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U.S.C. 1675(a)), and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: March 19, 2010.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permit
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant
Regional Administrator) has made a
preliminary determination that the
subject Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
application for the Study Fleet Program
contains all of the required information
and warrants further consideration.
Study Fleet projects are managed by the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
School of Marine Science and
Technology (SMAST). The EFP would
grant exemptions from minimum fish
sizes, and possession and landing
limits.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed EFPs.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 14, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice
may be submitted by e-mail. The
mailbox address for providing e-mail
comments is NERO.EFP@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document
identifier: ‘‘Comments on SMAST Study
Fleet EFP.’’ Written comments should be
sent to Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Northeast
Regional Office, 55 Great Republic
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the
outside of the envelope ‘‘Comments on
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SMAST Study Fleet EFP.’’ Comments
may also be sent via facsimile (fax) to
(978) 281–9135.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Berthiaume, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9177.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A
complete application for an EFP was
submitted by SMAST on February 5,
2010. The EFP would exempt federally
permitted commercial fishing vessels
from the regulations detailed herein
while participating in the following
projects managed by SMAST:
(1) Georges Bank (GB) Multispecies
Otter Trawl Net Study Fleet (seven
vessels);
(2) Monkfish Age Validation Research
(six vessels).
The primary goal of the GB
Multispecies Otter Trawl Net Study
Fleet project is to characterize catch on
an effort level and collect size
distributions of kept and discarded
catch by: 1) Training fishermen to
representatively sample their NE
multispecies and monkfish catch,
measuring 100 kept and 100 discarded
fish for each statistical area fished per
trip for each species that is assessed
using an analytical stock assessment; 2)
developing data protocols to integrate
biological sampling into study fleet
databases, including application of
electronic measuring onboard; 3)
measuring 100 kept and 100 discarded
skates for each statistical area fished,
per trip, for each species; and 4)
measuring Atlantic wolffish when
available.
The project is a continuation of
research conducted since 2000 by
SMAST, which is now in its third phase
of incorporating electronic reporting for
vessels collecting data. While fishing
under Northeast (NE) multispecies daysat-sea (DAS), catch estimations would
be derived by one of three methods: 1)
Measuring actual weight using an
electronic scale; 2) using basket weight,
calculated by using a standard weight
for a basket and counting the number of
baskets filled; or 3) by using hail weight
that is estimated by the crew. Length
and weight measurements of 100 kept
and 100 discarded fish, by statistical
area, would be taken from a
predetermined list of species (see Table
1). The landing of fish for sale at
authorized dealers would be conducted
according to each vessel’s fishing
permits and within current regulations.
Temporary exemptions from proposed
Amendment 16 to the NE Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) NE
multispecies zero retention stocks at
§ 648.86(n) (74 FR 69454, December 31,
2009), and NE multispecies minimum
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fish sizes at § 648.83(a)(3) (74 FR 69454,
December 31, 2009), would be necessary
to obtain the proposed data from
undersized individuals, prohibited
species, and/or fish in excess of trip
limits. Similarly, temporary exemptions
from monkfish possession limits at
§ 648.94(a) and (b), and monkfish
minimum fish sizes at § 648.93, would
be necessary to obtain data from
undersized individuals in excess of trip
limits. Exemptions from skate
possession restrictions at
§ 648.322(a)(1), and prohibitions on
possession of skates at § 648.322(c)(1),
would also be necessary, as these
species may be encountered when catch
estimation is being completed. With the
exception of vessels conducting
monkfish age validation research, as
described in the following section,
vessels would be prohibited from
landing undersized fish or amounts of
fish greater than the allowable landing
limits.
The participating vessels would be
required to comply with all other
applicable requirements and restrictions
specified at 50 CFR part 648, unless
specifically exempted in this EFP.
