80 FR 41012 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 134 (July 14, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 134 (July 14, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-17216 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 41012-41013] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-17216] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RIN 0648-XE046] Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Atlantic Bluefish Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on July 28, 2015, from 10 a.m. until noon. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only connection option. Details on webinar registration and telephone-only connection details are available at: http://www.mafmc.org. [[Page 41013]] Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council's (MAFMC) Atlantic Bluefish Advisory Panel (AP) will meet jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Atlantic Bluefish AP. The purpose of this meeting is to review and comment on the reports of the MAFMC's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Bluefish Monitoring Committee meetings held in July 2015. The MAFMC and the ASMFC will consider the input from the Bluefish AP in August when setting fishery specifications (i.e. catch and landings limits and management measures) for 2016-2018. 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: July 9, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-17216 Filed 7-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened, • Listed and Non-listed Species and workshops will be held as follows;
naturally and artificially produced Hood their habitats further information regarding the
Canal summer-run. • Water Quantity workshops may be found at http://
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus): • Socioeconomics www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/
threatened Puget Sound/Washington • Environmental Justice hatcheries/salmon_and_steelhead_
Coast. • Cumulative Impacts hatcheries.html.
NMFS will rigorously explore and
Background objectively evaluate a full range of Monday, July 20, 2015
On March 26, 2015 (80 FR 15985), reasonable alternatives in the EIS, 6 to 8 p.m., Skagit Public Utilities
NMFS announced the availability of a including the proposed action District, Aqua Room, 1415 Freeway
draft Environmental Assessment (EA) (implementation of the co-managers’ Drive, Mt Vernon, Washington
pursuant to NEPA (42 U.S.C. et seq.), for HGMPs) and a no-action alternative.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
three HGMPs for early-returning (early Additional alternatives could include
the following: (1) A decrease in artificial 6 to 8 p.m., Lynnwood Convention
winter) steelhead hatchery programs in
production of 50 percent, and (2) a Center, 3711 196th St SW.,
the Dungeness, Nooksack, and
change in program type from isolated Lynnwood, Washington
Stillaguamish River basins, submitted to
NMFS by the co-managers. A 30-day (i.e., producing hatchery-origin fish that Authority
public comment period was extended to are intended to be reproductively
segregated and different from the The environmental review of the early
May 4, 2015 for a total comment period winter steelhead HGMPS will be
of 37 days (80 FR 22973, April 24, natural-origin population) to integrated
(i.e., producing hatchery-origin fish that conducted in accordance with
2015). NMFS received and considered requirements of the NEPA of 1969 as
comments on the EA and, has are intended to be similar to and part of
the natural-origin population) programs amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NEPA
subsequently decided to prepare an EIS Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),
to evaluate effects on the human that would use native steelhead for
broodstock. other appropriate Federal laws and
environment of the three early winter regulations, and policies and procedures
steelhead hatchery programs in the For all potentially significant impacts,
the EIS will identify measures to avoid, of NMFS for compliance with those
Dungeness, Nooksack, and regulations. This notice is being
Stillaguamish River watersheds in minimize, and mitigate the impacts,
where feasible, to a level below furnished in accordance with 40 CFR
Washington State. In the EIS, NMFS 1501.7 to obtain suggestions and
will also evaluate three additional early significance.
information from other agencies and the
winter steelhead HGMPs for hatchery Request for Comments public on the scope of issues and
programs in the Skykomish and alternatives to be addressed in the EIS.
NMFS provides this notice to: (1)
Snoqualmie Rivers in the Snohomish
Advise other agencies and the public of Dated: July 8, 2015.
River watershed in Puget Sound. All of
its plans to analyze effects related to the Angela Somma,
the programs would release early winter
action, and (2) obtain suggestions and Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
steelhead that are not included as part
information that may be useful to the of Protected Resources, National Marine
of the ESA-listed Puget Sound Steelhead
scope of issues and the full range of Fisheries Service.
Distinct Population Segment, and that
alternatives to include in the EIS. In [FR Doc. 2015–17156 Filed 7–13–15; 8:45 am]
are not native to the watersheds in
addition to considering comments
which they would be released. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
received in response to this notice in
NEPA requires Federal agencies to developing an EIS, relevant comments
conduct environmental analyses of received on the 2015 draft EA for three DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
proposed actions to determine if the early winter steelhead hatchery
actions may affect the human programs (80 FR 15985, March 26, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
environment. NMFS’s action of 2015), and on the 2014 draft EIS for Administration
evaluating the co-managers’ HGMPs, Puget Sound salmon and steelhead
pursuant to the limitation on take [RIN 0648–XE046]
hatcheries (80 FR 15986, March 26,
prohibitions for actions conducted 2015) will also be considered in
under Limit 6 of the 4(d) Rule for Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
developing the EIS. Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
salmon and steelhead promulgated NMFS invites comment from all
under the ESA, is a major Federal action interested parties to ensure that the full AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
subject to environmental review under range of issues related to the early Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
NEPA. Therefore, NMFS is seeking winter steelhead HGMPs is identified. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
public input on the scope of the Comments should be as specific as Commerce.
required NEPA analysis, including the possible. ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
range of reasonable alternatives, Written comments concerning the
recommendations for relevant analysis proposed action and the environmental SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
methods, and information associated review should be directed to NMFS as Management Council’s (Council)
with impacts of the alternatives to the described above (see ADDRESSES). All Atlantic Bluefish Advisory Panel will
resources listed below or other relevant hold a public meeting.
