81 FR 15063 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 54 (March 21, 2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 54 (March 21, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-06218 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 15063-15064] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-06218] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE511 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). DATES: The meeting will take place on Monday, April 4 through Thursday, April 7, 2016, starting at 8:30 a.m. daily. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton hotel, 6505 N. Interstate Highway 35 North, Austin, TX 78752; telephone: (512) 454-3737. Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda Monday, April 4, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The Gulf Council will begin with updates and presentations from management committees. The Joint Administrative Policy & Budget Management Committee will review the 2014 No-cost extension, 2015 & 2016 Budgets, and 2016 Proposed Activities. The Data Collection Committee will review the Electronic Reporting Program Flowchart; give an update on the Commercial Electronic Reporting Pilot Program; and discuss Final Action--South Atlantic's Amendment: Modifications to Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting Requirements. The Shrimp Management Committee will discuss the Biological Review of the Texas Closure; review the Updated Stock Assessments for Brown, White and Pink shrimp; receive a summary from the Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP) meeting; review of Options Paper for Shrimp Amendment 17B; and receive a summary from the Shrimp Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting. After lunch, the Mackerel Management Committee will discuss Final Action on Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 26: Changes in Allocations, Stock Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel; receive summary of Public Hearing Comments and Written Public Comments; and a summary from the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel. The Law Enforcement Committee will receive a summary from the Law Enforcement Technical Committee; and select the recipient for Officer of the Year award. Tuesday, April 5, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The Reef Fish Management Committee will receive an update on 2015 Recreational Red Snapper Landings and Recreational Season Projections for 2016; take final action on Framework Action to Modify Red Grouper Annual Catch Limits; review Options Paper for Amendment 46--Modify Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding [[Page 15064]] Plan and Draft Amendment 41--Red Snapper Management for Federally Permitted Charter Vessels. The committee will receive a summary report from the Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter For-Hire Advisory Panel (AP) meeting; review of Draft Amendment 42--Federal Reef Fish Headboat Management, Public Hearing Draft Amendment 43--Hogfish Stock Definition, Status Determination Criteria (SDC), Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Size Limit; review Draft Amendment 45--Extend or Eliminate the Red Snapper Sector Separation Sunset Provision; and review preliminary options for Mechanism to Allow Recreational Red Snapper Season to Re-open if ACL is not exceeded. Wednesday, April 6, 2016; 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. The Reef Fish Management Committee will discuss Final Action on Framework Action to Modify Commercial Gear Requirements and Recreational/Commercial Fishing Year for Yellowtail Snapper; and any other business. The Gulf SEDAR Committee will review and provide updates on SEDAR Schedule Progress and deliverables; and receive a SEDAR Steering Committee update. The Full Council will convene approximately mid-morning (10:30 a.m.) with a Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions; Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes; and will review Exempt Fishing Permit (EFPs) Applications, if any. The Council will receive presentations on Proposed Rule Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology, Science Update: How the Oil Spill Impacted the Fish Species We Care About, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management, and NMFS-SERO Landing Summaries. After lunch, the Council will receive public testimony from 1:45 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Agenda Testimony Items: Final Action--Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 26: Changes in Allocations, Stock Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel; Final Action--Framework Action to Modify Red Grouper Annual Catch Limits; Final Action--Framework Action to Modify Commercial Gear Requirements and Recreational/Commercial Fishing Year for Yellowtail Snapper; Final Action--South Atlantic Amendment: Modifications to Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting Requirements and hold an open public testimony period regarding any other fishery issues or concern. Anyone wishing to speak during public comment should sign in at the registration station located at the entrance to the meeting room. Thursday, April 7, 2016; 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. The Council will review and discuss committee reports as follows: Joint Administrative Policy/Budget, Law Enforcement, Data Collection, Shrimp, Mackerel, Gulf SEDAR, and Reef Fish Management Committees; and, vote on Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) applications, if any. Lastly, the Council will discuss other business items, if any. Meeting Adjourns The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change as required to effectively address the issue. The latest version will be posted on the Council's file server, which can be accessed by going to the Council's Web site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on FTP Server under Quick Links. For meeting materials, select the ``Briefing Books/Briefing Book 2016-04'' folder on Gulf Council file server. The username and password are both ``gulfguest''. The meetings will be webcast over the internet. A link to the webcast will be available on the Council's Web site, http://www.gulfcouncil.org. Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided that the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: March 15, 2016. Jeffrey N. Lonergan, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-06218 Filed 3-18-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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hunting areas; (ii) Directly displacing 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA for this ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
subsistence users; or (iii) Placing activity. A Biological Opinion was the Doubletree by Hilton hotel, 6505 N.
