Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish, 19297-19298 [2024-05561]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 53 / Monday, March 18, 2024 / Notices with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of the return, or destruction, of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a violation subject to sanction. Notification to Interested Parties This determination and this notice are issued and published in accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c). lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Dated: March 11, 2024. Ryan Majerus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. measured at the bottom of the bag). The width of the bag is measured from the left to the right edges of the front and back panels (upon which the handles typically are located). This merchandise is currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 4819.30.0040 and 4819.40.0040. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only; the written description of the scope is dispositive. [FR Doc. 2024–05675 Filed 3–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Appendix [RTID 0648–XD806] Scope of the Investigation The products within the scope of this investigation are paper shopping bags with handles of any type, regardless of whether there is any printing, regardless of how the top edges are finished (e.g., folded, serrated, or otherwise finished), regardless of color, and regardless of whether the top edges contain adhesive or other material for sealing closed. Subject paper shopping bags have a width of at least 4.5 inches and depth of at least 2.5 inches. Paper shopping bags typically are made of kraft paper but can be made from any type of cellulose fiber, paperboard, or pressboard with a basis weight less than 300 grams per square meter (GSM). A non-exhaustive illustrative list of the types of handles on shopping bags covered by the scope include handles made from any materials such as twisted paper, flat paper, yarn, ribbon, rope, string, or plastic, as well as die-cut handles (whether the punchout is fully removed or partially attached as a flap). Excluded from the scope are: • paper sacks or bags that are of a 1⁄6 or 1⁄7 barrel size (i.e., 11.5–12.5 inches in width, 6.5–7.5 inches in depth, and 13.5–17.5 inches in height) with flat paper handles or die-cut handles; • paper sacks or bags with die-cut handles, a grams per square meter paper weight of less than 86 GSM, and a height of less than 11.5 inches; and • paper sacks or bags (i) with non-paper handles made wholly of woven ribbon or other similar woven fabric 8 and (ii) that are finished with folded tops or for which tied knots or t-bar aglets (made of wood, metal, or plastic) are used to secure the handles to the bags. The above-referenced dimensions are provided for paper bags in the opened position. The height of the bag is the distance from the bottom fold edge to the top edge (i.e., excluding the height of handles that extend above the top edge). The depth of the bag is the distance from the front of the bag edge to the back of the bag edge (typically New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting 8 Paper sacks or bags with handles made of braided or twisted materials, such as rope or cord, do not qualify for this exclusion. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Mar 15, 2024 Jkt 262001 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public hybrid meeting of its Enforcement Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This meeting will be held in-person with a webinar option. Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 High Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 431–1499. Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/ webinar/register/WN_qfnCHO7USe 2SML1X1VwXOA. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Agenda The Enforcement Committee will meet to discuss VMS as an enforcement tool. They will also discuss enforceability of closed area polygon boundaries as well as VMS ping rates for Council-managed scallop fisheries. The Committee will PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19297 discuss Enforcement issues around ondemand fishing gear. Other business will be discussed, if necessary. Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: March 13, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–05697 Filed 3–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD772] Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of receipt and availability; request for comments. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a permit application (25803) from NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center Fisheries Ecology Division (FED) to continue hatchery activities associated with the Southern Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program (SCSCBP, or program) in accordance with its Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan (HGMP). The application has been submitted pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. NMFS has also prepared a draft SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1 19298 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 53 / Monday, March 18, 2024 / Notices environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) describing the potential effects of NMFS’ proposed issuance of the Permit associated with the submitted HGMP. NMFS is furnishing this notice in order to allow other agencies, Tribes, and the public an opportunity to review and comment on these documents. DATES: Written comments on the EA must be received at the appropriate address (see ADDRESSES) on or before 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on April 17, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the permit application and draft EA by the following methods: • Email: Include ‘‘Permit 25803’’ in the subject line. Joel.Casagrande@ noaa.gov. • Mail: Submit written comments to National Marine Fisheries Service, West Coast Region, Coastal California Office, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa Rosa, California 95404; Attn: Joel Casagrande. • The permit application, and attached HGMP, may be viewed online at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ preview_open_for_comment.cfm. • The draft EA document is available at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ protected-resource-regulations. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Casagrande, Santa Rosa, CA, (707) 575– 6016, email: joel.casagrande@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch): Endangered, Central California Coast (CCC) Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU). lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Background The FED has applied for an enhancement permit under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA for a period of 10 years that would allow take of multiple life stages of CCC coho salmon. Hatchery activities would be permitted pursuant to the HGMP for the SCSCBP, which is attached to the application. The purpose of the SCSCBP is to advance the conservation, viability, and recovery of the CCC coho salmon ESU, with an emphasis on populations in the Santa Cruz Mountains Diversity Stratum. The activities proposed for the SCSCBP are consistent with both the Federal recovery plan and state recovery strategy for coho salmon. The SCSCBP directly addresses recovery action ScC– CCC–10.1.1.6 in the Final CCC Coho Salmon ESU Recovery Plan (NMFS 2012) by using captive rearing to: reduce the risk of extinction due to genetic and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Mar 15, 2024 Jkt 262001 demographic processes; preserve locally adapted phenotypes and genotypes; and promote regional recovery via the release of hatchery fish into streams from which they have been extirpated. The program is jointly operated by FED and the Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project (MBSTP), with technical support provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NMFS, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The program consists of the following main activities: broodstock collection; propagation; tissue collection for genetic analyses and other pathology screenings; captive rearing of coho salmon; fish marking and tagging; and the release of coho salmon (egg to adult life stages) into program streams in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The broodstock are derived predominantly from hatchery-reared coho salmon juveniles from artificial propagation, as well as a small number of natural-origin coho salmon from coastal streams of the Santa Cruz Mountains, and a small number of coho salmon from the Russian River Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program (natural origin fish sourced from the Russian River or Lagunitas/Olema Creek basins) used as outbreeders to improve genetic diversity. Captive broodstock are initially propagated and reared at the Kingfisher Flat Hatchery (KFH) in Santa Cruz County until they are yearlings, whereupon they are divided among three facilities and subsequently reared to maturity. The three facilities are: KFH; Don Clausen Fish Hatchery in Sonoma County; and FED laboratory facility in the City of Santa Cruz, California. Previously, the FED and MBSTP conducted program activities under section 10 (a)(1)(A) permits 1112 and 1083, respectively. Activities that constitute take of CCC coho salmon and would be permitted include: (1) handling and transport of broodstock and production fish between program facilities and the natural environment; (2) captive rearing and associated activities, including tissue sample collection, marking, and tagging; and (3) sacrifice for artificial propagation and routine pathology screenings. The HGMP includes measures to minimize take and both genetic and ecological effects to naturally produced CCC coho salmon and CCC steelhead (O. mykiss) resulting from operations at the facilities and as a result of fish releases into program streams. References Cited National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). 2012. Final Recovery Plan for Central California Coast coho salmon PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Evolutionarily Significant Unit. National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region, Santa Rosa, California. Authority Section 9 of the ESA and Federal regulations prohibit the taking of a species listed as endangered or threatened. The ESA defines ‘‘take’’ to mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. NMFS may issue permits for scientific purposes or for the enhancement of the propagation or survival of the affected endangered or threatened species authorizing the taking, importation, or other acts otherwise prohibited by section 9 of the Act (50 CFR 222.308). The final permit decision will not be made until after the end of the 30-day comment period. NMFS will publish notice of its final action in the Federal Register. NEPA requires Federal agencies to conduct an environmental analysis of their proposed actions to determine if the actions may affect the human environment (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 40 CFR 1500–1508; and Companion Manual for NOAA Administrative Order 216–6A). Therefore, NMFS is seeking public input on the scope of the required NEPA analysis in the EA, including the range of reasonable alternatives and associated impacts of any alternatives. Dated: March 12, 2024. Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–05561 Filed 3–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection 3038–0095; Large Trader Reporting for Physical Commodity Swaps Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 2024)]
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[Pages 19297-19298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05561]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD772]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt and availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a permit 
application (25803) from NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center 
Fisheries Ecology Division (FED) to continue hatchery activities 
associated with the Southern Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program 
(SCSCBP, or program) in accordance with its Hatchery and Genetic 
Management Plan (HGMP). The application has been submitted pursuant to 
the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. NMFS has also 
prepared a draft

