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showing that the property owner agrees
that the falconry facilities and raptors
may be inspected by State, tribal (if
applicable), or territorial authorities at
any reasonable time of day in the
presence of the property owner; except
that the authorities may not enter the
facilities or disturb the raptors unless
you are present.
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(9) Falconry equipment and records
may be inspected in the presence of the
permittee during business hours on any
day of the week by State, tribal, or
territorial officials.
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(v) If you are a Master Falconer and
your State, tribe, or territory allows you
to possess golden eagles, in any year
you may take up to two golden eagles
from the wild and only in a livestock
depredation area during the time the
depredation area and associated
depredation permit or depredation
control order are in effect. A livestock
depredation area is declared by USDA
Wildlife Services and permitted under
§ 22.23, or upon the request of a State
governor and authorized by the Service
Director pursuant to §§ 22.31 and 22.32.
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(i) If you are an Apprentice Falconer,
you may take raptors less than 1 year
old, except nestlings, from the wild
during any period or periods specified
by the State, tribe, or territory. You may
take any raptor species from the wild
except a federally listed threatened or
endangered species or the following
species: Bald eagle (Haliaeetus
leucocephalus), white-tailed eagle
(Haliaeetus albicilla), Steller’s sea-eagle
(Haliaeetus pelagicus), golden eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos), American swallowtailed kite (Elanoides forficatus),
Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni),
peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus),
flammulated owl (Otus flammeolus), elf
owl (Micrathene whitneyi), and shorteared owl (Asio flammeus).
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(iii) If you are a Master Falconer
authorized to possess golden eagles for
use in falconry, you may capture a
golden eagle in a livestock or wildlife
depredation area during the time the
depredation area and associated
depredation permit or depredation
control order are in effect.
(A) You may capture an immature or
subadult golden eagle.
(B) You may take a nestling from its
nest in a livestock depredation area if a
biologist representing the agency
responsible for declaring the
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depredation area has determined that
the adult eagle is preying on livestock
or wildlife.
(C) You may take a nesting adult
golden eagle only if a biologist
representing the agency responsible for
declaring the depredation area has
determined that the adult eagle is
preying on livestock or wildlife and that
any nestling of the adult will be taken
by a falconer authorized to possess it or
by the biologist and transferred to an
individual authorized to possess it.
(D) You must determine the locations
of the livestock or wildlife depredation
areas declared by USDA Wildlife
Services, or published in the Federal
Register by the Service in response to a
State governor’s request. We will not
notify you about them.
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(ii) You may not use falconry raptors
for commercial entertainment; for
advertisements; as a representation of
any business, company, corporation, or
other organization; or for promotion or
endorsement of any products,
merchandise, goods, services, meetings,
or fairs, with the following exceptions:
(A) You may use a falconry raptor to
promote or endorse a nonprofit falconry
organization or association.
(B) You may use a falconry raptor to
promote or endorse products or
endeavors related to falconry, including,
but not limited to items such as hoods,
telemetry equipment, giant hoods,
perches, materials for raptor facilities,
falconry training and education
materials, and scientific research and
publication.
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PART 22—EAGLE PERMITS
4. The authority citation for part 22
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668–668d; 16 U.S.C.
703–712; 16 U.S.C. 1531–1544.
5. Revise § 22.24(b) as follows:
§ 22.24
Permits for falconry purposes.
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(b) Transfer of golden eagles trapped
by government employees to other
permittees. If you have the necessary
permit(s) from your State, tribe, or
territory, a government employee who
has trapped a golden eagle under a
Federal depredation permit or under a
depredation control order may transfer
the bird to you if he or she cannot
release the eagle in an appropriate
location. A golden eagle may only be
taken from a livestock or wildlife
depredation area declared by USDA
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Wildlife Services and permitted under
§ 22.23, or from a livestock depredation
area authorized in accordance with
Subpart D, Depredation Control Orders
on Golden Eagles.
Thomas L. Strickland,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No.0909111273–91431–02]
RIN 0648–XR09
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries;
Annual Specifications
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to
implement the annual harvest guideline
(HG) for Pacific mackerel in the U.S.
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the
Pacific coast for the fishing season of
July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010.
