Marine Mammals; File No. 16632, 13863-13864 [2013-04751]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 41 / Friday, March 1, 2013 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES in an AD/CVD proceeding must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information. See section 782(b) of the Act. Parties are hereby reminded that revised certification requirements are in effect for company/government officials as well as their representatives in all AD/CVD investigations or proceedings initiated on or after March 14, 2011. See Certification of Factual Information to Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Interim Final Rule, 76 FR 7491 (February 10, 2011) (‘‘Interim Final Rule’’) amending 19 CFR 351.303(g)(1) and (2) and supplemented by Certification of Factual Information To Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Supplemental Interim Final Rule, 76 FR 54697 (September 2, 2011). The formats for the revised certifications are provided at the end of the Interim Final Rule. The Department intends to reject factual submissions if the submitting party does not comply with the revised certification requirements. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(d), the Department will maintain and make available a service list for these proceedings. To facilitate the timely preparation of the service list(s), it is requested that those seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding contact the Department in writing within 10 days of the publication of the Notice of Initiation. Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews can be very short, we urge interested parties to apply for access to proprietary information under administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’) immediately following publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The Department’s regulations on submission of proprietary information and eligibility to receive access to business proprietary information under APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304– 306. Information Required From Interested Parties Domestic interested parties defined in section 771(9)(C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b) wishing to participate in a Sunset Review must respond not later than 15 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The required contents of the notice of intent to participate are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with the Department’s regulations, if we do not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 Feb 28, 2013 Jkt 229001 interested party by the 15-day deadline, the Department will automatically revoke the order without further review. See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii). If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party, the Department’s regulations provide that all parties wishing to participate in a Sunset Review must file complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation. The required contents of a substantive response, on an order-specific basis, are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note that certain information requirements differ for respondent and domestic parties. Also, note that the Department’s information requirements are distinct from the Commission’s information requirements. Please consult the Department’s regulations for information regarding the Department’s conduct of Sunset Reviews.1 Please consult the Department’s regulations at 19 CFR part 351 for definitions of terms and for other general information concerning antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings at the Department. This notice of initiation is being published in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218 (c). Dated: February 21, 2013. Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2013–04821 Filed 2–28–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC521 Marine Mammals; File No. 16632 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries SUMMARY: 1 In comments made on the interim final sunset regulations, a number of parties stated that the proposed five-day period for rebuttals to substantive responses to a notice of initiation was insufficient. This requirement was retained in the final sunset regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(4). As provided in 19 CFR 351.302(b), however, the Department will consider individual requests to extend that five-day deadline based upon a showing of good cause. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13863 Science Center, Hawaiian monk seal Research Program (Responsible Party, Frank Parrish), has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on and enhancement of Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi). DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before April 15, 2013. ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for review on the following Web site: https:// www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/eis/ hawaiianmonksealeis.htm. The application is also available by selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public Comment’’ from the Features box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species (APPS) home page, https:// apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 16632 from the list of available applications. These documents are also available 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 Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814–4700; phone (808) 944–2200; fax (808) 973–2941. Written comments on this application should be submitted to the Chief, Permits, and Conservation Division, at the address listed above. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email to monkseal@noaa.gov. Please include the File No. 16632 in the subject line of the email comment. Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division at the address listed above. The request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be appropriate. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Colette Cairns, (301) 427– 8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), 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 222–226). The applicant requests a 5-year permit to carry out research and enhancement E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 13864 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 41 / Friday, March 1, 2013 / Notices activities designed to recover the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. Activities would occur along beaches and nearshore waters throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands [NWHI] and main Hawaiian Islands [MHI]) and Johnston Atoll. Research is intended to identify impediments to recovery, inform the design of conservation interventions, and evaluate those measures. Research activities include visual and photographic monitoring, tagging, pelage bleach marking, health screening, foraging studies, deworming research, experimental translocation, necropsies, tissue sampling, import/export of parts, behavioral modification research, and vaccination research. Enhancement activities are designed to improve the survival and reproductive success of individual monk seals, with the intent to improve subpopulation and overall species’ status. Enhancement activities include deworming, translocation, hazing and removal of aggressive adult male seals that harm or kill other seals, disentangling, dehooking, treating injured seals in-situ, behavioral modification, vaccination, and supplemental feeding of post-release rehabilitated seals. The number of seals to be taken by take type (annually, unless otherwise specified) would be 2,115 monitoring; 620 tagging and 35 sonic tagging; 1,495 bleach marking; 130 health screening; 10 moribund seals by euthanasia; 60 instrumentations; 300 de-worming treatments; translocations of nursing pups to birth or foster mother as warranted (estimated 20 pups); translocations of weaned pups to alleviate risk as warranted (estimated 60 seals); 20 translocations of weaned pups and 30 juvenile/subadults as part of two-stage translocation for enhancement (no seals would be moved from the NWHI to the MHI as part of two-stage translocation); 6 translocations of juveniles/subadults/adults for research; hazing aggressive adult males from conspecifics as warranted (estimated 10 seals); 20 adult male removals (including up to 10 lethal removals over five years); 10 captive adult males treated with testosterone reduction drug; unlimited (i.e., as warranted) disentanglements, dehookings, in-situ treatments, necropsies, opportunistic samplings and import/export (worldwide, including import and export of Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) samples); 12 seals supplementary fed; 20 seals subject to behavioral modification; 1,100 seals vaccinated; and 400 seals incidentally VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 Feb 28, 2013 Jkt 229001 harassed. The following lethal takes are annually/not to exceed in five years: 2⁄4 seals during research, 2⁄4 weaned pups during enhancement, 4⁄8 juveniles/ subadults during enhancement, and 2⁄4 adult males during enhancement. Research on captive monk seals to test and validate field studies is also proposed. Up to 500 spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), and 20 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) may be incidentally harassed annually during research and enhancement activities. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NMFS is preparing a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Hawaiian monk seal Recovery Actions. A Draft PEIS for Hawaiian monk seal Recovery Actions was made available to the public in 2011 (76 FR 51945). The intent of the PEIS is to evaluate the potential direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts on the human environment of the alternative approaches to implementing recovery actions, including research and enhancement activities requiring a permit. Information about the PEIS is available on the following Web site: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ eis/hawaiianmonksealeis.htm. Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, NMFS is forwarding a copy of the application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. Dated: February 26, 2013. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–04751 Filed 2–28–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC266 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Exempted Fishing, Scientific Research, Display, and Chartering Permits; Letters of Acknowledgment National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS or we), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; Summary of Comments Received. AGENCY: We announce the availability of public comments received regarding our intent to issue Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs), Scientific Research SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Permits (SRPs), Display Permits, Letters of Acknowledgment (LOAs), and Chartering Permits for the collection of Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) in 2013. On November 20, 2012, we published a Notice of Intent (NOI) announcing our intent to issue these permits in 2013. In general, EFPs and related permits would authorize collection of a limited number of tunas, swordfish, billfishes, and sharks from Federal waters in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico for the purposes of scientific data collection and public display. Comments were accepted on the NOI until December 20, 2012. ADDRESSES: The 2012 NOI comments received and additional information concerning the Atlantic HMS Exempted Fishing Permit program are available from Craig Cockrell or Michael Clark, Highly Migratory Species Management Division, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Comments received on the NOI are posted on the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Division’s Web site: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/ hms/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Cockrell or Michael Clark, phone: (301) 427–8503, fax: (301) 713–1917. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 20, 2012, we published a Notice of Intent (NOI) announcing our intent to issue EFPs, SRPs, Display Permits, LOAs, and Chartering permits for the collection of HMS in 2013. In general, EFPs and related permits would authorize the collection and tagging of a limited number of tunas, swordfish, billfishes, and sharks from Federal waters in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico for the purposes of scientific data collection and public display. Comments were accepted on the NOI until December 20, 2012. In general, the goal of the annual NOI to issue EFPs, SRPs, Display Permits, and Chartering Permits is to inform the public that the Agency may receive applications for research and other purposes in 2013. Regulations specific to the Atlantic HMS EFP program at 50 CFR 635.32 (a)(1) indicate that ‘‘consistent with the provisions of § 600.745 of this chapter, except as indicated in this section, we may authorize activities otherwise prohibited by the regulations contained in this part for the conduct of scientific research, the acquisition of information and data, the enhancement of safety at sea, the purpose of collecting animals for public education or display, the investigation E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1

