Permits; Foreign Fishing, 74440 [2023-24021]
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[FR Doc. 2023–23961 Filed 10–30–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD462]
Permits; Foreign Fishing
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of application for
transshipment permit; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS publishes for public
review and comment information
regarding a permit application for
transshipment of farmed salmon from
aquaculture operations in Maine waters
to processing plants in Canada by
Canadian flagged vessels. The
application for a transshipment permit
is submitted under provisions of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act). This action is
necessary for NMFS to make a
determination that the permit
application can be approved.
DATES: Written comments must be
received by November 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this
action, identified by RTID 0648–XD462
should be sent to Kent Laborde and
Jasmine Prat in the NMFS Office of
International Affairs, Trade, and
Commerce by email at kent.laborde@
noaa.gov and jasmine.prat@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent
Laborde and Jasmine Prat by email at
kent.laborde@noaa.gov and
jasmine.prat@noaa.gov, or by phone at
301–956–5472.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
204(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16
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of Commerce (Secretary) to issue a
transshipment permit for a vessel other
than a vessel of the United States to
engage in fishing consisting solely of
transporting fish or fish products at sea
from a point within the United States
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) or, with
the concurrence of a state, within the
boundaries of that state, to a point
outside the United States.
Section 204(d)(3)(D) of the MagnusonStevens Act provides that an application
to transship from U.S. waters to another
country using non-U.S. vessels may not
be approved until the Secretary
determines that ‘‘no owner or operator
of a vessel of the United States which
has adequate capacity to perform the
transportation for which the application
is submitted has indicated . . . an
interest in performing the transportation
at fair and reasonable rates.’’ NMFS is
publishing this notice as part of its effort
to make such a determination with
respect to the application described
below.
Summary of Application
NMFS received an application from
True North Salmon Limited Partnership,
Kelly Cove Salmon Limited, and 697002
NB, Inc., requesting authorization to
transfer salmon from U.S. farm pens in
Maine waters to five Canadian vessels
for the purpose of transporting the
salmon to Blacks Harbour, Canada for
processing. The transshipment
operations will occur within the
boundaries of the State of Maine, and
within 12 nautical miles from Maine’s
seaward boundary. NMFS issued
permits for the same vessels for use in
calendar year 2023. Those permits will
expire December 31, 2023.
Dated: October 26, 2023.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
Trade, and Commerce, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–24021 Filed 10–30–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD459]
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Pier
Maintenance and Bank Stabilization at
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Port
Angeles, Port Angeles, Washington
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization.
In accordance with the
regulations implementing the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
amended, notification is hereby given
that NMFS has issued an authorization
to the U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard or
USCG) to harass marine mammals
incidental to construction activities
associated with pier maintenance and
bank stabilization at USCG Air Station
Port Angeles, Port Angeles, Washington.
DATES: This authorization is effective
from July 16, 2024 through July 15,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
application and supporting documents,
as well as a list of the references cited
in this document, may be obtained
online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/
incidental-take-authorization-us-coastguard-air-station-port-angeles-piermaintenance-and. In case of problems
accessing these documents, please call
the contact listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cara
Hotchkin, OPR, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of
marine mammals, with certain
exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and
(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce
(as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon
request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
proposed or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
incidental harassment authorization
(IHA) is provided to the public for
review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s) and will not have
an unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
taking for subsistence uses (where
relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe
the permissible methods of taking and
other ‘‘means of effecting the least
practicable adverse impact’’ on the
affected species or stocks and their
habitat, paying particular attention to
rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of
similar significance, and on the
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[FR Doc No: 2023-24021]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD462]
Permits; Foreign Fishing
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of application for transshipment permit; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes for public review and comment information
regarding a permit application for transshipment of farmed salmon from
aquaculture operations in Maine waters to processing plants in Canada
by Canadian flagged vessels. The application for a transshipment permit
is submitted under provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). This action is
necessary for NMFS to make a determination that the permit application
can be approved.
DATES: Written comments must be received by November 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action, identified by RTID 0648-
XD462 should be sent to Kent Laborde and Jasmine Prat in the NMFS
Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce by email at
[email protected] and [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Laborde and Jasmine Prat by email
at [email protected] and [email protected], or by phone at 301-
956-5472.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 204(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act
(16 U.S.C. 1824(d)) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to
issue a transshipment permit for a vessel other than a vessel of the
United States to engage in fishing consisting solely of transporting
fish or fish products at sea from a point within the United States
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) or, with the concurrence of a state,
within the boundaries of that state, to a point outside the United
States.
Section 204(d)(3)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act provides that an
application to transship from U.S. waters to another country using non-
U.S. vessels may not be approved until the Secretary determines that
``no owner or operator of a vessel of the United States which has
adequate capacity to perform the transportation for which the
application is submitted has indicated . . . an interest in performing
the transportation at fair and reasonable rates.'' NMFS is publishing
this notice as part of its effort to make such a determination with
respect to the application described below.
Summary of Application
NMFS received an application from True North Salmon Limited
Partnership, Kelly Cove Salmon Limited, and 697002 NB, Inc., requesting
authorization to transfer salmon from U.S. farm pens in Maine waters to
five Canadian vessels for the purpose of transporting the salmon to
Blacks Harbour, Canada for processing. The transshipment operations
will occur within the boundaries of the State of Maine, and within 12
nautical miles from Maine's seaward boundary. NMFS issued permits for
the same vessels for use in calendar year 2023. Those permits will
expire December 31, 2023.
Dated: October 26, 2023.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-24021 Filed 10-30-23; 8:45 am]
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