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February 25, 2007 remains the same.
Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 021607F]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene the Standing Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) to address
four issues (see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION).
The meeting will begin at 8:30
a.m. on Thursday, March 15 &16, 2007
and conclude by 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
meeting will be held at the Four Points
by Sheraton, 6401 Veterans Memorial
Blvd., Metairie, LA 70003.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne Swingle, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: 813–348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC
will address these issues:
Review and provide guidance on the
draft provisions of Reef Fish
Amendment 27 and Shrimp
Amendment 14 which set manage
measures to rebuild the red snapper
resource in the Gulf of Mexico.
Review the SEDAR 12 assessment of
red grouper in the Gulf of Mexico. The
SSC will determine if the SEDAR 12
Review Panel reports are based on the
best available information. The SSC may
provide guidance to the Council about
the results of the assessment and
research recommendations made by the
SEDAR panels.
Examine the availability of new
information on Gulf of Mexico red drum
and provide guidance to the Council on
whether a SEDAR benchmark
assessment can be conducted and may
comment on new research or data
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collections would be necessary to
adequately conduct such an assessment.
Review the provisions of the Scoping
document for Reef Fish Amendment 30
which includes gag and red grouper,
greater amberjack and gray triggerfish
management measures to determine if
they are scientifically sound based on
the recent SEDAR assessments of these
species.
A copy of the agenda and related
materials can be obtained by calling the
Council office at 813–348–1630.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
Standing Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC), in accordance with
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA), those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Actions of the Standing
Statistical Committee (SSC) will be
restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agendas and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
Section 305(c) of the M-SFMCA,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take action to
address the emergency.
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Tina Trezza at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) at least five
working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: February 16, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[Docket No. 060824225–6225–01; I.D.
021207A]
Fisheries in the Western Pacific;
Western Pacific Crustacean Fisheries;
2007 Harvest Guideline
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of harvest guideline
for crustaceans.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
annual harvest guideline for the
commercial lobster fishery in the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI)
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for calendar year 2007 is established at
zero lobsters.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob
Harman, NMFS Pacific Islands Region,
808–944–2271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NWHI
commercial lobster fishery is managed
under the Fishery Management Plan for
the Crustacean Fisheries of the Western
Pacific Region (Crustaceans FMP). The
regulations at 50 CFR 665.50(b)(2)
require NMFS to publish an annual
harvest guideline for lobster Permit Area
1, comprised of Federal waters around
the NWHI.
The NWHI commercial lobster
fishery, which operates almost
exclusively within 50 nm of the NWHI
archipelago, has been closed since 2000,
initially as a precautionary action to
prevent overfishing of spiny and slipper
lobster resources while NMFS
conducted biological research and
assessed the status of the lobster stocks.
In 2001, the U.S. District Court for the
District of Hawaii ordered the fishery to
remain closed until an environmental
impact statement and a biological
opinion were prepared for the
Crustaceans FMP. Also in December
2000 and January 2001, the NWHI Coral
Reef Ecosystem Reserve (Reserve) was
established by Executive Order which,
among other provisions, prohibited
commercial lobster fishing in the
Reserve. The boundary of the Reserve
extended to a distance of 50 nm seaward
from the islands of the NWHI. On June
15, 2006, Presidential Proclamation No.
8031 established the NWHI Marine
National Monument. The Proclamation
requires that any commercial lobster
fishing permit shall be subject to a zero
annual harvest limit. The Proclamation
also prohibited unpermitted removal,
moving, taking, harvesting, possessing,
injuring, disturbing, or damaging; or
attempting to remove, move, take,
harvest, possess, injure, disturb, or
damage any living or nonliving
monument resource. Subsequently,
NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service jointly promulgated regulations
implementing the Proclamation,
including these measures (71 FR 51134,
August 29, 2006), to be codified at 50
CFR part 404.
Consistent with the regulatory
provisions that establish the
unpermitted removal of monument
resources and zero annual harvest
guideline (50 CFR 404.7 and 404.10(a),
respectively), NMFS establishes the
harvest guideline at zero lobsters for the
NWHI commercial lobster fishery for
calendar year 2007; thus, no harvest of
NWHI lobster resources is allowed.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: February 16, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7–3147 Filed 2–22–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Endangered Species; File No. 1547–01
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; application for permit
modification; request for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation (Kathryn
Hattala, Principal Investigator), 21
South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY
12561, has applied in due form for a
permit modification to take shortnose
sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for
purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
March 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
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
Northeast Region, NMFS, One
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930–2298; phone (978)281–9328; fax
(978)281–9394.
Written comments or requests for a
public hearing on this modification
should be mailed to the Chief, Permits,
Conservation and Education Division,
F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those
individuals requesting a hearing should
set forth the specific reasons why a
hearing on this permit modification
would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by
facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided
the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy
submitted by mail and postmarked no
later than the closing date of the
comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by
e-mail to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include
in the subject line of the e-mail
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comment the following document
identifier: ‘‘File No. 1547–01.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Malcolm Mohead or Brandy Hutnak,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) and the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and
exporting of endangered and threatened
species (50 CFR parts 222–226).
