80 FR 27927 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 94 (May 15, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 94 (May 15, 2015)
| Page Range | 27927-27928 | |
| FR Document | 2015-11758 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 27927-27928] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11758] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 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 Habitat 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 Monday, June 1, 2015 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 300 Woodbury Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 431-8000; fax: (603) 501-3733. 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. [[Page 27928]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Habitat Committee will consider data and analyses related to current habitat management alternatives for Georges Bank as part of Omnibus Essential Fish Habitat Amendment 2. These will include analyses related to a new alternative identified during the April Council meeting. The Committee may choose to revise its preferred alternative recommendation for Georges Bank to the full Council. (The Council plans to take final action on Georges Bank habitat management alternatives during its June 16-18, 2015 meeting.) The Committee may also discuss other matters related to the amendment, in particular the spawning management alternatives. (The spawning alternatives are also planned for final Council action in June.) They will discuss 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 this meeting. 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: May 12, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-11758 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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6418; email Michael.Murray@noaa.gov; 170,000 square miles of ocean and Great Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
or download application from http:// Lakes waters from the Hawaiian Islands Advisory Council: Commercial and
channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/council_ to the Florida Keys, and from Lake Recreational Fishing (primary).
news.html. Huron to American Samoa. National National Marine Sanctuary of
• Flower Garden Banks National marine sanctuaries protect our Nation’s American Samoa Advisory Council:
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: most vital coastal and marine natural Business and Industry (primary); and
Shelley DuPuy, Flower Garden Banks and cultural resources, and through Community-at-Large: Tutuila—West
National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 active research, management, and Side (primary).
Avenue U, Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX public engagement, sustains healthy Stellwagen Bank National Marine
77551; (409) 621–5151 extension 106; environments that are the foundation for Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-Large
email Shelley.DuPuy@noaa.gov; or thriving communities and stable (primary); Business Industry (primary);
download application from http:// economies. One of the many ways Diving (primary); Diving (alternate);
flowergarden.noaa.gov/advisorycouncil/ ONMS ensures public participation in Education (2 primary seats); Fixed Gear
councilnews.html. the designation and management of Commercial Fishing (primary); Fixed
• Gray’s Reef National Marine national marine sanctuaries is through Gear Commercial Fishing (alternate);
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Becky the formation of advisory councils. Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing
Shortland, Gray’s Reef National Marine National marine sanctuary advisory (alternate); Recreational Fishing
Sanctuary, 10 Ocean Science Circle, councils are community-based advisory (alternate); Research (2 alternate seats);
Savannah, GA 31411; (912) 598–2381; groups established to provide advice and Whale Watch (primary).
email Becky.Shortland@noaa.gov; or and recommendations to the Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.
download application from http:// superintendents of the national marine (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/ sanctuaries on issues including Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)
council_news.html. management, science, service, and Dated: April 13, 2015.
• Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale stewardship; and to serve as liaisons
National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Daniel J. Basta,
between their constituents in the
Council: Inouye Regional Center, ATTN: community and the sanctuary. Director, Office of National Marine
NOS/ONMS/Shannon Lyday, 1845 Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
Additional information on ONMS and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI its advisory councils can be found at Administration.
96818; (808) 725–5905; email http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov. Information [FR Doc. 2015–11630 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am]
Shannon.Lyday@noaa.gov; or download related to the purpose, policies and
BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P
application from http:// operational requirements for advisory
hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/ councils can be found in the charter for
council/council_app_accepting.html. a particular advisory council (http:// DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• Monitor National Marine Sanctuary sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/
Advisory Council: Katherine Van Dam, council_charters.html) and the National National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 100 Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Administration
Museum Drive, Newport News, VA Implementation Handbook (http://
23606; (757) 591–7350; email www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ New England Fishery Management
Katherine.VanDam@noaa.gov; or management/ac/acref.html). Council; Public Meeting
download application from http:// The following is a list of the vacant
monitor.noaa.gov. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
seats, including positions (i.e., primary Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
• National Marine Sanctuary of member or alternate), for each of the
American Samoa Advisory Council: Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
advisory councils currently seeking Commerce.
Joseph Paulin, National Marine applications for members and alternates:
Sanctuary of American Samoa, Tauese ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, P.O. Box 4318 Channel Islands National Marine
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799; Sanctuary Advisory Council: Non- SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
(684) 633–6500; email Joseph.Paulin@ consumptive Recreation (primary); and Management Council (Council) is
noaa.gov; or download application from Non-consumptive Recreation scheduling a public meeting of its
http://americansamoa.noaa.gov. (alternate). Habitat Committee to consider actions
• Stellwagen Bank National Marine Flower Garden Banks National affecting New England fisheries in the
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Elizabeth Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Stokes, Stellwagen Bank National Recreational Fishing (primary). Recommendations from this group will
Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward Foster Gray’s Reef National Marine be brought to the full Council for formal
Road, Scituate MA 02066; (781) 545– Sanctuary Advisory Council: consideration and action, if appropriate.
8026 extension 201; email Conservation (primary); University DATES: This meeting will be held on
elizabeth.stokes@noaa.gov; or download Education (primary); Sport Diving Monday, June 1, 2015 at 9 a.m.
application from http://stellwagen.noaa. (primary); and Citizen-at-Large ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
gov/management/sac/sachome.html. (primary). the Holiday Inn, 300 Woodbury Avenue,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603)
further information on a particular 431–8000; fax: (603) 501–3733.
