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attributable to the acquisition of four
parcels within the Mullica River
watershed through a partnership with
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
and the continued implementation of
the Mullica River Conservation
Initiative. The acquisition of Bear Creek
Preserve (100 acres), Hanselman
Preserve (57 acres), Rudolph Property
(31 acres), and Lee Property (20 acres)
provides additional buffer areas (mixed
pitch pine-scrub oak upland, Atlantic
white cedar forest) for key land and
water areas (salt marsh flats, tidal
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Dated: August 3, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
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Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E9–19284 Filed 8–12–09; 8:45 am]
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Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; annual affirmative
finding renewals.
The Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries, NMFS (Assistant
Administrator), has renewed the
affirmative findings for the Government
of Ecuador, the Government of El
Salvador, the Government of Mexico
and the Government of Spain under the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA). These affirmative findings will
allow yellowfin tuna harvested in the
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) in
compliance with the International
Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP)
by Ecuadorian-flag, El Salvadorian-flag,
Mexican-flag or Spanish-flag purse seine
vessels or purse seine vessels operating
under Ecuadorian, El Salvadorian,
Mexican, or Spanish jurisdiction to be
imported into the United States. These
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affirmative findings were based on
review of documentary evidence
submitted separately by the
Governments of Ecuador, El Salvador,
Mexico, and Spain and obtained from
the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC) and the U.S.
Department of State.
DATES: The affirmative finding renewals
are effective from April 1, 2009, through
March 31, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regional Administrator, Southwest
Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA
90802–4213; phone 562–980–4000; fax
562–980–4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
the entry into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP under certain
conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries (Assistant
Administrator) will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based
upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting
nation, the IATTC, and the Department
of State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation is
meeting its obligations under the IDCP
and obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of
the harvesting nation must request an
affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly
to the Assistant Administrator. On an
annual basis, NMFS reviews the
affirmative finding and determine
whether the harvesting nation continues
to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to
compliance with IDCP and IATTC
measures directly to NMFS on an
annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to
NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an
application from the harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be
terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant
Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no
longer being met or that a nation is
consistently failing to take enforcement
actions on violations, thereby
diminishing the effectiveness of the
IDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f), the
Assistant Administrator considered
documentary evidence submitted
separately by the Government of
Ecuador, the Government of El
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Salvador, the Government of Mexico,
and the Government of Spain, as well as
evidence obtained from the IATTC and
the Department of State and has
determined that Ecuador, El Salvador,
Mexico and Spain have each met the
MMPA’s requirements to receive annual
affirmative finding renewals.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued annual affirmative
finding renewals to the Governments of
Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, and
Spain, allowing the continued
importation into the United States of
yellowfin tuna and products derived
from yellowfin tuna harvested in the
ETP by Ecuadorian-flag, El Salvadorianflag, Mexican-flag or Spanish-flag purse
seine vessels or purse seine vessels
operating under the jurisdiction of these
nations. These annual renewals of
affirmative findings for Ecuador, El
Salvador, Mexico and Spain will remain
valid through March 31, 2010.
Dated: August 7, 2009.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
RIN 0710–ZA04
Proposed Suspension and
Modification of Nationwide Permit 21
AGENCY: United States Army Corps of
Engineers, Department of Defense,
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
period.
SUMMARY: In the July 15, 2009, issue of
the Federal Register (74 FR 34311) the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published
a proposal to take two actions
concerning Nationwide Permit 21,
which authorizes discharges of dredged
or fill material into waters of the United
States for surface coal mining activities.
The two proposed actions are to
suspend NWP 21 to prohibit its use to
authorize surface coal mining activities
in the Appalachian region of Kentucky,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Virginia, and West Virginia, and then to
modify NWP 21 to make that
prohibition permanent until NWP 21
expires on March 18, 2012. The July 15,
2009, notice stated that public
comments and any requests for a public
hearing must be received by August 14,
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2009. We have received several requests
to extend the comment period. We are
extending the comment period to
September 14, 2009.
DATES: Comments must be received by
September 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number COE–
2009–0032, by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Attn: CECW–CO (Attn: Ms. Desiree
Hann), 441 G Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20314–1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to
security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or
courier.
We will not accept e-mailed or faxed
comments. We will post all comments
on https://www.regulations.gov under
docket number COE–2009–0032.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Desiree Hann or Mr. David Olson,
Headquarters, Operations and
Regulatory Community of Practice,
Washington, DC. Ms. Hann can be
reached at 202–761–4560 and Mr. Olson
can be reached at 202–761–4922.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the July
15, 2009, issue of the Federal Register
(74 FR 34311) the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers published a proposal to take
two actions concerning Nationwide
Permit 21, which authorizes discharges
of dredged or fill material into waters of
the United States for surface coal
mining activities.
First, the Corps proposes to modify
NWP 21 to prohibit its use to authorize
discharges of dredged or fill material
into waters of the United States for
surface coal mining activities in the
Appalachian region of the following
states: Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia
until it expires on March 18, 2012. The
proposed modification would enhance
environmental protection of aquatic
resources by requiring surface coal
mining projects in the affected region to
obtain individual permit coverage under
the Clean Water Act, which includes
increased public and agency
involvement in the permit review
process, including an opportunity for
public comment on individual projects.
Second, the Corps is proposing to
suspend NWP 21 to provide an interim
means of requiring individual permit
reviews in Appalachia, while proposing
to undertake the longer-term measure of
modifying NWP 21 to prohibit its use to
authorize discharges of dredged or fill
material into waters of the United States
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associated with surface coal mining
activities in the Appalachian region of
these six States. The Corps is also
proposing to suspend NWP 21 to
provide immediate environmental
protection while it evaluates the
comments received in response to the
proposal to modify NWP 21.
