80 FR 50270 - Presidential Task Force on Combating Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud Action Plan; Extension of Comment Period
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 160 (August 19, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 160 (August 19, 2015)
| Page Range | 50270-50270 | |
| FR Document | 2015-20434 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 160 (Wednesday, August 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 50270] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-20434] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE078 Presidential Task Force on Combating Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud Action Plan; Extension of Comment Period AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; request for comments; extension of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Ocean Council Committee on IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud (NOC Committee) extends the comment period from September 2, 2015, to September 11, 2015, on the notice, which published August 3, 2015, seeking public input on draft principles for determining seafood species at risk of IUU fishing and seafood fraud (``at risk'') and a draft list of ``at risk'' species developed using the draft principles. The comment period is being extended in order to provide further opportunity for the public to review and provide thoughtful comment. DATES: The deadline for written comments on the notice published on August 3, 2015 (80 FR 45955) is extended from September 2, 2015, to September 11, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2014-0090, by any of the following methods:Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014-0090, click the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Mail: Submit written comments to Danielle Rioux, 1315 East-West Highway; Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. Webinar: A webinar will be held on August 25th, 3:30-5 p.m. Eastern time. Please go to http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ia/iuu/taskforce.html for information on how to join. 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 the Working Group. 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. The Working Group will accept anonymous comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Rioux, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service (phone 301-427-8516, or email [email protected]). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background According to NOAA, in 2013, U.S. fishers landed 9.9 billion pounds of fish and shellfish worth $5.5 billion. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud undermine the sustainability of U.S. and global seafood stocks and negatively impact general ecosystem health. At the same time, IUU fishing and fraudulent seafood products distort legal markets and unfairly compete with the products of law-abiding fishers and seafood industries. On March 15, 2015, the Presidential Task Force on Combating IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud (Task Force), co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, took an historic step to address these issues and published its Action Plan for Implementing Task Force Recommendations (Action Plan). The Action Plan (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ia/iuu/noaa_taskforce_report_final.pdf) articulates the proactive steps that Federal agencies will take to implement the recommendations the Task Force made to the President in December 2014 on a comprehensive framework of integrated programs to combat IUU fishing and seafood fraud. The Action Plan identifies actions that will strengthen enforcement, create and expand partnerships with state and local governments, industry, and non-governmental organizations, and create a risk-based traceability program to track seafood from harvest to entry into U.S. commerce, including through the use of existing traceability mechanisms. The work the Task Force began continues under the oversight of the National Ocean Council's Committee on IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud (NOC Committee), established this past April, 2015. The notice published on August 3, 2015, (80 FR 45955) is one of several steps in the plan to implement Task Force Recommendations 14 and 15, identifying ``species of fish or seafood that are presently of particular concern because they are currently subject to significant seafood fraud or because they are at significant risk of being caught by IUU fishing.'' To begin implementing these recommendations, the NOC Committee created a Working Group (Working Group), led by NOAA and composed of members from partner agencies: Department of State, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Extension of Comment Period We initially requested comments by September 2, 2015. In order to provide further opportunity for the public to review and provide thoughtful comment, NMFS is extending the comment period on the notice--that published August 3, 2015 (80 FR 45955)--until September 11, 2015. Dated: August 13, 2015. Eileen Sobeck, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-20434 Filed 8-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
![50270 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 160 / Wednesday, August 19, 2015 / Notices
WCPFC12; (6) potential proposals from 0090, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, seafood fraud. The Action Plan
other WCPFC members; and (7) other complete the required fields, and enter identifies actions that will strengthen
issues. or attach your comments. enforcement, create and expand
• Mail: Submit written comments to partnerships with state and local
Special Accommodations
Danielle Rioux, 1315 East-West governments, industry, and non-
The meeting location is physically Highway; Silver Spring, Maryland governmental organizations, and create
accessible to people with disabilities. 20910. a risk-based traceability program to
Requests for sign language • Webinar: A webinar will be held on track seafood from harvest to entry into
interpretation or other auxiliary aids August 25th, 3:30–5 p.m. Eastern time. U.S. commerce, including through the
should be directed to Emily Crigler at Please go to http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ use of existing traceability mechanisms.
(808) 725–5036 by September 22, 2015. ia/iuu/taskforce.html for information on The work the Task Force began
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902 how to join. continues under the oversight of the
Instructions: Comments sent by any National Ocean Council’s Committee on
Dated: August 14, 2015.
other method, to any other address or IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud (NOC
Emily H. Menashes, individual, or received after the end of Committee), established this past April,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable the comment period, may not be 2015.
