salmon ( *O. tshawytscha* )

(4)Threatened SR fall Chinook salmon ( *O. tshawytscha* )

(5)Endangered Upper Columbia River

(UCR)spring-run Chinook salmon ( *O. tshawytscha* )

(6)Threatened Upper Willamette River

(UWR)Chinook salmon ( *O. tshawytscha* )

(7)Threatened Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon ( *O. keta* )

(8)Threatened Columbia River chum salmon ( *O. keta* )

(9)Threatened LCR steelhead ( *O. mykiss* )

(10)Threatened Middle Columbia River steelhead ( *O. mykiss* )

(11)Threatened SR steelhead ( *O. mykiss* )

(12)Threatened UWR steelhead ( *O. mykiss* )

(13)Endangered UCR steelhead ( *O. mykiss* )

(14)Threatened PS steelhead ( *O. mykiss* )

(15)Endangered SR sockeye salmon ( *O. nerka* )

(16)Threatened Ozette lake sockeye salmon ( *O. nerka* )

(17)Threatened LCR coho salmon ( *O. kisutch* )

(18)Threatened Southern Oregon-Northern California Coasts coho salmon ( *O. kisutch* ) Table 1. Scientific Research Permit Actions Affecting Listed Pacific Salmonids Permit Number Affected Species/ESUs Permittee **FEDERAL REGISTER** Notice of Application Receipt 1135 9 The United States Geological Survey

(USGS)71 FR 44615 (August 7, 2006) 1175 1, 2, 9, 14,17 The Gifford Pinchot national Forest 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) 1290 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17 The Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) 71 FR 44615 (August 7, 2006) 1313 1, 14 Pentec Environmental 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) 1318 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

(ODFW)71 FR 44615 (August 7, 2006) 1322 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17 NWFSC 71 FR 44615 (August 7, 2006) 1330 2, 9, 17 Weyerhauser Corporation 71 FR 44615 (August 7, 2006) 333 6, 12 Oregon State University 71 FR 44615 (August 7, 2006) 1335 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 The United States Forest Service 71 FR 27710 (May 12, 2006) 1339 3, 11 The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) 72 FR 7769 (February 20, 2007) 1341 3, 15 The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes 72 FR 28683 (May 22, 2007) 1345 1, 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14 The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

(WDFW)72 FR 28683 (May 22, 2007) 1365 10 The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation 72 FR 28683 (May 22, 2007) 1372 1, 14 Puget Sound Energy Corporation 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) 1379 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17 CRITFC 72 FR 7769 (February 20, 2007) 1386 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 The Washington Department of Ecology 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) 1423 5, 13 The United States Fish and Wildlife Service 72 FR 28683 (May 22, 2007) 1461 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 12, 17 USGS 71 FR 44615 (August 7, 2006) 1521 1, 2, 8, 9, 17 Wyllie-Echeverria Associates 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) 1564 1 The University of Washington 71 FR 27710 (May 12, 2006) 1565 1, 2, 9, 17 The U.S. National Park Service 71 FR 27710 (May 12, 2006) 1566 1 NWFSC 71 FR 27710 (May 12, 2006) 567 1 Ridolfi, Inc. 71 FR 27710 (May 12, 2006) 1568 1, 14 NWFSC 71 FR 27710 (May 12, 2006) 1585 1, 7, 14 The Washington Department of Natural Resources 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) 1586 1, 14 NWFSC 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) 1587 1, 14 USGS 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) 1588 1, 14 USGS 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) 1590 1, 14 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 72 FR 7769 (February 20, 2007) 1598 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13,14, 15, 16 The Washington Department of Transportation 72 FR 7769 (February 20, 2007) 1611 10 Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon 72 FR 28683 (May 22, 2007) 1612 5, 13 Washington Trout 72 FR 28683 (May 22, 2007) Dated: August 24, 2007. Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-17350 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XC10 Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries, Hawaii-based Longline Swordfish Fishery; Scoping Process AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Correction. SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (WPFMC) and NMFS have announced their intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

(SEIS)on the Federal management of the Hawaii-based shallow-set pelagic longline fishery in the western Pacific. This notice corrects the location of an additional opportunity for public involvement. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty Simonds, Executive Director, WPFMC,

(808)522-8220, or William L. Robinson, Regional Administrator, NMFS,

(808)944-2200. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a **Federal Register** notice published on August 21, 2007 (72 FR 46608), in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, Under the heading “Public Involvement,” the location of the 139th WPFMC meeting on October 9-12, 2007, was incorrect. The correct location is the Pagoda Hotel, 1525 Rycroft St., Honolulu, HI 96814. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated: August 27, 2007. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-17349 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XB92 Fisheries of the Southeast Region; Overfishing Determination of South Atlantic Vermilion Snapper and South Atlantic Gag; Determination of South Atlantic Gag Approaching an Overfished Condition AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notification of determination of overfishing and approaching an overfished condition. SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has determined that South Atlantic gag is undergoing overfishing and is approaching an overfished condition and that South Atlantic vermilion snapper is also experiencing overfishing. NMFS notified the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) of its determination by letter. The Council is required to take action within 1 year following notification by NMFS that overfishing is occurring, a stock is approaching overfishing, a stock is overfished, a stock is approaching an overfished condition, or existing remedial action taken to end overfishing or rebuild an overfished stock has not resulted in adequate progress. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Lambert, telephone:

(301)713-2341. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to sections 304(e)(2) and (e)(7) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2) and (e)(7), and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(2), NMFS sends written notification to fishery management councils when overfishing is occurring, a stock is approaching overfishing, a stock is overfished, a stock is approaching an overfished condition, or existing action taken to end previously identified overfishing or rebuilding a previously identified overfished stock or stock complex has not resulted in adequate progress. On June 12, 2007, the NMFS Southeast Regional Administrator sent a letter notifying the Council that South Atlantic gag is undergoing overfishing and approaching an overfished condition and that South Atlantic vermilion snapper is also experiencing overfishing. A copy of the notification letter sent to the Council for the aforementioned determination is available at *http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/statusoffisheries/SOSmain.htm* . Within 1 year of a notification under Magnuson-Stevens Act sections 304(e)(2) or (e)(7), the respective Council must take remedial action in response to the notification, to end overfishing if overfishing is occurring; rebuild an overfished stock or stock complex to the abundance that can produce maximum sustainable yield within an appropriate time frame; prevent overfishing from occurring if a stock is approaching overfishing; and/or prevent a stock from becoming overfished if it is approaching an overfished condition (see implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(3)). Such action must be submitted to NMFS within 1 year of notification and may be in the form of a new fishery management plan (FMP), an FMP amendment, or proposed regulations. Dated: August 27, 2007. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-17335 Filed 8-31-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 081403A] Marine Mammals; File No. 782-1708 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for amendment. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg. 4, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (Principal Investigator: Dr. John Bengtson), has requested a major amendment to scientific research Permit No. 782-1708. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or before October 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: The amendment request 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 Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone (907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249. Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this request should be submitted to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular amendment request would be appropriate. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)427-2521, provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for providing e-mail comments is *NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov* . Include in the subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: File No. 782-1708. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Adams or Amy Sloan, (301)713-2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 782-1708 is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 *et seq.* ), and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). Permit No. 782-1708 , issued on August 28, 2003 (68 FR 53967), authorizes the permit holder to capture and harass northern fur seals ( *Callorhinus ursinus* ) of the eastern Pacific stock in Alaska during scientific research for: monitoring the status and trends of the population; evaluating the condition of animals from each cohort (health and strength of year-class); monitoring the seals' diet; and documenting the movement patterns, foraging behavior, and essential foraging habitat of various age and sex classes of fur seals. Seals may be captured, tagged, sampled and harassed during annual censuses. The information collected under this permit is related to assessing the recovery of this depleted species and for evaluating management actions. The permit holder now requests authorization to perform additional sampling procedures on animals already authorized for capture. The proposed amendment would not result in an increase in the number of northern fur seals captured and sampled, but would add the following procedures related to a vital rate study or identification of location of prey consumption events: flipper tagging all pups captured; extraction of a single tooth, under anesthesia, from all non-pups captured; and use of a stomach temperature telemeter/recorder on non-pups captured. 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 activities proposed are consistent with the Preferred Alternative in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research (NMFS 2007), and that issuance of the permit amendment would not have a significant adverse impact on the human environment. Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** , NMFS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. Dated: August 27, 2007. Tammy C. Adams, Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-17320 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent Concerning a Liquid Immersed Pumped Solid State Laser AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of the invention set forth in U.S. Patent No. 6,760,351 entitled “Liquid Immersed Pumped Solid State Laser,” issues on July 6, 2004. The United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has rights in this invention. ADDRESSES: Office of Research and Technology Applications, SDMC-RDTC-TDL (Ms. Susan D. McRae), Bldg. 5220, Von Braun Complex, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Joan Gilsdorf, Patent Attorney, e-mail: *joan.gilsdorf@smdc.army.mil,*

(256)955-3213 or Ms. Susan D. McRae, Office of Research and Technology Applications, e-mail: *susan.mcrae@smdc.army.mil;*

(256)955-1501. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention pertains to temperature control of solid state lasers. A liquid immersed pumped solid state lasing system includes a light source and a lasing element spaced from the light source. The light source and the lasing element are mounted in an insulated container. The top of the container is open for inputting a clear cryogenic cooling liquid into the container to totally immerse the light source and the lasing element in the liquid. Heat transfer occurs by conduction from the light source and the lasing element to the liquid, thereby cooling the light source and the lasing element to cryogenic temperatures. The container has a window for the output of laser light. A plurality of electrical leads that are superconducting at cryogenic temperatures are attached to the light source. When the leads are connected to a power supply outside the container, the light source directs light on the lasing element so that the lasing element is excited and transmits a light output through the window. Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 07-4275 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am]

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