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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
wetlands).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Migliori at (301) 563–1126 or
Laurie McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of
NOAA’s National Ocean Service,
Estuarine Reserves Division, 1305 EastWest Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor,
Silver Spring, MD 20910. For copies of
the Jacques Cousteau Management Plan
revision, visit https://www.jcnerr.org/.
Dated: August 3, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XQ83
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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 COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XQ83
Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; annual affirmative finding renewals.
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SUMMARY: 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 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
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 Salvadorian-flag, 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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