82 FR 31948 - Endangered Species; File No. 21111
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 131 (July 11, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 131 (July 11, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-14504 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 31948-31949] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14504] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF485 Endangered Species; File No. 21111 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, [Responsible Party: Lisa Ballance, Ph.D.], has applied in due form for a permit to take leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) for purposes of scientific research. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before August 10, 2017. ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the ``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species (APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 21111 from the list of available applications. These documents are also available upon written request or by appointment [[Page 31949]] in the Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376. Written comments on this application should be submitted to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, at the address listed above. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by email to [email protected]. Please include the File No. in the subject line of the email comment. Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division at the address listed above. The request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be appropriate. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Erin Markin, (301) 427- 8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226). The SWFSC proposes to continue long-term monitoring of leatherback sea turtles off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington. The purpose of the work is to determine abundance, distribution, size ranges, sex ratio, health status, diving behavior, local movements, habitat use, potential fishery impacts, and migratory routes for leatherbacks. Up to 70 sea turtles would be located annually through aerial surveys and subsequently approached from a research vessel or captured by hoop net. Upon approach or capture, researchers would examine, collect morphometric data and biological samples, and attach up to two transmitters to turtles before release. The permit would be valid for up to 10 years from the date of issuance. Dated: July 6, 2017. Catherine Marzin, Acting Deputy Office Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-14504 Filed 7-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE identified under FOR FURTHER (K), and adhering to the programmatic
INFORMATION CONTACT. terms of their financial assistance
National Oceanic and Atmospheric SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section awards.
Administration 312 of the Coastal Zone Management The NOAA Office for Coastal
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct Management has completed review of
Evaluation of State Coastal the National Estuarine Research Reserve
periodic evaluations of federally
Management Programs and National evaluation for the Tijuana River reserve
approved state and territorial coastal
Estuarine Research Reserves and the reserve was found to be
programs. The process includes one or
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management more public meetings, consideration of adhering to programmatic requirements
(OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS), written public comments and of the National Estuarine Research
National Oceanic and Atmospheric consultations with interested Federal, Reserve System. Copies of the final
Administration (NOAA), Department of state, and local agencies and members of evaluation findings may be downloaded
Commerce (DOC). the public. During the evaluation, at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/
ACTION: Notice. NOAA will consider the extent to which evaluations/evaluation_findings/
the state has met the national objectives, index.html or by submitting a written
SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and adhered to the management program request to the person identified under
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), approved by the Secretary of Commerce, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Office for Coastal Management will hold and adhered to the terms of financial Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419,
three public meetings to solicit assistance under the CZMA. When the Coastal Zone Management Program
comments on the performance evaluation is completed, NOAA’s Office Administration.
evaluation of the U.S. Virgin Islands for Coastal Management will place a Dated: June 29, 2017.
Coastal Management Program. Notice is notice in the Federal Register Paul M. Scholz,
also hereby given of the availability of announcing the availability of the Final
the final evaluation findings for the Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
Evaluation Findings. Management, National Ocean Service,
Oregon and Alabama Coastal Specific information on the periodic National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Management Programs and Tijuana evaluation of the state and territorial Administration.
River National Estuarine Research coastal program that is the subject of [FR Doc. 2017–14488 Filed 7–10–17; 8:45 am]
Reserve. this notice is detailed below as follows: BILLING CODE 3510–08–P
DATES: U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal
U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal
Management Program Evaluation: The Management Program Evaluation
public meetings will be held on August DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
29, August 30, and August 31, 2017, and You may participate or submit oral
written comments must be received on comments at the public meeting National Oceanic and Atmospheric
or before September 8, 2017. scheduled as follows: Administration
For specific dates, times, and Date: August 29, 2017.
RIN 0648–XF485
locations of the public meetings, see Time: 6:00 p.m., local time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Location: Cyril E. King Airport Endangered Species; File No. 21111
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Terminal Building, Second Floor,
on the coastal program or reserve NOAA Department of Planning and Natural AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
intends to evaluate by any of the Resources Conference Room, 8100 Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
following methods: Lindberg Bay, St. Thomas. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Public Meeting and Oral Comments: Date: August 30, 2017. Commerce.
Public meetings will be held on St. Time: 6:00 p.m., local time. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John. For the Location: St. Croix Curriculum
specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY Center, 3 Vicorps Land, Kingshill, St. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
INFORMATION. Croix. National Marine Fisheries Service
Written Comments: Please direct (NMFS), Southwest Fisheries Science
Date: August 31, 2017. Center (SWFSC), 8901 La Jolla Shores
written comments to Susie Holst, Time: 6:00 p.m., local time.
Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, [Responsible
Location: St. John Legislature
Management, 35 Colovos Road, Party: Lisa Ballance, Ph.D.], has applied
Conference Room, 18–15 Estate
University of New Hampshire, Gregg in due form for a permit to take
Enighed, Cruz Bay, St. John.
Hall, Room 142, Durham, New leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys
Written public comments must be coriacea) for purposes of scientific
Hampshire 03824, or email comments received on or before September 8,
Susie.Holst@noaa.gov. research.
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
Susie Holst, Evaluator, NOAA Office for Availability of Final Evaluation comments must be received on or before
Coastal Management, 35 Colovos Road, Findings of Other State and Territorial August 10, 2017.