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[FR Doc No: 2013-04751]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC521


Marine Mammals; File No. 16632

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries 
Science Center, Hawaiian monk seal Research Program (Responsible Party, 
Frank Parrish), has applied in due form for a permit to conduct 
research on and enhancement of Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus 
schauinslandi).

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before April 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES:  The application and related documents are available for 
review on the following Web site: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/eis/hawaiianmonksealeis.htm. The application is also available by 
selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the Features box on 
the Applications and Permits for Protected Species (APPS) home page, 
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 16632 from the 
list of available applications.
    These documents are also available 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
    Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, 
Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808) 944-2200; fax (808) 973-2941.
    Written comments on this application should be submitted to the 
Chief, Permits, and Conservation Division, at the address listed above. 
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by 
email to monkseal@noaa.gov. Please include the File No. 16632 in the 
subject line of the email comment.
    Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a 
written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division at the 
address listed above. The request should set forth the specific reasons 
why a hearing on this application would be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Colette Cairns, (301) 
427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the 
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking 
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), 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 222-226).
    The applicant requests a 5-year permit to carry out research and 
enhancement

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activities designed to recover the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. 
Activities would occur along beaches and nearshore waters throughout 
the Hawaiian Archipelago (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands [NWHI] and main 
Hawaiian Islands [MHI]) and Johnston Atoll.
    Research is intended to identify impediments to recovery, inform 
the design of conservation interventions, and evaluate those measures. 
Research activities include visual and photographic monitoring, 
tagging, pelage bleach marking, health screening, foraging studies, 
deworming research, experimental translocation, necropsies, tissue 
sampling, import/export of parts, behavioral modification research, and 
vaccination research.
    Enhancement activities are designed to improve the survival and 
reproductive success of individual monk seals, with the intent to 
improve subpopulation and overall species' status. Enhancement 
activities include deworming, translocation, hazing and removal of 
aggressive adult male seals that harm or kill other seals, 
disentangling, dehooking, treating injured seals in-situ, behavioral 
modification, vaccination, and supplemental feeding of post-release 
rehabilitated seals.
    The number of seals to be taken by take type (annually, unless 
otherwise specified) would be 2,115 monitoring; 620 tagging and 35 
sonic tagging; 1,495 bleach marking; 130 health screening; 10 moribund 
seals by euthanasia; 60 instrumentations; 300 de-worming treatments; 
translocations of nursing pups to birth or foster mother as warranted 
(estimated 20 pups); translocations of weaned pups to alleviate risk as 
warranted (estimated 60 seals); 20 translocations of weaned pups and 30 
juvenile/subadults as part of two-stage translocation for enhancement 
(no seals would be moved from the NWHI to the MHI as part of two-stage 
translocation); 6 translocations of juveniles/subadults/adults for 
research; hazing aggressive adult males from conspecifics as warranted 
(estimated 10 seals); 20 adult male removals (including up to 10 lethal 
removals over five years); 10 captive adult males treated with 
testosterone reduction drug; unlimited (i.e., as warranted) 
disentanglements, dehookings, in-situ treatments, necropsies, 
opportunistic samplings and import/export (world-wide, including import 
and export of Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) samples); 12 
seals supplementary fed; 20 seals subject to behavioral modification; 
1,100 seals vaccinated; and 400 seals incidentally harassed. The 
following lethal takes are annually/not to exceed in five years: \2/4\ 
seals during research, \2/4\ weaned pups during enhancement, \4/8\ 
juveniles/subadults during enhancement, and \2/4\ adult males during 
enhancement. Research on captive monk seals to test and validate field 
studies is also proposed. Up to 500 spinner dolphins (Stenella 
longirostris), and 20 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) may be 
incidentally harassed annually during research and enhancement 
activities.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NMFS is preparing a Final Programmatic 
Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Hawaiian monk seal Recovery 
Actions. A Draft PEIS for Hawaiian monk seal Recovery Actions was made 
available to the public in 2011 (76 FR 51945). The intent of the PEIS 
is to evaluate the potential direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts 
on the human environment of the alternative approaches to implementing 
recovery actions, including research and enhancement activities 
requiring a permit. Information about the PEIS is available on the 
following Web site: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/eis/hawaiianmonksealeis.htm.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, NMFS is forwarding a copy of the application to the Marine 
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

     Dated: February 26, 2013.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-04751 Filed 2-28-13; 8:45 am]
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