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have multiple individual storage spaces,
typically arranged in tiers, with access doors
for each of the multiple individual storage
space mounted on a single frame that can be
swung open to allow access to all of the
individual storage spaces at once. For
example, uniform or garment exchange
lockers are designed for the distinct function
of securely and hygienically exchanging
clean and soiled uniforms. Thus, excluded
exchange lockers are a multi-access point
locker whereas covered lockers are a single
access point locker for personal storage.
Also excluded are metal lockers that are
imported with an installed electronic,
internet-enabled locking device that permits
communication or connection between the
locker’s locking device and other internet
connected devices.
Also excluded are hardware and
accessories for assembly and installation of
the lockers, locker banks and storage systems
that are separately imported in bulk and are
not incorporated into a locker, locker system
or knocked down kit at the time of
importation. Such excluded hardware and
accessories include but are not limited to
bulk imported rivets, nuts, bolts, hinges, door
handles, locks, door/frame latching
components, and coat hooks. Accessories of
sheet metal, including but not limited to end
panels, bases, dividers and sloping tops, are
not excluded accessories.
The subject certain metal lockers are
classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) subheading
9403.20.0078. Parts of subject certain metal
lockers are classified under HTS subheading
9403.90.8041. While HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and Customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of the investigation is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Methionine From France, Japan and
Spain: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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DATES:
Applicable December 14, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Zachary Shaykin at (202) 482–2638
(France); Robert Scully at (202) 482–
0572 (Japan); and Elizabeth Bremer at
(202) 482–4987 (Spain); AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 18, 2020, the Department
of Commerce (Commerce) initiated lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of
imports of methionine from France,
Japan, and Spain.1 Currently, the
preliminary determinations are due no
later than January 5, 2021.
Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
Commerce to issue the preliminary
determination in an LTFV investigation
within 140 days of the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation.
However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the
preliminary determination until no later
than 190 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation if:
(A) The petitioner makes a timely
request for a postponement; or (B)
Commerce concludes that the parties
concerned are cooperating, that the
investigation is extraordinarily
complicated, and that additional time is
necessary to make a preliminary
determination. Under 19 CFR
351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a
request for postponement 25 days or
more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determination and must
state the reasons for the request.
Commerce will grant the request unless
it finds compelling reasons to deny the
request.
On December 1, 2020, Novus
International, Inc. (the petitioner)
submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary
determinations in these LTFV
investigations.2 The petitioner stated
that it requests postponement due to
concerns that Commerce will need
further information and complete
questionnaire responses. Under the
current timeline, the petitioner believes
1 See Methionine from France, Japan and Spain:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85
FR 52324 (August 25, 2020).
2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Methionine from
France, Spain, and Japan: Request to Extend
Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated December 1,
2020.
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that Commerce will not have complete
responses and sufficient information to
issue these preliminary determinations.3
For the reasons stated above, and
because there are no compelling reasons
to deny the request, Commerce, in
accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), is
postponing the deadline for these
preliminary determinations by 50 days
(i.e., 190 days after the date on which
these investigations were initiated). As
a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determinations no later
than February 24, 2021. In accordance
with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the
final determinations in these
investigations will continue to be 75
days after the date of the preliminary
determinations, unless postponed at a
later date.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: December 8, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA574]
Schedules for Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and
Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
AGENCY:
Free Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops will be held in January,
February, and March of 2021. Certain
fishermen and shark dealers are
required to attend a workshop to meet
regulatory requirements and to maintain
valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic
Shark Identification Workshop is
mandatory for all federally permitted
Atlantic shark dealers. The Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshop is mandatory for vessel
owners and operators who use bottom
SUMMARY:
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longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet
gear, and who have also been issued
shark or swordfish limited access
permits. Additional free workshops will
be conducted during 2021 and will be
announced in a future notice.
DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops will be held on January 21,
February 18, and March 18, 2021. The
Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshops will be held
on January 7, January 22, February 4,
February 18, March 5, and March 18,
2021. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for further details.
ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops will be held in
Norfolk, VA; Fort Pierce, FL; and
Wilmington, NC. The Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
will be held in Gulfport, MS;
Charleston, SC; Portsmouth, NH; Largo,
FL; Philadelphia, PA; and Houston, TX.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
further details on workshop locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
Pearson by phone: (727) 824–5399, or by
email at rick.a.pearson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
workshop schedules, registration
information, and a list of frequently
asked questions regarding the Atlantic
Shark Identification and Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification workshops
are posted online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highlymigratory-species/atlantic-sharkidentification-workshops and https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highlymigratory-species/safe-handling-releaseand-identification-workshops.
business covered by the dealer’s permit
that first receives Atlantic sharks. Only
one certificate will be issued to each
proxy. A proxy must be a person who
is currently employed by a place of
business covered by the dealer’s permit;
is a primary participant in the
identification, weighing, and/or first
receipt of fish as they are offloaded from
a vessel; and who fills out dealer
reports. Atlantic shark dealers are
prohibited from renewing a Federal
shark dealer permit unless a valid
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop
certificate for each business location
that first receives Atlantic sharks has
been submitted with the permit renewal
application. Additionally, trucks or
other conveyances that are extensions of
a dealer’s place of business must
possess a copy of a valid dealer or proxy
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop
certificate.
Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops
Since January 1, 2008, Atlantic shark
dealers have been prohibited from
receiving, purchasing, trading, or
bartering for Atlantic sharks unless a
valid Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshop certificate is on the premises
of each business listed under the shark
dealer permit that first receives Atlantic
sharks (71 FR 58057; October 2, 2006).
Dealers who attend and successfully
complete a workshop are issued a
certificate for each place of business that
is permitted to receive sharks. These
certificate(s) are valid for three years.
Thus, certificates that were initially
issued in 2018 will be expiring in 2021.
Approximately 177 free Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops have been
conducted since October 2008.
Currently, permitted dealers may send
a proxy to an Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop. However, if a
dealer opts to send a proxy, the dealer
must designate a proxy for each place of
Registration Materials
To ensure that workshop certificates
are linked to the correct permits,
participants will need to bring the
following specific items to the
workshop:
• Atlantic shark dealer permit holders
must bring proof that the attendee is an
owner or agent of the business (such as
articles of incorporation), a copy of the
applicable permit, and proof of
identification; and
• Atlantic shark dealer proxies must
bring documentation from the permitted
dealer acknowledging that the proxy is
attending the workshop on behalf of the
permitted Atlantic shark dealer for a
specific business location, a copy of the
appropriate valid permit, and proof of
identification.
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Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations
1. January 21, 2021, 12 p.m.–4 p.m.,
La Quinta Inn, 1387 North Military
Highway, Norfolk, VA 23502.
2. February 18, 2021, 12 p.m.–4 p.m.,
Hampton Inn, 1985 Reynolds Drive, Fort
Pierce, FL 34945.
3. March 18, 2021, 12 p.m.–4 p.m.,
Hampton Inn, 124 Old Eastwood Road,
Wilmington, NC 28403.
Registration
To register for a scheduled Atlantic
Shark Identification Workshop, please
contact Eric Sander at ericssharkguide@
yahoo.com or at (386) 852–8588. Preregistration is highly recommended, but
not required.
Workshop Objectives
The Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops are designed to reduce the
number of unknown and improperly
identified sharks reported in the dealer
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reporting form and increase the
accuracy of species-specific dealerreported information. Reducing the
number of unknown and improperly
identified sharks will improve quota
monitoring and the data used in stock
assessments. These workshops will train
shark dealer permit holders or their
proxies to properly identify Atlantic
shark carcasses.
Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshops
Since January 1, 2007, shark limitedaccess and swordfish limited-access
permit holders who fish with longline
or gillnet gear have been required to
submit a copy of their Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshop
certificate in order to renew either
permit (71 FR 58057; October 2, 2006).
These certificate(s) are valid for 3 years.
Certificates issued in 2018 will be
expiring in 2021. As such, vessel
owners who have not already attended
a workshop and received a NMFS
certificate, or vessel owners whose
certificate(s) will expire prior to the next
permit renewal, must attend a workshop
to fish with, or renew, their swordfish
and shark limited-access permits.
Additionally, new shark and swordfish
limited-access permit applicants who
intend to fish with longline or gillnet
gear must attend a Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshop
and submit a copy of their workshop
certificate before either of the permits
will be issued. Approximately 364 free
Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshops have been
conducted since 2006.
