[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 37184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13619]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE658
Permits; Foreign Fishing
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of application for permit; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes for public review and comment information
regarding a permit application for transshipment of Atlantic herring by
Canadian vessels, submitted under provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). This
action is necessary for NMFS to make a determination that the permit
application can be approved.
DATES: Written comments must be received by June 23, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified by
docket NOAA-HQ-2016-0071, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via
the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-HQ-2016-0071, click the ``Comment Now!'' icon,
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Mail: Mark Wildman, International Fisheries Division, Office for
International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, NOAA Fisheries, 1315
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g. name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Wildman at (301) 427-8386 or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 204(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1824(d))
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to issue a
transshipment permit authorizing a vessel other than a vessel of the
United States to engage in fishing consisting solely of transporting
fish or fish products at sea from a point within the United States
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) or, with the concurrence of a state,
within the boundaries of that state, to a point outside the United
States. In addition, Public Law 104-297, section 105(e), directs the
Secretary to issue section 204(d) permits for up to 14 Canadian
transport vessels to receive Atlantic herring harvested by United
States fishermen and to be used in sardine processing. Transshipment
must occur from within the boundaries of the State of Maine or within
the portion of the EEZ east of the line 69 degrees 30 minutes west and
within 12 nautical miles from Maine's seaward boundary.
Section 204(d)(3)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act provides that an
application may not be approved until the Secretary determines that
``no owner or operator of a vessel of the United States which has
adequate capacity to perform the transportation for which the
application is submitted has indicated . . . an interest in performing
the transportation at fair and reasonable rates.'' NMFS is publishing
this notice as part of its effort to make such a determination with
respect to the application described below.
Summary of Application
NMFS received an application requesting authorization for four
Canadian transport vessels to receive transfers of herring from United
States purse seine vessels, stop seines, and weirs for the purpose of
transporting the herring to Canada for processing. The transshipment
operations will occur within the boundaries of the State of Maine or
within the portion of the EEZ east of the line 69[deg]30' W. longitude
and within 12 nautical miles from Maine's seaward boundary.
Dated: June 3, 2016.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office for International Affairs and Seafood Inspection,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-13619 Filed 6-8-16; 8:45 am]
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