Pending implementation of approved
measures in Amendment 16 to the
multispecies FMP, all participating
vessels would be required to comply
with any other applicable requirements
in regulations implementing the
amendment. This includes the proposed
regulation, at § 648.87(b)(1)(v) (74 FR
69454, December 31, 2009), that all
catches of stocks allocated to Sectors by
vessels on a Sector trip shall be
deducted from the Sector’s Annual
Catch Entitlement (ACE) for each NE
multispecies stock, regardless of what
fishery the vessel was participating in
when the fish was caught. Additionally,
when Amendment 16 is implemented,
this EFP may be revised to reflect any
changes in regulatory citations and to
address any exemptions that may no
longer be necessary.
TABLE 1. LIST OF SPECIES FOR BIOLOGICAL LENGTH FREQUENCY SAMPLES
Species
Southern New
England (SNE)
Yellowtail Flounder
Georges Bank
(GB) Yellowtail
Flounder
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Maximum Sample Size
Per Trip
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
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and most would be cultured for 1 year
TABLE 1. LIST OF SPECIES FOR BIOLOGICAL LENGTH FREQUENCY SAM- to allow for growth, with subsamples
sacrificed quarterly to confirm that
PLES—Continued
Maximum Sample Size
Per Trip
Species
Cape Cod/GOM
Yellowtail Flounder
SNE Winter
Flounder
GB Winter
Flounder
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
PLES
Common Name/
Stock
Proposed Sample Size
Northern
Monkfish
10 fish/month total
Southern
Monkfish
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
10 fish/month total
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
GB Atlantic Cod
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
GOM Atlantic
Cod
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
Monkfish
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
American Plaice
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
Witch Flounder
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
Atlantic Wolffish
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
Northeast Skate
Complex (each
species)
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TABLE 2. LIST OF SPECIES FOR BIOLOGICAL LENGTH FREQUENCY SAM-
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
GB Haddock
tetracycline marks were laid down.
Exemptions from monkfish
possession limits at § 648.94(a) and (b),
and monkfish minimum fish sizes at
§ 648.93, would be necessary to obtain
specimens for laboratory research.
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
Sampling would be conducted aboard
seven fishing vessels that intend to fish
in GB, SNE, and GOM throughout the
2010 NE multispecies fishing year
beginning May 1, 2010, with a
minimum of two trips per month and an
average trip duration of 7 days. All
vessels would utilize otter trawl gear,
with gear configuration and mesh size
dictated by current fishery regulations.
The primary goal of the monkfish age
validation laboratory research is to
maintain live specimens in a holding
study to allow time for oxytetracycline
to mark calcified structures for agegrowth validation. Monkfish (see Table
2) would be collected by the study fleet
fishing under a monkfish DAS, and
transport techniques would be tested. A
target of 10 fish per month from both the
Northern and Southern monkfish stocks,
totaling 20 fish per month, would be
caught and maintained in the SMAST
seawater laboratory, and given an
injection of oxytetracycline. Monkfish
would be marked with oxytetracycline,
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Sampling would be conducted aboard
six fishing vessels that intend to fish in
GB, Southern New England, and the
Gulf of Maine throughout the 2010 NE
multispecies fishing year beginning May
1, 2010, with a minimum of two trips
per month and an average trip duration
of 7 days. All vessels would utilize otter
trawl gear, with gear configuration and
mesh size dictated by current fishery
regulations. Monkfish in excess of trip
limits and undersized monkfish that are
being landed would not be sold.
Based on preliminary review of this
project, and in accordance with NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6, a
Categorical Exclusion from
requirements to prepare either an
Environmental Impact Statement or an
Environmental Assessment under the
National Environmental Policy Act
appears to be justified. The applicant
may request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope or impact of the
initially approved EFP request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 25, 2010.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XV53
Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
individuals and institutions have been
issued Letters of Confirmation for
activities conducted under the General
Authorization for Scientific Research on
marine mammals. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for a list of names and
address of recipients.
ADDRESSES: The Letters of Confirmation
and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the following office:
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Protected Resources, Permits
Division, (301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
requested Letters of Confirmation (LOC)
have been issued under the authority of
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), and the regulations governing the
taking and importing of marine
mammals (50 CFR part 216). The
General Authorization allows for bona
fide scientific research that may result
only in taking by level B harassment of
marine mammals. The following Letters
of Confirmation were issued in Fiscal
Year 2009.
