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2008 FR Notices - 50 CFR Parts 680, 679 and 600

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Beluga Whales

  • 73 FR 45969, August 7, 2008. Notice that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to PGS Onshore, Inc. to take, by harassment, small numbers of six species of marine mammals incidental to an exploratory 3D marine seismic survey in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Effective July 30, 2008, through July 29, 2009.
  • 73 FR 35133, June 20, 2008. Notice of Availability for the Final Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Subsistence Harvest Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Wait period ends July 21, 2007.
  • 73 FR 14443, March 18, 2008. Notice of proposed IHA and receipt of application from the Port of Anchorage to take small numbers of marine mammals by Level B harassment. Comment period through April 17, 2008.
  • 73 FR 14237, March 17, 2008. Notice of scoping meetings and Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Navy training activities in the Gulf of Alaska. The Navy will invite the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to be cooperating agencies in preparation of this EIS/OEIS.
  • 73 FR 13894, March 14, 2008. Availability of EPA comments on the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Subsistence Harvest Project.
  • 73 FR 12411, March 7, 2008. EPA comments on Knik Arm Crossing Project
  • 73 FR 2903, January 16, 2008. Notice of public hearings on the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Subsistence Harvest Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Public hearing dates are January 29, 2008, in Anchorage, AK and January 30, 2008 in Soldotna, AK.
  • 73 FR 2027, January 11, 2008. Correction to comment period date for 72 FR 73798, December 28, 2007. Comment period is from February 11, 2008 through March 4, 2008.


Bowhead Whale

  • 73 FR 49421, August 21, 2008. Notice that an Incidental Harassment Authorization to take marine mammals, by Level B harassment, incidental to conducting open water shallow hazard and site clearance surveys by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (CPAI) in the Chukchi Sea has been issued.
  • 73 FR 46774, August 11, 2008. Notice of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to take marine mammals, by Level-B harassment, incidental to conducting open water shallow hazard and site clearance surveys by ASRC Energy Service in the Chukchi Sea.
  • 73 FR 45969, August 7, 2008. Notice that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to PGS Onshore, Inc. to take, by harassment, small numbers of six species of marine mammals incidental to an exploratory 3D marine seismic survey in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Effective July 30, 2008, through July 29, 2009.
  • 73 FR 36044, June 25, 2008. Notice of receipt of an application from Shell Offshore, Inc. and its contractor WesternGeco for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting marine geophysical programs, including deep seismic surveys, on oil and gas lease blocks located on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) waters in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. Comment period through July 25, 2008.
  • 73 FR 34254, June 17, 2008. Notice of receipt of application from PGS Onshore, Inc. for an IHA to take marine mammals incidental to an exploratory three-dimensional (3D) marine seismic survey in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Comment period through July 17, 2008.
  • 73 FR 31816, June 4, 2008. Notice of receipt of application from Shell Offshore, Inc. for an Incidental Harassment Authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting open–water offshore exploratory drilling on Outer Continental Shelf oil lease blocks in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska. Comment period through July 7, 2008.
  • 73 FR 24236, May 2, 2008. Notice of receipt of application from BP Exploration, Inc. for an IHA to take marine mammals incidental to a 3D, ocean bottom cable seismic survey in the Liberty Prospect, Beaufort Sea. Comment period through June 2, 2008.
  • 73 FR 22922, April 28, 2008. Notice of receipt of application from the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Energy Services for an IHA to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting shallow hazard and site clearance surveys in the Chukchi Sea between July and November 2008. Comment period through May 28, 2008.
  • 73 FR 12411, March 7, 2008. No formal comment from EPA on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Issuing Annual Quotas to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission for a Subsistence Hunt on Bowhead Whales for the Years 2008 through 2012
  • 73 FR 4561, January 25, 2008. Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Issuing Annual Quotas to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission for a Subsistence Hunt on Bowhead Whales for the Years 2008 through 2012. Wait Period ends March 3, 2008.

