Pacific Islands Pelagic Fisheries; American Samoa Longline Limited Entry Program, 46565 [2015-19102]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 150 / Wednesday, August 5, 2015 / Notices help inform our final decision on Navy’s request for an MMPA authorization. Dated: July 31, 2015. Angela Somma, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015–19184 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XE029 Pacific Islands Pelagic Fisheries; American Samoa Longline Limited Entry Program National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; availability of permits. AGENCY: NMFS announces that 12 American Samoa pelagic longline limited entry permits in three vessel size classes are available for 2015. NMFS is accepting applications for these available permits. DATES: NMFS must receive completed permit applications and payment by December 3, 2015. ADDRESSES: Request a blank application form from the NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIR), 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818, or the PIR Web site https://www.fpir.noaa.gov/ Library/SFD/Samoa_LE_App_Fillable_ 02Feb15.pdf. Mail your completed application and payment to: ASLE Permits, NOAA NMFS PIR, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Ikehara, Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS PIR, tel 808–725–5175, fax 808– 725–5215, or email PIRO-permits@ noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal regulations at 50 CFR 665.816 allow NMFS to issue new permits for the American Samoa pelagic longline limited entry program if the number of permits in a size class falls below the maximum allowed. At least 12 permits are available for issuance, as follows: • Nine in Class A (vessels less than or equal to 40 ft in overall length); • Two in Class B (over 40 ft to 50 ft); and • One in Class D (over 70 ft). Please note that the number of available permits may change before the application period closes. Each application must be complete for NMFS to consider it. An application asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:54 Aug 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 must include the completed and signed application form, evidence of documented participation in the fishery, and non-refundable payment for the application-processing fee. If NMFS receives more completed applications than the available permits for a given permit class, NMFS will prioritize applicants using only the information in the applications and documentation provided by the applicants. If an applicant requests NMFS, in writing, that NMFS use NMFS longline logbook data as evidence of documented participation, the applicant must specify the qualifying vessel, official number, and month and year of the logbook records. NMFS will not conduct an unlimited search for records. Applicants with the earliest documented participation in the fishery on a Class A sized vessel will receive the highest priorities for obtaining permits in any size class, followed by applicants with the earliest documented participation in Classes B, C, and D, in that order. In the event of a tie in the priority ranking between two or more applicants, NMFS will rank higher in priority the applicant whose second documented participation is earlier. Detailed criteria for prioritization of eligible applicants are in the regulations at 50 CFR 665.816(g). NMFS must receive applications by December 3, 2015 to be considered for a permit (see ADDRESSES). NMFS will not accept applications received after that date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: July 30, 2015. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015–19102 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD330 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to a Breakwater Replacement Project in Eastport, Maine National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; revision of an incidental harassment authorization. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that we have revised an incidental harassment SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46565 authorization (IHA) issued to the Maine Department of Transportation (ME DOT) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, small numbers of four species of marine mammals during construction activities associated with a breakwater replacement project in Eastport, Maine. The project has been delayed and the effective dates revised accordingly. DATES: This authorization is now effective from July 20, 2015, through July 19, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Guan, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 21, 2014, NMFS received an application from ME DOT requesting an IHA for the take, by Level B harassment, of small numbers of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), gray seals (Halichoerus grypus), harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), and Atlantic white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus) incidental to in-water construction activities in Eastport, Maine. On July 31, 2014, NMFS published a Federal Register notice (FR 79 44407) for the proposed IHA, and subsequently published final notice of our issuance of the IHA on October 1, 2014 (79 FR 59247), effective from October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015. In June 2015, ME DOT informed NMFS that no work had occurred relevant to the IHA specified activity due to difficulties in developing a passive acoustic monitoring plan for sound source verification of test pile driving. Accordingly, ME DOT requested that NMFS revise the effective date of the IHA to a one-year period beginning on July 20, 2015, to accommodate the delayed schedule, with no other changes. Summary of the Activity The proposed Eastport breakwater replacement project will replace an open pier that is supported by 151 piles, consisting of steel pipe piles, reinforced concrete pile caps, and a pre-stressed plank deck with structural overlay. The proposed approach pier will be 40 ft by 300 ft and the proposed main pier section that would be parallel to the shoreline will be 50 ft by 400 ft. The replacement pier will consist of two different sections. The approach pier will be replaced in kind by placing fill inside of a sheet pile enclosure, supported by driven piles. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 46565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19102]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE029


Pacific Islands Pelagic Fisheries; American Samoa Longline 
Limited Entry Program

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

ACTION: Notice; availability of permits.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that 12 American Samoa pelagic longline limited 
entry permits in three vessel size classes are available for 2015. NMFS 
is accepting applications for these available permits.

DATES: NMFS must receive completed permit applications and payment by 
December 3, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Request a blank application form from the NMFS Pacific 
Islands Regional Office (PIR), 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 
96818, or the PIR Web site https://www.fpir.noaa.gov/Library/SFD/Samoa_LE_App_Fillable_02Feb15.pdf. Mail your completed application and 
payment to: ASLE Permits, NOAA NMFS PIR, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, 
Honolulu, HI 96818.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Ikehara, Sustainable Fisheries, 
NMFS PIR, tel 808-725-5175, fax 808-725-5215, or email PIRO-permits@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal regulations at 50 CFR 665.816 allow 
NMFS to issue new permits for the American Samoa pelagic longline 
limited entry program if the number of permits in a size class falls 
below the maximum allowed. At least 12 permits are available for 
issuance, as follows:
     Nine in Class A (vessels less than or equal to 40 ft in 
overall length);
     Two in Class B (over 40 ft to 50 ft); and
     One in Class D (over 70 ft).

Please note that the number of available permits may change before the 
application period closes.
    Each application must be complete for NMFS to consider it. An 
application must include the completed and signed application form, 
evidence of documented participation in the fishery, and non-refundable 
payment for the application-processing fee.
    If NMFS receives more completed applications than the available 
permits for a given permit class, NMFS will prioritize applicants using 
only the information in the applications and documentation provided by 
the applicants. If an applicant requests NMFS, in writing, that NMFS 
use NMFS longline logbook data as evidence of documented participation, 
the applicant must specify the qualifying vessel, official number, and 
month and year of the logbook records. NMFS will not conduct an 
unlimited search for records.
    Applicants with the earliest documented participation in the 
fishery on a Class A sized vessel will receive the highest priorities 
for obtaining permits in any size class, followed by applicants with 
the earliest documented participation in Classes B, C, and D, in that 
order. In the event of a tie in the priority ranking between two or 
more applicants, NMFS will rank higher in priority the applicant whose 
second documented participation is earlier. Detailed criteria for 
prioritization of eligible applicants are in the regulations at 50 CFR 
665.816(g).
    NMFS must receive applications by December 3, 2015 to be considered 
for a permit (see ADDRESSES). NMFS will not accept applications 
received after that date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: July 30, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-19102 Filed 8-4-15; 8:45 am]
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