81 FR 51189 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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FR Document		2016-18374

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE776


New England 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 New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat Committee to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full 
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2016, at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire 
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; Phone: (508) 339-2200; Fax: (508) 339-
1040.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The committee will discuss two ongoing habitat-related management 
actions. Related to the Omnibus Deep-Sea Coral Amendment, the committee 
will review preliminary economic and biological impacts of deep-sea 
coral zone designations, and discuss whether the amendment should 
include alternatives to restrict lobster trap gear within these zones. 
Related to the Clam Dredge Framework, the committee will review habitat 
characterization data for two habitat management areas (HMAs) and 
develop guidance for the Plan Development Team related to the design of 
clam dredge exemption area alternatives within these HMAs. The 
committee may discuss other business as needed.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. 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 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 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 978-465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: July 29, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
Malcolm Mohead or Erin Markin, (301) Stevens Act, provided the public has
427–8401. National Oceanic and Atmospheric been notified of the Council’s intent to
Administration take final action to address the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On emergency.
November 27, 2015, notice was RIN 0648–XE776
published in the Federal Register (80 Special Accommodations
New England Fishery Management
FR 74085) that requests for scientific Council; Public Meeting This meeting is physically accessible
research permits to take shortnose to people with disabilities. Requests for
sturgeon and Atlantic sturgeon had been AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries sign language interpretation or other
submitted by the above-named Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and auxiliary aids should be directed to
individuals. The requested permits have Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
been issued under the authority of the Commerce. 978–465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. the meeting date.
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
and the regulations governing the SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is Dated: July 29, 2016.
taking, importing, and exporting of
scheduling a public meeting of its Tracey L. Thompson,
endangered and threatened species (50
Habitat Committee to consider actions Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
CFR parts 222–226). affecting New England fisheries in the Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
File No. 19331: The applicant’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). [FR Doc. 2016–18374 Filed 8–2–16; 8:45 am]
objectives are to characterize Atlantic Recommendations from this group will BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
and shortnose sturgeon habitat use in be brought to the full Council for formal
the lower Delaware River (between rkm consideration and action, if appropriate.
0 to rkm 245), studying their relative DATES: This meeting will be held on DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
abundance, recruitment, temporal- Thursday, August 18, 2016, at 9 a.m.
spatial distributions, and reproduction. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
The permit would be valid for five years Administration
the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street,
from the date of issuance. Mansfield, MA 02048; Phone: (508) RIN 0648–XE763
File No. 19642: The applicant will be 339–2200; Fax: (508) 339–1040.
Council address: New England Marine Mammals; File No. 18879
authorized to determine and quantify
new populations of Atlantic and Fishery Management Council, 50 Water AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
shortnose sturgeon in the York, Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Rappahannock, Potomac, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Susquehanna Rivers, and other Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Commerce.
Chesapeake Bay tributaries of Virginia New England Fishery Management ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
and Maryland. Additionally, researchers Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
will monitor sturgeon spawning
Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D. (California
activity, movement, and habitat use Agenda Polytechnic State University, San Luis
through telemetry and side-scan sonar
The committee will discuss two Obispo, CA 93407–0401), has applied in
technology. Additionally, researchers due form for a permit to conduct
will sample Atlantic and shortnose ongoing habitat-related management
actions. Related to the Omnibus Deep- research on Weddell seals
sturgeon captured under other ESA (Leptonychotes weddellii) near
Sea Coral Amendment, the committee
incidental take permits or incidental McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
will review preliminary economic and
take statements of other actions to track DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
biological impacts of deep-sea coral
their coastal wide movements of these zone designations, and discuss whether comments must be received on or before
species. The permit would be valid for the amendment should include September 2, 2016.
five years from the date of issuance. alternatives to restrict lobster trap gear ADDRESSES: The application and related
Issuance of these permits, as required within these zones. Related to the Clam documents are available for review by
by the ESA, is based on a finding that Dredge Framework, the committee will selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
such permits (1) are applied for in good review habitat characterization data for Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
faith, (2) will not operate to the two habitat management areas (HMAs) the Applications and Permits for
disadvantage of such endangered or and develop guidance for the Plan Protected Species (APPS) home page,
threatened species, and (3) are Development Team related to the design https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
consistent with the purposes and of clam dredge exemption area selecting File No. 18879 from the list of
policies set forth in section 2 of the alternatives within these HMAs. The available applications.
ESA. committee may discuss other business These documents are also available
as needed. upon written request or by appointment
Dated: July 28, 2016. Although non-emergency issues not in the Permits and Conservation
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Julia Harrison, contained in this agenda may come Division, Office of Protected Resources,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, before this group for discussion, those NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
Office of Protected Resources, National issues may not be the subject of formal 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
Marine Fisheries Service. action during these meetings. Action (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
[FR Doc. 2016–18348 Filed 8–2–16; 8:45 am] will be restricted to those issues Written comments on this application
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P specifically listed in this notice and any should be submitted to the Chief,
issues arising after publication of this Permits and Conservation Division, at
notice that require emergency action the address listed above. Comments may

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a public meeting.
Dates		This meeting will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2016, at 9 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		81 FR 51189
RIN Number		0648-XE77

81 FR 51189 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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