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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. 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 the
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Hapeman or Erin Markin, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permits and permit modification
are requested under the authority of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
the regulations governing the taking,
importing, and exporting of endangered
and threatened species (50 CFR parts
222–226).
File No. 21111–02: NMFS, Southwest
Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla
Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92037,
(Responsible Party: Robin LeRoux),
proposes to modify Permit No. 21111–
01. The permit, originally issued on
February 15, 2018 (83 FR 13731, March
30, 2018), authorizes researchers to
conduct long-term monitoring of
leatherback sea turtles off the coasts of
California, Oregon, and Washington.
Researchers may conduct vessel-based
research on leatherbacks including
captures, observation, transmitter
attachment, marking, measurements,
imaging, and biological sampling. The
permit holder requests authorization to
(1) use a manned ’spotter’ aircraft and
unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to
assist leatherback capture efforts, (2)
increase the number of animals
captured from 15 to 20 animals annually
in line 1 of the take table, (3) attach an
acoustic tag to animals to evaluate finescale leatherback movements and
habitat use, (4) analyze the microbiome
of collected cloacal and fecal samples to
evaluate leatherback health and body
condition, and (5) add personnel to
conduct the request aerial methods. The
permit is valid through September 30,
2027.
File No. 23683: Guam Division of
Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, 163
Dairy Road, Mangilao, Guam 96913,
(Responsible Party: Jay Gutierrez),
proposes to obtain information on green
and hawksbill sea turtle movement,
distribution, abundance, genetics, and
health status in waters around Guam.
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Up to 45 green and 10 hawksbill sea
turtles would be captured by hand or
tangle net, tagged (flipper, passive
integrated transponder [PIT]),
biologically sampled (skin), measured,
weighed, and photographed/videoed,
annually, prior to release. A subset of
turtles may receive a satellite tag (epoxy
attachment). The permit would be valid
for 10 years from the date of issuance.
File No. 23851: Michael Arendt,
South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources, Marine Resources, 217 Fort
Johnson Road, Charleston, South
Carolina, proposed to assess the
abundance, distribution, demographic
structure, genetics, and health of green,
Kemp’s ridley, leatherback, loggerhead,
and olive ridley sea turtles in waters off
the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia,
and northern Florida. Up to 3 green, 30
Kemp’s ridley, 1 leatherback, 130
loggerhead, and 2 olive ridley sea turtles
would be captured by trawl, tagged
(flipper, PIT), biologically sampled
(blood, lesion, scute), measured,
weighed, and photographed/videoed,
annually, prior to release. A subset of
turtles may receive a satellite or acoustic
tag (epoxy attachment). Up to 12 green,
1 Kemp’s ridley, and 1 loggerhead sea
turtles may be captured under another
authority, tagged (flipper, PIT),
biologically sampled (blood, lesion,
scute), measured, weighed,
photographed/videoed, and receive a
satellite or acoustic tag (epoxy
attachment), annually, prior to release.
Unintentional mortality of one green,
one Kemp’s ridley, one leatherback, and
two loggerhead sea turtles could happen
over the life of the permit. The permit
would be valid for up to 10 years from
the date of issuance.
Dated: June 16, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Coastal Pelagic Species
Fishery; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits; California Wetfish
Producers Association
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
The Regional Administrator,
West Coast Region, NMFS, has made a
preliminary determination that an
application for an Exempted Fishing
Permit warrants further consideration.
The application, submitted by the
California Wetfish Producers
Association, requests an exemption
from the expected prohibition on
primary directed fishing for Pacific
sardine for the 2020–2021 fishing year
to collect Pacific sardine as part of an
industry-based scientific survey. NMFS
requests public comment on the
application.
DATES: Comments must be received by
July 7, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this document, identified by NOAA–
NMFS–2020–0067, by the following
method:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all
public comments via the Federal
e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20200067, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments. The EFP
application will be available under
Supporting and Related Materials
through the same link.
Instructions: Comments must be
submitted by the above method to
ensure that the comments are received,
documented, and considered by NMFS.
Comments sent by any other method or
received after the end of the comment
period, may not be considered. All
comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be
posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change.
All personal identifying information
(e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted
voluntarily by the sender will be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
confidential business information, or
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:
Lynn Massey, West Coast Region,
NMFS, (562) 436–2462, lynn.massey@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
action is authorized by the Coastal
Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) and
regulations at 50 CFR 600.745, which
allow NMFS Regional Administrators to
authorize exempted fishing permits
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(EFPs) to test fishing activities that
would otherwise be prohibited.
