80_FR_29399 80 FR 29301 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scoping Process

80 FR 29301 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scoping Process

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 98 (May 21, 2015)

Page Range29301-29302
FR Document2015-12261

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council announces its intent to prepare, in cooperation with NMFS, either an amendment to the fishery management plan for golden tilefish or a new fishery management plan. In either case, the reason for action is to develop conservation and management measures for blueline tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic. To support this effort, the Council may prepare an environmental impact statement in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act to analyze the impacts of any proposed management measures. This notice announces a public process for determining the scope of issues to be addressed, for identifying concerns and potential alternatives related to management of blueline tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic, and for determining the appropriate level of environmental analysis. This notice alerts the interested public of the scoping process, the potential development of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment as appropriate, and provides for public participation in that process. Five scoping hearings will be held in June 2015 for this action.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD935


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Fisheries of the 
Northeastern United States; Scoping Process

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 
(EIS); notice of initiation of scoping process; notice of public 
scoping meetings; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council announces its 
intent to prepare, in cooperation with NMFS, either an amendment to the 
fishery management plan for golden tilefish or a new fishery management 
plan. In either case, the reason for action is to develop conservation 
and management measures for blueline tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic. To 
support this effort, the Council may prepare an environmental impact 
statement in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act to 
analyze the impacts of any proposed management measures. This notice 
announces a public process for determining the scope of issues to be 
addressed, for identifying concerns and potential alternatives related 
to management of blueline tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic, and for 
determining the appropriate level of environmental analysis. This 
notice alerts the interested public of the scoping process, the 
potential development of an environmental impact statement or 
environmental assessment as appropriate, and provides for public 
participation in that process. Five scoping hearings will be held in 
June 2015 for this action.

DATES: The meetings will be held between June 1, 2015, and June 18, 
2015, as described below. Written

