Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Caribbean and Amendment 5 to the Joint Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, 58648-58649 [07-5107]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–AV61
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Amendment 3 to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Spiny
Lobster Fishery of the Caribbean and
Amendment 5 to the Joint Fishery
Management Plan for the Spiny
Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico
and South Atlantic
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
draft environmental impact statement
(DEIS); scoping meetings; request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council (Caribbean
Council) intends to prepare a DEIS to
describe and analyze management
alternatives to be included in an
amendment to the Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) for the Spiny Lobster
Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands and the FMP for the
Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic. These
alternatives will consider measures to
implement a minimum import size on
spiny lobster. The purpose of this notice
of intent is to solicit public comments
on the scope of issues to be addressed
in the DEIS.
DATES: Written comments on the scope
of issues to be addressed in the DEIS
must be received by the Caribbean
Council by November 15, 2007. A series
of scoping meetings will be held in
October 2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for the specific dates,
times, and locations of the scoping
meetings.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
scope of the DEIS and requests for
additional information on the
amendment should be sent to the
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
˜
268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; telephone:
787–766–5927; fax: 787–766–6239.
Comments may also be sent by e-mail to
Graciela.Garcia-Moliner@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Graciela Garcia-Moliner; phone: 787–
766–5927; fax: 787–766–6239; e-mail:
Graciela.Garcia-Moliner@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Spiny
Lobster (Panulirus argus) in the
Southeast Region is managed under a
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Caribbean Council FMP and a joint Gulf
of Mexico and South Atlantic Council
FMP. All three Southeast fishery
management councils have expressed
concern recently about the effects of
imports of spiny lobster that are smaller
than the size limits in the U.S. spiny
lobster FMPs. In many instances,
imports are also undersized based on
size limits established in the country of
origin. Many Caribbean and Central and
South American nations share these
concerns, and scientific evidence
suggests that larvae from one area or
region within this species’ range may
contribute to stock recruitment in other
areas or regions.
The Caribbean Council has expressed
intent to amend its Spiny Lobster FMP
to consider application of a minimum
size limit on imported spiny lobster.
NMFS believes amendment of the Gulf
of Mexico and South Atlantic Spiny
Lobster FMP should be addressed
concurrently. After conferring with the
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic
Councils, the Caribbean Council was
designated as the administrative lead to
address spiny lobster issues. Thus, the
Caribbean Council will prepare one
document, which contains an
amendment to the Caribbean Spiny
Lobster FMP and also an amendment to
the Gulf and South Atlantic Spiny
Lobster FMP.
The Caribbean Council will develop a
DEIS to describe and analyze
management alternatives to implement a
minimum size limit on imported spiny
lobster. The amendment will provide
updates to the best available scientific
information regarding Panulirus argus,
and based on that information, the
Councils will determine what actions
and alternatives are necessary to protect
spiny lobster throughout its range.
Those alternatives may include, but are
not limited to: A ‘‘no action’’ alternative
regarding the fishery; alternatives to
restrict the minimum import size based
on carapace length; alternatives to
restrict the minimum import size based
on tail length; and alternatives to restrict
the importation of meat, which is not
whole lobster or tailed lobster.
In accordance with NOAA’s
Administrative Order NAO 216–6,
Section 5.02(c), the Caribbean Council
has identified this preliminary range of
alternatives as a means to initiate
discussion for scoping purposes only.
This may not represent the full range of
alternatives that eventually will be
evaluated by the Caribbean Council.
Once the Caribbean Council
completes the DEIS associated with the
amendment to the Spiny Lobster
Fishery of the Caribbean, it must be
approved by a majority of the voting
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members, present and voting, of the
Caribbean Council. Similarly, the Gulf
of Mexico and South Atlantic Councils
Spiny Lobster FMP amendment and
associated DEIS must be approved by
those Councils. After the Councils
approve this document, the DEIS will be
submitted to NMFS for filing with the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). The EPA will publish a notice of
availability of the DEIS for public
comment in the Federal Register. The
DEIS will have a 45-day comment
period. This procedure is pursuant to
regulations issued by the Caribbean
Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) for implementing the procedural
provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 40
CFR parts 1500–1508) and to NOAA’s
Administrative Order 216–6 regarding
NOAA’s compliance with NEPA and the
CEQ regulations.
The Councils will consider public
comments received on the DEIS in
developing the final environmental
impact statement (FEIS) and before
adopting final management measures for
the amendment. The Councils will
submit both the final joint amendment
and the supporting FEIS to NMFS for
review by the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
NMFS will announce, through a
notice published in the Federal
Register, the availability of the final
joint amendment for public review
during the Secretarial review period.
