Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits, 19939-19940 [2010-8714]
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in regulations implementing the
amendment.
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. Any fishing activity conducted
outside the scope of the exempted
fishing activity would be prohibited. If
the research project is terminated for
any reason prior to completion, any
unused funds collected from catch sold
to pay for research expenses may be
refunded to NOAA.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 12, 2010.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–8713 Filed 4–15–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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RIN 0648–XV60
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
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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
determination that an Exempted Fishing
Permit (EFP) application submitted by
the Gulf of Maine Research Institute
(GMRI) contains all of the required
information and warrants further
consideration. The Assistant Regional
Administrator has made a determination
that the activities authorized under this
EFP would be consistent with the goals
and objectives of the Monkfish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP). However,
further review and consultation may be
necessary before a final determination is
made to issue an EFP. The EFP would
allow commercial fishing vessels to
conduct research and compensation
fishing operations that are otherwise
restricted by the regulations governing
the fisheries of the Northeastern United
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States. This EFP, which would enable
vessels to harvest monkfish in
accordance with the provisions of the
Monkfish Research Set-Aside (RSA)
Program, would grant exemptions from
the monkfish days-at-sea (DAS)
possession limits in the Southern
Fishery Management Area (SFMA) and
the monkfish minimum fish size limits
for research purposes only.
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 May 3, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Email: NERO.EFP@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments
on Monkfish RSA Harvest EFP.’’
• Mail: Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, NE Regional
Office, 55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside
of the envelope ‘‘Comments on
Monkfish RSA Harvest and Gillnet
Study EFP, DA10–031.’’
• Fax: (978) 281–9135.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Macan, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9165.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A
complete application for an EFP was
submitted by GMRI on March 19, 2010,
for a project selected under the New
England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils’ Monkfish RSA
Program. The final grant is pending a
review by NOAA Grants. The project
would involve testing tiedown lengths
in gillnets and evaluating their effect on
monkfish and bycatch retention. This
EFP would grant an exemption from
monkfish possession limits to vessels
for the purpose of harvesting RSA to
fund this research project (i.e.,
compensation fishing) and the monkfish
minimum size restrictions for research
purposes only.
Research and compensation fishing
activities for this project would occur
from May 2010 through April 2011. The
fishing industry collaborators would
have access to 162 monkfish RSA DAS.
The applicant states that these vessels
must be able to land at least 3,600 lb
(1,633 kg) of whole monkfish (1,084 lb
(492 kg) tail weight) per trip. This
amount is based on the way the
participating vessels typically fish,
which is to land a ‘‘double limit’’ (6,652
lb (3,017 kg)) using 24 hours and 1
minute of DAS. In order to achieve this
target catch, these fishing activities
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would require an exemption from
monkfish SFMA DAS possession limits
at § 648.94(b)(2). This exemption would
provide these vessels with the flexibility
they need to generate sufficient income
to meet projected costs of the research
activity, while minimizing operating
expenses. Based on the preliminary
award of 162 DAS and the fishing
practice described above, this would
require a total catch of 583,200 lb
(264,535 kg) of whole monkfish
(175,663 lb (79,679 kg) tail weight).
Operating under this total landings cap,
compensation fishing would continue
until the required goal of 609,000 lb
(276,238 kg) of whole monkfish is met,
or until the awarded DAS have been
fully utilized, whichever occurs first.
The research portion of this project
would involve testing tiedown lengths
in gillnets and evaluating their effect on
monkfish and bycatch retention while
under normal commercial fishing
conditions. Monkfish gillnets would be
configured according to standard
commercial requirements with the only
modification being the tiedown lengths.
Tiedown lengths would consist of 6–
inch (15.2 cm) increments of 12, 18, 24,
30, 36, and 42 inches (30.5, 45.7, 76.2,
91.4, and 106.7 cm). Upon haul back of
the experimental gear, all catch would
be separated and measured. All legalsized monkfish would be retained and
landed for sale. Any legal-sized
monkfish landed above the possession
limit would be retained and counted
against the landings cap described
above. Undersized monkfish would be
carefully removed from the net,
measured, and returned to the sea as
quickly as possible. An exemption from
the monkfish minimum size restriction
is necessary because the participating
vessels may retain fish on board longer
than under normal sorting procedures in
order to collect catch data. The total
number of days fishing will not exceed
162. The total number of hauls per day
will be four, with a total of 50 nets per
vessel, and a soak time of 72 to 120 hr.