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
comments and materials received,
resources. including names and addresses, will DATES: The meeting will be held on July
NMFS will perform an environmental become part of the administrative record 28, 2015, from 10 a.m. until noon.
review of the HGMPs and prepare an and may be released to the public. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
EIS that will identify potentially via webinar with a telephone-only
significant direct, indirect, and Public Workshops connection option. Details on webinar
cumulative impacts on the following Two public workshops will be offered registration and telephone-only
resources identified to have a potential to assist in gathering information on connection details are available at:
for effect from the proposed action: development of the EIS. Those http://www.mafmc.org.
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Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery proposed new charts. The primary the edge of the North Slope. Other larger
Management Council, 800 North State purpose of the plan is to propose new scale charts will provide for safer
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; chart coverage in the U.S. Arctic and to passage though the Etolin and Bering
telephone: (302) 674–2331. encourage feedback from stakeholders Straits and for entry into harbors such
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: on the extent, scale, and other aspects as Barrow, the northernmost town in the
Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive of the proposed new coverage. Coast United States. The ‘‘Proposed New
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Survey invites written comments about Raster Charts’’ section of the plan
Management Council, 800 N. State this latest edition which is available provides detailed specifications for each
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; from http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ of the proposed new charts. The
telephone: (302) 526–5255. arcticplan. specifications include scale, geographic
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mid- DATES: Comments are due by midnight, extent, an image of the chart footprint,
Atlantic Fisheries Management October 1, 2015. and other information.
Council’s (MAFMC) Atlantic Bluefish ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to Authority: 33 U.S.C. Chapter 17, Coast and
Advisory Panel (AP) will meet jointly National Ocean Service, NOAA (N/CS2), Geodetic Survey Act of 1947.
with the Atlantic States Marine Attention: U.S. Arctic Nautical Charting Dated: June 22, 2015.
Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Plan, 1315 East-West Highway Silver Rear Admiral Gerd Glang,
Atlantic Bluefish AP. The purpose of Spring, MD 20910–3282. See Director, Office of Coast Survey, National
this meeting is to review and comment SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
on the reports of the MAFMC’s how to comment electronically. Atmospheric Administration.
Scientific and Statistical Committee [FR Doc. 2015–17243 Filed 7–13–15; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(SSC) and the Bluefish Monitoring
Committee meetings held in July 2015. Colby Harmon, telephone 301–713– BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
The MAFMC and the ASMFC will 2737, ext.187; email: colby.harmon@
consider the input from the Bluefish AP noaa.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
in August when setting fishery SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You are
specifications (i.e. catch and landings invited to comment on the U.S. Arctic National Telecommunications and
limits and management measures) for Nautical Charting Plan through NOAA’s Information Administration
2016–2018. Nautical Discrepancy Report System at
http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/idrs/ Multistakeholder Process To Develop
Special Accommodations Best Practices for Privacy,
discrepancy.aspx. In the ‘‘OTHER
These meetings are physically PRODUCTS’’ box, enter ‘‘U.S. Arctic Transparency, and Accountability
accessible to people with disabilities. Nautical Charting Plan.’’ Enter your Regarding Commercial and Private
Requests for sign language comments, suggestions, or questions in Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
interpretation or other auxiliary aid the ‘‘DESCRIPTION OF
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, AGENCY: National Telecommunications
DISCREPANCY’’ box.
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to and Information Administration, U.S.
For the first time, the U.S. Arctic
the meeting date. Department of Commerce.
Nautical Charting Plan provides
information about existing, recently ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
Dated: July 9, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson, added, and proposed new electronic SUMMARY: The National
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable navigational chart (ENC) coverage in Telecommunications and Information
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. U.S. Arctic waters. A series of graphics Administration (NTIA) will convene
[FR Doc. 2015–17216 Filed 7–13–15; 8:45 am] depicts the existing extent of different meetings of a multistakeholder process
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usage (or scale) bands of ENC coverage. concerning privacy, transparency, and
Recently added and proposed new ENC accountability issues regarding
coverage is based on existing or commercial and private use of
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE proposed raster (traditional paper) chart unmanned aircraft systems. This Notice
footprints, although the final extent and announces the meetings to be held in
National Oceanic and Atmospheric display scale of the ENCs may vary August, September, October, and
Administration slightly from their corresponding raster November 2015. The first meeting is
chart counterparts. NOAA will soon scheduled for August 3, 2015.
Release of the Draft 2015 Edition of the close a significant gap in small-scale
U.S. Arctic Nautical Charting Plan DATES: The meetings will be held on
ENC coverage and is adding new large-
scale Arctic ENC cells. August 3, 2015; September 24, 2015;
AGENCY: Office of Coast Survey, October 21, 2015; and November 20,
National Ocean Service, National Coast Survey released the first edition
of the U.S. Arctic Nautical Charting Plan 2015 from 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern
Oceanic and Atmospheric Time. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Administration (NOAA), Department of in 2011. Three of the raster charts
identified in the original plan have now for details.
Commerce.
been published. Two of these have ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held
ACTION: Request for comments.
large-scale insets. The ‘‘Progress Report’’ in the Boardroom at the American
SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Coast section of the plan details these charts Institute of Architects, 1735 New York
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Survey has released a draft of the 2015 and provides links to an online viewer Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006.
edition of the U.S. Arctic Nautical for these charts. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Charting Plan. The plan provides Coast Survey’s plan recommends Verdi, National Telecommunications
information about three topics: NOAA making 11 new charts in the Arctic to and Information Administration, U.S.
electronic navigational chart (NOAA complement existing chart coverage. Department of Commerce, 1401
ENC®) coverage in U.S. Arctic waters, Seven of the charts will fill gaps in Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725,
progress on publishing new Arctic medium-scale chart coverage from the Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)
charts, and specifications for eleven Alaska Peninsula to Cape Lisburne at 482–8238; email jverdi@ntia.doc.gov.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of public meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will be held on July 28, 2015, from 10 a.m. until noon. | |
| Contact | Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 41012 |
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