Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits, 13700 [2021-04908]
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Impacts section of this notice would not
be completed by the time the IHA
expires and a Renewal would allow for
completion of the activities beyond that
described in the Dates and Duration
section of this notice, provided all of the
following conditions are met:
• A request for renewal is received no
later than 60 days prior to the needed
Renewal IHA effective date (recognizing
that the Renewal IHA expiration date
cannot extend beyond one year from
expiration of the initial IHA).
• The request for renewal must
include the following:
(1) An explanation that the activities
to be conducted under the requested
Renewal IHA are identical to the
activities analyzed under the initial
IHA, are a subset of the activities, or
include changes so minor (e.g.,
reduction in pile size) that the changes
do not affect the previous analyses,
mitigation and monitoring
requirements, or take estimates (with
the exception of reducing the type or
amount of take); 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
will remain the same and appropriate,
and the findings in the initial IHA
remain valid.
Dated: March 4, 2021.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an Exempted Fishing Permit application
contains all of the required information
and warrants further consideration. The
Exempted Fishing Permit would allow
commercial fishing vessels to fish
outside of scallop regulations in support
of funding research under the Scallop
Research Set-Aside Program by
conducting compensation fishing.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed Exempted
Fishing Permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 25, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by email to nmfs.gar.efp@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line
‘‘ME DMR Compensation Fishing EFP.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shannah Jaburek, Fisheries Management
Specialist, 978–282–8456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maine
Department of Marine Resources (ME
DMR) submitted a complete application
for an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
on December 23, 2020, requesting an
exemption for vessels with Federal
Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM)
permits fishing under their 2020 Scallop
Research Set-Aside (RSA) Letters of
Authorization to fish their allocation
outside of the NGOM management area.
Under the Scallop RSA program,
projects are awarded a set amount of
pounds of scallops for vessels to harvest
that pays for the research component of
the project. Compensation fishing under
the Scallop RSA Program is not
restricted to the NGOM management
area; however, vessels with a NGOM
scallop permit are restricted to only
fishing for and possessing scallops
within this area.
ME DMR needs this exemption in
order to provide vessels the most
flexibility to harvest all of the pounds it
was allocated under the Scallop RSA
Program. Allowing the exemption
would not create additional fishing
pressure in other areas because it is
already assumed that vessels
participating in compensation fishing
have access to any areas that are
allowed under Framework Adjustment
32 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
Management Plan. This EFP would be
valid through the 2020 Scallop RSA
compensation fishing season and must
be used in conjunction with a valid
compensation fishing Letter of
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Authorization. All compensation fishing
trips would otherwise be consistent
with normal compensation fishing
activity and catch would be retained for
sale.
If approved, the applicant may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope or impact of the
initially approved EFP request. Any
fishing activity conducted outside the
scope of the exempted fishing activity
would be prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 4, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammals and Endangered
Species
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits and
permit amendments.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
permits and permit amendments have
been issued to the following entities
under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA) and the Endangered
Species Act (ESA), as applicable.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related
documents are available for review
upon written request via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit Nos.
19257–01 and 20341–01), Carrie Hubard
(Permit No. 23078), Jennifer Skidmore
(Permit No. 23447), Sara Young (Permit
Nos. 23554 and 23858), Malcolm
Mohead (Permit Nos. 24016 and 24020),
and Jordan Rutland (Permit No. 25417)
at (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices
were published in the Federal Register
on the dates listed below that requests
for a permit or permit amendment had
been submitted by the below-named
applicants. To locate the Federal
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA857]
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable
Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary
determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit application contains all
of the required information and warrants further consideration. The
Exempted Fishing Permit would allow commercial fishing vessels to fish
outside of scallop regulations in support of funding research under the
Scallop Research Set-Aside Program by conducting compensation fishing.
Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of this notification to provide
interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for
proposed Exempted Fishing Permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 25, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by email to
[email protected]. Include in the subject line ``ME DMR
Compensation Fishing EFP.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannah Jaburek, Fisheries Management
Specialist, 978-282-8456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maine Department of Marine Resources (ME
DMR) submitted a complete application for an Exempted Fishing Permit
(EFP) on December 23, 2020, requesting an exemption for vessels with
Federal Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) permits fishing under their 2020
Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) Letters of Authorization to fish their
allocation outside of the NGOM management area. Under the Scallop RSA
program, projects are awarded a set amount of pounds of scallops for
vessels to harvest that pays for the research component of the project.
Compensation fishing under the Scallop RSA Program is not restricted to
the NGOM management area; however, vessels with a NGOM scallop permit
are restricted to only fishing for and possessing scallops within this
area.
ME DMR needs this exemption in order to provide vessels the most
flexibility to harvest all of the pounds it was allocated under the
Scallop RSA Program. Allowing the exemption would not create additional
fishing pressure in other areas because it is already assumed that
vessels participating in compensation fishing have access to any areas
that are allowed under Framework Adjustment 32 to the Atlantic Sea
Scallop Fishery Management Plan. This EFP would be valid through the
2020 Scallop RSA compensation fishing season and must be used in
conjunction with a valid compensation fishing Letter of Authorization.
All compensation fishing trips would otherwise be consistent with
normal compensation fishing activity and catch would be retained for
sale.
If approved, the applicant may request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the year. EFP modifications and
extensions may be granted without further notice if they are deemed
essential to facilitate completion of the proposed research and have
minimal impacts that do not change the scope or impact of the initially
approved EFP request. Any fishing activity conducted outside the scope
of the exempted fishing activity would be prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 4, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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