The application of NWP 21 to surface
coal mining activities in the rest of the
United States would not be affected by
this proposed modification or the
proposed suspension.
Several entities have requested an
extension of the comment period for the
proposed rule. We have determined that
a 30-day extension of the comment
period for this proposed rule is
warranted. Therefore, the comment
period for these proposed actions is
extended until September 14, 2009.
Dated: August 10, 2009. Approved By:
Jonathan A. Davis,
Deputy Chief, Operations, Directorate of Civil
Works.
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Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule
State Authorized Program Revision/
Modification Approvals: State of
Washington
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
approval, under regulations for CrossMedia Electronic Reporting, of the State
of Washington’s request to revise/
modify programs to allow electronic
reporting for certain of their EPAauthorized programs under title 40 of
the CFR.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective on
August 13, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi
Huffer, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Environmental
Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1697,
huffer.evi@epa.gov, or David Schwarz,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Environmental Information,
Mail Stop 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460,
(202) 566–1704,
schwarz.david@epa.gov.
On
October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
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Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
was published in the Federal Register
(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
establishes electronic reporting as an
acceptable regulatory alternative to
paper reporting and establishes
requirements to assure that electronic
documents are as legally dependable as
their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
CROMERR, requires that State, tribal or
local government agencies that receive,
or wish to begin receiving, electronic
reports under their EPA-authorized
programs must apply to EPA for a
revision or modification of those
programs and get EPA approval. Subpart
D provides standards for such approvals
based on consideration of the electronic
document receiving systems that the
state, tribe, or local government will use
to implement the electronic reporting.
Additionally, in § 3.1000(b) through (e)
of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D provides
special procedures for program
revisions and modifications to allow
electronic reporting, to be used at the
option of the state, tribe or local
government in place of procedures
available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An
application submitted under the subpart
D procedures must show that the State,
tribe or local government has sufficient
legal authority to implement the
electronic reporting components of its
authorized programs covered by the
application and will use electronic
document receiving systems that meet
the applicable subpart D requirements.
On October 10, 2008, the State of
Washington Department of Ecology
(WAECY) submitted an application for
its enterprise-wide electronic document
receiving system for revision or
modification of multiple EPAauthorized programs under title 40 CFR.
EPA reviewed WAECY’s request to
revise/modify their EPA-authorized
programs and, based on this review,
EPA determined the application met the
standards for approval of authorized
program revisions/modifications set out
in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In
accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this
notice of EPA’s decision to approve
Washington’s request for revision/
modification to certain of their
authorized programs is being published
in the Federal Register.
Specifically, EPA has approved
WAECY’s request for revisions/
modifications to the following of their
authorized programs to allow electronic
reporting under 40 CFR parts 51, 60–63,
70, 122–124, 144–147, and 280:
• Part 52—Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans;
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
RIN 0710-ZA04
Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21
AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense,
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: In the July 15, 2009, issue of the Federal Register (74 FR
34311) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a proposal to take
two actions concerning Nationwide Permit 21, which authorizes
discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States
for surface coal mining activities. The two proposed actions are to
suspend NWP 21 to prohibit its use to authorize surface coal mining
activities in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, and then to modify NWP 21 to
make that prohibition permanent until NWP 21 expires on March 18, 2012.
The July 15, 2009, notice stated that public comments and any requests
for a public hearing must be received by August 14,
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2009. We have received several requests to extend the comment period.
We are extending the comment period to September 14, 2009.
DATES: Comments must be received by September 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-
2009-0032, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-CO (Attn: Ms.
Desiree Hann), 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
We will not accept e-mailed or faxed comments. We will post all
comments on https://www.regulations.gov under docket number COE-2009-
0032.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Desiree Hann or Mr. David Olson,
Headquarters, Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice,
Washington, DC. Ms. Hann can be reached at 202-761-4560 and Mr. Olson
can be reached at 202-761-4922.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the July 15, 2009, issue of the Federal
Register (74 FR 34311) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a
proposal to take two actions concerning Nationwide Permit 21, which
authorizes discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the
United States for surface coal mining activities.
First, the Corps proposes to modify NWP 21 to prohibit its use to
authorize discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the
United States for surface coal mining activities in the Appalachian
region of the following states: Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia until it expires on March 18,
2012. The proposed modification would enhance environmental protection
of aquatic resources by requiring surface coal mining projects in the
affected region to obtain individual permit coverage under the Clean
Water Act, which includes increased public and agency involvement in
the permit review process, including an opportunity for public comment
on individual projects.
Second, the Corps is proposing to suspend NWP 21 to provide an
interim means of requiring individual permit reviews in Appalachia,
while proposing to undertake the longer-term measure of modifying NWP
21 to prohibit its use to authorize discharges of dredged or fill
material into waters of the United States associated with surface coal
mining activities in the Appalachian region of these six States. The
Corps is also proposing to suspend NWP 21 to provide immediate
environmental protection while it evaluates the comments received in
response to the proposal to modify NWP 21.
The application of NWP 21 to surface coal mining activities in the
rest of the United States would not be affected by this proposed
modification or the proposed suspension.
Several entities have requested an extension of the comment period
for the proposed rule. We have determined that a 30-day extension of
the comment period for this proposed rule is warranted. Therefore, the
comment period for these proposed actions is extended until September
14, 2009.
Dated: August 10, 2009. Approved By:
Jonathan A. Davis,
Deputy Chief, Operations, Directorate of Civil Works.
[FR Doc. E9-19446 Filed 8-12-09; 8:45 am]
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