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[FR Doc E9-23819] 26. Exception to Final Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service publishes this notice of exception to the Final Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP). For those grants issued in fiscal year 2006 that are due to expire on September 30, 2009, NOAA may extend the financial assistance award period for
Published: 2009-10-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E9-23745] 27. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public meetings.
Published: 2009-10-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E9-23746] 28. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a public meeting of the Louisiana/Mississippi Habitat Protection Advisory Panel (AP).
Published: 2009-10-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E9-23825] 29. National Estuarine Research Reserve System
The Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce has approved the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan Revision.
Four sites along the Hudson River comprise the Hudson River
Published: 2009-10-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E9-23822] 30. National Estuarine Research Reserve System
The Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce has approved the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan Revision.
Four sites in coastal North Carolina comprise the North
Published: 2009-10-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E9-23604] 31. Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the adoption of an Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery plan for the Middle Columbia River Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Distinct Population Segment (DPS), which spawns and rears in tributaries to the Columbia River in central and eastern Washington and Oregon. The Plan includes four
Published: 2009-09-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E9-23065] 32. Marine Mammals; File No. 605-1904
Notice is hereby given that the Whale Center of New England (WCNE), [Mason Weinrich, Principal Investigator], P.O. Box 159, Gloucester, MA 01930, has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 6051904.
Published: 2009-09-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E9-22655] 33. Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Notice is hereby given of the availability of a Routine Road Maintenance Program (RMP) that Clackamas County, Oregon, has submitted pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NOAA Fisheries promulgated a protective rule for 14 threatened salmon and steelhead Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs). The RMP would affect four ESUs of threatened
Published: 2009-09-21 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E9-22598] 34. Membership of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Performance
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), NOAA announces the appointment of three new members to serve with the current membership on the NOAA Performance Review Board (PRB). The NOAA PRB is responsible for reviewing performance appraisals and ratings of Senior Executive Service and Senior Professional members and making written recommendations to
Published: 2009-09-21 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E9-22652] 35. Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received three scientific
research permit application requests relating to Pacific salmon. The
proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed
under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management and
conservation efforts. The applications may be viewed online at:
Published: 2009-09-21
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The charter for NOAA's Hydrographic Services Review Panel, a
Federal Advisory Panel, has been renewed. The charter is available for
review on the following Web site: http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/
ocs/hsrp/charter.htm.
Published: 2009-09-16
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The ONMS is seeking applicants for the following seats on The
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council):
Member and Alternate threeyear terms for (1) Research; (1)
Conservation; (1) Education; (1) Marine Transportation; (1)
Recreational Fishing; (1) Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing; (1) AtLarge,
and (1) AtLarge (Member Published: 2009-09-16
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NMFS announces that the Limited Access General Category
(LAGC) scallop fishery will close to individual fishing quota (IFQ)
scallop vessels (including vessels issued an IFQ letter of
authorization (LOA) to fish under appeal), effective 0001 hours,
September 15, 2009, until it reopens on December 1, 2009, under
current regulations. This action is Published: 2009-09-15
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration This action modifies the gear requirements for the U.S./Canada
Management Area to prohibit all limited access Northeast (NE)
multispecies vessels fishing on a NE multispecies dayatsea (DAS) with
trawl gear in the Eastern U.S./Canada Area from using flounder trawl
nets. This action is authorized by the regulations implementing
Amendment 13 to the Published: 2009-09-15
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NMFS adjusts the 2009 Winter II commercial scup quota. This
action complies with Framework Adjustment 3 (Framework 3) to the Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, which
established a process to allow the rollover of unused commercial scup
quota from the Winter I period to the Winter II period. Published: 2009-09-15
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable
Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator)
has made a preliminary determination that the subject programmatic
Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application for the Study Fleet Program
contains all of the required information and warrants further
consideration. Study Fleet Published: 2009-09-14
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NMFS announces free Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops
and Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops to be held in October, November, and December of 2009.
Certain fishermen and shark dealers are required to attend a workshop
to meet regulatory requirements and maintain valid permits.
Specifically, the Atlantic Published: 2009-09-10
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA and the Coast Guard are defining ``marine debris'' for
purposes of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act
(the Act). The Act requires NOAA and the Coast Guard to jointly develop
a definition and promulgate it through regulations; this rule
represents the agencies' compliance with the Act. For the purposes of
the Marine Published: 2009-09-03
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice is hereby given that Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, USA (CNMI), Division of Fish and Wildlife, [Sylvan
Igisomar, responsible official] P.O. Box 10007, Saipan, Mariana
Islands, 96950, has requested a modification to scientific research
Permit No.155601. Published: 2009-09-02
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the North
Carolina and Old Woman Creek (Ohio) National Estuarine Research Reserves. The National Estuarine Research Reserve evaluations will be
conducted pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the CZMA and regulations
at 15 CFR Part Published: 2009-09-02
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice is hereby given that the University of Alaska Museum
of the North, 907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 997756960 (Dr. Link E.
Olson, Responsible Party), has applied in due form for a permit to
collect, acquire, import and export various marine mammal and
endangered species specimens, including partial and whole carcasses
from species of marine Published: 2009-09-02
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration OER is seeking pre-proposals and full proposals to support its
mission, consistent with NOAA's Strategic Plan to search, investigate,
and document poorlyknown and unknown areas of the ocean and Great
Lakes through interdisciplinary exploration, and to advance and
disseminate knowledge of the ocean environment and its physical,
chemical, and Published: 2009-08-27
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NMFS issues new and revised definitions for certain regulatory
terms, and procedural and technical changes to the regulations
addressing scientific research activities, exempted fishing, and
exempted educational activities under the MagnusonStevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (MSA). This action is necessary to
provide better Published: 2009-08-25
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration In accordance with section 304(e) of the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act (NMSA), as amended, NOAA is releasing the Final
Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Thunder Bay National
Marine Sanctuary.
Published: 2009-08-24
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) is soliciting public
comments on the draft NOAA Ocean and Coastal Mapping Contracting
Policy. Current NOAA contracting policy and relevant legislation are
available for review on the following Web site: http://
www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/hsrp.htm. Written public comments
should be submitted to Roger L. Parsons by September 9, 2009.
Date and Time: Written public comments are due by September 9,
2009.
Published: 2009-08-19
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [FR Doc
E9-22324] 36. Hydrographic Services Review Panel Charter Renewal
[FR Doc
E9-22161] 37. Availability of Seats for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
[FR Doc
E9-22169] 38. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions;
[FR Doc
E9-22170] 39. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery;
[FR Doc
E9-22176] 40. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the
[FR Doc
E9-21981] 41. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries;
[FR Doc
E9-21842] 42. Schedules for Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Protected Species
[FR Doc
E9-21261] 43.DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[FR Doc
E9-21182] 44. Endangered Species; File No. 1556
[FR Doc
E9-21128] 45. Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine
[FR Doc
E9-21183] 46. Marine Mammals; File No. 14301
[FR Doc
E9-20740] 47. Applications for the FY 2010 Ocean Exploration (OE) Program
[FR Doc
E9-20489] 48. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Experimental Permitting Process, Exempted
[FR Doc
E9-20332] 49. Final Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Thunder Bay National
[FR Doc
E9-19819] 50. NOAA Ocean and Coastal Mapping Contracting Policy