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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 116 / Friday, June 17, 2005 / Notices
Dated: June 8, 2005.
Mitchell Luxenberg,
Acting Director, Management and Budget,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 05–11980 Filed 6–16–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 060805D]
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant
Administrator) has renewed the
affirmative finding for the Government
of Mexico under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA). This
affirmative finding will allow yellowfin
tuna harvested in the Eastern Tropical
Pacific (ETP) in compliance with the
International Dolphin Conservation
Program (IDCP) by Mexican-flag purse
seine vessels or purse seine vessels
operating under Mexican jurisdiction to
be imported into the United States. The
affirmative finding was based on review
of documentary evidence submitted by
the Government of Mexico and obtained
from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC) and the U.S.
Department of State.
DATES: Effective April 1, 2005, through
March 31, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regional Administrator, Southwest
Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA
90802–4213; phone 562–980–4000; fax
562–980–4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
the entry into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP under certain
conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant
Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based
upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting
nation, the IATTC, or the Department of
State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation meet
its obligations under the IDCP and
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obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of
the harvesting nation must request an
affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly
to the Assistant Administrator. On an
annual basis NMFS will review the
affirmative finding and determine
whether the harvesting nation continues
to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to
compliance with IDCP and IATTC
measures directly to NMFS on an
annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to
NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an
application from the harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be
terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant
Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no
longer being met or that a nation is
consistently failing to take enforcement
actions on violations, thereby
diminishing the effectiveness of the
IDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f), the
Assistant Administrator considered
documentary evidence submitted by the
Government of Mexico or obtained from
the IATTC and the Department of State
and determined that Mexico has met the
MMPA’s requirements to receive an
affirmative finding.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued the Government of
Mexico’s affirmative finding allowing
the continued importation into the
United States of yellowfin tuna and
products derived from yellowfin tuna
harvested in the ETP by Mexican-flag
purse seine vessels or purse seine
vessels operating under Mexican
jurisdiction. The affirmative finding will
remain valid through March 31, 2010,
subject to subsequent annual reviews by
NMFS.
Dated: June 10, 2005.
William T. Hogarth
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
Marine Protected Areas Center New
England Region Public Dialogue
Meeting
National Ocean Service,
NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a
public meeting concerning the
development of a national system of
marine protected areas (MPAs) pursuant
to Executive Order 13158 (May 26,
2000). The Gulf of Mexico Region Public
Dialogue will be held July 18, 2005,
6:30–9 p.m. in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This is the third in a series of regional
dialogues to be held around the United
States to solicit input from the public
concerning their views on a national
system of MPAs. Additional meetings
will be announced and scheduled
pending available resources. Refer to the
Web page listed below for background
information concerning the
development of the national system of
MPAs. Meeting room capacity is limited
to 75 people, and as such interested
participants are required to RSVP via
the e-mail address (preferable), fax
number, or phone number listed below,
by no later than 5 p.m. e.d.t. on July 8,
2005. Attendance will be available to
the first 75 people who respond.
Those who wish to attend but cannot
due to space or schedule limitations can
find background materials at the Web
page listed below and may submit
written statements to the e-mail, fax, or
mailing address below. A written
summary of the meeting will be posted
on the Web site within one month of its
occurrence.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Monday, July 18, 2005 from 6:30 p.m. to
9 p.m. e.d.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal
Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Kelsey, National System
Development Coordinator, National
Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305
East-West Highway, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910. (Phone: (301)– 713–
3155 ext. 230, Fax: (301) –713–3110);
e-mail: mpa.comments@noaa.gov; or
visit the National MPA Center Web site
at https://mpa.gov/national_system/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These
forums are intended to solicit the
public’s views regarding the
development of a national system of
MPAs. All input received via these
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 060805D]
Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant
Administrator) has renewed the affirmative finding for the Government
of Mexico under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This
affirmative finding will allow yellowfin tuna harvested in the Eastern
Tropical Pacific (ETP) in compliance with the International Dolphin
Conservation Program (IDCP) by Mexican-flag purse seine vessels or
purse seine vessels operating under Mexican jurisdiction to be imported
into the United States. The affirmative finding was based on review of
documentary evidence submitted by the Government of Mexico and obtained
from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and the U.S.
Department of State.
DATES: Effective April 1, 2005, through March 31, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regional Administrator, Southwest
Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA
90802-4213; phone 562-980-4000; fax 562-980-4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows the
entry into the United States of yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP under certain conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting nation, the IATTC, or the
Department of State.
The affirmative finding process requires that the harvesting nation
meet its obligations under the IDCP and obligations of membership in
the IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of the harvesting nation must
request an affirmative finding and submit the required documentary
evidence directly to the Assistant Administrator. On an annual basis
NMFS will review the affirmative finding and determine whether the
harvesting nation continues to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to compliance with IDCP and IATTC measures
directly to NMFS on an annual basis or may authorize the IATTC to
release the information to NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an application from the harvesting
nation.
An affirmative finding will be terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no longer being met or that a
nation is consistently failing to take enforcement actions on
violations, thereby diminishing the effectiveness of the IDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding process set forth in 50 CFR
216.24(f), the Assistant Administrator considered documentary evidence
submitted by the Government of Mexico or obtained from the IATTC and
the Department of State and determined that Mexico has met the MMPA's
requirements to receive an affirmative finding.
After consultation with the Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued the Government of Mexico's affirmative finding
allowing the continued importation into the United States of yellowfin
tuna and products derived from yellowfin tuna harvested in the ETP by
Mexican-flag purse seine vessels or purse seine vessels operating under
Mexican jurisdiction. The affirmative finding will remain valid through
March 31, 2010, subject to subsequent annual reviews by NMFS.
Dated: June 10, 2005.
William T. Hogarth
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 05-12022 Filed 6-16-05; 8:45 am]
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