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Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida
33701; phone (727)824–5312; fax
(727)824–5309.
Written comments or requests for a
public hearing on this application
should be mailed to the Chief, Permits,
Conservation and Education Division,
F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those
individuals requesting a hearing should
set forth the specific reasons why a
hearing on this particular request would
be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by
facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided
the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy
submitted by mail and postmarked no
later than the closing date of the
comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by
e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing e-mail comments is
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include
in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document
identifier: File No. 13583 or File No.
13599
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore (File Nos. 13583 and
13599), Kate Swails (File No. 13583) or
Brandy Belmas (File No. 13599),
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR 222–226), and the Fur Seal Act of
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et
seq.).
File No. 13583: NMML conducts
research on marine mammals important
to the mission of the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA). NMML is
requesting a renewal of Permit No. 782–
1694 which authorizes collection of
cetacean and pinniped (except for
walrus) specimens from dead animals,
and for import, export, and possession
of specimens taken legally worldwide.
Samples may be archived, transported,
shared, and analyzed by researchers in
order to optimize the amount of
biological information gained from each
animal. No takes of live animals would
be authorized under this permit. There
will be no non-target species taken
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incidentally under this permit because
the permit would only cover import,
export, and possession of samples from
dead animals or live animals taken
legally under other permits. A permit is
requested for a five-year period.
File No.13599: The NOS Lab is
requesting authorization to receive,
import, export, transfer, archive, and
conduct analyses of marine mammal
and endangered species parts. The
applicant is requesting all cetaceans,
pinnipeds (except for walrus), sea
turtles (in the water), smalltooth sawfish
(Pristis pectinata), shortnose sturgeon
(Acipenser brevirostrum) and white
abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) under
NMFS jursidiction to be included in this
permit request. No live animal takes are
being requested and no incidental
harassment of animals would occur.
Samples would be archived at the NOS
Lab and used to support law
enforcement actions, research studies
(primarily genetics), and outreach
education. A permit is requested for five
years. In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of this
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: September 5, 2008.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Herring Oversight Committee will meet
to consider actions affecting New
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England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 9:30
a.m. and Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at
9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Eastland Park Hotel, 157 High
Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone:
(207) 775–5411; fax: (207) 775–1066.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the committee’s agenda
are as follows:
1. The Committee will continue
development of recommendations for
Council consideration in October
regarding the specific management
measures to be considered further in
Amendment 4 to the Atlantic Herring
Fishery Management Plan (FMP);
2. The agenda will include a
discussion of management alternatives
related to catch monitoring, including
but not limited to: specific monitoring
and reporting requirements for herring
vessels and processors, observer
coverage and at-sea monitoring,
shoreside/dockside monitoring and
sampling, vessel monitoring system
(VMS) requirements, as well as other
measures that were suggested for
consideration during the scoping
process;
3. Review and discuss preliminary
analysis of river herring bycatch in the
Atlantic herring fishery and comparison
of portside and at-sea and observer
bycatch information from the Atlantic
herring fishery for selected species of
interest from 2005–07; develop related
recommendations as appropriate;
4. Review of information related to atsea monitoring and observer coverage,
which may include information about
observer programs in other regions,
industry-funded observer programs,
applications for electronic monitoring,
and cost comparisons; develop
recommendations as appropriate;
5. Review and discuss proposed
management measures to address
herring bycatch concerns in the Atlantic
mackerel fishery; develop
recommendations as appropriate;
6. Address any other issues and
develop recommendations related to
Amendment 4 to the Herring FMP,
possibly including annual catch limits
(ACLs) and accountability measures
(AMs), and individual and group quota
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allocation programs (i.e., IFQs and
sectors;
7. Develop Herring Committee
recommendations regarding cooperative
research priorities for the 2010 research
set-aside (RSA) program.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 8, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Groundfish Oversight Committee will
meet to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, September 29, 2008 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street,
Route 1, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone:
(978) 535–4600.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
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Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
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The items
of discussion in the committee’s agenda
are as follows:
The Groundfish Oversight Committee
will meet to continue development of
Amendment 16 to the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). Amendment 16 will adjust
management measures as necessary to
continue stock rebuilding. The
Committee will finalize its
recommendations for measures that will
be analyzed in the draft amendment
document. They will discuss measures
for both the commercial and
recreational components of the fishery
at this meeting. This will include
recommendations for rebuilding
strategies and target fishing mortality
rates as well as changes to measures that
will achieve the targeted rates. The
Committee may also review sector
policies, the setting of annual catch
limits, accountability measures, and
other amendment alternatives.
Committee recommendations will be
presented to the New England Fishery
Management Council at a later meeting.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 8, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Coastal
Pelagic Species (CPS) advisory bodies
will hold meetings, which are open to
the public, on October 7–9, 2008. The
primary purpose of the meetings is to
review the current Pacific sardine stock
assessment update and draft terms of
reference for the 2009 CPS stock
assessment review process.
DATES: The Coastal Pelagic Species
Management Team (CPSMT) and the
Scientific and Statistical Committee’s
(SSC) CPS Subcommittee will meet in a
joint session on Tuesday, October 7,
2008, from 8 a.m. until business for the
day is completed. The CPSMT will hold
a work session on Wednesday, October
8, 2008, from 8 a.m. until business for
the day is completed. The Coastal
Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel
(CPSAS) will meet Thursday, October 9,
2008, from 8 a.m. until business for the
day is completed.
ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held in
the Large Conference Room at the office
of the Pacific Fishery Management
Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place,
Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384;
telephone: (503) 820–2280.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (503)
820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
CPSMT, the SSC CPS Subcommittee,
and the CPSAS will review the current
Pacific sardine stock assessment update
and the terms of reference for the 2009
CPS stock assessment reviews. The
CPSMT and the CPSAS will also
develop harvest guideline and
management measure recommendations
for the 2009 Pacific sardine fishery. The
CPSMT and CPSAS will develop
recommendations for Council
consideration at the November 1–7,
2008, meeting in San Diego, CA, and
address other issues relating to CPS
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XK35
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Herring
Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 9:30
a.m. and Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Eastland Park Hotel, 157
High Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-5411; fax: (207)
775-1066.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the committee's
agenda are as follows:
1. The Committee will continue development of recommendations for
Council consideration in October regarding the specific management
measures to be considered further in Amendment 4 to the Atlantic
Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP);
2. The agenda will include a discussion of management alternatives
related to catch monitoring, including but not limited to: specific
monitoring and reporting requirements for herring vessels and
processors, observer coverage and at-sea monitoring, shoreside/dockside
monitoring and sampling, vessel monitoring system (VMS) requirements,
as well as other measures that were suggested for consideration during
the scoping process;
3. Review and discuss preliminary analysis of river herring bycatch
in the Atlantic herring fishery and comparison of portside and at-sea
and observer bycatch information from the Atlantic herring fishery for
selected species of interest from 2005-07; develop related
recommendations as appropriate;
4. Review of information related to at-sea monitoring and observer
coverage, which may include information about observer programs in
other regions, industry-funded observer programs, applications for
electronic monitoring, and cost comparisons; develop recommendations as
appropriate;
5. Review and discuss proposed management measures to address
herring bycatch concerns in the Atlantic mackerel fishery; develop
recommendations as appropriate;
6. Address any other issues and develop recommendations related to
Amendment 4 to the Herring FMP, possibly including annual catch limits
(ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs), and individual and group
quota
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allocation programs (i.e., IFQs and sectors;
7. Develop Herring Committee recommendations regarding cooperative
research priorities for the 2010 research set-aside (RSA) program.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 8, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-21094 Filed 9-10-08; 8:45 am]
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