Currently, the New York State
Department of Environmental
Conservation is authorized in Permit
No. 1547 to conduct scientific research
to evaluate seasonal movement of
shortnose sturgeon in Haverstraw and
Newburgh Bays of the Hudson River. A
maximum of 500 adult and juvenile
shortnose sturgeon can be captured with
gill nets, measured, weighed, scanned
for tags, PIT and Carlin tagged (if
untagged), and released annually. The
applicant now proposes to collect soft
fin-ray tissue samples from all captured
shortnose sturgeon. The goal of the
additional research would be to
document and map the genetic identity
of shortnose sturgeon in the Hudson
River. The modification would run
concurrently with the original permit
until October 31, 2011.
Dated: February 16, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (DSEIS) for the Introduction
of F/A–18 E/F (Super Hornet) Aircraft to
the East Coast of the United States
(Construction and Operation of an
Outlying Landing Field)
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy
(DON) has prepared and filed with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) a DSEIS to provide additional
analysis of the potential environmental
consequences associated with the
construction and operation of an
Outlying Landing Field (OLF) to
support Field Carrier Landing Practice
(FCLP) operations of F/A–18 E/F (Super
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Hornet) squadrons stationed at Naval
Air Station (NAS) Oceana, VA and
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)
Cherry Point, NC. The analysis
supplements the evaluation presented
in the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final EIS) for the
Introduction of F/A–18 E/F (Super
Hornet) Aircraft to the East Coast of the
United States, which was released to the
public in July 2003, and is not to be
considered independent of the Final
EIS. Public hearings will be held to
provide information and receive oral
and written comments on the DSEIS.
Federal, state, and local agencies, and
interested individuals are invited to be
present or represented at hearings.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: Six public
hearings will be held. Each scheduled
public hearing will be preceded by an
open information session to allow
interested individuals to review
information presented in the DSEIS.
DON representatives will be available
during the information session to
provide clarification as necessary
related to the DSEIS. Each information
session will occur from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30
p.m., followed by the formal public
hearing from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Public
hearings have been scheduled at the
following dates and locations:
Monday, March 19, 2007,
Mattamuskeet Elementary School, 60
Juniper Bay Road, Swan Quarter, NC.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007, Bertie High
School, 715 U.S. Highway 13 North,
Windsor, NC.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007,
Perquimans County High School, 305
Edenton Road, Hertford, NC.
Thursday, March 22, 2007, Craven
County Community College, Orringer
Hall, 800 College Court, New Bern, NC.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007, Beaufort
Community College, 5337 U.S. Highway
264 East, Washington, NC.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007, Vernon G.
James Research and Extension Center,
North Carolina State University, 207
Research Station Road, Plymouth, NC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Atlantic, OLF SEIS PM, Code EV2, 6506
Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA, facsimile
757–322–4894.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DON
has prepared and filed with the EPA the
DSEIS for the Introduction of F/A–18 E/
F (Super Hornet) Aircraft to the East
Coast of the United States (Construction
and Operation of an Outlying Landing
Field) in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (42 U.S.C. Sections 4321–4345)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 060824225-6225-01; I.D. 021207A]
Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Crustacean
Fisheries; 2007 Harvest Guideline
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of harvest guideline for crustaceans.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the annual harvest guideline for the
commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI)
for calendar year 2007 is established at zero lobsters.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Harman, NMFS Pacific Islands
Region, 808-944-2271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NWHI commercial lobster fishery is
managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Crustacean Fisheries
of the Western Pacific Region (Crustaceans FMP). The regulations at 50
CFR 665.50(b)(2) require NMFS to publish an annual harvest guideline
for lobster Permit Area 1, comprised of Federal waters around the NWHI.
The NWHI commercial lobster fishery, which operates almost
exclusively within 50 nm of the NWHI archipelago, has been closed since
2000, initially as a precautionary action to prevent overfishing of
spiny and slipper lobster resources while NMFS conducted biological
research and assessed the status of the lobster stocks. In 2001, the
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii ordered the fishery to
remain closed until an environmental impact statement and a biological
opinion were prepared for the Crustaceans FMP. Also in December 2000
and January 2001, the NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve (Reserve) was
established by Executive Order which, among other provisions,
prohibited commercial lobster fishing in the Reserve. The boundary of
the Reserve extended to a distance of 50 nm seaward from the islands of
the NWHI. On June 15, 2006, Presidential Proclamation No. 8031
established the NWHI Marine National Monument. The Proclamation
requires that any commercial lobster fishing permit shall be subject to
a zero annual harvest limit. The Proclamation also prohibited
unpermitted removal, moving, taking, harvesting, possessing, injuring,
disturbing, or damaging; or attempting to remove, move, take, harvest,
possess, injure, disturb, or damage any living or nonliving monument
resource. Subsequently, NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
jointly promulgated regulations implementing the Proclamation,
including these measures (71 FR 51134, August 29, 2006), to be codified
at 50 CFR part 404.
Consistent with the regulatory provisions that establish the
unpermitted removal of monument resources and zero annual harvest
guideline (50 CFR 404.7 and 404.10(a), respectively), NMFS establishes
the harvest guideline at zero lobsters for the NWHI commercial lobster
fishery for calendar year 2007; thus, no harvest of NWHI lobster
resources is allowed.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: February 16, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-3147 Filed 2-22-07; 8:45 am]
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