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. considered by the Working Group. All The notice published on August 3,
[FR Doc. 2015–20523 Filed 8–18–15; 8:45 am] comments received are a part of the 2015, (80 FR 45955) is one of several
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P public record and will generally be steps in the plan to implement Task
posted for public viewing on Force Recommendations 14 and 15,
www.regulations.gov without change. identifying ‘‘species of fish or seafood
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE All personal identifying information that are presently of particular concern
(e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential because they are currently subject to
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
business information, or otherwise significant seafood fraud or because
Administration
sensitive information submitted they are at significant risk of being
RIN 0648–XE078 voluntarily by the sender will be caught by IUU fishing.’’ To begin
publicly accessible. The Working Group implementing these recommendations,
Presidential Task Force on Combating will accept anonymous comments (enter the NOC Committee created a Working
Illegal Unreported and Unregulated ‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish Group (Working Group), led by NOAA
(IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud to remain anonymous). and composed of members from partner
Action Plan; Extension of Comment agencies: Department of State, Food and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Period Drug Administration, Department of
Danielle Rioux, Office of Sustainable
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Homeland Security, Customs and
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Service (phone 301–427–8516, or email Border Protection, and the Office of the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Danielle.Rioux@noaa.gov). U.S. Trade Representative.
Commerce. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Extension of Comment Period
ACTION: Notice; request for comments;
Background We initially requested comments by
extension of comment period. September 2, 2015. In order to provide
According to NOAA, in 2013, U.S.
SUMMARY: The National Ocean Council further opportunity for the public to
fishers landed 9.9 billion pounds of fish
Committee on IUU Fishing and Seafood review and provide thoughtful
and shellfish worth $5.5 billion. Illegal,
Fraud (NOC Committee) extends the comment, NMFS is extending the
unreported, and unregulated (IUU)
comment period from September 2, comment period on the notice—that
fishing and seafood fraud undermine
2015, to September 11, 2015, on the published August 3, 2015 (80 FR
the sustainability of U.S. and global
notice, which published August 3, 2015, 45955)—until September 11, 2015.
seafood stocks and negatively impact
seeking public input on draft principles general ecosystem health. At the same Dated: August 13, 2015.
for determining seafood species at risk time, IUU fishing and fraudulent Eileen Sobeck,
of IUU fishing and seafood fraud (‘‘at seafood products distort legal markets Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
risk’’) and a draft list of ‘‘at risk’’ species and unfairly compete with the products National Marine Fisheries Service.
developed using the draft principles. of law-abiding fishers and seafood [FR Doc. 2015–20434 Filed 8–18–15; 8:45 am]
The comment period is being extended industries. On March 15, 2015, the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
in order to provide further opportunity Presidential Task Force on Combating
for the public to review and provide IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud (Task
thoughtful comment. Force), co-chaired by the Departments of DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DATES: The deadline for written Commerce and State, took an historic
comments on the notice published on step to address these issues and Department of the Air Force
August 3, 2015 (80 FR 45955) is published its Action Plan for
extended from September 2, 2015, to Implementing Task Force Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive
September 11, 2015. Recommendations (Action Plan). Patent License
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments The Action Plan (http:// AGENCY: Department of the Air Force,
on this document, identified by NOAA– www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ia/iuu/noaa_ Department of Defense.
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
NMFS–2014–0090, by any of the taskforce_report_final.pdf) articulates ACTION: Notice of intent.
following methods: the proactive steps that Federal agencies
• Electronic Submission: Submit all will take to implement the SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of
electronic public comments via the recommendations the Task Force made Part 404 of Title 37, Code of Federal
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to to the President in December 2014 on a Regulations, which implements Public
www.regulations.gov/ comprehensive framework of integrated Law 96–517, as amended; the
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014- programs to combat IUU fishing and Department of the Air Force announces
VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 Aug 18, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/80_FR_50430/page/1.svg)
Document Created: 2015-12-15 11:58:23
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 11:58:23
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; request for comments; extension of comment period. | |
| Dates | The deadline for written comments on the notice published on August 3, 2015 (80 FR 45955) is extended from September 2, 2015, to September 11, 2015. | |
| Contact | Danielle Rioux, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service (phone 301-427-8516, or email [email protected]). | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 50270 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE07 |
2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR