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authority to take raptors or eggs from the
wild:
(i) Whether issuing the permit would
have a significant effect on any wild
population of raptors.
(ii) Whether suitable captive stock is
available.
(iii) Whether wild stock is needed to
enhance the genetic variability of
captive stock.
(w) What procedures do I follow to
update my captive propagation permit if
I move? If you move within your State
or get a new mailing address, you must
notify us within 10 days (see § 13.23(c)
of this subchapter B). If you move to a
new State, within 10 days you must
inform both your former and your new
Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory
Bird Permit Offices of your address
change. If you have new propagation
facilities, you must provide information,
pictures, and diagrams of them, and
they may have to be inspected in
accordance with Federal and/or State
requirements.
(x) For how long is my Federal captive
propagation permit valid? Your Federal
permit will be valid for up to 5 years
from when it is issued or renewed. It
will expire on the same day as your
State permit, unless your State permit is
for a period longer than 5 years, or
unless we amend, suspend, or revoke it.
(y) What are the requirements for
renewal of my captive propagation
permit? For us to renew your permit,
you must provide documentation that
you have had at least one young raised
to fledging age within the last 5 years,
or that the bird held for propagation has
produced semen or eggs used in captive
propagation efforts. This requirement
applies to each bird held under the
propagation permit, and both male and
female birds held under this permit
must be involved in the breeding
program. However, if you can provide
justification for allowing renewal of
your propagation permit although you
were unable to document that at least
one young raised to fledging age, semen,
or eggs were produced by each bird held
under your propagation permit and used
in captive propagation efforts, we will
consider renewing your permit for an
additional permit cycle. If, after your
first renewal, you do not provide
documentation of successful captive
propagation or production of eggs or
semen used in captive propagation
within the next 5 years, we will not
renew your permit again. If we do not
renew your permit or do not allow
continued possession of a bird or birds
for captive propagation (including
captive-bred raptors), within 30 days
you must transfer any such bird to
another raptor propagator or to a
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falconer, or release it to the wild (if
release of the species is allowed by the
state).
Dated: October 3, 2005.
Craig Manson,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 051003254–5254–01; I.D.
092105C]
RIN 0648–AT88
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery Off the Southern
Atlantic States; Control Date
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed
rulemaking; consideration of a control
date.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces that
the South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (Council) is considering
management measures to further limit
participation or effort in the commercial
fishery for snapper grouper species
(excluding wreckfish) in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) of the South
Atlantic. Possible measures include
individual fishing quotas (IFQ), days-atsea (DAS), or other programs to further
limit participation or effort. If such
measures are established, the Council is
considering October 14, 2005 as a
possible control date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
A. Weeder, 727–551–5753; fax 727–
824–5308; e-mail
julie.weeder@noaa.gov.
The
snapper grouper fishery in the EEZ off
the southern Atlantic states is managed
under the Fishery Management Plan for
the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the
South Atlantic Region (FMP). The FMP
was prepared by the Council and is
implemented through regulations at 50
CFR part 622 under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
The Council previously established
July 30, 1991 (56 FR 36052), as the
control date for the snapper grouper
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fishery (excluding wreckfish), and April
23, 1997 (62 FR 22995), as the control
date for the black sea bass pot segment
of this fishery. If adopted, the proposed
control date of October 14, 2005 would
replace both of those control dates for
the entire fishery (excluding wreckfish).
Many species in the South Atlantic
snapper grouper fishery are or have
been overfished or are undergoing
overfishing. A limited access program
for the commercial fishery was
instituted in Amendment 8 to the FMP
in 1998. Implementation of a program
that further limits effort or participation
in the commercial fishery for snapper
grouper species (excluding wreckfish) in
the EEZ would require preparation of an
amendment to the FMP by the Council
and publication of a proposed rule with
a public comment period. NMFS’
approval of the amendment and
issuance of a final rule would also be
required.
As the Council considers these
management options, some fishermen
who do not currently harvest snapper
grouper, or harvest small quantities,
may decide to begin or increase
participation for the sole purpose of
establishing or improving their record of
commercial landings. When
management authorities begin to
consider implementation or expansion
of a limited access management regime,
this kind of speculative behavior is
often responsible for a rapid increase in
fishing effort in fisheries that are already
fully developed or over developed. The
original fishery problems, such as
overcapitalization or overfishing, may
be exacerbated by this increased
participation.
