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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89617-89618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26293]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE455]

Permits; Foreign Fishing

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of application for transshipment permit; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes for public review and comment information 
regarding a permit application for transshipment of farmed salmon from 
aquaculture operations in Maine waters to processing plants in Canada 
by Canadian flagged vessels. The application for a transshipment permit 
is 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 on whether to approve the 
permit application.

DATES: Written comments must be received by November 27, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action, identified by RTID 0648-
XE455 should be sent to Jasmine Prat in the NMFS Office of 
International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jasmine Prat by email at 
[email protected], or by phone at 301-956-5472.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 1824(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1824(d)) 
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to issue a 
transshipment permit for 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.
    Section 1824(d)(3)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act provides that an

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application to transship from U.S. waters to another country using non-
U.S. vessels 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 from True North Salmon Limited 
Partnership, Kelly Cove Salmon Limited, and 697002 NB, Inc., requesting 
authorization to transfer salmon from U.S. farm pens in Maine waters to 
5 Canadian vessels for the purpose of transporting the salmon to Blacks 
Harbour, Canada for processing. The transshipment operations will occur 
within the boundaries of the State of Maine, and within 12 nautical 
miles from Maine's seaward boundary. NMFS issued permits for the same 
vessels for use in calendar year 2024. Those permits expire December 
31, 2024.

    Dated: November 7, 2024.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-26293 Filed 11-12-24; 8:45 am]
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