National Saltwater Angler Registry Program, 49478-49479 [2013-19737]

Download as PDF 49478 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 14, 2013 / Notices 3. Take Final Action on Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQ) Administrative Rule Changes. 4. Take Final Action on Amendment 39—Recreational Red Snapper Regional Management. 5. Review IFQ Inter-sector Trading Scoping Document. 6. Review Amendment 28—Red Snapper Allocation Options Paper. 7. Discuss Passengers on Dualpermitted Commercial Fishing Vessels 8. Receive an update on Red Snapper Recreational Landings and Supplemental Fall Season. 9. Discuss the 2014 Red Snapper Update Assessment and possible management actions. 10. Discuss Exempted Fishing Permits related to Reef Fish (if any). an open public comment period regarding any other fishery issues or concerns. People wishing to speak before the Council should complete a public comment card prior to the comment period. 4 p.m.–4:15 p.m.: The Council will review and vote on Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP), if any. 4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: The Council will receive committee reports from the Advisory Panel Selection, Ad Hoc Restoration, Red Drum, and Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Management Committees. Note: Immediately following committee recess will be an informal public Question and Answer Session on Gulf of Mexico fishery management issues on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.: The Council will continue to receive committee reports from Coral/Habitat Protection, Data Collection, Mackerel, Administrative Policy and Reef Fish Management Committees. 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: The Council will review Other Business items: Amendment 7 to the Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plans (FMP) and review of the SEDAR schedule. 3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.: The Council will review the Action Schedule. 3:45 p.m.–4 p.m.: The Council will hold an election of the Chair and Vice Chair. Data Collection Management Committee Agenda, Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 8:30 a.m. Until 9 a.m. 1. Take Final Action on Modifications to the Federally-Permitted Seafood Dealer Reporting requirements. 2. Receive an update on the results of the Peer Reviewed Data Collection and Management Programs for the Magnuson-Stevens Managed Stocks. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Joint Coral/Habitat Protection Management Committee Agenda, Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 9 a.m. Until 10 a.m. Receive a summary from the May 2013 Coral Workshop on Interrelationships between Corals and Fisheries. Council Session Agenda, Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 10 a.m. Until 4 p.m. 10 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: Call to Order and Introductions, Induction of New Council Members, adoption of agenda and approval of minutes. 10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: The Council will receive a Budget 101 overview. 1 p.m.–4 p.m.: The Council will receive public testimony on Final Action— IFQ Administrative Rule Changes, Final Action—Modifications to the Federally-Permitted Seafood Dealer Reporting Requirements, Mackerel Amendment 19—Coastal Migratory Pelagics Sale and Permit Provisions, Mackerel Amendment 20— Modifications to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Zone Management, and Final Action— Reef Fish Amendment 39—Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper. The Council will also hold VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:16 Aug 13, 2013 Jkt 229001 Council Session Agenda, Thursday, August 29, 2013, 8:30 a.m. Until 4 p.m. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice 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 Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council Office (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: August 9, 2013. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–19696 Filed 8–13–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC403 National Saltwater Angler Registry Program National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. NMFS has established an annual fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for registration of anglers, spear fishers and for-hire fishing vessels to register under the National Saltwater Angler Registry Program. SUMMARY: The registration fee will be required effective August 1, 2013. DATES: Gordon C. Colvin, NMFS ST–12453, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon C. Colvin; (240) 357–4524; email: Gordon.Colvin@noaa.gov. The final rule implementing the National Saltwater Angler Registry Program, 50 CFR part 600, subpart P, was published in the Federal Register on December 30, 2008. The final rule states that persons registering with NMFS must pay an annual fee effective January 1, 2011, and that NMFS will publish the annual schedule for such fees in the Federal Register. The annual fee for registration was originally set at $15.00, effective January 1, 2011. NMFS policy requires that fees be reviewed every two years and be revised to reflect changes in estimated costs for administration of the program that requires the fees. NMFS has completed its biennial review and has determined that the annual registration fee for anglers, spear fishers and for-hire fishing vessels will be raised to twenty-five dollars ($25.00). All persons registering on or after August 1, 2013 will be required to pay that registration fee, unless they are exempt as indigenous people per the provisions of 50 CFR 600.1410(f). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\14AUN1.SGM 14AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 14, 2013 / Notices Dated: August 8, 2013. Alan D. Risenhoover, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, performing the functions and duties of the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. Marine Mammals; File No. 17996 dolphins, annually, would be approached. Filming would occur over one (or two if needed) sessions of three to four weeks each and be completed by October 2014. Footage would be used in a seven-part television series, The Hunt, an educational series on predation strategy and predator-prey dynamics for the British Broadcasting Company. The permit expires on October 31, 2014. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. Dated: August 9, 2013. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–19737 Filed 8–13–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC614 AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Silverback Films Ltd, 59 Cotham Hill, Cotham, Bristol, BS6 6JR, United Kingdom, to conduct commercial or educational photography of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). 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 Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 824–5309. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosa ´ L. Gonzalez or Kristy Beard, (301) 427– 8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 12, 2013, notice was published in the Federal Register (78 FR 21915) that a request for a permit to conduct commercial/educational photography had been submitted by the above-named applicant. The requested permit has been issued under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). Permit No. 17996 authorizes a commercial photography/filming project to film bottlenose dolphin strandfeeding events in the estuaries and creeks of Bull Creek and around Hilton Head, South Carolina. Filming would be conducted from a small boat and from a helicopter. A maximum of 500 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:16 Aug 13, 2013 Jkt 229001 [FR Doc. 2013–19702 Filed 8–13–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Updates to List of National System of Marine Protected Areas MPAs National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPA Center), Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Notice of updates to the list of National System of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). AGENCY: The National System of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) provides a mechanism for agencies managing MPAs to work together on common conservation priorities. In January 2013, NOAA and the Department of the Interior (DOI) invited federal, state, commonwealth, territorial and tribal MPA programs with potentially eligible existing MPAs to nominate their sites to the National System of MPAs (national system). A total of 82 nominations were received, including 80 from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and two from the National Park Service. Following a 60-day public review period of these nominations [78 FR 30870], no public comments were received by the National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPA Center). The managing agencies listed above were then asked to make a final SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 49479 determination of their desire to nominate these sites to the national system, which they subsequently confirmed. Finding them to be eligible for the national system, the MPA Center has accepted the nominations for 82 sites and placed them on the List of National System MPAs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, NOAA, at 301–713– 7265 or via email at lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov. A detailed electronic copy of the List of National System of MPAs is available at marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background on National System The national system of MPAs is made up of member MPAs, networks and systems established and managed by federal, state, commonwealth, territorial, tribal, or local governments. These sites are a subset of the approximately 1,700 MPAs in U.S. waters, and have been nominated by their management entity to participate in a collaborative partnership to address national marine conservation goals and represent diverse marine ecosystems and resources. Sites in the national system continue to be managed independently, but national system MPA managers work together at the regional and national levels to achieve common objectives for conserving the nation’s important natural and cultural resources. For more information about the benefit of the National System of MPAs, see https:// marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/ nationalsystem/. Nomination Process NOAA issues a call for nominations to the national system annually. This round of nominations began on January 28, 2013 and the deadline for nominations was March 29, 2013. A public comment period was held from May 22, 2013 [78 FR 30870] through July 22, 2013. No public comments were received. Additional details on the nomination process are posted at marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov. Updates to List of National System MPAs The list of 82 MPAs nominated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Park Service to join the National System of MPAs was published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2013 [78 FR 30870]. Both the list of newly nominated sites and the complete List of National System MPAs, which now includes 437 E:\FR\FM\14AUN1.SGM 14AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49478-49479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19737]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC403


National Saltwater Angler Registry Program

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NMFS has established an annual fee of twenty-five dollars 
($25.00) for registration of anglers, spear fishers and for-hire 
fishing vessels to register under the National Saltwater Angler 
Registry Program.

DATES: The registration fee will be required effective August 1, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Gordon C. Colvin, NMFS ST-12453, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon C. Colvin; (240) 357-4524; 
email: Gordon.Colvin@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final rule implementing the National 
Saltwater Angler Registry Program, 50 CFR part 600, subpart P, was 
published in the Federal Register on December 30, 2008. The final rule 
states that persons registering with NMFS must pay an annual fee 
effective January 1, 2011, and that NMFS will publish the annual 
schedule for such fees in the Federal Register. The annual fee for 
registration was originally set at $15.00, effective January 1, 2011. 
NMFS policy requires that fees be reviewed every two years and be 
revised to reflect changes in estimated costs for administration of the 
program that requires the fees.
    NMFS has completed its biennial review and has determined that the 
annual registration fee for anglers, spear fishers and for-hire fishing 
vessels will be raised to twenty-five dollars ($25.00). All persons 
registering on or after August 1, 2013 will be required to pay that 
registration fee, unless they are exempt as indigenous people per the 
provisions of 50 CFR 600.1410(f).


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    Dated: August 8, 2013.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, performing the functions and 
duties of the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-19737 Filed 8-13-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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