80 FR 22118 - Policy for Evaluating Sea Service Aboard Liftboats
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 76 (April 21, 2015)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 76 (April 21, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-09052 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 22118-22119] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-09052] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 46 CFR Part 11 [Docket No. USCG-2015-0168] Policy for Evaluating Sea Service Aboard Liftboats AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CVC) Policy Letter 14-03, Evaluating Sea Service Aboard Liftboats. This policy letter will provide guidance to mariners concerning endorsements to Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC) for service on liftboats. DATES: This policy letter is effective on April 6, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this notice of availability, call or email Luke B. Harden, Mariner Credentialing Program Policy Division (CG-CVC-4), U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-2357, or [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing material in the [[Page 22119]] docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Viewing Documents The policy letter discussed below is available and can be viewed by going to http://www.uscg.mil/nmc and clicking on ``Regulations & Policy,'' then click on ``Policy Letters.'' Discussion Liftboats spend significant periods elevated at work sites and are not underway at those times. The time a liftboat spends underway is generally limited to travelling to and from a job site, and may be a relatively small portion of the total time the liftboat is in operation. Because of these specialized operations, the Coast Guard considers liftboats to be unique vessels and has evaluated sea service on liftboats to determine its equivalency to traditional service. This policy letter describes policy for the Coast Guards' evaluation of service obtained on liftboats used to qualify for national officer endorsements to an MMC. Authority This notice of availability is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). Dated: April 2, 2015. J.C. Burton, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director, Inspection & Compliance. [FR Doc. 2015-09052 Filed 4-20-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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Dated: April 8, 2013. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 14–03, Evaluating Sea Service Aboard
Roy E. Wright, SECURITY Liftboats. This policy letter will provide
Deputy Associate Administrator for guidance to mariners concerning
Mitigation, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Coast Guard endorsements to Merchant Mariner
Administration, Department of Homeland Credentials (MMC) for service on
Security, Federal Emergency Management 46 CFR Part 11 liftboats.
Agency. [Docket No. USCG–2015–0168] DATES: This policy letter is effective on
[FR Doc. 2015–09257 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am] April 6, 2015.
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P Policy for Evaluating Sea Service FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
Aboard Liftboats you have questions about this notice of
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AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. availability, call or email Luke B.
ACTION: Notice of availability. Harden, Mariner Credentialing Program
Policy Division (CG–CVC–4), U.S. Coast
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces Guard; telephone 202–372–2357, or
the availability of Office of Commercial MMCPolicy@uscg.mil. If you have
Vessel Compliance (CVC) Policy Letter questions on viewing material in the
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docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), org/scallops/index.html or http://www.
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone Commerce. greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/regs/
202–366–9826. ACTION: Final rule. 2015/March/15scalfw26turtlepr.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the small entity compliance
SUMMARY: NMFS approves and
Viewing Documents implements through regulations the guide are available from John K.
The policy letter discussed below is measures included in Framework Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS,
available and can be viewed by going to Adjustment 26 to the Atlantic Sea Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
http://www.uscg.mil/nmc and clicking Scallop Fishery Management Plan, Office, 55 Great Republic Drive,
on ‘‘Regulations & Policy,’’ then click on which the New England Fishery Gloucester, MA 01930–2298, or
‘‘Policy Letters.’’ Management Council adopted and available on the Internet at http://www.
submitted to NMFS for approval. The greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/
Discussion purpose of Framework 26 is to prevent sustainable/species/scallop/.
