Department of Commerce June 19, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Definition of Marine Debris for Purposes of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Pollution Act
Document Number: Z8-11700
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-06-19
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures in the Gulf of Mexico
Document Number: E8-13898
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-06-19
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS, upon application from the Minerals Management Service (MMS), is issuing regulations to govern the unintentional takings of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to explosive severance activities at offshore oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Issuance of regulations, and Letters of Authorization (LOAs) under those regulations, governing the unintentional incidental takes of marine mammals in connection with particular activities is required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) when the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), after notice and opportunity for comment, finds, as here, that such takes will have a negligible impact on the affected species or stocks of marine mammals and will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on their availability for taking for subsistence uses, and if the Secretary sets forth the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on affected marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, and on the availability of such species or stocks for subsistence uses. These regulations do not authorize offshore structure removal activities as such authorization is not within the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Rather, NMFS' regulations together with LOAs authorize the unintentional incidental take of marine mammals in connection with this activity.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-13816
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-06-19
Agency: Department of Commerce
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-13815
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-06-19
Agency: Department of Commerce
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-13814
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-06-19
Agency: Department of Commerce
Availability of Seats for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Document Number: E8-13803
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-06-19
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS or sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): At-Large (Alternate). Applicants are chosen based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying; community and professional affiliations; philosophy regarding the protection and management of marine resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen as members should expect to serve two-to-three-year terms, pursuant to the Council's Charter.
Changes in the Insular Possessions Watch, Watch Movement and Jewelry Programs 2006; Corrections
Document Number: E8-13527
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-06-19
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs
The Departments of Commerce and the Interior (the Departments) issue this rule to amend their regulations governing jewelry duty-refund benefits for producers in the United States insular possessions (the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) published on April 5, 2007 (72 FR 16713). This amendment is needed to correct the formula for the calculation of the jewelry duty-refund, in accordance with Public Law 108-429.
The Manufacturing Council: Meeting of The Manufacturing Council
Document Number: 08-1368
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-06-19
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Manufacturing Council will hold a meeting via teleconference to conduct their inaugural meeting and receive briefings regarding sustainable manufacturing.
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