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comments must be received on or before July 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: There will be five scoping meetings with the following 
dates/times/locations:
    1. Monday June 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m. Hyatt Place Long Island/East End. 
451 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901. Telephone: (631) 208-0002.
    2. Tuesday June 2, 2015, 6:00 p.m. Congress Hall Hotel. 251 Beach 
Ave, Cape May, NJ 08204. Telephone: (888) 944-1816.
    3. Tuesday June 16, 2015, 6:00 p.m. Dare County Administrative 
Building. Commissioners Meeting Room, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, 
Manteo, NC 27954. Telephone: (252) 475-5700.
    4. Wednesday June 17, 2015, 6:00 p.m. Hilton Virginia Beach 
Oceanfront. 3001 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451. Telephone: 
(757) 213-3000.
    5. Thursday, June 18, 5:00 p.m. Ocean City Chamber of Commerce. 
Eunice Q. Sorin Visitor & Conference Center. 12320 Ocean Gateway, Ocean 
City, Maryland 21842. Telephone: (410) 213-0552.
    Comment addresses: Written comments may be sent by any of the 
following methods:
     Email to the following address: jdidden@mafmc.org; Include 
``Blueline Tilefish Scoping Comments'' in the subject line 
(recommended); there will also be an online comment submission form at 
http://www.mafmc.org/actions/blueline-tilefish.
     Mail or hand-deliver to Dr. Christopher M. Moore, 
Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, Delaware 19901. Mark the outside of the 
envelope ``Blueline Tilefish Scoping Comments''; or
     Fax to (302) 674-5399.
     Comments may also be provided verbally at any of the 
public scoping meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255. The MAFMC's Web site, www.mafmc.org (see ``Current Issues'') 
also has details on the meeting locations and background materials. A 
scoping informational document and presentation recording will be 
posted to http://www.mafmc.org/actions/blueline-tilefish no later than 
May 25, 2015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council (SAFMC) manages blueline tilefish south of the Virginia/North 
Carolina border. There are currently (as of May 11, 2015) no management 
measures for blueline tilefish in Federal waters north of North 
Carolina. Virginia and Maryland have instituted regulations for state 
waters, but catches in any Federal waters north of North Carolina may 
be landed from Delaware north without restriction. Blueline tilefish 
are likely susceptible to overfishing due to their life history 
(relatively long-lived, sedentary, slow growing, and late maturing) so 
the MAFMC is considering developing conservation and management 
measures. These measures could be considered via an amendment to the 
MAFMC's Golden Tilefish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), or a new FMP for 
blueline tilefish and/or other deep-water fish such as sand tilefish, 
snowy grouper, and black-bellied rosefish. Management measures could 
include a definition of the management unit, as well as acceptable 
biological catches, annual catch limits, essential fish habitat, trip 
limits and/or minimum fish sizes for the commercial or recreational 
fisheries, etc.
    For waters north of North Carolina, in response to recent catch 
increases, the MAFMC has already requested NMFS take emergency action 
to implement a 300-lb (136-kg) (whole weight) commercial trip limit and 
a seven-fish per person recreational possession limit. This request was 
the result of a February 25, 2015, MAFMC meeting, the details of which 
may be found at: http://www.mafmc.org/briefing/2015/february-2014-blueline-tilefish-webinar-meeting. These emergency measures are 
intended to prevent depletion of blueline tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic 
on an interim basis (for a maximum of 366 days) while the Council 
develops long-term management measures through the normal Magnuson-
Stevens Act process.
    The SAFMC has also requested that NMFS (via an emergency rule) 
extend management measures recently enacted in the Southeastern Region 
(March 30, 2015; 80 FR 16583) north to apply to all Federal waters off 
the U.S. East Coast. Because any emergency rule can only be in effect 
for a maximum of 366 days, the MAFMC is moving ahead with scoping for 
an amendment or new FMP to develop long-term management and 
conservation measures for blueline tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic.
    This is the first and best opportunity for members of the public to 
raise concerns related to the scope of issues that will be considered 
in the Council's action. The MAFMC needs your input both to identify 
management issues and develop effective alternatives. Potential 
management measures could include a definition of the management unit, 
as well as acceptable biological catches, annual catch limits, 
essential fish habitat, trip limits and/or minimum fish sizes for the 
commercial or recreational fisheries, and/or other measures that may be 
deemed appropriate. Your comments early in the FMP/amendment 
development process will help us address issues of public concern in a 
thorough and appropriate manner. Comment topics could include the scope 
of issues in the FMP or amendment, concerns and potential alternatives 
related to blueline tilefish management. Comments can be made during 
the scoping hearings as detailed above or in writing. After scoping, 
the MAFMC plans to develop a range of management alternatives to be 
considered and prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) 
and/or other appropriate environmental analyses. A new FMP would 
require an EIS, while an amendment to the existing Golden Tilefish FMP 
may require an EIS or an Environmental Assessment. These analyses will 
consider the impacts of the management alternatives being considered, 
as required by National Environmental Policy Act. Following a review of 
any comments on the draft analyses, the MAFMC will then choose 
preferred management measures for submission with a Final EIS or 
Environmental Assessment to the Secretary of Commerce for review and 
consideration for approval. Approved management measures would be 
implemented through publication of proposed and final rules, which 
include additional opportunity for public comment.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 14, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-12261 Filed 5-20-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 98 / Thursday, May 21, 2015 / Notices 29301 complaints with the Court and that is not in harmony with the Notification to Interested Parties challenged certain aspects of the Final Department’s Final Results. This notice This notice is issued and published in Results. In Navneet I, the Court is published in fulfillment of the accordance with sections 516A(e), remanded the Department’s Final publication requirement of Timken. 751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Results with respect to the Department’s calculation of the 11.01 percent non- Amended Final Results Dated: May 14, 2015. selected rate assigned to 51 non-selected Paul Piquado, Because there is now a final court respondents. The Department based the decision, the Department is amending Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and non-selected rate on the simple average Compliance. the Final Results with respect to of the two mandatory respondents’ zero Navneet and the other non-selected, [FR Doc. 2015–12337 Filed 5–20–15; 8:45 am] rates and two (out of four) of the 22.02 cooperative exporters that are plaintiffs BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P percent adverse facts available (AFA) in this case. The revised weighted- rates assigned to the uncooperative average dumping margins for these respondents, which failed to respond to exporters during the period September DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the Department’s quantity and value 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, are as questionnaire.10 National Oceanic and Atmospheric follows: Administration On July 22, 2014, the Court remanded the Department’s Final Results and instructed the Department to reconsider WEIGHTED-AVERAGE DUMPING MARGIN RIN 0648–XD935 the following two issues: (1) That the FOR PLAINTIFF EXPORTERS rate assigned to the non-selected Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management companies should be supported by Weighted- Council (MAFMC); Fisheries of the average Northeastern United States; Scoping ‘‘substantial evidence,’’ and (2) that the Producer/exporter dumping rate reflects the ‘‘economic reality’’ and margin Process ‘‘pricing behavior’’ of the non-selected (percent) AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries respondents.11 Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and On December 4, 2014, the Department Lodha Offset Limited .................. 0.50 filed the Final Remand Results with the Magic International Pvt Ltd ......... 0.50 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Court, in which it continued to find Marisa International .................... 0.50 Commerce. evidence of dumping during the POR, Navneet Education Ltd 15 ........... 0.50 ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Pioneer Stationery Pvt. Ltd ........ 0.50 environmental impact statement (EIS); drew an inference that the behavior of SGM Paper Products ................. 0.50 notice of initiation of scoping process; uncooperative respondents reflects Super Impex ............................... 0.50 notice of public scoping meetings; rational choice, and, thus, found it reasonable to assign an above de request for comments. minimis margin to the non-selected Accordingly, the Department will continue the suspension of liquidation SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery respondents.12 In the Final Remand of the subject merchandise pending the Management Council announces its Results, the Department explained that expiration of the period of appeal or, if intent to prepare, in cooperation with this approach complied with the Court’s appealed, pending a final and NMFS, either an amendment to the holding in Navneet I that the non- conclusive court decision. In the event fishery management plan for golden selected margin be tied to the relevant the Court’s ruling is not appealed or, if tilefish or a new fishery management factual circumstances of the appealed, upheld by the CAFC, the plan. In either case, the reason for action administrative review and the economic reality of the non-selected Department will instruct U.S. Customs is to develop conservation and respondents.13 On May 4, 2015, the and Border Protection to assess management measures for blueline Court entered judgment sustaining the antidumping duties on unliquidated tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic. To support Final Remand Results.14 entries of subject merchandise exported this effort, the Council may prepare an by the above listed exporters at the rate environmental impact statement in Timken Notice listed above. accordance with the National In Timken, 893 F.2d at 341, as Environmental Policy Act to analyze the clarified by Diamond Sawblades, the Cash Deposit Requirements impacts of any proposed management CAFC held that, pursuant to section measures. This notice announces a Since the Final Results, the public process for determining the 516A(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Department has established a new cash amended (the Act), the Department scope of issues to be addressed, for deposit rate for Navneet Education Ltd. identifying concerns and potential must publish a notice of a court and Super Impex.16 Therefore, the cash decision that is not ‘‘in harmony’’ with alternatives related to management of deposit rate for these two companies blueline tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic, a Department determination and must does not need to be updated as a result suspend liquidation of entries pending and for determining the appropriate of these amended final results The cash level of environmental analysis. This a ‘‘conclusive’’ court decision. The deposit rate will be the rate listed above Court’s judgment in Navneet II notice alerts the interested public of the for the remaining five companies listed scoping process, the potential sustaining the Final Remand Results above and subject to this remand. constitutes a final decision of the Court development of an environmental impact statement or environmental 15 Navneet Education Ltd. is a successor in assessment as appropriate, and provides tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES June 20, 2013, Riddhi Enterprises, Ltd. and SAB interest to Navneet Publications (India) Ltd. See International were dismissed from the litigation. Navneet CCR Final Results. for public participation in that process. 10 See Navneet I at 19, referencing the Final 16 See Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Five scoping hearings will be held in Decision Memorandum at Comment 5. 11 See Navneet I at 15. Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative June 2015 for this action. Review; 2011–2012, 79 FR 26205 (May 7, 2014); see 12 See Final Remand Results 14–15. DATES: The meetings will be held also Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Final 13 Id. Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative between June 1, 2015, and June 18, 14 See Navneet II at 11. Review; 2012–2013, 80 FR 19278 (April 10, 2015). 2015, as described below. Written VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:28 May 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1

