Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program, 13081-13082 [2010-5922]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 52 / Thursday, March 18, 2010 / Notices
Issued this March 7, 2010.
David W. Mills,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export
Enforcement.
• Hand delivered: National Marine
Fisheries Service, 777 Sonoma Avenue,
Suite 325, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 ATTN:
Recovery Coordinator/CCC Coho
Salmon Comments. Business hours are
8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
• Via fax: 707–578–3435. Please
include the following on the cover page
of the fax ‘‘ATTN: Recovery
Coordinator/CCC Coho Salmon Public
Draft Recovery Plan Comments’’.
[FR Doc. 2010–5889 Filed 3–17–10; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P
Charlotte Ambrose, North Central
California Coast Recovery Coordinator
(707–575–6068).
which must be received not later than
seven days before the expiration date of
the Order.
A copy of this Order shall be served
on the Respondent and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
This Order is effective immediately
and shall remain in effect for 180 days.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NMFS is
charged with the recovery of Pacific
salmon and steelhead species listed
under the ESA. Recovery means that
listed species and their ecosystems are
restored, and their future secured, so
that the protections of the ESA are no
longer necessary. The ESA specifies that
recovery plans must include: (1) a
description of management actions
necessary to achieve the plan’s goals for
the conservation and survival of the
species; (2) objective, measurable
criteria which, when met, would result
in the species being removed from the
list; and (3) estimates of time and costs
required to achieve the plan’s goal and
the intermediate steps towards that goal.
Section 4(f) of the ESA, as amended in
1988, requires that public notice and an
opportunity for public review and
comment be provided during recovery
plan development. NMFS is hereby
soliciting relevant information on CCC
Coho Salmon ESU populations and their
freshwater/marine habitats.
NMFS worked closely with the
California Department of Fish and Game
to integrate, where appropriate, recovery
actions included in the previously
approved February 2004 Recovery
Strategy for California Coho Salmon.
The document was used as a
foundational tool to aid in the
development of the Draft Plan. NMFS
requests relevant information from the
public that should be considered by
NMFS during preparation of the final
recovery plan.
Persons wishing to review the Draft
Plan can obtain an electronic copy (i.e.,
CD ROM) from Ms. Andrea Berry by
calling 1–866–300–2948 or by e-mailing
a request to andrea.berry@noaa.gov with
the subject line ‘‘CD ROM Request for
CCC coho Salmon and Recovery Draft
Plan.’’ Electronic copies of the Draft Plan
are also available on line on the
following NMFS websites:
• https://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/recovery
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XV18
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Notice of Intent to Prepare a Recovery
Plan for Central California Coast Coho
Salmon
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments and notice of public
meetings.
sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
Draft Recovery Plan for Central
California Coast coho salmon (Draft
Plan) is available for public review and
comment. The Draft Plan addresses the
Central California Coast coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) Evolutionarily
Significant Unit (ESU). NMFS is
soliciting review and comment from the
public and all interested parties on the
Draft Plan. In addition, public meetings
will be announced as opportunities for
providing comments on the Draft Plan
(dates to be determined).
DATES: NMFS will consider and address
all substantive comments received
during the comment period. Comments
must be received no later than 5 p.m.
Pacific daylight time on May 17, 2010.
Public meetings will also be held (see
Public Meetings section below).
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Via email:
CohoRecovery.swr@noaa.gov (No files
larger than 5MB can be accepted).
• Via U.S. mail: Charlotte A.
Ambrose, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Suite 325,
Santa Rosa, CA 95404 ATTN: Recovery
Coordinator/CCC Coho Salmon Public
Draft Recovery Plan Comments.
VerDate Nov<24>2008
17:08 Mar 17, 2010
Jkt 220001
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
13081
• ftp://ftp.afsc.noaa.gov/SWR/Public/
Public draft recovery plan CCC coho
salmon/
Public Meetings
Public meetings are planned for Ft.
Bragg, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa, CA.
Information on exact locations, dates
and times will be posted on the above
website.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: March 15, 2010.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–5983 Filed 3–17–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XRO1
Fisheries off West Coast States;
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery;
Trawl Rationalization Program
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
SUMMARY: NMFS announces a workshop
to solicit feedback from owners and
managers of shoreside processors that
intend to take delivery of trawl-caught
groundfish under the proposed Trawl
Rationalization Program. We are
interested in feedback concerning
proposed regulations to improve catch
monitoring and accounting in the trawl
fisheries. Specifically, we seek feedback
into proposed requirements for catch
weighing, and the development of Catch
Monitoring and Control Plans (CMCPs)
that shoreside processors would be
required to submit and conduct
operations under. The workshop is open
to the public, but NMFS is particularly
seeking participation by people who are
knowledgeable about the operations of
shoreside processors that intend to
participate in the rationalized trawl
fishery.
