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mitigation and monitoring
requirements; and
(2) A preliminary monitoring report
showing the results of the required
monitoring to date and an explanation
showing that the monitoring results do
not indicate impacts of a scale or nature
not previously analyzed or authorized;
• Upon review of the request for
renewal, the status of the affected
species or stocks, and any other
pertinent information, NMFS
determines that there are no more than
minor changes in the activities, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
remain the same and appropriate, and
the original findings remain valid.
Dated: August 16, 2018.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted either
electronically to Elizabeth Figus,
Council staff: Elizabeth.figus@noaa.gov
or through the mail: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252. In-person oral public
testimony will be accepted at the
discretion of the chair.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Shannon Gleason at (907) 271–2809 at
least 7 working days prior to the
meeting date.
Dated: August 17, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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ACTION: Notice of telephonic meeting.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council)
Observer Advisory Committee Subgroup
will meet September 5, 2018.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
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Council address: North Pacific
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Pacific Island Fisheries; Marine
Conservation Plan for American
Samoa; Western Pacific Sustainable
Fisheries Fund
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces approval of
a marine conservation plan (MCP) for
American Samoa.
DATES: This agency decision is effective
from July 25, 2018, through July 24,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the MCP, identified by NOAA–NMFS–
2018–0014, from the Federal eRulemaking Portal, https://
www.regulations.gov/#!
docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20180014, or from the Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council),
1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu,
HI 96813, tel 808–522–8200, https://
www.wpcouncil.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gabriel Forrester, Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS Pacific Island Regional Office,
808–725–5179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
204(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
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Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the
Secretary of State, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) and in consultation with the
Council, to negotiate and enter into a
Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement
(PIAFA). A PIAFA would allow foreign
fishing within the U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to
American Samoa, Guam, or the
Northern Mariana Islands. The Governor
of the Pacific Insular Area to which the
PIAFA applies must request the PIAFA.
The Secretary of State may negotiate
and enter the PIAFA after consultation
with, and concurrence of, the applicable
Governor.
Before entering the PIAFA, the
applicable Governor, with concurrence
of the Council, must develop and
submit to the Secretary a 3-year MCP
providing details on uses for and funds
collected by the Secretary for MCP
review and approval. NMFS is the
designee of the Secretary for MCP
review and approval. The MagnusonStevens Act requires payments received
under a PIAFA to be deposited into the
United States Treasury and then
conveyed to the Treasury of the Pacific
Insular Area for which funds were
collected.
In the case of violations by foreign
fishing vessels in the EEZ around any
Pacific Insular Area, amounts received
by the Secretary attributable to fines and
penalties imposed under the MagnusonStevens Act, including sums collected
from the forfeiture and disposition or
sale of property seized subject to its
authority, shall be deposited into the
Treasury of the Pacific Insular Area
adjacent to the EEZ in which the
violation occurred, after direct costs of
the enforcement action are subtracted.
The Pacific Insular Area government
may use funds deposited into the
treasury of the Pacific Insular Area for
fisheries enforcement and for
implementation of an MCP.
Federal regulations at 50 CFR 665.819
authorize NMFS to specify catch limits
of longline-caught bigeye tuna for U.S.
territories. NMFS may also authorize
each territory to allocate a portion of
that limit to U.S. longline fishing vessels
that are permitted to fish under the
Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Pelagic
Fisheries of the Western Pacific (FEP).
Payments collected under specified
fishing agreements are deposited into
the Western Pacific Sustainable
Fisheries Fund, and any funds
attributable to a particular Fisheries
Fund, and any funds attributable to a
particular territory may be used only for
implementation of that territory’s MCP.
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An MCP must be consistent with the
Council’s fishery ecosystem plans, must
identify conservation and management
objectives (including criteria for
determining when such objectives are
met), and must prioritize planned
marine conservation projects.
The Council reviewed and concurred
with the American Samoa MCP in June
2018. On July 9, 2018, the Governor of
American Samoa submitted the MCP to
NMFS for review and approval. The
following briefly describes the
objectives of the MCP. Please refer to the
MCP for planned projects and activities
designed to meet each objective, the
evaluative criteria, and priority ranking.
The MCP contains six conservation and
management objectives, listed below.
1. Maximize social and economic
benefits through sustainable fisheries;
2. Support quality scientific research
to assess and manage fisheries;
3. Promote an ecosystem approach in
fisheries management;
4. Recognize the importance of island
culture and traditional fishing in
managing fishery resources and foster
opportunities for participation;
5. Promote education and outreach
activities and regional collaboration
regarding fisheries conservation;
6. Encourage development of
technologies and methods to achieve the
most effective level of enforcement and
to ensure safety at sea.