29302 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 98 / Thursday, May 21, 2015 / Notices comments must be received on or before blueline tilefish in Federal waters north habitat, trip limits and/or minimum fish July 6, 2015. of North Carolina. Virginia and sizes for the commercial or recreational ADDRESSES: There will be five scoping Maryland have instituted regulations for fisheries, and/or other measures that meetings with the following dates/ state waters, but catches in any Federal may be deemed appropriate. Your times/locations: waters north of North Carolina may be comments early in the FMP/amendment 1. Monday June 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m. landed from Delaware north without development process will help us Hyatt Place Long Island/East End. 451 E restriction. Blueline tilefish are likely address issues of public concern in a Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901. susceptible to overfishing due to their thorough and appropriate manner. Telephone: (631) 208–0002. life history (relatively long-lived, Comment topics could include the 2. Tuesday June 2, 2015, 6:00 p.m. sedentary, slow growing, and late scope of issues in the FMP or Congress Hall Hotel. 251 Beach Ave, maturing) so the MAFMC is considering amendment, concerns and potential Cape May, NJ 08204. Telephone: (888) developing conservation and alternatives related to blueline tilefish 944–1816. management measures. These measures management. Comments can be made 3. Tuesday June 16, 2015, 6:00 p.m. could be considered via an amendment during the scoping hearings as detailed Dare County Administrative Building. to the MAFMC’s Golden Tilefish above or in writing. After scoping, the Commissioners Meeting Room, 954 Fishery Management Plan (FMP), or a MAFMC plans to develop a range of Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo, NC new FMP for blueline tilefish and/or management alternatives to be 27954. Telephone: (252) 475–5700. other deep-water fish such as sand considered and prepare a draft 4. Wednesday June 17, 2015, 6:00 tilefish, snowy grouper, and black- environmental impact statement (EIS) p.m. Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront. bellied rosefish. Management measures and/or other appropriate environmental 3001 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA could include a definition of the analyses. A new FMP would require an 23451. Telephone: (757) 213–3000. management unit, as well as acceptable EIS, while an amendment to the existing 5. Thursday, June 18, 5:00 p.m. Ocean biological catches, annual catch limits, Golden Tilefish FMP may require an EIS City Chamber of Commerce. Eunice Q. essential fish habitat, trip limits and/or or an Environmental Assessment. These Sorin Visitor & Conference Center. minimum fish sizes for the commercial analyses will consider the impacts of 12320 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, or recreational fisheries, etc. the management alternatives being Maryland 21842. Telephone: (410) 213– For waters north of North Carolina, in considered, as required by National 0552. response to recent catch increases, the Environmental Policy Act. Following a Comment addresses: Written MAFMC has already requested NMFS review of any comments on the draft comments may be sent by any of the take emergency action to implement a analyses, the MAFMC will then choose following methods: 300-lb (136-kg) (whole weight) preferred management measures for • Email to the following address: commercial trip limit and a seven-fish submission with a Final EIS or jdidden@mafmc.org; Include ‘‘Blueline per person recreational possession limit. Environmental Assessment to the Tilefish Scoping Comments’’ in the This request was the result of a February Secretary of Commerce for review and subject line (recommended); there will 25, 2015, MAFMC meeting, the details consideration for approval. Approved also be an online comment submission of which may be found at: http:// management measures would be form at http://www.mafmc.org/actions/ www.mafmc.org/briefing/2015/february- implemented through publication of blueline-tilefish. 2014-blueline-tilefish-webinar-meeting. proposed and final rules, which include • Mail or hand-deliver to Dr. These emergency measures are intended additional opportunity for public Christopher M. Moore, Executive to prevent depletion of blueline tilefish comment. Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery off the Mid-Atlantic on an interim basis Management Council, 800 North State (for a maximum of 366 days) while the Special Accommodations Street, Suite 201, Dover, Delaware Council develops long-term These meetings are physically 19901. Mark the outside of the envelope management measures through the accessible to people with disabilities. ‘‘Blueline Tilefish Scoping Comments’’; normal Magnuson-Stevens Act process. The SAFMC has also requested that Requests for sign language or interpretation or other auxiliary aid • Fax to (302) 674–5399. NMFS (via an emergency rule) extend management measures recently enacted should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, • Comments may also be provided (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to verbally at any of the public scoping in the Southeastern Region (March 30, 2015; 80 FR 16583) north to apply to all the meeting date. meetings. Federal waters off the U.S. East Coast. Dated: May 14, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Because any emergency rule can only be Emily H. Menashes, Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive in effect for a maximum of 366 days, the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery MAFMC is moving ahead with scoping Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Management Council; telephone: (302) for an amendment or new FMP to [FR Doc. 2015–12261 Filed 5–20–15; 8:45 am] 526–5255. The MAFMC’s Web site, develop long-term management and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P www.mafmc.org (see ‘‘Current Issues’’) conservation measures for blueline also has details on the meeting locations tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic. and background materials. A scoping This is the first and best opportunity informational document and for members of the public to raise BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL presentation recording will be posted to concerns related to the scope of issues PROTECTION http://www.mafmc.org/actions/blueline- that will be considered in the Council’s tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES tilefish no later than May 25, 2015. action. The MAFMC needs your input [Docket No. CFPB–2015–0021] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South both to identify management issues and Atlantic Fishery Management Council develop effective alternatives. Potential Request for Information Regarding (SAFMC) manages blueline tilefish management measures could include a Student Loan Servicing south of the Virginia/North Carolina definition of the management unit, as border. There are currently (as of May well as acceptable biological catches, AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 11, 2015) no management measures for annual catch limits, essential fish Protection. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:28 May 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS); notice of initiation of scoping process; notice of public scoping meetings; request for comments.
DatesThe meetings will be held between June 1, 2015, and June 18, 2015, as described below. Written comments must be received on or before July 6, 2015.
ContactChristopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526-5255. The MAFMC's Web site, www.mafmc.org (see ``Current Issues'') also has details on the meeting locations and background materials. A scoping informational document and presentation recording will be posted to http://www.mafmc.org/actions/blueline-tilefish no later than May 25, 2015.
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