Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits, 28642 [2017-13133]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 120 / Friday, June 23, 2017 / Notices
On June 14, 2017, ArcelorMittal
Tubular products, Michigan Seamless
Tube, LLC, Plymouth Tube Co. USA,
PTC Alliance Corp., Webco Industries,
Inc., and Zekelman Industries Inc.
(collectively, the petitioners), submitted
timely requests pursuant to section
703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.205(e) to postpone the preliminary
determinations.3 For the reasons stated
above and because there are no
compelling reasons to deny the requests,
the Department, in accordance with
section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is
postponing the deadline for the
preliminary determinations to no later
than 130 days after the day on which
the investigations were initiated.
Accordingly, the Department will issue
the preliminary determinations no later
than September 18, 2017.4 In
accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the
deadline for the final determinations of
these investigations will continue to be
75 days after the date of the preliminary
determinations.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: June 19, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act Provisions; General
Provisions for Domestic Fisheries;
Application for Exempted Fishing
Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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AGENCY:
3 See Petitioners’ Letter re: Certain Mechanical
Cold-Drawn Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from
India: Request to Postpone Preliminary
Determination, dated June 14, 2017 (C–533–874);
Petitioners’ Letter re: Certain Mechanical ColdDrawn Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from the
People’s Republic of China: Request to Postpone
Preliminary Determination, dated June 14, 2017 (C–
570–059).
4 The actual deadline is September 16, 2017,
which is a Saturday. The Department’s practice
dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend
or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the
next business day. See Notice of Clarification:
Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for
Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant
to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533
(May 10, 2005).
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an Exempted Fishing Permit application
from the Commercial Fisheries Research
Foundation and the University of Rhode
Island contains all of the required
information and warrants further
consideration. The Exempted Fishing
Permit would exempt participating
commercial fishing vessels from Federal
lobster escape vent, trap limit, and trap
tag regulations and restrictions on eggbearing and v-notched female and
sublegal lobsters for American lobster
and Jonah crab research in a designated
Wind Energy Area.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and the Atlantic
Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed Exempted
Fishing Permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments
on CFRF/URI SNECVTS EFP.’’
• Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Comments on CFRF/URI SNECVTS
Exempted Fishing Permit.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Hanson, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9180,
Cynthia.Hanson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commercial Fisheries Research
Foundation (CFRF) and the University
of Rhode Island (URI) submitted a
complete application for an Exempted
Fishing Permit (EFP) on May 25, 2017,
to conduct commercial fishing activities
that the regulations would otherwise
restrict. The EFP would authorize four
vessels (three active and one alternate)
to conduct a cooperative ventless trap
survey to determine distribution and
habitat use of American lobster and
Jonah crab in the Rhode Island/
Massachusetts Wind Energy Area in
Lobster Management Area (LMA) 2. The
study is designed to better understand
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potential impacts of wind turbine
construction on crustacean populations.
Funding for this study has been
awarded under the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management Award (Grant
#M13AC00009). CFRF and URI are
requesting exemptions from Federal
lobster regulations on:
1. Gear specifications at 50 CFR
697.21(c)(2) to allow for closed escape vents;
2. Trap limits for LMA 2, at § 697.19(b), to
be exceeded by 80 additional traps per
fishing vessel, for a total of 240 additional
traps;
3. Trap tag requirements at § 697.19(j);
4. Minimum legal size possession
restrictions at § 697.20(a)(4); and
5. Possession restrictions on berried and
standard v-notch females at § 697.20(d) and
(g).
If the EFP is approved, three active
vessels will survey lobsters and Jonah
crabs at 24 established sampling sites
within the study area, with an alternate
vessel available in case of mechanical
issues. Each active vessel will fish 8
standard Atlantic large whale-compliant
trawls with 10 traps (6 ventless, 4
standard) per trawl, for a total of 80
traps (48 ventless, 32 standard) per
vessel. One trawl will be deployed at
each of the fixed sample sites, and
fished twice a month from July through
November 2017, with a soak time of five
days. There would never be more than
240 additional traps in the water at any
time as a result of this project.
