Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States; National Saltwater Angler Registry Program, 46579-46580 [E8-18408]

Download as PDF [FR Doc. Z8–15539 Filed 8–8–08; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILLING CODE 4120–01–C National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 50 CFR Part 600 48 CFR Part 513 RIN 0648–AW10 [GSAR Case 2007–G502; Docket 2008–0007; Sequence 16] Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States; National Saltwater Angler Registry Program RIN 3090–AI67 AGENCY: [Docket No. 071001548–7287–02] National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. General Services Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Case 2007–G502; Rewrite of GSAR Part 513, Simplified Acquisition Procedures Correction rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with PROPOSALS In proposed rule document E8–17549 beginning on page 44955 in the issue of Friday, August 1, 2008, make the following correction: PART 513– [Removed] On page 44956. in the third column, in the last line, the part heading should appear as shown above. [FR Doc. Z8–17549 Filed 8–8–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1505–01–D VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:22 Aug 08, 2008 Jkt 214001 SUMMARY: NMFS extends the comment period on the proposed rule to establish the National Saltwater Angler Registry Program. NMFS has received a request from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to extend the deadline beyond its current 60-day comment period until a date following the Council’s August 11–15 meeting. The extension of the comment period for ten days will allow the Council to adopt comments during its meeting and to submit them before the comment PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 46579 period closes, and will allow other interested parties additional time to submit comments. The comment deadline is extended from August 11, 2008, to August 21, 2008. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 21, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 0648–AW10, by any of the following methods: • Electronic submissions: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal https:// www.regulations.gov • Fax: 301–713–1875, Attn: Gordon Colvin. • Mail: John Boreman, Director, Office of Science and Technology, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Attn: Gordon Colvin. 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 (enter N/ A in the required fields, if you wish to E:\FR\FM\11AUP1.SGM 11AUP1 EP11AU08.028</GPH> Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 155 / Monday, August 11, 2008 / Proposed Rules 46580 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 155 / Monday, August 11, 2008 / Proposed Rules remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon Colvin, phone: 301–713–2367; fax: 301–713–1875; or e-mail: gordon.colvin@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposed rule to implement the National Saltwater Angler Registry Program was published on June 12, 2008 (73 FR 33381). The comment deadline established in the proposed rule was August 11, 2008. Subsequently, NMFS received a request from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to extend the comment period until after the Council’s scheduled August 8 to 11 meeting. The comment period is being extended for ten days until August 21, 2008, to accommodate the request of the Council, and to provide additional time for other interested parties to submit comments. Authority: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1881. Dated: August 4, 2008. John Oliver Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E8–18408 Filed 8–8–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 665 RIN 0648–AS71 Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Pelagic Fisheries; Squid Jig Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability of fishery management plan amendment; request for comments. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with PROPOSALS AGENCY: SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council proposes to amend the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region. If approved by the Secretary of Commerce, Amendment 15 would add three species of pelagic squid to the management unit, and establish Federal permitting and reporting requirements for squid jig fishing vessels over 50 ft in length. These vessels would also be required to carry observers if requested by NMFS. Combined, these measures are intended VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:37 Aug 08, 2008 Jkt 214001 to enable the Council and NMFS to better monitor and manage the U.S. domestic pelagic squid fisheries. DATES: Comments on Amendment 15, which includes an environmental assessment, must be received by October 10, 2008. ADDRESSES: Comments on the amendment, identified by 0648–AS71, may be sent to either of the following addresses: • Electronic Submission: Via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal www.regulations.gov; or • Mail: William L. Robinson, Regional Administrator, NMFS, Pacific Islands Region (PIR), 1601 Kapiolani Blvd, Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814– 4700. Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted to www.regulations.gov without change. All Personal Identifying Information (e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted voluntarily by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information, or otherwise sensitive or protected information. NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields, if you wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only. Copies of Amendment 15, including an environmental assessment, are available from the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, tel 808–522–8220, fax 808– 522–8226, or www.wpcouncil.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Harman, NMFS PIR, 808–944–2271. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Federal Register document is also accessible at the Office of the Federal Register Web site: www.gpoaccess.gov/ fr. A small nearshore squid jig fishery operates around the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Hawaii, targeting purple flying squid. An international squid jig fishery, comprised of U.S. and foreign vessels, operates on the Pacific high seas. The high seas U.S. squid jiggers have targeted neon flying squid in the North Pacific, and potentially could move into U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone waters in the western Pacific. Although no resource concerns have arisen to date, monitoring programs and mechanisms to implement management measures (should they become necessary) are both necessary. To address these needs, the Council recommends in Amendment 15 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 management measures that would improve data compiled on U.S. squid fisheries through new permitting, monitoring and reporting requirements, as follows: • Add three pelagic squid species to the pelagic management unit (neon flying squid Ommastrephes bartramii, diamondback squid Thysanoteuthis rhombus, and purple flying squid Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis); and • Require U.S. vessels greater than 50 ft in length overall that fish for pelagic squid in U.S. EEZ of the western Pacific to: i. obtain Federal permits; ii. carry Federal observers if requested by NMFS; and iii. report any Pacific pelagic squid catch and effort either in Federal squid logbooks or via existing local reporting systems. U.S. squid jig vessels that fish only on the high seas in the Pacific would be required to report their catch and effort using the Federal squid logbooks. The information collected on squid jig fishing would be compiled into a centralized database easily available to resource scientists and managers. These measures, if implemented, would provide additional data and provisions to enable the Council and NMFS to better monitor and manage the U.S. domestic pelagic squid fisheries in the future. Amendment 15 includes an environmental assessment (EA) that describes the existing squid fishery, management, and environment, and describes the potential environmental impacts of implementing the provisions recommended in Amendment 15. The EA tiers from a 2005 Final Environmental Impact Statement (70 FR 24038, May 6, 2005), and incorporates by reference the previous environmental impact analysis of five of the alternatives considered in Amendment 15. New information about future fishery management policies became available after the Final EIS was completed and the additional alternative considered in Amendment 15 is analyzed in the EA. Public comments on proposed Amendment 15 must be received by October 10, 2008 to be considered by NMFS in the decision to approve, partially approve, or disapprove the amendment. A proposed rule to implement the amendment has been submitted for Secretarial review and approval. NMFS expects to publish and request public comment on the proposed regulation in the near future. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. E:\FR\FM\11AUP1.SGM 11AUP1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 155 (Monday, August 11, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46579-46580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18408]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 600

