Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coral and Coral Reefs Off the Southern Atlantic States; Exempted Fishing Permit, 30110 [2011-12767]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 24, 2011 / Notices
Dated: May 18, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–12764 Filed 5–23–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA432
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coral and
Coral Reefs Off the Southern Atlantic
States; Exempted Fishing Permit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of an
application for an exempted fishing
permit; request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces the receipt
of an application for an exempted
fishing permit (EFP) from Mr. Don
DeMaria. If granted, the EFP would
authorize the applicant, with certain
conditions, to collect and retain limited
numbers of gorgonian corals from the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ), off Port
Canaveral, FL, north to the North
Carolina/Virginia border. The
specimens would be used to support
research efforts towards a grant awarded
to the National Cancer Institute to
screen marine invertebrates for possible
anti-cancer compounds.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than 5 p.m., eastern time, on June
23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the application by either of the
following methods:
• E-mail: Nikhil.Mehta@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document
identifier: ‘‘DonDeMaria_EFP 2011’’.
• Mail: Nikhil Mehta, Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
The application and related
documents are available for review
upon written request to any of the above
addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nikhil Mehta, 727–824–5305; e-mail:
Nikhil.Mehta@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is
requested under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C 1801 et seq.), and regulations at
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50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing.
This action involves activities covered
by regulations implementing the Fishery
Management Plan for Coral, Coral Reefs,
and Live/Hardbottom Habitat of the
South Atlantic Region. The applicant
has requested authorization to collect a
maximum of 11 lb (5 kg) of gorgonian
corals belonging to the Genus Thesea
per year. Specimens would be collected
in Federal waters off Port Canaveral, FL,
north to the North Carolina/Virginia
border. The project proposes to use
SCUBA gear to make the collections.
Samples would be collected from July 1,
2011 to July 31, 2014.
The overall intent of the project is to
support research efforts to screen
marine invertebrates for possible anticancer compounds. The research is part
of a contract (No.
HHSN261200900012C) between the
National Cancer Institute (https://
www.cancer.gov/) and the Coral Reef
Research Foundation (CRRF, https://
www.coralreefresearchfoundation.org/).
Samples would be collected by Mr.
DeMaria, who is a sub-contractor for
CRRF.
NMFS finds this application warrants
further consideration. Based on a
preliminary review, NMFS intends to
issue the requested EFP, pending receipt
of public comments, as per 50 CFR
600.745(b)(3)(i). Possible conditions the
agency may impose on this permit, if it
is indeed granted, include but are not
limited to, a prohibition on conducting
research within marine protected areas,
marine sanctuaries, special management
zones, or artificial reefs without
additional authorization. A report on
the project findings is due at the end of
the collection period, to be submitted to
NMFS and reviewed by the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
A final decision on issuance of the
EFP will depend on NMFS’s review of
public comments received on the
application, consultations with the
affected state, the South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, and the
U.S. Coast Guard, as well as a
determination that it is consistent with
all applicable laws.
Authority: 16 U.S.C 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 19, 2011.
Margo Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA396
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Shallow
Hazards Survey in the Chukchi Sea,
Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS received an
application from Statoil USA E&P Inc.
(Statoil) for an Incidental Harassment
Authorization (IHA) to take marine
mammals, by harassment, incidental to
a proposed open water shallow hazards
survey in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska,
between July through November 2011.
Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
requesting comments on its proposal to
issue an IHA to Statoil to take, by Level
B harassment only, thirteen species of
marine mammals during the specified
activity.
SUMMARY:
Comments and information must
be received no later than June 23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application should be addressed to
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits,
Conservation and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910. The mailbox address for
providing e-mail comments is
ITA.Guan@noaa.gov. NMFS is not
responsible for e-mail comments sent to
addresses other than the one provided
here. Comments sent via e-mail,
including all attachments, must not
exceed a 10-megabyte file size.
Instructions: All comments received
are a part of the public record and will
generally be posted to https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental.htm without change. All
Personal Identifying Information (for
example, name, address, etc.)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
A copy of the application used in this
document may be obtained by writing to
the address specified above, telephoning
the contact listed below (see FOR
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA432
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Coral and Coral Reefs Off the Southern Atlantic States; Exempted
Fishing Permit
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of an application for an exempted fishing
permit; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted
fishing permit (EFP) from Mr. Don DeMaria. If granted, the EFP would
authorize the applicant, with certain conditions, to collect and retain
limited numbers of gorgonian corals from the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ), off Port Canaveral, FL, north to the North Carolina/Virginia
border. The specimens would be used to support research efforts towards
a grant awarded to the National Cancer Institute to screen marine
invertebrates for possible anti-cancer compounds.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., eastern time, on
June 23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the application by either of the
following methods:
E-mail: Nikhil.Mehta@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line
of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: ``DonDeMaria--
EFP 2011''.
Mail: Nikhil Mehta, Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263
13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
The application and related documents are available for review upon
written request to any of the above addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nikhil Mehta, 727-824-5305; e-mail:
Nikhil.Mehta@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is requested under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C
1801 et seq.), and regulations at 50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing.
This action involves activities covered by regulations implementing
the Fishery Management Plan for Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hardbottom
Habitat of the South Atlantic Region. The applicant has requested
authorization to collect a maximum of 11 lb (5 kg) of gorgonian corals
belonging to the Genus Thesea per year. Specimens would be collected in
Federal waters off Port Canaveral, FL, north to the North Carolina/
Virginia border. The project proposes to use SCUBA gear to make the
collections. Samples would be collected from July 1, 2011 to July 31,
2014.
The overall intent of the project is to support research efforts to
screen marine invertebrates for possible anti-cancer compounds. The
research is part of a contract (No. HHSN261200900012C) between the
National Cancer Institute (https://www.cancer.gov/) and the Coral Reef
Research Foundation (CRRF, https://www.coralreefresearchfoundation.org/
). Samples would be collected by Mr. DeMaria, who is a sub-contractor
for CRRF.
NMFS finds this application warrants further consideration. Based
on a preliminary review, NMFS intends to issue the requested EFP,
pending receipt of public comments, as per 50 CFR 600.745(b)(3)(i).
Possible conditions the agency may impose on this permit, if it is
indeed granted, include but are not limited to, a prohibition on
conducting research within marine protected areas, marine sanctuaries,
special management zones, or artificial reefs without additional
authorization. A report on the project findings is due at the end of
the collection period, to be submitted to NMFS and reviewed by the
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
A final decision on issuance of the EFP will depend on NMFS's
review of public comments received on the application, consultations
with the affected state, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council,
and the U.S. Coast Guard, as well as a determination that it is
consistent with all applicable laws.
Authority: 16 U.S.C 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 19, 2011.
Margo Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-12767 Filed 5-23-11; 8:45 am]
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