80 FR 42480 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 137 (July 17, 2015)

Page Range		42480-42480
FR Document		2015-17591

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold five public hearings and one webinar to solicit Public comments on Draft Amendment 18 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP).

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE053


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice; public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
five public hearings and one webinar to solicit Public comments on 
Draft Amendment 18 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management 
Plan (FMP).

DATES: The meetings will be held August 3-20, 2015. For specific dates 
and times see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written Public comments must 
be received on or before 5 p.m. EST, Friday, August 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The Public document can be obtained by contacting the New 
England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, 
Newburyport, MA 01950 at (978) 465-0492 or on their Web site at 
www.nefmc.org.
    Meeting addresses: The meetings will be held in Portland, ME, 
Portsmouth, NH, New Bedford, MA, Mystic, CT, Gloucester, MA and via 
webinar. For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Public comments: Mail to John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, 
NMFS, Northeast Regional Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ``DEIS for Amendment 18 to 
the Northeast Multispecies FMP''. Comments may also be sent via fax to 
978-281-9135 or submitted via email to [email protected] 
with ``DIES for Amendment 18 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP'' in the 
subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Nies, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agendas for the following six hearings 
are as follows: NEMFC staff will brief the public on the northeast 
multispecies amendments and the contents of the DEIS prior to opening 
the hearing for public comments. The schedule is as follows:

