Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations, 23970-23971 [08-1202]

Download as PDF 23970 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 85 / Thursday, May 1, 2008 / Rules and Regulations We will also consult with the affected tribes as we conduct our new status review concerning the Sonoran Desert nesting bald eagle population. References Cited Brown, D. 1973. The Natural Vegetative Communities of Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ. Brown, D. (editor). 1994. Biotic Communities of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern New Mexico. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, UT. Canaca, J.S., K.V. Jacobson, and J.T. Driscoll. 2004. Arizona Bald Eagle 2003 Nest Survey, Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program Technical Report 226. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ. Driscoll, J.T., K.V. Jacobson, G.L. Beatty, J.S. Canaca, and J.G. Koloszar. 2006. Conservation Assessment and strategy for the bald eagle in Arizona. Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program Technical Report 173. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, Arizona. List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and Transportation. Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below: PART 17—[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows: I Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 16 U.S.C. 1531–1544; 16 U.S.C. 4201–4245; Pub. L. 99– 625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted. § 17.11 [Amended] 2. In § 17.11(h), an entry for ‘‘Eagle, Bald’’ is added under BIRDS to read as follows: I Regulation Promulgation Accordingly, we amend part 17, subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the I Species Common name * Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened Historic range Scientific name * * * Status * When listed Critical habitat * Special rules * BIRDS * Eagle, bald * * Haliaeetus leucocephalus .. * North Arizona: South to northern Mexico. * * 3. Section 17.41 is amended by adding paragraph (a) to read as follows: I rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with RULES § 17.41 Special rules—birds. (a) Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) wherever listed as threatened under § 17.11(h). All provisions of §§ 17.31 and 17.32 apply to any threatened bald eagle, with the following exceptions: (1) The Service will consider any permit that we issue for bald eagles under § 21.22 (banding and marking permits) or part 22 of this chapter (permits for certain activities with bald or golden eagles) to satisfy all requirements of § 17.31 and the permits we issue under § 17.32. (2) The Service will not require a second permit under § 17.32 for any activity that is covered by a permit issued under § 21.22 or part 22 of this chapter. (3) The Service will require a permit under § 17.32 for any activity that is not VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:05 Apr 30, 2008 * * Arizona: (1) Yavapai, Gila, Graham, Pinal, and Maricopa, Counties; and (2) Southern Mohave County (that portion south and east of the center of Interstate Highway 40 and east of Arizona Highway 95), eastern LaPaz County (that portion east of the centerline of U.S. and Arizona Highways 95), and north of the centerline of Interstate Highway 8). Jkt 214001 * * covered by a permit issued under § 21.22 or part 22 of this chapter. * * * * * Dated: April 18, 2008. H. Dale Hall, Director, Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 08–1203 Filed 4–28–08; 4:00 pm] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P PO 00000 * T ........ * ......... NA ........ * 17.41(a). * DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 229 [Docket No. 080103017–8598–03] RIN 0648–AS01 Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; notice of OMB approval of collection -of-information collection requirements. AGENCY: SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements contained in regulations Frm 00032 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\01MYR1.SGM 01MYR1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 85 / Thursday, May 1, 2008 / Rules and Regulations implementing amendments to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The information collection requirements associated with the final rule published on October 5, 2007 are effective May 1, 2008. DATES: Diane Borggaard, NMFS, Northeast Region, 978–281–9300 Ext. 6503, diane.borggaard@noaa.gov; Kristy Long, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 301–713–2322, kristy.long@noaa.gov; or Barb Zoodsma, NMFS, Southeast Region, 904–321–2806, barb.zoodsma@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Access This Federal Register document is also accessible at the web site of the Office of the Federal Register: https:// www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. Background On October 5, 2007, NMFS published a final rule implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) (72 FR 57104). That final rule contained collection-of-information requirements that were submitted to, but not yet approved by, the Office of Management and Budget. Because OMB had not yet approved the collection-ofinformation requirements by the publication date of that final rule, NMFS noted in that final rule that it would publish a subsequent Federal Register notice upon OMB’s issuance of a control number. On December 7, 2007, OMB approved the collection-of-information requirements contained in the October 5, 2007 final rule. NMFS announces that the collection-of-information requirements are approved under Control Number 0648–0364, with an expiration date of February 28, 2009. Dated: April 25, 2008. Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 08–1202 Filed 4–28–08; 4:00 pm] rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with RULES VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:05 Apr 30, 2008 Jkt 214001 [Docket No. 080428611–8612–01] RIN 0648–AW60 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 50 CFR Part 660 Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2008 Management Measures and a Temporary Rule National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; and a temporary rule for emergency action; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: NMFS establishes fishery management measures for the 2008 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, California and the 2009 salmon seasons opening earlier than May 1, 2009. The temporary rule for emergency action (emergency rule), under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), implements the 2008 annual management measures for the west coast ocean salmon fisheries for the area from Cape Falcon, OR, to the Oregon/California Border from June 22 to August 31, 2008. The emergency rule is required because Sacramento River fall Chinook (SRFC) are projected to not meet their conservation objective of 122,000 to 180,000 natural and hatchery adult spawners established in the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan (Salmon FMP). Specific fishery management measures vary by fishery and by area. The measures establish fishing areas, seasons, quotas, legal gear, recreational fishing days and catch limits, possession and landing restrictions, and minimum lengths for salmon taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) (3–200 nm) off Washington, Oregon, and California. The management measures are intended to prevent overfishing and to apportion the ocean harvest equitably among treaty Indian, non-treaty commercial, and recreational fisheries. The measures are also intended to allow a portion of the salmon runs to escape the ocean fisheries in order to provide for spawning escapement and to provide for inside fisheries (fisheries occurring in state internal waters). DATES: Final rule is effective from 0001 hours Pacific Daylight Time, May 1, 2008, until the effective date of the 2009 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 23971 management measures, as published in the Federal Register. Temporary rule is effective from 0001 hours Pacific Daylight Time June 22, 2008, to 1159 hours Pacific Daylight Time August 31, 2008 or the attainment of the specific quota as listed below in section two of this rule. Comments must be received by May 16, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 0648–AW60, by any one of the following methods: • Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal https:// www.regulations.gov. • Fax: 206–526–6736. Attn: Sarah McAvinchey, or 562–980–4047 Attn: Eric Chavez. • Mail: D. Robert Lohn, Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., Seattle, WA 98115–0070 or to Rod McInnis, Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213. Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted to https:// www.regulations.gov without change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. NMFS will accept anonymous comments. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only. Copies of the documents cited in this document are available from Dr. Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director, Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE., Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220–1384, and are posted on its Web site (https://www.pcouncil.org). Send comments regarding the reporting burden estimate or any other aspect of the collection-of-information requirements in these management measures, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to one of the NMFS addresses listed above and to David Rostker, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by e-mail at David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov, or by fax at (202) 395–7285. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah McAvinchey at 206–526–4323, or Eric Chavez at 562–980–4064. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The ocean salmon fisheries in the EEZ off Washington, Oregon, and California E:\FR\FM\01MYR1.SGM 01MYR1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 85 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1202]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 229

