Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States and Coral and Coral Reefs Fishery in the South Atlantic; Exempted Fishing Permit, 44090-44091 [E5-4080]
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The information is necessary for law
enforcement purposes.
II. Method of Collection
Paper documentation is submitted to
meet the requirements found at 50 CFR
216.23(c).
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0179.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
54.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours
for an application and 2 hours for a
report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 108.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $54.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: July 26, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 072505A]
Nominations to the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee (MAFAC)
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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ACTION:
Notice; request for nominations.
SUMMARY: The Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee (Committee) is the
only Federal advisory committee with
the responsibility to advise the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) on
all matters concerning living marine
resources that are the responsibility of
the Department of Commerce. The
Committee makes recommendations to
the Secretary to assist in the
development and implementation of
Departmental regulations, policies and
programs critical to the mission and
goals of the NMFS. Nominations are
encouraged from all interested parties
involved with or representing interests
affected by NMFS actions in managing
living marine resources. Nominees
should possess demonstrable expertise
in a field related to the management of
living marine resources and be able to
fulfill the time commitments required
for two meetings annually. Individuals
serve for a term of three years for no
more than two consecutive terms if reappointed. The NMFS anticipates
selecting up to eight new members to
serve during the 2006–2009 term.
DATES: Nominations must be
postmarked on or before September 12,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
to Laurel Bryant, Executive Director,
MAFAC, Office of Constituent Services,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway #9508,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurel Bryant, MAFAC Executive
Director; (301) 713–2379 x171; e-mail:
Laurel.Bryant@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
establishment of the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee (MAFAC) was
approved by the Secretary on December
28, 1970, and initially chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5,
U.S.C. App.2, on February 17, 1971. The
Committee meets twice a year with
supplementary subcommittee meetings
as determined necessary by the
Secretary. No less that 15 and no more
than 21 individuals may serve on the
Committee. Membership is comprised of
highly qualified individuals
representing commercial and
recreational fisheries interests,
environmental organizations, academic
institutions, governmental, tribal and
consumer groups from a balance of
geographical regions, including the
Hawaiian, Pacific and U.S. Virgin
Islands.
A MAFAC member cannot be a
Federal employee or a member of a
Regional Fishery Management Council.
Selected candidates must pass security
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checks and submit financial disclosure
forms. Membership is voluntary, and
except for reimbursable travel and
related expenses, service is without pay.
Each submission should include the
submitting person or organization’s
name and affiliation, a cover letter
describing the nominee’s qualifications
and interest in serving on the
Committee, a curriculum vitae and/or
resume of the nominee, and no more
than three supporting letters describing
the nominee’s qualifications and
interest in serving on the Committee.
Self-nominations are acceptable. The
following contact information should
accompany each nominee’s submission:
name, address, phone number, fax
number, and e-mail address if available
Nominations should be sent to (see
ADDRESSES) and nominations must be
received by (see DATES). The full text of
the Committee Charter and its current
membership can be viewed at the
NMFS’s web page at
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mafac.htm.
Dated: July 26, 2005.
Gordon J. Helm
Acting Director, Office of Constituent
Services, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 072605A]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery Off the Southern
Atlantic States and Coral and Coral
Reefs Fishery in the South Atlantic;
Exempted Fishing Permit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of an application
for an exempted fishing permit; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt
of an application for an exempted
fishing permit (EFP) from Jason T.
Crichton on behalf of the South Carolina
Aquarium. If granted, the EFP would
authorize the applicant, with certain
conditions, to collect numerous species
of fish and invertebrates from Federal
waters off the coast of South Carolina
from 2005 to 2007. The collected
species would be displayed at the South
Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, SC.
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Comments must be received no
later than 5 p.m., eastern standard time,
on August 16, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application may be sent via fax to 727–
824–5308 or mailed to: Julie Weeder,
Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263
13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701. Comments may be submitted by
e-mail to sc.aquarium@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line of the e-mail
document the following text: Comment
on South Carolina Aquariums EFP
Application. The application and
related documents are available for
review upon written request to the
NMFS address above or to
julie.weeder@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Weeder, 727–824–5305; fax 727–824–
5308; e-mail: julie.weeder@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is
requested under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and regulations at
50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing.
According to the applicant, the South
Carolina Aquarium is a not-for-profit,
educational and conservation based
organization that displays specimens
indigenous to South Carolina. The
proposed collection for public display
involves activities otherwise prohibited
by regulations implementing the Fishery
Management Plans (FMPs) for the
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South
Atlantic Region, Shrimp Fishery of the
South Atlantic Region, Atlantic Coast
Red Drum, Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic, and Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Resources in Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic.
The applicant requires authorization
to harvest and possess up to 50 spiny
lobster, 750 penaeid shrimp, 6 wahoo,
50 pompano, 25 porkfish, 25
sheepshead, 24 triggerfish (Balistes
spp.), 125 porgies (Calamus spp.), 6
ocean triggerfish, 75 jacks (Caranx spp.),
50 sea basses (Centropristis spp.), 75
spadefish, 85 groupers (Epinephelus
spp.), 115 grunts (Haemulon spp.), 3
puddingwife, 150 snappers (Lutjanus
spp.), 25 sand tilefish, 100 groupers
(Myctoperca spp.), 12 yellowtail
snapper, 25 red porgy, 12 cobia, 25
vermilion snapper, 25 red drum, 25
cero, and 100 jacks (Seriola spp.).
