81 FR 47762 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 141 (July 22, 2016)

Page Range		47762-47762
FR Document		2016-17378

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a meeting, which is open to the public.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE736


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly 
Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a meeting, which is 
open to the public.

DATES: The HMSMT will meet Monday, August 8 through Thursday, August 
11, 2016. The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on August 8 and at 8:30 
a.m. on August 9-11. On each day the meeting will end at 5 p.m. or when 
business for the day is concluded.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held in the Large Conference 
Room at the Pacific Fishery Management Council's office.
    Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, Oregon 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council assigned several tasks to the 
HMSMT for completion by the September 2016 Council meeting. At this 
meeting, the HMSMT plans to draft reports for these tasks that can be 
included in the advanced briefing materials for the September Council 
meeting. These tasks include: (1) An update on international HMS 
management, including outcomes of the 80th Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
Commission meeting; (2) If available, reviewing exempted fishing permit 
(EFP) applications; (3) Developing recommendations for updates to the 
Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly 
Migratory Species (HMS FMP) to correct errors, revise out of date 
descriptions, and clarify descriptive passages; (4) Drafting a 
framework for reporting estimates of reference points for HMS FMP 
management unit species; (5) Developing recommendations responding to 
the referral to the Council by National Marine Fisheries Service of 
requests for rulemaking contained in the agency's response to the 
Center for Biological Diversity's petition for rulemaking to address 
the relative impacts of the U.S. fleet on the Pacific bluefin tuna 
stock (81 FR 39213); (6) Identifying data gaps and research needs for 
deep-set buoy gear (DSBG) to inform future Council recommendations on 
issuance of EFPs to test this gear for the objectives of developing a 
Federal fishing permit system for DSBG and regulatory authorizing use 
of the gear; (7) Identifying incentives for EFPs to test DSBG; (8) 
Developing a range of alternatives for a Federal permit for the 
California large mesh driftnet fishery for swordfish and sharks; and 
(9) Making recommendations on indicators to be included in the Annual 
State of the California Current Ecosystem Report delivered to the 
Council each March. The HMSMT may also discuss other matters related to 
HMS management besides the assignments enumerated above.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document 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 intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280 at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 19, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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for the snapper complex would end on 2016. The meeting will begin at 1:30 besides the assignments enumerated
September 30th of the closure year and p.m. on August 8 and at 8:30 a.m. on above.
move backward toward the beginning of August 9–11. On each day the meeting Although non-emergency issues not
the year. will end at 5 p.m. or when business for contained in the meeting agenda may be
Action 2: Specify a time period for the day is concluded. discussed, those issues may not be the
revisiting the approach to establish AM- ADDRESSES: subject of formal action during these
based closures selected in Action 1. meetings. Action will be restricted to
Alternative 1. No action. Do not Meeting address: The meeting will be
those issues specifically listed in this
specify how often the approach chosen held in the Large Conference Room at
document and any issues arising after
should be revisited. the Pacific Fishery Management
publication of this document that
Alternative 2 (Preferred). Revisit the Council’s office.
require emergency action under section
approach selected no longer than 2 Council address: Pacific Council, 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
years from implementation and every 2 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Conservation and Management Act,
years thereafter. Portland, Oregon 97220–1384. provided the public has been notified of
Alternative 3. Revisit the approach FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. the intent to take final action to address
selected no longer than 5 years from Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; telephone: the emergency.
implementation and every 5 years (503) 820–2422.
thereafter. Special Accommodations
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Additional Information: Written The meetings are physically
comments can be sent to Dr. Graciela Council assigned several tasks to the
HMSMT for completion by the accessible to people with disabilities.
Garcı́a-Moliner by email at graciela_ Requests for sign language
cfmc@yahoo.com or by regular mail to September 2016 Council meeting. At
this meeting, the HMSMT plans to draft interpretation or other auxiliary aids
Caribbean Fishery Management Council, should be directed to Mr. Kris
270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, reports for these tasks that can be
included in the advanced briefing Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 at least
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918, no later 5 days prior to the meeting date.
than August 22, 2016. materials for the September Council
meeting. These tasks include: (1) An Dated: July 19, 2016.
Special Accommodations update on international HMS Tracey L. Thompson,
These meetings are physically management, including outcomes of the Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
accessible to people with disabilities. 80th Inter-American Tropical Tuna Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
For more information or request for sign Commission meeting; (2) If available, [FR Doc. 2016–17378 Filed 7–21–16; 8:45 am]
language interpretation and other reviewing exempted fishing permit BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. (EFP) applications; (3) Developing
Miguel A. Rolón, Executive Director, recommendations for updates to the
Caribbean Fishery Management Council, Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918–1903, Species (HMS FMP) to correct errors, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
telephone (787) 766–5926, at least 5 revise out of date descriptions, and Administration
days prior to the meeting date. clarify descriptive passages; (4) Drafting
a framework for reporting estimates of Submission for OMB Review;
Dated: July 19, 2016. Comment Request
reference points for HMS FMP
Tracey L. Thompson,
management unit species; (5) The Department of Commerce will
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Developing recommendations
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. submit to the Office of Management and
responding to the referral to the Council Budget (OMB) for clearance the
[FR Doc. 2016–17380 Filed 7–21–16; 8:45 am] by National Marine Fisheries Service of following proposal for collection of
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P requests for rulemaking contained in the information under the provisions of the
agency’s response to the Center for Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Biological Diversity’s petition for Chapter 35).
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE rulemaking to address the relative Agency: National Oceanic and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric impacts of the U.S. fleet on the Pacific Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Administration bluefin tuna stock (81 FR 39213); (6) Title: StormReady, TsunamiReady,
Identifying data gaps and research needs StormReady/TsunamiReady, and
RIN 0648–XE736 for deep-set buoy gear (DSBG) to inform StormReady and TsunamiReady
future Council recommendations on Supporter Application Forms.
Pacific Fishery Management Council; issuance of EFPs to test this gear for the OMB Control Number: 0648–0419.
Public Meeting objectives of developing a Federal Form Number(s): None.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries fishing permit system for DSBG and Type of Request: Regular (revision of
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and regulatory authorizing use of the gear; a currently approved information
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), (7) Identifying incentives for EFPs to collection).
Commerce. test DSBG; (8) Developing a range of Number of Respondents: 305.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. alternatives for a Federal permit for the Average Hours per Response: Two
California large mesh driftnet fishery for hours for StormReady, TsunamiReady
The Pacific Fishery
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SUMMARY: swordfish and sharks; and (9) Making and Stormready/TsunamiReady
Management Council’s (Council) Highly recommendations on indicators to be applications, and one hour for support
Migratory Species Management Team included in the Annual State of the applications.
(HMSMT) will hold a meeting, which is California Current Ecosystem Report Burden Hours: 545.
open to the public. delivered to the Council each March. Needs and Uses: This request is for
DATES: The HMSMT will meet Monday, The HMSMT may also discuss other revision of a currently approved
August 8 through Thursday, August 11, matters related to HMS management information collection.

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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; public meeting.
Dates		The HMSMT will meet Monday, August 8 through Thursday, August 11, 2016. The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on August 8 and at 8:30 a.m. on August 9-11. On each day the meeting will end at 5 p.m. or when business for the day is concluded.
Contact		Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2422.
FR Citation		81 FR 47762
RIN Number		0648-XE73

81 FR 47762 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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