International Fisheries; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna Import, Export, Re-Export, 38620 [2011-16619]
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of non-compliance with
international commission standards.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0578.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,024,691.
Estimated Time per Response:
Anglers and spear fishers: 2 minutes;
for-hire fishing vessels: 3 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 67,530.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
SUMMARY: Through the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), it has come to
the attention of NMFS that Libyan
vessels may not be meeting ICCAT
requirements for Atlantic bluefin tuna
fishing in the Mediterranean. NMFS
advises importers to take great care with
respect to any import of Atlantic bluefin
tuna harvested by Libyan vessels in
2011, as these shipments may have been
illegally harvested and could be subject
to increased scrutiny and potential
liability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions relating to permits or
regulations may be directed to Margo
Schulze-Haugen at (301) 713–2334, and
questions relating to ICCAT
requirements may be directed to
Rebecca Lent at (301) 427–8368.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Libya’s
inability to participate in the ICCAT
regional observer program this year as
confirmed by the ICCAT
Administration, and its current failure
to transmit vessel monitoring system
(VMS) data is of primary concern.
ICCAT requires that large scale (> 24 m)
purse seine vessels fishing for eastern
Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna
carry an ICCAT-assigned regional
observer and transmit certain data
directly to ICCAT using a satellite-based
vessel monitoring system. ICCAT
requirements provide that such purse
seine vessels without an ICCAT-placed
observer shall not be authorized to fish
or to operate in the bluefin tuna fishery.
Thus, any product taken by Libya’s
purse seine fleet under these conditions
in 2011 would not be in compliance
with ICCAT conservation and
management measures.
Failure to implement these ICCAT
requirements is subject to action at the
national and international levels. In that
regard, other ICCAT members that
import bluefin tuna, in particular Japan
and the European Union, have indicated
that they will prohibit the import of
Libyan-caught bluefin tuna if harvested
in 2011 contrary to the requirements of
ICCAT. The United States has
implemented through regulation its
obligation under ICCAT’s Bluefin Catch
Document program to require, as a
condition of importation into the United
States and conduct of other transactions
(such as export and re-export), that all
bluefin tuna shipments be accompanied
by a properly completed catch
document that has been validated by a
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: June 28, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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International Fisheries; Atlantic Highly
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government official or other authorized
individual of the flag or exporting State
(unless the fish are tagged) (73 FR
31380, June 2, 2008). Improperly
documented bluefin tuna may be
prohibited from importation into the
United States or be subject to other
sanctions.
Dated: June 28, 2011.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Advisory
Panel, in July, 2011, to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street,
Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508)
339–2200; fax: (508) 339–1040.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Panel will discuss measures to
minimize the adverse effects of fishing
on EFH and measures to protect deepsea corals as well as review the decision
document prepared by the Plan
Development Team. The Panel will also
provide guidance to the Committee on
these issues. Other topics may be
discussed at the Chair’s discretion.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RIN 0648-XA479]
International Fisheries; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Bluefin Tuna Import, Export, Re-Export
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of non-compliance with international commission
standards.
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SUMMARY: Through the International Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), it has come to the attention of NMFS that
Libyan vessels may not be meeting ICCAT requirements for Atlantic
bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean. NMFS advises importers to
take great care with respect to any import of Atlantic bluefin tuna
harvested by Libyan vessels in 2011, as these shipments may have been
illegally harvested and could be subject to increased scrutiny and
potential liability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions relating to permits or
regulations may be directed to Margo Schulze-Haugen at (301) 713-2334,
and questions relating to ICCAT requirements may be directed to Rebecca
Lent at (301) 427-8368.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Libya's inability to participate in the
ICCAT regional observer program this year as confirmed by the ICCAT
Administration, and its current failure to transmit vessel monitoring
system (VMS) data is of primary concern. ICCAT requires that large
scale (> 24 m) purse seine vessels fishing for eastern Atlantic and
Mediterranean bluefin tuna carry an ICCAT-assigned regional observer
and transmit certain data directly to ICCAT using a satellite-based
vessel monitoring system. ICCAT requirements provide that such purse
seine vessels without an ICCAT-placed observer shall not be authorized
to fish or to operate in the bluefin tuna fishery. Thus, any product
taken by Libya's purse seine fleet under these conditions in 2011 would
not be in compliance with ICCAT conservation and management measures.
Failure to implement these ICCAT requirements is subject to action
at the national and international levels. In that regard, other ICCAT
members that import bluefin tuna, in particular Japan and the European
Union, have indicated that they will prohibit the import of Libyan-
caught bluefin tuna if harvested in 2011 contrary to the requirements
of ICCAT. The United States has implemented through regulation its
obligation under ICCAT's Bluefin Catch Document program to require, as
a condition of importation into the United States and conduct of other
transactions (such as export and re-export), that all bluefin tuna
shipments be accompanied by a properly completed catch document that
has been validated by a government official or other authorized
individual of the flag or exporting State (unless the fish are tagged)
(73 FR 31380, June 2, 2008). Improperly documented bluefin tuna may be
prohibited from importation into the United States or be subject to
other sanctions.
Dated: June 28, 2011.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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