Fisheries of the Northeast Region; Overfished Determination of Summer Flounder, 73766 [E7-25271]
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 248 / Friday, December 28, 2007 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE63
Endangered Species and Marine
Mammals; File No. 10014
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection (NJDEP),
Division of Science, Research and
Technology, P.O. Box 409, Trenton, NJ
08625–0409 has been issued a permit to
take marine mammals and sea turtles for
purposes of scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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)281–9300; fax
(978)281–9394.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Opay or Kate Swails, (301)713–
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
16, 2007, notice was published in the
Federal Register (72 FR 38825) that a
request for a scientific research permit
to take sea turtle and marine mammals
species had been submitted by the
above-named organization. The
requested permit has been issued 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), the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and
the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The permit authorizes the permit
holder to conduct research to elucidate
the distribution and abundance of
baleen whales, odontocete whales,
pinnipeds, and sea turtles. Research will
include take by survey approach during
shipboard and aircraft transect surveys.
The study area includes U.S. waters
offshore of New Jersey out to a distance
of 20 nautical miles. The permit is
issued for five years.
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In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an environmental
assessment was prepared analyzing the
effects of the permitted activities. After
a Finding of No Significant Impact, the
determination was made that it was not
necessary to prepare an environmental
impact statement.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, was based on a finding that
such permit (1) was applied for in good
faith, (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered or
threatened species, and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: December 20, 2007.
Patrick Opay,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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approaching overfishing, a stock is
overfished, a stock is approaching an
overfished condition, or existing action
taken to end previously identified
overfishing or rebuilding a previously
identified overfished stock or stock
complex has not resulted in adequate
progress. On December 3, 2007, the
NMFS Northeast Regional
Administrator sent a letter notifying the
Council that summer flounder is
overfished. Summer flounder is
currently under a rebuilding plan. The
Council must therefore ensure that
overfishing is ended and that the stock
rebuilds on schedule. A copy of the
notification letter sent to the Council for
the aforementioned determination is
available at https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
sfa/statusoffisheries/SOSmain.htm.
Dated: December 20, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
RIN 0648–XE33
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Fisheries of the Northeast Region;
Overfished Determination of Summer
Flounder
RIN 0648–XD81
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice
that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary), has determined
that summer flounder is overfished.
NMFS notified the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) of its
determination by letter. The Council is
required to take action within 1 year
following notification by NMFS that a
stock is overfished or existing remedial
action taken to end overfishing or
rebuild an overfished stock has not
resulted in adequate progress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debra Lambert, telephone: (301) 713–
2341.
Pursuant
to sections 304(e)(2) and (e)(7) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C.
1854(e)(2) and (e)(7), and implementing
regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(2),
NMFS sends written notification to
fishery management councils when
overfishing is occurring, a stock is
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Notice of Availability of Final Eastern
Pacific Northern Fur Seal Stock
Conservation Plan
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; response to comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS has revised the
conservation plan (Plan) for northern fur
seals to incorporate new information
obtained since the original plan was
completed. The Plan is required by the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) and was initially completed in
1993. The goal of the Plan is to promote
the recovery of northern fur seals to
their optimum sustainable population
levels. The Plan is available to the
public.
The Plan is available on the
Internet at the following address: https://
www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/
seals/fur.htm. Copies of the Plan may
also be obtained from the NMFS,
Protected Resources Division, 222 W.
7th Ave., ι43, Anchorage, AK 99513; or
from the Alaska Regional Office,
Protected Resources Division, 709 W.
9th St., P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
99802.
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE33
Fisheries of the Northeast Region; Overfished Determination of
Summer Flounder
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has determined that summer flounder
is overfished. NMFS notified the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (Council) of its determination by letter. The Council is
required to take action within 1 year following notification by NMFS
that a stock is overfished or existing remedial action taken to end
overfishing or rebuild an overfished stock has not resulted in adequate
progress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Lambert, telephone: (301) 713-
2341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to sections 304(e)(2) and (e)(7) of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2) and (e)(7), and implementing
regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(2), NMFS sends written notification to
fishery management councils when overfishing is occurring, a stock is
approaching overfishing, a stock is overfished, a stock is approaching
an overfished condition, or existing action taken to end previously
identified overfishing or rebuilding a previously identified overfished
stock or stock complex has not resulted in adequate progress. On
December 3, 2007, the NMFS Northeast Regional Administrator sent a
letter notifying the Council that summer flounder is overfished. Summer
flounder is currently under a rebuilding plan. The Council must
therefore ensure that overfishing is ended and that the stock rebuilds
on schedule. A copy of the notification letter sent to the Council for
the aforementioned determination is available at https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/statusoffisheries/SOSmain.htm.
Dated: December 20, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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