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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permit (EFP)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AGENCY:
Bureau of Industry and Security
Materials Processing Equipment
Technical Advisory Committee; Notice
of Open Meeting
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The Materials Processing Equipment
Technical Advisory Committee
(MPETAC) will meet on July 6, 2006 at
9 a.m. in Room 3884 of the Herbert C.
Hoover Building, 14th Street between
Pennsylvania and Constitution
Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The
Committee advises the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration with respect to technical
questions that affect the level of export
controls aplicable to materials
processing equipment and related
technology.
Agenda
1. Opening Remarks and
Introductions.
2. Presentation of Papers and
Comments by the Public.
3. Report on Wassenaar Experts
Meeting.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of a proposal for an
EFP to conduct experimental fishing;
request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant
Regional Administrator) has made a
preliminary determination that the
subject EFP application submitted by
Truex Enterprises contains all the
required information and warrants
further consideration. The proposed
EFP would test the safety and efficacy
of harvesting surfclams and ocean
quahogs from the Georges Bank Closure
Area using a harvesting protocol
developed by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration. The Assistant Regional
Administrator has also made a
preliminary determination that the
activities authorized under the EFP
would be consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Atlantic Surfclam and
Ocean Quahog regulations and Fishery
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Management Plan (FMP). However,
further review and consultation may be
necessary before a final determination is
made to issue the EFP. Therefore, NMFS
announces that the Assistant Regional
Administrator proposes to recommend
that an EFP be issued that would allow
one commercial fishing vessel to
conduct fishing operations that are
otherwise restricted by the regulations
governing the fisheries of the
Northeastern United States. The EFP
would allow for an exemption from the
Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog
Georges Bank (GB) Closure Area.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed EFPs.
DATES: Comments on this document
must be received on or before July 19,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice
may be submitted by e-mail.
The mailbox address for providing email comments is DA6114@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document
identifier: ‘‘Comments on GB PSP
Closed Area Exemption.’’ Written
comments should be sent to Patricia A.
Kurkul, Regional Administrator, NMFS,
Northeast Regional Office, 1 Blackburn
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the
outside of the envelope ‘‘Comments on
GB PSP Closed Area Exemption.’’
Comments may also be sent via
facsimile (fax) to (978) 281–9135.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tobey Curtis, Fishery Management
Specialist, phone 978–281–9273.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Truex
Enterprises of New Bedford, MA
submitted an application for an EFP on
March 30, 2006. Additional information
was received on April 19, 2006,
completing the application. The
experimental fishing application
requests authorization to allow the catch
and retention for sale of Atlantic
surfclams and ocean quahogs from
within the Atlantic surfclam and ocean
quahog GB Closure Area. This area,
located east of 69°00 W. long. and south
of 42°20 N. lat., was closed on May 25,
1990. This closure was implemented
based on the advice from the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) after
samples of surfclams from the area
tested positive for the toxins
(saxotoxins) that cause Paralytic
Shellfish Poisoning (PSP). These toxins
are produced by the algae Alexandrium
fundyense that can form blooms
commonly referred to as red tides. Red
tide blooms, also known as harmful
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algal blooms (HABs), can produce
toxins that accumulate in filter-feeding
shellfish. Shellfish contaminated with
the saxotoxin, if eaten in large enough
quantity, can cause illness or death from
PSP. Due, in part, to the inability to test
and monitor this area for the presence
of PSP, this closure was made
permanent through Amendment 12 to
the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean
Quahog FMP in 1999.
The primary goal of the study is to
test the efficacy of the Protocol for
Onboard Screening and Dockside
Testing for PSP Toxins in Molluscan
Shellfish (Protocol) developed by state
and Federal regulatory agencies to test
for presence of saxotoxins in shellfish.
This protocol would facilitate the
harvest of shellfish from waters
susceptible to HABs, which produce the
saxotoxins, but that are not currently
under rigorous water quality monitoring
programs by either state or Federal
management agencies. The Protocol is
currently under final review by the
FDA. This project would only proceed
once the FDA has endorsed the final
Protocol. The Protocol details
procedures and reporting for harvesting,
testing, and landing of shellfish
harvested from areas that are susceptible
to HABs prior to the shellfish from
entering commerce. A copy of the
Protocol, when finalized, will be
available by contacting NMFS (see
ADDRESSES).
