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System identifier ............
Ship ...............................
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State registration number if applicable //.
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B/010915Z JUN//
C/2636N/17600W//
E/050//
F/20.0//
I/LOS ANGELES/USA/081215Z JUN//
L/RL/050/20.0//
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P/IMDG/3,4.1,6.1,8,9//
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A/SEA ROVER/WFSU/USA/IMO 8674208/
DOC 602011//
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
RIN 0648–AV14
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp
Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico;
Revisions to Allowable Bycatch
Reduction Devices
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
comment period.
AGENCY:
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CORAL SHIPREP//
A/OCEANVOYAGER/
C5FU8/BAHAMAS/
IMO 9359165//
B/271657Z DEC//
C/2605N/17530W//
R/0//
SUMMARY: Due to a request from the Gulf
of Mexico shrimp industry, and based
on new information collected through a
NMFS-funded cooperative research
proposal, NMFS is reopening the
comment period on the proposed rule
that would revise the list of allowable
bycatch reduction devices (BRDs)
certified for use in the shrimp fishery of
the Gulf of Mexico. Reopening the
comment period would allow interested
constituents adequate time to prepare
comments based on the new
information regarding the performance
of BRDs. NMFS is reopening the
comment period for the proposed rule
on July 7, 2008 and it will remain open
through August 6, 2008. The proposed
rule is intended to improve bycatch
reduction in the shrimp fishery and
better meet the requirements of national
standard 9.
The comment period for the
proposed rule that published on June 3,
2008 (73 FR 31669) and closed on July
DATES:
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3, 2008, will reopen on July 7, 2008, and
remain open through 4:30 p.m., eastern
time, on August 6, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by 0648–AV14, by any one of
the following methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Fax: 727–824–5308, Attn: Steve
Branstetter.
• Mail: Steve Branstetter, Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
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
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comments will be accepted in Microsoft
Word, Excel, Wordperfect, or Adobe
PDF file formats only.
Copies of an Initial Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (IRFA), and
Regulatory Impact Review (RIR)
completed in support of the proposed
rule are available from the Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
phone: 727–824–5305; fax: 727–824–
5308.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Branstetter, telephone: 727–824–
5305.
The
fishery for shrimp in the exclusive
economic zone of the Gulf is managed
under the FMP prepared by the Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council.
The FMP is implemented under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act by regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
On June 3, 2008 (73 FR 31669), NMFS
published a proposed rule to revise the
list of allowable BRDs used in the Gulf
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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of Mexico shrimp fishery and requested
comment by July 3, 2008. The Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic Fisheries
Foundation, Inc. (Foundation) recently
conducted analyses regarding the
efficacy of these BRDs under a
Cooperative Research Program grant
funded by NMFS. The new information
from these analyses is currently being
reviewed by the shrimp industry. The
shrimp industry has requested a
reopning of the comment period to
allow sufficient time to review this new
information and to comment on the
proposed rule. Due to this request,
NMFS will reopen the public comment
period on the proposed rule on July 7,
2008 and it will remain open through
August 6, 2008.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 1, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator For
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 08–1411 Filed 7–1–08; 4:05 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
RIN 0648-AV14
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Revisions to Allowable Bycatch
Reduction Devices
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: Due to a request from the Gulf of Mexico shrimp industry, and
based on new information collected through a NMFS-funded cooperative
research proposal, NMFS is reopening the comment period on the proposed
rule that would revise the list of allowable bycatch reduction devices
(BRDs) certified for use in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico.
Reopening the comment period would allow interested constituents
adequate time to prepare comments based on the new information
regarding the performance of BRDs. NMFS is reopening the comment period
for the proposed rule on July 7, 2008 and it will remain open through
August 6, 2008. The proposed rule is intended to improve bycatch
reduction in the shrimp fishery and better meet the requirements of
national standard 9.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule that published on June
3, 2008 (73 FR 31669) and closed on July
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3, 2008, will reopen on July 7, 2008, and remain open through 4:30
p.m., eastern time, on August 6, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 0648-AV14, by any
one of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal https://
www.regulations.gov.
Fax: 727-824-5308, Attn: Steve Branstetter.
Mail: Steve Branstetter, Southeast Regional Office, NMFS,
263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
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 an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA), and
Regulatory Impact Review (RIR) completed in support of the proposed
rule are available from the Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; phone: 727-824-5305; fax: 727-
824-5308.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Branstetter, telephone: 727-
824-5305.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The fishery for shrimp in the exclusive
economic zone of the Gulf is managed under the FMP prepared by the Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council. The FMP is implemented under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act by regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
On June 3, 2008 (73 FR 31669), NMFS published a proposed rule to
revise the list of allowable BRDs used in the Gulf of Mexico shrimp
fishery and requested comment by July 3, 2008. The Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, Inc. (Foundation) recently
conducted analyses regarding the efficacy of these BRDs under a
Cooperative Research Program grant funded by NMFS. The new information
from these analyses is currently being reviewed by the shrimp industry.
The shrimp industry has requested a reopning of the comment period to
allow sufficient time to review this new information and to comment on
the proposed rule. Due to this request, NMFS will reopen the public
comment period on the proposed rule on July 7, 2008 and it will remain
open through August 6, 2008.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 1, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator For Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 08-1411 Filed 7-1-08; 4:05 pm]
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