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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD877
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding 2year renewal.
AGENCY:
The Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant
Administrator) has issued an affirmative
finding 2-year renewal for the
Government of Ecuador under the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA). This affirmative finding 2-year
renewal will allow yellowfin tuna and
yellowfin tuna products harvested in
the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP)
in compliance with the International
Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP)
by Ecuadorian-flag purse seine vessels
or purse seine vessels operating under
Ecuadorian jurisdiction to be imported
into the United States. The affirmative
finding 2-year renewal was based on
review of documentary evidence
submitted by the Government of
Ecuador and obtained from the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC).
SUMMARY:
The affirmative finding 2-year
renewal is effective for the 2-year period
of April 1, 2013 (retroactive) through
March 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin Greenman, West Coast Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 501
W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802.
Phone: 562–980–3264 Email:
justin.greenman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
for importation into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP under certain
conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant
Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based
upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting
nation, the IATTC, or the Department of
State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation is
meeting its obligations under the IDCP
and obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of
the harvesting nation must request a
new affirmative finding and submit the
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required documentary evidence directly
to the Assistant Administrator. On an
annual basis, NMFS reviews the
affirmative finding and determines
whether the harvesting nation continues
to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to
compliance with IDCP and IATTC
measures directly to NMFS on an
annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to
NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an
application from the harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be
terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant
Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no
longer being met or that a nation is
consistently failing to take enforcement
actions on violations, thereby
diminishing the effectiveness of the
IDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f), the
Assistant Administrator considered
documentary evidence submitted by the
Government of Ecuador and obtained
from the IATTC and has determined
that Ecuador has met the MMPA’s
requirements to receive an affirmative
finding 2-year renewal.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued an affirmative
finding 2-year renewal to Ecuador,
allowing the continued importation into
the United States of yellowfin tuna and
products derived from yellowfin tuna
harvested in the ETP by Ecuadorian-flag
purse seine vessels or purse seine
vessels operating under Ecuadorian
jurisdiction for the 2-year period of
April 1, 2013 (retroactive) through
March 31, 2015. Ecuador’s 5-year
affirmative finding will remain valid
through March 31, 2015.
Dated: April 24, 2015.
Eileen Sobeck,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Addendum to the 26 June 2014 Record
of Decision for the Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement F–35
Beddown at Eglin Air Force Base,
Florida
Notice of Availability (NOA) of
Addendum to 26 June 2014 Record of
Decision (ROD).
ACTION:
On April 23, 2015, the United
States Air Force signed an Addendum to
the 26 June 2014 ROD for the Final F–
35 Beddown Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS).
The Addendum to the 26 June 2014
Record of Decision (AROD) documents
the Air Force’s decisions to: (1)
Temporarily shift the primary runway to
Runway 01/19 (RW 01/19) and allow a
temporary increase in previously
limited F–35 operations for
construction-related closure of Runway
12/30 (RW 12/30), and (2) approve the
Department of the Navy’s (DoN’s)
request to add fifteen (15) Backup
Aircraft Inventory (BAI) F–35C aircraft
at Eglin AFB.
The AROD augments the 26 June 2014
ROD by allowing a one-time, temporary
increase in certain F–35 operations on
Runway 01/19 (RW 01/19) due to
required construction-related closure of
Runway 12/30 (RW 12/30) for up to four
months from approximately 1 May 2015
through 31 August 2015. During this up
to four-month period of construction
partially closing RW 12/30, but only
after all mitigations measures have first
been implemented and/or exhausted,
limited additional F–35 operations up to
the number and type of average daily
operations analyzed in Alternative 1A
(predominantly departures/take-offs on
RW 01 and approaches/landings on RW
19) of the SEIS and published in Table
E–16 at pages E–84 and E–85 in
Appendix E, will be allowed on RW 01/
19. The additional Navy F–35C BAI will
not alter the number or type of F–35C
operations analyzed in the SEIS and
approved in the 26 June 2014 ROD.
The Final SEIS was made available to
the public on February 28, 2014 through
a NOA in the Federal Register (Volume
79, Number 40, Page 11428) with a wait
period that ended on March 31, 2014.
The 26 June 2014 SEIS ROD was made
available to the public, through a NOA
in the Federal Register (Volume 79,
Number 131, Page 38857), on July 9,
2014.
Authority: This NOA is published
pursuant to the relevant subsection of
the regulations (40 CFR part 1506.6(b)2))
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD877
Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding 2-year renewal.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant
Administrator) has issued an affirmative finding 2-year renewal for the
Government of Ecuador under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
This affirmative finding 2-year renewal will allow yellowfin tuna and
yellowfin tuna products harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean
(ETP) in compliance with the International Dolphin Conservation Program
(IDCP) by Ecuadorian-flag purse seine vessels or purse seine vessels
operating under Ecuadorian jurisdiction to be imported into the United
States. The affirmative finding 2-year renewal was based on review of
documentary evidence submitted by the Government of Ecuador and
obtained from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
DATES: The affirmative finding 2-year renewal is effective for the 2-
year period of April 1, 2013 (retroactive) through March 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Greenman, West Coast Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA
90802. Phone: 562-980-3264 Email: justin.greenman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows for
importation into the United States of yellowfin tuna harvested by purse
seine vessels in the ETP under certain conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting nation, the IATTC, or the
Department of State.
The affirmative finding process requires that the harvesting nation
is meeting its obligations under the IDCP and obligations of membership
in the IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of the harvesting nation
must request a new affirmative finding and submit the required
documentary evidence directly to the Assistant Administrator. On an
annual basis, NMFS reviews the affirmative finding and determines
whether the harvesting nation continues to meet the requirements. A
nation may provide information related to compliance with IDCP and
IATTC measures directly to NMFS on an annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to NMFS to annually renew an
affirmative finding determination without an application from the
harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no longer being met or that a
nation is consistently failing to take enforcement actions on
violations, thereby diminishing the effectiveness of the IDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding process set forth in 50 CFR
216.24(f), the Assistant Administrator considered documentary evidence
submitted by the Government of Ecuador and obtained from the IATTC and
has determined that Ecuador has met the MMPA's requirements to receive
an affirmative finding 2-year renewal.
After consultation with the Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued an affirmative finding 2-year renewal to Ecuador,
allowing the continued importation into the United States of yellowfin
tuna and products derived from yellowfin tuna harvested in the ETP by
Ecuadorian-flag purse seine vessels or purse seine vessels operating
under Ecuadorian jurisdiction for the 2-year period of April 1, 2013
(retroactive) through March 31, 2015. Ecuador's 5-year affirmative
finding will remain valid through March 31, 2015.
Dated: April 24, 2015.
Eileen Sobeck,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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