National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration June 7, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Amendment 13 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Bluefin Tuna Management
Document Number: 2021-11833
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-06-07
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces the schedule of public hearing webinars for the proposed rule for Amendment 13 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (Amendment 13). NMFS will provide information on the proposed management measures and take questions and comments from the public. The proposed measures would make several changes to the Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) Program, including distributing IBQ shares only to active vessels, implementing a cap on IBQ shares that may be held by an entity, and implementing a cost recovery program. The proposed measures would also discontinue the Purse Seine category and reallocate that bluefin quota to other directed quota categories; cap Harpoon category daily bluefin landings; modify the recreational trophy bluefin areas and subquotas; modify regulations regarding electronic monitoring of the pelagic longline fishery as well as green-stick use; and modify the regulation regarding permit category changes.
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Marine Site Characterization Surveys Off of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Document Number: 2021-11823
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-06-07
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS has received a request from Vineyard Wind 1, LLC (Vineyard Wind 1) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys off of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to 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, one-year 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 authorizations and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision.
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