Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Years: 20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013[FR Doc E7-24505] 51. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish and Halibut
NMFS issues a final rule that revises the seabird avoidance measures for the Alaska hookandline groundfish and halibut fisheries. The final rule strengthens gear standards for small vessels and eliminates certain seabird avoidance requirements that are not needed. This action is necessary to revise seabird avoidance measures based on the latest
Published: 2007-12-18 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-24254] 52. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery;
NMFS proposes regulations to implement measures in Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Amendment 11 was developed by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council) to control the capacity of the open access general category fleet. Amendment 11 would establish a new management program for the general
Published: 2007-12-17 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-24211] 53. Endangered and Threatened Species; Conservation of Threatened Elkhorn and
We, NMFS, are proposing to issue protective regulations under
of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for two species listed as threatened, the elkhorn
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coral and the staghorn coral. The proposed regulations would apply all
the prohibitions enumerated in the ESA to these two coral species, with
limited exceptions for two specified classes
Published: 2007-12-14 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-24255] 54. Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Central
In accordance with provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting seabird research in central California, have been issued to PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) for a period of one year.
Published: 2007-12-14 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-24074] 55. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries;
The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator) has made a preliminary determination that the subject EFP application submitted by Truex Enterprises contains all the required information and warrants further consideration. The proposed EFP would test the safety and efficacy
Published: 2007-12-13 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-24078] 56. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut
NMFS publishes IFQ standard prices for the individual fishing quota (IFQ) cost recovery program in the halibut and sablefish fisheries of the North Pacific. This action is intended to provide holders of halibut and sablefish IFQ permits with the 2007 standard prices and fee percentage to calculate the required payment for IFQ cost recovery fees
Published: 2007-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 07-6026] 57. Publication of North American Datum of 1983 State Plane Coordinates in Feet
The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will publish North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) State Plane Coordinate (SPC) grid values in both meters and U.S. Survey Feet (1 ft = 1200/3937 m) in Maine, for all well defined geodetic survey control monuments maintained by NGS in the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) and computed from various geodetic
Published: 2007-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 07-6010] 58. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota
NMFS announces that the State of Maine and the State of Maryland are transferring commercial bluefish quota to the State of Rhode Island from their 2007 quotas. By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas and announces the revised commercial quota for each state involved.
Published: 2007-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-24008] 59. General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Specifications for Boarding
NMFS proposes regulations to require domestic fishing vessel operators to provide a U.S. Coast Guardapproved pilot ladder as a safer and more enforceable means for authorized personnel to board certain domestic fishing vessels in carrying out their duties under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson Stevens Act), the
Published: 2007-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 07-5999] 60. Availability of Seats for the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
The Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS or
Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on its
Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): Research Primary, Research Alternate, Marin County CommunityatLarge Alternate,
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Sonoma County CommunityatLarge Primary. Applicants are chosen based
upon their particular
Published: 2007-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23906] 61. Hydrographic Services Review Panel Membership Solicitation
This notice responds to the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2002, Public Law 107372, which requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to solicit nominations for membership on the Hydrographic Services Review Panel (the Panel). This advisory committee will advise the Under Secretary on matters related to
Published: 2007-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 07-6000] 62. Availability of Seats for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
The Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS or sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (council): (1) Diving (Member and Alternate); (2) Maritime Heritage (Member and Alternate). Applicants are chosen based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat for
Published: 2007-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23956] 63. Marine Mammals; File No. 1039-1916
Notice is hereby given that a request for a scientific research permit [File No. 10391916] submitted by Ann Zoidis, Cetos Research Organization, 11 Des Isle Avenue, Bar Harbor, Maine has been denied.
Published: 2007-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23995] 64. Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Black Abalone
NMFS has received an application from Dr. Glenn VanBlaricom
(Dr. VanBlaricom) for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to
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assessment of black abalone populations at San Nicolas Island (SNI),
CA. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
Published: 2007-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23862] 65. Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Vessel Monitoring System
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Published: 2007-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23899] 66. Meeting: Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Product Development Committee
The Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3 (CPDCS&A 5.3) was established by a Decision Memorandum dated October 12, 2006. CPDCS&A 5.3 is the Federal Advisory Committee charged with responsibility to develop a draft Synthesis and Assessment Product that addresses CCSP Topic 5.3:
Published: 2007-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23858] 67. Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Fisheries Finance Program
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Published: 2007-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23812] 68. Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Vessel
NMFS issues this final rule to require all vessels fishing pursuant to the harvest guidelines, quotas, and other management measures governing the open access groundfish fishery, and all trawl vessels to provide declaration reports and to activate and use a vessel monitoring system (VMS) transceiver while fishing off the coasts of Washington,
Published: 2007-12-07 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23695] 69. Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Subsistence Fishing; Correction
This action corrects a spelling error in final regulations (FR Doc. 038822) that were published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2003 (68 FR 18145). This action is necessary to correct a typographical error of an organized tribal entity name in regulations that implement Pacific halibut subsistence fishing management measures. This correcting
Published: 2007-12-06 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 07-5940] 70. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Proposed
NMFS proposes 2008 and 2009 harvest specifications, reserves and apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for groundfish during the 2008 and 2009 fishing years and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the
Published: 2007-12-06 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 07-5943] 71. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian
NMFS proposes 2008 and 2009 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for groundfish during the 2008 and 2009 fishing years and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery
Published: 2007-12-06 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23697] 72. Schedules for Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Protected Species
NMFS announces free Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops to be held in January, February, and March 2008. Fishermen and shark dealers are required to attend a workshop to meet new regulatory requirements and maintain valid permits. The Atlantic Shark Identification
Published: 2007-12-06 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23596] 73. Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Commercial
NMFS announces that it is considering, and is seeking public comment on proposed rulemaking to control future access to the commercial dolphin/wahoo fishery operating in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)of the South Atlantic. If changes to the management regime are developed and implemented under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Published: 2007-12-05 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23595] 74. U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product Draft
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishes this notice to announce a 45day public comment period for the draft report titled, U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2: ``Climate projections for research and assessment based on emissions scenarios developed through the CCTP''.
This draft
Published: 2007-12-05 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E7-23513] 75. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Regulatory Amendment to Modify
On April 23, 2007, NMFS published in the Federal Register a final rule to implement measures requiring observers for participating hagfish vessels in the Federal Register as part of the hagfish information collection program. On June 13, 2007, NMFS published a separate final rule that inadvertently deleted these regulations implemented in the
Published: 2007-12-04 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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