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thereby reducing exposure and impacts.
No disruption to reproductive behavior
is anticipated and there is no
anticipated effect on annual rates of
recruitment or survival of affected
marine mammals.
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herein of the likely effects of the
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mitigation and monitoring measures,
NMFS preliminarily determines that
CWA’s survey activities would result in
the incidental take of small numbers of
marine mammals, by Level B
harassment, and that the total taking
would have a negligible impact on the
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[Docket No. PTO–P–2013–0001]
RIN 0648–XC470
Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS);
Certification of New VMS Unit for Use
in Northeast Fisheries
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of VMS unit certification.
NMFS announces the
approval and certification of the CLS
America Thorium VMS Terminal model
100 (TST–100) with Iridium satellite
communications network for use in the
northeastern United States in which
VMS units are required.
SUMMARY:
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of marine mammals implicated by this
action.
DATES:
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
No marine mammal species listed
under the ESA are anticipated to occur
within the action area. Therefore,
section 7 consultation under the ESA is
not required.
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In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as implemented by
the regulations published by the
Council on Environmental Quality (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), and NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6, NMFS
prepared an Environmental Assessment
(EA) to consider the direct, indirect, and
cumulative effects to marine mammals
and other applicable environmental
resources resulting from issuance of a
one-year IHA and the potential issuance
of additional authorization for
incidental harassment for the ongoing
project in 2012. This analysis is still
considered relevant for the proposed
IHA because the applicant’s proposed
activity has not changed. This EA is
available on the NMFS Web site listed
in the beginning of this document.
Dated: January 29, 2013.
Helen M. Golde,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–02195 Filed 1–31–13; 8:45 am]
This new TST–100 unit can be
used effective January 24, 2013.
Office of Law Enforcement, Northeast
Division, Northeast VMS Team,
telephone 978–281–9213.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations at 50 CFR 648.9 and 648.10
set forth VMS requirements for fisheries
in the northeastern United States for the
operation of VMS units used for
reporting and monitoring. Specifically,
50 CFR 648.9 requires that minimum
performance criteria published by the
NMFS Office of Law Enforcement and
any established Northeast regional
standards must be met in order to be
certified for use.
The Administrator, Northeast Region,
NMFS, has reviewed all components of
the TST–100 VMS unit and other
information provided by the vendor and
has certified the following unit for use
in all Northeast fisheries in which VMS
units are required: Thorium TST–100,
available from CLS America, Inc., 4300
Forbes Blvd., Suite 110, Lanham,
Maryland 20706, telephone (301) 925–
4411, fax (301) 925–8995, email:
fishing@clsamerica.com.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 25, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–02131 Filed 1–31–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC470
Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS); Certification of New VMS Unit
for Use in Northeast Fisheries
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of VMS unit certification.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the approval and certification of the CLS
America Thorium VMS Terminal model 100 (TST-100) with Iridium satellite
communications network for use in the northeastern United States in
which VMS units are required.
DATES: This new TST-100 unit can be used effective January 24, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Law Enforcement, Northeast
Division, Northeast VMS Team, telephone 978-281-9213.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations at 50 CFR 648.9 and 648.10 set
forth VMS requirements for fisheries in the northeastern United States
for the operation of VMS units used for reporting and monitoring.
Specifically, 50 CFR 648.9 requires that minimum performance criteria
published by the NMFS Office of Law Enforcement and any established
Northeast regional standards must be met in order to be certified for
use.
The Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS, has reviewed all
components of the TST-100 VMS unit and other information provided by
the vendor and has certified the following unit for use in all
Northeast fisheries in which VMS units are required: Thorium TST-100,
available from CLS America, Inc., 4300 Forbes Blvd., Suite 110, Lanham,
Maryland 20706, telephone (301) 925-4411, fax (301) 925-8995, email:
fishing@clsamerica.com.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 25, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-02131 Filed 1-31-13; 8:45 am]
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