[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 29112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11251]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG74


Permits; Foreign Fishing

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

ACTION: Notice; denial of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for five transshipment 
permits regarding a foreign fishing application submitted under 
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act has been denied.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following office:
    Office of International Affairs, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Olson, Office of 
International Affairs, (301) 713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS received an application requesting 
authorization for five Mexican vessels to receive, within the Pacific 
waters of the U.S. EEZ south of 34000'N. lat. and east of 
121000'W.long., transfers of live tuna from U.S. purse seiners for the 
purpose of transporting the tuna alive to an aquaculture facility 
located in Baja California, Mexico. On April 1, 2008 (73 FR 11327), 
NMFS published a notice of receipt for the application. Because the 
transshipment of purse seine-caught tuna is prohibited in the Eastern 
Pacific Ocean under 50 CFR 300.24(d) and 50 CFR 300.25(d), the 
application has been denied.

    Dated: May 15, 2008.
Jean-Pierre Ple,
Acting Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-11251 Filed 5-19-08; 8:45 am]
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