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mechanism to replace domestic judicial
review of final determinations in
antidumping and countervailing duty
cases involving imports from a NAFTA
country with review by independent
binational panels. When a Request for
Panel Review is filed, a panel is
established to act in place of national
courts to review expeditiously the final
determination to determine whether it
conforms with the antidumping or
countervailing duty law of the country
that made the determination.
Under Article 1904 of the Agreement,
which came into force on January 1,
1994, the Government of the United
States, the Government of Canada and
the Government of Mexico established
Rules of Procedure for Article 1904
Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’).
These Rules were published in the
Federal Register on February 23, 1994
(59 FR 8686). The panel review in this
matter has been conducted in
accordance with these Rules.
Panel Decision: The panel remanded
the International Trade Administration’s
final determination respecting Carbon
and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from
Canada with a partial dissenting
opinion and a further dissent. The panel
remanded the opinion as follows:
1. On the issue of the permissibility
of zeroing, the Panel remands this
matter back to Commerce to re-calculate
Mittal’s dumping margins without
zeroing.
2. On the issue of the significance of
the actual cost increases, the Panel
remands the question of the significance
of the cost increase back to Commerce
for a reasoned explanation of its
decision, based on the record and
corrected for any errors in calculation of
costs that may have been made in the
original decision. At a minimum, the
revised determination should include a
description of the criteria that
Commerce applied and an explanation
of how Commerce decided on the
significance or lack thereof of the cost
increases in this case.
3. On the issue of the consistency of
the cost increases between the two cost
periods proposed by Mittal, this Panel
remands this matter back to Commerce
to clarify what is its test for consistent
cost increases in this case, to explain
why that test is reasonable and to
provide a reasoned explanation of
whether Mittal’s costs met that test in
this case.
4. On the issue of the linkage between
changes in costs and prices, this Panel
also remands this matter back to
Commerce to provide a reasoned
description and explanation of its
linkage test, to apply that test to the
costs and prices in this case, and to
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provide a reasoned explanation of
whether Mittal has actually met this
linkage test in its proposed cost periods
in this case.
Commerce is further directed to issue
its Final Re-determination on Remand
within forty-five days from the date of
this Panel Decision or by January 14,
2008.
Dated: December 3, 2007.
Caratina L. Alston,
U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. E7–23684 Filed 12–5–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
North American Free-Trade
Agreement, Article 1904 Binational
Panel Reviews
NAFTA Secretariat, United
States Section, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of First Request for Panel
Review.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On November 21, 2007, The
United States Steel Corporation (‘‘U.S.
Steel’’) filed a First Request for Panel
Review with the United States section of
the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to
Article 1904 of the North American Free
Trade Agreement. Panel review was
requested of the Final Determination of
the Antidumping Duty Review made by
the International Trade Commission,
respecting Certain Welded Large
Diameter Line Pipe from Mexico. This
determination was published in the
Federal Register (72 FR 59551) on
October 22, 2007. The NAFTA
Secretariat has assigned Case Number
USA–MEX–2007–1904–03 to this
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caratina L. Alston, United States
Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite
2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue,
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–5438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter
19 of the North American Free-Trade
Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) establishes a
mechanism to replace domestic judicial
review of final determinations in
antidumping and countervailing duty
cases involving imports from a NAFTA
country with review by independent binational panels. When a Request for
Panel Review is filed, a panel is
established to act in place of national
courts to review expeditiously the final
determination to determine whether it
conforms with the antidumping or
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countervailing duty law of the country
that made the determination.
Under Article 1904 of the Agreement,
which came into force on January 1,
1994, the Government of the United
States, the Government of Canada and
the Government of Mexico established
Rules of Procedure for Article 1904
Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’).
These Rules were published in the
Federal Register on February 23, 1994
(59 FR 8686).
A first Request for Panel Review was
filed with the United States Section of
the NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to
Article 1904 of the Agreement, on
November 6, 2007, requesting panel
review of the Notice of Final
Antidumping Changed Circumstances
Review described above.