During sampling, biological
information will be recorded for all
lobsters and up to 10 Jonah crabs from
each trap, and other bycatch species
will also be enumerated, weighed, and
measured. The possession exemptions
are required to sample all catch. All
species will be returned promptly to the
water after sampling. No catch from this
project will be landed for sale.
If approved, the applicant may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
study period. EFP modifications and
extensions may be granted without
further notice if they are deemed
essential to facilitate completion of the
proposed research and have minimal
impacts that do not change the scope or
impact of the initially approved EFP
request. Any fishing activity conducted
outside the scope of the exempted
fishing activity would be prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 20, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF483
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable
Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary
determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit application from the
Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation and the University of Rhode
Island contains all of the required information and warrants further
consideration. The Exempted Fishing Permit would exempt participating
commercial fishing vessels from Federal lobster escape vent, trap
limit, and trap tag regulations and restrictions on egg-bearing and v-
notched female and sublegal lobsters for American lobster and Jonah
crab research in a designated Wind Energy Area.
Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act require publication of this notification to provide
interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for
proposed Exempted Fishing Permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following
methods:
Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line
``Comments on CFRF/URI SNECVTS EFP.''
Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS,
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ``Comments on
CFRF/URI SNECVTS Exempted Fishing Permit.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Hanson, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9180, Cynthia.Hanson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation
(CFRF) and the University of Rhode Island (URI) submitted a complete
application for an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) on May 25, 2017, to
conduct commercial fishing activities that the regulations would
otherwise restrict. The EFP would authorize four vessels (three active
and one alternate) to conduct a cooperative ventless trap survey to
determine distribution and habitat use of American lobster and Jonah
crab in the Rhode Island/Massachusetts Wind Energy Area in Lobster
Management Area (LMA) 2. The study is designed to better understand
potential impacts of wind turbine construction on crustacean
populations.
Funding for this study has been awarded under the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management Award (Grant #M13AC00009). CFRF and URI are
requesting exemptions from Federal lobster regulations on:
1. Gear specifications at 50 CFR 697.21(c)(2) to allow for
closed escape vents;
2. Trap limits for LMA 2, at Sec. 697.19(b), to be exceeded by
80 additional traps per fishing vessel, for a total of 240
additional traps;
3. Trap tag requirements at Sec. 697.19(j);
4. Minimum legal size possession restrictions at Sec.
697.20(a)(4); and
5. Possession restrictions on berried and standard v-notch
females at Sec. 697.20(d) and (g).
If the EFP is approved, three active vessels will survey lobsters
and Jonah crabs at 24 established sampling sites within the study area,
with an alternate vessel available in case of mechanical issues. Each
active vessel will fish 8 standard Atlantic large whale-compliant
trawls with 10 traps (6 ventless, 4 standard) per trawl, for a total of
80 traps (48 ventless, 32 standard) per vessel. One trawl will be
deployed at each of the fixed sample sites, and fished twice a month
from July through November 2017, with a soak time of five days. There
would never be more than 240 additional traps in the water at any time
as a result of this project.
During sampling, biological information will be recorded for all
lobsters and up to 10 Jonah crabs from each trap, and other bycatch
species will also be enumerated, weighed, and measured. The possession
exemptions are required to sample all catch. All species will be
returned promptly to the water after sampling. No catch from this
project will be landed for sale.
If approved, the applicant may request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the study period. EFP modifications
and extensions may be granted without further notice if they are deemed
essential to facilitate completion of the proposed research and have
minimal impacts that do not change the scope or impact of the initially
approved EFP request. Any fishing activity conducted outside the scope
of the exempted fishing activity would be prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 20, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-13133 Filed 6-22-17; 8:45 am]
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