80 FR 51234 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 163 (August 24, 2015)

Page Range		51234-51235
FR Document		2015-20831

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Advisory Panel (AP) will hold a public meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 163 (Monday, August 24, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-20831]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE128


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Advisory Panel (AP) will hold a public 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Double Tree by Hilton 
Baltimore--BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum, Maryland, 
21090; telephone: (410) 859-8400.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or 
on their Web site at www.mafmc.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MAFMC's Ecosystem and Ocean Planning 
Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to provide input to the Council on the 
development of written Council policy on non-fishing activities that 
impact fish habitat. The development of written policy on these 
activities will allow the

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Council to comment more quickly on proposed activities and projects, 
and enable the Council to work more effectively in addressing fish 
habitat and ecosystem issues in our region.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is 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: August 19, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items current-briefing-book/ prior to their Requests for sign language
C. Administrative Matters meeting date. interpretation or other auxiliary aids
1. Update on Council Coordination should be directed to Kristopher
Committee Meeting Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
Kleinschmidt at least 5 days prior to the
2. Legislative Matters Day 1, Wednesday, September 9, 2015 meeting date by telephone (503) 820–
3. Approval of Council Meeting
Scientific and Statistical Committee 2280; at the Council office (see
Record
Ecosystem Subcommittee 8 a.m. ADDRESSES); or by email at
4. Membership Appointments and
Council Operating Procedures kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov.
Day 2, Thursday, September 10, 2015
5. Future Council Meeting Agenda Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
and Workload Planning Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Workgroup 8 a.m. Dated: August 18, 2015.
D. Ecosystem Management
1. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m. Emily H. Menashes,
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8
Scoping a.m.
Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
2. Unmanaged Forage Fish Habitat Committee 8:30 a.m. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Regulations (Final Action) Legislative Committee 1 p.m. [FR Doc. 2015–20830 Filed 8–21–15; 8:45 am]
E. Salmon Management Budget Committee 2:30 p.m. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
1. Salmon Methodology Review
2. Sacramento River Winter Chinook Day 3, Friday, September 11, 2015
Update Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
F. Habitat DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
1. Current Habitat Issue Highly Migratory Species Advisory
G. Highly Migratory Species National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Subpanel 8 a.m. Administration
Management Highly Migratory Species Management
1. Update on International Issues Team 8 a.m.
2. Swordfish Management and Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 RIN 0648–XE128
Monitoring Plan Hardcaps (Final a.m.
Action) Enforcement Consultants 8 a.m. Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
3. Scoping of Amendment 4 to the Chairman’s Reception 6 p.m. Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Fishery Management Plan:
Day 4, Saturday, September 13, 2015 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Authorizing a Shallow-Set Longline
Fishery Outside of the EEZ Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
H. Groundfish Management Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
1. Mid-Water Recreational Fishing Highly Migratory Species Advisory Commerce.
Regulations Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
2. Consideration of Gear Regulations
for the Trawl Catch Shares Sector Team 8 a.m.
3. Final Stock Assessments Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
4. Electronic Monitoring Regulations Stock Assessment Briefing 7 p.m. Management Council’s (Council)
and Exempted Fishing Permit Day 5, Sunday, September 13, 2015 Ecosystem and Ocean Planning
Update Advisory Panel (AP) will hold a public
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. meeting.
5. Specifications Process for 2017– Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
2018 Management (Final Action) Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc DATES: The meeting will be held on
6. Salmon Endangered Species Act Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, from 10 a.m.
Reinitiation of Consultation Day 6, Monday, September 14, 2015
to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see
Workshop Report Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
7. Blackgill-Slope Rockfish Intersector Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Allocation and Accumulation Limit Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Adjustments the Double Tree by Hilton Baltimore—
8. Amendment To Modify Groundfish Day 7, Tuesday, September 15, 2015
BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing
Essential Fish Habitat and To Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. Road, Linthicum, Maryland, 21090;
Adjust Rockfish Conservations Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m. telephone: (410) 859–8400.
Areas Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc
Although non-emergency issues not Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
9. Inseason Adjustments (Final
contained in this agenda may come Management Council, 800 N. State
Action)
10. Groundfish Management Science before this Council for discussion, those Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
Improvements and Methodology issues may not be the subject of formal telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their
Review Topics Council action during this meeting. Web site at www.mafmc.org.
I. Pacific Halibut Management Council action will be restricted to those FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
1. 2016 Catch Sharing Plan and issues specifically listed in this notice Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Annual Regulation Changes and any issues arising after publication Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
of this notice that require emergency Management Council, telephone: (302)
Advisory Body Agendas
action under Section 305(c) of the 526–5255.
Advisory body agendas will include Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
discussions of relevant issues that are Conservation and Management Act, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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on the Council agenda for this meeting, provided the public has been notified of MAFMC’s Ecosystem and Ocean
and may also include issues that may be the Council’s intent to take final action Planning Advisory Panel (AP) will meet
relevant to future Council meetings. to address the emergency. to provide input to the Council on the
Proposed advisory body agendas for this development of written Council policy
meeting will be available on the Council Special Accommodations on non-fishing activities that impact fish
Web site http://www.pcouncil.org/ These meetings are physically habitat. The development of written
council-operations/council-meetings/ accessible to people with disabilities. policy on these activities will allow the