DATES: The public workshops will be
held on March 26, 2010, at 10 a.m. in
Astoria Oregon; at 10 a.m. in Newport
Oregon; and on April 1, 2010, at 10 a.m.
in Eureka.
ADDRESSES: The Astoria Oregon
workshop will be held at the Holiday
Inn Express, 204 W Marine Drive. The
Newport Oregon workshop will be held
at the Guinn Library, Hartfield Marine
E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM
18MRN1
sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES
13082
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 52 / Thursday, March 18, 2010 / Notices
Science Center, 2020 Southeast Marine
Science Drive. The Eureka California
workshop will be held at the Humboldt
Bay Aquatic Center, 921 Waterfront
Drive.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori
Jesse, 503–230–5429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) has been developing a trawl
rationalization program that would
affect the limited entry trawl fishery of
the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. The
Council has developed a trawl
rationalization program through two
amendments to the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Management Plan (FMP).
Amendment 20 which would create the
structure and management details of the
program; and Amendment 21 which
would allocate the groundfish stocks
between trawl and non-trawl fisheries.
As part of the rationalization process,
NMFS is proposing new regulations
concerning the monitoring of catch at
shoreside processors taking deliveries of
trawl groundfish. These proposed
regulations are similar to regulations
currently required for processors that
take deliveries from rationalized
fisheries off Alaska (Bering Sea and
Alleutian Islands pollock, Gulf of
Alaska rockfish). These regulations can
be found at 50 CFR 679.28(g). Similar
regulations also apply to processors
taking deliveries under the crab
rationalization program at 50 CFR
680.23(g).
In brief these regulations require
shoreside processors to write and
submit a CMCP that details how the
processor will ensure that all catch is
sorted and weighed to species; how that
process can be monitored by NMFSauthorized personnel; and how the
processor will test scales used to weigh
catch. The CMCP also requires that
processors give a list of the specific
scales that will be used for weighing
catch, their type, location and serial
numbers. All scales used to weigh catch
must be approved by the State and
produce a printed record of the amount
of catch weighed.
The CMCP regulations used in Alaska
are based on a series of performance
standards and they provide a great deal
of flexibility for processors of a wide
variety of sizes. However, these
regulations will require some degree of
modification for west coast processors.
At this time, NMFS staff has not
finalized draft regulations. However,
draft proposed regulations will be made
available at the time of each workshop.
NMFS seeks input into these
proposed regulations from those with
knowledge of trawl-groundfish
VerDate Nov<24>2008
18:51 Mar 17, 2010
Jkt 220001
processor operations, including plant
owners, managers, and staff; and
vendors or manufacturers of scales
currently used in processing facilities.
In order to better understand operations
and issues associated with individual
processors, NMFS staff will be available
to tour individual processors following
each workshop.
Special Accommodations
The workshops will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Murray Bauer,
541–867–0580, at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 15, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–5922 Filed 3–17–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XU09
Listing Endangered and Threatened
Species; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews
for 27 Evolutionarily Significant Units
and Distinct Population Segments of
Pacific Salmon and Steelhead
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year
reviews; request for information.
SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce 5-year
reviews of 16 evolutionarily significant
units (ESUs) of Pacific salmon
(Oncorhynchus sp.) and 11 distinct
population segments (DPSs) of steelhead
(Oncorhynchus mykiss) under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA). The purpose of the
review is to ensure the accuracy of the
listing classifications of these
salmonids. On June 28, 2005, NMFS
issued final listing determinations for 16
ESUs of Pacific salmon and on January
5, 2006 for ten DPSs of steelhead. We
will also complete a 5-year review of
Puget Sound steelhead listed on May 11,
2007. The 5-year reviews will be based
on the best scientific and commercial
data available at the time of the reviews;
therefore, we request submission of any
such information on these ESUs and
DPSs that has become available since
the listing determinations in 2005, 2006,
and 2007. Based on the results of these
PO 00000
Frm 00011
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
5-year reviews, we will make the
requisite determinations under the ESA.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct these reviews, we must receive
your information no later than May 17,
2010. However, we will continue to
accept new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: Please submit information
on salmonids in Oregon, Idaho, and
Washington to Eric Murray, NMFS
Northwest Region, 1201 Lloyd Blvd,
Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232 and
information on salmonids in California
to Craig Wingert, NMFS Southwest
Region, 501, West Ocean Blvd., Long
Beach, CA, 90802–4213. Information
received in response to this notice will
be available for public inspection by
appointment, during normal business
hours, at the above addresses.
