80_FR_18650 80 FR 18584 - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations; Correction

80 FR 18584 - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 66 (April 7, 2015)

Page Range18584-18585
FR Document2015-08003

NMFS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on March 19, 2015, to amend the regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. This action proposed to change the minimum number of traps per trawl to allow fishing with a single trap in certain Massachusetts and Rhode Island state waters; and proposed to modify the requirement to use one endline on trawls within certain areas in Massachusetts state waters. NMFS also proposed a \1/4\ mile buffer in waters surrounding certain islands in Maine to allow fishing with a single trap. In addition, NMFS proposed additional gear marking requirements for those waters allowing single traps as well as two new high use areas for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). In that proposal, NMFS provided the wrong address for the submission of electronic comments. With this document, we correct our error by publishing the correct ADDRESSES section in its entirety.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18584-18585]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08003]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 229

[Docket No. 150122067-5229-01]
RIN 0648-BE83


Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations; 
Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments; correction.

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SUMMARY: NMFS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on 
March 19, 2015, to amend the regulations implementing the Atlantic 
Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. This action proposed to change the 
minimum number of traps per trawl to allow fishing with a single trap 
in certain Massachusetts and Rhode Island state waters; and proposed to 
modify the

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requirement to use one endline on trawls within certain areas in 
Massachusetts state waters. NMFS also proposed a \1/4\ mile buffer in 
waters surrounding certain islands in Maine to allow fishing with a 
single trap. In addition, NMFS proposed additional gear marking 
requirements for those waters allowing single traps as well as two new 
high use areas for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and North 
Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). In that proposal, NMFS 
provided the wrong address for the submission of electronic comments. 
With this document, we correct our error by publishing the correct 
ADDRESSES section in its entirety.

DATES: We will accept comments on the March 19, 2015, (80 FR 14345) 
proposed rule that are received or postmarked on or before April 20, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the March 19, 2015, proposed 
rule, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2015-0012, by either of the following 
methods:
     Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal.
    1. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2015-0012.
    2. Click the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields.
    3. Enter or attach your comments.
     Mail: Submit written comments to Kim Damon-Randall, 
Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, NMFS Greater 
Atlantic Region, 55 Great Republic Dr., Gloucester, MA 01930, Attn: 
Large Whale Proposed Rule.
    Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other 
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, 
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the 
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on 
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying 
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business 
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily 
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous 
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain 
anonymous).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Swails, NMFS Greater Atlantic 
Regional Fisheries Office, 978-282-8481, Kate.Swails@noaa.gov; or, 
Kristy Long, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, 206-526-4792, 
Kristy.Long@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    In a proposed rule that published in the Federal Register on March 
19, 2015 (FR Doc. 2015-06272), (80 FR 14345) the ADDRESSES section 
provided the wrong address for the submission of electronic comments. 
The corrected ADDRESSES section appears above. All other information in 
the proposed rule, other than the ADDRESSES section, remains exactly 
the same as previously published.

