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steelhead and their habitats, NMFS’ 

Northwest Region has drafted guidance 

on monitoring the recovery of listed 

salmonids in the Pacific Northwest. 

This draft Pacific Northwest monitoring 

guidance will assist NMFS’ recovery 

partners in Oregon, Washington, and 

Idaho in understanding the recovery 

monitoring needs under the ESA, and 

the desired level of statistical certainty 

for the monitoring information they 

collect. The draft monitoring guidance 

includes recommended priorities for 

monitoring, data collection, and 

reporting of the viability of Pacific 

Northwest salmon and steelhead 

populations, threats to the species, and 

the ESA Section 4(a)(1) listing factors. 

Information Solicited 

NMFS’ Northwest Region is soliciting 

public comment on the draft guidance 

for monitoring the recovery of ESAlisted salmon and steelhead in Idaho, 

Oregon, and Washington. Specifically, 

NMFS’ Northwest Region requests 

comment on the recommendations and 

priorities proposed in the draft Pacific 

Northwest monitoring guidance. In 

particular, we would like input on the 

proposed confidence intervals for status 

and trends monitoring of adult and 

juveniles, as well as on the targets for 

the relative abundance of hatchery- and 

natural-origin fish in spawning 

populations. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: June 23, 2009. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Division of Endangered Species, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XP73 

Endangered Species; File No. 14272 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Lawrence Wood, Marinelife Center of 

Juno Beach, 14200 U.S. Hwy. #1, Juno 

Beach, FL 33408, has been issued a 

permit to take hawksbill (Eretmochelys 

imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of 

scientific research. 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 713–2289; fax (301) 427–2521; 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 

phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 824– 

5309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Opay or Kate Swails, (301) 713– 

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

9, 2009, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (74 FR 10034) that a 

request for a scientific research permit 

to take hawksbill sea turtles had been 

submitted by the above-named 

individual. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

and the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226). 

The research will continue to describe 

the abundance and movements of an 

aggregation of hawksbill sea turtles 

found on the barrier reefs of Palm Beach 

County, Florida. Up to 75 animals will 

be captured, tagged, and sampled 

annually for 5 years. Up to ten animals 

will have satellite transmitters attached 

to their carapace. 

Issuance of this permit, as required by 

the ESA, was based on a finding that 

such permit (1) was applied for in good 

faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered 

species, and (3) is consistent with the 

purposes and policies set forth in 

section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: June 22, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1609] 

Grant of Authority, Establishment of a 

Foreign–Trade Zone, City and County 

of Butte–Silver Bow, Montana 

Pursuant to its authority under the 

Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign– 

Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Foreign–Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘ the 

establishment of foreign–trade zones in 

ports of entry of the United States, to 

expedite and encourage foreign 

commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and 

authorizes the Foreign–Trade Zones 

Board to grant to qualified corporations 

the privilege of establishing foreign– 

trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection ports of 

entry; 

Whereas, the City and County of 

Butte–Silver Bow (the Grantee) has 

made application to the Board (FTZ 

Docket 43–2008, filed 8/4/08), 

requesting the establishment of a 

foreign–trade zone at a site in Butte, 

Montana, adjacent to the Butte–Silver 

Bow Customs and Border Protection 

port of entry; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (73 FR 46870, 8/12/08), and the 

application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that approval of the application is in the 

public interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

grants to the Grantee the privilege of 

establishing a foreign–trade zone, 

designated on the records of the Board 

as Foreign–Trade Zone No. 274, at the 

site described in the application, and 

subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations, including Section 400.28. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of 

June 2009. 

FOREIGN–TRADE ZONES BOARD,Gary 

Locke, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and 

Executive Officer. 

Attest: 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XP83 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

General Provisions for Domestic 

Fisheries; Application for Exempted 

Fishing Permits 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 


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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator, 

Southwest Region, NMFS, has made a 

preliminary determination that an 

application for an Exempted Fishing 

Permit (EFP) warrants further 

consideration. The application was 

submitted by members of the Pacific 

sardine fishing industry and requests an 

exemption from commercial quotas in 

order to conduct a survey to obtain a 

estimate of the population of Pacific 

sardine. NMFS requests public 

comment on the application. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

July 14, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this notice identified by 0648–XP83 

by any one of the following methods: 

• Mail: Rodney R. McInnis, Regional 

Administrator, Southwest Region, 

NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 

4200, Long Beach, CA 90802. 

