81 FR 18837 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 63 (April 1, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-07409

The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils will hold a Joint Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel (AP) meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 63 (Friday, April 1, 2016)

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[FR Doc No: 2016-07409]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE545

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.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management
Councils will hold a Joint Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel (AP) meeting.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Monday, April 25, 2016, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Marriott Key Largo Bay
hotel, 103800 Overseas Highway, Mile Marker 103.8, Key Largo, FL 33037;
telephone: (305) 453-0000.
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: Dr. Morgan Kilgour, Fishery Biologist,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
morgan.kilgour@gulfcouncil.org, telephone: (813) 348-1630; and Kari
Maclauchlin, Fishery Social Scientist; kari.maclauchlin@safmc.net,
telephone: (843) 571-4366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

The meeting will begin with election of a chair and vice chair for
the Gulf advisory panel (AP); the South Atlantic AP will hold elections
later in the meeting. The first item on the agenda is to review spiny
lobster landings and the

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reports from the 2015 and the 2016 Review Panels. The APs will discuss
annual catch target and annual catch limit overages and will be
presented with an overview of different metrics that could be used to
calculate new metrics. The APs will be presented with spiny lobster
fishery issues. The APs will review and discuss the spiny lobster
closed areas established in Amendment 11 and will review the proposed
coral habitat areas of particular concern for the Gulf Council. The
final agenda item is other business.
--Meeting Adjourns--
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with
other meeting materials will be posted on the Council's file server. To
access the file server, the URL is https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi, or go to the Council's Web site and click on the FTP
link in the lower left of the Council Web site (http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The username and password are both ``gulfguest''.
Click on the ``Library Folder'', then scroll down to ``Joint Spiny
Lobster AP meeting-2016-04''.
The meeting 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 on the agenda may come
before the Advisory Panel for discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues
may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions of
the Advisory Panel will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agenda and any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council's intent to take 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 at the Gulf Council Office (see
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

Dated: March 29, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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reports from the 2015 and the 2016 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE fishing vessels and/or dealer/processor
Review Panels. The APs will discuss operations; (3) exercise influence over
annual catch target and annual catch National Oceanic and Atmospheric compliance (e.g., withhold issuance
limit overages and will be presented Administration pending collection of unpaid penalties);
with an overview of different metrics (4) maintain contact lists for the
that could be used to calculate new Proposed Information Collection; dissemination of important information
metrics. The APs will be presented with Comment Request; Greater Atlantic to the industry; (5) register participants
spiny lobster fishery issues. The APs Region Permit Family of Forms to be considered for limited entry; and
will review and discuss the spiny AGENCY: National Oceanic and (6) provide a universe for data collection
lobster closed areas established in Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), samples. Identification of fishery
Amendment 11 and will review the Commerce. participants, their gear types, vessels,
proposed coral habitat areas of ACTION: Notice. and expected activity levels is an
particular concern for the Gulf Council. effective and necessary tool in the
The final agenda item is other business. SUMMARY: The Department of enforcement of fishery regulations.
Commerce, as part of its continuing This collection also includes the
—Meeting Adjourns— effort to reduce paperwork and requirement for participants in certain
The Agenda is subject to change, and respondent burden, invites the general fisheries to use onboard vessel
the latest version along with other public and other Federal agencies to monitoring systems (VMS) and to notify
meeting materials will be posted on the take this opportunity to comment on NMFS before fishing trips for the
Council’s file server. To access the file proposed and/or continuing information purpose of observer placement. Other
server, the URL is https:// collections, as required by the permitting in this collection includes
public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/ Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. the written request to participate in any
index.cgi, or go to the Council’s Web DATES: Written comments must be of the various exemption programs
site and click on the FTP link in the submitted on or before May 31, 2016. offered in the Greater Atlantic region.
lower left of the Council Web site ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Exemption programs may allow a vessel
(http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental to fish in an area that is limited to
username and password are both Paperwork Clearance Officer, vessels of a particular size, using a
‘‘gulfguest’’. Click on the ‘‘Library Department of Commerce, Room 6616, certain gear type, or fishing for a
Folder’’, then scroll down to ‘‘Joint 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., particular species. This collection also
Spiny Lobster AP meeting-2016–04’’. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the contains paperwork required for vessel
The meeting will be webcast over the Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). owners to request gillnet and lobster
internet. A link to the webcast will be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: trap tags through the Greater Atlantic
available on the Council’s Web site, Requests for additional information or region permit office.
http://www.gulfcouncil.org. copies of the information collection Lastly, vessel owners that own
instrument and instructions should be multiple vessels, but would like to
Although other non-emergency issues request communication from NMFS be
not on the agenda may come before the directed to Elizabeth Scheimer, Greater
Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 consolidated into one mailing (and not
Advisory Panel for discussion, in separate mailings for each vessel), may
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Great Republic Dr., Gloucester, MA
01930, (978) 281–9236, request the single letter vessel owner
Fishery Conservation and Management option to improve efficiency of their
Elizabeth.scheimer@noaa.gov.
Act, those issues may not be the subject business practice.
of formal action during this meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Actions of the Advisory Panel will be II. Method of Collection
I. Abstract
restricted to those issues specifically Vessel Permits
This request is for extension of a
identified in the agenda and any issues current information collection. Under
arising after publication of this notice All vessel permit applications,
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery including permit applications and
that require emergency action under Conservation and Management Act, the renewals for vessels, dealers, and vessel
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Secretary of Commerce has the operators, as well as gillnet and lobster
Fishery Conservation and Management responsibility for the conservation and trap tag purchase, are submitted by
Act, provided the public has been management of marine fishery signed paper form sent in the mail.
notified of the Council’s intent to take resources. Much of this responsibility
action to address the emergency. has been delegated to NOAA’s National VMS Requirements
Special Accommodations Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Vessels with VMS requirements are
Under this stewardship role, the required to declare their intent to fish
This meeting is physically accessible Secretary was given certain regulatory (e.g., declare into the fishery) and
to people with disabilities. Requests for authorities to ensure the most beneficial submit daily catch reports using
sign language interpretation or other uses of these resources. One of the electronic VMS units on board the
auxiliary aids should be directed to regulatory steps taken to carry out the vessel. Other VMS actions may include
Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office conservation and management trip start and end hails, pre-landing
(see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days objectives is to collect information from
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notifications, and days-at-sea (DAS)
prior to the meeting. users of the resources. adjustments. VMS power down
The Secretary has enacted rules to exemption requests are submitted by
Dated: March 29, 2016.
issue permits to individuals and signed paper form.
Tracey L. Thompson, organizations participating in federally
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable controlled fisheries. Permits are Observer Program Call-in Requirements
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. necessary to: (1) Register fishermen, Vessels issued certain permits such as
[FR Doc. 2016–07409 Filed 3–31–16; 8:45 am] fishing vessels, fish dealers and Northeast multispecies, monkfish,
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will convene on Monday, April 25, 2016, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact		Dr. Morgan Kilgour, Fishery Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630; and Kari Maclauchlin, Fishery Social Scientist; [email protected], telephone: (843) 571-4366.
FR Citation		81 FR 18837
RIN Number		0648-XE54

81 FR 18837 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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