80 FR 13519 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 50 (March 16, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 50 (March 16, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-05908 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 13519-13520] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-05908] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XD821 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting -----------------------------------------------------------------------. SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Four Points Sheraton, 407 Squire Road, Revere, MA 02151; telephone: (781) 284-7200; fax: (781) 289-3176. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will begin work on development of Amendment 19 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Amendment 19 will consider measures to address timing issues that inhibit implementation of fishery specifications at the start of the scallop fishing year (March 1). They will also discuss an issue that has been raised at [[Page 13520]] previous meetings related to scallop fishing space in near shore areas and issues of differential catch rates for general category and limited access vessels. The Council may have a workshop later in the year to discuss these issues further. Finally, the committee will discuss potential research priorities for the 2016 Scallop Research Set-Aside announcement. This will be an initial discussion only, and final recommendations will be made at a future meeting. Other business may be discussed. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465- 0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: March 11, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-05908 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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programs mentioned above. National Oceanic and Atmospheric may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
Administration the instructions to view Department of
The ASM furnishes up-to-date
Commerce collections currently under
estimates of employment and payrolls, Submission for OMB Review; review by OMB.
hours and wages of production workers, Comment Request Written comments and
value added by manufacture, cost of recommendations for the proposed
materials, value of shipments by class of The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and information collection should be sent
product, inventories, cost of employer’s within 30 days of publication of this
fringe benefits, operating expenses, and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of notice to OIRA_Submission@
expenditures for new and used plant omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
and equipment. The survey provides information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Dated: March 10, 2015.
data for most of these items at the two-
Chapter 35). Sarah Brabson,
through six-digit NAICS levels. We also
Agency: National Oceanic and NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
provide geographic data by state at a Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). [FR Doc. 2015–05877 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am]
more aggregated industry level. Title: National Coral Reef Monitoring BILLING CODE 3510–JS–P
The survey also provides valuable Program Survey.
information to private companies, OMB Control Number: 0648–0646.
research organizations, and trade Form Number(s): None. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
associations. Industry makes extensive Type of Request: Regular (extension of
use of the annual figures on product a currently approved information National Oceanic and Atmospheric
class shipments at the U.S. level in its collection). Administration
market analysis, product planning, and Number of Respondents: RIN 0648–XD821
investment planning. State Average Hours per Response: 25
development/planning agencies rely on minutes. New England Fishery Management
the survey as a major source of Burden Hours: 1,303. Council; Public Meeting
comprehensive economic data for Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
policymaking, planning, and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
information collection.
administration. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
The purpose of this information
The Ownership or Control forms (NC– collection is to obtain information from Commerce.
99530) will be used to update the individuals in the seven United States ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Business Register, the basic input to the (U.S.) jurisdictions containing coral
sampling frame for many of our current reefs. Specifically, NOAA is seeking SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
surveys. This enables us to update information on the knowledge, attitudes Management Council (Council) is
and reef use patterns, as well as scheduling a public meeting of its
establishments in the Census Bureau’s
information on knowledge and attitudes Scallop Committee to consider actions
Business Register that are incorrectly
related to specific reef protection affecting New England fisheries in the
identified as being single-establishment
activities. In addition, this survey will exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
firms. Recommendations from this group will
provide for the ongoing collection of
Affected Public: Business or other for be brought to the full Council for formal
social and economic data related to the
profit. consideration and action, if appropriate.
communities affected by coral reef
Frequency: Annually. conservation programs. DATES: This meeting will be held on
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. The Coral Reef Conservation Program Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 9 a.m.
(CRCP), developed under the authority ADDRESSES:
Legal Authority: Title 13, United Meeting address: The meeting will be
of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of
States Code, sections 131, 182, 224, and held at the Four Points Sheraton, 407
2000, is responsible for programs
225. Squire Road, Revere, MA 02151;
intended to enhance the conservation of
This information collection request coral reefs. We intend to use the telephone: (781) 284–7200; fax: (781)
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. information collected through this 289–3176.
Follow the instructions to view instrument for research purposes as well Council address: New England
Department of Commerce collections as measuring and improving the results Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
currently under review by OMB. of our reef protection programs. Because Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
many of our efforts to protect reefs rely FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Written comments and
on education and changing attitudes Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
recommendations for the proposed
toward reef protection, the information New England Fishery Management
information collection should be sent Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
collected will allow CRCP staff to
within 30 days of publication of this
ensure programs are designed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
notice to OIRA_Submission@
appropriately at the start, future Committee will begin work on
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
program evaluation efforts are as development of Amendment 19 to the
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Dated: March 11, 2015. successful as possible, and outreach Scallop Fishery Management Plan
Glenna Mickelson, efforts are targeting the intended (FMP). Amendment 19 will consider
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief recipients with useful information. measures to address timing issues that
Information Officer. Affected Public: Individuals or inhibit implementation of fishery
[FR Doc. 2015–05910 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] households. specifications at the start of the scallop
Frequency: Each jurisdiction every 3– fishing year (March 1). They will also
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4 years. discuss an issue that has been raised at
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previous meetings related to scallop New England Fishery Management vacancies for appointment terms
fishing space in near shore areas and Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. through August 13, 2016. Nominations
issues of differential catch rates for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The received in response to this notice also
general category and limited access Advisory Panel (AP) will begin work on will be considered for on-going
vessels. The Council may have a development of Amendment 19 to the appointments to fill any future
workshop later in the year to discuss Scallop Fishery Management Plan vacancies that may arise through August
these issues further. Finally, the (FMP). Amendment 19 will consider 13, 2016.