This HG has been determined according
to the regulations implementing the
Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) and establishes
allowable harvest levels for Pacific
mackerel off the Pacific coast. The total
HG for the 2009–2010 fishing year is
10,000 metric tons (mt) and is divided
into a directed fishery HG of 8,000 mt
and an incidental fishery of 2,000 mt.
DATES: Effective February 8, 2010
through June 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the report Pacific
Mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Stock
Assessment for U.S. Management in the
2009–2010 Fishing Year may be
obtained from the Southwest Regional
Office by contacting Rodney R. McInnis,
Regional Administrator, Southwest
Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,
Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–
4213.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Lindsay, Southwest Region,
NMFS, (562) 980–4034.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CPS
FMP, which is implemented by
regulations at 50 CFR part 660, subpart
I, divides management unit species into
two categories: actively managed and
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monitored. The HGs for actively
managed species (Pacific sardine and
Pacific mackerel) are based on formulas
applied to current biomass estimates.
During public meetings each year, the
biomass for each actively managed
species within the CPS FMP is
presented to the Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Coastal Pelagic Species Management
Team (Team), the Council’s Coastal
Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel
(Subpanel) and the Council’s Scientific
and Statistical Committee (SSC). At that
time, the biomass, maximum HG and
the status of the fisheries are reviewed
and discussed. This information is then
presented to the Council along with
annual HG recommendations and
comments from the Team and Subpanel.
Following review by the Council and
after hearing public comments, the
Council makes its HG recommendation
to NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS). The annual HG is
published in the Federal Register as
close as practicable to the start of the
fishing season.
For the 2009–2010 Pacific mackerel
management season a full assessment
for Pacific mackerel was conducted and
then reviewed by a Stock Assessment
Review (STAR) Panel in May 2009. This
most recent full assessment for Pacific
mackerel estimates the current biomass
to be 282,049 mt. Applying this biomass
estimate to the harvest control rule
(established in the CPS FMP) a
maximum HG of 55,408 mt is produced.
At the June 2009 Pacific Council
Meeting, the Council reviewed the
current Pacific mackerel stock
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assessment, biomass numbers, ABC and
STAR Panel Report, as well as heard
statements/reports from the SSC, Team
and Subpanel. Although the assessment
for Pacific mackerel was reviewed by a
STAR Panel and was approved by the
SSC as the best available science for use
in management, concerns were
expressed by all the advisory groups
regarding the data sources that informed
the assessment and the uncertainty in
the assessment results. Taking into
consideration these reports and
statements, the Council adopted and
NMFS approved the most recent
assessment for Pacific mackerel along
with the calculated ABC, but
recommended setting an overall HG for
the July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010,
fishing season at 10,000 mt. The Council
also recommended and NMFS approved
that 8,000 mt of this total HG be
allocated for a directed fishery and
2,000 mt be set aside for incidental
Pacific mackerel landings in other
fisheries should the 8,000 mt directed
fishery HG be attained. Should the
directed Pacific mackerel fishery attain
landings of 8,000 mt NMFS will close
the directed fishery and establish a 45
percent incidental catch allowance
when Pacific mackerel are landed with
other CPS (no more than 45% by weight
of the CPS landed per trip may be
Pacific mackerel), except that up to 1 mt
of Pacific mackerel can be landed
without landing any other CPS.
On September 29, 2009, a proposed
rule was published for this action that
solicited public comments (74 FR 4845).
One comment was received, which was
in support of the proposed action.
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Information on the fishery and the
stock assessment can be found in the
report Pacific mackerel (Scomber
japonicus) Stock Assessment for U.S.
Management in the 2009–10 Fishing
Season (see ADDRESSES).
Classification
The Administrator, Southwest Region,
NMFS, determined that this final rule is
necessary for the conservation and
management of the CPS fishery and that
it is consistent with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and other applicable
laws.
This final rule is exempt from Office
of Management and Budget review
under Executive Order 12866.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of
the Department of Commerce certified
to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration during
the proposed rule stage that this action
would not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the
certification was published in the
proposed rule (74 FR 4845) and is not
repeated here.
