83_FR_48783 83 FR 48596 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Abalone

83 FR 48596 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Abalone

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 187 (September 26, 2018)

Page Range48596-48597
FR Document2018-20867

Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a permit application request for one new enhancement permit. The proposed work is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management, conservation, and recovery efforts. The application may be viewed online at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ preview_open_for_comment.cfm.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48596-48597]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20867]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG478


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Abalone

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

ACTION: Application for one enhancement permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a permit 
application request for one new enhancement permit. The proposed work 
is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management, 
conservation, and recovery efforts. The application may be viewed 
online at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/preview_open_for_comment.cfm.

DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the application 
must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see 
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on October 26, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the application should be submitted to 
the Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802. Comments may also be submitted via fax to 
562-980-4027 or by email to nmfs.swr.apps@noaa.gov (include the permit 
number in the subject line of the fax or email).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Wang, Long Beach, CA (ph.: 562-
980-4199, Fax: 562-980-4027, email:

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Susan.Wang@noaa.gov). Permit application instructions are available 
from the address above, or online at https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in This Notice

    The following listed species are covered in this notice:
    Endangered white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni).

Authority

    Enhancement permits are issued in accordance with section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and regulations 
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222-226). NMFS 
issues permits based on findings that such permits: (1) Are applied for 
in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the 
disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit; 
and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of the 
ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set 
forth in the permits.
    Anyone requesting a hearing on the application listed in this 
notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on the 
application would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such hearings are 
held at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 
NMFS.