The proposed project would conduct
a trial for the sampling protocol in an
exemption zone within the larger 1990
GB Closure Area with the F/V
Seawatcher. This proposed exempted
fishing activity would occur from
approximately July-December 2006,
using surfclam and ocean quahog quota
allocated to Truex Enterprises under the
Federal individual transferable quota
(ITQ) program. The applicant has
estimated a harvest of 176,000 bushels
of surfclams and 80,000 bushels of
ocean quahogs from the exemption area.
The exemption area was tested in
cooperation with the FDA in the winter
of 2006. No samples collected during
that time were above acceptable levels
for saxotoxins (80 µg toxin/100g of
shellfish). In order for the proposed EFP
to be issued the applicant would be
required to obtain a permit from the
Massachusetts Division of Marine
Fisheries (MADMF) to land the product
in New Bedford, Massachusetts. NMFS,
FDA, MADMF, and Massachusetts
Department of Public Health are
working closely in reviewing this
proposed project. This EFP would allow
for an exemption from the Atlantic
surfclam and ocean quahog GB Closure
Area specified at 50 CFR 648.73(a)(4).
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 14, 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Marine Mammals; File Nos. 1093–1834
and 774–1847
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of
application, and receipt of application.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
following two actions related to permits
for research on marine mammals: Susan
Shaw, PhD., Executive Director, Marine
Environmental Research Institute, 55
Main Street, P.O. Box 1652, Blue Hill,
ME 04614 (File No. 1093–1834) has
withdrawn her application for a permit
to conduct research on harbor seals
(Phoca vitulina concolor) in Maine; and
the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, Antarctic Marine Living
Resources Program (Rennie Holt, Ph.D.,
Principal Investigator), 8604 La Jolla
Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 (File
No. 774–1847) has applied in due form
for a permit to conduct research on
Antarctic fur seals (Arctophalus gazell)
and leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx).
ADDRESSES: The documents related to
these actions are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
Both files:
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;
File No. 1093–1834:
Northeast Region, NMFS, One
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930–2298; phone (978)281–9300; fax
(978)281–9394;and
File No. 774–1847:
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001;
fax (562)980–4018.
Written comments or requests for a
public hearing on the application File
No. 774–1847 should be mailed to the
Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, F/PR1, Office of
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Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals
requesting a hearing should set forth the
specific reasons why a hearing on this
particular request would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
Swails or Tammy Adams, (301)713–
2289.
On March
14, 2006 a notice was published in the
Federal Register (71 FR 13102) that an
application had been filed by Susan
Shaw. The applicant requested a 5–year
permit to investigate the utility of freeranging harbor seals as a mammalian
sentinel species for coastal
contamination and associated health
risks for top consumers in the marine
food chain. After completing revisions
the applicant plans to resubmit the
application in the fall.
A permit (File No. 774–1847) is
requested under the authority of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), the Regulations Governing the
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals (50 CFR part 216), and the
Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The applicant requests a five-year
permit to continue a long-term
ecosystem monitoring program of
pinniped species in the South Shetland
Islands, Antarctica. The applicant
proposes to take up to 710 Antarctic fur
seals and 20 leopard seals annually. The
animals would be captured, measured,
weighed, tagged, blood sampled, and
have time-depth recorders, VHF
transmitters, and platform terminal
transmitters attached. A subset of fur
seals would be given an enema, have a
tooth extracted, milk sampled, and be
part of a doubly-labeled water study on
energetics. A subset of leopard seals
would be blubber and muscle sampled.
Additionally, the applicant would
conduct regional census surveys. The
applicant also requests authorization for
the research-related mortality of up to
three Antarctic fur seals and one
leopard seal annually.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application File No. 774–1847 to the
Marine Mammal Commission and its
Committee of Scientific Advisors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: June 12, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D.061306B]
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of a proposal for an EFP to conduct experimental
fishing; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable
Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator)
has made a preliminary determination that the subject EFP application
submitted by Truex Enterprises contains all the required information
and warrants further consideration. The proposed EFP would test the
safety and efficacy of harvesting surfclams and ocean quahogs from the
Georges Bank Closure Area using a harvesting protocol developed by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Assistant Regional Administrator
has also made a preliminary determination that the activities
authorized under the EFP would be consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog regulations and
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). However, further review and consultation
may be necessary before a final determination is made to issue the EFP.
Therefore, NMFS announces that the Assistant Regional Administrator
proposes to recommend that an EFP be issued that would allow one
commercial fishing vessel to conduct fishing operations that are
otherwise restricted by the regulations governing the fisheries of the
Northeastern United States. The EFP would allow for an exemption from
the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog Georges Bank (GB) Closure Area.
Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of this notification to provide
interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for
proposed EFPs.
DATES: Comments on this document must be received on or before July 19,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be submitted by e-mail.
The mailbox address for providing e-mail comments is
DA6114@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the e-mail comment the
following document identifier: ``Comments on GB PSP Closed Area
Exemption.'' Written comments should be sent to Patricia A. Kurkul,
Regional Administrator, NMFS, Northeast Regional Office, 1 Blackburn
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope
``Comments on GB PSP Closed Area Exemption.'' Comments may also be sent
via facsimile (fax) to (978) 281-9135.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tobey Curtis, Fishery Management
Specialist, phone 978-281-9273.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Truex Enterprises of New Bedford, MA
submitted an application for an EFP on March 30, 2006. Additional
information was received on April 19, 2006, completing the application.
The experimental fishing application requests authorization to allow
the catch and retention for sale of Atlantic surfclams and ocean
quahogs from within the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog GB Closure
Area. This area, located east of 69[deg]00 W. long. and south of
42[deg]20 N. lat., was closed on May 25, 1990. This closure was
implemented based on the advice from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) after samples of surfclams from the area tested
positive for the toxins (saxotoxins) that cause Paralytic Shellfish
Poisoning (PSP). These toxins are produced by the algae Alexandrium
fundyense that can form blooms commonly referred to as red tides. Red
tide blooms, also known as harmful
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algal blooms (HABs), can produce toxins that accumulate in filter-
feeding shellfish. Shellfish contaminated with the saxotoxin, if eaten
in large enough quantity, can cause illness or death from PSP. Due, in
part, to the inability to test and monitor this area for the presence
of PSP, this closure was made permanent through Amendment 12 to the
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog FMP in 1999.
The primary goal of the study is to test the efficacy of the
Protocol for Onboard Screening and Dockside Testing for PSP Toxins in
Molluscan Shellfish (Protocol) developed by state and Federal
regulatory agencies to test for presence of saxotoxins in shellfish.
This protocol would facilitate the harvest of shellfish from waters
susceptible to HABs, which produce the saxotoxins, but that are not
currently under rigorous water quality monitoring programs by either
state or Federal management agencies. The Protocol is currently under
final review by the FDA. This project would only proceed once the FDA
has endorsed the final Protocol. The Protocol details procedures and
reporting for harvesting, testing, and landing of shellfish harvested
from areas that are susceptible to HABs prior to the shellfish from
entering commerce. A copy of the Protocol, when finalized, will be
available by contacting NMFS (see ADDRESSES).
The proposed project would conduct a trial for the sampling
protocol in an exemption zone within the larger 1990 GB Closure Area
with the F/V Seawatcher. This proposed exempted fishing activity would
occur from approximately July-December 2006, using surfclam and ocean
quahog quota allocated to Truex Enterprises under the Federal
individual transferable quota (ITQ) program. The applicant has
estimated a harvest of 176,000 bushels of surfclams and 80,000 bushels
of ocean quahogs from the exemption area. The exemption area was tested
in cooperation with the FDA in the winter of 2006. No samples collected
during that time were above acceptable levels for saxotoxins (80 microg
toxin/100g of shellfish). In order for the proposed EFP to be issued
the applicant would be required to obtain a permit from the
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MADMF) to land the product
in New Bedford, Massachusetts. NMFS, FDA, MADMF, and Massachusetts
Department of Public Health are working closely in reviewing this
proposed project. This EFP would allow for an exemption from the
Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog GB Closure Area specified at 50 CFR
648.73(a)(4).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 14, 2006.
James P. Burgess,
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