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Dated: August 8, 2014.
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Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD384
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish
Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico;
Exempted Fishing Permit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; extension of duration of
an exempted fishing permit.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces the
effective date for an exempted fishing
permit (EFP) for goliath grouper
research by Dr. Chris Koenig (Florida
State University) and Dr. Chris Stallings
(University of South Florida) is
extended from August 28, 2014, to
October 15, 2014. The issued EFP
authorizes Drs. Koenig and Stallings to
use trained for-hire fishermen to
temporarily possess goliath grouper for
non-lethal sampling during the course
of their normal fishing activities.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review
upon written request to any of the
following addresses:
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• Email: Peter.Hood@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line of the email
the following document identifier:
‘‘FSU_EFP’’.
• Mail: Peter Hood, Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Hood, 727–824–5305; email:
Peter.Hood@noaa.gov.
The EFP
was granted under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and regulations at
50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing. A notice of receipt of an
application for an EFP published in the
Federal Register on June 28, 2012 (77
FR 38585) and solicited public
comment. No public comments were
received on the notice and the Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council
supported the issuance of the EFP. The
EFP was issued by NMFS on July 17,
2012, with an expiration date of August
29, 2014.
The described research is part of a life
history study of goliath grouper and
includes a regional age structure study.
This research is funded by NOAA
through the Marine Fisheries Initiative
(cooperative agreement number
NA11NMF4330123). The research
involves for-hire fishermen in the
collection of biological information from
up to 1,000 goliath grouper. The
collection activities covered under the
EFP for scientific research involves
activities that could otherwise be
prohibited by regulations at 50 CFR part
622, as they pertain to reef fish managed
by the Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic fishery management councils
(councils). The applicant requests
authorization to extend the duration of
the EFP because approximately 60
percent of the 1,000 goliath grouper
have been sampled and they do not
anticipate reaching the project’s sample
size by the current deadline. The EFP
allows for-hire fishermen to temporarily
possess goliath grouper for non-lethal
sampling during the course of their
normal fishing activities. Extending the
duration of the EFP from August 28,
2014, to October 15, 2014, will allow the
applicants the opportunity to achieve
their desired number of samples and
thereby more fully meet the objectives
of the EFP.
Therefore, NMFS extends the
duration of the EFP from August 28,
2014, to October 15, 2014, because
sampling will remain within the scope
of activities already approved for the
EFP. This notice serves to notify the
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public of the change in duration of the
EFP.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 11, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[Docket No. 140729626–4626–01]
RIN 0648–XD419
Anticipated RESTORE Act Science
Program Federal Funding Opportunity
for Fiscal Year 2014
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Ocean Service
(NOS) of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
notifies the public and potential
applicants of an anticipated upcoming
Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO)
under the RESTORE Act Science
Program, and of the short-term priorities
for the program that NOS expects will
be addressed in the FFO.
DATES: N/A. No applications are being
requested at this time. NOAA
anticipates publishing the FFO
sometime during fall 2014, subject to
the availability of funds and pending
the release of the Department of the
Treasury Regulations for the Gulf Coast
Restoration Trust Fund.
ADDRESSES: N/A. No applications are
being requested at this time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, contact: Becky
Allee, (becky.allee@noaa.gov, 228–688–
1701).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1604 of the Resources and Ecosystems
Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities,
and Revived Economies of the Gulf
Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act)
establishes the Gulf Coast Ecosystem
Restoration Science, Observation,
Monitoring, and Technology program
(Science Program) to be administered by
NOAA and to carry out research,
observation, and monitoring to support
the long-term sustainability of the
ecosystem, fish stocks, fish habitat, and
the recreational, commercial, and
charter fishing industry in the Gulf of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD384
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Exempted Fishing Permit
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; extension of duration of an exempted fishing permit.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the effective date for an exempted fishing
permit (EFP) for goliath grouper research by Dr. Chris Koenig (Florida
State University) and Dr. Chris Stallings (University of South Florida)
is extended from August 28, 2014, to October 15, 2014. The issued EFP
authorizes Drs. Koenig and Stallings to use trained for-hire fishermen
to temporarily possess goliath grouper for non-lethal sampling during
the course of their normal fishing activities.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review upon written request to any of the following addresses:
Email: Peter.Hood@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of
the email the following document identifier: ``FSU--EFP''.
Mail: Peter Hood, Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263
13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Hood, 727-824-5305; email:
Peter.Hood@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP was granted under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.), and regulations at 50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing. A notice of receipt of an application for an EFP published in
the Federal Register on June 28, 2012 (77 FR 38585) and solicited
public comment. No public comments were received on the notice and the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council supported the issuance of the
EFP. The EFP was issued by NMFS on July 17, 2012, with an expiration
date of August 29, 2014.
The described research is part of a life history study of goliath
grouper and includes a regional age structure study. This research is
funded by NOAA through the Marine Fisheries Initiative (cooperative
agreement number NA11NMF4330123). The research involves for-hire
fishermen in the collection of biological information from up to 1,000
goliath grouper. The collection activities covered under the EFP for
scientific research involves activities that could otherwise be
prohibited by regulations at 50 CFR part 622, as they pertain to reef
fish managed by the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fishery
management councils (councils). The applicant requests authorization to
extend the duration of the EFP because approximately 60 percent of the
1,000 goliath grouper have been sampled and they do not anticipate
reaching the project's sample size by the current deadline. The EFP
allows for-hire fishermen to temporarily possess goliath grouper for
non-lethal sampling during the course of their normal fishing
activities. Extending the duration of the EFP from August 28, 2014, to
October 15, 2014, will allow the applicants the opportunity to achieve
their desired number of samples and thereby more fully meet the
objectives of the EFP.
Therefore, NMFS extends the duration of the EFP from August 28,
2014, to October 15, 2014, because sampling will remain within the
scope of activities already approved for the EFP. This notice serves to
notify the public of the change in duration of the EFP.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 11, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-19242 Filed 8-13-14; 8:45 am]
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