Application Received

Permit 18116

    The NMFS West Coast Region (WCR) has requested a five-year 
enhancement permit to annually take larval, juvenile, and adult white 
abalone in California. The purpose of the proposed work is to 
experimentally outplant white abalone along the Southern California 
Coast and determine which methods, locations, habitats, sizes, and 
densities yield the greatest growth and survival of white abalone. The 
activities would benefit the listed species by increasing numbers of 
white abalone in the wild and informing future large-scale outplanting 
efforts to create self-sustaining populations in locations where white 
abalone are close to or at local extinction. The NMFS WCR proposes to 
evaluate three approaches. First, captive-bred juveniles would be 
outplanted using two different types of outplanting modules: (1) Baby 
abalone recruitment trackers (BARTs); and (2) smaller, short-term 
abalone fixed enclosures (SAFEs). Second, captive-reared larvae would 
be outplanted using a larval pump module and a net ``tent'' designed to 
retain larvae until settlement. Third, captive-bred adults or wild-
collected broodstock would be hand-placed at sites where wild white 
abalone have been observed. All outplanting would be conducted within 
the Southern California Bight and would use white abalone maintained 
and collected under Enhancement Permit 14344-2R, issued under section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA to the University of California, Davis--Bodega 
Marine Laboratory. Growth, survival, genetics, health, and habitat 
quality would be monitored at regular intervals following outplanting. 
Post-outplant monitoring would primarily consist of non-lethal, non-
capture take to observe, count, measure, and collect samples from 
abalone. Post-outplant monitoring will occur on a quarterly to annual 
basis for each outplanting method and will involve collecting shell 
length, genetic samples, fecal samples, time lapse camera images, and 
empty shells. The researchers do not intend to kill any listed white 
abalone, but some may die as an inadvertent result of the research and 
enhancement activities.
    This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS 
will evaluate the applications, associated documents, and comments 
submitted to determine whether the application meets the requirements 
of section 10(a) of the ESA and Federal regulations. The final permit 
decisions will not be made until after the end of the 30-day comment 
period. NMFS will publish notice of its final action in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: September 20, 2018.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-20867 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
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48596 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 26, 2018 / Notices additives, pigments, or other materials. Also Title: Limits of Acceptable Change Affected Public: Business or other for included is PTFE wet raw polymer. The Study surveys in the Northeast Reserves profit organizations; individuals or chemical formula for PTFE is C2F4, and the and Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. households. Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number Frequency: One time. is 9002–84–0. OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. PTFE further processed into micropowder, Form Number(s): None. This information collection request having particle size typically ranging from 1 Type of Request: Regular (request for may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow to 25 microns, and a melt-flow rate no less a new information collection). than 0.1 gram/10 minutes, is excluded from the instructions to view Department of Number of Respondents: 4,273. Commerce collections currently under the scope of this investigation. PTFE is classified in the Harmonized Tariff Average Hours per Response: review by OMB. Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under Commercial fishers and water operators, Written comments and subheadings 3904.61.0010 and 3904.61.0090. 30 minutes; recreational boaters and recommendations for the proposed Subject merchandise may also be classified visitors, 10 minutes. information collection should be sent under HTSUS subheading 3904.69.5000. Burden Hours: 777. within 30 days of publication of this Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS notice to OIRA_Submission@ Number are provided for convenience and Needs and Uses: The Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Customs purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive. developed under the authority of the Dated: September 20, 2018. Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, is Sarah Brabson, Appendix II responsible for programs intended to NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and enhance the conservation of coral reefs. [FR Doc. 2018–20851 Filed 9–25–18; 8:45 am] Decision Memorandum We intend to use the information BILLING CODE 3510–JS–P I. Summary collected through this instrument for II. Background conducting a characterization project III. Scope Comments utilizing a limits of acceptable change DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IV. Changes Since the Preliminary (LAC) framework that encompasses the Determination Puerto Rico Northeast Marine Corridor National Oceanic and Atmospheric V. Use of Adverse Facts Available (NMC) as a continuous management Administration VI. Discussion of the Issues area, addressing the following subjects Comment 1: U.S. Sales of Waste and Fines RIN 0648–XG478 across the area and within individual Comment 2: U.S. Warehousing Expenses natural reserves to create the Comment 3: CEP Offset Endangered and Threatened Species; information base required to promote Take of Abalone Comment 4: Sales and Costs Minor Corrections effective management: Biophysical conditions, social conditions, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Comment 5: Cost Adjustments Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Comment 6: Low-Pressure Steam stakeholder identification, stakeholder Comment 7: Power uses and use patterns, stakeholder Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Comment 8: Hydrogen Gas knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs, and Commerce. Comment 9: Chlorine stakeholder and resource use conflicts. ACTION: Application for one Comment 10: Calcium Chloride The study will build on past work enhancement permit. Comment 11: Exclusion of Packing Costs conducted with stakeholders on natural and Byproduct Revenues from the COGS resources and social indicators in the SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Denominator region, developing a social conditions NMFS has received a permit application Comment 12: Loss on Sale of Raw Material baseline. Social conditions will be request for one new enhancement Comment 13: Certain Corrections to GFL’s permit. The proposed work is intended Further Manufacturing Costs Based on characterized via a series of stakeholder participation protocols, which will to increase knowledge of species listed Verification Findings under the Endangered Species Act Comment 14: Certain Corrections to result in stakeholder identification, use and use patterns, knowledge, attitudes, (ESA) and to help guide management, Commerce’s Cost Verification Report VII. Recommendation and belief, and use conflicts. It will conservation, and recovery efforts. The engage the four, main NMC application may be viewed online at: [FR Doc. 2018–20847 Filed 9–25–18; 8:45 am] stakeholders: Commercial fishers; https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P preview_open_for_comment.cfm. commercial water operators; recreational boaters, and visitors. All DATES: Comments or requests for a DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE commercial fishers and commercial public hearing on the application must water operators in the region will be be received at the appropriate address or National Oceanic and Atmospheric surveyed with an in-person fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later Administration questionnaire. Recreational boaters will than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on be reached by sending out an internet/ October 26, 2018. Submission for OMB Review; email survey questionnaire sent to all ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Comment Request vessel registrants. Visitors in the NMC application should be submitted to the will be surveyed using an intercept Protected Resources Division, NMFS, The Department of Commerce will survey administered twice a month at a 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, submit to the Office of Management and ferry location and via self-administered Long Beach, CA 90802. Comments may daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Budget (OMB) for clearance the surveys disseminated by commercial also be submitted via fax to 562–980– following proposal for collection of water operators. It is expected that these 4027 or by email to nmfs.swr.apps@ information under the provisions of the multi-pronged approaches will provide noaa.gov (include the permit number in Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. the information necessary to complete a the subject line of the fax or email). Chapter 35). stakeholder characterization for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agency: National Oceanic and NMC that can be applied to evaluate Susan Wang, Long Beach, CA (ph.: 562– Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). LAC conditions and trends. 