No comments were received regarding
this certification. As a result, a
regulatory flexibility analysis was not
required and none was prepared.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 31, 2009.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No.0909111273-91431-02]
RIN 0648-XR09
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species
Fisheries; Annual Specifications
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to implement the annual harvest
guideline (HG) for Pacific mackerel in the U.S. exclusive economic zone
(EEZ) off the Pacific coast for the fishing season of July 1, 2009,
through June 30, 2010. This HG has been determined according to the
regulations implementing the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) and establishes allowable harvest levels for
Pacific mackerel off the Pacific coast. The total HG for the 2009-2010
fishing year is 10,000 metric tons (mt) and is divided into a directed
fishery HG of 8,000 mt and an incidental fishery of 2,000 mt.
DATES: Effective February 8, 2010 through June 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the report Pacific Mackerel (Scomber japonicus)
Stock Assessment for U.S. Management in the 2009-2010 Fishing Year may
be obtained from the Southwest Regional Office by contacting Rodney R.
McInnis, Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean
Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Lindsay, Southwest Region,
NMFS, (562) 980-4034.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CPS FMP, which is implemented by
regulations at 50 CFR part 660, subpart I, divides management unit
species into two categories: actively managed and
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monitored. The HGs for actively managed species (Pacific sardine and
Pacific mackerel) are based on formulas applied to current biomass
estimates.
During public meetings each year, the biomass for each actively
managed species within the CPS FMP is presented to the Pacific Fishery
Management Council's (Pacific Council) Coastal Pelagic Species
Management Team (Team), the Council's Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory
Subpanel (Subpanel) and the Council's Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC). At that time, the biomass, maximum HG and the status
of the fisheries are reviewed and discussed. This information is then
presented to the Council along with annual HG recommendations and
comments from the Team and Subpanel. Following review by the Council
and after hearing public comments, the Council makes its HG
recommendation to NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The
annual HG is published in the Federal Register as close as practicable
to the start of the fishing season.
For the 2009-2010 Pacific mackerel management season a full
assessment for Pacific mackerel was conducted and then reviewed by a
Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel in May 2009. This most recent full
assessment for Pacific mackerel estimates the current biomass to be
282,049 mt. Applying this biomass estimate to the harvest control rule
(established in the CPS FMP) a maximum HG of 55,408 mt is produced.
At the June 2009 Pacific Council Meeting, the Council reviewed the
current Pacific mackerel stock assessment, biomass numbers, ABC and
STAR Panel Report, as well as heard statements/reports from the SSC,
Team and Subpanel. Although the assessment for Pacific mackerel was
reviewed by a STAR Panel and was approved by the SSC as the best
available science for use in management, concerns were expressed by all
the advisory groups regarding the data sources that informed the
assessment and the uncertainty in the assessment results. Taking into
consideration these reports and statements, the Council adopted and
NMFS approved the most recent assessment for Pacific mackerel along
with the calculated ABC, but recommended setting an overall HG for the
July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, fishing season at 10,000 mt. The
Council also recommended and NMFS approved that 8,000 mt of this total
HG be allocated for a directed fishery and 2,000 mt be set aside for
incidental Pacific mackerel landings in other fisheries should the
8,000 mt directed fishery HG be attained. Should the directed Pacific
mackerel fishery attain landings of 8,000 mt NMFS will close the
directed fishery and establish a 45 percent incidental catch allowance
when Pacific mackerel are landed with other CPS (no more than 45% by
weight of the CPS landed per trip may be Pacific mackerel), except that
up to 1 mt of Pacific mackerel can be landed without landing any other
CPS.
On September 29, 2009, a proposed rule was published for this
action that solicited public comments (74 FR 4845). One comment was
received, which was in support of the proposed action.
Information on the fishery and the stock assessment can be found in
the report Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Stock Assessment for
U.S. Management in the 2009-10 Fishing Season (see ADDRESSES).
Classification
The Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, determined that this
final rule is necessary for the conservation and management of the CPS
fishery and that it is consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act and other applicable laws.
This final rule is exempt from Office of Management and Budget
review under Executive Order 12866.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce
certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration during the proposed rule stage that this action would
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the certification was published in the
proposed rule (74 FR 4845) and is not repeated here.
No comments were received regarding this certification. As a
result, a regulatory flexibility analysis was not required and none was
prepared.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 31, 2009.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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