On May 27, 2020, NMFS published a
proposed rule (85 FR 31733) to
implement Pacific sardine harvest
specifications for the 2020–2021 fishing
year off the U.S. West Coast, which
begins on July 1. This proposed rule
included a 4,288 metric ton (mt) annual
catch limit (ACL), a 4,000-mt annual
catch target (ACT), and a prohibition on
directed fishing for Pacific sardine off
the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and
California, except as part of the live bait
or minor directed fisheries, or as part of
EFP fishing activities.
On April 6, 2020, the California
Wetfish Producers Association (CWPA)
submitted an EFP application to NMFS
requesting to directly harvest up to 400
mt of Pacific sardine as part of their CPS
Nearshore Cooperative Survey (CPS–
NCS) during the 2020–2021 fishing year.
At the April 2020 Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) meeting,
although formal Council review and
approval of EFPs was removed from the
Council’s agenda, the Council expressed
support for this EFP proposal during
their discussion of sardine management
measures.
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 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 associated with the proposed
EFP is part of research 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
research costs and avoid unnecessary
discard. This research contributes to
broader efforts to understand CPS
biomass in shallow, nearshore areas that
NMFS’ 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 7–10 days
between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
Any harvest under this EFP would
count against the 2020–2021 ACL and
ACT for Pacific sardine. If NMFS does
not issue this EFP, then this 400 mtportion of the ACL would be available
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for harvest by other permissible fishing
activities.
After publication of this document in
the Federal Register, NMFS may
approve and issue permits to
participating vessels after the close of
the public comment period. NMFS will
consider comments submitted in
deciding whether to approve the
application as requested. NMFS may
approve the application in its entirety or
may make any alterations needed to
achieve the goals of the EFP project.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 17, 2020.
He´le`ne M.N. Scalliet,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XW025]
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits; California Wetfish Producers Association
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, NMFS, has made
a preliminary determination that an application for an Exempted Fishing
Permit warrants further consideration. The application, submitted by
the California Wetfish Producers Association, requests an exemption
from the expected prohibition on primary directed fishing for Pacific
sardine for the 2020-2021 fishing year to collect Pacific sardine as
part of an industry-based scientific survey. NMFS requests public
comment on the application.
DATES: Comments must be received by July 7, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified by
NOAA-NMFS-2020-0067, by the following method:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all public comments via the Federal
e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-
NMFS-2020-0067, click the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required
fields, and enter or attach your comments. The EFP application will be
available under Supporting and Related Materials through the same link.
Instructions: Comments must be submitted by the above method to
ensure that the comments are received, documented, and considered by
NMFS. Comments sent by any other method or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be considered. All comments received are a
part of the public record and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted voluntarily by the
sender will be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business
information, or 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: Lynn Massey, West Coast Region, NMFS,
(562) 436-2462, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action is authorized by the Coastal
Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and regulations at
50 CFR 600.745, which allow NMFS Regional Administrators to authorize
exempted fishing permits
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(EFPs) to test fishing activities that would otherwise be prohibited.
On May 27, 2020, NMFS published a proposed rule (85 FR 31733) to
implement Pacific sardine harvest specifications for the 2020-2021
fishing year off the U.S. West Coast, which begins on July 1. This
proposed rule included a 4,288 metric ton (mt) annual catch limit
(ACL), a 4,000-mt annual catch target (ACT), and a prohibition on
directed fishing for Pacific sardine off the coasts of Washington,
Oregon, and California, except as part of the live bait or minor
directed fisheries, or as part of EFP fishing activities.
On April 6, 2020, the California Wetfish Producers Association
(CWPA) submitted an EFP application to NMFS requesting to directly
harvest up to 400 mt of Pacific sardine as part of their CPS Nearshore
Cooperative Survey (CPS-NCS) during the 2020-2021 fishing year. At the
April 2020 Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) meeting,
although formal Council review and approval of EFPs was removed from
the Council's agenda, the Council expressed support for this EFP
proposal during their discussion of sardine management measures.
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
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 associated with the proposed EFP is part of research 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 research costs and
avoid unnecessary discard. This research contributes to broader efforts
to understand CPS biomass in shallow, nearshore areas that NMFS' 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 7-10 days between July 1, 2020 and
June 30, 2021. Any harvest under this EFP would count against the 2020-
2021 ACL and ACT for Pacific sardine. If NMFS does not issue this EFP,
then this 400 mt-portion of the ACL would be available for harvest by
other permissible fishing activities.
After publication of this document in the Federal Register, NMFS
may approve and issue permits to participating vessels after the close
of the public comment period. NMFS will consider comments submitted in
deciding whether to approve the application as requested. NMFS may
approve the application in its entirety or may make any alterations
needed to achieve the goals of the EFP project.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 17, 2020.
H[eacute]l[egrave]ne M.N. Scalliet,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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