File No. 13729: Issued to The Wild
Dolphin Project, 612 N. Orange Ave.
Suite A–12, Jupiter, FL 33458 on
February 13, 2009, to study abundance,
distribution, and residency of bottlenose
dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the
Intracoastal Waterway of Palm Beach
County, Florida, and to determine
species diversity, abundance, and
distribution of cetaceans offshore of
Palm Beach County, Florida. The LOC
expires February 28, 2014.
File No. 14227: Issued to Dr. Robert H.
Day, ABR, Inc. Environmental Research
and Services, Fairbanks, AK 99708 on
February 13, 2009, to study seasonal
abundance and distribution of marine
mammals in Cook Inlet, Alaska. Aerial
surveys will be conducted to census
harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), harbor
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XU71
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable
Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator)
has made a preliminary determination that the subject Exempted Fishing
Permit (EFP) application for the Study Fleet Program contains all of
the required information and warrants further consideration. Study
Fleet projects are managed by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
School of Marine Science and Technology (SMAST). The EFP would grant
exemptions from minimum fish sizes, and possession and landing limits.
Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of this notification to provide
interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for
proposed EFPs.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 14, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be submitted by e-mail. The
mailbox address for providing e-mail comments is NERO.EFP@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line of the e-mail comment the following
document identifier: ``Comments on SMAST Study Fleet EFP.'' Written
comments should be sent to Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional Administrator,
NMFS, Northeast Regional Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester,
MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ``Comments on SMAST Study
Fleet EFP.'' Comments may also be sent via facsimile (fax) to (978)
281-9135.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Berthiaume, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9177.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A complete application for an EFP was
submitted by SMAST on February 5, 2010. The EFP would exempt federally
permitted commercial fishing vessels from the regulations detailed
herein while participating in the following projects managed by SMAST:
(1) Georges Bank (GB) Multispecies Otter Trawl Net Study Fleet
(seven vessels);
(2) Monkfish Age Validation Research (six vessels).
The primary goal of the GB Multispecies Otter Trawl Net Study Fleet
project is to characterize catch on an effort level and collect size
distributions of kept and discarded catch by: 1) Training fishermen to
representatively sample their NE multispecies and monkfish catch,
measuring 100 kept and 100 discarded fish for each statistical area
fished per trip for each species that is assessed using an analytical
stock assessment; 2) developing data protocols to integrate biological
sampling into study fleet databases, including application of
electronic measuring onboard; 3) measuring 100 kept and 100 discarded
skates for each statistical area fished, per trip, for each species;
and 4) measuring Atlantic wolffish when available.
The project is a continuation of research conducted since 2000 by
SMAST, which is now in its third phase of incorporating electronic
reporting for vessels collecting data. While fishing under Northeast
(NE) multispecies days-at-sea (DAS), catch estimations would be derived
by one of three methods: 1) Measuring actual weight using an electronic
scale; 2) using basket weight, calculated by using a standard weight
for a basket and counting the number of baskets filled; or 3) by using
hail weight that is estimated by the crew. Length and weight
measurements of 100 kept and 100 discarded fish, by statistical area,
would be taken from a predetermined list of species (see Table 1). The
landing of fish for sale at authorized dealers would be conducted
according to each vessel's fishing permits and within current
regulations. Temporary exemptions from proposed Amendment 16 to the NE
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) NE multispecies zero
retention stocks at Sec. 648.86(n) (74 FR 69454, December 31, 2009),
and NE multispecies minimum fish sizes at Sec. 648.83(a)(3) (74 FR
69454, December 31, 2009), would be necessary to obtain the proposed
data from undersized individuals, prohibited species, and/or fish in
excess of trip limits. Similarly, temporary exemptions from monkfish
possession limits at Sec. 648.94(a) and (b), and monkfish minimum fish
sizes at Sec. 648.93, would be necessary to obtain data from
undersized individuals in excess of trip limits. Exemptions from skate
possession restrictions at Sec. 648.322(a)(1), and prohibitions on
possession of skates at Sec. 648.322(c)(1), would also be necessary,
as these species may be encountered when catch estimation is being
completed. With the exception of vessels conducting monkfish age
validation research, as described in the following section, vessels
would be prohibited from landing undersized fish or amounts of fish
greater than the allowable landing limits.