• Fax: (562) 980–4047, Att: Joshua 

Lindsay 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of the application can viewed on 

the Pacific Fishery Management 

Council’s website at http:// 

www.pcouncil.org/cps/cpsefp.html; or 

contact Joshua Lindsay, Southwest 

Region, NMFS, (562) 980–4034. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 20, 2009, NMFS published a 

final rule implementing the harvest 

guideline (HG) and annual 

specifications for the 2009 Pacific 

sardine fishing season off the U.S. West 

Coast (74 FR 7826). These specifications 

and associated management measures 

were based on recommendations 

adopted by the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) at their 

November 2008 public meeting in San 

Diego, California (73 FR 60680). As part 

of these management measures the 

Council recommended, and NMFS 

approved, that 1,200 metric tons (mt) of 

the available acceptable biological catch 

(ABC) be initially subtracted from the 

ABC and reserved for a potential 

industry-based research project. This 

1,200 mt set-aside was intended to 

allow research fishing, that had been 

proposed for the second seasonal period 

(July 1–September 15, 2009), to 

continue if that period’s allocation is 

reached and directed fishing is closed. 

Members of the Pacific sardine fishing 

industry requested this separate 

allocation so that they could conduct 

research fishing activities after fishing is 

closed because of foreseen difficulties in 

attempting to have vessels fish for the 

purposes of research during the normal 

fishing season. 

At the March 2009 Council meeting, 

the Council reviewed two industry 

research/EFP proposals to allow access 

to the 1,200 mt set-aside. Both proposals 

went forward for public comment with 

the recommendation from the Council 

that the proposals be combined to create 

a single EFP application to be reviewed 

at the June 2009 Council meeting. After 

hearing the research proposals and 

public comment, the Council also 

recommended, and NMFS issued a 

Federal Register notice proposing, that 

the original 1200 mt set-aside be 

increased to 2400 mt (74 FR 20897). 

Sardine industry representatives and 

scientists have since collaborated on a 

single proposal and on June 16, 2009, 

the Council made a final 

recommendation to NMFS to approve 

and implement this single EFP 

application. The goal set forth in the 

EFP application is the development of 

an index of biomass for Pacific sardine, 

with the desire that this index be 

included in the next Pacific sardine 

stock assessment. If NMFS decides not 

to issue this EFP, then the set-aside will 

be re-allocated to the third period’s 

directed harvest allocation. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: June 22, 2009. 

Kristen C. Koch 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XQ04 

Marine Mammals; File No. 774–1714 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS, Southwest Fisheries Science 

Center (SWFSC) (Jeremy Rusin, 

Principal Investigator), Protected 

Resources Division, 8604 La Jolla Shores 

Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037 has been issued 

an amendment to scientific research 

Permit No. 774–1714–09. 

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Kristy Beard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

3, 2009, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (74 FR 9222) that an 

amendment to Permit No. 774–1714, 

issued June 30, 2004 (68 FR 57673), had 

been requested by the above-named 

organization. The requested amendment 

has been granted under the authority of 

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), the regulations governing the 

taking and importing of marine 

mammals (50 CFR part 216), the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 

the regulations governing the taking, 

importing, and exporting of endangered 

and threatened species (50 CFR 222– 

226), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). 

Permit No. 774–1714–10 authorizes 

the SWFSC to conduct research on 

seven pinniped species, 53 cetacean 

species, and five sea turtle species in the 

Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic and 

Southern Oceans. The permit authorizes 

Level B harassment during aerial and 

vessel surveys for photo-identification/ 

photogrammetry, incidental harassment, 

collection of sloughed skin, and salvage 

of carcasses and parts; Level A 

harassment for capture, biopsy 

sampling, and tagging activities; and the 

import/export of specimens. This 

amendment increases the number of 

short-beaked and long-beaked common 

dolphins (Delphinus spp.) that may be 

harassed during vessel and aerial 

surveys. For each species, up to 60,000 

dolphins may be harassed annually 

during aerial surveys, up to 10,000 

approached by vessel for photoidentification, and 1,500 approached 

and biopsy sampled annually. During 

research up to 40,000 animals of each 

species may be incidentally harassed 

annually. The purposes of this research 

are to investigate the life history traits 

and assess the relative reproductive 

rates of these species off the coast of 

California and Baja California. This 

amendment also extends the duration of 

the permit to June 30, 2010. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an environmental 

assessment was prepared analyzing the 

effects of the permitted activities. After 

a Finding of No Significant Impact, the 

determination was made that it was not 

necessary to prepare an environmental 

impact statement. 


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