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Mexico (particularly Hurricanes Katrina 

and Rita) are all factors that have acted 

to reduce fishing effort (GMFMC, 2007). 

This reduction in effort has likely 

reduced the potential threat of shrimp 

trawling to the Caribbean electric ray. 

Not acknowledging these reductions in 

effort is misleading and 

mischaracterizes the current potential 

threat of shrimp trawling. 

The petitioner also claims that 

‘‘[i]ntense shrimp fisheries exist in 

multiple other countries surrounding 

the Gulf of Mexico as well, within the 

[Caribbean electric ray’s] range.’’ The 

petition concludes that ‘‘[s]ince fishing 

activities are similarly intense and most 

often unregulated in these areas, similar 

declines to that of the United States are 

likely across the species’ range 

(Carvalho et al., 2007).’’ Information 

provided in the petition and readily 

available in our files does not support 

these statements. 

Information provided in the petition 

on the range of the species shows the 

species occurring along the Atlantic 

coasts of Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, 

Panama, and Colombia, as well as in 

Venezuela, Cuba, Jamaica, and the 

Lesser Antilles. Of the countries listed, 

only Mexico and Venezuela even 

appeared on the Food and Agricultural 

Organization’s list of the top 35 shrimp 

fishing nations from 2000–2005 (Gillet, 

2008). Subsequent to the publication of 

that list, commercial shrimp fishing in 

Venezuela has been banned. Likewise, 

Belize has also recently banned all 

industrial shrimp fishing. While Costa 

Rica, Panama, and Colombia do have 

active commercial shrimp fisheries, they 

fish primarily in the Pacific Ocean 

where the Caribbean electric ray is not 

found. The state of the commercial 

shrimp fishery in Cuba is unknown, but 

the political and economic climate 

within the country makes it unlikely to 

be a source of great fishing effort. In the 

Lesser Antilles, only Trinidad and 

Tobago has a commercial shrimp fishery 

(M. Barnette, NMFS, to A. Herndon, 

NMFS, pers. comm., 2010). 

Based on the preceding information, it 

appears extremely unlikely that the 

Caribbean electric ray is facing intense 

shrimp fisheries in multiple other 

countries within the Caribbean electric 

ray’s range. In fact, statements regarding 

the Caribbean electric ray’s exposure to 

intense shrimp fisheries outside the 

United States are misleading. In the 

Caribbean electric ray’s range, only 

Mexico has a sizeable shrimp fishery. 

The Mexican shrimp fishery has 

experienced the same limiting factors as 

the U.S. fleet, and has declined to a 

similar degree over the last decade (M. 

Barnette, NMFS, to A. Herndon, NMFS, 

pers. comm., 2010). Thus, the petition 

does not accurately represent the 

potential threat posed by shrimp 

trawling throughout the range of the 

species. The available information does 

not indicate that the potential impacts 

from shrimp fisheries have caused 

declines or likely contributed to the 

endangerment of the species throughout 

the rest of its range. Therefore, this 

threat does not constitute substantial 

information that listing may be 

warranted. 

In summary, the petitioner claims that 

shrimp trawling has caused Caribbean 

electric ray declines in the Gulf of 

Mexico and South Atlantic, and is likely 

causing declines elsewhere, primarily 

because of ineffective TED/BRDs and 

intense fishing effort. Based on 

information presented in the petition 

and contained within our files, these 

statements are either unsubstantiated or 

inaccurate representations of the 

available data. Thus, the petition does 

not provide substantial information that 

listing may be warranted. 

In addition to the potential threat 

from shrimp fishing, the petitioner also 

claims that the species is prone to a 

specific type of infection when in 

captivity. While the information 

provided by the petition does suggest 

that the species is prone to infection, the 

petition fails to explain why the species’ 

susceptibility to infection in captivity 

suggests a threat to wild populations. 

Thus, the existence of disease in captive 

animals does not constitute substantial 

information that listing may be 

warranted. 

Petition Finding 

After reviewing the information 

contained in the petition and 

information readily available in our 

files, we conclude the petition fails to 

present substantial scientific or 

commercial information indicating the 

petitioned action may be warranted. 

References Cited 

A complete list of all references is 

available upon request from the 

Protected Resources Division of the 

NMFS Southeast Regional Office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: March 17, 2011. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The NOAA Fisheries will 

hold a Workshop to discuss the data and 

models that will be used in the 2011 

stock assessments for sablefish, petrale 

sole and Dover sole. 

DATES: The Pre-assessment Workshop 

will be held beginning at 9 a.m., 

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 and end at 5:30 

p.m. or as necessary to complete 

business for the day. The Workshop will 

reconvene on Wednesday, April 6 at 9 

a.m. and will adjourn by 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Pre-assessment 

Workshop for sablefish, Dover sole and 

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Newport, OR 97365; telephone: (1–888) 

448–4449. 

Science Center address: DOC, NOAA 

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sablefish, petrale sole and Dover sole 

stock assessment models; (2) discuss 

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during this meeting. Workshop action 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, provided the public 

has been notified of the workshop 

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to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. 

Stacey Miller at (541) 961–8475 at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: March 16, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 

provides the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

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Information Collection Clearance 

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proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

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2011. 

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information collection. The Department 

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public comment addressing the 

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necessary to the proper functions of the 

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processed and used in a timely manner; 

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information to be collected; and (5) how 

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Dated: March 17, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

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Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: Measures and 

Methods for the National Reporting 

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OMB Control Number: 1830–0027. 

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Total Estimated Number of Annual 

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Total Estimated Number of Annual 

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education and attainment of a secondary 

credential by changing the population to 

which these measures apply. Currently, 

states report on the relevant outcome for 

students who set goals related to the 

measure. Goal setting is being replaced 

with automatic cohort designation 

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status, having a secondary credential 

and taking GED tests. Approval is also 

sought for collecting new data on 

teacher experience and certification and 

student’s years of schooling. 

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