Collections would occur in Federal
waters off the coast of South Carolina
between August 1, 2005 and July 31,
2007. Specimens would be collected
using the following gear and methods:
hand nets, dip nets, vertical hook-andline and trolling with rod and reel and
natural and artificial bait, sea bass pots,
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spiny lobster traps, and golden crab
traps.
NMFS finds that this application
warrants further consideration, based on
a preliminary review, and intends to
issue an EFP. Possible conditions the
agency may impose on this permit, if it
is indeed granted, include but are not
limited to: Reduction in the number of
specimens of any or all species to be
collected; restrictions on the size of fish
to be collected; prohibition of the
harvest of any fish with visible external
tags; and specification of locations,
dates, and/or seasons allowed for
collection of any or all species. A final
decision on issuance of the EFP will
depend on a NMFS review of public
comments received on the application,
conclusions of environmental analyses
conducted pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act, and
consultations with South Carolina, the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, and the U.S. Coast Guard. The
applicant requests a 24-month effective
period for the EFP.
Authority: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq.
Dated: July 26, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Endangered Species; File No. 1526
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Andre Landry, Sea Turtle and Fisheries
Ecology Research Lab, Texas A&M
University at Galveston, 5007 Avenue
U, Galveston, TX 77553 has been issued
a permit to take Kemp’s ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii), loggerhead
(Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia
mydas), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys
imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of
scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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,
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NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824–
5517.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Opay or Ruth Johnson,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
25, 2005, notice was published in the
Federal Register (70 FR 21178) that a
request for a scientific research permit
to take loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley,
hawksbill, and green sea turtles had
been submitted by the above-named
individual. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
Permit No. 1526 authorizes Dr.
Landry to study Kemp’s ridley,
loggerhead, green, and hawksbill sea
turtles in the Gulf of Mexico to identify
their relative abundance over time;
detect changes in sea turtle size
composition; document movement and
migration patterns; and determine the
role of nearshore habitats in sea turtle
survival.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, was based on a finding that
such permit (1) was applied for in good
faith, (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of any endangered or
threatened species, and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: July 26, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Availability of Seats for the Thunder
Bay National Marine Sanctuary and
Underwater Preserve Advisory Council
National Marine Sanctuary
Program (NMSP), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice and request for
applications.
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 072605A]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States and Coral and
Coral Reefs Fishery in the South Atlantic; Exempted Fishing Permit
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of an application for an exempted fishing
permit; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted
fishing permit (EFP) from Jason T. Crichton on behalf of the South
Carolina Aquarium. If granted, the EFP would authorize the applicant,
with certain conditions, to collect numerous species of fish and
invertebrates from Federal waters off the coast of South Carolina from
2005 to 2007. The collected species would be displayed at the South
Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, SC.
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DATES: Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., eastern standard
time, on August 16, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the application may be sent via fax to 727-824-
5308 or mailed to: Julie Weeder, Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263
13\th\ Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Comments may be
submitted by e-mail to sc.aquarium@noaa.gov. Include in the subject
line of the e-mail document the following text: Comment on South
Carolina Aquariums EFP Application. The application and related
documents are available for review upon written request to the NMFS
address above or to julie.weeder@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Weeder, 727-824-5305; fax 727-
824-5308; e-mail: julie.weeder@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is requested under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.), and regulations at 50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing.
According to the applicant, the South Carolina Aquarium is a not-
for-profit, educational and conservation based organization that
displays specimens indigenous to South Carolina. The proposed
collection for public display involves activities otherwise prohibited
by regulations implementing the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for the
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, Shrimp Fishery of
the South Atlantic Region, Atlantic Coast Red Drum, Spiny Lobster in
the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, and Coastal Migratory Pelagic
Resources in Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.
The applicant requires authorization to harvest and possess up to
50 spiny lobster, 750 penaeid shrimp, 6 wahoo, 50 pompano, 25 porkfish,
25 sheepshead, 24 triggerfish (Balistes spp.), 125 porgies (Calamus
spp.), 6 ocean triggerfish, 75 jacks (Caranx spp.), 50 sea basses
(Centropristis spp.), 75 spadefish, 85 groupers (Epinephelus spp.), 115
grunts (Haemulon spp.), 3 puddingwife, 150 snappers (Lutjanus spp.), 25
sand tilefish, 100 groupers (Myctoperca spp.), 12 yellowtail snapper,
25 red porgy, 12 cobia, 25 vermilion snapper, 25 red drum, 25 cero, and
100 jacks (Seriola spp.). Collections would occur in Federal waters off
the coast of South Carolina between August 1, 2005 and July 31, 2007.
Specimens would be collected using the following gear and methods: hand
nets, dip nets, vertical hook-and-line and trolling with rod and reel
and natural and artificial bait, sea bass pots, spiny lobster traps,
and golden crab traps.
NMFS finds that this application warrants further consideration,
based on a preliminary review, and intends to issue an EFP. Possible
conditions the agency may impose on this permit, if it is indeed
granted, include but are not limited to: Reduction in the number of
specimens of any or all species to be collected; restrictions on the
size of fish to be collected; prohibition of the harvest of any fish
with visible external tags; and specification of locations, dates, and/
or seasons allowed for collection of any or all species. A final
decision on issuance of the EFP will depend on a NMFS review of public
comments received on the application, conclusions of environmental
analyses conducted pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act,
and consultations with South Carolina, the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, and the U.S. Coast Guard. The applicant requests a
24-month effective period for the EFP.
Authority: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 26, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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