The Rules provide that:
(a) A Party or interested person may
challenge the final determination in
whole or in part by filing a Complaint
in accordance with Rule 39 within 30
days after the filing of the first Request
for Panel Review (the deadline for filing
a Complaint is December 21, 2007);
(b) A Party, investigating authority or
interested person that does not file a
Complaint but that intends to appear in
support of any reviewable portion of the
final determination may participate in
the panel review by filing a Notice of
Appearance in accordance with Rule 40
within 45 days after the filing of the first
Request for Panel Review (the deadline
for filing a Notice of Appearance is
January 7, 2008); and
(c) The panel review shall be limited
to the allegations of error of fact or law,
including the jurisdiction of the
investigating authority, that are set out
in the Complaints filed in the panel
review and the procedural and
substantive defenses raised in the panel
review.
Dated: December 3, 2007.
Caratina L. Alston,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. E7–23686 Filed 12–5–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE16
Schedules for Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and
Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces free
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops
and Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
to be held in January, February, and
March 2008. Fishermen and shark
dealers are required to attend a
workshop to meet new regulatory
requirements and maintain valid
permits. The Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops are mandatory
for all federally permitted Atlantic shark
dealers. The Protected Species Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops are mandatory for vessel
owners and operators who use bottom
longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet
gear, and have also been issued shark or
swordfish limited access permits.
Additional free workshops will be held
in 2008 and announced in the Federal
Register.
DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops will be held January 10 and
March 13, 2008.
The Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
will be held January 9, 16, February 20,
and March 19, 2008.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
further details.
ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops will be held in
Fairhope, AL, and South Boston, MA.
The Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
will be held in Myrtle Beach, SC;
Houston, TX; Key West, FL; and Boston,
MA.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
further details on workshop locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Fairclough by phone:(727) 824–5399, or
by fax: (727) 824–5398.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The workshop schedules, registration
information, and a list of frequently
asked questions regarding these
workshops are posted on the internet at:
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/
workshops/.
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop
Effective December 31, 2007, an
Atlantic shark dealer may not receive,
purchase, trade, or barter for Atlantic
shark unless a valid Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop certificate is on
the premises of each business listed
under the shark dealer permit (71 FR
58057; October 2, 2006). Dealers who
attend and successfully complete a
workshop will be issued a certificate for
each place of business that is permitted
to receive sharks.
Dealers may send a proxy to an
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop,
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however, if a dealer opts to send a
proxy, the dealer must designate a proxy
for each place of business covered by
the dealer’s permit. Only one certificate
will be issued to each proxy. A proxy
must be a person who: is currently
employed by a place of business
covered by the dealer’s permit; is a
primary participant in the
identification, weighing, and/or first
receipt of fish as they are offloaded from
a vessel; and fills out dealer reports.
Additionally, after December 31, 2007,
an Atlantic shark dealer may not renew
a Federal shark dealer permit unless a
valid Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshop certificate for each business
location has been submitted with the
permit renewal application. Sixteen free
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops
were held in 2007.
Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations
1. January 10, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. –
3 p.m. Fairhope Public Library, 501
Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, AL 36532.
2. March 13, 2008, from 12:30 p.m. –
5 p.m. South Boston Public Library, 646
East Broadway, South Boston, MA
02127.
Registration
To register for a scheduled Atlantic
Shark Identification Workshop, please
contact Eric Sander by email at
esander@peoplepc.com or by phone at
(386) 852–8588.
Registration Materials
To ensure that workshop certificates
are linked to the correct permits,
participants will need to bring the
following items to the workshop:
Atlantic shark dealer permit holders
must bring proof that the individual is
an agent of the business (such as articles
of incorporation), a copy of the
applicable permit, and proof of
identification.
Atlantic shark dealer proxies must
bring documentation from the shark
dealer acknowledging that the proxy is
attending the workshop on behalf of the
Atlantic shark dealer, a copy of the
appropriate permit, and proof of
identification.
Workshop Objectives
The shark identification workshops
are designed to reduce the number of
unknown and improperly identified
sharks reported in the dealer reporting
form and increase the accuracy of
species–specific dealer–reported
information. Reducing the number of
unknown and improperly identified
sharks will improve quota monitoring
and the data used in stock assessments.
These workshops will train shark dealer
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permit holders or their proxies to
properly identify Atlantic shark
carcasses.
Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshop
Effective January 1, 2007, shark
limited access and swordfish limited
access permit holders must submit a
copy of their Protected Species Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshop certificate in order to renew
either permit (71 FR 58057; October 2,
2006). As such, vessel owners who have
not attended a workshop and received a
NMFS certificate must attend one of the
workshops offered in January, February,
or March 2008 to fish with or renew
either permit. Additionally, new shark
and swordfish limited access permit
applicants must attend a Protected
Species Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshop and must
submit a copy of their workshop
certificate before such permits will be
issued.