committee will discuss potential measures to address timing issues that DATES: Applications for immediate
research priorities for the 2016 Scallop inhibit implementation of fishery consideration should be received no
Research Set-Aside announcement. This specifications at the start of the scallop later than close of business March 30,
will be an initial discussion only, and fishing year (March 1). The AP will also 2015. Applications will be accepted
final recommendations will be made at discuss an issue that has been raised at until June 30, 2016 for appointments to
a future meeting. Other business may be previous meetings related to scallop fill future vacancies that may arise.
discussed. fishing space in near shore areas and ADDRESSES: Please send requests for
issues of differential catch rates for consideration to Braeden Young, Office
Special Accommodations
general category and limited access of Latin America and the Caribbean,
This meeting is physically accessible vessels. The Council may have a U.S. Department of Commerce, either by
to people with disabilities. Requests for workshop later in the year to discuss email at Braeden.Young@trade.gov or by
sign language interpretation or other these issues further. The AP will also mail to U.S. Department of Commerce,
auxiliary aids should be directed to provide input on preliminary scallop 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at fishing maps being developed by the CC334, Washington, DC 20230.
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to Northeast Regional Ocean Council FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the meeting date. (NROC). Finally, the AP will discuss Braeden Young, Office of Latin America
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. potential research priorities for the 2016 and the Caribbean, U.S. Department of
Scallop Research Set-Aside Commerce, telephone: (202) 482–1093.
Dated: March 11, 2015.
announcement. This will be an initial SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Tracey L. Thompson,
discussion only, and final Secretary of Commerce and the Deputy
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable recommendations will be made at a
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Assistant to the President and Deputy
future meeting. Other issues may be National Security Advisor for
[FR Doc. 2015–05908 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] discussed. International Economic Affairs, together
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Special Accommodations with the Planalto Casa Civil Minister
(Presidential Chief of Staff) and the
This meeting is physically accessible Brazilian Minister of Development,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE to people with disabilities. Requests for Industry and Foreign Trade, co-chair the
sign language interpretation or other U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum (Forum),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric auxiliary aids should be directed to
Administration pursuant to the Terms of Reference
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at signed in March 2007 by the U.S. and
RIN 0648–XD820 (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to Brazilian governments, as amended,
the meeting date. which set forth the objectives and
New England Fishery Management
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. structure of the Forum. The Terms of
Council; Public Meeting
Dated: March 11, 2015. Reference may be viewed at: http://
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Tracey L. Thompson, www.trade.gov/ceo-forum/. The Forum,
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable consisting of both private and public
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. sector members, brings together leaders
Commerce. [FR Doc. 2015–05907 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] of the respective business communities
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
of the United States and Brazil to
discuss issues of mutual interest,
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery particularly ways to strengthen the
Management Council (Council) is economic and commercial ties between
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
scheduling a public meeting of its the two countries. The Forum consists
Scallop Advisory Panel to consider International Trade Administration of the U.S. and Brazilian Government
actions affecting New England fisheries co-chairs and a Committee comprised of
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Request for Applicants for private sector members. The Committee
Recommendations from this group will Appointment to the United States- is composed of two Sections, each
be brought to the full Council for formal Brazil CEO Forum consisting of approximately ten to
consideration and action, if appropriate. twelve members from the private sector,
AGENCY: International Trade
DATES: This meeting will be held on representing the views and interests of
Administration, Department of
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 10 a.m. Commerce. the private sector business community
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The in the United States and Brazil. Each
ACTION: Notice.
meeting will be held at the Four Points government appoints the members to its
Sheraton, 407 Squire Road, Revere, MA SUMMARY: In March 2007, the respective Section. The Committee
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02151; telephone: (781) 284–7200; fax: Governments of the United States and provides joint recommendations to the
(781) 289–3176. Brazil established the U.S.-Brazil CEO two governments that reflect private
Council address: New England Forum. This notice announces the sector views, needs and concerns
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water opportunity for individuals to apply for regarding the creation of an economic
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. appointment as U.S. representatives to environment in which their respective
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the U.S. Section of the Forum. The U.S. private sectors can partner, thrive and
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Section currently has three immediate enhance bilateral commercial ties to
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; public meeting | |
| Dates | This meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 9 a.m. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 13519 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XD82 |
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