Public Hearings: Locations, Schedules, and Agendas

    1. Monday, August 3, 2015, from 6-8 p.m.; Holiday Inn by the Bay, 
88 Spring Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-2311.
    2. Tuesday, August 4, 2015, from 6-8 p.m.; Best Western Plus 
Wynwood Hotel, 580 US Highway 1 Bypass, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 
telephone: (603) 436-7600.
    3. Monday, August 10, 2015, from 6-8 p.m.; Fairfield Inn & Suites, 
185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634-2000.
    4. Thursday, August 13, 2015, from 6-8 p.m.; Hyatt Place Hotel, 224 
Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT 06335; telephone: (860) 536-9997.
    5. Tuesday, August 18, 2015, from 6-8 p.m.; Massachusetts Division 
of Marine Fisheries, Annisquam River Marine Fisheries Station, 30 
Emerson Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930; telephone: (978) 282-0308.
    6. Thursday, August 20, 2015, from 6-8 p.m.; Webinar hearing, 
register to participate https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2899621437233775618. Call in info: Toll: +1 (702) 489-0003, Access code 
211-601-302.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas Nies (see ADDRESSES), at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: July 14, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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taking, retaining, or using a vessel to hold five public hearings and one 5. Tuesday, August 18, 2015, from 6–
fish for Western Pacific coral reef webinar to solicit Public comments on 8 p.m.; Massachusetts Division of
ecosystem management unit species in Draft Amendment 18 to the Northeast Marine Fisheries, Annisquam River
the designated low-use Marine Multispecies Fishery Management Plan Marine Fisheries Station, 30 Emerson
Protected Areas, (2) fishing for any of (FMP). Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930; telephone:
these species using gear not specifically DATES: The meetings will be held (978) 282–0308.
allowed in the regulations, or (3) fishing August 3–20, 2015. For specific dates 6. Thursday, August 20, 2015, from 6–
for, taking, or retaining any Potentially and times see SUPPLEMENTARY 8 p.m.; Webinar hearing, register to
Harvested Coral Reef Taxa in the coral INFORMATION. Written Public comments participate https://
reef ecosystem regulatory area, to obtain must be received on or before 5 p.m. attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
and carry a permit. A receiving vessel EST, Friday, August 31, 2015. 2899621437233775618. Call in info:
owner must also have a transshipment ADDRESSES: The Public document can Toll: +1 (702) 489–0003, Access code
permit for at-sea transshipment of coral be obtained by contacting the New 211–601–302.
reef ecosystem management unit England Fishery Management Council, Special Accommodations
species. The permit application form 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport,
provides basic information about the These meetings are physically
MA 01950 at (978) 465–0492 or on their
permit applicant, vessel, fishing gear accessible to people with disabilities.
Web site at www.nefmc.org.
and method, target species, projected Requests for sign language
Meeting addresses: The meetings will
fishing effort, etc., for use by NMFS and interpretation or other auxiliary aids
be held in Portland, ME, Portsmouth,
the Western Pacific Fishery should be directed to Thomas Nies (see
NH, New Bedford, MA, Mystic, CT,
Management Council in determining ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
Gloucester, MA and via webinar. For
eligibility for permit issuance. The specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY prior to the meeting date.
information is important for INFORMATION. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
understanding the nature of the fishery Public comments: Mail to John K. Dated: July 14, 2015.
and provides a link to participants. It Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS, Tracey L. Thompson,
also aids in the enforcement of Fishery Northeast Regional Office, 55 Great
Ecosystem Plan measures. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
The two forms have been combined Mark the outside of the envelope ‘‘DEIS
and minor changes made. [FR Doc. 2015–17591 Filed 7–16–15; 8:45 am]
for Amendment 18 to the Northeast
Affected Public: Business or other for- Multispecies FMP’’. Comments may also
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profit organizations; individuals or be sent via fax to 978–281–9135 or
households. submitted via email to
Frequency: Annually. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
nmfs.gar.Amendment18@noaa.gov with
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request ‘‘DIES for Amendment 18 to the United States Patent and Trademark
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow Northeast Multispecies FMP’’ in the Office
the instructions to view Department of subject line.
Commerce collections currently under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Submission for OMB Review;
review by OMB. Thomas Nies, Executive Director, New Comment Request; ‘‘Fee Deficiency
Written comments and England Fishery Management Council; Submissions’’
recommendations for the proposed telephone: (978) 465–0492. The Department of Commerce will
information collection should be sent SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The submit to the Office of Management and
within 30 days of publication of this agendas for the following six hearings Budget (OMB) for clearance the
notice to OIRA_Submission@ are as follows: NEMFC staff will brief following proposal for collection of
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. the public on the northeast multispecies information under the provisions of the
Dated: July 13, 2015. amendments and the contents of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Sarah Brabson, DEIS prior to opening the hearing for chapter 35).
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
public comments. The schedule is as Agency: United States Patent and
follows: Trademark Office, Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2015–17509 Filed 7–16–15; 8:45 am]
Public Hearings: Locations, Schedules, Title: Fee Deficiency Submissions.
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OMB Control Number: 0651–0070.
and Agendas
Form Number(s): None.
1. Monday, August 3, 2015, from 6–8 Type of Request: Regular.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE p.m.; Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Number of Respondents: 3,000.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: Average Minutes per Response: 120.
Administration (207) 775–2311. Burden Hours: 6,000.
2. Tuesday, August 4, 2015, from 6– Cost Burden: $517.50.
RIN 0648–XE053 8 p.m.; Best Western Plus Wynwood Needs and Uses: The Leahy-Smith
Hotel, 580 US Highway 1 Bypass, America Invents Act (‘‘Act’’) was
New England Fishery Management Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) enacted into law on September 16, 2011.
Council; Public Meetings 436–7600. See Public Law 112–29, 125 Stat. 283
3. Monday, August 10, 2015, from 6– (2011). Under section 10(b) of the Act,
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 8 p.m.; Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 eligible small entities shall receive a 50
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA percent fee reduction from the
Commerce. 02740; telephone: (774) 634–2000. undiscounted fees for filing, searching,
ACTION: Notice; public hearings. 4. Thursday, August 13, 2015, from 6– examining, issuing, appealing, and
8 p.m.; Hyatt Place Hotel, 224 maintaining patent applications and
SUMMARY:The New England Fishery Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT patents. The Act further provides that
Management Council (Council) will 06335; telephone: (860) 536–9997. micro entities shall receive a 75 percent

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; public hearings.
Dates		The meetings will be held August 3-20, 2015. For specific dates and times see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written Public comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST, Friday, August 31, 2015.
Contact		Thomas Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		80 FR 42480
RIN Number		0648-XE05

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