Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 88873-88874 [2023-28411]
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2023; ACCESS scope segment ‘‘SCO—
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Notification to Interested Parties
This list of scope ruling applications
is not an identification of scope
inquiries that have been initiated. In
accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1),
if Commerce has not rejected a scope
ruling application nor initiated the
scope inquiry within 30 days after the
filing of the application, the application
will be deemed accepted and a scope
inquiry will be deemed initiated the
following day—day 31.4 Commerce’s
practice generally dictates that where a
deadline falls on a weekend, Federal
holiday, or other non-business day, the
appropriate deadline is the next
business day.5 Accordingly, if the 30th
day after the filing of the application
falls on a non-business day, the next
business day will be considered the
‘‘updated’’ 30th day, and if the
application is not rejected or a scope
inquiry initiated by or on that particular
business day, the application will be
deemed accepted and a scope inquiry
will be deemed initiated on the next
business day which follows the
‘‘updated’’ 30th day.6
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.225(m)(2), if there are companion
AD and CVD orders covering the same
merchandise from the same country of
origin, the scope inquiry will be
conducted on the record of the AD
proceeding. Further, please note that
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(m)(1),
Commerce may either apply a scope
ruling to all products from the same
country with the same relevant physical
characteristics, (including chemical,
dimensional, and technical
characteristics) as the product at issue,
on a country-wide basis, regardless of
the producer, exporter, or importer of
those products, or on a companyspecific basis.
For further information on procedures
for filing information with Commerce
through ACCESS and participating in
4 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(2), within
30 days after the filing of a scope ruling application,
if Commerce determines that it intends to address
the scope issue raised in the application in another
segment of the proceeding (such as a circumvention
inquiry under 19 CFR 351.226 or a covered
merchandise inquiry under 19 CFR 351.227), it will
notify the applicant that it will not initiate a scope
inquiry, but will instead determine if the product
is covered by the scope at issue in that alternative
segment.
5 See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
6 This structure maintains the intent of the
applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), to
allow day 30 and day 31 to be separate business
days.
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scope inquiries, please refer to the
Filing Instructions section of the Scope
Ruling Application Guide, at https://
access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_
Guidance.pdf. Interested parties, apart
from the scope ruling applicant, who
wish to participate in a scope inquiry
and be added to the public service list
for that segment of the proceeding must
file an entry of appearance in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.103(d)(1)
and 19 CFR 351.225(n)(4). Interested
parties are advised to refer to the case
segment in ACCESS as well as 19 CFR
351.225(f) for further information on the
scope inquiry procedures, including the
timelines for the submission of
comments.
Please note that this notice of scope
ruling applications filed in AD and CVD
proceedings may be published before
any potential initiation, or after the
initiation, of a given scope inquiry
based on a scope ruling application
identified in this notice. Therefore,
please refer to the case segment on
ACCESS to determine whether a scope
ruling application has been accepted or
rejected and whether a scope inquiry
has been initiated.
Interested parties who wish to be
served scope ruling applications for a
particular AD or CVD order may file a
request to be included on the annual
inquiry service list during the
anniversary month of the publication of
the AD or CVD order in accordance with
19 CFR 351.225(n) and Commerce’s
procedures.7
Interested parties are invited to
comment on the completeness of this
monthly list of scope ruling applications
received by Commerce. Any comments
should be submitted to James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, via email to
CommerceCLU@trade.gov.
This notice of scope ruling
applications filed in AD and CVD
proceedings is published in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3).
Dated: December 20, 2023.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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7 See
Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry
Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR
53205 (September 27, 2021).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD595]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will hold a 2 day
in-person meeting of its Ad Hoc Charter
For-hire Data Collection Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will convene on
Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 9 a.m.–5
p.m. and Thursday, January 11, 2024, 9
a.m.–2 p.m., EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held inperson at the Gulf Council office. Please
visit the Gulf Council website at https://
www.gulfcouncil.org for meeting
materials.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Lisa Hollensead, Fishery Biologist, Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
lisa.hollensead@gulfcouncil.org,
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 9 a.m.–
5 p.m., EST.
The meeting will begin with member
and staff introductions, overview of
Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting Process,
election of chair and vice chair,
adoption of agenda and review the
charge of the AP and overview of
Meeting Scope.
The committee will review past
discussions from charter-for-hire data
collection including presentation and
background materials from original
Southeast For-Hire Integrated Electronic
Reporting (SEFHIER) amendment and
technical document of program
recommendations. The AP will discuss
new charter for-hire data collection
program goals and objectives and
receive presentations for considerations
for a data collection program and
summary of SEFHIER program data. The
AP will discuss recommendations for a
New For-hire Data Collection Program
and receive public comments, if any.
