80_FR_24330 80 FR 24247 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

80 FR 24247 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 83 (April 30, 2015)

Page Range24247-24248
FR Document2015-10081

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Risk Policy Working Group 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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 83 (Thursday, April 30, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10081]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD923


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Risk Policy Working Group 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 Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, 407 
Squire Road, Revere, MA 02151; Phone: (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 items of discussion on the agenda are to 
discuss implementation of the Councils Risk Policy across all Council-
managed species. The group will also continue work on development of 
the Risk Policy ``operational handbook'' to address the application of 
the Risk Policy. Additionally they will discuss the application of the 
Risk Policy in the Atlantic Herring FMP and develop related 
recommendations. The group

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will also plan for future work. They will discuss as other business as 
necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has 
been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address 
the emergency.

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: April 27, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-10081 Filed 4-29-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 83 / Thursday, April 30, 2015 / Notices 24247 Fraud (NOC Committee) is seeking This plan articulates the aggressive the input received into consideration as public input on principles to be used in steps that Federal agencies will take to it develops a draft list of principles to determining seafood species ‘‘at risk’’ implement the recommendations the be used in determining species ‘‘at risk’’ for IUU fishing and seafood fraud. Task Force made to the President in for IUU fishing and seafood fraud. The DATES: Comments must be received by December 2014 on a comprehensive draft list of principles will then be used June 8, 2015. framework of integrated programs to to create a draft list of ‘‘at-risk’’ species. combat IUU fishing and seafood fraud. Both the draft list of principles and the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments The plan identifies actions that will draft list of ‘‘at-risk’’ species will be on this document, identified by NOAA– strengthen enforcement, create and published in the Federal Register for NMFS–2014–0090, by any of the expand partnerships with state and public comment in July 2015. following methods: local governments, industry, and non- • Electronic Submission: Submit all governmental organizations, and create Dated: April 27, 2015. electronic public comments via the Samuel D. Rauch III, a risk-based traceability program to Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to track seafood from harvest to entry into Deputy Assistant Administrator for www.regulations.gov/ Regulatory Programs, National Marine U.S. commerce, including the use of Fisheries Service. #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014- existing traceability mechanisms. The 0090, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, work the Task Force began will [FR Doc. 2015–10125 Filed 4–29–15; 8:45 am] complete the required fields, and enter continue under the oversight of the NOC BILLING CODE 3510–22–P or attach your comments. Committee. • Mail: Submit written comments to This notice is the first step in Danielle Rioux, 1315 East-West implementing Task Force DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Highway; Silver Spring, Maryland Recommendations 14 and 15, 20910. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ‘‘Identifying current at risk species Administration Instructions: Comments sent by any threatened by IUU fishing and seafood other method, to any other address or fraud.’’ Once ‘‘at-risk’’ species have RIN 0648–XD923 individual, or received after the end of been determined, the NOC Committee the comment period, may not be will transmit the list to agencies for New England Fishery Management considered by the NOC Committee. All appropriate action. This list will form Council; Public Meeting comments received are a part of the the basis for the species addressed in AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries public record and will generally be the first phase of the risk-based seafood Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and posted for public viewing on traceability program, as described in the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), www.regulations.gov without change. Task Force Action Plan. Commerce. All personal identifying information With this notice, the NOC Committee ACTION: Notice; public meeting. (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential is soliciting comment on what business information, or otherwise principles should be used to determine SUMMARY: The New England Fishery sensitive information submitted the seafood species ‘‘at risk’’ for IUU Management Council (Council) is voluntarily by the sender will be fishing and seafood fraud. scheduling a public meeting of its Risk publicly accessible. The NOC Recommended principles should be Policy Working Group to consider Committee will accept anonymous measurable (i.e., there should be a actions affecting New England fisheries comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required reasonable amount of existing data to in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). fields if you wish to remain assess), and be applicable to domestic Recommendations from this group will anonymous). and/or international fisheries. be brought to the full Council for formal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For example, possible principles consideration and action, if appropriate. Danielle Rioux, 301–427–8516. could include assessing the extent to DATES: This meeting will be held on which species are known to have: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: According • significant domestic or to NOAA, in 2013, U.S. fishers landed ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at international enforcement-related 9.9 billion pounds of fish and shellfish the Four Points by Sheraton, 407 Squire concerns, such as substantial numbers worth $5.5 billion. Globally, illegal, Road, Revere, MA 02151; Phone: (781) of violations of relevant regulations or unreported, and unregulated (IUU) 284–7200; Fax: (781) 289–3176. conservation and management Council address: New England fishing and seafood fraud undermine measures, significant challenges or the sustainability of U.S. and global Fishery Management Council, 50 Water limitations in existing enforcement Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. seafood stocks and negatively impact regimes, or repeated reports of IUU general ecosystem health. At the same FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: activity; time, IUU fishing and fraudulent • catches that are mis-reported or not Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, seafood products distort legal markets reported according to the reporting New England Fishery Management and unfairly compete with the products procedures of the relevant international Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. of law-abiding fishers and seafood regional fisheries management SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items industries. organizations or national authorities, of discussion on the agenda are to On March 15, 2015, the Presidential particularly when they are of high discuss implementation of the Councils Task Force on Combating IUU Fishing economic value; Risk Policy across all Council-managed • a human health risk when mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES and Seafood Fraud (Task Force), co- species. The group will also continue chaired by the Departments of substituted for other species; and work on development of the Risk Policy Commerce and State, took an historic • instances of being substituted for ‘‘operational handbook’’ to address the step to address these issues and other species in order to avoid tariffs or application of the Risk Policy. published its action plan to implement to sell a lower value fish at a higher Additionally they will discuss the Task Force recommendations (http:// price. application of the Risk Policy in the www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ia/iuu/ Following the public comment Atlantic Herring FMP and develop taskforce.html). period, the NOC Committee will take related recommendations. The group VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Apr 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1