In addition to certifying vessel
owners, at least one operator on board
vessels issued a limited-access
swordfish or shark permit that uses
longline or gillnet gear is required to
attend a Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshop and receive a
certificate. Vessels that have been issued
a limited-access swordfish or shark
permit and that use longline or gillnet
gear may not fish unless both the vessel
owner and operator have valid
workshop certificates onboard at all
times. Vessel operators who have not
already attended a workshop and
received a NMFS certificate, or vessel
operators whose certificate(s) will
expire prior to their next fishing trip,
must attend a workshop to operate a
vessel with swordfish and shark
limited-access permits that uses
longline or gillnet gear.
Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations
1. January 7, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Holiday Inn, 9515 Highway 49,
Gulfport, MS 39503.
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2. January 22, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Hampton Inn, 678 Citadel Haven Drive,
Charleston, SC 29414.
3. February 4, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Holiday Inn, 300 Woodbury Avenue,
Portsmouth, NH 03801.
4. February 18, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Holiday Inn Express, 210 Seminole
Boulevard, Largo, Florida 33770.
5. March 5, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Embassy Suites, 9000 Bartram Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19153.
6. March 18, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Holiday Inn Express, 9300 South Main
Street, Houston, Texas 77025.
Registration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
This notice announces a
public meeting of the Commerce
Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee (Committee). The Committee
provides advice to the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information and
the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) on
spectrum management policy matters.
DATES: The meeting will be held January
14, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time (EST).
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be
conducted in an electronic format and
open to the public via audio
teleconference (866–880–0098
participant code 48261650). Public
comments may be emailed to
arichardson@ntia.gov or mailed to
Commerce Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room 4600, Washington,
DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Antonio Richardson, Designated Federal
Officer, at (202) 482–4156 or
arichardson@ntia.gov; and/or visit
NTIA’s website at https://www.ntia.gov/
category/csmac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Committee provides
advice to the Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and
Information on needed reforms to
domestic spectrum policies and
management in order to: License radio
frequencies in a way that maximizes
public benefits; keep wireless networks
as open to innovation as possible; and
make wireless services available to all
Americans. See Charter at https://
SUMMARY:
To ensure that workshop certificates
are linked to the correct permits,
participants will need to bring the
following specific items with them to
the workshop:
• Individual vessel owners must
bring a copy of the appropriate
swordfish and/or shark permit(s), a copy
of the vessel registration or
documentation, and proof of
identification;
• Representatives of a businessowned or co-owned vessel must bring
proof that the individual is an agent of
the business (such as articles of
incorporation), a copy of the applicable
swordfish and/or shark permit(s), and
proof of identification; and
• Vessel operators must bring proof of
identification.
Workshop Objectives
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Dated: December 9, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
AGENCY:
Registration Materials
The Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshops are designed
to teach longline and gillnet fishermen
the required techniques for the safe
handling and release of entangled and/
or hooked protected species, such as sea
turtles, marine mammals, smalltooth
sawfish, Atlantic sturgeon, and
prohibited sharks. In an effort to
improve reporting, the proper
identification of protected species and
prohibited sharks will also be taught at
these workshops. Additionally,
individuals attending these workshops
will gain a better understanding of the
requirements for participating in these
fisheries. The overall goal of these
workshops is to provide participants
with the skills needed to reduce the
mortality of protected species and
prohibited sharks, which may prevent
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Commerce Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee Meeting
To register for a scheduled Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshop, please contact Angler
Conservation Education at (386) 682–
0158. Pre-registration is highly
recommended, but not required.
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in the future.
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publications/csmac_charter_
10.1.19.pdf.
This Committee is subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and is
consistent with the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. 904(b).
The Committee functions solely as an
advisory body in compliance with the
FACA. For more information about the
Committee visit: https://www.ntia.gov/
category/csmac.
Matters To Be Considered: The
Committee provides advice to the
Assistant Secretary to assist in
developing and maintaining spectrum
management policies that enable the
United States to maintain or strengthen
its global leadership role in the
introduction of communications
technology, services, and innovation;
thus expanding the economy, adding
jobs, and increasing international trade,
while at the same time providing for the
expansion of existing technologies and
supporting the country’s homeland
security, national defense, and other
critical needs of government missions.
NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its
website, https://www.ntia.gov/category/
csmac, prior to the meeting. To the
extent that the meeting time and agenda
permit, any member of the public may
address the Committee regarding the
agenda items. See Open Meeting and
Public Participation Policy, available at
https://www.ntia.gov/category/csmac.
Time and Date: The meeting will be
held on January 14, 2021, from 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. The meeting time
and the agenda topics are subject to
change. Please refer to NTIA’s website,
https://www.ntia.gov/category/csmac, for
the most up-to-date meeting agenda and
access information.
Place: This meeting will be conducted
in an electronic format and open to the
public via audio teleconference.
Individuals requiring accommodations
are asked to notify Mr. Richardson at
(202) 482–4156 or arichardson@ntia.gov
at least ten (10) business days before the
meeting.
Status: Interested parties are invited
to join the teleconference and to submit
written comments to the Committee at
any time before or after the meeting.
Parties wishing to submit written
comments for consideration by the
Committee in advance of the meeting
are strongly encouraged to submit their
comments in Microsoft Word and/or
PDF format via electronic mail to
arichardson@ntia.gov. Comments may
also be sent via postal mail to
Commerce Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee, National
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA574]
Schedules for Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and
Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
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SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops will be held in
January, February, and March of 2021. Certain fishermen and shark
dealers are required to attend a workshop to meet regulatory
requirements and to maintain valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic
Shark Identification Workshop is mandatory for all federally permitted
Atlantic shark dealers. The Safe Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshop is mandatory for vessel owners and operators who use bottom
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longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet gear, and who have also been
issued shark or swordfish limited access permits. Additional free
workshops will be conducted during 2021 and will be announced in a
future notice.
DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops will be held on
January 21, February 18, and March 18, 2021. The Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops will be held on January 7,
January 22, February 4, February 18, March 5, and March 18, 2021. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further details.
ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops will be held in
Norfolk, VA; Fort Pierce, FL; and Wilmington, NC. The Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops will be held in Gulfport, MS;
Charleston, SC; Portsmouth, NH; Largo, FL; Philadelphia, PA; and
Houston, TX. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further details on
workshop locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Pearson by phone: (727) 824-5399,
or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop schedules, registration
information, and a list of frequently asked questions regarding the
Atlantic Shark Identification and Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification workshops are posted online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/atlantic-shark-identification-workshops and https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/safe-handling-release-and-identification-workshops.
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops
Since January 1, 2008, Atlantic shark dealers have been prohibited
from receiving, purchasing, trading, or bartering for Atlantic sharks
unless a valid Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop certificate is on
the premises of each business listed under the shark dealer permit that
first receives Atlantic sharks (71 FR 58057; October 2, 2006). Dealers
who attend and successfully complete a workshop are issued a
certificate for each place of business that is permitted to receive
sharks. These certificate(s) are valid for three years. Thus,
certificates that were initially issued in 2018 will be expiring in
2021. Approximately 177 free Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops
have been conducted since October 2008.
Currently, permitted dealers may send a proxy to an Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop. However, if a dealer opts to send a proxy, the
dealer must designate a proxy for each place of business covered by the
dealer's permit that first receives Atlantic sharks. Only one
certificate will be issued to each proxy. A proxy must be a person who
is currently employed by a place of business covered by the dealer's
permit; is a primary participant in the identification, weighing, and/
or first receipt of fish as they are offloaded from a vessel; and who
fills out dealer reports. Atlantic shark dealers are prohibited from
renewing a Federal shark dealer permit unless a valid Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop certificate for each business location that
first receives Atlantic sharks has been submitted with the permit
renewal application. Additionally, trucks or other conveyances that are
extensions of a dealer's place of business must possess a copy of a
valid dealer or proxy Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop
certificate.
Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations
1. January 21, 2021, 12 p.m.-4 p.m., La Quinta Inn, 1387 North
Military Highway, Norfolk, VA 23502.
2. February 18, 2021, 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Hampton Inn, 1985 Reynolds
Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34945.
3. March 18, 2021, 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Hampton Inn, 124 Old Eastwood
Road, Wilmington, NC 28403.
Registration
To register for a scheduled Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop,
please contact Eric Sander at [email protected] or at (386)
852-8588. Pre-registration is highly recommended, but not required.
