Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Sea Turtle Conservation and Recovery in Relation to the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Trawl Fisheries and to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings, 31411-31412 [E9-15552]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XP04
Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
Sea Turtle Conservation and Recovery
in Relation to the Atlantic Ocean and
Gulf of Mexico Trawl Fisheries and to
Conduct Public Scoping Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; Extension of public
comment period.
SUMMARY: In response to requests from
members of the public, NMFS extends
the public comment period on the
notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by
assessing potential impacts resulting
from the proposed implementation of
new sea turtle regulations in the
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico trawl
fisheries. The comment period is now
extended for an additional 30 days until
August 10, 2009.
DATES: Comments will be accepted until
August 10, 2009. Comments received or
postmarked after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
scope of the EIS should be sent to
Alexis.Gutierrez@noaa.gov, 1315 East
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910; 301–713–2322 or fax 301–713–
4060. Additional information, including
the Scoping document, can be found at:
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/
turtles/strategy.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Klemm (ph. 727–824–5312, fax
727–824–5309, email
Dennis.Klemm@noaa.gov), Pasquale
Scida (ph. 978–281–9208, fax 978–281–
9394, email Pasquale.Scida@noaa.gov),
Alexis Gutierrez (ph. 301–713–2322, fax
301–713–4060, email
Alexis.Gutierrez@noaa.gov).
Background
On May 8, 2009, NMFS published a
Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for Sea Turtle Conservation and
Recovery in Relation to the Atlantic
Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Trawl
Fisheries and to Conduct Public
Scoping Meetings (74 FR 21627). The
Notice announced that NMFS is
developing rulemaking to address sea
turtle bycatch in state and Federal trawl
fisheries under the Endangered Species
Act. The notice also announced that
NMFS would conduct five public
scoping meetings. NMFS has now
conducted those scoping meetings and
has been asked to extend the comment
period for an additional 30 days.
NMFS is asking for public comment
on the alternatives outlined in the
scoping document. NMFS will evaluate
a range of alternatives in the Draft EIS
for implementing phase one of the
Strategy to reduce sea turtle bycatch and
mortality in trawl fisheries along the
Atlantic Coast. In addition to evaluating
the status quo, NMFS will evaluate a
range of alternatives including which
Atlantic trawl fisheries will be
regulated, the temporal and spatial
aspects of the regulation and the
potential changes to the operation of
Atlantic trawl fisheries. These
alternatives could include time and area
closures, requiring the use of TEDs in
the summer flounder, whelk, croaker
and weakfish flynet and calico scallop
trawls for the entire Atlantic Coast, as
well as combination of spatial and
temporal options. In terms of spatial
options, sea turtles in U.S. waters range
as far North as Georges Bank and the
Gulf of Maine, but may be less likely to
interact with a fishery towards the
northern extent of this range. NMFSwill
likely evaluate several alternatives
related to the northern/northeastern
extent of any required gear modification
or other regulation. Similarly, several
alternatives will likely be evaluated for
the temporal extent of when a regulation
would be in effect, as sea turtles migrate
north along the Atlantic coast as waters
warm each year, and are only present in
more northern areas during the warmer
months. The public scoping document,
the powerpoint presentation and the
Notice of Intent can be found at https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/
strategy.htm. The public comment
period is now extended 30 days and
will close on August 10, 2009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dated: June 24, 2009.
James H. Lecky,
Office Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–15552 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XP85
Incidental Taking of Marine Mammals;
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental
to the Explosive Removal of Offshore
Structures in the Gulf of Mexico
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of letters of
authorization.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) and implementing regulations,
notification is hereby given that NMFS
has issued one-year Letters of
Authorization (LOA) to take marine
mammals incidental to the explosive
removal of offshore oil and gas
structures (EROS) in the Gulf of Mexico.
DATES: These authorizations are
effective from July 1, 2009 through June
30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The application and LOAs
are available for review by writing to P.
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits,
Conservation, and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910–3235 or by telephoning the
contact listed here (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT), or online at:
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental.htm. Documents cited in this
notice may be viewed, by appointment,
during regular business hours, at the
aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Howard Goldstein or Ken Hollingshead,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
301–713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C.
1361 et seq.) directs the NMFS to allow,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by United States
citizens who engage in a specified
activity (other than commercial fishing)
within a specified geographical region,
if certain findings are made by NMFS
and regulations are issued. Under the
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MMPA, the term ‘‘taking’’ means to
harass, hunt, capture, or kill or to
attempt to harass, hunt capture, or kill
marine mammals.