In addition to certifying permit
holders, all longline and gillnet vessel
operators fishing on a vessel issued a
limited access swordfish or limited
access shark permit are required to
attend a Protected Species Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshop. Vessels that have been
issued a limited access swordfish or
limited access shark permit may not fish
unless both the vessel owner and
operator have valid workshop
certificates. Vessel operators must
possess on board the vessel valid
workshop certificates for both the vessel
owner and the operator at all times.
Seven free Protected Species Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops were held in 2006, and 34
were held in 2007.
Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations
1. January 9, 2008, from 9 a.m. – 5
p.m. Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort, 10000
Beach Club Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC
29572.
2. January 16, 2008, from 9 a.m. – 5
p.m. Houston Airport Marriott , 18700
John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston,
TX 77032.
3. February 20, 2008, from 9 a.m. – 5
p.m. Doubletree Grand Key Resort, 3990
South Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West,
FL 33040.
4. March 19, 2008, from 9 a.m. – 5
p.m. Doubletree Guest Suites Boston,
400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA
02134.
Registration
To register for a scheduled Protected
Species Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshop, please contact
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Aquatic Release Conservation ((877)
411–4272), 1870 Mason Ave., Daytona
Beach, FL 32117.
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Registration Materials
Notice of Request for Comment on
Exemption Requests
To ensure that workshop certificates
are linked to the correct permits,
participants will need to bring the
following items with them to the
workshop:
Individual vessel owners must bring a
copy of the appropriate permit(s), a
copy of the vessel registration or
documentation, and proof of
identification.
Representatives of a business owned
or co–owned vessel must bring proof
that the individual is an agent of the
business (such as articles of
incorporation), a copy of the applicable
permit(s), and proof of identification.
Vessel operators must bring proof of
identification.
Workshop Objectives
The protected species safe handling,
release, and identification workshops
are designed to teach longline and
gillnet fishermen the required
techniques for the safe handling and
release of entangled and/or hooked
protected species, such as sea turtles,
marine mammals, and smalltooth
sawfish. Identification of protected
species will also be taught at these
workshops in an effort to improve
reporting. Additionally, individuals
attending these workshops will gain a
better understanding of the
requirements for participating in these
fisheries. The overall goal for these
workshops is to provide participants the
skills needed to reduce the mortality of
protected species, which may prevent
additional regulations on these fisheries
in the future.
Grandfathered Permit Holders
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Participants in the industry–
sponsored workshops on safe handling
and release of sea turtles that were held
in Orlando, FL (April 8, 2005) and in
New Orleans, LA (June 27, 2005) were
issued a NOAA workshop certificate in
December 2006 that is valid for three
years. Grandfathered permit holders
must include a copy of this certificate
when renewing limited access shark and
limited access swordfish permits each
year. Failure to provide a valid NOAA
workshop certificate may result in a
permit denial.
Dated: December 3, 2007.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Requests to extend, pursuant to the
exemptive authority in section 4(c) of
the Commodity Exchange Act, the
exemption granted under Part 35 of the
Commission’s regulations to certain
over-the-counter swaps that do not
otherwise meet certain of the
requirements imposed by Commission
Regulation 35.2 and to determine that,
subject to certain conditions, floor
brokers and floor traders are eligible
swap participants.
SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’) is requesting comment
on whether to extend the exemption
granted under Part 35 of the
Commission’s regulations to certain
over-the-counter (‘‘OTC’’) swaps that do
not meet certain of the requirements
otherwise imposed by Commission
Regulation 35.2. This exemption has
been requested by ICE Clear U.S., Inc.
(‘‘ICE Clear’’), a registered derivatives
clearing organization. The Commission
is also requesting comment on whether
ICE Futures U.S., Inc. (‘‘ICE Futures
U.S.’’) floor traders and floor brokers
who are registered with the
Commission, when trading for their own
accounts, may be determined to be
eligible swap participants and permitted
to enter into certain specified OTC swap
transactions. This exemption has been
requested by ICE Futures U.S., a
designated contract market. Authority
for extending this relief is found in
Section 4(c) of the Commodity Exchange
Act (‘‘CEA’’ or ‘‘Act’’).1
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov/https://
frwebgate.access.gpo/cgi-bin/leaving.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: secretary@cftc.gov. Include
‘‘ICE Clear Section 4(c) Request’’ in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: 202–418–5521.