During Secretarial review, NMFS will
also file the FEIS with the EPA for a
final 30-day public comment period.
This comment period will be concurrent
with the Secretarial review period and
will end prior to final agency action to
approve, disapprove, or partially
approve the final joint amendment.
NMFS will announce, through a
notice published in the Federal
Register, all public comment periods on
the final joint amendment, its proposed
implementing regulations, and its
associated FEIS. NMFS will consider all
public comments received during the
Secretarial review period, whether they
are on the final amendment, the
proposed regulations, or the FEIS, prior
to final agency action.
Scoping Meeting Dates, Times, and
Locations
All scoping meetings are scheduled to
be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The
meetings will be physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Request for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Caribbean Council (see ADDRESSES).
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Hotel, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,
USVI.
October 17—Buccaneer Hotel,
Christiansted, St Croix, USVI.
October 23—Pierre Hotel, De Diego
Avenue, San Juan, PR.
October 24—Ponce Golf and Casino
Resort, 1150 Caribe Avenue, Ponce, PR.
October 25—Mayaguez Holiday Inn,
2701 Highway #2, Mayaguez, PR.
Dated: October 11, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO–P–2007–0037]
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 11, 2007.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XD37
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of a public meeting.
The meeting will be held on
November 2, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the Hawthorn Suites, 1110 West 8th
Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809
The
Committee will discuss salmon bycatch
cap formulation alternatives for Bering
Sea and Aleutian Islands trawl fisheries
and develop recommendations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail
Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7
working days prior to the meeting date.
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United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Interim Patent Term
Extension.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and
Trademark Office has issued a
certificate under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) for
a one-year interim extension of the term
of U.S. Patent No. 4,971,802.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raul
Tamayo by telephone at (571) 272–7728;
by mail marked to his attention and
addressed to the Commissioner for
Patents, Mail Stop Hatch-Waxman PTE,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450; by fax marked to his attention at
(571) 273–7728, or by e-mail to
Raul.Tamayo@uspto.gov.
Section
156 of Title 35, United States Code,
generally provides that the term of a
patent may be extended for a period of
up to five years if the patent claims a
product, or a method of making or using
a product, that has been subject to
certain defined regulatory review, and
that the patent may be extended for
interim periods of up to a year if the
regulatory review is anticipated to
extend beyond the expiration date of the
patent.
On August 8, 2007, IDM Pharma,
agent/licensee of patent owner Novartis,
timely filed an application under 35
U.S.C. 156(d)(5) for an interim extension
of the term of U.S. Patent No. 4,971,802.
Claims of the patent cover the product
Mifamurtide having the active
ingredient muramyl tripeptide
phosphatidyl ethanolamine. The
application indicates, and the Food and
Drug Administration has confirmed,
that a New Drug Application for the
human drug product Mifamurtide has
been filed and is currently undergoing
regulatory review before the Food and
Drug Administration for permission to
market or use the product commercially.
Review of the application indicates
that, except for permission to market or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Salmon
Bycatch Workgroup will meet in
Anchorage, AK.
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Grant of Interim Extension of the Term
of U.S. Patent No. 4,971,802;
MIFAMURTIDE
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use the product commercially, the
subject patent would be eligible for an
extension of the patent term under 35
U.S.C. 156, and that the patent should
be extended for one year as required by
35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5)(B). Because it is
apparent that the regulatory review
period will continue beyond the
expiration date of the patent (November
20, 2007), interim extension of the
patent term under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) is
appropriate.
An interim extension under 35 U.S.C.
156(d)(5) of the term of U.S. Patent No.
4,971,802 is granted for a period of one
year from the expiration date of the
patent, i.e., until November 20, 2008.
Dated: October 4, 2007.
Jon W. Dudas,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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Commission Information Collection
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October 4, 2007.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
has submitted the information
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2007.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-AV61
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster
Fishery of the Caribbean and Amendment 5 to the Joint Fishery
Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impact
statement (DEIS); scoping meetings; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Caribbean Council)
intends to prepare a DEIS to describe and analyze management
alternatives to be included in an amendment to the Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands and the FMP for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic. These alternatives will consider measures to
implement a minimum import size on spiny lobster. The purpose of this
notice of intent is to solicit public comments on the scope of issues
to be addressed in the DEIS.
DATES: Written comments on the scope of issues to be addressed in the
DEIS must be received by the Caribbean Council by November 15, 2007. A
series of scoping meetings will be held in October 2007. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the specific dates, times, and locations
of the scoping meetings.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the scope of the DEIS and requests for
additional information on the amendment should be sent to the Caribbean
Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San
Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; telephone: 787-766-5927; fax: 787-766-6239.
Comments may also be sent by e-mail to Graciela.Garcia-
Moliner@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Graciela Garcia-Moliner; phone: 787-
766-5927; fax: 787-766-6239; e-mail: Graciela.Garcia-Moliner@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) in the
Southeast Region is managed under a Caribbean Council FMP and a joint
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Council FMP. All three Southeast
fishery management councils have expressed concern recently about the
effects of imports of spiny lobster that are smaller than the size
limits in the U.S. spiny lobster FMPs. In many instances, imports are
also undersized based on size limits established in the country of
origin. Many Caribbean and Central and South American nations share
these concerns, and scientific evidence suggests that larvae from one
area or region within this species' range may contribute to stock
recruitment in other areas or regions.
The Caribbean Council has expressed intent to amend its Spiny
Lobster FMP to consider application of a minimum size limit on imported
spiny lobster. NMFS believes amendment of the Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic Spiny Lobster FMP should be addressed concurrently. After
conferring with the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Councils, the
Caribbean Council was designated as the administrative lead to address
spiny lobster issues. Thus, the Caribbean Council will prepare one
document, which contains an amendment to the Caribbean Spiny Lobster
FMP and also an amendment to the Gulf and South Atlantic Spiny Lobster
FMP.
The Caribbean Council will develop a DEIS to describe and analyze
management alternatives to implement a minimum size limit on imported
spiny lobster. The amendment will provide updates to the best available
scientific information regarding Panulirus argus, and based on that
information, the Councils will determine what actions and alternatives
are necessary to protect spiny lobster throughout its range. Those
alternatives may include, but are not limited to: A ``no action''
alternative regarding the fishery; alternatives to restrict the minimum
import size based on carapace length; alternatives to restrict the
minimum import size based on tail length; and alternatives to restrict
the importation of meat, which is not whole lobster or tailed lobster.
In accordance with NOAA's Administrative Order NAO 216-6, Section
5.02(c), the Caribbean Council has identified this preliminary range of
alternatives as a means to initiate discussion for scoping purposes
only. This may not represent the full range of alternatives that
eventually will be evaluated by the Caribbean Council.
Once the Caribbean Council completes the DEIS associated with the
amendment to the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Caribbean, it must be
approved by a majority of the voting members, present and voting, of
the Caribbean Council. Similarly, the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic
Councils Spiny Lobster FMP amendment and associated DEIS must be
approved by those Councils. After the Councils approve this document,
the DEIS will be submitted to NMFS for filing with the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA will publish a notice of availability
of the DEIS for public comment in the Federal Register. The DEIS will
have a 45-day comment period. This procedure is pursuant to regulations
issued by the Caribbean Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) for
implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA; 40 CFR parts 1500-1508) and to NOAA's Administrative
Order 216-6 regarding NOAA's compliance with NEPA and the CEQ
regulations.
The Councils will consider public comments received on the DEIS in
developing the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) and before
adopting final management measures for the amendment. The Councils will
submit both the final joint amendment and the supporting FEIS to NMFS
for review by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) under the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
NMFS will announce, through a notice published in the Federal
Register, the availability of the final joint amendment for public
review during the Secretarial review period. During Secretarial review,
NMFS will also file the FEIS with the EPA for a final 30-day public
comment period. This comment period will be concurrent with the
Secretarial review period and will end prior to final agency action to
approve, disapprove, or partially approve the final joint amendment.
NMFS will announce, through a notice published in the Federal
Register, all public comment periods on the final joint amendment, its
proposed implementing regulations, and its associated FEIS. NMFS will
consider all public comments received during the Secretarial review
period, whether they are on the final amendment, the proposed
regulations, or the FEIS, prior to final agency action.
Scoping Meeting Dates, Times, and Locations
All scoping meetings are scheduled to be held from 7 p.m. to 10
p.m. The meetings will be physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Request for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Caribbean Council (see
ADDRESSES).
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October 16--Windward Passage Hotel, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,
USVI.
October 17--Buccaneer Hotel, Christiansted, St Croix, USVI.
October 23--Pierre Hotel, De Diego Avenue, San Juan, PR.
October 24--Ponce Golf and Casino Resort, 1150 Caribe Avenue,
Ponce, PR.
October 25--Mayaguez Holiday Inn, 2701 Highway 2,
Mayaguez, PR.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 11, 2007.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 07-5107 Filed 10-11-07; 4:13 pm]
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