Notice2022-05598
Permits; Foreign Fishing
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Published
March 17, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
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. NMFS approved permits in January 2022 for four vessels for the entity requesting the permit, True North Salmon Limited Partnership and 697002 NB, Inc. The recent application is for one additional vessel to perform the same functions as the four previously permitted 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 that the permit application can be approved.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15208-15209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05598]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB745]
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. NMFS approved permits in January 2022 for
four vessels for the entity requesting the permit, True North Salmon
Limited Partnership and 697002 NB, Inc. The recent application is for
one additional vessel to perform the same functions as the four
previously permitted 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 that the permit application
can be approved.
DATES: Written comments must be received by March 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action, identified by `RTID 0648-
XB745', should be sent to Kent Laborde in the NMFS Office of
International Affairs and Seafood Inspection by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#660d030812480a070409140203260809070748010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="177c727963397b767578657372577978767639707861">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Laborde at (301) 427-8364 or by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6209070c164c0e03000d100607220c0d03034c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e78c828993c98b868588958382a789888686c9808891">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 204(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1824(d))
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to issue a
transshipment permit authorizing 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 204(d)(3)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act provides that an
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 U.S. vessel with 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 received no public comment on its previous notice (86 FR
72579, December 22, 2021) regarding the four Canadian flagged vessels
for which NMFS issued transshipment permits in January, 2022.
Therefore, NMFS maintains its prior conclusion that no U.S. vessels
have an interest in performing the transport. NMFS is publishing this
notice to inform the public that one additional vessel for the
aforementioned entity will be permitted to perform the activities
described below.
Summary of Application
NMFS received an application from True North Salmon Limited
Partnership and 697002 NB, Inc, requesting authorization to transfer
salmon from United States farm pens in Maine waters to one Canadian
vessel for the purpose of transporting the salmon to Black's Harbour,
Canada for processing. This vessel would be in addition to the four
vessels permitted in January of 2022 to perform the same activities.
The transshipment operations will occur within the boundaries of the
State of Maine, and within 12 nautical miles (22.22 kilometers) from
Maine's seaward boundary.
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Dated: March 11, 2022.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office for International Affairs and Seafood Inspection,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-05598 Filed 3-16-22; 8:45 am]
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