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experience or knowledge regarding
Native Hawaiian subsistence, cultural,
religious, or other activities in the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Native
Hawaiian).
Current Reserve Council
Representatives and Alternates may reapply for these vacant seats.
The Council consists of 25 members,
14 of which are non-government voting
members (the State of Hawaii
representative is a voting member) and
10 of which are government non-voting
members. The voting members are
representatives of the following
constituencies: Conservation, CitizenAt-Large, Ocean-Related Tourism,
Recreational Fishing, Research,
Commercial Fishing, Education, State of
Hawaii and Native Hawaiian. The
government non-voting seats are
represented by the following agencies:
Department of Defense, Department of
the Interior, Department of State, Marine
Mammal Commission, NOAA’s
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA’s
National Marine Fisheries Service,
National Science Foundation, U.S. Coast
Guard, Western Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Council, and NOAA’s
National Ocean Service.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 1517.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On July 7, 2005, NMFS’
Northwest Region issued permit 1517
under authority of the Endangered
Species Act (ESA), allowing the take of
threatened species for enhancement of
survival actions.
ADDRESSES: The applications and
related documents are available for
review during business hours by
appointment at NMFS’ Washington
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State Branch Office, Habitat
Conservation Division, 510 Desmond
Drive SE, Suite 103, Lacy, WA 98503
(phone: 360–753–9530)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Ehinger, Lacey, WA (phone:
360–534–9341, fax: 360–753–9517, email: stephanie.ehinger@noaa.gov); or
Dan Guy at the same office (phone: 360–
534–9342, email: dan.guy@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Issuance of permits and permit
modifications, as required by the ESA of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531–1543), is based on
a finding that such permits/
modifications: (1) are applied for in
good faith; (2) would not operate to the
disadvantage of the listed species which
are the subject of the permits; and (3)
are consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA. Scientific research and/or
enhancement permits are issued under
Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 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).
Authority to take listed species is
subject to conditions set forth in the
permits.
Species Covered in This Notice
The following ESA-listed species and
evolutionary significant units (ESUs) are
covered in this notice:
Threatened Lower Columbia River
(LCR) Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha)
Threatened LCR Steelhead (O. mykiss)
Threatened LCR coho salmon (O.
kisutch)
Notice was published on December
28, 2004 (69 FR 77730) that the Lower
Columbia Fisheries Enhancement
Group, a non-profit organization based
in southwest Washington State, applied
for an enhancement of survival permit
under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA.
NMFS issued permit 1517 on July 7,
2005, authorizing annual takes of the
threatened salmonids listed above in
freshwater areas in Southwest
Washington. Permit 1517 expires on
July 10, 2010.
Dated: September 28, 2005.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 092705C]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Amendment 14 to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Shrimp
Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and
Amendment 27 to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Reef Fish
Resources of the Gulf of Mexico;
Scoping Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
draft supplemental environmental
impact statement; notice of scoping
meetings; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) intends
to prepare a draft supplemental
environmental impact statement
(DSEIS) to describe and analyze
management alternatives to be included
in a joint amendment to the Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) for the Shrimp
Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Shrimp
FMP) and the FMP for the Reef Fish
Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Reef
Fish FMP). These alternatives will
consider measures to reduce red
snapper fishing mortality and bycatch in
the shrimp and reef fish fisheries. The
purpose of this notice of intent is to
solicit public comments on the scope of
issues to be addressed in the DSEIS.
DATES: Written comments on the scope
of issues to be addressed in the DSEIS
must be received by the Council by
November 3, 2005. A series of scoping
meetings will be held in October 2005.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
scope of the DSEIS, and requests for
additional information on the joint
amendment, should be sent to the Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council,
2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100,
Tampa, FL 33607; phone: 813–348–
1630; fax: 813–348–1711. Comments
may also be sent by e-mail to:
rick.leard@gulfcouncil.org.
The locations of all scoping meetings
are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
Leard by phone: 813–348–1630, by fax:
813–348–1711, or by e-mail:
rick.leard@gulfcouncil.org.
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Shrimp
and reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico are
managed under their respective FMPs.
Both fisheries contribute to fishing
mortality of red snapper.
Age 0 and Age 1 red snapper are taken
by shrimp trawls, and Age 2 and older
red snapper are caught in the directed
commercial and recreational red
snapper fishery. Because red snapper
are overfished and are undergoing
overfishing, reducing fishing mortality
on these younger age classes is needed
to help rebuild the stock. Actions to
reduce bycatch of red snapper are
anticipated to reduce bycatch fishing
mortality for other reef fish species as
well.
The Council will develop a DSEIS to
describe and analyze management
alternatives to reduce bycatch fishing
mortality in the shrimp and reef fish
fisheries. Those alternatives include, but
are not limited to: (1) a ‘‘no action’’
alternative regarding each fishery; (2)
alternatives to reduce bycatch in the
directed reef fish fishery, such as
changes to the size limits or bag limits,
the use of circle hooks, or closed
seasons; (3) alternatives to reduce reef
fish bycatch in the shrimp fishery, such
as season or area closures; and (4)
alternatives to reduce and monitor effort
in the shrimp fishery.