Thursday, January 11, 2024, 9 a.m.–2
p.m., EST.
The committee will reconvene and
continue discussions on
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Recommendations for a New For-hire
Data Collection Program, revisit the AP
charge, evaluate desired program goals
and objectives and wrap-up
recommendations to Council.
The committee will discuss Other
Business items, and receive Public
Comments before the meeting adjourns.
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version along with other
meeting materials will be posted on
https://www.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before this
group for discussion, in accordance
with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during this meeting.
Actions will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in the agenda and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency
action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take-action to
address the emergency.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Alyssa Lynn Weigers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Trident
Seafoods Bunkhouse Dock
Replacement Project, Kodiak, Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments on proposed authorization
and possible renewal.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received a request
from Trident Seafoods Corporation
(Trident) for authorization to take
marine mammals incidental to pile
driving and removal activities
associated with the Bunkhouse Dock
replacement project in Kodiak, Alaska.
Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
requesting comments on its proposal to
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issue an incidental harassment
authorization (IHA) to incidentally take
marine mammals during the specified
activities. NMFS is also requesting
comments on a possible one-time, 1year renewal that could be issued under
certain circumstances and if all
requirements are met, as described in
Request for Public Comments at the end
of this notice. NMFS will consider
public comments prior to making any
final decision on the issuance of the
requested MMPA authorization and
agency responses will be summarized in
the final notice of our decision.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than January 25,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service and should be
submitted via email to
ITP.wachtendonk@noaa.gov. 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/national/
marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-constructionactivities. In case of problems accessing
these documents, please call the contact
listed above.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/marine-mammal-protection/
incidental-take-authorizationsconstruction-activities. All personal
identifying information (e.g., name,
address) voluntarily submitted by the
commenter may be publicly accessible.
Do not submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel Wachtendonk, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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
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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 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
availability of the species or stocks for
taking for certain subsistence uses
(referred to in shorthand as
‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of the takings are set forth.
The definitions of all applicable MMPA
statutory terms cited above are included
in the relevant sections below.
National Environmental Policy Act
To comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
NOAA Administrative Order (NAO)
216–6A, NMFS must review our
proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an
IHA) with respect to potential impacts
on the human environment.
This action is consistent with
categories of activities identified in
Categorical Exclusion B4 (IHAs with no
anticipated serious injury or mortality)
of the Companion Manual for NAO 216–
6A, which do not individually or
cumulatively have the potential for
significant impacts on the quality of the
human environment and for which we
have not identified any extraordinary
circumstances that would preclude this
categorical exclusion. Accordingly,
NMFS has preliminarily determined
that the issuance of the proposed IHA
qualifies to be categorically excluded
from further NEPA review.
We will review all comments
submitted in response to this notice
prior to concluding our NEPA process
or making a final decision on the IHA
request.
Summary of Request
On June 15, 2023, NMFS received a
request from Trident for an IHA to take
marine mammals incidental to vibratory
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD595]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a 2
day in-person meeting of its Ad Hoc Charter For-hire Data Collection
Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 9 a.m.-
5 p.m. and Thursday, January 11, 2024, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in-person at the Gulf Council
office. Please visit the Gulf Council website at https://www.gulfcouncil.org for meeting materials.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lisa Hollensead, Fishery
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., EST.
The meeting will begin with member and staff introductions,
overview of Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting Process, election of chair and
vice chair, adoption of agenda and review the charge of the AP and
overview of Meeting Scope.
The committee will review past discussions from charter-for-hire
data collection including presentation and background materials from
original Southeast For-Hire Integrated Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER)
amendment and technical document of program recommendations. The AP
will discuss new charter for-hire data collection program goals and
objectives and receive presentations for considerations for a data
collection program and summary of SEFHIER program data. The AP will
discuss recommendations for a New For-hire Data Collection Program and
receive public comments, if any.
Thursday, January 11, 2024, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., EST.
The committee will reconvene and continue discussions on
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Recommendations for a New For-hire Data Collection Program, revisit the
AP charge, evaluate desired program goals and objectives and wrap-up
recommendations to Council.
The committee will discuss Other Business items, and receive Public
Comments before the meeting adjourns.
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with
other meeting materials will be posted on https://www.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not
be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions will be
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda and
any issues arising after publication of this notice that require
emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified
of the Council's intent to take-action to address the emergency.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Alyssa Lynn Weigers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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