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required to submit specific information
on habitat restoration projects into the
ERAD database through an interactive
Web site available over the Internet. The
projects that are not funded through the
ERA can be voluntarily entered into the
database by project managers. Other
federal agency and private grant
programs may also require recipients to
enter project information in the ERAD
database.
II. Method of Collection
Project managers will electronically
submit estuary restoration project
information via NOAA’s Estuary
Restoration Act Database Web site
(https://neri.noaa.gov/). The Web site
contains a user-friendly data entry
interface for project managers to enter
and submit project information to the
ERAD database. The data entry interface
consists of a series of screens,
containing several pull-down menus
and text boxes, where users can enter
specific project information (e.g.
location, acreage restored, contacts,
monitoring information). To facilitate
the collection of information through
the data entry interface, NOAA
Fisheries provides worksheets
containing database fields that can be
downloaded and printed from the Web
site. These worksheets can be used by
project managers to guide information
collection, and can then serve as a
reference as project managers enter
project information through the Web
site. The reporting forms are also
available in paper format to be sent to
project managers as necessary.
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III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0479.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; state, local, and tribal
governments; and businesses or other
for-profit (limited to organizations in the
above categories engaging in estuary
habitat restoration).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
255.
Estimated Time Per Response: Four
hours for new projects submitted; and
two hours for updates to current
projects.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 810.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: None.
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.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dated: January 31, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6–1532 Filed 2–3–06; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council)
announces its intent to prepare an
amendment to the Atlantic Sea Scallop
Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
(Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin))
and to prepare an SEIS to analyze the
impacts of any proposed management
measures. The Council is also formally
re-initiating a public process to
determine the scope of alternatives to be
addressed in the amendment and SEIS.
The purpose of this notification is to
alert the interested public of the recommencement of the scoping process
and to provide for public participation
in compliance with environmental
documentation requirements.
DATES: The Council will discuss and
take scoping comments at public
meetings in February 2006. For specific
dates and times of the scoping meetings,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Written scoping comments must be
received on or before 5 p.m., local time,
March 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The Council will take
scoping comments at public meetings in
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and
New Jersey. For specific locations, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Written comments should be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Mail: Paul J. Howard, Executive
Director, New England Fishery
Management Council, 50 Water Street,
Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Mark
the outside of the envelope, ‘‘Scoping
Comments on Amendment 11 to the
Scallop FMP.’’
• E-mail: Scallopscoping@noaa.gov
• Fax: (978) 465–3116.
Requests for copies of the scoping
document and other information should
be directed to Paul J. Howard, Executive
Director, New England Fishery
Management Council, 50 Water Street,
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Correction
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
SUMMARY: This corrects the title of the
information collection (OMB Control
No. 0648–471) submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for review.
The notice was published on January
17, 2006 (Vol. 71, No. 10, page 2514).
AGENCY:
Correction
The title of the information collection
was listed as ‘‘Deep Seabed Mining
Exploration Licenses.’’ The correct title
is ‘‘Highly Migratory Species Scientific
Research Permits, Exempted Fishing
Permits, and Letters of Authorization’’.
Dated: January 31, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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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
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 013006A]
New England Fishery Management
Council; Atlantic Sea Scallop; Scoping
Process
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact
statement (SEIS) and notice of reinitiation of scoping process; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950,
telephone (978) 465–0492. The scoping
document is accessible electronically
via the Internet at https://
www.nefmc.org.
Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council
(978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Background
The U.S. Atlantic sea scallop fishery
is managed as one stock complex along
the east coast from Maine to Cape
Hatteras, North Carolina. The Atlantic
Sea Scallop FMP became effective on
May 15, 1982. The FMP has been
amended a number of times since then.
In 1994, Amendment 4 began a limited
access program for the directed scallop
fleet with day-at-sea (DAS) limits and
other measures to manage the scallop
resource more effectively. Limited
access vessels were assigned to different
DAS permit categories (full-time, parttime or occasional) according to their
1985–1990 fishing activity. A ‘‘general
category’’ permit was created for vessels
that did not qualify for limited access.
