81_FR_5442 81 FR 5421 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

81 FR 5421 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 21 (February 2, 2016)

Page Range5421-5421
FR Document2016-01842

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council), Sea Scallop Committee, Advisory Panel and PDT are scheduling an inshore Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishing Industry workshop to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


New England 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 New England Fishery Management Council (Council), Sea 
Scallop Committee, Advisory Panel and PDT are scheduling an inshore 
Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishing Industry workshop to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: This meeting will be held on Monday, February 22 and Tuesday, 
February 23, 2016, beginning at 8:30 a.m. both days.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 801 Greenwich 
Ave., Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 732-6000.
    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:

Workshop Agenda

    The Council is hosting a workshop to provide an opportunity for 
participants in the scallop fishery to discuss concerns raised by some 
about the consequences of inshore scallop fishing practices. The 
workshop will support constructive and open dialogue between all users 
of the resource, scientific experts, fishery managers, and interested 
members of the public. In accordance with section 302(g)(2) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act, this workshop is considered to be an ad hoc 
advisory panel. Any recommendations made by this panel will be 
forwarded to the Council's Scallop Advisory Panel and Oversight 
Committee for full consideration.
    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 this meeting. 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: January 28, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-01842 Filed 2-1-16; 8:45 am]
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                                             groenlandica), hooded (Cystophora                       ADDRESSES:   The workshop will be held                COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
                                             cristata), gray (Halichoerus grypus),                   at the Crowne Plaza, 801 Greenwich                    COMMISSION
                                             bearded (Erignathus barbatus), ringed                   Ave., Warwick, RI 02886; telephone:
                                             (Phoca hispida), harbor (Phoca                          (401) 732–6000.                                       Agency Information Collection
                                             vitulina), spotted (Phoca largha), and                                                                        Activities Under OMB Review
                                                                                                        Council address: New England
                                             ribbon (Histriophoca fasciata) seals; and
                                                                                                     Fishery Management Council, 50 Water                  AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
                                             to obtain samples annually from up to
                                                                                                     Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.                Commission.
                                             6 captive Northern fur seals, Callorhinus
                                             ursinus; and 6 captive Steller Sea lions,               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      ACTION: Notice.
                                             Eumetopias jubatus, through April 30,                   Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,                   SUMMARY:    In compliance with the
                                             2016.                                                   New England Fishery Management                        Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                Permit 15510–01 authorizes the                       Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.                   (‘‘PRA’’), this notice announces that the
                                             Permit Holder to increase the number of
                                                                                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’)
                                             harbor seals from which samples may be
                                                                                                                                                           abstracted below has been forwarded to
                                             collected, received, imported, and                      Workshop Agenda                                       the Office of Management and Budget
                                             exported from 50 to 100 annually; and,
                                                                                                                                                           (‘‘OMB’’) for review and comment. The
                                             extends the duration of the permit                         The Council is hosting a workshop to               ICR describes the nature of the
                                             through April 30, 2017.                                 provide an opportunity for participants               information collection and its expected
                                                In compliance with the National                      in the scallop fishery to discuss                     costs and burden.
                                             Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42                    concerns raised by some about the
                                             U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final                                                                                 DATES: Comments must be submitted on
                                                                                                     consequences of inshore scallop fishing
                                             determination has been made that the                                                                          or before March 3, 2016.
                                                                                                     practices. The workshop will support
                                             activity proposed is categorically                                                                            ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
                                                                                                     constructive and open dialogue between
                                             excluded from the requirement to                                                                              burden estimated or any other aspect of
                                                                                                     all users of the resource, scientific
                                             prepare an environmental assessment or                                                                        the information collection, including
                                                                                                     experts, fishery managers, and
                                             environmental impact statement.                                                                               suggestions for reducing the burden,
                                                As required by the ESA, issuance of                  interested members of the public. In
                                                                                                                                                           may be submitted directly to the Office
                                             this permit was based on a finding that                 accordance with section 302(g)(2) of the              of Information and Regulatory Affairs in
                                             such permit: (1) Was applied for in good                Magnuson-Stevens Act, this workshop                   OMB, within 30 days of publication of
                                             faith; (2) will not operate to the                      is considered to be an ad hoc advisory                the notice, by email at