The research and compensation fishing
would occur May 2010 through April
2011.
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. Upon
implementation of approved measures
in Amendment 16 to the Northeast
Multispecies FMP, all participating
vessels would be required to comply
with any other applicable requirements
in regulations implementing the
amendment.
The applicant may request minor
modifications and extensions to the EFP
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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. Any fishing activity conducted
outside the scope of the exempted
fishing activity would be prohibited. If
the research project is terminated for
any reason prior to completion, any
unused funds collected from catch sold
to pay for research expenses may be
refunded to NOAA.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 12, 2010.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–8714 Filed 4–15–10; 8:45 am]
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International Trade Administration
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Notice of Extension of the Deadline for
Determining the Adequacy of the
Antidumping Duty Petition: Glyphosate
from the People’s Republic of China
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 16, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrea Berton at (202) 482–4037, AD/
CVD Operations, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
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The Petition
On March 31, 2010, the Department of
Commerce (Department) received an
antidumping duty petition filed by
Albaugh, Inc. (petitioner) on behalf of
the domestic industry producing
glyphosate. See Antidumping Duty
Petition on Glyphosate from the
People’s Republic of China (March 31,
2010) (Petition).
Determination of Industry Support for
the Petition
Section 732(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), requires
that a petition be filed by or on behalf
of the domestic industry. Section
732(c)(4)(A) of the Act provides that the
Department’s industry support
determination be based on whether a
minimum percentage of the relevant
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industry supports the petition. A
petition meets this requirement if the
domestic producers or workers who
support the petition account for: (i) at
least 25 percent of the total production
of the domestic like product; and (ii)
more than 50 percent of the production
of the domestic like product produced
by that portion of the industry
expressing support for, or opposition to,
the petition. Moreover, section
732(c)(4)(D) of the Act provides that, if
the petition does not establish support
of domestic producers or workers
accounting for more than 50 percent of
the total production of the domestic like
product, the Department shall: (i) poll
the industry or rely on other
information in order to determine if
there is support for the petition, as
required by subparagraph (A), or (ii) if
there is a large number of producers,
determine industry support using a
statistically valid sampling method to
poll the industry.
Section 732(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act
provides that within 20 days of the
filing of an antidumping duty petition,
the Department will determine, inter
alia, whether the petition has been filed
by or on behalf of the U.S. industry
producing the domestic like product.
Section 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act provides
that the deadline for the initiation
determination, in exceptional
circumstances, may be extended by 20
days in any case in which the
Department must ‘‘poll or otherwise
determine support for the petition by
the industry.’’ Because it is not clear
from the Petition whether the industry
support criteria have been met, nor does
the Petition provide a usable figure for
total production of the domestic like
product, the Department has determined
it should extend the time for initiating
an investigation in order to poll the
domestic industry.
The Department will need additional
time to gather and analyze the domestic
producers’ responses to the
Department’s request for information.
Therefore, it is necessary to extend the
deadline determining the adequacy of
the Petition for a period not to exceed
40 days from the filing of the Petition.
As a result, the initiation determination
will now be due no later than May 10,
2010.
International Trade Commission
Notification
The Department will contact the
International Trade Commission (ITC)
and will make this extension notice
available to the ITC.
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Dated: April 12, 2010.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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RIN 0648–XV82
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene a meeting of the Ecosystem
Advisory Subpanel (EAS) which is open
to the public.
DATES: The EAS will meet Tuesday,
May 4, 2010 beginning at 8:30 a.m. and
conclude at 5 p.m. or when business for
the day is completed.
ADDRESSES: The EAS meeting will be
held at the Pacific Fishery Management
Council Office, Large Conference Room,
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
Portland, OR 97220; telephone: (503)
820–2280.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Burner, Staff Officer; telephone:
(503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
primary purpose of the meeting is to
review and comment on a draft report
to the Council on initial stages of
developing an Ecosystem Fishery
Management Plan (EFMP). The
Council’s Ecosystem Plan Development
Team (EPDT) has taken the lead in
preparing a Council requested report on
developing an EFMP that includes a
draft statement of purpose and need, a
draft list of possible initial goals and
objectives, and a draft range of options
on the geographic range, managed
species, and regulatory scope of the
EFMP. Members of the EPDT will be in
attendance to review the report and
respond to EAS questions and
comments. The final report is scheduled
to be presented to the Council at its June
2010 meeting in Foster City, CA.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may
come before the EAS for discussion,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal EAS action during this meeting.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV60
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits
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 determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
application submitted by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)
contains all of the required information and warrants further
consideration. The Assistant Regional Administrator has made a
determination that the activities authorized under this EFP would be
consistent with the goals and objectives of the Monkfish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP). However, further review and consultation may be
necessary before a final determination is made to issue an EFP. The EFP
would allow commercial fishing vessels to conduct research and
compensation fishing operations that are otherwise restricted by the
regulations governing the fisheries of the Northeastern United States.
This EFP, which would enable vessels to harvest monkfish in accordance
with the provisions of the Monkfish Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program,
would grant exemptions from the monkfish days-at-sea (DAS) possession
limits in the Southern Fishery Management Area (SFMA) and the monkfish
minimum fish size limits for research purposes only.
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 May 3, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following
methods:
Email: NERO.EFP@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line
``Comments on Monkfish RSA Harvest EFP.''
Mail: Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional Administrator, NMFS, NE
Regional Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark
the outside of the envelope ``Comments on Monkfish RSA Harvest and
Gillnet Study EFP, DA10-031.''
Fax: (978) 281-9135.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Macan, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978-281-9165.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A complete application for an EFP was
submitted by GMRI on March 19, 2010, for a project selected under the
New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils' Monkfish RSA
Program. The final grant is pending a review by NOAA Grants. The
project would involve testing tiedown lengths in gillnets and
evaluating their effect on monkfish and bycatch retention. This EFP
would grant an exemption from monkfish possession limits to vessels for
the purpose of harvesting RSA to fund this research project (i.e.,
compensation fishing) and the monkfish minimum size restrictions for
research purposes only.
Research and compensation fishing activities for this project would
occur from May 2010 through April 2011. The fishing industry
collaborators would have access to 162 monkfish RSA DAS. The applicant
states that these vessels must be able to land at least 3,600 lb (1,633
kg) of whole monkfish (1,084 lb (492 kg) tail weight) per trip. This
amount is based on the way the participating vessels typically fish,
which is to land a ``double limit'' (6,652 lb (3,017 kg)) using 24
hours and 1 minute of DAS. In order to achieve this target catch, these
fishing activities would require an exemption from monkfish SFMA DAS
possession limits at Sec. 648.94(b)(2). This exemption would provide
these vessels with the flexibility they need to generate sufficient
income to meet projected costs of the research activity, while
minimizing operating expenses. Based on the preliminary award of 162
DAS and the fishing practice described above, this would require a
total catch of 583,200 lb (264,535 kg) of whole monkfish (175,663 lb
(79,679 kg) tail weight). Operating under this total landings cap,
compensation fishing would continue until the required goal of 609,000
lb (276,238 kg) of whole monkfish is met, or until the awarded DAS have
been fully utilized, whichever occurs first.
The research portion of this project would involve testing tiedown
lengths in gillnets and evaluating their effect on monkfish and bycatch
retention while under normal commercial fishing conditions. Monkfish
gillnets would be configured according to standard commercial
requirements with the only modification being the tiedown lengths.
Tiedown lengths would consist of 6-inch (15.2 cm) increments of 12, 18,
24, 30, 36, and 42 inches (30.5, 45.7, 76.2, 91.4, and 106.7 cm). Upon
haul back of the experimental gear, all catch would be separated and
measured. All legal-sized monkfish would be retained and landed for
sale. Any legal-sized monkfish landed above the possession limit would
be retained and counted against the landings cap described above.
Undersized monkfish would be carefully removed from the net, measured,
and returned to the sea as quickly as possible. An exemption from the
monkfish minimum size restriction is necessary because the
participating vessels may retain fish on board longer than under normal
sorting procedures in order to collect catch data. The total number of
days fishing will not exceed 162. The total number of hauls per day
will be four, with a total of 50 nets per vessel, and a soak time of 72
to 120 hr. The research and compensation fishing would occur May 2010
through April 2011.
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. Upon implementation of
approved measures in Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP,
all participating vessels would be required to comply with any other
applicable requirements in regulations implementing the amendment.
The applicant may request minor modifications and extensions to the
EFP
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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.
Any fishing activity conducted outside the scope of the exempted
fishing activity would be prohibited. If the research project is
terminated for any reason prior to completion, any unused funds
collected from catch sold to pay for research expenses may be refunded
to NOAA.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 12, 2010.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-8714 Filed 4-15-10; 8:45 am]
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