The participating vessels would be required to comply with all
other applicable requirements and restrictions specified at 50 CFR part
648, unless specifically exempted in this EFP. Pending implementation
of approved measures in Amendment 16 to the multispecies FMP, all
participating vessels would be required to comply with any other
applicable requirements in regulations implementing the amendment. This
includes the proposed regulation, at Sec. 648.87(b)(1)(v) (74 FR
69454, December 31, 2009), that all catches of stocks allocated to
Sectors by vessels on a Sector trip shall be deducted from the Sector's
Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) for each NE multispecies stock,
regardless of what fishery the vessel was participating in when the
fish was caught. Additionally, when Amendment 16 is implemented, this
EFP may be revised to reflect any changes in regulatory citations and
to address any exemptions that may no longer be necessary.
Table 1. List of Species for Biological Length Frequency Samples
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maximum Sample Size Per
Species Trip
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Southern New England (SNE) Yellowtail Flounder Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georges Bank (GB) Yellowtail Flounder Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
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Cape Cod/GOM Yellowtail Flounder Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SNE Winter Flounder Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
GB Winter Flounder Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
GB Haddock Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
GB Atlantic Cod Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
GOM Atlantic Cod Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monkfish Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Plaice Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Witch Flounder Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Atlantic Wolffish Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Northeast Skate Complex (each species) Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sampling would be conducted aboard seven fishing vessels that
intend to fish in GB, SNE, and GOM throughout the 2010 NE multispecies
fishing year beginning May 1, 2010, with a minimum of two trips per
month and an average trip duration of 7 days. All vessels would utilize
otter trawl gear, with gear configuration and mesh size dictated by
current fishery regulations.
The primary goal of the monkfish age validation laboratory research
is to maintain live specimens in a holding study to allow time for
oxytetracycline to mark calcified structures for age-growth validation.
Monkfish (see Table 2) would be collected by the study fleet fishing
under a monkfish DAS, and transport techniques would be tested. A
target of 10 fish per month from both the Northern and Southern
monkfish stocks, totaling 20 fish per month, would be caught and
maintained in the SMAST seawater laboratory, and given an injection of
oxytetracycline. Monkfish would be marked with oxytetracycline, and
most would be cultured for 1 year to allow for growth, with subsamples
sacrificed quarterly to confirm that tetracycline marks were laid down.
Exemptions from monkfish possession limits at Sec. 648.94(a) and
(b), and monkfish minimum fish sizes at Sec. 648.93, would be
necessary to obtain specimens for laboratory research.
Table 2. List of Species for Biological Length Frequency Samples
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Name/Stock Proposed Sample Size
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Northern Monkfish 10 fish/month total
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Southern Monkfish 10 fish/month total
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sampling would be conducted aboard six fishing vessels that intend
to fish in GB, Southern New England, and the Gulf of Maine throughout
the 2010 NE multispecies fishing year beginning May 1, 2010, with a
minimum of two trips per month and an average trip duration of 7 days.
All vessels would utilize otter trawl gear, with gear configuration and
mesh size dictated by current fishery regulations. Monkfish in excess
of trip limits and undersized monkfish that are being landed would not
be sold.
Based on preliminary review of this project, and in accordance with
NOAA Administrative Order 216-6, a Categorical Exclusion from
requirements to prepare either an Environmental Impact Statement or an
Environmental Assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act
appears to be justified. The applicant may request minor modifications
and extensions to the EFP throughout the year. EFP modifications and
extensions may be granted without further notice if they are deemed
essential to facilitate completion of the proposed research and have
minimal impacts that do not change the scope or impact of the initially
approved EFP request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 25, 2010.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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