80 FR 50825 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Scoping Process; Request for Comments
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 162 (August 21, 2015)
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 162 (August 21, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-20798 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 50825] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-20798] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XD784 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Scoping Process; Request for Comments AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Supplemental notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS); request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council is in the process of preparing an environmental impact statement for Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 8 would specify a long-term acceptable biological catch control rule for the herring fishery and consider alternatives for this control rule that explicitly account for herring's role in the ecosystem. The Council recently decided to expand the scope of Amendment 8 to include consideration of localized depletion in inshore waters. During this comment period, the Council is only seeking comments on the expanded scope of Amendment 8. DATES: Written scoping comments must be received on or before 5 p.m., local time, September 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments may be sent by any of the following methods:Email to the following address: [email protected]; Mail to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; or Fax to (978) 465-3116. Please indicate ``Herring Amendment 8 Re-Scoping Comment'' on your correspondence. Requests for copies of the Amendment 8 scoping document and other information should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950, telephone (978) 465-0492. The scoping document is accessible electronically via the Internet at http://www.nefmc.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council, (978) 465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The purpose of this notification is to alert the interested public of the Council's intent to expand the scope of Amendment 8 to consider localized depletion in inshore waters. In general, localized depletion is when harvesting takes more fish than can be replaced either locally or through fish migrating into the catch area within a given time period. The Council will consider input from the interested public as to how to define, measure, evaluate impacts, and minimize inshore, localized depletion in the herring fishery as part of the scoping process and during the development of Amendment 8. Initially, the Council proposed Amendment 8 to further consider long-term harvest strategies for herring, including an allowable biological catch (ABC) control rule that addresses the biological needs of the herring resource and explicitly accounts for herring's role in the ecosystem. A detailed description of the background and need for Amendment 8 can be found in the original NOI dated February 26, 2015 (80 FR 10458). At its June 2015 meeting, the Council reviewed scoping comments on Amendment 8 and considered goals and objectives for the amendment. The Council recommended the following goals for Amendment 8: (1) Account for the role of herring within the ecosystem, including its role as forage; (2) stabilize the fishery at a level designed to achieve optimum yield; and (3) address localized depletion in inshore waters. The Council also recommended that an objective for Amendment 8 be to develop and implement an ABC control rule that manages herring within an ecosystem context and addresses the goals of Amendment 8. Public Comment Scoping consists of identifying the range of actions, alternatives, and impacts to be considered. During this comment period, the Council is only seeking comments on Amendment 8's consideration of localized depletion in inshore waters. All persons affected by or otherwise interested in herring management are encouraged to submit comments on the expanded scope of Amendment 8 by submitting written comments (see ADDRESSES) or by attending the supplemental scoping meeting for this amendment. The supplemental scoping meeting will be held during the afternoon of the Council's Herring Committee meeting on September 15, 2015, at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128, (617) 567-6789. After the scoping process is completed, the Council will continue development of Amendment 8 and preparation of an EIS to analyze the impacts of the range of alternatives under consideration. Impacts may be direct, individual, or cumulative. The public will also have the opportunity to comment during public meetings and public comment periods throughout the development of Amendment 8, consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act. Special Accommodations The meetings are accessible to people with physical disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least five days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: August 18, 2015. Alan D. Risenhoover, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-20798 Filed 8-20-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Written comments and • Please indicate ‘‘Herring impacts to be considered. During this
recommendations for the proposed Amendment 8 Re-Scoping Comment’’ comment period, the Council is only
information collection should be sent on your correspondence. seeking comments on Amendment 8’s
within 30 days of publication of this Requests for copies of the consideration of localized depletion in
notice to Amendment 8 scoping document and inshore waters. All persons affected by
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax other information should be directed to or otherwise interested in herring
to (202) 395–5806. Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, management are encouraged to submit
Dated: August 18, 2015.
New England Fishery Management comments on the expanded scope of
Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Amendment 8 by submitting written
Glenna Mickelson,
Newburyport, MA 01950, telephone comments (see ADDRESSES) or by
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief (978) 465–0492. The scoping document
Information Officer.
attending the supplemental scoping
is accessible electronically via the meeting for this amendment. The
[FR Doc. 2015–20709 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am] Internet at http://www.nefmc.org. supplemental scoping meeting will be
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: held during the afternoon of the
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Council’s Herring Committee meeting
New England Fishery Management on September 15, 2015, at the Hilton
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Council, (978) 465–0492. Garden Inn, 100 Boardman Street,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Boston, MA 02128, (617) 567–6789.
Administration After the scoping process is
Background
completed, the Council will continue
The purpose of this notification is to development of Amendment 8 and
RIN 0648–XD784 alert the interested public of the preparation of an EIS to analyze the
Council’s intent to expand the scope of impacts of the range of alternatives
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
Amendment 8 to consider localized under consideration. Impacts may be
States; Atlantic Herring Fishery;
depletion in inshore waters. In general, direct, individual, or cumulative. The
Supplemental Notice of Intent To
localized depletion is when harvesting public will also have the opportunity to
Prepare an Environmental Impact
takes more fish than can be replaced comment during public meetings and
Statement; Scoping Process; Request
either locally or through fish migrating public comment periods throughout the
for Comments
into the catch area within a given time development of Amendment 8,
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries period. The Council will consider input consistent with the National
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and from the interested public as to how to Environmental Policy Act, the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), define, measure, evaluate impacts, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Commerce. minimize inshore, localized depletion Conservation and Management Act, and
ACTION: Supplemental notice of intent
in the herring fishery as part of the the Administrative Procedure Act.
(NOI) to prepare an environmental scoping process and during the
development of Amendment 8. Special Accommodations
impact statement (EIS); request for
Initially, the Council proposed The meetings are accessible to people
comments.
Amendment 8 to further consider long- with physical disabilities. Requests for
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery term harvest strategies for herring, sign language interpretation or other
Management Council is in the process of including an allowable biological catch auxiliary aids should be directed to
preparing an environmental impact (ABC) control rule that addresses the Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least
statement for Amendment 8 to the biological needs of the herring resource five days prior to the meeting date.
Atlantic Herring Fishery Management and explicitly accounts for herring’s role
in the ecosystem. A detailed description Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Plan. Amendment 8 would specify a
long-term acceptable biological catch of the background and need for Dated: August 18, 2015.
control rule for the herring fishery and Amendment 8 can be found in the Alan D. Risenhoover,
consider alternatives for this control original NOI dated February 26, 2015 Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
rule that explicitly account for herring’s (80 FR 10458). National Marine Fisheries Service.
role in the ecosystem. The Council At its June 2015 meeting, the Council [FR Doc. 2015–20798 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am]
recently decided to expand the scope of reviewed scoping comments on BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Amendment 8 to include consideration Amendment 8 and considered goals and
of localized depletion in inshore waters. objectives for the amendment. The
During this comment period, the Council recommended the following
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Council is only seeking comments on goals for Amendment 8: (1) Account for
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the expanded scope of Amendment 8. the role of herring within the ecosystem,
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including its role as forage; (2) stabilize
DATES: Written scoping comments must
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be received on or before 5 p.m., local optimum yield; and (3) address
time, September 30, 2015. and Deletion
localized depletion in inshore waters.
ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments The Council also recommended that an AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From
may be sent by any of the following objective for Amendment 8 be to People Who Are Blind or Severely
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• Mail to Thomas A. Nies, Executive goals of Amendment 8.
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| Action | Supplemental notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS); request for comments. | |
| Dates | Written scoping comments must be received on or before 5 p.m., local time, September 30, 2015. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council, (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 50825 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XD78 |
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