80 FR 68857 - Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 215 (November 6, 2015)

Page Range		68857-68858
FR Document		2015-28330

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a meeting of Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC) Working Group comprised of Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team members. The working group will explore and evaluate options in developing an HAPC designation process for the Western Pacific region.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE301

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
convene a meeting of Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC) Working
Group comprised of Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team members. The working
group will explore and evaluate options in developing an HAPC
designation process for the Western Pacific region.

DATES: The working group will meet on November 23, 2015. For specific
times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The HAPC working group meeting will be held at the Council
office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone:
(808) 522-8220. WebEx and teleconference facilities will be provided
for the meeting. The teleconference numbers are: U.S. toll-free: 1-888-
482-3560 or International Access: +1 647 723-3959, and Access Code:
5228220; The web conference can be accessed at https://wprfmc.webex.com/join/info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808)
522-8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HAPC working group members will explore
different process options for designating Habitat Areas of Particular
Concern in the Western Pacific Region. The purpose of this meeting is
to evaluate process options to be consolidated into a report to the
Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team. A public comment period will be
provided. The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The
meetings will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

Schedule and Agenda for the HAPC Working Group Meeting

November 23, 2015--2 p.m.-4 p.m.

1. Introductions
2. HAPC Process Options
3. Evaluation
4. Public Comment

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5. Other Business

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or (808)
522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

Dated: November 3, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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directed to Dr. Danielle Schwarzmann, that their programs create for the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
301–713–7254 or community.
danielle.schwarzmann@noaa.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
II. Method of Collection Administration
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract Respondents have a choice of either RIN 0648–XE301
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
This request is for a new information submittal include email of electronic Western Pacific Fishery Management
collection to provide benefit throughout forms, and mail and facsimile Council; Public Meeting
the sanctuary system and specifically transmission of paper forms.
our sites that work with Ocean Guardian AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Schools. The National Ocean Service III. Data Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
(NOS) proposes to collect information Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
from parents and teachers about the OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX. Commerce.
attitudes and preferences and economic Form Number: None. ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
value they receive from being involved Type of Review: Regular submission SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery
with an Ocean Guardian school. (request for a new information Management Council (Council) will
Up-to-date socioeconomic data is collection). convene a meeting of Habitat Areas of
needed to support the further
Affected Public: State, local and tribal Particular Concern (HAPC) Working
development and improvement of
government, business or other for-profit Group comprised of Fishery Ecosystem
Ocean Guardian Schools. These schools
organizations; not-for-profit institutions; Plan Team members. The working group
receive funding from the NOAA Office
individuals or households. will explore and evaluate options in
of Education and the Office of National
developing an HAPC designation
Marine Sanctuaries. Schools may apply Estimated Number of Respondents: 60 process for the Western Pacific region.
for funding up to five years. A number teachers/other faculty; 900 parents.
of schools have continued their Ocean DATES: The working group will meet on
Estimated Time per Response: 45 November 23, 2015. For specific times
Guardian School projects after the five
minutes per survey for teachers/other and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY
years. From 2010–2015, the total
funding received by 71 schools was faculty; 20 minutes per survey for INFORMATION.
$544,315. parents.
ADDRESSES: The HAPC working group
Although the costs and sources of Estimated Total Annual Burden meeting will be held at the Council
funding are known, there is limited Hours: 342. office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
information known about the economic Estimated Total Annual Cost to Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808)
value participants place on this program Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 522–8220. WebEx and teleconference
and the economic value created by these costs. facilities will be provided for the
schools and their many activities. meeting. The teleconference numbers
Currently, there is no information IV. Request for Comments are: U.S. toll-free: 1–888–482–3560 or
available that provides estimates of the International Access: +1 647 723–3959,
value of education programs like Ocean Comments are invited on: (a) Whether and Access Code: 5228220; The web
Guardian to parents and teachers. Ocean the proposed collection of information conference can be accessed at https://
Guardian Schools receive funding to is necessary for the proper performance wprfmc.webex.com/join/
develop projects to help protect the of the functions of the agency, including info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov.
ocean in the future and promote ocean whether the information shall have
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
conservation and stewardship. Projects practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
include recycling, beach clean-up days, agency’s estimate of the burden
Western Pacific Regional Fishery
installing rain barrels, installing wildlife (including hours and cost) of the
Management Council; telephone: (808)
structures, composting, and energy proposed collection of information; (c)
522–8220.
reduction. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HAPC
The types of data targeted for this clarity of the information to be
collection are: Attitudes and preferences working group members will explore
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
towards the projects and student different process options for designating
burden of the collection of information
involvement, importance of/satisfaction Habitat Areas of Particular Concern in
on respondents, including through the
with the program and attributes of the the Western Pacific Region. The purpose
use of automated collection techniques of this meeting is to evaluate process
program, extent of reach (are parents or other forms of information
aware of their student’s involvement options to be consolidated into a report
technology. to the Council’s Fishery Ecosystem Plan
and are they too learning about ocean
stewardship), level of teacher, student, Comments submitted in response to Team. A public comment period will be
parent and administrative involvement, this notice will be summarized and/or provided. The order in which agenda
and teachers’ and parents’ willingness included in the request for OMB items are addressed may change. The
to pay. The primary focus for the survey approval of this information collection; meetings will run as late as necessary to
will be to gather data on parents’ and they also will become a matter of public complete scheduled business.
record.
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teachers’ willingness to pay for this Schedule and Agenda for the HAPC
program. Specifically, researchers will Dated: November 2, 2015. Working Group Meeting
collect data to determine the economic Sarah Brabson,
value teachers, administrators and November 23, 2015Ð2 p.m.±4 p.m.
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
parents place on this program. The 1. Introductions
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information collected will help to 2. HAPC Process Options
inform Ocean Guardian Schools about BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P 3. Evaluation
areas for improvement and the value 4. Public Comment