    Dated: March 27, 2015.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-08003 Filed 4-6-15; 8:45 am]
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18584 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 66 / Tuesday, April 7, 2015 / Proposed Rules ■ 29. Section 1850.104–4 is added to (d) This plan, as approved by the habitat of the Florida Manatee. The KSC read as follows: Contracting Officer, will be incorporated into Environmental Management Branch will any resulting contract. advise all personnel associated with the 1850.104–4 Contract clause. project of the potential presence of manatees The contracting officer shall obtain (End of clause) in the work area, and the need to avoid the NASA Administrator’s approval ALTERNATE I (XX/XX) collisions and/or harassment of the manatees. prior to including clause 52.250–1 in a Contractors shall ensure that all employees, As prescribed in 1823.7001(c)(1), delete the subcontractors, and other individuals contract. first sentence in paragraph (a) of the basic associated with this contract and who are provision and substitute the following: involved in vessel operations, dockside work, 1850.104–70 [Removed] The apparent low bidder, upon request by and selected disassembly functions are aware ■ 30. Section 1850.104–70 is removed. the Contracting Officer, shall submit a of the civil and criminal penalties for detailed safety and occupational health plan. harming, harassing, or killing manatees. PART 1852—SOLICITATION The plan shall be submitted within the time (b) All contractor personnel shall be PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT specified by the Contracting Officer. Failure responsible for complying with all applicable CLAUSES to submit an acceptable plan shall make the Federal and/or state permits (e.g., Florida bidder ineligible for the award of a contract. Department of Environmental Protection, St. ■ 31. The authority citation for part ■ 33. Section 1852.233–70 is revised to Johns River Water Management District, Fish 1852 is revised to read as follows: & Wildlife Service) in performing water- read as follows: Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113(a). related activities within the contract. Where 1852.233–70 Protests to NASA. no Federal and/or state permits are required ■ 32. Sections 1852.223–72 and As prescribed in 1833.106–70, insert for said contract, and the contract scope 1852.223–73 are revised to read as requires activities within waters at KSC, the follows: the following provision: Contractor shall obtain a KSC Manatee PROTESTS TO NASA (XX/XX) Protection Permit from the Environmental 1852.223–72 Safety and Health (Short Form). (a) In lieu of a protest to the United States Management Branch. All conditions of Government Accountability Office (GAO), Federal, state, and/or KSC regulations and As prescribed in 1823.7001(f), insert permits for manatee protection shall be bidders or offerors may submit a protest the following clause: under 48 CFR part 33 (FAR part 33) directly binding to the contract. Notification and SAFETY AND HEALTH (SHORT FORM) to the Contracting Officer for consideration coordination of all water related activities at (XX/XX) by the Agency. Alternatively, bidders or KSC will be done through the Environmental offerors may request an independent review Management Branch. (a) Safety is the freedom from those (c) The Contractor shall incorporate the conditions that can cause death, injury, by the Assistant Administrator for Procurement, who will serve as or designate provisions of this clause in applicable occupational illness; damage to or loss of subcontracts. equipment or property, or damage to the the official responsible for conducting an environment. NASA is committed to independent review. Such reviews are (End of clause) protecting the safety and health of the public, separate and distinct from the Ombudsman Program described at 1815.7001. [FR Doc. 2015–07737 Filed 4–6–15; 8:45 am] our team members, and those assets that the Nation entrusts to the Agency. (b) Bidders or offerors shall specify BILLING CODE 7510–13–P (b) The Contractor shall have a whether they are submitting a protest to the documented, comprehensive and effective Contracting Officer or requesting an health and safety program with a proactive independent review by the Assistant DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE process to identify, assess, and control Administrator for Procurement. hazards and take all reasonable safety and (c) Protests to the Contracting Officer shall National Oceanic and Atmospheric occupational health measures consistent with be submitted to the address or email specified in the solicitation (email is an Administration standard industry practice in performing this contract acceptable means for submitting a protest to (c) The Contractor shall insert the the Contracting Officer). Alternatively, 50 CFR Part 229 substance of this clause, including this requests for independent review by the [Docket No. 150122067–5229–01] paragraph (c) in subcontracts that exceed the Assistant Administrator for Procurement simplified acquisition threshold where work shall be addressed to the Assistant RIN 0648–BE83 will be conducted completely or partly on Administrator for Procurement, NASA Federally-controlled facilities. Headquarters, Washington, DC 20456–0001. Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; (End of clause) (End of provision) Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction 1852.223–73 Safety and Health Plan. ■ 34. Section 1852.247–71 is revised to Plan Regulations; Correction As prescribed in 1823.7001(c), insert read as follows: AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the following clause: 1852.247–71 Protection of the Florida Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN (XX/XX) Manatee. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), (a) The offeror shall submit a detailed As prescribed in 1847.7001, insert the Commerce. safety and occupational health plan as part following clause: ACTION: Proposed rule; request for of its proposal. The plan shall include a comments; correction. PROTECTION OF THE FLORIDA MANATEE detailed discussion of the policies, procedures, and techniques that will be used (XX/XX) SUMMARY: NMFS published a proposed to ensure the safety and occupational health (a) Pursuant to the Endangered Species Act rule in the Federal Register on March rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS of Contractor employees and to ensure the of 1973 (Pub. L. 93–205), as amended, and 19, 2015, to amend the regulations safety of all working conditions throughout the Marine Mammals Protection Act of 1972 implementing the Atlantic Large Whale the performance of the contract. (Pub. L. 92–522), the Florida Manatee Take Reduction Plan. This action (b) The plan shall similarly address (Trichechus Manatus) has been designated an subcontractor employee safety and endangered species, and the Indian River proposed to change the minimum occupational health for those proposed Lagoon system within and adjacent to number of traps per trawl to allow subcontracts or subcontract effort where the National Aeronautics and Space fishing with a single trap in certain work will be conducted completely or partly Administration’s (NASA’s) Kennedy Space Massachusetts and Rhode Island state on a Federally-controlled facility Center (KSC) has been designated as a critical waters; and proposed to modify the VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:33 Apr 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\07APP1.SGM 07APP1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 66 / Tuesday, April 7, 2015 / Proposed Rules 18585 requirement to use one endline on 1. Go to www.regulations.gov/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate trawls within certain areas in #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2015- Swails, NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Massachusetts state waters. NMFS also 0012. Fisheries Office, 978–282–8481, proposed a 1⁄4 mile buffer in waters 2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, Kate.Swails@noaa.gov; or, Kristy Long, surrounding certain islands in Maine to complete the required fields. NMFS Office of Protected Resources, allow fishing with a single trap. In 3. Enter or attach your comments. 206–526–4792, Kristy.Long@noaa.gov. addition, NMFS proposed additional • Mail: Submit written comments to gear marking requirements for those Kim Damon-Randall, Assistant Regional SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: waters allowing single traps as well as Administrator for Protected Resources, Correction two new high use areas for humpback NMFS Greater Atlantic Region, 55 Great whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Republic Dr., Gloucester, MA 01930, In a proposed rule that published in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena Attn: Large Whale Proposed Rule. the Federal Register on March 19, 2015 glacialis). In that proposal, NMFS Instructions: Comments sent by any (FR Doc. 2015–06272), (80 FR 14345) provided the wrong address for the other method, to any other address or the ADDRESSES section provided the submission of electronic comments. individual, or received after the end of wrong address for the submission of With this document, we correct our the comment period, may not be electronic comments. The corrected error by publishing the correct considered by NMFS. All comments ADDRESSES section appears above. All ADDRESSES section in its entirety. received are a part of the public record other information in the proposed rule, DATES: We will accept comments on the and will generally be posted for public other than the ADDRESSES section, March 19, 2015, (80 FR 14345) proposed viewing on www.regulations.gov remains exactly the same as previously rule that are received or postmarked on without change. All personal identifying published. or before April 20, 2015. information (e.g., name, address, etc.), Dated: March 27, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments confidential business information, or on the March 19, 2015, proposed rule, otherwise sensitive information Samuel D. Rauch III, identified by NOAA–NMFS–2015–0012, submitted voluntarily by the sender will Deputy Assistant Administrator for by either of the following methods: be publicly accessible. NMFS will Regulatory Programs, National Marine • Electronic Submission: Submit all accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ Fisheries Service. electronic public comments via the A’’ in the required fields if you wish to [FR Doc. 2015–08003 Filed 4–6–15; 8:45 am] Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. remain anonymous). BILLING CODE 3510–22–P rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:33 Apr 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\07APP1.SGM 07APP1


Document Created: 2018-02-21 10:05:15
Document Modified: 2018-02-21 10:05:15
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; request for comments; correction.
DatesWe will accept comments on the March 19, 2015, (80 FR 14345) proposed rule that are received or postmarked on or before April 20, 2015.
ContactKate Swails, NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 978-282-8481, [email protected]; or, Kristy Long, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, 206-526-4792, [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 18584 
RIN Number0648-BE83
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