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Council to comment more quickly on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: determination, we first consider
proposed activities and projects, and Krista Graham, NMFS, Pacific Islands whether a group of organisms
enable the Council to work more Regional Office, (808) 725–5152; or constitutes a ‘‘species’’ under the ESA,
effectively in addressing fish habitat and Kimberly Maison, NMFS, Pacific Islands then whether the status of the species
ecosystem issues in our region. Regional Office, (808) 725–5143; or qualifies it for listing as either
Chelsey Young, NMFS, Office of threatened or endangered. Section 3 of
Special Accommodations Protected Resources, (301) 427–8491. the ESA defines ‘‘species’’ to include
The meeting is physically accessible SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ‘‘any subspecies of fish or wildlife or
to people with disabilities. Requests for plants, and any distinct population
sign language interpretation or other Background segment of any species of vertebrate fish
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. On September 14, 2012, we received or wildlife which interbreeds when
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 a petition from the Center for Biological mature.’’ On February 7, 1996, NMFS
days prior to the meeting date. Diversity (Center for Biological and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dated: August 19, 2015. Diversity, 2012) to list eight species of (USFWS; together, the Services) adopted
pomacentrid reef fish as threatened or a policy describing what constitutes a
Emily H. Menashes,
endangered under the ESA and to distinct population segment (DPS) of a
Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable designate critical habitat for these taxonomic species (the DPS Policy; 61
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
species concurrent with the listing. The FR 4722). The DPS Policy identifies two
[FR Doc. 2015–20831 Filed 8–21–15; 8:45 am]
species are the orange clownfish elements that must be considered when
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P (Amphiprion percula) and seven other identifying a DPS: (1) The discreteness
damselfishes: The yellowtail damselfish of the population segment in relation to
(Microspathodon chrysurus), Hawaiian the remainder of the species (or
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella), blue- subspecies) to which it belongs; and (2)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric eyed damselfish (Plectroglyphidodon the significance of the population
Administration johnstonianus), black-axil chromis segment to the remainder of the species
(Chromis atripectoralis), blue-green (or subspecies) to which it belongs. As
[Docket No. 130718637–5699–02] damselfish (Chromis viridis), reticulated stated in the DPS Policy, Congress
damselfish (Dascyllus reticulatus), and expressed its expectation that the
RIN 0648–XC775 blackbar devil or Dick’s damselfish Services would exercise authority with
(Plectroglyphidodon dickii). Given the regard to DPSs sparingly and only when
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife geographic ranges of these species, we the biological evidence indicates such
and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding divided our initial response to the action is warranted. Based on the
on a Petition To List the Orange petition between our Pacific Islands scientific information available, we
Clownfish as Threatened or Regional Office (PIRO) and Southeast determined that the orange clownfish
Endangered Under the Endangered Regional Office (SERO). PIRO led the (Amphiprion percula) is a ‘‘species’’
Species Act response for the seven Indo-Pacific under the ESA. There is nothing in the
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries species. On September 3, 2014, PIRO scientific literature indicating that this
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and published a positive 90-day finding (79 species should be further divided into
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), FR 52276) for the orange clownfish subspecies or DPSs.
Commerce. announcing that the petition presented Section 3 of the ESA defines an
substantial scientific or commercial endangered species as ‘‘any species
ACTION: Notice of 12-month finding and
information indicating the petitioned which is in danger of extinction
availability of a status review report. throughout all or a significant portion of
action of listing the orange clownfish
SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce a 12- may be warranted and explained the its range’’ and a threatened species as
month finding and listing determination basis for that finding. We also one ‘‘which is likely to become an
on a petition to list the orange clownfish announced a negative 90-day finding for endangered species within the
(Amphiprion percula) as threatened or the six Indo-Pacific damselfishes: The foreseeable future throughout all or a
endangered under the Endangered Hawaiian dascyllus, blue-eyed significant portion of its range.’’ We
Species Act (ESA). We have completed damselfish, black-axil chromis, blue- interpret an ‘‘endangered species’’ to be
a comprehensive status review under green damselfish, reticulated one that is presently in danger of
the ESA for the orange clownfish and damselfish, and blackbar devil or Dick’s extinction. A ‘‘threatened species,’’ on
we determined that, based on the best damselfish. SERO led the response to the other hand, is not presently at risk
scientific and commercial data the petition to list the yellowtail of extinction, but is likely to become so
available, the orange clownfish does not damselfish and, on February 18, 2015, in the foreseeable future. In other words,
warrant listing under the ESA. We announced a negative 90-day finding for the primary statutory difference
conclude that the orange clownfish is that species (80 FR 8619). between an endangered and threatened
In our positive 90-day finding for the species is the timing of when a species
not currently in danger of extinction
orange clownfish, we also announced may be in danger of extinction, either
throughout all or a significant portion of
the initiation of a status review of the presently (endangered) or in the
its range and is not likely to become so
species, as required by section 4(b)(3)(A) foreseeable future (threatened).
within the foreseeable future.
of the ESA, and requested information When we consider whether a species
DATES: The finding announced in this to inform the agency’s decision on might qualify as threatened under the
notice was made on August 24, 2015.
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whether the species warranted listing as ESA, we must consider the meaning of
ADDRESSES: You can obtain the petition, endangered or threatened under the the term ‘‘foreseeable future.’’ It is
status review report, 12-month finding, ESA. appropriate to interpret ‘‘foreseeable
and the list of references electronically We are responsible for determining future’’ as the horizon over which
on our NMFS Web site at: http:// whether species are threatened or predictions about the conservation
www.fpir.noaa.gov/PRD/prd_reef_ endangered under the ESA (16 U.S.C. status of the species can be reasonably
fish.html. 1531 et seq.). To make this relied upon. The foreseeable future

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice; public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Contact		Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255.
FR Citation		80 FR 51234
RIN Number		0648-XE12

80 FR 51234 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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