Crab

  • 73 FR 45968, August 7, 2008. Notice of a 1.05 percent fee for cost recovery under the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program. Fees due by July 31, 2009.
  • 73 FR 8852, February 15, 2008. Notice of information collection on the Alaska Region BSAI Crab Arbitration. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice.
  • 73 FR 8853, February 15, 2008. Notice of proposed information collection on the Alaska Region BSAI Crab Economic Data Reports. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice.

Exempted Fishing Permits

  • 73 FR 41040, July 17, 2008. Notice of proposed information collection on Scientific Research, Exempted Fishing, and Exempted Activity Submissions. Comment period through September 15, 2008.
  • 73 FR 14226, March 17, 2008. Notice of receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit from the Alaska Groundfish Databank. If granted, this permit would allow the applicant to continue the development and testing of an electronic monitoring system designed to quantify the amount of halibut caught and discarded at sea. Comment period through April 1–7, 2008.
  • 73 FR 13210, March 12, 2008. Notice of receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from Mr. John Gauvin of Gauvin and Associates, LLC to continue the development and testing of a salmon excluder device for the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery. Comments will be accepted at the April 1–7, 2008, North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Anchorage, AK.

Grants


Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management

  • 73 FR 37932, July 2, 2008. Notice of proposed information collection on Aleutian Islands pollock fishery requirements. Comment period through September 2, 2008.

Halibut

  • 73 FR 8852, February 15, 2008. Notice of proposed information collection on the Special Subsistence Permits and Harvest Logs for Pacific Halibut in Waters Off Alaska. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice.

Halibut Charter Harvest Levels

  • 73 FR 24955, May 6, 2008. Notice of correction to the Pacific halibut fishery guideline harvest levels (GHLs) for the guided sport charter vessel fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) regulatory areas 2C and 3A.
  • 73 FR 6709, February 5, 2008. Notice of Pacific halibut guideline harvest levels (GHLs) for the guided sport charter vessel fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) regulatory areas 2C and 3A.

Herring

  • 73 FR 19824, April 11, 2008. Notice of a 12–month finding on a petition to list Lynn Canal Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasi) as a threatened or endangered Species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NMFS finds that listing Lynn Canal Pacific herring as threatened or endangered under the ESA is not warranted.

Humpback Whales

  • 73 FR 14237, March 17, 2008. Notice of scoping meetings and Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Navy training activities in the Gulf of Alaska. The Navy will invite the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to be cooperating agencies in preparation of this EIS/OEIS.

Ice Seals

  • 73 FR 46774, August 11, 2008. Notice of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to take marine mammals, by Level-B harassment, incidental to conducting open water shallow hazard and site clearance surveys by ASRC Energy Service in the Chukchi Sea.
  • 73 FR 45969, August 7, 2008. Notice that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to PGS Onshore, Inc. to take, by harassment, small numbers of six species of marine mammals incidental to an exploratory 3D marine seismic survey in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Effective July 30, 2008, through July 29, 2009.
  • 73 FR 22922, April 28, 2008. Notice of receipt of application from the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Energy Services for an IHA to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting shallow hazard and site clearance surveys in the Chukchi Sea between July and November 2008. Comment period through May 28, 2008.

Individual Fishing Quota Program (IFQ)

  • 73 FR 8852, February 15, 2008. Notice of proposed information collection on the IFQ or processor quota permit application and applications to become an Eligible Crab Community Organization. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice.

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

  • 73 FR 47882, August 15, 2008. Submission for OMB Review; Fishery Capacity Reduction Program Request. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication.
  • 73 FR 36300, June 26, 2008. NMFS announces three public meetings to solicit comments on the proposed revisions to the guidelines for National Standard 1 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
  • 73 FR 31807, June 4, 2008. Notice of three public meetings to solicit comments on the proposed rule that would revise and update the NMFS procedures for complying with the NEPA in the context of fishery management actions developed pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Meetings to be held June 25 in Washington, D.C., July 15 in St. Petersburg, FL, and July 24 in Seattle, WA.

Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee


Marine Mammal Strandings

  • 73 FR 46869, August 12, 2008. Notice of NMFS Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program evaluations of the six NMFS regional stranding networks: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, Alaska, and Pacific Islands Regions. Written comments and recommendations to be accepted through September 12, 2008.
  • 73 FR 3698, January 22, 2008. Notice of proposed information collection on the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program Survey for Stranding Network Participants. Comment period through March 24, 2008.

Marine Mammal Take and Research Permits

  • 73 FR 52950, September 12, 2008. Notice of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory for the take of marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, incidental to conducting a marine seismic survey in the Gulf of Alaska. Effective September 10, 2008, through October 31, 2008.
  • 73 FR 51277, September 2, 2008. Notice that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the take of marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, incidental to the eradication of nonnative rat populations at Rat Island, AK. Effective from September 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
  • 73 FR 49421, August 21, 2008. Notice that an Incidental Harassment Authorization to take marine mammals, by Level B harassment, incidental to conducting open water shallow hazard and site clearance surveys by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (CPAI) in the Chukchi Sea has been issued.
  • 73 FR 46774, August 11, 2008. Notice of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to take marine mammals, by Level-B harassment, incidental to conducting open water shallow hazard and site clearance surveys by ASRC Energy Service in the Chukchi Sea.
  • 73 FR 45969, August 7, 2008. Notice that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to PGS Onshore, Inc. to take, by harassment, small numbers of six species of marine mammals incidental to an exploratory 3D marine seismic survey in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Effective July 30, 2008, through July 29, 2009.
  • 73 FR 45407, August 5, 2008. Notice of application from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory for a proposed IHA to take marine mammals incidental to conducting a marine seismic survey in the Gulf of Alaska during September 2008 . Comment period through September 4, 2008.
  • 73 FR 41318, July 18, 2008. Notice of issuance of an IHA to the Port of Anchorage and the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration, to take small numbers of marine mammals, by Level B harassment, incidental to the first year of construction of its Marine Terminal Redevelopment Project at the Port, Anchorage, Alaska. Effective from July 15, 2008 – July 14, 2009.
  • 73 FR 40512, July 15, 2008. Notice of issuance of an IHA to BP Exploration, Inc. to take, by harassment, small numbers of six species of marine mammals incidental to a 3D, ocean bottom cable (OBC) seismic survey in the Liberty Prospect, Beaufort Sea, Alaska during July and August, 2008. Effective July 8, 2008, through August 25, 2008.
  • 73 FR 39951, July 11, 2008. Notice of amendment to scientific research Permit No. 716–1705–00 to Fred Sharpe, Ph.D., Alaska Whale Foundation.
  • 73 FR 36975, July 10, 2008. Notice that the NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Research Program has been issued an amendment to scientific research and enhancement Permit No. 848–1695; and Dr. Teri Rowles, NMFS Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, has been issued an amendment to scientific research and enhancement Permit No. 932–1489.
