Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals, 19884 [E7-7564]
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 76 / Friday, April 20, 2007 / Notices
On April
17, 2007, notice was published in the
Federal Register (72 FR 19181) that a
request for a scientific research permit
had been submitted by the above-named
applicant. The file number for the
application in the title and e-mail
comment address is corrected in this
document. All other information to the
notice has been unchanged. Please refer
to the April 17, 2007, notice for a
summary of the application.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: April 17, 2007.
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. 041207B]
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 Republic of El
Salvador 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 El Salvadorian-flag
purse seine vessels or purse seine
vessels operating under El Salvadorian
jurisdiction to be imported into the
United States. The affirmative finding
was based on review of documentary
evidence submitted by the Republic of
El Salvador and obtained from the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC) and the U.S. Department of
State.
DATES: The renewal is effective from
April 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008.
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
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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
Republic of El Salvador or obtained
from the IATTC and the Department of
State and has determined that El
Salvador 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 Republic of El
Salvador’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 El Salvadorian-flag purse seine
vessels or purse seine vessels operating
under El Salvadorian jurisdiction. El
Salvador’s affirmative finding will
remain valid through March 31, 2008,
subject to subsequent annual reviews by
NMFS.
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Dated: April 16, 2007.
Samuel D. Rauch III
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041207B]
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 Republic of
El Salvador 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 El Salvadorian-flag purse seine
vessels or purse seine vessels operating under El Salvadorian
jurisdiction to be imported into the United States. The affirmative
finding was based on review of documentary evidence submitted by the
Republic of El Salvador 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, 2007, through March 31,
2008.
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 Republic of El Salvador or obtained from the IATTC and
the Department of State and has determined that El Salvador 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 Republic of El Salvador'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 El Salvadorian-flag purse seine vessels or
purse seine vessels operating under El Salvadorian jurisdiction. El
Salvador's affirmative finding will remain valid through March 31,
2008, subject to subsequent annual reviews by NMFS.
Dated: April 16, 2007.
Samuel D. Rauch III
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-7564 Filed 4-19-07; 8:45 am]
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