United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2012_register executive 2012-11-29 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fc235b D09002ee1c7fc23ea United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We, NMFS, issue the final False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan (FKWTRP), and regulatory measures and non-regulatory measures and recommendations to reduce mortalities and serious injuries of false killer whales in Hawaii-based longline fisheries. Regulatory measures include gear requirements, longline prohibited areas, training and certification in marine mammal handling and release, captains' supervision of marine mammal handling and release, and posting of NMFS- approved placards on longline vessels. In this rule, NMFS also recommends research and data collection programs. This final rule also revises the boundaries of the longline prohibited area around the main Hawaiian Islands to be consistent with the prohibited area established under the FKWTRP regulations. The FKWTRP is based on consensus recommendations submitted to NMFS by the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team (Team), with certain modifications described herein that were determined to be necessary to meet the requirements of the MMPA. This final rule is necessary because current mortality and serious injury levels of the Hawaii Pelagic and Hawaii Insular stocks of false killer whales incidental to the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fisheries are above the stocks' potential biological removal (PBR) levels, and are therefore inconsistent with the short- and long-term goals of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The FKWTRP is intended to meet the requirements of the MMPA. 77 FR 71260 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-11-29/2012-28750 2012-28750 fr29no12-16 RIN 0648-BA30 3510-22-P Docket No. 110131070-2626-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-11-29/2012-28750 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-11-29/html/2012-28750.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-11-29/pdf/2012-28750.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Fisheries Marine Mammals Hawaii Longline 27 p. 71260 71286 77 FR 71260 Title 50 Part 229 50 CFR Part 229 Title 50 Part 665 50 CFR Part 665 RIN 0648-BA30 Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-28750 III DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2012-12-31 Docket No. 110131070-2626-02 3510-22-P 2012-28750 Final rule.

We, NMFS, issue the final False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan (FKWTRP), and regulatory measures and non-regulatory measures and recommendations to reduce mortalities and serious injuries of false killer whales in Hawaii-based longline fisheries. Regulatory measures include gear requirements, longline prohibited areas, training and certification in marine mammal handling and release, captains' supervision of marine mammal handling and release, and posting of NMFS- approved placards on longline vessels. In this rule, NMFS also recommends research and data collection programs. This final rule also revises the boundaries of the longline prohibited area around the main Hawaiian Islands to be consistent with the prohibited area established under the FKWTRP regulations. The FKWTRP is based on consensus recommendations submitted to NMFS by the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team (Team), with certain modifications described herein that were determined to be necessary to meet the requirements of the MMPA. This final rule is necessary because current mortality and serious injury levels of the Hawaii Pelagic and Hawaii Insular stocks of false killer whales incidental to the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fisheries are above the stocks' potential biological removal (PBR) levels, and are therefore inconsistent with the short- and long-term goals of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The FKWTRP is intended to meet the requirements of the MMPA.

This rule is effective December 31, 2012, except for the addition of Sec. Sec. 229.3(v) and 229.37(c), which are effective February 27, 2013. Nancy Young, NMFS PIR, Nancy.Young@noaa.gov, 808-944-2282; Lance Smith, NMFS PIR, Lance.Smith@noaa.gov, 808-944-2258; or Kristy Long, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, Kristy.Long@noaa.gov, 301-713-2322. Administrative Practice and Procedure Fisheries Marine Mammals Hawaii Longline Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations: False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan , Kristy.Long@noaa.gov Lance.Smith@noaa.gov Nancy.Young@noaa.gov http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/interactions/fkwtrt/ http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/interactions/fkwtrt/meeting3.htm http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/interactions/trt/falsekillerwhale.htm www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/interactions/trt/falsekillerwhale.htm www.regulations.gov Vol. 77, no. 230 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-11-29 continuing daily deposited born digital 212 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-11-29 P0b002ee183878009 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr29no12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-11-29 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-11-29/pdf/FR-2012-11-29.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-11-29/xml/FR-2012-11-29.xml fdlp 71083 71286 DGPO 2012-11-29 2024-06-03 FR-2012-11-29 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-11-29 77 230