Incidental Taking of Marine Mammals; Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to the Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures in the Gulf of Mexico, 38078 [2010-15911]
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 126 / Thursday, July 1, 2010 / Notices
Signed at Washington, DC, June 22, 2010.
Paul Piquado,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
Attest:
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010–15956 Filed 6–30–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XX16
Incidental Taking of Marine Mammals;
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental
to the Explosive Removal of Offshore
Structures in the Gulf of Mexico
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of letters of
authorization.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) and implementing regulations,
notification is hereby given that NMFS
has issued a one-year Letters of
Authorization (LOA) to take marine
mammals incidental to the explosive
removal of offshore oil and gas
structures (EROS) in the Gulf of Mexico.
DATES: These authorizations are
effective from July 1, 2010 through June
30, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The application and LOAs
are available for review by writing to P.
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits,
Conservation, and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910–3235 or by telephoning the
contact listed here (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT), or online at:
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental.htm. Documents cited in this
notice may be viewed, by appointment,
during regular business hours, at the
aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Howard Goldstein or Jolie Harrison,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
301–713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C.
1361 et seq.) directs the Secretary of
Commerce (who has delegated the
authority to NMFS) to allow, upon
request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
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marine mammals by United States
citizens who engage in a specified
activity (other than commercial fishing)
within a specified geographical region,
if certain findings are made and
regulations are issued. Under the
MMPA, the term ‘‘take’’ means to harass,
hunt, capture, or kill or to attempt to
harass, hunt, capture, or kill any marine
mammal.
Authorization for incidental taking, in
the form of annual LOAs, may be
granted by NMFS for periods up to five
years if NMFS finds, after notice and
opportunity for public comment, that
the taking will have a negligible impact
on the species or stock(s) of marine
mammals, and will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
subsistence uses (where relevant). In
addition, NMFS must prescribe
regulations that include permissible
methods of taking and other means of
effecting the least practicable adverse
impact on the species and its habitat
(i.e., mitigation), and on the availability
of the species for subsistence uses,
paying particular attention to rookeries,
mating rounds, and areas of similar
significance. The regulations also must
include requirements pertaining to the
monitoring and reporting of such taking.
Regulations governing the taking of
marine mammals incidental to EROS
were published on June 19, 2008 (73 FR
34875), and remain in effect through
July 19, 2013. For detailed information
on this action, please refer to that
Federal Register notice. The species
that applicants may take in small
numbers during EROS activities are
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops
truncatus), Atlantic spotted dolphins
(Stenella frontalis), pantropical spotted
dolphins (Stenella attenuata), Clymene
dolphins (Stenella clymene), striped
dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba),
spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris),
rough-toothed dolphins (Steno
bredanensis), Risso’s dolphins
(Grampus griseus), melon-headed
whales (Peponocephala electra), shortfinned pilot whales (Globicephala
macrorhynchus), and sperm whales
(Physeter macrocephalus).
Pursuant to these regulations, NMFS
has issued an LOA to ExxonMobil
Production Company. Issuance of the
LOA is based on a finding made in the
preamble to the final rule that the total
taking by these activities (with
monitoring, mitigation, and reporting
measures) will result in no more than a
negligible impact on the affected species
or stock(s) of marine mammals and will
not have an unmitigable adverse impact
on subsistence uses. NMFS also finds
that the applicant will meet the
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requirements contained in the
implementing regulations and LOA,
including monitoring, mitigation, and
reporting requirements.
Dated: June 24, 2010.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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events and supportive resources to
promote growth and retooling in
manufacturing.
SUMMARY: The International Trade
Administration’s Manufacturing and
Services Unit is launching a series of
regional seminars across the United
States titled ‘‘Manufacture America:
Rethink, Retool and Rebuild to Support
Jobs.’’ Information on federal, state and
local resources responsive to U.S.
manufacturers’ needs will be available
at each event.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bruce Harsh at 202–482–4582 or
manufactureamerica@trade.gov.
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of increasing global competition and
rising input costs, U.S. manufacturers
seek new ways to remain competitive.
By looking at new markets and emerging
and growing industries, and by
improving processes and equipment to
be more productive, efficient and
sustainable, companies can find new
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and advice, worker training and other
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available through federal, state and local
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universities.
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the International Trade Administration
will hold a series of regional
manufacturing-focused programs.
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manufacturers to available resources
and share best practices and ideas to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XX16
Incidental Taking of Marine Mammals; Taking of Marine Mammals
Incidental to the Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures in the Gulf
of Mexico
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of letters of authorization.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and
implementing regulations, notification is hereby given that NMFS has
issued a one-year Letters of Authorization (LOA) to take marine mammals
incidental to the explosive removal of offshore oil and gas structures
(EROS) in the Gulf of Mexico.
DATES: These authorizations are effective from July 1, 2010 through
June 30, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The application and LOAs are available for review by writing
to P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation, and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3235 or by
telephoning the contact listed here (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT), or online at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental.htm. Documents cited in this notice may be viewed, by
appointment, during regular business hours, at the aforementioned
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Goldstein or Jolie Harrison,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 301-713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C.
1361 et seq.) directs the Secretary of Commerce (who has delegated the
authority to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of marine mammals by United States
citizens who engage in a specified activity (other than commercial
fishing) within a specified geographical region, if certain findings
are made and regulations are issued. Under the MMPA, the term ``take''
means to harass, hunt, capture, or kill or to attempt to harass, hunt,
capture, or kill any marine mammal.
Authorization for incidental taking, in the form of annual LOAs,
may be granted by NMFS for periods up to five years if NMFS finds,
after notice and opportunity for public comment, that the taking will
have a negligible impact on the species or stock(s) of marine mammals,
and will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of
the species or stock(s) for subsistence uses (where relevant). In
addition, NMFS must prescribe regulations that include permissible
methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable
adverse impact on the species and its habitat (i.e., mitigation), and
on the availability of the species for subsistence uses, paying
particular attention to rookeries, mating rounds, and areas of similar
significance. The regulations also must include requirements pertaining
to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. Regulations governing
the taking of marine mammals incidental to EROS were published on June
19, 2008 (73 FR 34875), and remain in effect through July 19, 2013. For
detailed information on this action, please refer to that Federal
Register notice. The species that applicants may take in small numbers
during EROS activities are bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus),
Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), pantropical spotted
dolphins (Stenella attenuata), Clymene dolphins (Stenella clymene),
striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), spinner dolphins (Stenella
longirostris), rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis), Risso's
dolphins (Grampus griseus), melon-headed whales (Peponocephala
electra), short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), and
sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus).
Pursuant to these regulations, NMFS has issued an LOA to ExxonMobil
Production Company. Issuance of the LOA is based on a finding made in
the preamble to the final rule that the total taking by these
activities (with monitoring, mitigation, and reporting measures) will
result in no more than a negligible impact on the affected species or
stock(s) of marine mammals and will not have an unmitigable adverse
impact on subsistence uses. NMFS also finds that the applicant will
meet the requirements contained in the implementing regulations and
LOA, including monitoring, mitigation, and reporting requirements.
Dated: June 24, 2010.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-15911 Filed 6-30-10; 8:45 am]
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