80 FR 63200 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 201 (October 19, 2015)

Page Range		63200-63201
FR Document		2015-26472

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management (Habitat) Advisory Panel (AP) in St. Petersburg, FL. The meeting is open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 201 (Monday, October 19, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 201 (Monday, October 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-26472]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE195


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meeting; Correction

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

ACTION: Notice of correction to a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a 
meeting of its Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management 
(Habitat) Advisory Panel (AP) in St. Petersburg, FL. The meeting is 
open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 
November 17, 2015, and from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 
18, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Florida 
Fish and Wildlife and Resources Institute (FWRI), Florida Fish and 
Wildlife Conservation Commission, 100 8th Ave SE 3370, St. Petersburg, 
FL; phone: (727) 896-8626.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC, 29405; phone: (843) 571-4366 or 
toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice being re-published in its 
entirety is a correction to a meeting notice that published on October 
2, 2015 (80 FR 59739). The original notice stated in the SUMMARY that 
the meeting was to be held in N. Charleston, SC. The ADDRESSES section, 
however, was correct. The meeting is to be held in St. Petersburg, FL.
    Items to be addressed or sessions to be conducted during the 
Habitat AP meeting include but not limited to: The review and 
completion of a redrafted Council Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Policy 
Statement on Energy Exploration, Development and Transportation; a 
presentation on the Florida Artificial Reef Program and discussion on 
the developing Artificial Reef Policy Statement; a roundtable 
discussion on issues associated with South Atlantic Climate Variability 
and Fisheries and South Atlantic Food Webs and Connectivity for 
possible future policy statement development; and a Panel member 
working session highlighting regional research program activities and 
facilitating the update of Volume V of Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) II, 
Regional Programs and Data Needs and associated appendices presenting 
Council, State, Commission and partner research, monitoring and data 
needs. Other status reports will focus on regional ecosystem modelling, 
threats to EFH, and EFH updates associated with FEP II development.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting.

    Note:  The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.



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    Dated: October 14, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Paperwork Clearance Officer, Estimated Total Annual Burden (FWRI), Florida Fish and Wildlife
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Hours: 5,000. Conservation Commission, 100 8th Ave
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Estimated Total Annual Cost to SE 3370, St. Petersburg, FL; phone:
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Public: $0. (727) 896–8626.
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). Council address: South Atlantic
IV. Request for Comments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fishery Management Council, 4055
Requests for additional information or Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
copies of the information collection Charleston, SC 29405.
instrument and instructions should be is necessary for the proper performance
directed to Darla Yonder, Management of the functions of the agency, including FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Analyst, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS whether the information shall have Iverson, Public Information Officer,
1710, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–1710, practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the South Atlantic Fishery Management
telephone 301–975–4064 or via email to agency’s estimate of the burden Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite
darla.yonder@nist.gov. (including hours and cost) of the 201, N. Charleston, SC, 29405; phone:
proposed collection of information; (c) (843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email:
I. Abstract clarity of the information to be
kim.iverson@safmc.net.
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
In accordance with Executive Order
burden of the collection of information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
12862, the National Institute of
on respondents, including through the notice being re-published in its entirety
Standards and Technology (NIST), a
use of automated collection techniques is a correction to a meeting notice that
non-regulatory agency of the
or other forms of information published on October 2, 2015 (80 FR
Department of Commerce, proposes to
technology. 59739). The original notice stated in the
conduct a number of surveys—both
Comments submitted in response to SUMMARY that the meeting was to be
quantitative and qualitative—designed
this notice will be summarized and/or held in N. Charleston, SC. The
to evaluate our current programs from a
included in the request for OMB ADDRESSES section, however, was
customer’s perspective. NIST proposes
approval of this information collection; correct. The meeting is to be held in St.
to perform program evaluation data
they also will become a matter of public Petersburg, FL.
collections by means of, but not limited
record.
to, focus groups, reply cards that Items to be addressed or sessions to be
accompany product distributions, and Dated: October 14, 2015.
conducted during the Habitat AP
Web-based surveys and dialogue boxes Glenna Mickelson, meeting include but not limited to: The
that offer customers the opportunity to Management Analyst, Office of the Chief review and completion of a redrafted
express their views on the programs Information Officer.
Council Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
they are asked to evaluate. NIST will [FR Doc. 2015–26466 Filed 10–16–15; 8:45 am]
Policy Statement on Energy Exploration,
limit its inquiries to data collections BILLING CODE 3510–13–P
Development and Transportation; a
that solicit strictly voluntary opinions
presentation on the Florida Artificial
and will not collect information that is
required or regulated. Steps will be DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Reef Program and discussion on the
taken to assure anonymity of developing Artificial Reef Policy
respondents in each activity covered National Oceanic and Atmospheric Statement; a roundtable discussion on
under this request. Administration issues associated with South Atlantic
Climate Variability and Fisheries and
II. Method of Collection RIN 0648–XE195
South Atlantic Food Webs and
NIST will collect this information by Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Connectivity for possible future policy
electronic means when possible, as well Atlantic Fishery Management Council; statement development; and a Panel
as by mail, fax, telephone and person- Public Meeting; Correction member working session highlighting
to-person interviews. regional research program activities and
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries facilitating the update of Volume V of
III. Data Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) II,
OMB Control Number: #0693–0033. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Regional Programs and Data Needs and
Form Number(s): None. Commerce.
associated appendices presenting
Type of Review: Regular submission ACTION: Notice of correction to a public Council, State, Commission and partner
[revision of a currently approved meeting. research, monitoring and data needs.
information collection.] Other status reports will focus on
Affected Public: Individuals or SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold a regional ecosystem modelling, threats to
households; Business or other for-profit EFH, and EFH updates associated with
organizations; Not-for-profit meeting of its Habitat Protection and
Ecosystem-Based Management (Habitat) FEP II development.
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government. Advisory Panel (AP) in St. Petersburg, Special Accommodations
Estimated Number of Respondents: FL. The meeting is open to the public.
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12,000. DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 The meeting is physically accessible
Estimated Time per Response: Varied, a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, to people with disabilities. Requests for
dependent upon the data collection November 17, 2015, and from 9 a.m. auxiliary aids should be directed to the
method used. The response time may until 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, November Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 days
vary from two minutes for a response 18, 2015. prior to the meeting.
card or two hours for focus group ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The Note: The times and sequence specified in
participation. The average time per meeting will be held at the Florida Fish this agenda are subject to change.
response is expected to be 30 minutes. and Wildlife and Resources Institute