[Docket No. 080103017-8598-03]
RIN 0648-AS01


Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations

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

ACTION: Final rule; notice of OMB approval of collection -of-
information collection requirements.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) of collection-of-information requirements contained in 
regulations

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implementing amendments to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction 
Plan.

DATES: The information collection requirements associated with the 
final rule published on October 5, 2007 are effective May 1, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Borggaard, NMFS, Northeast 
Region, 978-281-9300 Ext. 6503, diane.borggaard@noaa.gov; Kristy Long, 
NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 301-713-2322, 
kristy.long@noaa.gov; or Barb Zoodsma, NMFS, Southeast Region, 904-321-
2806, barb.zoodsma@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    This Federal Register document is also accessible at the web site 
of the Office of the Federal Register: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
index.html.

Background

    On October 5, 2007, NMFS published a final rule implementing the 
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) (72 FR 57104). That 
final rule contained collection-of-information requirements that were 
submitted to, but not yet approved by, the Office of Management and 
Budget. Because OMB had not yet approved the collection-of-information 
requirements by the publication date of that final rule, NMFS noted in 
that final rule that it would publish a subsequent Federal Register 
notice upon OMB's issuance of a control number.
    On December 7, 2007, OMB approved the collection-of-information 
requirements contained in the October 5, 2007 final rule. NMFS 
announces that the collection-of-information requirements are approved 
under Control Number 0648-0364, with an expiration date of February 28, 
2009.

    Dated: April 25, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 08-1202 Filed 4-28-08; 4:00 pm]
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