24248 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 83 / Thursday, April 30, 2015 / Notices will also plan for future work. They will documentary evidence submitted by the Administrator issued an affirmative discuss as other business as necessary. Government of Guatemala and obtained finding annual renewal to Guatemala, Although non-emergency issues not from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna allowing the continued importation into contained in this agenda may come Commission (IATTC). the United States of yellowfin tuna and before these groups for discussion, those DATES: The affirmative finding annual products derived from yellowfin tuna issues may not be the subject of formal renewal is effective from April 1, 2014, harvested in the ETP by Guatemalan- action during these meetings. Action through March 31, 2015. flag purse seine vessels or purse seine will be restricted to those issues FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: vessels operating under Guatemalan specifically listed in this notice and any Justin Greenman, West Coast Region, jurisdiction through March 31, 2015. issues arising after publication of this National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 Guatemala’s 5-year affirmative finding notice that require emergency action W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802. will remain valid through March 31, under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- Phone: 562–980–3264 Email: 2015. Stevens Act, provided the public has justin.greenman@noaa.gov. Dated: April 24, 2015. been notified of the Council’s intent to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Eileen Sobeck, take final action to address the MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, emergency. for importation into the United States of National Marine Fisheries Service. Special Accommodations yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine [FR Doc. 2015–10162 Filed 4–29–15; 8:45 am] vessels in the ETP under certain BILLING CODE 3510–22–P This meeting is physically accessible conditions. If requested by the to people with disabilities. Requests for harvesting nation, the Assistant sign language interpretation or other Administrator will determine whether DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE auxiliary aids should be directed to to make an affirmative finding based Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at National Oceanic and Atmospheric upon documentary evidence provided (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to Administration by the government of the harvesting the meeting date. nation, the IATTC, or the Department of Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. State. RIN 0648–XD878 Dated: April 27, 2015. The affirmative finding process Tracey L. Thompson, requires that the harvesting nation is Taking and Importing of Marine Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable meeting its obligations under the IDCP Mammals Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. and obligations of membership in the AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries [FR Doc. 2015–10081 Filed 4–29–15; 8:45 am] IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and the harvesting nation must request a BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), new affirmative finding and submit the Commerce. required documentary evidence directly to the Assistant Administrator. On an ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE annual renewal. annual basis, NMFS reviews the National Oceanic and Atmospheric affirmative finding and determines SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator Administration whether the harvesting nation continues for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant to meet the requirements. A nation may Administrator) has issued an affirmative RIN 0648–XD879 provide information related to finding annual renewal for the Taking and Importing of Marine compliance with IDCP and IATTC Government of El Salvador under the Mammals measures directly to NMFS on an Marine Mammal Protection Act annual basis or may authorize the (MMPA). This affirmative finding AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries IATTC to release the information to annual renewal will allow yellowfin Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and NMFS to annually renew an affirmative tuna and yellowfin tuna products Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), finding determination without an harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Commerce. application from the harvesting nation. Ocean (ETP) in compliance with the ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding An affirmative finding will be International Dolphin Conservation annual renewal. terminated, in consultation with the Program (IDCP) by Salvadoran-flag Secretary of State, if the Assistant SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator purse seine vessels or purse seine Administrator determines that the for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant vessels operating under Salvadoran requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no Administrator) has issued an affirmative jurisdiction to be imported into the longer being met or that a nation is finding annual renewal for the United States. The affirmative finding consistently failing to take enforcement Government of Guatemala under the annual renewal was based on review of actions on violations, thereby Marine Mammal Protection Act documentary evidence submitted by the diminishing the effectiveness of the (MMPA). This affirmative finding Government of El Salvador and obtained IDCP. annual renewal will allow yellowfin As a part of the affirmative finding from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna tuna and yellowfin tuna products process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f), the Commission (IATTC). harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Assistant Administrator considered DATES: The affirmative finding annual renewal is effective from April 1, 2014, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Ocean (ETP) in compliance with the documentary evidence submitted by the International Dolphin Conservation Government of Guatemala and obtained through March 31, 2015. Program (IDCP) by Guatemalan-flag from the IATTC and has determined FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: purse seine vessels or purse seine that Guatemala has met the MMPA’s Justin Greenman, West Coast Region, vessels operating under Guatemalan requirements to receive an affirmative National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 jurisdiction to be imported into the finding annual renewal. W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802. United States. The affirmative finding After consultation with the Phone: 562–980–3264 Email: annual renewal was based on review of Department of State, the Assistant justin.greenman@noaa.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Apr 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public meeting.
DatesThis meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.
ContactThomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation80 FR 24247 
RIN Number0648-XD92
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