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2018 SRG meetings.
Dated: June 16, 2017.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Established by Presidential Executive
Order 13089 in 1998, the U.S. Coral Reef
Task Force mission is to lead,
coordinate and strengthen U.S.
government actions to better preserve
and protect coral reef ecosystems. Cochaired by the Departments of
Commerce and Interior, Task Force
members include leaders of 12 federal
agencies, seven U.S. states and
territories and three freely associated
states.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Coral Reef Conservation Program
Coral Reef Conservation
Program, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting, notice
of public comment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of a
public meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef
Task Force (USCRTF). The meeting will
be held Thursday, August 11, 2017, at
9:00 a.m. at the Harbor Beach Marriott
Hotel, 3030 Holiday Dr, Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33316, in the Caribbean
Salon I–IV meeting room. The meeting
provides a forum for coordinated
planning and action among federal
agencies, state and territorial
governments, and nongovernmental
partners.
Registration is requested for all events
associated with the meeting. This
meeting has time allotted for public
comment. All public comments must be
submitted in written format. A written
summary of the meeting will be posted
on the USCRTF Web site within two
months of occurrence. For information
about the meeting, registering and
submitting public comments, go to
https://www.coralreef.gov.
Commenters may address the
meeting, the role of the USCRTF, or
general coral reef conservation issues.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comments, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including
personal identifying information may be
made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
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Jennifer Koss, NOAA USCRTF Steering
Committee Point of Contact, NOAA
Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305
East-West Highway, N/OCRM, Silver
Spring, MD 20910 at 240–533–0777 or
Liza Johnson, USCRTF Executive
Secretary, U.S. Department of the
Interior, MS–3530–MIB, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240 at (202)
208–5004 or visit the USCRTF Web site
at https://www.coralreef.gov
Dated: June 15, 2017.
Christopher Cartwright,
Chief Financial Officer, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; five-year affirmative
finding for Peru.
AGENCY:
The NMFS Assistant
Administrator (Assistant Administrator)
has issued a five-year affirmative
finding for the Government of Peru
under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA). This affirmative finding
will allow yellowfin tuna and yellowfin
tuna products harvested in the eastern
tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) in
compliance with the Agreement on the
International Dolphin Conservation
Program (AIDCP) by Peruvian-flagged
purse seine vessels or purse seine
vessels operating under Peruvian
jurisdiction to be imported into the
United States. The affirmative finding
determination was based on reviews of
documentary evidence submitted by the
Government of Peru and by information
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obtained from the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
DATES: This affirmative finding is
effective for the five-year period of April
1, 2017, through March 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin Greenman, West Coast Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 501
W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, 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 AIDCP
and its obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every five 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 AIDCP 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
AIDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f)(8),
the Assistant Administrator considered
documentary evidence submitted by the
Government of Peru and obtained from
the IATTC and has determined that Peru
have met the MMPA’s requirements to
receive an affirmative finding.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued a five-year
affirmative finding to Peru, allowing the
importation into the United States of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Coral Reef Conservation Program
AGENCY: Coral Reef Conservation Program, Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting, notice of public comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the U.S. Coral
Reef Task Force (USCRTF). The meeting will be held Thursday, August 11,
2017, at 9:00 a.m. at the Harbor Beach Marriott Hotel, 3030 Holiday Dr,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, in the Caribbean Salon I-IV meeting room.
The meeting provides a forum for coordinated planning and action among
federal agencies, state and territorial governments, and
nongovernmental partners.
Registration is requested for all events associated with the
meeting. This meeting has time allotted for public comment. All public
comments must be submitted in written format. A written summary of the
meeting will be posted on the USCRTF Web site within two months of
occurrence. For information about the meeting, registering and
submitting public comments, go to https://www.coralreef.gov.
Commenters may address the meeting, the role of the USCRTF, or
general coral reef conservation issues. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comments, you should be aware that your entire comment,
including personal identifying information may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Established by Presidential Executive Order 13089 in 1998, the U.S.
Coral Reef Task Force mission is to lead, coordinate and strengthen
U.S. government actions to better preserve and protect coral reef
ecosystems. Co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and Interior,
Task Force members include leaders of 12 federal agencies, seven U.S.
states and territories and three freely associated states.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Koss, NOAA USCRTF Steering
Committee Point of Contact, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305
East-West Highway, N/OCRM, Silver Spring, MD 20910 at 240-533-0777 or
Liza Johnson, USCRTF Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of the
Interior, MS-3530-MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 at (202)
208-5004 or visit the USCRTF Web site at https://www.coralreef.gov
Dated: June 15, 2017.
Christopher Cartwright,
Chief Financial Officer, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-13029 Filed 6-21-17; 8:45 am]
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