83 FR 63831 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic HMS Tournament Registration and Reporting; Selection of All Atlantic HMS Tournaments for Reporting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 238 (December 12, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 238 (December 12, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-26895 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 63831-63832] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-26895] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XG598 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic HMS Tournament Registration and Reporting; Selection of All Atlantic HMS Tournaments for Reporting AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS announces that all Atlantic HMS tournaments will be selected for reporting beginning on January 1, 2019. Previously, only a portion of Atlantic HMS tournaments were selected for reporting. An Atlantic HMS tournament is a tournament that awards points or prizes for catching Atlantic HMS (i.e., swordfish, billfish, sharks and/or tunas). When selected for reporting, Atlantic HMS tournament operators are required to submit an HMS tournament catch summary report within seven days after tournament fishing has ended. NMFS uses the data to estimate the total annual catch of HMS and the impact of tournament operations in relation to other types of fishing activities. DATES: Selection of all Atlantic HMS tournaments for reporting will begin January 1, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicolas Alvarado at 727-209-5955 or 727-824-5398 (fax), or email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Atlantic HMS fisheries are managed under the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan and its amendments. Implementing regulations at 50 CFR part 635 are issued under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. ATCA authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate regulations, as may be necessary and appropriate, to implement recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. An Atlantic HMS tournament is a tournament that awards points or prizes for catching Atlantic HMS (swordfish, billfish, sharks and/or tunas). Existing regulations at Sec. 635.5(d) require Atlantic HMS tournament operators to register their tournaments with NMFS four weeks in advance of the tournament. [[Page 63832]] When registering, operators must provide contact information and the tournament's date(s), location(s), and target species. In addition, HMS tournament registration provides a method for tournament operators to request educational and regulatory outreach materials from NMFS. In addition to requiring tournament operators to register, the regulations at Sec. 635.5(d) also authorize NMFS to select HMS tournaments for reporting. Currently, all billfish and swordfish tournaments are selected for reporting. When selected for reporting, Atlantic HMS tournament operators are required to submit an HMS tournament catch summary report within seven days after tournament fishing has ended. NMFS recently developed the online Atlantic Tournament Registration and Reporting (ATR) system that allows tournament operators to easily register their tournaments and report. For over a year, NMFS received positive feedback from tournament operators about the ease of use of the ATR system. In this notice, NMFS announces that all Atlantic HMS tournaments, not just billfish and swordfish tournaments, will be selected for reporting beginning on January 1, 2019. The estimated burden to the public for all HMS tournaments to report has already been approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act (OMB 0648-0323). NMFS does not expect the burden on tournaments to increase as most of the catch data in the summary report is routinely collected in the course of regular tournament operations and all tournament operators may use the ATR system to report. NMFS uses the data collected in these reports to estimate the total annual catch of HMS and the potential impacts to tournament operations in relation to other types of fishing activities. For more information about Atlantic HMS tournament registration and reporting, please go to https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-tournaments. Dated: December 7, 2018. Karen H. Abrams, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-26895 Filed 12-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff regardless of its tariff classification. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2 As Although the HTSUS subheadings are
a result of its reviews, Commerce provided for convenience and customs National Oceanic and Atmospheric
determined that revocation of the AD purposes, the written description of the Administration
Orders would likely lead to a AD Orders remains dispositive. RIN 0648–XG598
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and, therefore, notified the ITC of the Continuation of the Orders Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
magnitude of the margins of dumping (HMS); Atlantic HMS Tournament
As a result of the determinations by
likely to prevail should the orders be Registration and Reporting; Selection
revoked.3 On December 6, 2018, the ITC Commerce and the ITC that revocation
of the AD Orders would likely lead to of All Atlantic HMS Tournaments for
published its determination, pursuant to Reporting
sections 751(c) and 752 of the Act, that a continuation or recurrence of dumping
revocation of the AD Orders would and material injury to an industry in the AGENCY: National Oceanic and
likely lead to continuation or recurrence United States, pursuant to section Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
of material injury to an industry in the 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR Commerce.