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Dated: October 14, 2015. A detailed agenda and background Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has
Tracey L. Thompson, documents will be made available on the responsibility for the conservation
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable the Council’s Web site (www.mafmc.org) and management of marine fishery
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. prior to the meeting. resources. Much of this responsibility
[FR Doc. 2015–26472 Filed 10–16–15; 8:45 am] has been delegated to the National
Special Accommodations
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Oceanic and Atmospheric
These meetings are physically Administration (NOAA)/National
accessible to people with disabilities. Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Requests for sign language Under this stewardship role, the
interpretation or other auxiliary aid Secretary was given certain regulatory
National Oceanic and Atmospheric should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, authorities to ensure the most beneficial
Administration (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to uses of these resources. One of the
RIN 0648–XE254 the meeting date. regulatory steps taken to carry out the
Dated: October 14, 2015. conservation and management
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Tracey L. Thompson, objectives is to collect data from users
Council (MAFMC); Meeting Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable of the resource. Thus, as regional
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Fishery Management Councils develop
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries specific Fishery Management Plans
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and [FR Doc. 2015–26473 Filed 10–16–15; 8:45 am]
(FMP), the Secretary has promulgated
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
rules for the issuance and use of a vessel
Commerce. Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. system, a Vessel Monitoring System
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
(VMS) and vessel logbooks (VTR) to
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
National Oceanic and Atmospheric obtain fishery-dependent data to
Management Council’s (MAFMC’s)
Administration monitor, evaluate, and enforce fishery
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
regulations.
Bass Monitoring Committee will hold a Proposed Information Collection;
public meeting. Fishing vessels permitted to
Comment Request; Greater Atlantic participate in Federally-permitted
DATES: The meeting will be held on Region Logbook Family of Forms
Monday, November 9, 2015 from 1 p.m. fisheries in the Northeast are required to
to 5 p.m. and on Tuesday, November 10, AGENCY: National Oceanic and submit logbooks containing catch and
2015 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. See Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), effort information about their fishing
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda Commerce. trips. Participants in the herring, tilefish
details. ACTION: Notice. and red crab fisheries are also required
to make weekly reports on their catch
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
SUMMARY: The Department of through IVR. In addition, vessels fishing
the Providence Biltmore, Curio
Commerce, as part of its continuing under a days-at sea (DAS) management
Collection by Hilton, 11 Dorrance Street,
effort to reduce paperwork and system can use the IVR system to
Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401)
respondent burden, invites the general request a DAS credit when they have
421–0700.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery public and other Federal agencies to canceled a trip for unforeseen
Management Council, 800 N. State take this opportunity to comment on circumstances. The information
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; proposed and/or continuing information submitted is needed for the management
telephone: (302) 674–2331; Web site: collections, as required by the of the fisheries.
www.mafmc.org. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
II. Method of Collection
DATES: Written comments must be
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
submitted on or before December 18, Most information is submitted on
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 2015. paper forms, although some vessels are
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments utilizing an electronic vessel trip
Management Council; telephone: (302)
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental reporting system (EVTR). The IVR
526–5255.
Paperwork Clearance Officer, system is used by vessel owners to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mid- provide supplemental information
Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., related to specific activities such as
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea harvesting research set-aside quota
Bass Monitoring Committee will meet Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). species, conducting exempted fishing
from Monday, November 9 through activities, or declaring a block of days
Tuesday, November 10 (see DATES and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
out of the fishery. In the herring and
ADDRESSES). Topics to be addressed Requests for additional information or
tilefish fisheries vessel owners or
include: copies of the information collection
operators must provide weekly catch
(1) Monitoring Committee instrument and instructions should be
information to an IVR system. In the NE
recommendations for recreational directed to James St.Cyr, (978) 281–9369
Multispecies fishery, vessel owners or
management measures for the summer or James.StCyr@noaa.gov.
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

operators must declare catch and
flounder, scup, and black sea bass SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: discards of groundfish species of
fisheries for the 2016 fishing year; concern through VMS for all trips.
(2) Possible discussion of Monitoring I. Abstract
Committee review of commercial This request is for an extension of a III. Data
management measures for summer currently approved information
flounder, scup, and black sea bass collection. OMB Control Number: 0648–0212.
fisheries, depending on progress made Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Form Number: NOAA Forms 88–30
prior to meeting. Conservation and Management Act, the and 88–40.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of correction to a public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, and from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2015.
Contact		Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC, 29405; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 63200
RIN Number		0648-XE19

80 FR 63200 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Correction

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