Registration Materials
To ensure that workshop certificates are linked to the correct
permits, participants will need to bring the following specific items
to the workshop:
Atlantic shark dealer permit holders must bring proof that
the attendee is an owner or agent of the business (such as articles of
incorporation), a copy of the applicable permit, and proof of
identification; and
Atlantic shark dealer proxies must bring documentation
from the permitted dealer acknowledging that the proxy is attending the
workshop on behalf of the permitted Atlantic shark dealer for a
specific business location, a copy of the appropriate valid permit, and
proof of identification.
Workshop Objectives
The Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops are designed to reduce
the number of unknown and improperly identified sharks reported in the
dealer reporting form and increase the accuracy of species-specific
dealer-reported information. Reducing the number of unknown and
improperly identified sharks will improve quota monitoring and the data
used in stock assessments. These workshops will train shark dealer
permit holders or their proxies to properly identify Atlantic shark
carcasses.
Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops
Since January 1, 2007, shark limited-access and swordfish limited-
access permit holders who fish with longline or gillnet gear have been
required to submit a copy of their Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshop certificate in order to renew either permit (71
FR 58057; October 2, 2006). These certificate(s) are valid for 3 years.
Certificates issued in 2018 will be expiring in 2021. As such, vessel
owners who have not already attended a workshop and received a NMFS
certificate, or vessel owners whose certificate(s) will expire prior to
the next permit renewal, must attend a workshop to fish with, or renew,
their swordfish and shark limited-access permits. Additionally, new
shark and swordfish limited-access permit applicants who intend to fish
with longline or gillnet gear must attend a Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshop and submit a copy of their workshop certificate
before either of the permits will be issued. Approximately 364 free
Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops have been
conducted since 2006.
In addition to certifying vessel owners, at least one operator on
board vessels issued a limited-access swordfish or shark permit that
uses longline or gillnet gear is required to attend a Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshop and receive a certificate. Vessels
that have been issued a limited-access swordfish or shark permit and
that use longline or gillnet gear may not fish unless both the vessel
owner and operator have valid workshop certificates onboard at all
times. Vessel operators who have not already attended a workshop and
received a NMFS certificate, or vessel operators whose certificate(s)
will expire prior to their next fishing trip, must attend a workshop to
operate a vessel with swordfish and shark limited-access permits that
uses longline or gillnet gear.
Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations
1. January 7, 2021, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Holiday Inn, 9515 Highway 49,
Gulfport, MS 39503.
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2. January 22, 2021, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Hampton Inn, 678 Citadel Haven
Drive, Charleston, SC 29414.
3. February 4, 2021, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Holiday Inn, 300 Woodbury
Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801.
4. February 18, 2021, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, 210
Seminole Boulevard, Largo, Florida 33770.
5. March 5, 2021, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Embassy Suites, 9000 Bartram
Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153.
6. March 18, 2021, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, 9300 South
Main Street, Houston, Texas 77025.
Registration
To register for a scheduled Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshop, please contact Angler Conservation Education
at (386) 682-0158. Pre-registration is highly recommended, but not
required.
Registration Materials
To ensure that workshop certificates are linked to the correct
permits, participants will need to bring the following specific items
with them to the workshop:
Individual vessel owners must bring a copy of the
appropriate swordfish and/or shark permit(s), a copy of the vessel
registration or documentation, and proof of identification;
Representatives of a business-owned or co-owned vessel
must bring proof that the individual is an agent of the business (such
as articles of incorporation), a copy of the applicable swordfish and/
or shark permit(s), and proof of identification; and
Vessel operators must bring proof of identification.
Workshop Objectives
The Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops are
designed to teach longline and gillnet fishermen the required
techniques for the safe handling and release of entangled and/or hooked
protected species, such as sea turtles, marine mammals, smalltooth
sawfish, Atlantic sturgeon, and prohibited sharks. In an effort to
improve reporting, the proper identification of protected species and
prohibited sharks will also be taught at these workshops. Additionally,
individuals attending these workshops will gain a better understanding
of the requirements for participating in these fisheries. The overall
goal of these workshops is to provide participants with the skills
needed to reduce the mortality of protected species and prohibited
sharks, which may prevent additional regulations on these fisheries in
the future.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 9, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-27426 Filed 12-11-20; 8:45 am]
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