physical barriers between the marine issued on March 2, 2016 and is posted Interstate Highway 35 North, Austin, TX
mammals and the subsistence hunters; at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ 78752; telephone: (512) 454–3737.
and (2) That cannot be sufficiently permits/incidental/construction.htm. Council address: Gulf of Mexico
mitigated by other measures to increase NMFS determined that while the Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
the availability of marine mammals to proposed action may affect Cook Inlet Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
allow subsistence needs to be met. beluga whales and wDPS Steller sea 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
The proposed Test Pile Program will lions, it is not likely to jeopardize the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
occur in or near a traditional continued existence of those species or Douglas Gregory, Executive Director,
subsistence hunting area and could adversely modify any designated critical Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
affect the availability of marine habitat. Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
mammals for subsistence uses. Harbor SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
seals are the only species for which take National Environmental Policy Act
is authorized that may be subject to (NEPA) Agenda
limited boat-based subsistence hunting. NMFS drafted a document titled Monday, April 4, 2016; 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
POA communicated with Environmental Assessment for Issuance
representative Native subsistence users The Gulf Council will begin with
of an Incidental Harassment
and Tribal members to develop a Plan updates and presentations from
Authorization to the Port of Alaska for
of Cooperation, which identifies what management committees. The Joint
the Take of Marine Mammals Incidental
measures have been taken or will be Administrative Policy & Budget
to a Test Pile Program and Finding of
taken to minimize any adverse effects of Management Committee will review the
No Significant Impact (FONSI). The
the Test Pile Program on the availability 2014 No-cost extension, 2015 & 2016
FONSI was signed on March 2, 2016.
of marine mammals for subsistence Budgets, and 2016 Proposed Activities.
The EA/FONSI is posted at http://
uses. On December 22, 2015, POA sent The Data Collection Committee will
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
letters to eight tribes including the the review the Electronic Reporting Program
incidental/construction.htm.
Kenaitze, Tyonek, Knik, Eklutna, Flowchart; give an update on the
Ninilchik, Seldovia, Salamatoff, and Authorization Commercial Electronic Reporting Pilot
Chickaloon tribes informing them of the As a result of these determinations, Program; and discuss Final Action—
project and identifying potential we have issued an IHA to POA for South Atlantic’s Amendment:
impacts to marine mammals as well as conducting the Test Pile Program in Modifications to Charter Vessel and
planned mitigation efforts. POA also Anchorage, AK from April 1, 2016 Headboat Reporting Requirements. The
inquired about any possible marine through March 31, 2017 through Shrimp Management Committee will
mammal subsistence concerns they provided the previously described discuss the Biological Review of the
might have. None of the tribes indicated mitigation, monitoring, and reporting Texas Closure; review the Updated
that they had any concerns with the requirements are incorporated. Stock Assessments for Brown, White
proposed Test Pile Program. and Pink shrimp; receive a summary
Since all project activities will take Dated: March 9, 2016. from the Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP)
place within the immediate vicinity of Perry Gayaldo, meeting; review of Options Paper for
the POA, the project will not have an Deputy Director, Office of Protected Shrimp Amendment 17B; and receive a
adverse impact on the availability of Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. summary from the Shrimp Scientific
marine mammals for subsistence use at [FR Doc. 2016–06251 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am] and Statistical Committee (SSC)
distant locations. Due to mitigation and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P meeting. After lunch, the Mackerel
monitoring requirements, no Management Committee will discuss
displacement of marine mammals from Final Action on Coastal Migratory
traditional hunting areas or changes to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 26: Changes
availability of subsistence resources will in Allocations, Stock Boundaries and
result from Test Pile Program activities. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Sale Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and
Given the combination of the Test Pile Administration Atlantic Migratory Groups of King
Program location, small size of the RIN 0648–XE511 Mackerel; receive summary of Public
affected area, and required mitigation Hearing Comments and Written Public
and monitoring measures NMFS has Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Comments; and a summary from the
determined that there will not be an Council; Public Meeting Law Enforcement Advisory Panel. The
unmitigable adverse impact on Law Enforcement Committee will
subsistence uses from POA’s proposed AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries receive a summary from the Law
activities. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Enforcement Technical Committee; and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), select the recipient for Officer of the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Commerce. Year award.