Liftboats spend significant periods overfishing, improve yield-per-recruit,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
elevated at work sites and are not and improve the overall management of
underway at those times. The time a the Atlantic sea scallop fishery. Travis Ford, Fishery Policy Analyst,
liftboat spends underway is generally Framework 26 sets fishing specifications 978–281–9233
limited to travelling to and from a job for 2015, including catch limits, days-at- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
site, and may be a relatively small sea allocations, individual fishing
portion of the total time the liftboat is quotas, and sea scallop access area trip Background
in operation. Because of these allocations. In addition, Framework 26
specialized operations, the Coast Guard closes a portion of the Elephant Trunk The Council adopted Framework 26
considers liftboats to be unique vessels Access Area and extends the boundaries on November 20, 2014, and submitted it
and has evaluated sea service on of the Nantucket Lightship Access Area to NMFS on February 17, 2015, for
liftboats to determine its equivalency to to protect small scallops, adjusts the review and approval. Framework 26
traditional service. State Waters Exemption Program, allows specifies measures for fishing year 2015,
This policy letter describes policy for for Vessel Monitoring System but includes fishing year 2016 measures
the Coast Guards’ evaluation of service declaration changes for vessels to steam that will go into place as a default,
obtained on liftboats used to qualify for home with product on board, should the next specifications-setting
national officer endorsements to an implements a proactive accountability framework be delayed beyond the start
MMC. measure to protect windowpane of fishing year 2016. Fishing year 2015
Authority flounder and yellowtail flounder, aligns default allocations have been in place
two gear measures designed to protect since March 1, 2015, and allow for only
This notice of availability is issued sea turtles, and implements other 17 DAS and zero access area trips. The
under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). measures to improve the management of default measures are replaced by the
Dated: April 2, 2015. the scallop fishery. Aligning the gear higher Framework 26 allocations
J.C. Burton, measures designed to protect sea turtles described below. Details concerning the
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director, involves modifying existing regulations development of these measures were
Inspection & Compliance. implemented under the Endangered contained in the preamble of the
[FR Doc. 2015–09052 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am] Species Act; therefore, this action is proposed rule and are not repeated here.
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implemented under joint authority of
the Endangered Species Act and the Specification of Scallop Overfishing
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Limit (OFL), Acceptable Biological
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Conservation and Management Act. Catch (ABC), Annual Catch Limits
DATES: Effective May 1, 2015, except for (ACLs), Annual Catch Targets (ACTs),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric the amendment to § 648.51(b)(4)(iv), and Set-Asides for the 2015 Fishing
Administration which will be effective May 21, 2015. Year and Default Specifications for
ADDRESSES: The Council developed an Fishing Year 2016
50 CFR Parts 223 and 648 environmental assessment (EA) for this
action that describes the action and The allocations incorporate new
[Docket No. 141125999–5362–02] biomass reference points that resulted
other considered alternatives and
RIN 0648–BE68 provides a thorough analysis of the from the Northeast Fisheries Science
impacts of these measures. Copies of the Center’s most recent scallop stock
Fisheries of the Northeastern United benchmark assessment that was
Framework, the EA, and the Initial
States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery completed in July 2014. The assessment
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA),
and Northeast Multispecies Fishery; reviewed and updated the data and
are available upon request from Thomas
Framework Adjustment 26; models used to assess the scallop stock
A. Nies, Executive Director, New
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; and ultimately updated the reference
England Fishery Management Council,
Sea Turtle Conservation
50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA points for status determinations. A
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 01950. The EA/IRFA is also accessible comparison of the old and new
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and via the Internet at http://www.nefmc. reference points is outlined in Table 1.
TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF OLD AND NEW SCALLOP REFERENCE POINTS FROM THE LAST TWO BENCHMARK SCALLOP STOCK
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ASSESSMENTS IN 2010 AND 2014
2010 Assessment 2014 Assessment
Fishing Mortality at Maximum Sustainable Yield (Fmsy) .......................... 0.38 ................................................ 0.48.
Biomass at Maximum Sustainable Yield (Bmsy) ...................................... 125,000 mt ..................................... 96,480 mt.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Notice of availability. | |
| Dates | This policy letter is effective on April 6, 2015. | |
| Contact | If you have questions about this notice of availability, call or email Luke B. Harden, Mariner Credentialing Program Policy Division (CG-CVC-4), U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-2357, or [email protected] If you have questions on viewing material in the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826. | |
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