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energy supply, distribution, and use. 

This proposed rule would not 

significantly affect energy supplies, 

distribution, and use. Therefore, this 

action is a not a significant energy 

action and no Statement of Energy 

Effects is required. 

Clarity of this Regulation: We are 

required by Executive Orders 12866 and 

12988 and by the Presidential 

Memorandum of June 1, 1998, to write 

all rules in plain language. This means 

that each rule we publish must: 

(a) Be logically organized; 

(b) Use the active voice to address 

readers directly; 

(c) Use clear language rather than 

jargon; 

(d) Be divided into short sections and 

sentences; and 

(e) Use lists and tables wherever 

possible. 

If you feel that we have not met these 

requirements, send us comments by one 

of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES

section. To better help us revise the 

rule, your comments should be as 

specific as possible. For example, you 

should tell us the numbers of the 

sections or paragraphs that are unclearly 

written, which sections or sentences are 

too long, the sections where you feel 

lists or tables would be useful, etc. 

Public Comments 

You may submit your comments and 

materials concerning this rule by one of 

the methods listed in the ADDRESSES

section. We will not accept comments 

sent by e-mail or fax or to an address not 

listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

We will post your entire comment— 

including your personal identifying 

information—on http:// 

www.regulations.gov. If you provide 

personal identifying information in your 

written comments, you may request at 

the top of your document that we 

withhold this information from public 

review. However, we cannot guarantee 

that we will be able to do so. 

Comments and materials we receive, 

as well as supporting documentation we 

used in preparing this proposed rule, 

will be available for public inspection 

on http://www.regulations.gov, or by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service; Division of Management 

Authority; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 

212; Arlington, VA 22203; telephone, 

(703) 358–2093. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 

Endangered and threatened species, 

Exports, Imports, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation. 

Proposed Regulation Promulgation 

For the reasons given in the preamble, 

we propose to amend part 17, 

subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, as follows: 

PART 17—[AMENDED] 

1. The authority citation for part 17 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 16 U.S.C. 

1531–1544; 16 U.S.C. 4201–4245; Pub. L. 99– 

625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted. 

2. Amend § 17.21 by revising 

paragraph (g)(6) to read as set forth 

below: 

§ 17.21 Prohibitions. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * 

(6) Exemption from registration 

requirement. 

(i) If the conditions in paragraph 

(g)(6)(ii) of this section are met, then any 

person subject to the jurisdiction of the 

United States seeking to engage in any 

of the activities authorized by paragraph 

(g)(1) of this section may do so without 

first registering with the Service with 

respect to the following species: 

(A) The bar-tailed pheasant 

(Syrmaticus humiae), Elliot’s pheasant 

(S. ellioti), Mikado pheasant (S. 

mikado), brown eared pheasant 

(Crossoptilon mantchuricum), white 

eared pheasant (C. crossoptilon), cheer 

pheasant (Catreus wallichii), Edward’s 

pheasant (Lophura edwardsi), 

Swinhoe’s pheasant (L. swinhoii), 

Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii), 

and Palawan peacock pheasant 

(Polyplectron emphanum); 

(B) Parakeets of the species 

Neophema pulchella and N. splendida; 

(C) The Laysan duck (Anas 

laysanensis); and 

(D) The white-winged wood duck 

(Cairina scutulata). 

(ii) Conditions for exemption to 

register. The following conditions must 

exist for persons dealing with the 

species listed in paragraph (g)(6)(i) of 

this section to be eligible for exemption 

from the requirement to register with 

the Service: 

(A) The purpose of the activity is to 

enhance the propagation or survival of 

the affected exempted species. 

(B) Such activity does not involve 

interstate or foreign commerce, in the 

course of a commercial activity, with 

respect to nonliving wildlife. 

(C) Each specimen to be reimported is 

uniquely identified by a band, tattoo, or 

other means that was reported in 

writing to an official of the Service at a 

port of export prior to export of the 

specimen from the United States. 

(D) No specimens of the taxa in 

paragraph (g)(6) of this section that were 

taken from the wild may be imported for 

breeding purposes absent a definitive 

showing that the need for new 

bloodlines can be met only by wild 

specimens, that suitable foreign-bred, 

captive individuals are unavailable, and 

that wild populations can sustain 

limited taking. In addition, an import 

permit must be issued under § 17.22. 

(E) Any permanent exports of such 

specimens meet the requirements of 

paragraph (g)(4) of this section. 

(F) Each person claiming the benefit 

of the exception in paragraph (g)(1) of 

this section must maintain accurate 

written records of activities, including 

births, deaths, and transfers of 

specimens, and make those records 

accessible to Service agents for 

inspection at reasonable hours as set 

forth in §§ 13.46 and 13.47. 