The Cook Inlet beluga whale and ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
western depleted population segment of Tuesday, April 5, 2016; 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Steller sea lion are mammal species SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery The Reef Fish Management
Management Council (Council) will
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
listed as endangered under the ESA Committee will receive an update on
with confirmed or possible occurrence hold a four-day meeting to consider 2015 Recreational Red Snapper
in the study area. NMFS’ Permits and actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico Landings and Recreational Season
Conservation Division has completed a fisheries in the exclusive economic zone Projections for 2016; take final action on
formal consultation with NMFS’ (EEZ). Framework Action to Modify Red
Protected Resources Division under DATES: The meeting will take place on Grouper Annual Catch Limits; review
section 7 of the ESA on the issuance of Monday, April 4 through Thursday, Options Paper for Amendment 46—
an IHA to POA under section April 7, 2016, starting at 8:30 a.m. daily. Modify Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding
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Plan and Draft Amendment 41—Red comment should sign in at the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Snapper Management for Federally registration station located at the
Permitted Charter Vessels. The entrance to the meeting room. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
committee will receive a summary Administration
report from the Ad Hoc Red Snapper Thursday, April 7, 2016; 8:30 a.m.–
3:30 p.m. RIN 0648–XE395
Charter For-Hire Advisory Panel (AP)
meeting; review of Draft Amendment Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
The Council will review and discuss
42—Federal Reef Fish Headboat Specified Activities; Taking Marine
committee reports as follows: Joint
Management, Public Hearing Draft Mammals Incidental to Port of Kalama
Amendment 43—Hogfish Stock Administrative Policy/Budget, Law
Enforcement, Data Collection, Shrimp, Expansion Project on the Lower
Definition, Status Determination Criteria Columbia River
(SDC), Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Mackerel, Gulf SEDAR, and Reef Fish
Size Limit; review Draft Amendment Management Committees; and, vote on AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
45—Extend or Eliminate the Red Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Snapper Sector Separation Sunset applications, if any. Lastly, the Council Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Provision; and review preliminary will discuss other business items, if any. Commerce.
options for Mechanism to Allow ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
Meeting Adjourns
Recreational Red Snapper Season to Re- harassment authorization; request for
open if ACL is not exceeded. The timing and order in which agenda comments.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016; 8:30 a.m.– items are addressed may change as
SUMMARY: NOAA Fisheries has received
5 p.m. required to effectively address the issue.
an application from the Port of Kalama
The Reef Fish Management The latest version will be posted on the
(POK) for an Incidental Harassment
Committee will discuss Final Action on Council’s file server, which can be Authorization (IHA) to take marine
Framework Action to Modify accessed by going to the Council’s Web mammals, by harassment, incidental to
Commercial Gear Requirements and site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and Port of Kalama Expansion Project.
