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36560 F_iem| Resister / VoL SL No. I_ / Tuesday, October 14, 19_ / Rules and Regu|afion8
constde_d under the Resu_ato_j CoMMrrTEE FOR PURCHASE _|OM Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washinst_._
F1exibi_y Act (Pub. L. 96-.,_). 'This THE BL|ND AND OTHER SEVERELY DC 20235_ Observer retention requests
action invo|ves the comrol of a HAHD|CAPPED should be made to _Co Futlerton_
substsnce wi_ no _r_endy epproved Reg|onal Director, Southwest Re#on.
medical ass or manufacture in the ,¢'_ CFFI P_ _1®$ NMFS_ 300 South Ferry StreeL Termine_
United Stateso ]slan_ California 90731,
Zn ac_rdance with the provisions of Appflc_t_o_ of Priofltles _ A_,s_m_n_ t_o_ Pe_'_,t_ _o_'_0_ cowzat_
section 20_(e} of the ConiroIled of C,_vmtc_d[_ E.C. Ful|errlon, Director, NMFS,
Substances Act (2_I UoS.C 51_(al), this AGStqCW. Committee for Purchase _rom Southwest Region at (2_3} 51dF._1_o
scheduling action is a formal r_|em_i_ the Blind and Other Severely Requests for future obsewer placement
"on the record after opportunity for a Hand_cappesL should be made to the Tuna/P_rpoise
hearing7 Such p_ceedings are Aclqo_¢ Final ru|_ correcfio_L Management Branch at (519) 293_S_o
conducted pursuant to provtsior_ o_ _e _u_t_qrA_Y |_wO_ol¢ The
Administrative Pro_dures Act, 5 U,S.C St_t_w_ This Ro{tce corrects the _a_ MMPA, a, amended in 1_if4, extended
i 556 and 557, and as such have beam rule i_ FR Do_ _.,_48 appea_n_ on the general permit issued to the
exempted from the consultation page 34_8 in the issue of September _0 American Tunaboet Association in I_
requirements of F2¢ecutive Order 1_ _988_ On page 3,1_SO10 thL_d column_ § 51_ which limited to _,500 porpoise the
(_ FR 131_). 3.3{c), l_e ag, insert the word "ha£' number that may be killed incidentally
after the word ++Committee'++
of Subj_ in _ CFR P_xt _ in UoSo tuns purse seining operations
FO_ FURTHER INFO_£T_O[_ ¢_&_ dLLt_ng any year.
Administtrstive practice and Mr. C.W, Fletcher. Executive Dire.trot, The _ estimates, based on
procedure0 Drug traffic control, (_02) _?-11,_. mpor_ from onboard observers and
: Narcotics Prescription d_ugso Cow+ Fls_cho_+ usln_ the method published in the
Under the aathority vested in the _cutiv_ Directon Federal R_s_ on May _, 19770 that th_
Atto_ey General by section _01(a) of {FR Doc. _-Z311S Fi|vd _I0,_; 8_S _rnj number of porpoise killed incidentally i_
the Controlled Substances Act (_'1 U.S.C. m_ _ _,._ the U.S. tuna purse seine fishery will
8'hi(a)) and delegated to the reach the quota by the effective date.
Administrator _f _e Drug Enfo_ement =---_---+-=
Regulations governing the taking o_
Administration by regulations of the D_RRTWIENT OF CO_RC_ marine mammals incidental to
Department of Justice, 28 CFR 0o100(b). commercial fishing operations (_0 CF_
the Administrator hereby orders that Na_on_ _eml_ gad Atm¢_i:_© 216.24) require that all tuna fishing
Pars 1308. Title 21, Code o_ Federal A_i_i_tt_t_ aaeoclatsd with porpoise cease seven
Regulations. be amended a+ follows: days after the publication of this notice,
CFR _'t _ Therefore, beginning at 0001 hours loce_
.PART 1305_HED_L_$ OF' time. October 21. tgg_, UoS.+fla 8 purse
CO_TROLJ._D SUBSTANCES |_t _ $tt_._J_ seine vessels ere prohibited from aetti_
[AMENDED] Tat_g s_d |m_t_:n@ @f M_r_l_ nets around porpoise° Restrictions on
L The s_thoriiy citation'_or Pa_ I_ _mm_|= the catching, possessing and landing (5_
CFR _'I_.24(a){4)) and importing (_ CFI_
continues to read ss follows: ae_W National Marine Fi+hefle_ _a_.2_(e)($)) of yellowfin and bigoye
Ast_dty_ _ U+5.C _lL Sx_, s_l(b), nervier (NMFFS), NOAA, Comme_:_o tuna which were published on
a_7_ Notice of closure. September I5. 1986 (el FR 32788L .
Section 1308._ is amended by become effective on the day porpoise
redestgnstin$ the existing paragraphs gummAmv: The Secretary of Commerce fishing is prohibited. The porpoise+
(d)(7} through (d)[24} aa (d]_8] through announcer the p_ohibition o_ the f_rther fishing prohibition will remain in effect
(d)(_._ and adding e new paragraph take of po_oise in the U.So tuna _shery until 0001 hours local time January I,
(d)(7] as follows: in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean 1987 when the next year's porpoise
beginning at _ houre tocei time, quota becomes available, import
I_._ _e i, October _I019,88. to ensure that the restr_ctlons remain in effect until 900_
+ .... aggregate porpoise mortality quota is hours. _uly _+ 1987.
: (d) ° + + not exceeded_ The NOAA Assistant Vessels at sea with observer_ placed
(7_ 3.4- Administrator for FisheHee has by the N_FS or the Inter-American
methylen_dioxymethamphstamine determined that fl'le g0,SO0 porpoi_.e Tropical Tuna Commission must retur_+_
(MDMA]. 7_5 quota established by the Marine the observer directly _o an approved
"°° Mammal 1:h'otection Act (MMPA) will be port at no cost to the government, ur_]_::
° * + " +
reached on that date. the vessel managing owner or other
3. Section I_0_._ is amerMed by _ Pt_hiblt_on on the tare of euthoriz_i agent requests _n writing t_+:
removing paragraph (g)(l] sod porpoise by U.S_oflag tuna purse s,eine the observer remain onboard for the
redesignatlng the existing paragraphs vessels is effective at 0001 hc_2tre focal remainder of the trip to verify that the
(g}(2] through _)(_2) as (g)(1) thm_h time° October _!0 _ until _ hours vessel does not set Its net around
_g]_1!). local time, ]_nua_ 10 1_7o Comm+_nts porpoise after this closure is effective
• • * * * on dxl_ notice will be to,mired until (see Addresses). Approved ports for
Dared: October ¢ _ October _ _05_L r_turning observers include any U.S.
|_b,a C. L_ _t_ Comments may be mailed port and the follewing foreign ports:
AdmiMstret_ to Robert _o Brumsted, Acting Director0 Mazatlsn, Me_ico: Acapulco, Ms.co:
IFl_ Doc. _+-_ Filed 1_'I_ _ ant] O_e of Protected Species and ttsbttat Puntarenas. Costa Rice; and Balboa,
C_nselwation, F/M_/NMFS, I_S Republic of Panama+ All observers
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