In accordance with NOAA
Administrative Order (NAO) 216–6,
Section 5.02(c), the Council has
identified this preliminary range of
alternatives as a means to initiate
discussion for scoping purposes only.
This may not represent the full range of
alternatives that eventually will be
evaluated by the Council.
The Council has scheduled the
following eight scoping meetings to
provide the opportunity for additional
public input:
1. Thursday, October 13, 2005,
DoubleTree Grand Key Resort, 3990
South Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West,
FL 33040, phone: 888–310–1540;
2. Monday, October 17, 2005,
National Marine Fisheries Service
Laboratory, 3500 Delwood Beach Road,
Panama City, FL 32408, phone: 850–
234–6541;
3. Tuesday, October 18, 2005, Hilton
Garden Inn Orange Beach, 23092
Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange
Beach, AL 36561, phone: 251–974–
1600;
4. Wednesday, October 19, 2005,
Tampa Marriott Westshore, 1001 North
Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607,
phone: 813–287–2555;
5. Monday, October 24, 2005, Four
Points by Sheraton, 3777 North
Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78520,
phone: 956–547–1500;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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6. Tuesday, October 25, 2005,
University of Texas Marine Science
Institute Auditorium, 750 Channel View
Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, phone:
361–749–6711;
7. Wednesday, October 26, 2005,
Holiday Inn Galveston, 5002 Seawall
Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77550, phone:
409–740–3581; and
8. Thursday, October 27, 2005,
Louisiana State University Agricultural
Center Office, 7101 Gulf Highway, Lake
Charles, LA 70607, phone: 337–475–
8812.
Copies of the scoping document will
be available at the meetings and are
available prior to the meetings from the
Council office (see ADDRESSES).
All scoping meetings will begin at 6
p.m. The meetings will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Rick Leard at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) by October 6,
2005.
Once the Council completes the
DSEIS associated with the joint
amendment to the Shrimp and Reef Fish
FMPs, it will submit the document to
NMFS for filing with the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA will
publish a notice of availability of the
DSEIS for public comment in the
Federal Register. The DSEIS will have
a 45-day comment period. This
procedure is pursuant to regulations
issued by the Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) for implementing the
procedural provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 40
CFR parts 1500–1508) and to NAO 216–
6 regarding NOAA’s compliance with
NEPA and the CEQ regulations.
The Council will consider public
comments received on the DSEIS in
developing the final supplemental
environmental impact statement (FSEIS)
and before adopting final management
measures for the joint amendment. The
Council will submit both the final
amendment and the supporting FSEIS to
NMFS for review by the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
NMFS will announce, through a
document published in the Federal
Register, the availability of the final
joint amendment for public review
during the Secretarial review period.
During Secretarial review, NMFS will
also file the FSEIS with the EPA for a
final 30-day public comment period.
This comment period will be concurrent
with the Secretarial review period and
will end prior to final agency action to
approve, disapprove, or partially
approve the final joint amendment.
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NMFS will announce, through a
document published in the Federal
Register, all public comment periods on
the final joint amendment, its proposed
implementing regulations, and its
associated FSEIS. NMFS will consider
all public comments received during the
Secretarial review period, whether they
are on the final amendment, the
proposed regulations, or the FSEIS,
prior to final agency action.
Dated: September 28, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Notice of Additional Public Scoping
Meeting Related to the Makah Tribe’s
Continuation of Treaty Right Hunting
of Gray Whales
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; scoping meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces its intent to
conduct an additional public scoping
meeting to gather information to prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
related to the Makah Tribe’s request that
NMFS waive the take moratorium of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) to allow for treaty right
hunting of eastern North Pacific gray
whales in usual and accustomed
grounds off the coast of Washington
State. This notice briefly describes the
background of the Makah’s request for
waiver; gives the date, time, and
location of the additional public scoping
meeting; and identifies a set of
preliminary alternatives.
DATES: The additional public scoping
meeting is scheduled in the
Washington, D.C. area (Silver Spring,
MD) for October 18, 2005, 10 am - 1 pm.
Prospective attendees must register for
the scoping meeting not later than 4 pm
EDT, October 14, 2005.
In addition to the meeting, written or
electronic comments from all interested
parties are encouraged and must be
received no later than 5 p.m. PDT
October 24, 2005.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 092705C]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Amendment 14 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of
the Gulf of Mexico and Amendment 27 to the Fishery Management Plan for
the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico; Scoping Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft supplemental environmental
impact statement; notice of scoping meetings; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council)
intends to prepare a draft supplemental environmental impact statement
(DSEIS) to describe and analyze management alternatives to be included
in a joint amendment to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the
Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Shrimp FMP) and the FMP for the
Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Reef Fish FMP). These
alternatives will consider measures to reduce red snapper fishing
mortality and bycatch in the shrimp and reef fish fisheries. The
purpose of this notice of intent is to solicit public comments on the
scope of issues to be addressed in the DSEIS.
DATES: Written comments on the scope of issues to be addressed in the
DSEIS must be received by the Council by November 3, 2005. A series of
scoping meetings will be held in October 2005. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the scope of the DSEIS, and requests for
additional information on the joint amendment, should be sent to the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue,
Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; phone: 813-348-1630; fax: 813-348-1711.
Comments may also be sent by e-mail to: rick.leard@gulfcouncil.org.
The locations of all scoping meetings are provided under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Leard by phone: 813-348-1630, by
fax: 813-348-1711, or by e-mail: rick.leard@gulfcouncil.org.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Shrimp and reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico
are managed under their respective FMPs. Both fisheries contribute to
fishing mortality of red snapper.
Age 0 and Age 1 red snapper are taken by shrimp trawls, and Age 2
and older red snapper are caught in the directed commercial and
recreational red snapper fishery. Because red snapper are overfished
and are undergoing overfishing, reducing fishing mortality on these
younger age classes is needed to help rebuild the stock. Actions to
reduce bycatch of red snapper are anticipated to reduce bycatch fishing
mortality for other reef fish species as well.
The Council will develop a DSEIS to describe and analyze management
alternatives to reduce bycatch fishing mortality in the shrimp and reef
fish fisheries. Those alternatives include, but are not limited to: (1)
a ``no action'' alternative regarding each fishery; (2) alternatives to
reduce bycatch in the directed reef fish fishery, such as changes to
the size limits or bag limits, the use of circle hooks, or closed
seasons; (3) alternatives to reduce reef fish bycatch in the shrimp
fishery, such as season or area closures; and (4) alternatives to
reduce and monitor effort in the shrimp fishery.
In accordance with NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 216-6, Section
5.02(c), the Council has identified this preliminary range of
alternatives as a means to initiate discussion for scoping purposes
only. This may not represent the full range of alternatives that
eventually will be evaluated by the Council.
The Council has scheduled the following eight scoping meetings to
provide the opportunity for additional public input:
1. Thursday, October 13, 2005, DoubleTree Grand Key Resort, 3990
South Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040, phone: 888-310-1540;
2. Monday, October 17, 2005, National Marine Fisheries Service
Laboratory, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408, phone: 850-
234-6541;
3. Tuesday, October 18, 2005, Hilton Garden Inn Orange Beach, 23092
Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, AL 36561, phone: 251-974-1600;
4. Wednesday, October 19, 2005, Tampa Marriott Westshore, 1001
North Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607, phone: 813-287-2555;
5. Monday, October 24, 2005, Four Points by Sheraton, 3777 North
Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78520, phone: 956-547-1500;
6. Tuesday, October 25, 2005, University of Texas Marine Science
Institute Auditorium, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373,
phone: 361-749-6711;
7. Wednesday, October 26, 2005, Holiday Inn Galveston, 5002 Seawall
Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77550, phone: 409-740-3581; and
8. Thursday, October 27, 2005, Louisiana State University
Agricultural Center Office, 7101 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles, LA 70607,
phone: 337-475-8812.
Copies of the scoping document will be available at the meetings
and are available prior to the meetings from the Council office (see
ADDRESSES).
All scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m. The meetings will be
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign
language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to
Rick Leard at the Council (see ADDRESSES) by October 6, 2005.
Once the Council completes the DSEIS associated with the joint
amendment to the Shrimp and Reef Fish FMPs, it will submit the document
to NMFS for filing with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The
EPA will publish a notice of availability of the DSEIS for public
comment in the Federal Register. The DSEIS will have a 45-day comment
period. This procedure is pursuant to regulations issued by the Council
on Environmental Quality (CEQ) for implementing the procedural
provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 40 CFR parts
1500-1508) and to NAO 216-6 regarding NOAA's compliance with NEPA and
the CEQ regulations.
The Council will consider public comments received on the DSEIS in
developing the final supplemental environmental impact statement
(FSEIS) and before adopting final management measures for the joint
amendment. The Council will submit both the final amendment and the
supporting FSEIS to NMFS for review by the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act.
NMFS will announce, through a document published in the Federal
Register, the availability of the final joint amendment for public
review during the Secretarial review period. During Secretarial review,
NMFS will also file the FSEIS with the EPA for a final 30-day public
comment period. This comment period will be concurrent with the
Secretarial review period and will end prior to final agency action to
approve, disapprove, or partially approve the final joint amendment.
NMFS will announce, through a document published in the Federal
Register, all public comment periods on the final joint amendment, its
proposed implementing regulations, and its associated FSEIS. NMFS will
consider all public comments received during the Secretarial review
period, whether they are on the final amendment, the proposed
regulations, or the FSEIS, prior to final agency action.
Dated: September 28, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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