National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration September 20, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Military Readiness Activities in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Study Area
NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Department of the Navy (including the U.S. Navy (Navy) and the U.S. Marine Corps) and on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard; hereafter, Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are collectively referred to as Action Proponents) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to training and testing activities conducted in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Study Area over the course of 7 years from November 2025 through November 2032. Pursuant to regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is announcing receipt of the Action Proponents' request for the development and implementation of regulations governing the incidental taking of marine mammals and issuance of three, 7-year Letters of Authorization (LOAs). NMFS invites the public to provide information, suggestions, and comments on the Action Proponents' application and request.
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a three day in-person meeting of its Standing, Special Mackerel and Special Shrimp Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 80 Sector Annual BSAI Pacific Halibut PSC Limits; Correction
On November 24, 2023, NMFS published a final rule to implement amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Management Area (BSAI FMP). The final rule included a formatting error in table 58 that caused the column headings to be incorrectly aligned with the column contents in the table. This correction fixes the error.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Adjustments to the 2024 North Atlantic Albacore Tuna, North and South Atlantic Swordfish, and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Reserve Category Quotas
NMFS modifies the baseline annual U.S. North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore) quota, effective until changed, in accordance with the baseline quota adjustment process. NMFS also adjusts the 2024 baseline quotas for U.S. North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore), North and South Atlantic swordfish, and the Atlantic bluefin tuna Reserve category based on the 2023 underharvest and applicable international quota transfer. These temporary adjustments are effective through December 31, 2024. Full annual baseline allocations will be available to U.S. harvesters starting January 1, 2025. These actions are necessary to implement recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and to achieve domestic management objectives under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council and its Executive Committee.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee's Social and Economic Panel (SEP).
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Office of Naval Research's Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (Year 7)
In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to incidentally harass marine mammals during Arctic Research Activities (ARA) in the Beaufort Sea and eastern Chukchi Sea. The ONR's activities are considered military readiness activities pursuant to the MMPA, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (2004 NDAA).
Marine Mammals; File No. 27543
Notice is hereby given that Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research, 2468 Camp McKenzie Trl NW, Seabeck WA 98380 (Responsible Party: Greg Schorr), has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on and import specimens of 47 marine mammal species including the following endangered species and Distinct Population Segments (DPSs): blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), Main Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS of false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), Western DPS of gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), Western North Pacific DPS and Central America DPS of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Southern Resident DPS of killer whale (Orcinus orca), North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica), sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis), and sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus).
Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; 2024 Catch Sharing Plan; Inseason Action
NMFS announces inseason action for the Pacific halibut recreational fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A off Washington, Oregon, and California. Specifically, this action transfers 12,000 pounds (lb; 5.4 metric tons (mt)) of the Area 2A Pacific halibut recreational allocation, in net pounds, from the Oregon recreational fishery to the Washington recreational fishery. This action is intended to provide opportunity for anglers to achieve the total Area 2A recreational fishery allocation.
Notice of Receipt and Request for Public Comment on Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Maintaining Records and Submitting Reports on Weather Modification Activities
On March 12, 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ("NOAA") received a petition from the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center at the University of Houston Law Center, the Institute for Responsible Carbon Management, and a collection of environmental law professors and environmental policy experts (collectively "Petitioners") to amend NOAA's reporting regulations under the Weather Modification Reporting Act of 1972. Through this notification, NOAA seeks comment on the topics contained in the petition, as well as any data or information that could be used in the Agency's determination whether to grant the petition. By seeking comment on whether to grant this petition, NOAA takes no position at this time regarding the merits of the suggested rulemaking or the assertions in the petition.
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