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environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) describing the potential effects of NMFS' proposed issuance 
of the Permit associated with the submitted HGMP. NMFS is furnishing 
this notice in order to allow other agencies, Tribes, and the public an 
opportunity to review and comment on these documents.

DATES: Written comments on the EA must be received at the appropriate 
address (see ADDRESSES) on or before 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on 
April 17, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the permit application and draft 
EA by the following methods:
     Email: Include ``Permit 25803'' in the subject line. 
[email protected].
     Mail: Submit written comments to National Marine Fisheries 
Service, West Coast Region, Coastal California Office, 777 Sonoma 
Avenue, Room 325, Santa Rosa, California 95404; Attn: Joel Casagrande.
     The permit application, and attached HGMP, may be viewed 
online at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/preview_open_for_comment.cfm.
     The draft EA document is available at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/protected-resource-regulations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Casagrande, Santa Rosa, CA, (707) 
575-6016, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice

    Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch): Endangered, Central California 
Coast (CCC) Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU).

Background

    The FED has applied for an enhancement permit under section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA for a period of 10 years that would allow take 
of multiple life stages of CCC coho salmon. Hatchery activities would 
be permitted pursuant to the HGMP for the SCSCBP, which is attached to 
the application.
    The purpose of the SCSCBP is to advance the conservation, 
viability, and recovery of the CCC coho salmon ESU, with an emphasis on 
populations in the Santa Cruz Mountains Diversity Stratum. The 
activities proposed for the SCSCBP are consistent with both the Federal 
recovery plan and state recovery strategy for coho salmon. The SCSCBP 
directly addresses recovery action ScC-CCC-10.1.1.6 in the Final CCC 
Coho Salmon ESU Recovery Plan (NMFS 2012) by using captive rearing to: 
reduce the risk of extinction due to genetic and demographic processes; 
preserve locally adapted phenotypes and genotypes; and promote regional 
recovery via the release of hatchery fish into streams from which they 
have been extirpated.
    The program is jointly operated by FED and the Monterey Bay Salmon 
and Trout Project (MBSTP), with technical support provided by U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers, NMFS, and the California Department of Fish and 
Wildlife. The program consists of the following main activities: 
broodstock collection; propagation; tissue collection for genetic 
analyses and other pathology screenings; captive rearing of coho 
salmon; fish marking and tagging; and the release of coho salmon (egg 
to adult life stages) into program streams in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
    The broodstock are derived predominantly from hatchery-reared coho 
salmon juveniles from artificial propagation, as well as a small number 
of natural-origin coho salmon from coastal streams of the Santa Cruz 
Mountains, and a small number of coho salmon from the Russian River 
Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program (natural origin fish sourced 
from the Russian River or Lagunitas/Olema Creek basins) used as 
outbreeders to improve genetic diversity. Captive broodstock are 
initially propagated and reared at the Kingfisher Flat Hatchery (KFH) 
in Santa Cruz County until they are yearlings, whereupon they are 
divided among three facilities and subsequently reared to maturity. The 
three facilities are: KFH; Don Clausen Fish Hatchery in Sonoma County; 
and FED laboratory facility in the City of Santa Cruz, California. 
Previously, the FED and MBSTP conducted program activities under 
section 10 (a)(1)(A) permits 1112 and 1083, respectively.
    Activities that constitute take of CCC coho salmon and would be 
permitted include: (1) handling and transport of broodstock and 
production fish between program facilities and the natural environment; 
(2) captive rearing and associated activities, including tissue sample 
collection, marking, and tagging; and (3) sacrifice for artificial 
propagation and routine pathology screenings. The HGMP includes 
measures to minimize take and both genetic and ecological effects to 
naturally produced CCC coho salmon and CCC steelhead (O. mykiss) 
resulting from operations at the facilities and as a result of fish 
releases into program streams.

References Cited

    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). 2012. Final Recovery Plan 
for Central California Coast coho salmon Evolutionarily Significant 
Unit. National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region, Santa Rosa, 
California.

Authority

    Section 9 of the ESA and Federal regulations prohibit the taking of 
a species listed as endangered or threatened. The ESA defines ``take'' 
to mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, 
or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. NMFS may issue 
permits for scientific purposes or for the enhancement of the 
propagation or survival of the affected endangered or threatened 
species authorizing the taking, importation, or other acts otherwise 
prohibited by section 9 of the Act (50 CFR 222.308). The final permit 
decision will not be made until after the end of the 30-day comment 
period. NMFS will publish notice of its final action in the Federal 
Register.
    NEPA requires Federal agencies to conduct an environmental analysis 
of their proposed actions to determine if the actions may affect the 
human environment (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 40 CFR 1500-1508; and 
Companion Manual for NOAA Administrative Order 216-6A). Therefore, NMFS 
is seeking public input on the scope of the required NEPA analysis in 
the EA, including the range of reasonable alternatives and associated 
impacts of any alternatives.

    Dated: March 12, 2024.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05561 Filed 3-15-24; 8:45 am]
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