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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Recovery Plans; Recovery Plan for the
Northwest Atlantic Population of the
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
AGENCIES: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce; Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: We, NMFS and USFWS,
announce the availability of the revised
Recovery Plan for the Northwest
Atlantic Population of the Loggerhead
Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta). The revised
recovery plan includes specific recovery
objectives and criteria to be met in order
to delist this species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act).
ADDRESSES: The Recovery Plan for the
Northwest Atlantic Population of the
Loggerhead Sea Turtle is available on
the Internet at https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/recovery/
plans.htm#turtles or https://
www.fws.gov/northflorida. Copies also
may be obtained by contacting NMFS
Office of Protected Resources, 1315
East-West Highway, Room 13657, Silver
Spring, MD 20910 (telephone 301–713–
1401) or USFWS North Florida Field
Office, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite
200, Jacksonville, FL 32256 (telephone
904–731–3336).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Schroeder (ph. 301–713–1401,
fax 301–713–0376, e-mail
barbara.schroeder@noaa.gov) or Sandy
MacPherson (ph. 904–731–3328, fax
904–731–3045, e-mail
sandylmacpherson@fws.gov).
The
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (15
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires that NMFS
and USFWS develop and implement
recovery plans for the conservation and
survival of threatened and endangered
species under their jurisdiction, unless
it is determined that such plans would
not promote the conservation of the
species. Section 4(f) of the Act requires
us to provide a public notice and an
opportunity for public review and
comment during recovery plan
development. We made the draft
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revision of the Recovery Plan for the
Northwest Atlantic Population of the
Loggerhead Sea Turtle available for
public comment from May 30, 2008,
through July 29, 2008 (73 FR 31066,
May 30, 2008). We considered
information we received during the
public comment period and information
from peer reviewers in our preparation
of this final revised recovery plan.
The plan discusses the natural
history, current status, and the known
and potential threats to the loggerhead
turtle in the Northwest Atlantic. The
plan lays out a recovery strategy to
address the potential threats based on
the best available science and includes
recovery goals and criteria. The plan is
not a regulatory action, but presents
guidance for use by agencies and
interested parties to assist in the
recovery of loggerhead turtles. The plan
identifies substantive actions needed to
achieve recovery by addressing the
threats to the species. Recovery of
loggerhead turtles in the Northwest
Atlantic is a long-term effort and will
require cooperation and coordination of
Federal, state, and local government
agencies, and the community, as well as
international cooperation.
Dated: January 9, 2009.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: January 6, 2009.
Jeffrey M. Flemming,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XL89
Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals
During Specified Activities; Marine
Geophysical Survey in Southeast Asia,
March–July 2009
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
take authorization; extension of
comment period.
SUMMARY: On December 22, 2008, the
NMFS announced notice of its proposed
issuance of an Incidental Harassment
Authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty
Earth Observatory (L-DEO), a part of
Columbia University, to take small
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numbers of marine mammals, by
harassment incidental to conducting a
marine seismic survey in Southeast Asia
during March-July 2009. Written
comments were due by January 21,
2009. Under the unique circumstances
of the timing of the publication of the
Federal Register notice relative to
several Federal holidays, NMFS has
decided to extend the public comment
period by 15 days, to February 5, 2009.
DATES: The public comment period for
this action has been extended from
January 21 to February 5, 2009. Written
comments and information must be
received no later than February 5, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application should be addressed to P.
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits,
Conservation, and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver
Spring, MD 20910–3225. The mailbox
address for providing email comments
is PR1.0648–XL89@noaa.gov. Comments
sent via email, including all
attachments, must not exceed 10–
megabyte file size.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Howard Goldstein, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 301–713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 22, 2008 (73 FR 78294), the
NMFS announced notice of its proposed
issuance of an Incidental harassment
Authorization (IHA) to L-DEO, a part of
Columbia University, to take small
numbers of marine mammals by
harassment incidental to conducting a
marine seismic survey in Southeast Asia
during March-July 2009. Under the
unique circumstances of the timing of
the publication of the Federal Register
notice relative to several Federal
holidays, NMFS had decided to extend
the public comment period by 15 days,
to February 5, 2009. The Federal
Register notice published three days
before the Christmas holiday, which fell
on Thursday, December 25, 2008. The
following day, Friday, December, 26,
2008 was declared a Federal holiday for
executive branch departments and
agencies. New Year’s Day, a Federal
holiday, was the following Thursday,
January 1, 2009. In recognition of the
fact that the timing of these three
holidays led many workers to be away
for much of the two-week period and
some non-government organizations
closed their offices during that period,
NMFS’ public comment period for this
proposed action is hereby extended to
February 5, 2009. NMFS is also aware
that the proposed action is for a new
geographical area rather than a renewal
of a prior action, where the associated
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the current crab EDR forms. For further
information on the Crab Rationalization
Program, please visit the NMFS Alaska
Region website at https://
www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
This workshop is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for special accommodations
should be directed to Brian GarberYonts (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) at least 5 working days before
the workshop date.
Dated: January 12, 2009.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Dated: January 13, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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RIN 0648–XM70
National Marine Fisheries Service;
Public Meeting
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public workshop.
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documents are lengthy and would likely
not be familiar to many interested
parties. Finally, NMFS does not
anticipate that the comment period
extension will delay its decision of
whether to issue an IHA.
Background information concerning
the proposed IHA can be found in the
Federal Register notice and is not
repeated here. For additional
information about the IHA application
and associated EA, please visit the
website at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
pr/permits/incidental.htm
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a workshop
for participants that are required to
submit an Economic Data Report for the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab
Rationalization Program.
