Pacific Island Fisheries; Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific Insular Areas other Than American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund, 34131-34132 [2023-11232]

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Recommendation Pacific Island Fisheries; Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific Insular Areas other Than American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; 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 Pacific Insular Areas other than American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. DATES: This agency decision is effective from August 4, 2023, through August 3, 2026. ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the MCP, identified by NOAA–NMFS– 2023–0056, from the Federal eSUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34131 Rulemaking Portal, https:// www.regulations.gov/docket/NOAANMFS-2023-0056, or from the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, 808–522–8220, https://www.wpcouncil.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Kamikawa, Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office, 808–725–5177. 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 a Pacific Insular Area other than American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands, that is, in the EEZ around the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA). The PRIA are Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island. Before entering into a PIAFA for the PRIA, the Council must develop and submit to the Secretary a 3-year MCP that details the uses for funds collected by the Secretary under the PIAFA. NMFS is the designee of the Secretary for MCP review and approval. The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires payments received under a PIAFA, and any funds or contributions received in support of conservation and management objectives for the MCP, to be deposited into the Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund (Fund) for use by the Council. Additionally, in the case of violations by foreign fishing vessels in the EEZ around the PRIA, 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, are deposited into the Fund for use by the Council, after direct costs of the enforcement action are subtracted. Section 204(e)(7)(C) of the MagnusonStevens Act also authorizes the Council to use the Fund to meet conservation and management objectives in the State of Hawaii, if funds remain available. An MCP must be consistent with the Council’s fishery ecosystem plans (FEPs), must identify conservation and management objectives (including criteria for determining when such objectives have been met), and must E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 26MYN1 34132 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 102 / Friday, May 26, 2023 / Notices prioritize planned marine conservation projects. Although no foreign fishing in the PRIA is being considered at this time, the Council reviewed and approved the draft MCP at its March 2023 meeting. On April 5, 2023, the Council’s Executive Director submitted the MCP to NMFS for review and approval. The MCP contains the following five conservation and management objectives that are consistent with the FEP for the PRIA and the FEP for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific: 1. Support quality research and monitoring to obtain the most complete scientific information available to assess and manage fisheries within an ecosystem approach; 2. Conduct education and outreach to foster good stewardship principles and broad and direct public participation in the Council’s decision making process; 3. Promote regional cooperation to manage domestic and international fisheries; 4. Encourage development of technologies and methods to achieve the most effective level of monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) and to ensure safety at sea; and 5. Western Pacific Community Development Program and Western Pacific Community Demonstration Projects Program. In addition, the MCP contains seven conservation and management objectives that are consistent with the FEP for the Hawaii Archipelago: 1. Support quality research and monitoring to obtain the most complete scientific information available to assess and manage fisheries within an ecosystem approach; 2. Promote an ecosystem approach to fisheries management including reducing bycatch in fisheries and minimizing impacts on marine habitat and impacts on protected species and addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation; 3. Conduct education and outreach to foster good stewardship principles and broad and direct public participation in the Council’s decision making process; 4. Recognize the importance of island cultures and traditional fishing practices in managing fishery resources and foster opportunities for participation; 5. Promote responsible domestic fisheries development to provide long term economic growth and stability by reducing foreign imports and increasing local seafood production; 6. Promote regional cooperation and capacity building to manage domestic and international fisheries; and 7. Encourage development of technologies and methods to achieve the most effective level of monitoring, control and surveillance and to ensure safety at sea. Please refer to the MCP for projects and activities designed to meet each objective, the evaluative criteria, and priority rankings. This notice announces that NMFS has reviewed the MCP and determined that it satisfies the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Accordingly, we have approved the MCP for the 3-year period from August 4, 2023, through August 3, 2026. This MCP supersedes the one approved previously for August 4, 2020, through August 3, 2023 (85 FR 65389, October 15, 2020). Dated: May 22, 2023. Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2023–11232 Filed 5–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an exempted fishing permit renewal application from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The exempted fishing permit would allow federally permitted fishing vessels to fish outside fishery regulations in support of exempted fishing activities proposed by the applicant. Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act require publication of this notice to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed exempted fishing permits. DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 12, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following methods: • Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments on MA DMF Ventless Trap EFP.’’ If you cannot submit a comment through this method, please contact Allison Murphy at (978) 281–9122, or email at allison.murphy@noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Murphy, Fishery Policy Analyst, 978–281–9122, allison.murphy@ noaa.gov. SUMMARY: The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF) submitted a complete application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) to conduct commercial fishing activities that the regulations would otherwise restrict. This EFP would exempt the participating vessels from the following Federal regulations: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [RTID 0648–XD002] Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and AGENCY: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 TABLE 1—REQUESTED EXEMPTIONS CFR Citation Regulation Need for exemption 50 Part 697.21(c)(1) and (2) .................................... Gear specification requirements for Lobster Management Area 1 for Area 2. Trap limit requirements for Area 1 and 2. Trap tag requirements ........................ Minimum and maximum carapace length requirements for Areas 1 and 2. V-notch possession requirement for Areas 1 and 2. To allow for the use of traps without escape vents. § 697.19(a) and (b) ................................................... § 697.19(i) ................................................................. §§ 697.20(a)(2) 697.20(b)(2), 697.20(a)(3), and 697.20(b)(3). § 697.20(g)(1) and (3) ............................................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 May 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 To allow for trap limits to be exceeded. To allow for alternatively-tagged traps. To allow sub-legal and over-sized lobsters to be landed for research purposes. To allow landing of female lobsters for research purposes. E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 26MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34131-34132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11232]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC935]


