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the EFP would waive the American
lobster prohibition on removal of eggs
specified at 50 CFR 697.7(c)(1)(iv). All
sample collections would be conducted
by a maximum of 16 federally permitted
commercial fishing vessels, during the
course of regular commercial fishing
operations. There would not be
observers or researchers onboard every
participating vessel.
This project, including the lobster
handling protocols, was initially
developed in consultation with
University of New Hampshire scientists.
To the greatest extent practicable, these
handling protocols are designed to
avoid unnecessary adverse
environmental impact on lobsters
involved in this project, while achieving
the data collection objectives of this
project.
Authority:
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 3, 2006.
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
[I.D. 033006D]
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding
renewal.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant
Administrator) has renewed the
affirmative finding for the Government
of Spain under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA). This
affirmative finding will allow yellowfin
tuna harvested in the Eastern Tropical
Pacific Ocean (ETP) in compliance with
the International Dolphin Conservation
Program (IDCP) by Spanish-flag purse
seine vessels or purse seine vessels
operating under Spanish jurisdiction to
be imported into the United States. The
affirmative finding was based on review
of documentary evidence submitted by
the Government of Spain and obtained
from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC) and the U.S.
Department of State.
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The renewal is effective from
April 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007.
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 is
meeting 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 Spain or obtained from
the IATTC and the Department of State
and has determined that Spain has met
the MMPA’s requirements to receive an
annual affirmative finding renewal.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued the Government of
Spain’s annual affirmative finding
renewal, allowing the continued
importation into the United States of
yellowfin tuna and products derived
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from yellowfin tuna harvested in the
ETP by Spanish-flag purse seine vessels
or purse seine vessels operating under
Spanish jurisdiction. Spain’s affirmative
finding will remain valid through March
31, 2010, subject to subsequent annual
reviews by NMFS.
Dated: April 3, 2006.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 033006C]
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding
renewal.
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 Ocean(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: The renewal is effective from
April 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007.
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
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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 is
meeting 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 has determined that Mexico has met
the MMPA’s requirements to receive an
annual affirmative finding renewal.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued the Government of
Mexico’s annual affirmative finding
renewal, 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. Mexico’s
affirmative finding will remain valid
through March 31, 2010, subject to
subsequent annual reviews by NMFS.
Dated: April 3, 2006.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Contracting Policy for Hydrographic
Services
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NOAA National Ocean
Service (NOS) has drafted an updated
contracting policy for hydrographic
services. NOAA seeks public comment
on this policy in accordance with the
Congressional request made during the
FY 2005 appropriation process to
develop a strategy for expanding
mapping and charting contracting with
private entities. NOAA will consider
comments from the public before
finalizing its contracting policy. The
final policy will be published in May
2006.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
within 30 days of the date of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to Ashley Chappell, Office
of Coast Survey, National Ocean
Service, NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East West
Highway, Station 6113, Silver Spring,
MD 20910. Written comments may be
faxed to (301) 713–4019, Attention:
Ashley Chappell. Comments by e-mail
should be submitted to
ashley.chappell@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ashley Chappell, Office of Coast
Survey, National Ocean Service, NOAA
(N/CS), 1315 East West Highway,
Station 6110 Silver Spring, Maryland
20910; Telephone: 301–713–2770 ext.
148.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following documentation is the draft
contracting policy for hydrographic
services within the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS).
Appendices referenced in the
background statement are available at
https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/
hsrp/archive/library.htm.
NOAA National Ocean Service
Contracting Policy for Hydrographic
Services
Background
In House Report 108–576, which
accompanied the FY 2005 Consolidated
Appropriations Act, Congress
recommended that NOAA’s National
Ocean Service ‘‘work with the private
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mapping community to develop a
strategy for expanding contracting with
private entities to minimize duplication
and take maximum advantage of private
sector capabilities in fulfillment of
NOAA’s mapping and charting
responsibilities.’’ To satisfy this
requests, NOAA issued a Federal
Register notice for comments on the
existing 1996 contracting policy
(Appendix A) for surveying and
mapping services. Comments received
were generally supportive of the
existing policy and NOAA’s proactive
implementation of it, with some
suggestions for improvement. NOAA
also consulted at public meetings with
the Hydrographic Services Review Panel
(HSRP), a Federal Advisory Committee
established by Congress in the
Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act as amended, 33 U.S.C. 892c, to
review the process by which NOAA’s
National Ocean Service procures
hydrographic services and to provide
recommendations for improving the
process. NOAA reviewed the HSRP
recommendations (Appendix B) and
public comments (Appendix C) and
incorporated many of the suggestions in
the draft revision to the current
contracting policy. This policy revision
is being published to the Federal
Register to allow for further public
comment.
NOAA Hydrographic Services
Contracting Policy
NOAA recognizes that qualified
commercial sources can provide
competent, professional, cost-effective
hydrographic services to NOAA in
support of its mapping and charting
mission for enhancing navigation safety.
NOAA also recognizes that the
provision of hydrographic services,
including the acquisition and
dissemination of hydrographic and
shoreline data, is a core mission
requirement of NOAA under the Act of
1947 (known as the Coast and Geodetic
Survey Act), 33 U.S.C. 883a et seq., and
the 1998 Hydrographic Services
Improvement Act (HSIA), as amended
in 2002, 33 U.S.C. 892 et seq. In the
interest of public and environmental
safety, the Federal government’s
responsibility for executing its
hydrographic services missions is
manifest and non-delegable. Therefore,
it is incumbent upon NOAA, as
recommended by the HSRP, to maintain
its operational hydrographic services
core capability, and contract for the
remainder of its hydrographic services
to the extent of available funding.
In general, it is the intent of NOAA to
contract for hydrographic services when
qualified commerical sources exist, and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 033006C]
Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding renewal.
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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 Ocean(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: The renewal is effective from April 1, 2006, through March 31,
2007.
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
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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
is meeting 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 has determined that Mexico has met the
MMPA's requirements to receive an annual affirmative finding renewal.
After consultation with the Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued the Government of Mexico's annual affirmative
finding renewal, 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. Mexico's affirmative
finding will remain valid through March 31, 2010, subject to subsequent
annual reviews by NMFS.
Dated: April 3, 2006.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E6-5121 Filed 4-6-06; 8:45 am]
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