Marine Mammals; File No. 782-1708, 800 [E9-124]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
800
Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 5 / Thursday, January 8, 2009 / Notices
participants would be required to stop
fishing when the hard cap is reached.
2. Triggered area closure – Establish a
salmon savings area closure based on
current salmon bycatch information.
These closures would occur once a
specified cap level was reached.
Additional information about non–
Chinook salmon bycatch and the
alternatives that the Council may
consider may be found on the Council’s
website at: https://
www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/
currentlissues/bycatch/
chumbycatch1208.pdf.
erowe on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES
Preliminary Identification of Issues
A principal objective of the scoping
and public input process is to identify
potentially significant impacts to the
human environment. The analysis will
evaluate the impacts of the alternatives
for all resources, species, and issues that
may be directly or indirectly affected by
non–Chinook salmon bycatch in the
Bering Sea pollock fisheries. The
following components of the biological
and physical environment may be
evaluated: (1) target and non–target fish
stocks, forage fish, and prohibited
species, including salmon species; (2)
species listed under the ESA and their
critical habitat; (3) seabirds; (4) marine
mammals; and (5) the ecosystem.
Social and economic impacts also
would be considered in terms of the
effects that changes to non–Chinook
salmon bycatch management measures
would have on the following groups of
individuals: (1) those who participate in
harvesting pollock; (2) those who
process and market pollock and pollock
products; (3) those who consume
pollock products; (4) those who rely on
living marine resources caught in the
management area, particularly non–
Chinook salmon; (5) those who benefit
from subsistence, commercial, and sport
salmon fisheries; and (6) fishing
communities.
Public Involvement
Scoping is an early and open process
for determining the scope of issues to be
addressed in an EA for EIS and for
identifying the significant issues related
to the proposed action. A principal
objective of the scoping and public
involvement process is to identify a
range of reasonable of management
alternatives that will delineate critical
issues and provide a clear basis for
distinguishing among those alternatives
and selecting a preferred alternative.
Through this notice, we are notifying
the public that a NEPA analysis and
decision–making process for this
proposed action has been initiated so
that interested or affected people may
VerDate Nov<24>2008
13:57 Jan 07, 2009
Jkt 217001
participate and contribute to the final
decision.
We are seeking written public
comments on the scope of issues,
including potential impacts, and
alternatives that should be considered
in revising non–Chinook salmon
bycatch management measures. Written
comments will be accepted at the
address above (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should be as specific as
possible to be the most helpful. Written
comments received during the scoping
process, including the names and
addresses of those submitting them, will
be considered part of the public record
of this proposal and will be available for
public inspection.
The public is invited to participate
and provide input at Council meetings
where the latest scientific information
regarding salmon bycatch in the Bering
Sea pollock fishery is reviewed and
alternative non–Chinook salmon
bycatch reduction measures are
developed and evaluated. Notice of
future Council meetings will be
published in the Federal Register and
posted on the Internet at https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/. Please visit
this website for more information on
this proposed action and for guidance
on submitting effective public
comments.
Dated: January 2, 2009.
Emily H. Menashes
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–125 Filed 1–7–09; 8:45 am]
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Adams or Kate Swails,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
requested amendment has been granted
under the authority of 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 original permit (No. 782–1708),
issued on August 23, 2003 (68 FR
53967) and valid through December 31,
2008, authorized research on northern
fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) of the
San Miguel Islands Stock at San Miguel
Island, California, and of the Eastern
North Pacific Stock at Bogoslof Island
and the Pribilof Islands in Alaska. The
permit was subsequently amended four
times to modify methods and take
numbers. The minor amendment (No.
782–1708–05) extends the duration of
the permit through December 31, 2009,
and does not change any other terms or
conditions of the permit.
Dated: January 2, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–124 Filed 1–7–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–S
BILLING CODE 3510–22–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[Docket No. PTO–C–2008–0058]
RIN 0648–XM55
Marine Mammals; File No. 782–1708
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
amendment.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the NMFS National Marine Mammal
Laboratory, Seattle, WA has been issued
a minor amendment to Scientific
Research Permit No. 782–1708–04.
ADDRESSES: The amendment and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following office:
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
National Medal of Technology and
Innovation Nomination Evaluation
Committee
AGENCY: United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
ACTION: Notice and request for
nominations.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(United States Patent and Trademark
Office) is requesting nominations of
individuals to serve on the National
Medal of Technology and Innovation
Nomination Evaluation Committee. The
United States Patent and Trademark
Office will consider nominations
received in response to this notice as
well as from other sources. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice provides committee and
membership criteria.
E:\FR\FM\08JAN1.SGM
08JAN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-124]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XM55
Marine Mammals; File No. 782-1708
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the NMFS National Marine Mammal
Laboratory, Seattle, WA has been issued a minor amendment to Scientific
Research Permit No. 782-1708-04.
ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following office:
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Adams or Kate Swails, (301)713-
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested amendment has been granted
under the authority of 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 original permit (No. 782-1708), issued on August 23, 2003 (68
FR 53967) and valid through December 31, 2008, authorized research on
northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) of the San Miguel Islands
Stock at San Miguel Island, California, and of the Eastern North
Pacific Stock at Bogoslof Island and the Pribilof Islands in Alaska.
The permit was subsequently amended four times to modify methods and
take numbers. The minor amendment (No. 782-1708-05) extends the
duration of the permit through December 31, 2009, and does not change
any other terms or conditions of the permit.
Dated: January 2, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-124 Filed 1-7-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S
