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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

 

[FR Doc E9-22324] 36. Hydrographic Services Review Panel Charter Renewal

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

 

[FR Doc E9-22161] 37. Availability of Seats for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

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

 

[FR Doc E9-22169] 38. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions;

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

 

[FR Doc E9-22170] 39. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery;

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

 

[FR Doc E9-22176] 40. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the

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

 

[FR Doc E9-21981] 41. 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 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

 

[FR Doc E9-21842] 42. 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 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

 

[FR Doc E9-21261] 43.DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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

 

[FR Doc E9-21182] 44. Endangered Species; File No. 1556

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

 

[FR Doc E9-21128] 45. Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine

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

 

[FR Doc E9-21183] 46. Marine Mammals; File No. 14301

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

 

[FR Doc E9-20740] 47. Applications for the FY 2010 Ocean Exploration (OE) Program

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

 

[FR Doc E9-20489] 48. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Experimental Permitting Process, Exempted

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

 

[FR Doc E9-20332] 49. Final Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Thunder Bay National

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

 

[FR Doc E9-19819] 50. NOAA Ocean and Coastal Mapping Contracting Policy

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

 

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