Pacific Island Fisheries; Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific 
Insular Areas other Than American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana 
Islands; 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 Pacific Insular Areas other than American Samoa, Guam, and the 
Northern Mariana Islands.

DATES: This agency decision is effective from August 4, 2023, through 
August 3, 2026.

ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the MCP, identified by NOAA-NMFS-
2023-0056, from the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal, https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NOAA-NMFS-2023-0056, or from the Western 
Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St., Suite 
1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, 808-522-8220, https://www.wpcouncil.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Kamikawa, Sustainable Fisheries, 
NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office, 808-725-5177.

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 a Pacific Insular Area other 
than American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands, that is, in 
the EEZ around the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA). The PRIA are 
Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman 
Reef, Midway Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island. Before entering 
into a PIAFA for the PRIA, the Council must develop and submit to the 
Secretary a 3-year MCP that details the uses for funds collected by the 
Secretary under the PIAFA. NMFS is the designee of the Secretary for 
MCP review and approval.
    The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires payments received under a PIAFA, 
and any funds or contributions received in support of conservation and 
management objectives for the MCP, to be deposited into the Western 
Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund (Fund) for use by the Council. 
Additionally, in the case of violations by foreign fishing vessels in 
the EEZ around the PRIA, 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, are deposited into the Fund 
for use by the Council, after direct costs of the enforcement action 
are subtracted. Section 204(e)(7)(C) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act also 
authorizes the Council to use the Fund to meet conservation and 
management objectives in the State of Hawaii, if funds remain 
available.
    An MCP must be consistent with the Council's fishery ecosystem 
plans (FEPs), must identify conservation and management objectives 
(including criteria for determining when such objectives have been 
met), and must

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prioritize planned marine conservation projects. Although no foreign 
fishing in the PRIA is being considered at this time, the Council 
reviewed and approved the draft MCP at its March 2023 meeting. On April 
5, 2023, the Council's Executive Director submitted the MCP to NMFS for 
review and approval.
    The MCP contains the following five conservation and management 
objectives that are consistent with the FEP for the PRIA and the FEP 
for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific:
    1. Support quality research and monitoring to obtain the most 
complete scientific information available to assess and manage 
fisheries within an ecosystem approach;
    2. Conduct education and outreach to foster good stewardship 
principles and broad and direct public participation in the Council's 
decision making process;
    3. Promote regional cooperation to manage domestic and 
international fisheries;
    4. Encourage development of technologies and methods to achieve the 
most effective level of monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) and 
to ensure safety at sea; and
    5. Western Pacific Community Development Program and Western 
Pacific Community Demonstration Projects Program.
    In addition, the MCP contains seven conservation and management 
objectives that are consistent with the FEP for the Hawaii Archipelago:
    1. Support quality research and monitoring to obtain the most 
complete scientific information available to assess and manage 
fisheries within an ecosystem approach;
    2. Promote an ecosystem approach to fisheries management including 
reducing bycatch in fisheries and minimizing impacts on marine habitat 
and impacts on protected species and addressing climate change 
adaptation and mitigation;
    3. Conduct education and outreach to foster good stewardship 
principles and broad and direct public participation in the Council's 
decision making process;
    4. Recognize the importance of island cultures and traditional 
fishing practices in managing fishery resources and foster 
opportunities for participation;
    5. Promote responsible domestic fisheries development to provide 
long term economic growth and stability by reducing foreign imports and 
increasing local seafood production;
    6. Promote regional cooperation and capacity building to manage 
domestic and international fisheries; and
    7. Encourage development of technologies and methods to achieve the 
most effective level of monitoring, control and surveillance and to 
ensure safety at sea.
    Please refer to the MCP for projects and activities designed to 
meet each objective, the evaluative criteria, and priority rankings.
    This notice announces that NMFS has reviewed the MCP and determined 
that it satisfies the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. 
Accordingly, we have approved the MCP for the 3-year period from August 
4, 2023, through August 3, 2026. This MCP supersedes the one approved 
previously for August 4, 2020, through August 3, 2023 (85 FR 65389, 
October 15, 2020).

    Dated: May 22, 2023.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-11232 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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