• Mail: Send to David A. Stawick,
Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,
1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC
20581.
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• Courier: Same as mail above.
All comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.CFTC.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois
J. Gregory, Special Counsel, 816–960–
7719, lgregory@cftc.gov, or Robert B.
Wasserman, Associate Director, 202–
418–5092, rwasserman@cftc.gov,
Division of Clearing and Intermediary
Oversight; or Duane C. Andresen,
Special Counsel, 202–418–5492,
dandresen@cftc.gov, Division of Market
Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,
1151 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC
20581.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The ICE Clear Petition
ICE Clear, the clearing organization
for ICE Futures U.S., seeks to offer
eligible swap participants who enter
into certain bilateral swap transactions
involving coffee, sugar, or cocoa the
opportunity to submit them to ICE Clear
for clearing. ICE Clear has represented
that swap transactions in various
agricultural products, including coffee,
sugar, and cocoa, currently trade in OTC
markets exempt from provisions of the
CEA pursuant to Part 35 of the
Commission’s regulations. These are
commonly swap agreements entered
into by participants exchanging fixed for
floating reference prices. Participants in
these markets include trade houses,
commodity lenders, producers, end
users, and large speculators.
Part 35 of the Commission’s
regulations 2 exempts swap agreements
and eligible persons entering into these
agreements from most provisions of the
Act.3 The term ‘‘swap agreement’’ is
defined to include, among other types of
agreements, ‘‘a * * * commodity
swap,’’ 4 which latter term includes
swaps on agricultural products.5 Part 35
was promulgated pursuant to authority
provided to the Commission in Section
4(c) of the Act to exempt certain
transactions in order to promote
innovation and competition.6 Various
exemptions and exclusions were
subsequently added to the Act by the
Commodity Futures Modernization Act
2 17
CFR Part 35.
is retained for, inter alia, provisions
of the CEA proscribing fraud and manipulation. See
Commission Reg. § 35.2, 17 CFR § 35.2
(Commission regulations are hereinafter cited as
‘‘Reg. § _’’).
4 Reg. § 35.1(b)(1)(i).
5 ‘‘Commodity’’ is defined in Section 1a(4) of the
Act to include a variety of specified agricultural
products, ‘‘and all other goods and articles, except
onions * * * and all services, rights and interests
in which contracts for future delivery are presently
or in the future dealt in.’’
6 See 58 F.R. 5587 (January 22, 1993).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE16
Schedules for Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and
Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
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ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces free Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops
and Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops to be held in January, February, and March 2008. Fishermen
and shark dealers are required to attend a workshop to meet new
regulatory requirements and maintain valid permits. The Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops are mandatory for all federally permitted
Atlantic shark dealers. The Protected Species Safe Handling, Release,
and Identification Workshops are mandatory for vessel owners and
operators who use bottom longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet gear,
and have also been issued shark or swordfish limited access permits.
Additional free workshops will be held in 2008 and announced in the
Federal Register.
DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops will be held January
10 and March 13, 2008.
The Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops will be held January 9, 16, February 20, and March 19, 2008.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further details.
ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops will be held in
Fairhope, AL, and South Boston, MA.
The Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops will be held in Myrtle Beach, SC; Houston, TX; Key West, FL;
and Boston, MA.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further details on workshop
locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Fairclough by phone:(727) 824-
5399, or by fax: (727) 824-5398.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The workshop schedules, registration information, and a list of
frequently asked questions regarding these workshops are posted on the
internet at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/workshops/.
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop
Effective December 31, 2007, an Atlantic shark dealer may not
receive, purchase, trade, or barter for Atlantic shark unless a valid
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop certificate is on the premises
of each business listed under the shark dealer permit (71 FR 58057;
October 2, 2006). Dealers who attend and successfully complete a
workshop will be issued a certificate for each place of business that
is permitted to receive sharks.
Dealers may send a proxy to an Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshop, however, if a dealer opts to send a proxy, the dealer must
designate a proxy for each place of business covered by the dealer's
permit. Only one certificate will be issued to each proxy. A proxy must
be a person who: is currently employed by a place of business covered
by the dealer's permit; is a primary participant in the identification,
weighing, and/or first receipt of fish as they are offloaded from a
vessel; and fills out dealer reports. Additionally, after December 31,
2007, an Atlantic shark dealer may not renew a Federal shark dealer
permit unless a valid Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop
certificate for each business location has been submitted with the
permit renewal application. Sixteen free Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops were held in 2007.
Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations
1. January 10, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Fairhope Public
Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, AL 36532.
2. March 13, 2008, from 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. South Boston Public
Library, 646 East Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127.
Registration
To register for a scheduled Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop,
please contact Eric Sander by email at esander@peoplepc.com or by phone
at (386) 852-8588.
Registration Materials
To ensure that workshop certificates are linked to the correct
permits, participants will need to bring the following items to the
workshop:
Atlantic shark dealer permit holders must bring proof that the
individual is an agent of the business (such as articles of
incorporation), a copy of the applicable permit, and proof of
identification.
Atlantic shark dealer proxies must bring documentation from the
shark dealer acknowledging that the proxy is attending the workshop on
behalf of the Atlantic shark dealer, a copy of the appropriate permit,
and proof of identification.
Workshop Objectives
The shark identification workshops are designed to reduce the
number of unknown and improperly identified sharks reported in the
dealer reporting form and increase the accuracy of species-specific
dealer-reported information. Reducing the number of unknown and
improperly identified sharks will improve quota monitoring and the data
used in stock assessments. These workshops will train shark dealer
permit holders or their proxies to properly identify Atlantic shark
carcasses.
Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop
Effective January 1, 2007, shark limited access and swordfish
limited access permit holders must submit a copy of their Protected
Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop certificate
in order to renew either permit (71 FR 58057; October 2, 2006). As
such, vessel owners who have not attended a workshop and received a
NMFS certificate must attend one of the workshops offered in January,
February, or March 2008 to fish with or renew either permit.
Additionally, new shark and swordfish limited access permit applicants
must attend a Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshop and must submit a copy of their workshop
certificate before such permits will be issued.
In addition to certifying permit holders, all longline and gillnet
vessel operators fishing on a vessel issued a limited access swordfish
or limited access shark permit are required to attend a Protected
Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop. Vessels
that have been issued a limited access swordfish or limited access
shark permit may not fish unless both the vessel owner and operator
have valid workshop certificates. Vessel operators must possess on
board the vessel valid workshop certificates for both the vessel owner
and the operator at all times. Seven free Protected Species Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops were held in 2006, and
34 were held in 2007.
Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations
1. January 9, 2008, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Hilton Myrtle Beach
Resort, 10000 Beach Club Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572.
2. January 16, 2008, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Houston Airport Marriott
, 18700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, TX 77032.
3. February 20, 2008, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Doubletree Grand Key
Resort, 3990 South Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040.
4. March 19, 2008, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Doubletree Guest Suites
Boston, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02134.
Registration
To register for a scheduled Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshop, please contact
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Aquatic Release Conservation ((877) 411-4272), 1870 Mason Ave., Daytona
Beach, FL 32117.
Registration Materials
To ensure that workshop certificates are linked to the correct
permits, participants will need to bring the following items with them
to the workshop:
Individual vessel owners must bring a copy of the appropriate
permit(s), a copy of the vessel registration or documentation, and
proof of identification.
Representatives of a business owned or co-owned vessel must bring
proof that the individual is an agent of the business (such as articles
of incorporation), a copy of the applicable permit(s), and proof of
identification.
Vessel operators must bring proof of identification.
Workshop Objectives
The protected species safe handling, release, and identification
workshops are designed to teach longline and gillnet fishermen the
required techniques for the safe handling and release of entangled and/
or hooked protected species, such as sea turtles, marine mammals, and
smalltooth sawfish. Identification of protected species will also be
taught at these workshops in an effort to improve reporting.
Additionally, individuals attending these workshops will gain a better
understanding of the requirements for participating in these fisheries.
The overall goal for these workshops is to provide participants the
skills needed to reduce the mortality of protected species, which may
prevent additional regulations on these fisheries in the future.
Grandfathered Permit Holders
Participants in the industry-sponsored workshops on safe handling
and release of sea turtles that were held in Orlando, FL (April 8,
2005) and in New Orleans, LA (June 27, 2005) were issued a NOAA
workshop certificate in December 2006 that is valid for three years.
Grandfathered permit holders must include a copy of this certificate
when renewing limited access shark and limited access swordfish permits
each year. Failure to provide a valid NOAA workshop certificate may
result in a permit denial.
Dated: December 3, 2007.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E7-23697 Filed 12-5-07; 8:45 am]
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