Authorization for incidental taking, in
the form of annual LOAs, may be
granted by NMFS for periods up to five
years if NMFS finds, after notification
and opportunity for public comment,
that the taking will have a negligible
impact on the species or stock(s) of
marine mammals, and will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
subsistence uses (where relevant). In
addition, NMFS must prescribe
regulations that include permissible
methods of taking and other means
effecting the least practicable adverse
impact on the species and its habitat
(i.e., mitigation), and on the availability
of the species for subsistence uses,
paying particular attention to rookeries,
mating rounds, and areas of similar
significance. The regulations also must
include requirements pertaining to the
monitoring and reporting of such taking.
Regulations governing the taking
incidental to EROS were published on
June 19, 2008 (73 FR 34889), and remain
in effect through July 19, 2013. For
detailed information on this action,
please refer to that Federal Register
notice. The species that applicants may
take in small numbers during EROS
activities are bottlenose dolphins
(Tursiops truncatus), Atlantic spotted
dolphins (Stenella frontalis),
pantropical spotted dolphins (Stenella
attenuata), Clymene dolphins (Stenella
clymene), striped dolphins (Stenella
coeruleoalba), spinner dolphins
(Stenella longirostris), rough-toothed
dolphins (Steno bredanensis), Risso’s
dolphins (Grampus griseus), melonheaded whales (Peponocephala electra),
short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala
macrorhynchus), and sperm whales
(Physeter macrocephalus).
Pursuant to these regulations, NMFS
has issued an LOA to St. Mary Land &
Exploration Company and Apache
Corporation. Issuance of these LOAs is
based on a finding made in the
preamble to the final rule that the total
taking by these activities (with
monitoring, mitigation, and reporting
measures) will result in no more than a
negligible impact on the affected species
or stock(s) of marine mammals and will
not have an unmitigable adverse impact
on subsistence uses. NMFS also finds
that the applicants will meet the
requirements contained in the
implementing regulations and LOA,
including monitoring, mitigation, and
reporting requirements.
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Dated: June 25, 2009.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
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amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department of
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The Department’s procedures for the
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Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XP04
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
Sea Turtle Conservation and Recovery in Relation to the Atlantic Ocean
and Gulf of Mexico Trawl Fisheries and to Conduct Public Scoping
Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: In response to requests from members of the public, NMFS
extends the public comment period on the notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by assessing potential impacts
resulting from the proposed implementation of new sea turtle
regulations in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico trawl fisheries. The
comment period is now extended for an additional 30 days until August
10, 2009.
DATES: Comments will be accepted until August 10, 2009. Comments
received or postmarked after that date will be considered to the extent
practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS should be sent to
Alexis.Gutierrez@noaa.gov, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910; 301-713-2322 or fax 301-713-4060. Additional information,
including the Scoping document, can be found at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/strategy.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Klemm (ph. 727-824-5312, fax
727-824-5309, email Dennis.Klemm@noaa.gov), Pasquale Scida (ph. 978-
281-9208, fax 978-281-9394, email Pasquale.Scida@noaa.gov), Alexis
Gutierrez (ph. 301-713-2322, fax 301-713-4060, email
Alexis.Gutierrez@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 8, 2009, NMFS published a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Sea Turtle Conservation and
Recovery in Relation to the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Trawl
Fisheries and to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings (74 FR 21627). The
Notice announced that NMFS is developing rulemaking to address sea
turtle bycatch in state and Federal trawl fisheries under the
Endangered Species Act. The notice also announced that NMFS would
conduct five public scoping meetings. NMFS has now conducted those
scoping meetings and has been asked to extend the comment period for an
additional 30 days.
NMFS is asking for public comment on the alternatives outlined in
the scoping document. NMFS will evaluate a range of alternatives in the
Draft EIS for implementing phase one of the Strategy to reduce sea
turtle bycatch and mortality in trawl fisheries along the Atlantic
Coast. In addition to evaluating the status quo, NMFS will evaluate a
range of alternatives including which Atlantic trawl fisheries will be
regulated, the temporal and spatial aspects of the regulation and the
potential changes to the operation of Atlantic trawl fisheries. These
alternatives could include time and area closures, requiring the use of
TEDs in the summer flounder, whelk, croaker and weakfish flynet and
calico scallop trawls for the entire Atlantic Coast, as well as
combination of spatial and temporal options. In terms of spatial
options, sea turtles in U.S. waters range as far North as Georges Bank
and the Gulf of Maine, but may be less likely to interact with a
fishery towards the northern extent of this range. NMFSwill likely
evaluate several alternatives related to the northern/northeastern
extent of any required gear modification or other regulation.
Similarly, several alternatives will likely be evaluated for the
temporal extent of when a regulation would be in effect, as sea turtles
migrate north along the Atlantic coast as waters warm each year, and
are only present in more northern areas during the warmer months. The
public scoping document, the powerpoint presentation and the Notice of
Intent can be found at https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/strategy.htm. The public comment period is now extended 30 days and
will close on August 10, 2009.
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Dated: June 24, 2009.
James H. Lecky,
Office Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-15552 Filed 6-30-09; 8:45 am]
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