80 FR 77614 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-31519 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 77614] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-31519] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE353 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator), has made a preliminary determination that the Exempted Fishing Permit that would facilitate the harvest of Atlantic herring research set-aside quota warrants further consideration. The Exempted Fishing Permit would authorize federally permitted Atlantic herring vessels to harvest Atlantic Herring research set-aside quota without possession limit after the possession limit in herring management areas has been reduced to 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) for commercial herring vessels. It would also allow vessels to harvest Atlantic herring research set- aside quota during Area 1A and 1B seasonal closures. Vessels working with researchers for approved projects will need the Exempted Fishing Permits to harvest herring that will generate funds to pay for the research. Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on proposed EFPs. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following methods:Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line ``Comments on 2016/2018 Atlantic Herring RSA EFP.'' Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS, NE Regional Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ``Comments on 2016/2018 Atlantic Herring RSA EFP.'' Fax: (978) 281-9135. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Luers, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 282-8457, Daniel.Luers@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) would facilitate herring research set-aside (RSA) compensation fishing in support of project(s) funded under the 2016-2018 herring RSA competition. Proposals are currently under review. One project would examine river herring portside sampling and an avoidance program while the other would investigate mixing of the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank Atlantic herring resource with the Scotian shelf Atlantic herring resource using genetic analysis techniques. Consistent with previous herring RSA compensation fishing EFPs, vessels would be authorized to harvest herring RSA quota after a herring management area quota has been caught and the fishery is limited to a 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) herring possession limit per trip, as well as allow vessels to harvest RSA quota during the seasonal closures in Management Areas 1A and 1B from January through May and January through April, respectively. Grant recipients will be required to meet all EFP application requirements prior to the issuance of the subject EFPs. If approved, the applicants may request minor modifications and extensions to the EFP throughout the year. EFP modifications and extensions may be granted without further notice if they are deemed essential to facilitate completion of the proposed research and have minimal impacts that do not change the scope or impact of the initially approved EFP request. Any fishing activity conducted outside the scope of the exempted fishing activity would be prohibited. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: December 10, 2015. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-31519 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Dated: December 10, 2015. of the envelope ‘‘Comments on 2016/ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Emily H. Menashes, 2018 Atlantic Herring RSA EFP.’’
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable • Fax: (978) 281–9135.
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Administration
[FR Doc. 2015–31520 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Luers, Fishery Management Proposed Information Collection;
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Specialist, (978) 282–8457, Comment Request; Alaska Region
Daniel.Luers@noaa.gov. Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Crab Economic Data Reports (EDR)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) AGENCY: National Oceanic and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Administration would facilitate herring research set-
Commerce.
aside (RSA) compensation fishing in
RIN 0648–XE353 ACTION: Notice.
support of project(s) funded under the
2016–2018 herring RSA competition. SUMMARY: The Department of
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
Proposals are currently under review. Commerce, as part of its continuing
General Provisions for Domestic
One project would examine river effort to reduce paperwork and
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits herring portside sampling and an respondent burden, invites the general
avoidance program while the other public and other Federal agencies to
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries would investigate mixing of the Gulf of take this opportunity to comment on
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Maine-Georges Bank Atlantic herring proposed and/or continuing information
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), resource with the Scotian shelf Atlantic collections, as required by the
Commerce. herring resource using genetic analysis Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments. techniques. Consistent with previous DATES: Written comments must be
herring RSA compensation fishing EFPs, submitted on or before February 16,
SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional vessels would be authorized to harvest 2016.
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, herring RSA quota after a herring ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS management area quota has been caught to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
(Assistant Regional Administrator), has Paperwork Clearance Officer,
and the fishery is limited to a 2,000 lb
made a preliminary determination that Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
(907.2 kg) herring possession limit per
the Exempted Fishing Permit that would 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
facilitate the harvest of Atlantic herring trip, as well as allow vessels to harvest
RSA quota during the seasonal closures Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
research set-aside quota warrants further Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
consideration. The Exempted Fishing in Management Areas 1A and 1B from
January through May and January FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Permit would authorize federally
permitted Atlantic herring vessels to through April, respectively. Grant Requests for additional information or
harvest Atlantic Herring research set- recipients will be required to meet all copies of the information collection
aside quota without possession limit EFP application requirements prior to instrument and instructions should be
after the possession limit in herring the issuance of the subject EFPs. directed to NMFS Alaska Region, Patsy
management areas has been reduced to A. Bearden, (907) 586–7008 or
If approved, the applicants may patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.
2,000 lb (907.2 kg) for commercial request minor modifications and
herring vessels. It would also allow SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
extensions to the EFP throughout the
vessels to harvest Atlantic herring year. EFP modifications and extensions I. Abstract
research set-aside quota during Area 1A may be granted without further notice if The Crab Rationalization (CR)
and 1B seasonal closures. Vessels they are deemed essential to facilitate Program is a limited-access system that
working with researchers for approved completion of the proposed research allocates crab managed under the
projects will need the Exempted Fishing and have minimal impacts that do not Fisheries Management Plan (FMP)
Permits to harvest herring that will
change the scope or impact of the among harvesters, processors, and
generate funds to pay for the research.
initially approved EFP request. Any coastal communities. The CR Program
Regulations under the Magnuson-
fishing activity conducted outside the currently includes a comprehensive
Stevens Fishery Conservation and
scope of the exempted fishing activity economic data collection program
Management Act require publication of
would be prohibited. requiring participants to complete
this notification to provide interested
annual Economic Data Reports (EDRs).
parties the opportunity to comment on Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
These EDRs are intended to aid the
proposed EFPs. Dated: December 10, 2015. North Pacific Fisheries Management
DATES: Comments must be received on Council and NMFS in assessing the
Emily H. Menashes,
or before December 30, 2015. success of the CR Program and
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
ADDRESSES: You may submit written Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. developing amendments to the FMP to
comments by any of the following [FR Doc. 2015–31519 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am] mitigate any unintended consequences
methods: of the CR Program.
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• Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Pacific States Marine Fisheries
Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments Commission (PSMFC) is the Data
on 2016/2018 Atlantic Herring RSA Collection Agent for the CR Program.
EFP.’’ The CR Crab EDR program collects
• Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional annually reported cost, revenue,
Administrator, NMFS, NE Regional ownership, and employment data from
Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, harvest and processing sector
Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside participants in the CR fisheries. This
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before December 30, 2015. | |
| Contact | Daniel Luers, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 282-8457, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 77614 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE35 |
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