These vessels could apply for a general
category permit and land up to 400 lb
(181.4 kg) of scallops a day. At the time,
this possession limit was deemed
suitable and sufficient to accommodate
scallop bycatch on long trips and
sporadic small-scale scallop fishing near
shore by non-qualifying vessels. Until
now, the Council has recommended that
the general category permit remain open
access, meaning any vessel can qualify
for a permit. Since 1999, there has been
considerable growth in fishing effort
and landings by vessels with general
category permits, primarily as a result of
resource recovery and higher scallop
prices. This additional effort has been a
contributing factor to why the FMP has
been exceeding the fishing mortality
targets. Additional measures for the
Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP are being
considered for two reasons: To
effectively manage the general category
fishery to address capacity, and to
change the scallop fishing year to allow
better and more timely integration of
updated science into the management
process.
Measures Under Consideration
The Council may consider a host of
management measures to improve the
effectiveness of general category
management including, but not limited
to, the following: Limited entry for the
general category fleet; allocation of
scallop resource to the general category
fleet; restricting limited access scallop
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vessels from fishing under general
category rules; use of output controls
such as a hard total allowable catch
(hard TAC) for the general category
fleet; use of sectors and harvesting
cooperatives (dedicated access
privileges) for the general category fleet;
and limits on the landings of incidental
scallop catch. As for a change in the
scallop fishing year, the amendment
will consider a range of dates in
addition to the status quo date of March
1.
It is possible that during the scoping
process other issues will be raised
related to the purpose of this
amendment, and if appropriate, those
issues will be considered by the Council
as well.
Scoping Process
All persons affected by or otherwise
interested in scallop management are
invited to participate in determining the
scope and significance of issues to be
analyzed by submitting written
comments (see ADDRESSES) and/or by
attending one of the scoping meetings.
Scope consists of the range of actions,
alternatives, and impacts to be
considered. Alternatives include the
following: not amending the
management plan (taking no action),
developing an amendment that contains
management measures such as those
discussed in this notice, or other
reasonable courses of action. Impacts
may be direct, indirect, or cumulative.
This scoping process will also
identify and eliminate from detailed
analysis issues that are not relevant or
feasible. When, after the scoping process
is completed, the Council proceeds with
the development of an amendment to
the Scallop FMP, the Council will
prepare an SEIS to analyze the impacts
of the range of alternatives under
consideration. The Council will hold
public hearings to receive comments on
the draft amendment and on the
analysis of its impacts presented in the
SEIS.
Scoping Hearing Schedule
The Council will discuss and take
scoping comments at the following
public meetings:
1. Tuesday, February 21, 7 p.m.,
Rutgers Cooperative Research &
Extension, 4 Moore Road, Cape May, NJ
08210; telephone (609) 465–5115.
2. Wednesday, February 22, 7 p.m.,
Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road,
Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone (603)
431–6774.
3. Thursday, February 23, 7 p.m.,
Hyannis Airport (Gourley Conference
Room) , 480 Barnstable Road, Hyannis,
MA 02601; telephone (508) 775–2020.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to
people with physical disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Paul J. Howard
(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 31, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6–1585 Filed 2–3–06; 8:45 am]
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Marine Mammals; File No. 918–1820
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Squalus, Inc., P.O. Box 301, Myakka
City, FL 34251 [Marco Peters,
Responsible Party] has been issued a
permit to import four South American
(Patagonian) sea lions (Otaria
flavescens) for public display.
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,
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, Saint Petersburg, FL
33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727)
824–5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTA CT:
Kate Swails or Jennifer Skidmore, (301)
713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 23, 2005, notice was
published in the Federal Register (70
FR 70788) that a request for a public
display permit to import one male and
three female, captive-born, juvenile sea
lions from Park Atlantis, Mexico City,
Mexico to Squalus’ facilities in Myakka
City, Florida had been submitted by the
above-named organization. The
requested permit has been issued under
the authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 013006A]
New England Fishery Management Council; Atlantic Sea Scallop;
Scoping Process
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact
statement (SEIS) and notice of re-initiation of scoping process;
request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) announces
its intent to prepare an amendment to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) (Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin)) and to
prepare an SEIS to analyze the impacts of any proposed management
measures. The Council is also formally re-initiating a public process
to determine the scope of alternatives to be addressed in the amendment
and SEIS. The purpose of this notification is to alert the interested
public of the re-commencement of the scoping process and to provide for
public participation in compliance with environmental documentation
requirements.