                                             disadvantage of such endangered                         panel. Any recommendations made by                    OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov. Please
                                             species; and (3) is consistent with the                 this panel will be forwarded to the                   identify the comments by OMB Control
                                             purposes and policies set forth in                      Council’s Scallop Advisory Panel and                  No. 3038–0061. Please provide the
                                             section 2 of the ESA.                                   Oversight Committee for full                          Commission with a copy of all
                                               Dated: January 27, 2016.
                                                                                                     consideration.                                        submitted comments at the address
                                             Julia Harrison,                                            Although non-emergency issues not                  listed below. Please refer to OMB
                                                                                                     contained in this agenda may come                     Reference No. 3038–0061, found on
                                             Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
                                             Office of Protected Resources, National                 before this group for discussion, those               http://reginfo.gov. Comments may also
                                             Marine Fisheries Service.                               issues may not be the subject of formal               be mailed to the Office of Information
                                             [FR Doc. 2016–01826 Filed 2–1–16; 8:45 am]              action during this meeting. Action will               and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
                                                                                                     be restricted to those issues specifically            Management and Budget, Attention:
                                             BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                                                                     listed in this notice and any issues                  Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures
                                                                                                                                                           Trading Commission, 725 17th Street
                                                                                                     arising after publication of this notice
                                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                                                        NW., Washington, DC 20503, and to the
                                                                                                     that require emergency action under
                                                                                                                                                           Commission through its Web site at
                                                                                                     section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens                http://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the
                                             National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                                                                     Act, provided the public has been                     instructions for submitting comments
                                             Administration
                                                                                                     notified of the Council’s intent to take              through the Web site.
                                             New England Fishery Management                          final action to address the emergency.                   Comments may also be mailed to:
                                             Council; Public Meeting                                 Special Accommodations                                Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
                                                                                                                                                           Commission, Commodity Futures
                                             AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                                                                       This meeting is physically accessible               Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
                                             Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                                                                     to people with disabilities. Requests for             Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
                                             Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                                                                     sign language interpretation or other                 Washington, DC 20581, or by Hand
                                             Commerce.
                                                                                                     auxiliary aids should be directed to                  Delivery/Courier at the same address.
                                             ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
                                                                                                     Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at                   A copy of the supporting statements
                                             SUMMARY:  The New England Fishery                       (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to              for the collection of information
                                             Management Council (Council), Sea                       the meeting date.                                     discussed above may be obtained by
                                             Scallop Committee, Advisory Panel and                                                                         visiting http://reginfo.gov. All
                                                                                                       Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
                                             PDT are scheduling an inshore Atlantic                                                                        comments must be submitted in
                                             Sea Scallop Fishing Industry workshop                     Dated: January 28, 2016.                            English, or if not, accompanied by an
                                                                                                                                                           English translation. Comments will be
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                                             to consider actions affecting New                       Tracey L. Thompson,
                                             England fisheries in the exclusive                      Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable         posted as received to http://
                                             economic zone (EEZ).                                    Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.         www.cftc.gov.
                                             DATES: This meeting will be held on                     [FR Doc. 2016–01842 Filed 2–1–16; 8:45 am]            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Tom
                                             Monday, February 22 and Tuesday,                        BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                Guerin, Division of Market Oversight,
                                             February 23, 2016, beginning at 8:30                                                                          Commodity Futures Trading
                                             a.m. both days.                                                                                               Commission, (202) 734–4194, email:


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public meeting.
DatesThis meeting will be held on Monday, February 22 and Tuesday, February 23, 2016, beginning at 8:30 a.m. both days.
ContactThomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation81 FR 5421 

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