980–4199, Fax: 562–980–4027, email: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:21 Sep 25, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 26, 2018 / Notices 48597 Susan.Wang@noaa.gov). Permit wild-collected broodstock would be Type of Request: Regular (revision application instructions are available hand-placed at sites where wild white and extension of a currently approved from the address above, or online at abalone have been observed. All information collection). https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov. outplanting would be conducted within Number of Respondents: 1,200. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the Southern California Bight and Average Hours per Response: would use white abalone maintained Burden Hours: 1,913. Species Covered in This Notice and collected under Enhancement Needs and Uses: This request is for a The following listed species are Permit 14344–2R, issued under section revision and extension of a currently covered in this notice: 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA to the University approved information collection. The Endangered white abalone (Haliotis of California, Davis—Bodega Marine National Oceanic and Atmospheric sorenseni). Laboratory. Growth, survival, genetics, Administration’s Coastal Ocean Program health, and habitat quality would be (COP) now known as the Competitive Authority Research Program (CRP) under the monitored at regular intervals following Enhancement permits are issued in outplanting. Post-outplant monitoring National Centers for Coastal Ocean accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) of would primarily consist of non-lethal, Science provides direct financial the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and non-capture take to observe, count, assistance through grants and regulations governing listed fish and measure, and collect samples from cooperative agreements for research wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–226). abalone. Post-outplant monitoring will supporting the management of coastal NMFS issues permits based on findings occur on a quarterly to annual basis for ecosystems and the NOAA Restore that such permits: (1) Are applied for in each outplanting method and will Science Program. The statutory good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, involve collecting shell length, genetic authority for COP is Public Law 102– would not operate to the disadvantage samples, fecal samples, time lapse 567 Section 201 (Coastal Ocean of the listed species that are the subject camera images, and empty shells. The Program). NOAA was authorized to of the permit; and (3) are consistent researchers do not intend to kill any establish and administer the Restore with the purposes and policy of section listed white abalone, but some may die Science Program, in consultation with 2 of the ESA. The authority to take as an inadvertent result of the research the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by listed species is subject to conditions set and enhancement activities. the Resources and Ecosystems forth in the permits. This notice is provided pursuant to Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, Anyone requesting a hearing on the section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will and Revived Economies (RESTORE) of application listed in this notice should evaluate the applications, associated the Gulf States Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112– set out the specific reasons why a documents, and comments submitted to 141, Section 1604). Identified in the hearing on the application would be determine whether the application RESTORE Act as the Gulf Coast appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such meets the requirements of section 10(a) Ecosystem Restoration Science, hearings are held at the discretion of the of the ESA and Federal regulations. The Observation, Monitoring, and Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, final permit decisions will not be made Technology Program, the Program is NMFS. until after the end of the 30-day commonly known as the NOAA comment period. NMFS will publish RESTORE Science Program. In addition Application Received to standard government application notice of its final action in the Federal Permit 18116 Register. requirements, applicants for financial assistance are required to submit a The NMFS West Coast Region (WCR) Dated: September 20, 2018. project summary form, current and has requested a five-year enhancement Angela Somma, pending form and a key contacts form permit to annually take larval, juvenile, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office for both programs. CRP recipients are and adult white abalone in California. of Protected Resources, National Marine required to file annual progress reports The purpose of the proposed work is to Fisheries Service. and a project final report using CRP experimentally outplant white abalone [FR Doc. 2018–20867 Filed 9–25–18; 8:45 am] formats. The RSP are required to file along the Southern California Coast and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P semi annual progress reports, a final determine which methods, locations, report and a Gantt chart showing project habitats, sizes, and densities yield the milestones using RSP formats. All of greatest growth and survival of white DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE these requirements are needed for better abalone. The activities would benefit evaluation of proposals and monitoring the listed species by increasing numbers National Oceanic and Atmospheric of awards. of white abalone in the wild and Administration Affected Public: Business or other for- informing future large-scale outplanting profit organizations; not for profit efforts to create self-sustaining Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request institutions; state, local or tribal populations in locations where white government; individuals or households. abalone are close to or at local The Department of Commerce will Frequency: Annually, semiannually extinction. The NMFS WCR proposes to submit to the Office of Management and and on occasion. evaluate three approaches. First, Budget (OMB) for clearance the Respondent’s Obligation: Required to captive-bred juveniles would be following proposal for collection of obtain or retain benefits. outplanted using two different types of information under the provisions of the This information collection request outplanting modules: (1) Baby abalone Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES recruitment trackers (BARTs); and (2) Chapter 35). the instructions to view Department of smaller, short-term abalone fixed Agency: National Oceanic and Commerce collections currently under enclosures (SAFEs). Second, captive- Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). review by OMB. reared larvae would be outplanted using Title: Coastal Ocean Program Grants Written comments and a larval pump module and a net ‘‘tent’’ Proposal Application Package. recommendations for the proposed designed to retain larvae until OMB Control Number: 0648–0384. information collection should be sent settlement. Third, captive-bred adults or Form Number(s): None. within 30 days of publication of this VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:21 Sep 25, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1


Document Created: 2018-09-26 00:47:03
Document Modified: 2018-09-26 00:47:03
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionApplication for one enhancement permit.
DatesComments or requests for a public hearing on the application
ContactSusan Wang, Long Beach, CA (ph.: 562- 980-4199, Fax: 562-980-4027, email: [email protected]). Permit application instructions are available
FR Citation83 FR 48596 
RIN Number0648-XG47
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