DATES: The workshop will be held on
Thursday, January 22, 2009, from 1:30
p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
at the Pacific Seafood Processors
Association office, 1900 W. Emerson
Place, ι205, Seattle, WA 98119.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Garber-Yonts; (206) 526-6301 or
brian.garber-yonts@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
Crab Rationalization Program requires
any owner or leaseholder of a vessel or
processing plant that harvested or
processed crab in certain BSAI fisheries
to submit an Economic Data Report
(EDR) for the previous calendar year.
NMFS staff will hold a workshop with
BSAI crab industry members to review
current crab EDR data documentation
and data quality findings. Workshop
participants will also discuss the
development of best practices
guidelines for completing crab EDR
forms and discuss possible revisions to
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will hold public
meetings.
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Special Accommodations
DATES: The meetings will be held
Monday, February 2 through Tuesday,
February 10, 2009. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
The meetings will be held at
the Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison
Street, Seattle, WA.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Witherell, Council staff,
telephone: (907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council will begin its plenary session at
8 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4
continuing through Tuesday, February
10, 2009. The Council’s Advisory Panel
(AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday,
February 2 and continue through
Friday, February 6. The Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at
8 a.m. on Monday, February 2 and
continue through Wednesday, February
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4, 2009. The Ecosystem Committee will
meet Tuesday, February 3, from 4 p.m.
to 6 p.m. The Enforcement Committee
will meet Tuesday, February 3, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. in the. The
Comprehensive Data Collection
Committee may also meet this week at
the hotel, time TBA. All meetings are
open to the public, except executive
sessions.
Council Plenary Session: The agenda
for the Council’s plenary session will
include the following issues. The
Council may take appropriate action on
any of the issues identified.
1. Reports
Executive Director’s Report
NMFS Management Report
NMFS Enforcement Report
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Report
U.S. Coast Guard Report
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report
International Pacific Halibut
Commission Report
Protected Species Report (update on
schedule of Steller Sea Lion (SSL) draft
Status Quo Biological Opinion (BiOp)
and Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS); Bering Sea and Aleutian Island
(BSAI) Pacific cod split.
2. American Fisheries Act (AFA)
Cooperative reports: Receive reports
from BSAI Pollock cooperatives.
3. Arctic Fishery Management Plan
(FMP): Final action to adopt FMP for the
Arctic region.
4. Salmon Bycatch: Review InterCooperative Agreement (ICA) incentive
proposals and Bycatch Committee
Report.
5. Amendment 80: Initial review of
analysis for Amendment 80 Cooperative
Formation.
6. BSAI Fixed Gear: Initial review of
BSAI fixed gear parallel fisheries
analysis.
7. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Sideboards:
Discussion paper on GOA Sideboards
for AFA catcher vessels; Initial review
of GOA Pacific cod sideboards for crab
vessels.
8. BSAI Crab Issues: Initial review
BSAI Crab Regional Delivery Relief;
Receive Committee report; Receive
proposed workplan and timeline for
crab analysis/discussion papers for
changes to the program, and action as
necessary; Receive progress report on
Crab Economic Data Report (EDR)
surveys.
9. Marine Protection Act Nomination
Process: Review NMFS letter and
discuss next steps (T).
10. Halibut/Sablefish Issues: Review/
Rescind previous action to remove
inactive Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)
shares; Review halibut catch sharing
plan discussion papers (SSC only): (i)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XL89
Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities;
Marine Geophysical Survey in Southeast Asia, March-July 2009
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental take authorization; extension of
comment period.
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SUMMARY: On December 22, 2008, the NMFS announced notice of its
proposed issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO), a part of Columbia
University, to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment
incidental to conducting a marine seismic survey in Southeast Asia
during March-July 2009. Written comments were due by January 21, 2009.
Under the unique circumstances of the timing of the publication of the
Federal Register notice relative to several Federal holidays, NMFS has
decided to extend the public comment period by 15 days, to February 5,
2009.
DATES: The public comment period for this action has been extended from
January 21 to February 5, 2009. Written comments and information must
be received no later than February 5, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the application should be addressed to P.
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation, and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315
East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3225. The
mailbox address for providing email comments is PR1.0648-XL89@noaa.gov.
Comments sent via email, including all attachments, must not exceed 10-
megabyte file size.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Goldstein, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 301-713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 22, 2008 (73 FR 78294), the NMFS
announced notice of its proposed issuance of an Incidental harassment
Authorization (IHA) to L-DEO, a part of Columbia University, to take
small numbers of marine mammals by harassment incidental to conducting
a marine seismic survey in Southeast Asia during March-July 2009. Under
the unique circumstances of the timing of the publication of the
Federal Register notice relative to several Federal holidays, NMFS had
decided to extend the public comment period by 15 days, to February 5,
2009. The Federal Register notice published three days before the
Christmas holiday, which fell on Thursday, December 25, 2008. The
following day, Friday, December, 26, 2008 was declared a Federal
holiday for executive branch departments and agencies. New Year's Day,
a Federal holiday, was the following Thursday, January 1, 2009. In
recognition of the fact that the timing of these three holidays led
many workers to be away for much of the two-week period and some non-
government organizations closed their offices during that period, NMFS'
public comment period for this proposed action is hereby extended to
February 5, 2009. NMFS is also aware that the proposed action is for a
new geographical area rather than a renewal of a prior action, where
the associated
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documents are lengthy and would likely not be familiar to many
interested parties. Finally, NMFS does not anticipate that the comment
period extension will delay its decision of whether to issue an IHA.
Background information concerning the proposed IHA can be found in
the Federal Register notice and is not repeated here. For additional
information about the IHA application and associated EA, please visit
the website at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental.htm
Dated: January 12, 2009.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E9-981 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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