University of New Hampshire, Gregg Coastal Programs ADDRESSES: The application and related
Hall, Room 142, Durham, New The NOAA Office for Coastal documents are available for review by
Hampshire 03824, (603) 862–1205 or Management has completed review of selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Susie.Holst@noaa.gov. Copies of the the Coastal Zone Management Program Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
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previous evaluation findings may be evaluations for the states of Oregon and the Applications and Permits for
viewed and downloaded on the Internet Alabama. Both states were found to be Protected Species (APPS) home page,
at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/ implementing and enforcing their https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
evaluations. A copy of the evaluation federally approved coastal management selecting File No. 21111 from the list of
notification letter and most recent programs, addressing the national available applications.
progress report may be obtained upon coastal management objectives These documents are also available
request by contacting the person identified in CZMA Section 303(2)(A)– upon written request or by appointment
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in the Permits and Conservation DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room National Oceanic and Atmospheric National Oceanic and Atmospheric
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone Administration Administration
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. RIN 0648–XF527 RIN 0648–XF526
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief, Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Permits and Conservation Division, at Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Zone off Alaska; Stock Assessment of
Public Meeting Eastern Bering Sea Tanner Crab;
the address listed above. Comments may
Center for Independent Experts Peer
also be submitted by facsimile to (301) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Review Meeting
713–0376, or by email to Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
include the File No. in the subject line Commerce. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
of the email comment. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Those individuals requesting a public Commerce.
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
hearing should submit a written request Management Council (Council) will
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation hold a meeting of Wreckfish Individual SUMMARY: NMFS has requested the
Division at the address listed above. The Transferable Quota (ITQ) shareholders Center for Independent Experts (CIE) to
request should set forth the specific in Daytona Beach, FL. conduct a peer review of the agency’s
reasons why a hearing on this DATES: The meeting will be held on stock assessment of eastern Bering Sea
application would be appropriate. Wednesday, August 2, 2017, from 9 a.m. Tanner crab (Chionoecetes bairdi). The
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to 4 p.m. CIE is a group affiliated with the
Amy Hapeman or Erin Markin, (301) ADDRESSES: University of Miami that provides
427–8401. Meeting address: The meeting will be independent peer reviews of NMFS
held at the Daytona Beach Resort and science nationwide, including reviews
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Conference Center, 2700 North Atlantic of stock assessments for fish, shellfish
subject permit is requested under the Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32118; and marine mammals. The eastern
authority of the Endangered Species Act Hotel phone: (386) 672–3770, fax: (386) Bering Sea Tanner crab stock
of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 944–2090. assessment is reviewed annually by the
1531 et seq.) and the regulations Council address: South Atlantic Alaska Fisheries Science Center, the
governing the taking, importing, and Fishery Management Council, 4055 North Pacific Fishery Management
exporting of endangered and threatened Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Council (NPFMC) Crab Plan Team, and
species (50 CFR parts 222–226). Charleston, SC 29405. the NPFMC Scientific and Statistical
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Committee. The CIE review will
The SWFSC proposes to continue
Brian Cheuvront, Deputy Executive examine whether the assessment
long-term monitoring of leatherback sea incorporates the best scientific
turtles off the coasts of California, Director for Management, SAFMC;
phone: (843) 302–8442; fax: (843) 744– information available for making
Oregon, and Washington. The purpose management decisions and provides a
of the work is to determine abundance, 4472.
reasonable approach to understanding
distribution, size ranges, sex ratio, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the population dynamics and stock
health status, diving behavior, local The items of discussion by
status of eastern Bering Sea Tanner crab.
movements, habitat use, potential shareholders are as follows:
1. Overview of the mandatory review The public is invited to attend and
fishery impacts, and migratory routes observe the presentations and
of the catch share program
for leatherbacks. Up to 70 sea turtles discussions between the CIE panel and
2. Timing of the program review
would be located annually through 3. Input from shareholders on their the NMFS scientists who collected and
aerial surveys and subsequently views of the current state of the catch processed the data, and designed the
approached from a research vessel or share program. underlying model.
captured by hoop net. Upon approach or 4. Input from shareholders on changes DATES: The public meeting will be held
capture, researchers would examine, they would like to see in the program. from July 31 through August 3, 2017, 9
collect morphometric data and a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
biological samples, and attach up to two Special Accommodations
ADDRESSES: The review will be held at
transmitters to turtles before release. The meeting is physically accessible the Alaska Fisheries Science Center,
The permit would be valid for up to 10 to people with disabilities. Requests for 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA
years from the date of issuance. auxiliary aids should be directed to the 98115–6349. Visitors will need to
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days provide proper ID and sign in at the
Dated: July 6, 2017.
prior to the meeting. front desk.
Catherine Marzin,
Note: The times and sequence specified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Acting Deputy Office Director, Office of this agenda are subject to change. William Stockhausen, 206–526–4241.
Protected Resources, National Marine
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CIE
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Fisheries Service. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
[FR Doc. 2017–14504 Filed 7–10–17; 8:45 am]
panel will consist of three peer
Dated: July 5, 2017. reviewers who will assess materials
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Tracey L. Thompson, related to the topic, participate in a
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable review workshop with the NMFS
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. scientists who developed the model and
[FR Doc. 2017–14409 Filed 7–10–17; 8:45 am] the analytical approach, and produce a
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P report. This review will be highly
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| Contact | Amy Hapeman or Erin Markin, (301) 427- 8401. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 31948 | |
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