* * * * * 

Dated: August 4, 2011. 

Eileen Sobeck, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and 

Wildlife and Parks. 

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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Allocating Gulf of 

Alaska Fishery Resources; Notice of 

Rockfish Program Public Workshops 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshops. 

SUMMARY: NMFS will present two public 

workshops on the Central Gulf of Alaska 

Rockfish Program (Rockfish Program) 

for potentially eligible participants and 

other interested parties. At each 

workshop, NMFS will provide an 

overview of the proposed Rockfish 

Program, discuss the key differences 

between the Rockfish Program and the 

Rockfish Pilot Program, provide 

information on the proposed rule 

comment process, and answer 

questions. NMFS is conducting these 

public workshops to assist fishery 

participants in understanding and 

reviewing the proposed rule that would 

implement this new Rockfish Program. 


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DATES: Two workshops will be held on 

the following dates: 

1. Monday, August 29, 2011, 1 p.m. to 

3 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time, Kodiak, 

AK. 

2. Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 5 p.m. 

to 7 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, Seattle, 

WA. 

ADDRESSES: The workshops will be held 

at the following locations: 

1. Kodiak—Kodiak Fisheries Research 

Center (Main Conference Room), 301 

Research Court, Kodiak, AK 99615. 

2. Seattle—Mountaineers Program 

Center (Cascade Room), 7700 Sand 

Point Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98115. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gwen Herrewig, 907–586–7091. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

28, 2011 (76 FR 45217), NMFS 

published a Notice of Availability to 

implement the proposed Central Gulf of 

Alaska (GOA) Rockfish Program as 

Amendment 88 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Groundfish of the 

Gulf of Alaska. NMFS anticipates 

publication of the proposed rule to 

implement the Central GOA Rockfish 

Program prior to workshop held in 

Kodiak on Monday, August 29, 2011. 

The proposed Rockfish Program is 

necessary to replace the Central Gulf of 

Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program (Pilot 

Program) that is scheduled to expire 

December 31, 2011. Amendment 88 was 

approved by the North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) on June 

14, 2010. Although some modifications 

were recommended by the Council, the 

proposed Rockfish Program would 

retain the conservation, management, 

safety, and economic gains realized 

under the Pilot Program. The 

recommended modifications would 

improve the functionality of the 

Rockfish Program and resolve identified 

issues in the management and viability 

of the fisheries. The proposed Rockfish 

Program would include similar 

implementation, management, 

monitoring, and enforcement measures 

to those developed under the Pilot 

Program, however, the new program 

would: 

• Change the qualifying years for 

eligibility of quota share (QS); 

• Use a different suite of years to 

determine the allocation of QS and 

sideboard limits; 

• Assign to rockfish cooperatives a 

specific portion of the Central GOA total 

allowable catch of species historically 

harvested in the rockfish fisheries; 

• Assign a specific amount of halibut 

prohibited species catch to cooperatives 

and conserve a portion of the halibut 

that will remain unallocated; 

• Restrict the entry level fishery to 

longline gear only; 

• Relax the requirements to form a 

cooperative; 

• Specify the location where 

harvesters in cooperatives may deliver 

rockfish; 

• Remove the requirement that 

harvesters in a catcher vessel 

cooperative deliver to a specific 

processor; 

• Discontinue the limited access 

fishery; 

• Simplify sideboards, and slightly 

modify sideboards for catcher/ 

processors; 

• Implement a cost recovery program, 

except for the entry level longline 

fishery; 

• Establish a catch monitoring and 

control plan specialist; and 

• Be authorized for 10 years, from 

January 1, 2012, until December 31, 

2021. 

NMFS is conducting public 

workshops for fishery participants to 

provide assistance in reviewing the 

proposed requirements of this new 

program. At each workshop, NMFS will 

provide an overview of the proposed 

Rockfish Program, discuss the key 

differences between the Rockfish 

Program and the Pilot Program, and 

provide information on the public 

comment process for the proposed rule. 

NMFS anticipates discussing key 

elements of the proposed Rockfish 

Program at the meeting, such as 

eligibility and the QS application 

process; cooperative and opt-out 

provisions; entry level longline fishery, 

sideboards, deliveries, and cooperative 

quota transfer provisions; monitoring 

and enforcement; and electronic 

reporting. Additionally, NMFS will 

answer questions from workshop 

participants. For further information on 

the proposed Rockfish Program, please 

visit the NMFS Alaska Region Web site 

at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov. 

Special Accommodations 

These workshops are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for special accommodations 

should be directed to Gwen Herrewig 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 

at least 5 working days before the 

workshop date. 

Dated: August 17, 2011. 

Galen Tromble, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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