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otherwise sensitive or protected
information. NMFS will accept
anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in
the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Lindsay, West Coast Region,
NMFS, (562) 980–4034, joshua.lindsay@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
25, 2018, NMFS published a final rule
(83 FR 29461) to implement Pacific
sardine harvest specifications for the
2018–2019 fishing year off the U.S. West
Coast, which began on July 1. This final
rule imposed a 7,000 metric ton (mt)
annual catch limit (ACL) and a
prohibition on primary directed fishing
for Pacific sardine off the coasts of
Washington, Oregon, and California.
This prohibition against ‘‘primary
directed fishing’’ covers any targeting of
Pacific sardine, except very small-scale
artisanal harvests, live bait harvests, and
harvests by the Quinault Indian Nation.
At the April 2018 Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) meeting,
the Council voted in support of two
exempted fishing permit (EFP)
proposals requesting an exemption from
the prohibition on primary directed
fishing for Pacific sardine. The Council
structured the 2018–2019 Pacific
sardine harvest specifications so that up
to 610 mt (the combined total of the
anticipated harvests under the two EFP
proposals the Council reviewed) of the
ACL could be harvested under EFPs.
The California Wetfish Producers
Association (CWPA) requested an EFP
to directly harvest up to 600 mt of
Pacific sardine for its Coastal Pelagic
Species Near-shore Cooperative Survey
(CPS–NCS).
Since 2012 the California Department
of Fish and Wildlife, in partnership
with the CWPA, has been conducting
aerial surveys to estimate the biomass
and distribution of sardine and certain
other CPS species in nearshore waters in
the Southern California Bight, and in
the Monterey-San Francisco area since
the summer of 2017. Currently, there is
uncertainty in the biomass estimates
from aerial spotter pilots. The CPS–NCS
survey under the proposed EFP is part
of a research project designed to
quantify that level of uncertainty by
capturing CPS schools identified by
aerial spotter pilots and validating the
biomass and species composition of the
schools. A portion of each point set (i.e.
an individual haul of fish captured with
a purse seine net) will be retained for
biological sampling, and the remainder
will be sold by the participating
fishermen and processors to offset
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research costs and avoid unnecessary
discard. This research is part of a
broader effort to understand the biomass
of CPS located in shallower, nearshore
areas that NOAA’s CPS offshore
acoustic trawl survey is unable to
access.
If NMFS issues this EFP, the CPS–
NCS will survey nearshore waters of the
Southern California Bight for 7 days in
late August 2018. Any harvest under
this EFP would count against the ACL
for Pacific sardine. If NMFS does not
issue this EFP, then the 600 mt that
might have been harvested under this
EFP would still be available for harvest
under the ACL.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 13, 2018.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG343
Marine Mammals; File No. 22272
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Shaw Institute, 55 Main Street, Blue
Hill, ME 04614 (Responsible Party:
Susan Shaw), has applied in due form
for a permit receive, import, and export
marine mammal parts for scientific
research.
SUMMARY:
Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
August 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 22272 from the list of
available applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the 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.
DATES:
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Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. 22272 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shasta McClenahan or Jennifer
Skidmore, (301) 427–8401.
The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226), and the Fur Seal
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151
et seq.).
The applicant proposes to receive,
import, and export biological samples
for scientific research from up to 700
individual cetaceans and pinnipeds
(excluding walrus) annually for a multiyear international study to measure the
combined stress of man-made pollutants
and climate change on marine sentinel
species. The requested duration of the
permit is 5 years.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 13, 2018.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG343
Marine Mammals; File No. 22272
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Shaw Institute, 55 Main
Street, Blue Hill, ME 04614 (Responsible Party: Susan Shaw), has
applied in due form for a permit receive, import, and export marine
mammal parts for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before August 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the
``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species
(APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File
No. 22272 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available upon written request or by
appointment in the 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.
Written comments on this application should be submitted to the
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, at the address listed above.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by
email to [email protected]. Please include the File No. 22272
in the subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division at the
address listed above. The request should set forth the specific reasons
why a hearing on this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan or Jennifer
Skidmore, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226), and the Fur
Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The applicant proposes to receive, import, and export biological
samples for scientific research from up to 700 individual cetaceans and
pinnipeds (excluding walrus) annually for a multi-year international
study to measure the combined stress of man-made pollutants and climate
change on marine sentinel species. The requested duration of the permit
is 5 years.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: July 13, 2018.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-15345 Filed 7-17-18; 8:45 am]
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