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National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
national marine sanctuary advisory Council: Commercial Shipping Council address: New England
council, please contact the individual (primary); Commercial Shipping Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
identified in the ADDRESSES section of (alternate); Hawaii County (alternate); Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
this notice. Lanai Island (alternate); Citizen-at-Large FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS (alternate); Education (alternate); Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
serves as the trustee for 14 marine Tourism (alternate); and Whale New England Fishery Management
protected areas encompassing more than Watching (alternate). Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The The Limes, Lea, Malmesbury Wiltshire, divers, and while hauled out on land.
Habitat Committee will consider data SN16 9PG United Kingdom, has applied Hydrophones would be used to record
and analyses related to current habitat in due form for a permit to conduct sounds. Footage would be used for a Big
management alternatives for Georges commercial or educational photography Blue Live television series examining
Bank as part of Omnibus Essential Fish on four species of cetaceans and five marine issues and conservation
Habitat Amendment 2. These will species of pinnipeds. successes along the coast of California.
include analyses related to a new DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email Filming would occur July through
alternative identified during the April comments must be received on or before September 2015. The permit would be
Council meeting. The Committee may June 15, 2015. valid until September 30, 2015.
choose to revise its preferred alternative ADDRESSES: These documents are In compliance with the National
recommendation for Georges Bank to available upon written request or by Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
the full Council. (The Council plans to appointment in the Permits and U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
take final action on Georges Bank Conservation Division, Office of determination has been made that the
habitat management alternatives during Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East- activity proposed is categorically
its June 16–18, 2015 meeting.) West Highway, Room 13705, Silver excluded from the requirement to
The Committee may also discuss Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427– prepare an environmental assessment or
other matters related to the amendment, 8401; fax (301) 713–0376. environmental impact statement.
in particular the spawning management Written comments on this application Concurrent with the publication of
alternatives. (The spawning alternatives should be submitted to the Chief, this notice in the Federal Register,
are also planned for final Council action Permits and Conservation Division, at NMFS is forwarding copies of the
in June.) They will discuss other the address listed above. Comments may application to the Marine Mammal
business as necessary. also be submitted by facsimile to (301) Commission and its Committee of
Although non-emergency issues not Scientific Advisors.
713–0376, or by email to
contained in this agenda may come
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please Dated: May 8, 2015.
before these groups for discussion, those
include File No. 19526 in the subject Julia Harrison,
issues may not be the subject of formal
line of the email comment. Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
action during this meeting. Action will Those individuals requesting a public Office of Protected Resources, National
be restricted to those issues specifically hearing should submit a written request Marine Fisheries Service.
listed in this notice and any issues
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation [FR Doc. 2015–11753 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am]
arising after publication of this notice
Division at the address listed above. The BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
that require emergency action under
request should set forth the specific
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
reasons why a hearing on this
Act, provided the public has been
application would be appropriate. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Hubard or Jennifer Skidmore, National Telecommunications and
Special Accommodations (301) 427–8401. Information Administration
This meeting is physically accessible SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The First Responder Network Authority;
to people with disabilities. Requests for subject permit is requested under the First Responder Network Authority
sign language interpretation or other authority of the Marine Mammal Board Meetings
auxiliary aids should be directed to Protection Act of 1972, as amended
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the AGENCY: First Responder Network
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to regulations governing the taking and Authority (FirstNet), U.S. Department of
the meeting date. importing of marine mammals (50 CFR Commerce.
part 216). ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
The applicant proposes to film a
Dated: May 12, 2015. variety of marine mammals along the SUMMARY: The Board of the First
Tracey L. Thompson, California coast from Point Año Nuevo Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable south to the Channel Islands. A will convene an open public meeting on
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. maximum of 1000 long-beaked common June 3, 2015, preceded by open public
[FR Doc. 2015–11758 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am] dolphins (Delphinus capensis), 1000 meetings of the Board Committees on
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P short-beaked common dolphins June 2, 2015.
(Delphinus delphis), 1000 Risso’s DATES: On June 2, 2015 between 9:00
dolphins (Grampus griseus), 50 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops Time, there will be sequential open
truncatus), 50 harbor seals (Phoca public meetings of FirstNet’s four Board
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Committees: (1) Governance and
vitulina), and 1000 California sea lions
Administration Personnel; (2) Technology; (3) Outreach;
(Zalophus californianus) would be
RIN 0648–XD939 approached for filming. In addition, up and (4) Finance. The full FirstNet Board
to 200 Northern elephant seals will hold an open public meeting on
Marine Mammals; File No. 19526 (Mirounga angustirostris) would be June 3, 2015 between 8:00 a.m. and
10:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries filmed while hauled out on land. Fifty
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) ADDRESSES: The meetings on June 2 and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and 50 Northern fur seals (Callorhinus June 3, 2015 will be held at the Omni
Commerce. ursinus) may be incidentally harassed San Diego Hotel, 675 L Street, San
and filmed during operations. Cetaceans Diego, CA 92101.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
would be filmed from boats and pole FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Notice is hereby given that
SUMMARY: cameras. Pinnipeds would be filmed Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, FirstNet,
Adam White, BBC Natural History Unit, from boats, pole cameras, underwater 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, M/S 243,
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| Dates | This meeting will be held on Monday, June 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 27927 |
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