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5. Other Business from the address above, or online at to buckets via dip nets, anesthetized,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov. identified by species, enumerated,
Special Accommodations
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: measured, and released when recovered.
This meeting is physically accessible The researchers do not propose to kill
to people with disabilities. Requests for Species Covered in This Notice any listed fish, but a small number may
sign language interpretation or other The following listed species are die as an unintended result of the
auxiliary aids should be directed to covered in this notice: activities.
Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least Permit 15611±2R
tshawytscha): Lower Columbia River
5 days prior to the meeting date. (LCR); threatened Puget Sound (PS). The Washington Department of Fish
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking to
LCR; threatened PS. renew for five years a permit that
Dated: November 3, 2015. currently authorizes them to take adult
Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened
Tracey L. Thompson, LCR Chinook salmon, LCR steelhead,
Columbia River (CR).
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable LCR coho salmon, and CR chum salmon
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): Threatened
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. while operating a fish collection facility
LCR.
[FR Doc. 2015–28330 Filed 11–5–15; 8:45 am]
Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus): on the North Fork Toutle River in
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Threatened Southern (S) distinct Washington State. The fish collection
population segment. facility is located at river mile 47.5,
approximately 1.3 miles downstream
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Authority from the Mount St. Helens sediment-
Scientific research permits are issued retention structure. The purpose of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric project is to trap and haul salmon and
in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A)
Administration steelhead around the sediment retention
of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and
RIN 0648–XE306 regulations governing listed fish and structure. The WDFW would also
wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–226). collect scientific information and tag a
Endangered and Threatened Species; NMFS issues permits based on findings portion of the fish to monitor migration
Take of Anadromous Fish that such permits: (1) Are applied for in patterns and spawning success. The
good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, primary benefit of the activities would
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
would not operate to the disadvantage be to allow listed salmon and steelhead
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
of the listed species that are the subject to spawn in historically accessible
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), habitat upstream of the sediment
Commerce. of the permit; and (3) are consistent
with the purposes and policy of section retention structure. The work would
ACTION: Applications for three new also benefit the fish by generating
scientific research permits and two 2 of the ESA. The authority to take
listed species is subject to conditions set information on the species migration
permit renewals. and spawning timing and location. The
forth in the permits.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Anyone requesting a hearing on an WDFW proposes to operate the trap
NMFS has received five scientific application listed in this notice should several days a week during the species’
research permit application requests set out the specific reasons why a upstream migration. Captured fish
relating to Pacific salmon, steelhead, hearing on that application would be would be transported in a tanker truck
and eulachon. The proposed research is appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such and released upstream of the sediment
intended to increase knowledge of hearings are held at the discretion of the retention structure. The WDFW does not
species listed under the Endangered Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, intend to kill any fish being captured
Species Act (ESA) and to help guide NMFS. but some may die as an unintentional
management and conservation efforts. result of the activities.
Applications Received
The applications may be viewed online Permit 18908
at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ Permit 15582±2R The Skagit Fisheries Enhancement
preview_open_for_comment.cfm. The City of Bothell, Washington is Group (SFEG) has requested a five-year
DATES: Comments or requests for a seeking to renew for five years a permit to annually take juvenile PS
public hearing on the applications must research permit that allows them to Chinook and PS steelhead in the Skagit
be received at the appropriate address or annually take juvenile PS Chinook River watershed. The purpose of the
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later salmon and PS steelhead. The purpose study is to help SFEG identify sites in
than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on of the study is to develop a baseline and need of restoration and target
December 7, 2015. trend analysis to inform management enhancement efforts. The project would
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the decisions that could affect or be affected benefit listed salmonids by helping
applications should be sent to the by stream water quality. These surveys guide projects designed to provide
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, would entail collecting restored and high-quality rearing
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, macroinvertebrate samples and habitat. The SFEG proposes to capture
Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments surveying streams for fish. The project fish using a beach seine and dip net.
may also be sent via fax to 503–230– would benefit listed salmonids by Fish captured in the seine (and kept in
5441 or by email to nmfs.nwr.apps@
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determining fish diversity in the the water) would be removed using a
noaa.gov (include the permit number in monitored streams and generating small dip-net, quickly identified by
the subject line of the fax or email). information to help guide management species, and then immediately released
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob decisions that would help remedy into the water outside of the seine. The
Clapp, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–231– stream degradation. The researchers researchers do not propose to kill any of
2314), Fax: 503–230–5441, email: propose to capture fish using backpack the listed fish being captured, but a
Robert.Clapp@noaa.gov). Permit electrofishing equipment and dip nets. small number may die as an unintended
application instructions are available The captured fish would be transferred result of the activities.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		The working group will meet on November 23, 2015. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Contact		Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
FR Citation		80 FR 68857
RIN Number		0648-XE30

80 FR 68857 - Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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