United States within a reasonably 351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the ACTION: Notice.
foreseeable time.4 continuation of the AD Orders. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection will SUMMARY: NMFS announces that all
Scope of the AD Orders Atlantic HMS tournaments will be
continue to collect cash deposits at the
The merchandise covered by these rates in effect at the time of entry for all selected for reporting beginning on
orders is silicomanganese. imports of subject merchandise. January 1, 2019. Previously, only a
Silicomanganese, which is sometimes portion of Atlantic HMS tournaments
called ferrosilicon manganese, is a The effective date of the continuation were selected for reporting. An Atlantic
ferroalloy composed principally of of the AD Orders will be the date of HMS tournament is a tournament that
manganese, silicon, and iron, and publication in the Federal Register of awards points or prizes for catching
normally contains much smaller this notice of continuation. Pursuant to Atlantic HMS (i.e., swordfish, billfish,
proportions of minor elements, such as section 751(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce sharks and/or tunas). When selected for
carbon, phosphorous and sulfur. intends to initiate the next five-year reporting, Atlantic HMS tournament
Silicomanganese generally contains by review of this order not later than 30 operators are required to submit an
weight not less than 4 percent iron, days prior to the fifth anniversary of the HMS tournament catch summary report
more than 30 percent manganese, more effective date of continuation. within seven days after tournament
than 8 percent silicon and not more fishing has ended. NMFS uses the data
than 3 percent phosphorous. All Administrative Protective Order
to estimate the total annual catch of
compositions, forms and sizes of This notice also serves as the only HMS and the impact of tournament
silicomanganese are included within the reminder to parties subject to operations in relation to other types of
scope of these orders, including administrative protective order (APO) of fishing activities.
silicomanganese slag, fines and DATES: Selection of all Atlantic HMS
their responsibility concerning the
briquettes. Silicomanganese is used tournaments for reporting will begin
return/destruction or conversion to
primarily in steel production as a source January 1, 2019.
of both silicon and manganese. judicial protective order of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Silicomanganese is currently
classifiable under subheading accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Nicolas Alvarado at 727–209–5955 or
7202.30.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Failure to comply is a violation of the 727–824–5398 (fax), or email
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). APO which may be subject to sanctions. Nicolas.Alvarado@noaa.gov.
Some silicomanganese may also These five-year (sunset) reviews and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
currently be classifiable under HTSUS this notice are in accordance with The U.S. Atlantic HMS fisheries are
subheading 7202.99.5040.5 The AD managed under the 2006 Consolidated
sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act
Orders cover all silicomanganese, HMS Fishery Management Plan and its
and published pursuant to section
amendments. Implementing regulations
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
China, 59 FR 66003 (December 22, 1994) and at 50 CFR part 635 are issued under the
Suspension Agreement on Silicomanganese from
351.218(f)(4). authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Ukraine; Termination of Suspension Agreement Dated: December 7, 2018. Fishery Conservation and Management
and Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 66 FR
43838 (August 21, 2001) (AD Orders). Gary Taverman, Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C.
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 82 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 1801 et seq., and the Atlantic Tunas
FR 46221 (October 4, 2017). and Countervailing Duty Operations, Convention Act (ATCA), 16 U.S.C. 971
3 See Silicomanganese from the People’s Republic
performing the non-exclusive functions and et seq. ATCA authorizes the Secretary of
of China: Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset duties of the Assistant Secretary for Commerce to promulgate regulations, as
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR
5609 (February 8, 2018). See also Silicomanganese Enforcement and Compliance. may be necessary and appropriate, to
from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of [FR Doc. 2018–26869 Filed 12–11–18; 8:45 am] implement recommendations of the
Correction to the Final Results of the Expedited BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
International Commission for the
Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
Order, 83 FR 17995 (April 25, 2018).
An Atlantic HMS tournament is a
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4 See Investigation No. 731–TA–672–673 (Fourth
Review): Silicomanganese from China and Ukraine: tournament that awards points or prizes
83 FR 62900 (December 6, 2018), and USITC for catching Atlantic HMS (swordfish,
Publication 4845 (November 2018). billfish, sharks and/or tunas). Existing
5 7202.99.5040 is the applicable HTSUS statistical
regulations at § 635.5(d) require Atlantic
reporting prior to July 2, 2003. Effective July 2,
2003, the subject merchandise that would originally
HMS tournament operators to register
have entered under 7202.99.5040 now enters under their tournaments with NMFS four
7202.99.8040. weeks in advance of the tournament.
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When registering, operators must DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE authority of the Endangered Species Act
provide contact information and the of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
tournament’s date(s), location(s), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric 1531 et seq.) and the regulations
target species. In addition, HMS Administration governing the taking, importing, and
tournament registration provides a RIN 0648–XG655 exporting of endangered and threatened
method for tournament operators to species (50 CFR parts 222–226).
