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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Ad
Hoc Amendment 24 Workgroup will
hold a work session, which is open to
the public.
DATES: The Workgroup’s work session
will occur from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, August 1 and continue on
Thursday, August 2, 2012, from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The work sessions will be
held at the Building 9 Large Conference
Room, NOAA Fisheries, NOAA Western
Regional Center, 7600 Sand Point Way
NE., Seattle, WA 98115–6349.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Kevin Duffy, NOAA Fisheries
Northwest Region, (206) 526–4743 or
Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (503)
820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council formed the Amendment 24
Workgroup to develop proposals for
modifying the process to periodically
establish and adjust harvest levels and
management measures for the Pacific
Coast groundfish fishery. Currently
Council decisionmaking occurs every 2
years to set harvest specifications and
management measures for the next 2year period. Coordinating Council
decisionmaking with the procedural
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act,
Administrative Procedure Act, and the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
such that National Marine Fisheries
Service may implement regulations at
the start of the next fishing year (January
1), has proved difficult. The Workgroup
will develop alternatives to the current
biennial process to address problems
with timely implementation. These
alternatives will be presented to the
Council at a future meeting. The
Council may then adopt an alternative
for implementation, which may require
an amendment to the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.
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Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during these
meetings. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that
require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter
at (503) 820–2280 at least 5 days prior
to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 5, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XB054
Endangered Species; File No. 16598
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Inwater Research Group, Inc.
(Responsible Party and Principal
Investigator: Michael Bresette), 4160 NE.
Hyline Drive, Jensen Beach, FL 34957,
has been issued a permit to take green
(Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta
caretta), hawksbill (Eretmochelys
imbricata), and Kemp’s ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles for
purposes of scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
phone (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–
0376; and
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Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave.
South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 824–
5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Hapeman or Colette Cairns, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
5, 2012, notice was published in the
Federal Register (77 FR 13096) that a
request for a scientific research permit
to take green, loggerhead, hawksbill,
and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles had been
submitted by the above-named
organization. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species
(50 CFR parts 222–226).
The Permit Holder is authorized to
conduct long-term research on the
demographics and movements of green,
loggerhead, hawksbill, and Kemp’s
ridley sea turtles in the Key West
National Wildlife Refuge and the Big
Bend of Florida. The objectives of the
research are to: (1) Obtain information
on sea turtle abundance, size
frequencies, and sex ratios; (2)
determine the genetic origin of sea turtle
populations in the region; (3) continue
to monitor turtle foraging habits; (4)
track prevalence of fibropapilomatosis
in sea turtles; (5) track green sea turtle
movements west of the Marquesas Keys;
and (6) identify habitat preferences of
hawksbill sea turtles in the Key West
National Wildlife Refuge. Up to 160
green, 160 loggerhead, 75 hawksbill,
and 66 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles may be
captured annually for flipper and
passive integrated transponder tagging,
blood and tissue sampling,
morphometrics, photography, and
weights. A subset of sea turtles may be
lavaged and/or satellite tagged. In
addition to captures, researchers may
conduct vessel surveys to observe and
count sea turtles in the area. The permit
is valid for five years.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, was based on a finding that
such permit (1) Was applied for in good
faith, (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered or
threatened species, and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: July 5, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB054
Endangered Species; File No. 16598
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Inwater Research Group, Inc.
(Responsible Party and Principal Investigator: Michael Bresette), 4160
NE. Hyline Drive, Jensen Beach, FL 34957, has been issued a permit to
take green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata), and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea
turtles for purposes of scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Colette Cairns, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 5, 2012, notice was published in
the Federal Register (77 FR 13096) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take green, loggerhead, hawksbill, and Kemp's ridley
sea turtles had been submitted by the above-named organization. The
requested permit has been issued under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
The Permit Holder is authorized to conduct long-term research on
the demographics and movements of green, loggerhead, hawksbill, and
Kemp's ridley sea turtles in the Key West National Wildlife Refuge and
the Big Bend of Florida. The objectives of the research are to: (1)
Obtain information on sea turtle abundance, size frequencies, and sex
ratios; (2) determine the genetic origin of sea turtle populations in
the region; (3) continue to monitor turtle foraging habits; (4) track
prevalence of fibropapilomatosis in sea turtles; (5) track green sea
turtle movements west of the Marquesas Keys; and (6) identify habitat
preferences of hawksbill sea turtles in the Key West National Wildlife
Refuge. Up to 160 green, 160 loggerhead, 75 hawksbill, and 66 Kemp's
ridley sea turtles may be captured annually for flipper and passive
integrated transponder tagging, blood and tissue sampling,
morphometrics, photography, and weights. A subset of sea turtles may be
lavaged and/or satellite tagged. In addition to captures, researchers
may conduct vessel surveys to observe and count sea turtles in the
area. The permit is valid for five years.
Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a
finding that such permit (1) Was applied for in good faith, (2) will
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered or threatened
species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: July 5, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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