DATES: The Council will discuss and take scoping comments at public
meetings in February 2006. For specific dates and times of the scoping
meetings, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written scoping comments must
be received on or before 5 p.m., local time, March 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The Council will take scoping comments at public meetings in
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. For specific locations,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Written comments should be submitted by any of the following
methods:
Mail: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA
01950. Mark the outside of the envelope, ``Scoping Comments on
Amendment 11 to the Scallop FMP.''
E-mail: Scallopscoping@noaa.gov
Fax: (978) 465-3116.
Requests for copies of the scoping document and other information
should be directed to Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street,
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Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950, telephone (978) 465-0492. The scoping
document is accessible electronically via the Internet at https://
www.nefmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The U.S. Atlantic sea scallop fishery is managed as one stock
complex along the east coast from Maine to Cape Hatteras, North
Carolina. The Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP became effective on May 15,
1982. The FMP has been amended a number of times since then. In 1994,
Amendment 4 began a limited access program for the directed scallop
fleet with day-at-sea (DAS) limits and other measures to manage the
scallop resource more effectively. Limited access vessels were assigned
to different DAS permit categories (full-time, part-time or occasional)
according to their 1985-1990 fishing activity. A ``general category''
permit was created for vessels that did not qualify for limited access.
These vessels could apply for a general category permit and land up to
400 lb (181.4 kg) of scallops a day. At the time, this possession limit
was deemed suitable and sufficient to accommodate scallop bycatch on
long trips and sporadic small-scale scallop fishing near shore by non-
qualifying vessels. Until now, the Council has recommended that the
general category permit remain open access, meaning any vessel can
qualify for a permit. Since 1999, there has been considerable growth in
fishing effort and landings by vessels with general category permits,
primarily as a result of resource recovery and higher scallop prices.
This additional effort has been a contributing factor to why the FMP
has been exceeding the fishing mortality targets. Additional measures
for the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP are being considered for two reasons:
To effectively manage the general category fishery to address capacity,
and to change the scallop fishing year to allow better and more timely
integration of updated science into the management process.
Measures Under Consideration
The Council may consider a host of management measures to improve
the effectiveness of general category management including, but not
limited to, the following: Limited entry for the general category
fleet; allocation of scallop resource to the general category fleet;
restricting limited access scallop vessels from fishing under general
category rules; use of output controls such as a hard total allowable
catch (hard TAC) for the general category fleet; use of sectors and
harvesting cooperatives (dedicated access privileges) for the general
category fleet; and limits on the landings of incidental scallop catch.
As for a change in the scallop fishing year, the amendment will
consider a range of dates in addition to the status quo date of March
1.
It is possible that during the scoping process other issues will be
raised related to the purpose of this amendment, and if appropriate,
those issues will be considered by the Council as well.
Scoping Process
All persons affected by or otherwise interested in scallop
management are invited to participate in determining the scope and
significance of issues to be analyzed by submitting written comments
(see ADDRESSES) and/or by attending one of the scoping meetings. Scope
consists of the range of actions, alternatives, and impacts to be
considered. Alternatives include the following: not amending the
management plan (taking no action), developing an amendment that
contains management measures such as those discussed in this notice, or
other reasonable courses of action. Impacts may be direct, indirect, or
cumulative.
This scoping process will also identify and eliminate from detailed
analysis issues that are not relevant or feasible. When, after the
scoping process is completed, the Council proceeds with the development
of an amendment to the Scallop FMP, the Council will prepare an SEIS to
analyze the impacts of the range of alternatives under consideration.
The Council will hold public hearings to receive comments on the draft
amendment and on the analysis of its impacts presented in the SEIS.
Scoping Hearing Schedule
The Council will discuss and take scoping comments at the following
public meetings:
1. Tuesday, February 21, 7 p.m., Rutgers Cooperative Research &
Extension, 4 Moore Road, Cape May, NJ 08210; telephone (609) 465-5115.
2. Wednesday, February 22, 7 p.m., Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn
Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone (603) 431-6774.
3. Thursday, February 23, 7 p.m., Hyannis Airport (Gourley
Conference Room) , 480 Barnstable Road, Hyannis, MA 02601; telephone
(508) 775-2020.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to people with physical disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 31, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-1585 Filed 2-3-06; 8:45 am]
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