[Docket No. 071001548-7287-02]
RIN 0648-AW10


Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States; National 
Saltwater Angler Registry Program

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: NMFS extends the comment period on the proposed rule to 
establish the National Saltwater Angler Registry Program. NMFS has 
received a request from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council 
to extend the deadline beyond its current 60-day comment period until a 
date following the Council's August 11-15 meeting. The extension of the 
comment period for ten days will allow the Council to adopt comments 
during its meeting and to submit them before the comment period closes, 
and will allow other interested parties additional time to submit 
comments. The comment deadline is extended from August 11, 2008, to 
August 21, 2008.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 21, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 0648-AW10, by any 
of the following methods:
     Electronic submissions: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal https://www.regulations.gov
     Fax: 301-713-1875, Attn: Gordon Colvin.
     Mail: John Boreman, Director, Office of Science and 
Technology, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 
Attn: Gordon Colvin.
    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 (enter N/A in the required fields, if you wish to

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remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted 
in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon Colvin, phone: 301-713-2367; 
fax: 301-713-1875; or e-mail: gordon.colvin@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposed rule to implement the National 
Saltwater Angler Registry Program was published on June 12, 2008 (73 FR 
33381). The comment deadline established in the proposed rule was 
August 11, 2008. Subsequently, NMFS received a request from the Gulf of 
Mexico Fishery Management Council to extend the comment period until 
after the Council's scheduled August 8 to 11 meeting. The comment 
period is being extended for ten days until August 21, 2008, to 
accommodate the request of the Council, and to provide additional time 
for other interested parties to submit comments.

    Authority: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1881.

    Dated: August 4, 2008.
John Oliver
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-18408 Filed 8-8-08; 8:45 am]
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