  • 73 FR 38990, July 8, 2008. Notice of issuance of a letter of authorization to BP Exploration, Inc. to take marine mammals incidental to the production of offshore oil and gas at the Northstar development in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska. Effective from July 7, 2008, through July 6, 2009.
  • 73 FR 36044, June 25, 2008. Notice of receipt of an application from Shell Offshore, Inc. and its contractor WesternGeco for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting marine geophysical programs, including deep seismic surveys, on oil and gas lease blocks located on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) waters in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. Comment period through July 25, 2008.
  • 73 FR 34705, June 18, 2008. Notice of receipt of application for an Incidental Harassment Authorization from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the eradication of rat populations at Rat Island, AK. Comment period through July 18, 2008.
  • 73 FR 34254, June 17, 2008. Notice of receipt of application from PGS Onshore, Inc. for an IHA to take marine mammals incidental to an exploratory three-dimensional (3D) marine seismic survey in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Comment period through July 17, 2008.
  • 73 FR 32307, June 6, 2008. Notice of receipt of applications to amend scientific research Permit No. 751–1706–00 and Permit No. 545–1761–00. Comment period through July 7, 2008.
  • 73 FR 31816, June 4, 2008. Notice of receipt of application from Shell Offshore, Inc. for an Incidental Harassment Authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting open–water offshore exploratory drilling on Outer Continental Shelf oil lease blocks in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska. Comment period through July 7, 2008.
  • 73 FR 25668, May 7, 2008. Notice of receipt of application for an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 540–1811 from Mr. John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective. Comment period through June 6, 2008.
  • 73 FR 24236, May 2, 2008. Notice of receipt of application from BP Exploration, Inc. for an IHA to take marine mammals incidental to a 3D, ocean bottom cable seismic survey in the Liberty Prospect, Beaufort Sea. Comment period through June 2, 2008.
  • 73 FR 22922, April 28, 2008. Notice of receipt of application from the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Energy Services for an IHA to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting shallow hazard and site clearance surveys in the Chukchi Sea between July and November 2008. Comment period through May 28, 2008.
  • 73 FR 19821, April 11, 2008. Notice of Proposed Information Collection on Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened Species. Comment period through June 10, 2008.
  • 73 FR 14443, March 18, 2008. Notice of proposed IHA and receipt of application from the Port of Anchorage to take small numbers of marine mammals by Level B harassment. Comment period through April 17, 2008.
  • 73 FR 14456, March 18, 2008. Notice of issuance of a 1–year Letter of Authorization to the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation, to take Steller’s sea lions and Pacific harbor seals incidental to rocket launches from the Kodiak Launch Complex. Effective March 12 2008, through March 11, 2009.
  • 73 FR 9535, February 21, 2008. Notification of IHA to take marine mammals, by Level-B harassment, incidental to conducting on-ice marine geophysical research and seismic surveys by CGGVeritas (Veritas) and Shell Offshore, Inc. (SOI) in the U.S. Beaufort Sea.
  • 73 FR 454, January 3, 2008. Notice of issuance of permit amendment to National Marine Mammal Laboratory for Permit No. 782–1676–01, for research on marine mammals. Duration of permit extended through December 31, 2008.

Marine Protected Areas

  • 73 FR 17957, April 2, 2008. Notice of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting April 22-24, 2008, Washington DC.

North Pacific Fishery Management Council

  • 73 53197, September 15, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Crab Socioeconomic Data Collection Committee meeting in Anchorage, AK. on September 30, 2008, at 6 p.m.
  • 73 FR 51976, September 5, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory committee meetings September 29 - October 7, 2008, Anchorage, AK.
  • 73 FR 50943, August 29, 2008. The NPFMC’s Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee will meet in Seattle, WA, on September 22, 2008.
  • 73 FR 50779, August 28, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Crab Plan Team meeting September 16-18, 2008, Seattle, WA.
  • 73 FR 50311, August 26, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Joint Protocol Committee meeting September 12, 2008, Anchorage, AK.
  • 73 FR 50311, August 26, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Aleutian Islands Ecosystem Team meeting September 9-10, 2008, Seattle, WA.
  • 73 FR 45969, August 7, 2008. Notice of public workshop in Seattle, WA., on proposed gear modifications to trawl sweeps used in the BSAI flatfish fisheries. The meeting will be held on September 8, 2008, 1 p.m.–5 p.m.
  • 73 FR 40302, July 14, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Crab Workshop, August 11, 2008, Anchorage, AK.
  • 73 FR 31976, June 5, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Crab Socioeconomic Data Collection committee meeting, June 24, 2008, Anchorage, AK.
  • 73 FR 26964, May 12, 2008. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will hold public meetings, June 4–10, 2008, in Kodiak, AK.
  • 73 FR 24236, May 2, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Ecosystem Committee meeting May 20, 2008, Seattle, WA.
  • 73 FR 24235, May 2, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory committee meeting, May 19th, 2008 Seattle, WA.
  • 73 FR 20910, April 17, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Crab Plan Team meeting May 6-9, Seattle, WA.
  • 73 FR 18261, April 3, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Crab committee meeting April 29, 2008, Seattle, WA.
  • 73 FR 18261, April 3, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Non-Target Species committee meeting April 23, 2008, Anchorage, AK.
  • 73 FR 14229, March 17, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory committees public meeting April 1–7, 2008, Anchorage, AK.
  • 73 FR 10744, February 28, 2008. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Observer Advisory Committee will meet in Seattle, WA on March 17, 2008.
  • 73 FR 10005, February 25, 2008. Notice the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Steller Sea Lion mitigation committee meeting March 10-14, 2008, Anchorage, AK.
  • 73 FR 8854, February 15, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Pacific Northwest Crab Industry advisory committee meeting February 28, 2008, Seattle, WA.
  • 73 FR 8294, February 13, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab advisory committee meeting, March, 2, 2008 Anchorage, AK.
  • 73 FR 6936, February 6, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Scallop Plan Team meeting February 21-22, 2008, Anchorage, AK.
  • 73 FR 3704, January 22, 2008. Notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory committee meeting February 4-12, Seattle, WA.

North Pacific Right Whales

  • 73 FR 19095, April 8, 2008. Notice of Minerals Management Services' initial information-gathering steps in a process that incorporates planning and analysis for proposed OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 214 in the program area of the North Aleutian Basin Planning Area offshore the State of Alaska. The program area is that subarea of the larger North Aleutian Basin Planning Area identified in the OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2007 to 2012, that may be offered in the proposed Sale 214. Comment period through July 7, 2008.

Observer Program (Groundfish)

  • 73 FR 37931, July 2, 2008. Notice of proposed information collection for the Alaska Region Groundfish Observer Program. Comment period through September 2, 2008.

Prohibited Species Donation Program

  • 73 FR 35659, June 24, 2008. Notice of authorization for SeaShare (formerly Northwest Food Strategies) to distribute Pacific salmon and Pacific halibut to economically disadvantaged individuals under the prohibited species donation program. The permits are effective from August 15, 2008, through August 15, 2011.
  • 73 FR 19809, April 11, 2008. Notice of submission for OMB Review for clearance on the proposed collection of information on Prohibited Species Donation Program. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice.

Recordkeeping and Reporting

  • 73 FR 43406, July 25, 2008. Proposed information collection on the Commercial Operator's Annual Report. Comment period through August 25, 2008.
  • 73 FR 20914, April 17, 2008. Notice of a new Privacy Act System of Records: NOAA–19, Permits and Registrations for United States Federally Regulated Fisheries. Comment period through May 19, 2008.
  • 73 FR 18780, April 7, 2008. Notice of proposed information collection on the Alaska Region Logbook family of forms. Comment period through June 6, 2008.
  • 73 FR 10004, February 25, 2008. Proposed information collection on the Commercial Operator's Annual Report. Comment period through April 25, 2008.

Salmon

  • 73 FR 13210, March 12, 2008. Notice of receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from Mr. John Gauvin of Gauvin and Associates, LLC to continue the development and testing of a salmon excluder device for the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery. Comments will be accepted at the April 1–7, 2008, North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Anchorage, AK.

Stock Assessment Reports


Vessel Monitoring System

  • 73 FR 24955, May 6, 2008. Notice to revise the availability of grant funds for vessel owners and/or operators who have purchased an Enhanced Mobile Transmitter Unit (EMTU) for the purpose of complying with fishery regulations requiring the use of Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS).