81 FR 46055 - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC); Public Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 136 (July 15, 2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 136 (July 15, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-16801 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 46055-46057] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-16801] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE723 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC); Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. [[Page 46056]] ACTION: Notice of public hearings and scoping meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a series of public hearings pertaining to Framework Amendment 4 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Fishery Management Plan for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic addressing management measures for Atlantic cobia in federal waters, and Amendment 41 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan for the South Atlantic addressing measures for mutton snapper in federal waters. Scoping comments will also be accepted for options being considered in Joint Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 10 and Snapper Grouper Amendment 44 to address allocations for dolphin fish and yellowtail snapper in federal waters. Question and Answer sessions for Framework Amendment 4 to the CMP Fishery Management Plan and for Amendment 41 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan will also be held via webinar. A Question and Answer session for Joint Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 10 and Snapper Grouper Amendment 44 will be held as part of the scoping session. DATES: The Q&A sessions and series of public hearings/scoping meetings will be held from August 1 through August 17, 2016. All webinars and meetings will begin at 6 p.m. Registration is required for the Q&A sessions and public hearing/ scoping meetings held via webinar. Registration information will be posted on the SAFMC Web site at www.safmc.net as it becomes available. ADDRESSES: Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405. For additional information on the Webinars, Hearings, and Agenda, see Dates, Addresses, and Agenda. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is soliciting public hearing comments on proposed measures in CMP Framework Amendment 4 addressing proposed management measures for Atlantic cobia in federal waters from the Florida/Georgia line northward to New York. The Atlantic cobia fishery was closed to recreational harvest on June 20, 2016 in federal waters after NOAA Fisheries determined that the recreational annual catch limit had been exceeded in 2015. Exceeding the 2015 annual catch limit triggered the accountability measures in place for Atlantic cobia to prevent overfishing, resulting in the shortened recreational season in 2016. Measures proposed in Framework Amendment 4 are designed to help ensure consistent and stable fishing opportunities for all participants in the fishery and include: (1) Reducing the recreational bag limit with a preferred alternative to reduce the daily bag limit from 2 per person/day to 1 per person/day; (2) establishing a recreational vessel limit with a preferred alternative of 3 per vessel/ day; (3) modifying the recreational fishing year with a preferred alternative for the year to begin May 1st; (4) modifying the recreational minimum size limit; (5) modifying the current accountability measure; and (6) changes to the commercial harvest limit. The Council is also soliciting public hearing comments on Snapper Grouper Amendment 41 addressing proposed management measures for mutton snapper. Stakeholders have expressed concerns about fishing pressure that occurs each spring as mutton snapper gather to spawn. Measures in Amendment 41 include actions to: (1) Modify the current annual catch limit for mutton snapper based on the most recent stock assessment; (2) reduce the current bag limit of 10 fish per person/day within the snapper aggregate with a preferred alternative of 3 fish per person/day year round; (3) establish a commercial trip limit with the preferred alternative of 300 pounds and 3 fish per person/day during the spawning season months (April-June); and (4) modify the current minimum size limit with the preferred alternative to increase the limit from 16 to 18 inches total length. Public scoping comments are being solicited for measures proposed in Joint Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 10/Snapper Grouper Amendment 44 addressing potential allocation measures for dolphin fish and yellowtail snapper. Public scoping occurs early in the amendment development process and the Council is soliciting input on proposed options that include a common pool allocation, a reserve category, temporary shifts in allocation, combined annual catch limits, a permanent allocation shift for dolphin and/or yellowtail snapper, and allocations by gear type for the commercial sector in the dolphin fishery. Measures proposed for dolphin would apply in federal waters along the entire Atlantic coast. Dates, Addresses, and Agenda Webinars 1. August 1, 2016--Q&A Session and Public Hearing for CMP Framework Amendment 4 (Atlantic Cobia) 2. August 2, 2016--Q&A Session and Public Hearing for Snapper Grouper Amendment 41 (Mutton Snapper) 3. August 4, 2016--Q&A Session and Public Scoping of Joint Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 10/Snapper Grouper Amendment 44 (Allocation of Dolphin and Yellowtail Snapper) In-Person Public Hearings Coastal Migratory Pelagics Framework Amendment 4 (Atlantic Cobia) 1. August 3, 2016--Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, N. Charleston, SC 29418; phone: (843) 744-4422. 