Recreational/Commercial Fishing Year clicking on FTP Server under Quick Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
for Yellowtail Snapper; and any other Links. For meeting materials, select the Protection Act (MMPA), NOAA
business. The Gulf SEDAR Committee ‘‘Briefing Books/Briefing Book 2016–04’’ Fisheries is requesting comments on its
will review and provide updates on folder on Gulf Council file server. The proposal to issue an IHA to the POK to
SEDAR Schedule Progress and username and password are both incidentally take, by Level B
deliverables; and receive a SEDAR ‘‘gulfguest’’. The meetings will be Harassment only, marine mammals
Steering Committee update. webcast over the internet. A link to the during the in-water construction of
The Full Council will convene webcast will be available on the Kalama Marine Manufacturing and
approximately mid-morning (10:30 a.m.) Council’s Web site, http:// Export Facility during the 2016–2017.
with a Call to Order, Announcements www.gulfcouncil.org. Work is anticipated to occur between
and Introductions; Adoption of Agenda September 1, 2016 and January 31,
and Approval of Minutes; and will Although other non-emergency issues
not contained in this agenda may come 2017. The authorization for this
review Exempt Fishing Permit (EFPs) proposed project would be 120 days of
Applications, if any. The Council will before this Council for discussion, those
in-water work between September 1,
receive presentations on Proposed Rule issues may not be the subjects of formal
2016 through August 31, 2017 to
Standardized Bycatch Reporting action during this meeting. Council account for the possible need to vary the
Methodology, Science Update: How the action will be restricted to those issues schedule due to logistics and weather.
Oil Spill Impacted the Fish Species We specifically listed in this notice and any Per the Marine Mammal Protection Act,
Care About, Mid-Atlantic Fishery issues arising after publication of this we are requesting comments on our
Management Council’s Ecosystem notice that require emergency action proposal to issue and Incidental
Approach to Fisheries Management, and under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- Harassment Authorization to the Port of
NMFS–SERO Landing Summaries. Stevens Act, provided that the public Kalama to incidentally take, by Level B
After lunch, the Council will receive has been notified of the Council’s intent harassment only, 3 species of marine
public testimony from 1:45 p.m. until 5 to take final action to address the mammals during the specified activity.
p.m. on Agenda Testimony Items: Final emergency. NOAA Fisheries does not expect, and is
Action—Coastal Migratory Pelagics not proposing to authorize, Level A
Amendment 26: Changes in Allocations, Special Accommodations
harassment (injury), serious injury, or
Stock Boundaries and Sale Provisions mortality as a result of the proposed
for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for activity.
Migratory Groups of King Mackerel;
Final Action—Framework Action to sign language interpretation or other DATES: Comments and information must
Modify Red Grouper Annual Catch auxiliary aids should be directed to be received no later than April 20, 2016.
Limits; Final Action—Framework Kathy Pereira (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 ADDRESSES: Comments on the
Action to Modify Commercial Gear days prior to the meeting date. application should be addressed to Jolie
Requirements and Recreational/ Dated: March 15, 2016. Harrison, Chief, Permits and
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Commercial Fishing Year for Yellowtail Jeffrey N. Lonergan, Conservation Division, Office of
Snapper; Final Action—South Atlantic Protected Resources, National Marine
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Amendment: Modifications to Charter Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Vessel and Headboat Reporting Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The
[FR Doc. 2016–06218 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am]
Requirements and hold an open public mailbox address for providing email
testimony period regarding any other BILLING CODE 3510–22–P comments is itp.youngkin@noaa.gov.
fishery issues or concern. Anyone Comments sent via email, including all
wishing to speak during public attachments, must not exceed a 25-
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of a public meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will take place on Monday, April 4 through Thursday, April 7, 2016, starting at 8:30 a.m. daily. | |
| Contact | Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 15063 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE51 |
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