Marine Mammals; File No. 486-1919, 41294 [E7-14588]

Download as PDF 41294 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 144 / Friday, July 27, 2007 / Notices jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES and to partially compensate the agency for the unique added costs of management and enforcement of the Program. Section 313(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act provided supplementary authority to section 304(d)(2)(A) and additional detail for cost recovery provisions specific to the Program. The cost recovery provision allows collection of 133 percent of the actual management, data collecting, and enforcement costs up to three percent of the ex-vessel value of crab harvested under the Program. Additionally, section 313(j) requires the harvesting and processing sectors to each pay half the cost recovery fees. Catcher/processor quota share holders are required to pay the full fee percentage. A crab allocation holder generally incurs a cost recovery fee liability for every pound of crab landed. The crab allocations include Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ), Crew IFQ, Individual Processing Quota, Community Development Quota, and the Adak community allocation. The Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) permit holder must collect the fee liability from the crab allocation holder who is landing crab. Additionally, the RCR permit holder must collect his or her own fee liability for all crab delivered to the RCR. The RCR permit holder is responsible for submitting this payment to NMFS on or before the due date of July 31, following the crab fishing year in which payment for the crab is made. The dollar amount of the fee due is determined by multiplying the fee percentage (not to exceed three percent) by the ex-vessel value of crab debited from the allocation. Specific details on the Program’s cost recovery provision may be found in the implementing regulations set forth at 50 CFR 680.44. Fee Percentage Each year, NMFS calculates and publishes in the Federal Register the fee percentage according to the factors and methodology described in Federal regulations at § 680.44(c)(2). The formula for determining the fee percentage is the ’direct program costs’ divided by ’value of the fishery’, where ’direct program costs’ are the direct program costs for the Crab Rationalization Program for the previous fiscal year, and ’value of the fishery’ is the ex-vessel value of the catch subject to the crab cost recovery fee liability for the current year. Using this fee percentage formula, the estimated percentage of costs to value for the 2006/2007 fishery was 4.38 percent. However, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, at § 304(d)(2)(B), prohibits NMFS from collecting fees greater that three percent VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:53 Jul 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 of the ex-vessel value of the crab harvests under the Program. Therefore, the fee percentage will remain three percent for the 2007–2008 crab fishing year. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1862 et seq. James P. Burgess, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–14574 Filed 7–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S Dated: July 23, 2007. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–14588 Filed 7–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XB17 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Central California Seabird Research Operations [I.D. 042707A] AGENCY: Marine Mammals; File No. 486–1919 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice; Denial of Permit. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for a permit to conduct scientific research on marine mammals, submitted by Brent Stewart, Ph.D, J.D, HubbsSeaWorld Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA 92109, has been denied. The application 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 Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; fax (562)980–4018. ADDRESSES: Kate Swails or Tammy Adams, (301)713– 2289. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On May 15, 2007, a notice was published in the Federal Register (72 FR 27291) that an application had been filed by the above named individual. The requested permit has been denied subject to the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed authorization for an incidental take authorization; request for comments. SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request from the PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) for an authorization to take California sea lions, Pacific harbor seals, northern elephant seals and Steller sea lions, by harassment, incidental to central California seabird research operations on Southeast Farallon Island, Ano Nuevo Island, and Point Reyes National Seashore (NS). Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an authorization to PRBO to incidentally take, by harassment, small numbers of these species of pinnipeds during the next 12 months. DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than August 27, 2007. Comments on the application and draft Environmental Assessment (EA) should be addressed to P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3225, or by telephoning the contact listed here. The mailbox address for providing e-mail comments is PR1.0648–XB17@noaa.gov. Comments sent via e-mail, including all attachments, must not exceed a 10– megabyte file size. A copy of the application, NMFS’ draft environmental assessment (EA), and other related documents may be obtained by writing to this address or by telephoning one of the contacts listed here (see FOR ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 144 (Friday, July 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 41294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14588]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 042707A]


Marine Mammals; File No. 486-1919

AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:  Notice; Denial of Permit.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that a request for a permit to conduct 
scientific research on marine mammals, submitted by Brent Stewart, 
Ph.D, J.D, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San 
Diego, CA 92109, has been denied.

ADDRESSES:  The application 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
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kate Swails or Tammy Adams, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 15, 2007, a notice was published in 
the Federal Register (72 FR 27291) that an application had been filed 
by the above named individual. The requested permit has been denied 
subject to the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking and 
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).

    Dated: July 23, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-14588 Filed 7-26-07; 8:45 am]
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