Information may also be submitted via
facsimile (fax) to (503) 230–5441
(Northwest Region) or (562) 980–4027
(Southwest Region).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
Murray at the above address or at (503)
231–2378 or Craig Wingert at the above
address or at (562) 980–4021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires that we
conduct a review of listed species at
least once every five years. On the basis
of such reviews, we determine under
section 4(c)(2)(B) whether a species
should be delisted, or reclassified from
endangered to threatened or from
threatened to endangered.
We will undertake reviews for the
following salmon ESUs: (1) Sacramento
River winter-run Chinook salmon, (2)
Upper Columbia River spring-run
Chinook salmon, (3) Snake River spring/
summer-run Chinook salmon; (4)
Central Valley spring-run Chinook
salmon: (5) California Coastal Chinook
salmon; (6) Puget Sound Chinook
salmon; (7) Lower Columbia River
Chinook salmon; (8) Upper Willamette
River Chinook salmon; (9) Snake River
fall-run Chinook salmon; (10) Hood
Canal summer-run chum salmon; (11)
Columbia River chum salmon; (12)
Central California Coast coho salmon;
(13) Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast coho salmon; (14)
Lower Columbia River coho salmon;
(15) Snake River sockeye salmon; and
(16) Ozette Lake sockeye salmon.
We will undertake reviews for the
following steelhead DPSs: (1) Southern
California; (2) Upper Columbia River;
(3) Middle Columbia River; (4) Snake
River Basin; (5) Lower Columbia River;
(6) Upper Willamette; (7) South-Central
California Coast; (8) Central California
Coast; (9) Northern California; (10)
California Central Valley; and (11) Puget
E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM
18MRN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13081-13082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5922]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XRO1
Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: NMFS announces a workshop to solicit feedback from owners and
managers of shoreside processors that intend to take delivery of trawl-
caught groundfish under the proposed Trawl Rationalization Program. We
are interested in feedback concerning proposed regulations to improve
catch monitoring and accounting in the trawl fisheries. Specifically,
we seek feedback into proposed requirements for catch weighing, and the
development of Catch Monitoring and Control Plans (CMCPs) that
shoreside processors would be required to submit and conduct operations
under. The workshop is open to the public, but NMFS is particularly
seeking participation by people who are knowledgeable about the
operations of shoreside processors that intend to participate in the
rationalized trawl fishery.
DATES: The public workshops will be held on March 26, 2010, at 10 a.m.
in Astoria Oregon; at 10 a.m. in Newport Oregon; and on April 1, 2010,
at 10 a.m. in Eureka.
ADDRESSES: The Astoria Oregon workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn
Express, 204 W Marine Drive. The Newport Oregon workshop will be held
at the Guinn Library, Hartfield Marine
[[Page 13082]]
Science Center, 2020 Southeast Marine Science Drive. The Eureka
California workshop will be held at the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center,
921 Waterfront Drive.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Jesse, 503-230-5429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) has been developing a trawl rationalization program that
would affect the limited entry trawl fishery of the Pacific Coast
groundfish fishery. The Council has developed a trawl rationalization
program through two amendments to the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Management Plan (FMP). Amendment 20 which would create the structure
and management details of the program; and Amendment 21 which would
allocate the groundfish stocks between trawl and non-trawl fisheries.
As part of the rationalization process, NMFS is proposing new
regulations concerning the monitoring of catch at shoreside processors
taking deliveries of trawl groundfish. These proposed regulations are
similar to regulations currently required for processors that take
deliveries from rationalized fisheries off Alaska (Bering Sea and
Alleutian Islands pollock, Gulf of Alaska rockfish). These regulations
can be found at 50 CFR 679.28(g). Similar regulations also apply to
processors taking deliveries under the crab rationalization program at
50 CFR 680.23(g).
In brief these regulations require shoreside processors to write
and submit a CMCP that details how the processor will ensure that all
catch is sorted and weighed to species; how that process can be
monitored by NMFS-authorized personnel; and how the processor will test
scales used to weigh catch. The CMCP also requires that processors give
a list of the specific scales that will be used for weighing catch,
their type, location and serial numbers. All scales used to weigh catch
must be approved by the State and produce a printed record of the
amount of catch weighed.
The CMCP regulations used in Alaska are based on a series of
performance standards and they provide a great deal of flexibility for
processors of a wide variety of sizes. However, these regulations will
require some degree of modification for west coast processors. At this
time, NMFS staff has not finalized draft regulations. However, draft
proposed regulations will be made available at the time of each
workshop.
NMFS seeks input into these proposed regulations from those with
knowledge of trawl-groundfish processor operations, including plant
owners, managers, and staff; and vendors or manufacturers of scales
currently used in processing facilities. In order to better understand
operations and issues associated with individual processors, NMFS staff
will be available to tour individual processors following each
workshop.
Special Accommodations
The workshops will be physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Murray Bauer, 541-867-0580, at
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 15, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-5922 Filed 3-17-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S
