81_FR_6014 81 FR 5991 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

81 FR 5991 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 23 (February 4, 2016)

Page Range5991-5991
FR Document2016-02110

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold nine public hearings and one webinar to solicit public comments on Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 26--Changes in Allocations, Stock Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel; and a Framework Action to Modify Commercial Gear Requirements for Yellowtail Snapper (in Key West and Sarasota, FL only).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 5991]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02110]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice; public hearings and webinar.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold nine public hearings and one webinar to solicit public comments on 
Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 26--Changes in Allocations, 
Stock Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic 
Migratory Groups of King Mackerel; and a Framework Action to Modify 
Commercial Gear Requirements for Yellowtail Snapper (in Key West and 
Sarasota, FL only).

DATES: The public hearings will be held February 22-March 3, 2016. The 
meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later than 9 p.m. 
For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written 
public comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST on Friday, 
March 4, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The public documents can be obtained by contacting the Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, 
Tampa, FL 33607; (813) 348-1630 or on their Web site at 
www.gulfcouncil.org.
    Meeting addresses: The public hearings will be held in Destin, 
Sarasota and Key West, FL; Corpus Christi and Texas City, TX; 
Pascagoula, MS; Orange Beach, AL; Kenner, LA; and one webinar. For 
specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Public comments: Comments may be submitted online through the 
Council's public portal by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on 
``CONTACT US''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the following nine hearings 
and one webinar are as follows: Council staff will brief the public on 
CMP Amendment 26--Changes in Allocations, Stock Boundaries and Sale 
Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King 
Mackerel; and a Framework Action to Modify Commercial Gear Requirements 
for Yellowtail Snapper (in Key West and Sarasota, FL only). Staff will 
then open the meeting for questions and public comments. The schedule 
is as follows:

Locations, Schedules, and Agendas

    Monday, February 22, 2016; Amendment 26--Hilton Garden Inn, 6717 S. 
Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412; telephone: (361) 991-
8200; and Amendment 26--Hilton Garden Inn, 2703 Denny Avenue, 
Pascagoula, MS 39567; telephone: (228) 762-7182.
    Tuesday, February 23, 2016; Amendment 26--Holiday Inn Express & 
Suites, 2440 Gulf Freeway, Texas City, TX 77591; telephone: (409) 986-
6700; Amendment 26--Hilton Garden Inn, 23092 Perdido Beach Boulevard, 
Orange Beach, AL 36561; telephone: (251) 974-1600.
    Wednesday, February 24, 2016; Amendment 26--Hilton New Orleans 
Airport, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062; telephone: (504) 469-
5000; Amendment 26--Destin Community Center, 101 Stahlman Ave, Destin, 
FL 32541; telephone: (850) 654-5184.
    Monday, February 29, 2016, Amendment 26--Harvey Government Center, 
1200 Truman Avenue, Key West, FL 33040; telephone: (305) 292-4431.
    Tuesday, March 1, 2016, Framework Action Yellowtail--Harvey 
Government Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key West, FL 33040; telephone: 
(305) 292-4431.
    Wednesday, March 2, 2016, Amendment 26 and Framework Action--
Holiday Inn Lakewood Ranch, 6231 Lake Osprey Drive, Sarasota, FL 34240; 
telephone: (941) 782-4400.
    Thursday, March 3, 2016, Amendment 26--Webinar--6 p.m. EST at: 
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6934876394687175681. After 
registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing 
information about joining the webinar.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira (see ADDRESSES), at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: February 1, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 23 / Thursday, February 4, 2016 / Notices 5991 Those individuals requesting a public DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE for Yellowtail Snapper (in Key West and hearing should submit a written request Sarasota, FL only). Staff will then open to the Chief, Permits and Conservation National Oceanic and Atmospheric the meeting for questions and public Division at the address listed above. The Administration comments. The schedule is as follows: request should set forth the specific Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Locations, Schedules, and Agendas reasons why a hearing on this application would be appropriate. Council; Public Meetings Monday, February 22, 2016; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosa AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Amendment 26—Hilton Garden Inn, L. González or Carrie Hubard, (301) Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 6717 S. Padre Island Drive, Corpus 427–8401. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Christi, TX 78412; telephone: (361) 991– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commerce. 8200; and Amendment 26—Hilton subject permit is requested under the ACTION: Notice; public hearings and Garden Inn, 2703 Denny Avenue, authority of the Marine Mammal webinar. Pascagoula, MS 39567; telephone: (228) Protection Act of 1972, as amended 762–7182. (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Tuesday, February 23, 2016; regulations governing the taking and Management Council (Council) will Amendment 26—Holiday Inn Express & importing of marine mammals (50 CFR hold nine public hearings and one Suites, 2440 Gulf Freeway, Texas City, part 216), the Endangered Species Act of webinar to solicit public comments on TX 77591; telephone: (409) 986–6700; 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 26—Hilton Garden Inn, et seq.), and the regulations governing Amendment 26—Changes in 23092 Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange the taking, importing, and exporting of Allocations, Stock Boundaries and Sale Beach, AL 36561; telephone: (251) 974– endangered and threatened species (50 Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and 1600. CFR 222–226). Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Wednesday, February 24, 2016; The applicant proposes to address a Mackerel; and a Framework Action to Amendment 26—Hilton New Orleans variety of questions regarding social Modify Commercial Gear Requirements Airport, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA organization, behavior, and for Yellowtail Snapper (in Key West and 70062; telephone: (504) 469–5000; communication of humpback whales Sarasota, FL only). Amendment 26—Destin Community using passive acoustic monitoring, DATES: The public hearings will be held Center, 101 Stahlman Ave, Destin, FL active playbacks, suction cup and dart February 22–March 3, 2016. The 32541; telephone: (850) 654–5184. tagging, biopsy sampling, underwater meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will Monday, February 29, 2016, photography/videography, photo ID and conclude no later than 9 p.m. For Amendment 26—Harvey Government photogrammetry during aerial and specific dates and times, see Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key vessel surveys. Research would occur SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written West, FL 33040; telephone: (305) 292– off Hawaii (primarily off west Maui), public comments must be received on or 4431. and Alaska. Incidental harassment is before 5 p.m. EST on Friday, March 4, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, Framework requested for the following non-target 2016. Action Yellowtail—Harvey Government species: North Pacific right whales ADDRESSES: The public documents can Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key (Eubalaena japonica); false killer whales be obtained by contacting the Gulf of West, FL 33040; telephone: (305) 292– (Pseudorca crassidens); Dall’s porpoises Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4431. (Phocoenoides dalli); spinner (Stenella 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Wednesday, March 2, 2016, longirostris), pantropical spotted (S. Tampa, FL 33607; (813) 348–1630 or on Amendment 26 and Framework attenuata), and bottlenose dolphins their Web site at www.gulfcouncil.org. Action—Holiday Inn Lakewood Ranch, (Turisiops truncatus); killer whales Meeting addresses: The public 6231 Lake Osprey Drive, Sarasota, FL (Orcinus orca); Hawaiian monk seals hearings will be held in Destin, Sarasota 34240; telephone: (941) 782–4400. (Neomonachus schauinslandi); harbor and Key West, FL; Corpus Christi and Thursday, March 3, 2016, seals (Phoca vitulina); and Steller sea Texas City, TX; Pascagoula, MS; Orange Amendment 26—Webinar—6 p.m. EST lions (Eumetopias jubatus). The permit Beach, AL; Kenner, LA; and one at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ is requested for 5 years. webinar. For specific locations, see In compliance with the National register/6934876394687175681. After SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. registering, you will receive a Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 Public comments: Comments may be U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial confirmation email containing submitted online through the Council’s information about joining the webinar. determination has been made that the public portal by visiting activity proposed is categorically www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on Special Accommodations excluded from the requirement to ‘‘CONTACT US’’. These meetings are physically prepare an environmental assessment or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: accessible to people with disabilities. environmental impact statement. Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, Concurrent with the publication of Requests for sign language Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management interpretation or other auxiliary aids this notice in the Federal Register, Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. NMFS is forwarding copies of the should be directed to Kathy Pereira (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days application to the Marine Mammal agenda for the following nine hearings asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Commission and its Committee of prior to the meeting date. and one webinar are as follows: Council Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Scientific Advisors. staff will brief the public on CMP Dated: January 29, 2016. Amendment 26—Changes in Dated: February 1, 2016. Perry F. Gayaldo, Allocations, Stock Boundaries and Sale Tracey L. Thompson, Deputy Director, Office of Protected Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public hearings and webinar.
DatesThe public hearings will be held February 22-March 3, 2016. The meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later than 9 p.m. For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written public comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST on Friday, March 4, 2016.
ContactDouglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FR Citation81 FR 5991 
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