2. August 8, 2016--Holton Restaurant, 13711 E. Oglethorpe Highway, Midway, GA 31320; phone: (912) 884-9151. 3. August 9, 2016--Hilton Virginia Beach, 3001 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451; phone: (757) 213-3001. 4. August 9, 2016--Hampton Inn, 29 William Pope Drive, Bluffton, SC 29909; phone: (843) 705-9000. 5. August 10, 2016--NC Division of Marine Fisheries, Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City, NC 28557; phone: (252) 499-9200. 6. August 11, 2016--Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 N. Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949; phone: (252) 261-1290. 7. August 11, 2016--Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4462 Murrells Inlet Road, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576; phone: (904) 396-5100. Snapper Grouper Amendment 41 (Mutton Snapper) 1. August 15, 2016--Hilton Garden Inn--Ft. Lauderdale Airport, 180 SW 18th Avenue, Dania Beach, FL 33004; phone: (954) 924-9204. 2. August 16, 2016--Hawks Cay Resort, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd., Duck Key, FL 33050; phone: (305) 743-7000. 3. August 17, 2016--Marriott Beachside Hotel, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West, FL 33040; phone: (305) 296-8100. Submitting Written Comments The Council requests that written comments be submitted using the online public comment form. Comments submitted using the online comment form are immediately posted to the Council's Web site at www.safmc.net and available for all Council members and the public to view. Written [[Page 46057]] comments may also be submitted by mail or fax. The comment period will open on July 18, 2016 once amendment materials are posted to the Web site. All written comments are due by 5 p.m. on August 19, 2016. Comments may be submitted by mail to: Gregg Waugh, Executive Director, SAFMC, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405. Fax comments to (843) 769-4520. Comments using the online public comment form: Use the comment form links on the Public Hearing and Scoping Meeting page on the Council's Web site to submit comments on each amendment. All comments submitted will be automatically posted to the Web site and accessible for the public to view. The direct link to the Public Hearing and Scoping meeting page is: http://safmc.net/meetings/public-hearing-and-scoping-meeting-schedule. Copies of the public hearing documents, scoping document, and other relevant informational material will be posted on the Council's Web site at www.safmc.net as they become available. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: July 12, 2016. Jeffrey N. 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publish anonymized results of the Consortium will be bound by the same The Agenda is subject to change, and
research under this Consortium. In terms and conditions. the latest version along with other
accordance with 15 U.S.C. meeting materials will be posted on the
Kent Rochford,
3710a(c)(7)(B), NIST will withhold from Council’s file server. To access the file
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs. server, the URL is https://
public disclosure the data that
[FR Doc. 2016–16761 Filed 7–14–16; 8:45 am] public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/
specifically identifies a participant’s
microparticles for a period of five (5) BILLING CODE 3510–13–P index.cgi, or go to the Council’s Web
years from the date any ERF values are site and click on the FTP link in the
generated, or until the participants lower left of the Council Web site http://
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE www.gulfcouncil.org. The username and
grants NIST permission to disclose such
data. NIST will not require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric password are both ‘‘gulfguest.’’ Click on
participants to pay a membership fee to Administration the ‘‘Library Folder,’’ then scroll down
participate in this Consortium. NIST to ‘‘SSC meeting-2016–08.’’
RIN 0648–XE733 The meeting will be webcast over the
will, however, require participants to
contribute funds to reimburse NIST for Internet. A link to the webcast will be
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management available on the Council’s Web site,
the generation of any report requested Council; Public Meeting
by a participant for the ERF value http://www.gulfcouncil.org.
assignments of participant’s AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Although other non-emergency issues
microparticles. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and not on the agenda may come before the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Scientific and Statistical Committee for
Participation Process: Eligibility will Commerce. discussion, in accordance with the
be determined by NIST using the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting via
information provided by an organization Conservation and Management Act,
Webinar.
in response to this notice based on the those issues may not be the subject of
information requested below. SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery formal action during this meeting.
An organization responding to this Management Council will hold a Actions of the Scientific and Statistical
notice should provide the following meeting of its Standing and Reef Fish Committee will be restricted to those
information to NIST’s Consortium Scientific and Statistical Committees issues specifically identified in the
Manager: (SSC) via Webinar. agenda and any issues arising after
DATES: The meeting will be held on publication of this notice that require
(1) Type of microparticles: Optimal
Tuesday, August 2, 2016, from 1 p.m. to emergency action under section 305(c)
sizes of microparticles are from 2 to 10
3:30 p.m. (EDT), to view the agenda, see of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
microns. If there are needs of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Conservation and Management Act,
characterization and ERF value provided the public has been notified of
assignment to other size particles (<2 ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via Webinar; you may registering, at the Council’s intent to take action to
microns or >10 microns), the present address the emergency.
standard operating procedure can be https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/
modified to accommodate the requests. register/3960738127259119362. Special Accommodations
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
(2) Type of Instrument: The Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. This meeting is physically accessible
Consortium is to assign ERF values for Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL to people with disabilities. Requests for
microparticles used primarily for flow 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. sign language interpretation or other
cytometers. Any information about auxiliary aids should be directed to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
other instruments used by the Kathy Pereira, at the Gulf Council Office
Steven Atran, Senior Fishery Biologist,
organization is helpful to ensure that (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
there is diversity in participants. For prior to the meeting.
Council; steven.atran@gulfcouncil.org,
example, please indicate if the telephone: (813) 348–1630. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
microparticles are used by the Dated: July 12, 2016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
organization with fluorescence
Tracey L. Thompson,
microscopes and spectrophotometers/ Agenda
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
spectrofluorimeters. I. Introductions and adoption of agenda Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
(3) Experience in production and II. Selection of SSC representative at August, [FR Doc. 2016–16745 Filed 7–14–16; 8:45 am]
characterization of microparticles, 2016 Council meeting
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antibodies, and biological cells, and III. Reevaluation of alternative FMSY proxies
(FMAX, F20%SPR, F22%SPR, and F24%SPR) for
analysis of large data sets.
red snapper
A responding organization should not IV. Discussion of next gray triggerfish DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
include any business proprietary assessment—benchmark or standard
V. Review of updated SEDAR schedule National Oceanic and Atmospheric
information in its response to this
VI. Other business Administration
request for information. NIST will not
treat any information provided in — Meeting Adjourns—
response to this request as proprietary RIN 0648–XE723
Please register for SSC Meeting:
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information. NIST will notify each Standing and Reef Fish on Aug. 2, 2016, South Atlantic Fishery Management
organization of its eligibility. In order to 1 p.m. (EDT), at https:// Council (SAFMC); Public Meetings
participate in this Consortium, each attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
eligible organization must sign a 3960738127259119362. After AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Cooperative Research and Development registering, you will receive a Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Agreement (CRADA) for this confirmation email containing Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Consortium. All participants to this information about joining the Webinar. Commerce.
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comments may also be submitted by Marine Fisheries Commission’s Spectrum Management Advisory
mail or fax. (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Committee (Committee). The Committee
The comment period will open on Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel. provides advice to the Assistant
July 18, 2016 once amendment materials DATES: The meeting will be held on Secretary of Commerce for
are posted to the Web site. All written Friday, July 29, 2016, from 10 a.m. until Communications and Information and
comments are due by 5 p.m. on August 12:30 p.m. the National Telecommunications and
19, 2016. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held Information Administration (NTIA) on
Comments may be submitted by mail via webinar with a telephone-only spectrum management policy matters.
to: Gregg Waugh, Executive Director, connection option. Details on webinar DATES: The meeting will be held on
SAFMC, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite registration and telephone-only August 1, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00
201, North Charleston, SC 29405. Fax connection details will be posted at: p.m., Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
comments to (843) 769–4520. Comments http://www.mafmc.org. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
using the online public comment form: Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery the National Institute of Standards and
Use the comment form links on the Management Council, 800 N. State Technology, Boulder Campus, 325
Public Hearing and Scoping Meeting Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; Broadway Street, Boulder, CO 80305.
page on the Council’s Web site to telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their Additional information regarding the
submit comments on each amendment. Web site at www.mafmc.org. location and registration for attendance
All comments submitted will be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: at this meeting is included in the
automatically posted to the Web site Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section,
and accessible for the public to view. Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery below. Public comments may be mailed
The direct link to the Public Hearing Management Council, telephone: (302) to Commerce Spectrum Management
and Scoping meeting page is: http:// 526–5255. Advisory Committee, National
safmc.net/meetings/public-hearing-and- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Telecommunications and Information
scoping-meeting-schedule. purpose of this meeting is for the Administration, 1401 Constitution
Copies of the public hearing Avenue NW., Room 4600, Washington,
Advisory Panels to review and comment
documents, scoping document, and DC 20230 or emailed to dreed@
on recent stock assessment information,
other relevant informational material ntia.doc.gov.
as well as the reports and
will be posted on the Council’s Web site
recommendations of the Council’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
at www.safmc.net as they become
Scientific and Statistical Committee David J. Reed, Designated Federal
available.
(SSC) and the Summer Flounder, Scup, Officer, at (202) 482–5955 or dreed@
Special Accommodations and Black Sea Bass Monitoring ntia.doc.gov; and/or visit NTIA’s Web
These meetings are physically Committee regarding previously site at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/
accessible to people with disabilities. implemented fishery specifications (i.e., category/csmac.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be catch and landings limits and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
directed to the council office (see management measures) for 2017–18. Background: The Committee provides
ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting. The Council and ASMFC will consider advice to the Assistant Secretary of
input from the AP in August when Commerce for Communications and
Note: The times and sequence specified in reviewing these specifications.
this agenda are subject to change. Information on needed reforms to
Special Accommodations domestic spectrum policies and
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. management in order to: License radio
The meeting is physically accessible frequencies in a way that maximizes
Dated: July 12, 2016. to people with disabilities. Requests for public benefits; keep wireless networks
Jeffrey N. Lonergan, sign language interpretation or other as open to innovation as possible; and
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable auxiliary aid should be directed to M. make wireless services available to all
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 Americans. See Charter at http://
[FR Doc. 2016–16801 Filed 7–14–16; 8:45 am] days prior to the meeting date. www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/
BILLING CODE 2510–22–P Dated: July 12, 2016. publications/csmac_2015_charter_
Tracey L. Thompson, renewal_2-26-15.pdf.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable This Committee is subject to the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Federal Advisory Committee Act
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric [FR Doc. 2016–16766 Filed 7–14–16; 8:45 am] (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and is
Administration BILLING CODE 3510–22–P consistent with the National
Telecommunications and Information
RIN 0648–XE734 Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. 904(b).
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The Committee functions solely as an
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management advisory body in compliance with the
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting National Telecommunications and FACA. For more information about the
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Information Administration Committee visit: http://
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.
Commerce Spectrum Management Matters to Be Considered: The
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Advisory Committee Meeting Committee provides advice to the
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. AGENCY: National Telecommunications Assistant Secretary to assist in
and Information Administration, U.S. developing and maintaining spectrum
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Department of Commerce. management policies that enable the
Management Council’s (Council’s) ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
United States to maintain or strengthen
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea its global leadership role in the
Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public SUMMARY: This notice announces a introduction of communications
meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States public meeting of the Commerce technology, services, and innovation;
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| Dates | The Q&A sessions and series of public hearings/scoping meetings will be held from August 1 through August 17, 2016. All webinars and meetings will begin at 6 p.m. | |
| Contact | Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 46055 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE72 |
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