In order to avoid this problem, if
management measures to limit
participation or effort in the fishery are
determined to be necessary, the Council
is considering October 14, 2005 as the
control date. After that date, anyone
entering the commercial fishery for
snapper grouper species (excluding
wreckfish) may not be assured of future
participation in the fishery if a
management regime is developed and
implemented that limits the number of
fishery participants.
Consideration of a control date does
not commit the Council or NMFS to any
particular management regime or
criteria for entry into the commercial
fishery for snapper grouper species
(excluding wreckfish). Fishermen are
not guaranteed future participation in
this fishery, regardless of their entry
date or intensity of participation in the
fishery before or after the control date
under consideration. The Council may
subsequently choose a different control
date, or it may choose a management
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regime that does not make use of such
a date. The Council also may choose to
take no further action to control entry or
access to the fishery, in which case the
control date may be rescinded.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 7, 2005.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60058-60059]
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[FR Doc No: 05-20612]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 051003254-5254-01; I.D. 092105C]
RIN 0648-AT88
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Control Date
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; consideration of a
control date.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) is considering management measures to
further limit participation or effort in the commercial fishery for
snapper grouper species (excluding wreckfish) in the exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. Possible measures include individual
fishing quotas (IFQ), days-at-sea (DAS), or other programs to further
limit participation or effort. If such measures are established, the
Council is considering October 14, 2005 as a possible control date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Weeder, 727-551-5753; fax
727-824-5308; e-mail julie.weeder@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The snapper grouper fishery in the EEZ off
the southern Atlantic states is managed under the Fishery Management
Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
(FMP). The FMP was prepared by the Council and is implemented through
regulations at 50 CFR part 622 under the authority of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
The Council previously established July 30, 1991 (56 FR 36052), as
the control date for the snapper grouper fishery (excluding wreckfish),
and April 23, 1997 (62 FR 22995), as the control date for the black sea
bass pot segment of this fishery. If adopted, the proposed control date
of October 14, 2005 would replace both of those control dates for the
entire fishery (excluding wreckfish).
Many species in the South Atlantic snapper grouper fishery are or
have been overfished or are undergoing overfishing. A limited access
program for the commercial fishery was instituted in Amendment 8 to the
FMP in 1998. Implementation of a program that further limits effort or
participation in the commercial fishery for snapper grouper species
(excluding wreckfish) in the EEZ would require preparation of an
amendment to the FMP by the Council and publication of a proposed rule
with a public comment period. NMFS' approval of the amendment and
issuance of a final rule would also be required.
As the Council considers these management options, some fishermen
who do not currently harvest snapper grouper, or harvest small
quantities, may decide to begin or increase participation for the sole
purpose of establishing or improving their record of commercial
landings. When management authorities begin to consider implementation
or expansion of a limited access management regime, this kind of
speculative behavior is often responsible for a rapid increase in
fishing effort in fisheries that are already fully developed or over
developed. The original fishery problems, such as overcapitalization or
overfishing, may be exacerbated by this increased participation.
In order to avoid this problem, if management measures to limit
participation or effort in the fishery are determined to be necessary,
the Council is considering October 14, 2005 as the control date. After
that date, anyone entering the commercial fishery for snapper grouper
species (excluding wreckfish) may not be assured of future
participation in the fishery if a management regime is developed and
implemented that limits the number of fishery participants.
Consideration of a control date does not commit the Council or NMFS
to any particular management regime or criteria for entry into the
commercial fishery for snapper grouper species (excluding wreckfish).
Fishermen are not guaranteed future participation in this fishery,
regardless of their entry date or intensity of participation in the
fishery before or after the control date under consideration. The
Council may subsequently choose a different control date, or it may
choose a management
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regime that does not make use of such a date. The Council also may
choose to take no further action to control entry or access to the
fishery, in which case the control date may be rescinded.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 7, 2005.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-20612 Filed 10-13-05; 8:45 am]
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