This notice announces that NMFS has
reviewed the MCP, and has determined
that it satisfies the requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act. Accordingly,
NMFS has approved the MCP for the 3year period from July 25, 2018, through
July 24, 2021. This MCP supersedes the
MCP previously approved for the period
April 1, 2015, through March 31, 2018
(80 FR 18820, April 8, 2015).
Dated: August 17, 2018.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Facility), and the DD Form 2063, Record
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Remains (Within CONUS), are used to
verify that the deceased’s remains have
been properly cared by the mortuary
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contractor can continue to provide
services in support of the DoD
component’s required mission essential
functions in an emergency.
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Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
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Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 2,737.
Responses per Respondent: 1.5,
approximately.
Annual Responses: 4,019.
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Pacific Island Fisheries; Marine Conservation Plan for American
Samoa; Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval of a marine conservation plan (MCP)
for American Samoa.
DATES: This agency decision is effective from July 25, 2018, through
July 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the MCP, identified by NOAA-NMFS-
2018-0014, from the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal, https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2018-0014, or from the
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St.,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, tel 808-522-8200, https://www.wpcouncil.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gabriel Forrester, Sustainable
Fisheries, NMFS Pacific Island Regional Office, 808-725-5179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 204(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act)
authorizes the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) and in consultation with the Council,
to negotiate and enter into a Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement
(PIAFA). A PIAFA would allow foreign fishing within the U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern
Mariana Islands. The Governor of the Pacific Insular Area to which the
PIAFA applies must request the PIAFA. The Secretary of State may
negotiate and enter the PIAFA after consultation with, and concurrence
of, the applicable Governor.
Before entering the PIAFA, the applicable Governor, with
concurrence of the Council, must develop and submit to the Secretary a
3-year MCP providing details on uses for and funds collected by the
Secretary for MCP review and approval. NMFS is the designee of the
Secretary for MCP review and approval. The Magnuson-Stevens Act
requires payments received under a PIAFA to be deposited into the
United States Treasury and then conveyed to the Treasury of the Pacific
Insular Area for which funds were collected.
In the case of violations by foreign fishing vessels in the EEZ
around any Pacific Insular Area, amounts received by the Secretary
attributable to fines and penalties imposed under the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, including sums collected from the forfeiture and disposition or
sale of property seized subject to its authority, shall be deposited
into the Treasury of the Pacific Insular Area adjacent to the EEZ in
which the violation occurred, after direct costs of the enforcement
action are subtracted. The Pacific Insular Area government may use
funds deposited into the treasury of the Pacific Insular Area for
fisheries enforcement and for implementation of an MCP.
Federal regulations at 50 CFR 665.819 authorize NMFS to specify
catch limits of longline-caught bigeye tuna for U.S. territories. NMFS
may also authorize each territory to allocate a portion of that limit
to U.S. longline fishing vessels that are permitted to fish under the
Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific
(FEP). Payments collected under specified fishing agreements are
deposited into the Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund, and any
funds attributable to a particular Fisheries Fund, and any funds
attributable to a particular territory may be used only for
implementation of that territory's MCP.
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An MCP must be consistent with the Council's fishery ecosystem
plans, must identify conservation and management objectives (including
criteria for determining when such objectives are met), and must
prioritize planned marine conservation projects.
The Council reviewed and concurred with the American Samoa MCP in
June 2018. On July 9, 2018, the Governor of American Samoa submitted
the MCP to NMFS for review and approval. The following briefly
describes the objectives of the MCP. Please refer to the MCP for
planned projects and activities designed to meet each objective, the
evaluative criteria, and priority ranking. The MCP contains six
conservation and management objectives, listed below.
1. Maximize social and economic benefits through sustainable
fisheries;
2. Support quality scientific research to assess and manage
fisheries;
3. Promote an ecosystem approach in fisheries management;
4. Recognize the importance of island culture and traditional
fishing in managing fishery resources and foster opportunities for
participation;
5. Promote education and outreach activities and regional
collaboration regarding fisheries conservation;
6. Encourage development of technologies and methods to achieve the
most effective level of enforcement and to ensure safety at sea.
This notice announces that NMFS has reviewed the MCP, and has
determined that it satisfies the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. Accordingly, NMFS has approved the MCP for the 3-year period from
July 25, 2018, through July 24, 2021. This MCP supersedes the MCP
previously approved for the period April 1, 2015, through March 31,
2018 (80 FR 18820, April 8, 2015).
Dated: August 17, 2018.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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