request educational and regulatory Endangered Species; File Nos. 21857, File No. 21857: Tonya Wiley,
outreach materials from NMFS. 22078, and 22324 Havenworth Coastal Conservation, 5120
Beacon Road, Palmetto, FL 34221,
In addition to requiring tournament AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries requests a 10-year permit document the
operators to register, the regulations at Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and occurrence, distribution, biology,
§ 635.5(d) also authorize NMFS to select Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), movements, and habitat use of
HMS tournaments for reporting. Commerce. smalltooth sawfish found in United
Currently, all billfish and swordfish ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications States waters. Sampling may occur
tournaments are selected for reporting. for permits. anywhere within the species’ range, but
When selected for reporting, Atlantic primarily in the Gulf of Mexico coastal
HMS tournament operators are required SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that areas of Florida bordering Sarasota,
to submit an HMS tournament catch three applicants have applied in due Manatee, Hillsborough, Pinellas,
summary report within seven days after form for permits to take smalltooth Hernando and Pasco counties. To
tournament fishing has ended. sawfish (Pristis pectinata) for purposes capture sawfish, researchers would use
of scientific research, with one also bottom longline, drum line, gillnet,
NMFS recently developed the online requesting to receive, import, and export angling gear, seine net, and cast net.
Atlantic Tournament Registration and parts of five foreign species of sawfish, Captured smalltooth sawfish would be
Reporting (ATR) system that allows including dwarf (P. clavata), narrow sexed, measured, weighed (if possible),
tournament operators to easily register (Anoxypristis cuspidata), green (P. marked with passive integrated
their tournaments and report. For over zijsron), largetooth (P. Pristis), and non- transponder (PIT) tags, dart tags, and
a year, NMFS received positive feedback U.S. DPS smalltooth sawfish for roto tags, photographed, ultrasounded,
from tournament operators about the scientific research. and tissue sampled (i.e., blood, fin clip,
ease of use of the ATR system. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email muscle biopsy). A maximum of 50
In this notice, NMFS announces that comments must be received on or before neonate and juvenile life stages and 50
all Atlantic HMS tournaments, not just January 11, 2019. adult and sub-adult life stages would be
billfish and swordfish tournaments, will ADDRESSES: The permit requests and taken annually with subsets of 25 of
be selected for reporting beginning on related documents are available for each life stage group fitted with internal
review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for or external telemetry tracking devices.
January 1, 2019. The estimated burden
Public Comment’’ from the Features box Up to one sawfish from each life stage
to the public for all HMS tournaments group may unintentionally die during
to report has already been approved on the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page, research activities. Additionally, the
under the Paperwork Reduction Act applicant requests to collect, receive,
(OMB 0648–0323). NMFS does not https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting the applicable File No. from necropsy, analyze, and archive up to
expect the burden on tournaments to 100 salvaged dead smalltooth sawfish
increase as most of the catch data in the the list of available applications. These
documents are also available upon specimens (whole or parts) that have
summary report is routinely collected in been legally collected or archived
written request or by appointment in the
the course of regular tournament elsewhere within the U.S.
Permits and Conservation Division,
operations and all tournament operators File No. 22078: The NFMS Southeast
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
may use the ATR system to report. Fisheries Science Center (Responsible
1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,
NMFS uses the data collected in these Party: Theo Brainerd, Ph.D.), 75 Virginia
Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)
reports to estimate the total annual Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149, requests
427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
catch of HMS and the potential impacts a 10-year permit monitoring the biology,
Written comments on the pertinent
to tournament operations in relation to habitat use, and movements of
application should be submitted to the
other types of fishing activities. For smalltooth sawfish primarily within the
Chief, Permits and Conservation
more information about Atlantic HMS Everglades National Park, the Ten
Division, at the address listed above.
tournament registration and reporting, Thousand Islands National Wildlife
Comments may also be submitted by
Refuge, and Florida Bay.
please go to https://www.fisheries. facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email Sampling would be conducted year-
noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory- to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. round with gillnets, longlines, seines,
species/atlantic-highly-migratory- Please include the File No. in the cast nets, and angling gear. The
species-tournaments. subject line of the email comment. applicant anticipates annually capturing
Dated: December 7, 2018.
Those individuals requesting a public and sampling a maximum of 150
hearing should submit a written request sawfish annually (100 neonates and
Karen H. Abrams, to the Chief, Permits and Conservation juveniles and 50 subadults and adults).
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Division at the address listed above. The
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Depending on the life stage and research
request should set forth the specific objective, research activities would
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[FR Doc. 2018–26895 Filed 12–11–18; 8:45 am] reasons why a hearing on the include: Measurement, weigh (when
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P application would be appropriate. possible), ultrasound, photograph/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: video, genetic tissue fin clip, muscle
Malcolm Mohead or Erin Markin at biopsy, external dart tag, PIT tag, and
(301) 427–8401. blood draw. Additionally, subsets of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The each life stage group would receive
subject permits are requested under the internal or external telemetry devices
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
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| Dates | Selection of all Atlantic HMS tournaments for reporting will begin January 1, 2019. | |
| Contact | Nicolas Alvarado at 727-209-5955 or 727-824-5398 (fax), or email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 63831 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XG59 |
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