Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals, 65005 [2010-26652]
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As a result of these determinations,
NMFS proposes to issue an IHA to SIO
for conducting a marine geophysical
survey in the eastern tropical Pacific
Ocean, provided the previously
mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and
reporting requirements are incorporated.
The duration of the IHA would not
exceed one year from the date of its
issuance.
Dated: October 15, 2010.
Helen M. Golde,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–26547 Filed 10–20–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XZ53
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; annual affirmative
finding renewal.
AGENCY:
The Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant
Administrator) has renewed the
affirmative finding for the Government
of El Salvador under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This
affirmative finding will allow yellowfin
tuna harvested in the eastern tropical
Pacific Ocean (ETP) in compliance with
the International Dolphin Conservation
Program (IDCP) by El Salvadorian-flag
purse seine vessels or purse seine
vessels operating under El Salvadorian
jurisdiction to be imported into the
United States. The affirmative finding
was based on review of documentary
evidence submitted by the Government
of El Salvador and obtained from the
Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC) and the U.S.
Department of State.
DATES: The affirmative finding renewal
is effective from April 1, 2010, through
March 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Wilkin, Southwest Region, NMFS,
501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200,
Long Beach, CA 90802–4213; phone
562–980–3230; fax 562–980–4027.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
the entry into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
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vessels in the ETP under certain
conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant
Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based
upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting
nation, the IATTC, or the Department of
State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation is
meeting its obligations under the IDCP
and obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of
the harvesting nation must request an
affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly
to the Assistant Administrator. On an
annual basis, NMFS will review the
affirmative finding and determine
whether the harvesting nation continues
to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to
compliance with IDCP and IATTC
measures directly to NMFS on an
annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to
NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an
application from the harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be
terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant
Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no
longer being met or that a nation is
consistently failing to take enforcement
actions on violations, thereby
diminishing the effectiveness of the
IDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f), the
Assistant Administrator considered
documentary evidence submitted by the
Republic of El Salvador or obtained
from the IATTC and the Department of
State and has determined that El
Salvador has met the MMPA’s
requirements to receive an annual
affirmative finding renewal.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued the Republic of El
Salvador’s annual affirmative finding
renewal, allowing the continued
importation into the United States of
yellowfin tuna and products derived
from yellowfin tuna harvested in the
ETP by El Salvadorian-flag purse seine
vessels or purse seine vessels operating
under El Salvadorian jurisdiction. This
annual renewal of El Salvador’s
affirmative finding will remain valid
through March 31, 2011.
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Dated: October 15, 2010.
Eric C. Schwaab,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–26652 Filed 10–20–10; 8:45 am]
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Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(SEIS), Mississippi Barrier Island
Restoration, Mississippi Coastal
Improvements Program (MsCIP) for
Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson
Counties, MS
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The Mobile District, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps),
intends to prepare a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(DSEIS) to the MsCIP Comprehensive
Plan and Integrated Programmatic EIS,
prepared in June 2009, which evaluated
comprehensive water resource
improvements associated with
hurricane and storm damage risk
reduction, shoreline erosion, salt water
intrusion and fish and wildlife
preservation in three coastal counties of
Mississippi. As described in the
Comprehensive Plan, the SEIS will
address potential impacts associated
with the comprehensive restoration of
the Mississippi barrier islands. These
actions are related to the consequences
of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in
2005 and will be used as a basis for
ensuring compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
ADDRESSES: Questions about the
proposed action and the DSEIS should
be addressed to Mr. Larry Parson, or Dr.
Susan Ivester Rees, Planning and
Environmental Division, Mobile
District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Larry Parson, (251) 694–3139 or e-mail
at larry.e.parson@usace.army.mil or Dr.
Susan Ivester Rees, (251) 694–414, or email at susan.i.rees@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Hurricane Katrina made landfall in
Mississippi on August 29, 2005 causing
catastrophic damage to lives, property,
and natural resources throughout
coastal Mississippi. In response, the
U.S. Congress directed the Secretary of
the Army through the Corps of
Engineers (the Corps) to conduct an
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XZ53
Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; annual affirmative finding renewal.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant
Administrator) has renewed the affirmative finding for the Government
of El Salvador under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This
affirmative finding will allow yellowfin tuna harvested in the eastern
tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) in compliance with the International
Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP) by El Salvadorian-flag purse seine
vessels or purse seine vessels operating under El Salvadorian
jurisdiction to be imported into the United States. The affirmative
finding was based on review of documentary evidence submitted by the
Government of El Salvador and obtained from the Inter-American Tropical
Tuna Commission (IATTC) and the U.S. Department of State.
DATES: The affirmative finding renewal is effective from April 1, 2010,
through March 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Wilkin, Southwest Region, NMFS,
501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone
562-980-3230; fax 562-980-4027.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows the
entry into the United States of yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP under certain conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting nation, the IATTC, or the
Department of State.
The affirmative finding process requires that the harvesting nation
is meeting its obligations under the IDCP and obligations of membership
in the IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of the harvesting nation
must request an affirmative finding and submit the required documentary
evidence directly to the Assistant Administrator. On an annual basis,
NMFS will review the affirmative finding and determine whether the
harvesting nation continues to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to compliance with IDCP and IATTC measures
directly to NMFS on an annual basis or may authorize the IATTC to
release the information to NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an application from the harvesting
nation.
An affirmative finding will be terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no longer being met or that a
nation is consistently failing to take enforcement actions on
violations, thereby diminishing the effectiveness of the IDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding process set forth in 50 CFR
216.24(f), the Assistant Administrator considered documentary evidence
submitted by the Republic of El Salvador or obtained from the IATTC and
the Department of State and has determined that El Salvador has met the
MMPA's requirements to receive an annual affirmative finding renewal.
After consultation with the Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued the Republic of El Salvador's annual affirmative
finding renewal, allowing the continued importation into the United
States of yellowfin tuna and products derived from yellowfin tuna
harvested in the ETP by El Salvadorian-flag purse seine vessels or
purse seine vessels operating under El Salvadorian jurisdiction. This
annual renewal of El Salvador's affirmative finding will remain valid
through March 31, 2011.
Dated: October 15, 2010.
Eric C. Schwaab,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-26652 Filed 10-20-10; 8:45 am]
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