81_FR_62652 81 FR 62477 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

81 FR 62477 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 175 (September 9, 2016)

Page Range62477-62478
FR Document2016-21730

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) will hold a meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 175 (Friday, September 9, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62477-62478]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21730]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE874


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) 
Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2016, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Boston 
Logan Airport, 225 William McClellan Highway, Boston, MA 02128; 
telephone: (617) 569-5250.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255. The Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org will also have details 
on the proposed agenda and briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The NTAP is a joint advisory panel of the Mid-Atlantic and New 
England Fishery Management Councils composed of Council members, 
fishing industry, academic, and government and non-government fisheries 
experts. The NTAP was established to bring commercial fishing, 
fisheries science, and fishery management professionals in the 
northeastern U.S. together to identify concerns about regional research 
survey performance and data, to identify methods to address or mitigate 
these concerns, and to promote mutual understanding and acceptance of 
the results of this work among their peers and in the broader 
community. Topics to be discussed at the meeting include membership 
changes; report of the NTAP Working Group meeting (August 2, 2016); 
results of witch flounder gear efficiency study and next steps for 
stock assessment; results of research on increasing the number of 
survey stations; group discussion on

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initial planning for 10 to 20-day field program; introduction of NEFSC 
Working Group on transition options (i.e., to transition to industry 
based sampling platforms--in full or in part); and next steps for NTAP 
including discussion about additional funding for future meetings.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should 
be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior 
to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 6, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21730 Filed 9-8-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 175 / Friday, September 9, 2016 / Notices 62477 decisions, the SSC functions as the gulfcouncil.org; telephone: (813) 348– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Councils primary peer review panel for 1630. scientific information as described by National Oceanic and Atmospheric the Magnuson-Stevens Act section SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administration 302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard agenda for the following webinar is as RIN 0648–XE874 2 guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer follows: Council staff will brief the review process is also deemed to satisfy public on the Generic For-Hire Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management the requirements of the Information Reporting Amendment. This Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting Quality Act, including the OMB Peer Amendment would require electronic Review Bulletin guidelines. The Agenda reporting for federally permitted for-hire AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries is subject to change, and the latest vessels harvesting species managed in Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and version will be posted at http:// the Reef Fish and Coastal Migratory Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), www.npfmc.org/. Pelagic (CMP) species in the Gulf of Commerce. Mexico. Following the presentation, ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. Special Accommodations Council staff will open the meeting for SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery These meetings are physically questions and public comments. accessible to people with disabilities. Management Council’s (MAFMC) Requests for sign language Meeting Adjourns Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) interpretation or other auxiliary aids will hold a meeting. should be directed to Shannon Gleason Please register for Public Hearing: DATES: The meeting will be held on at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working Generic Amendment to Require Thursday, September 29, 2016, from 9 days prior to the meeting date. Electronic Reporting For-hire Vessels on a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see September 28, 2016, 6 p.m. EDT at: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Dated: September 6, 2016. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Tracey L. Thompson, register/3181204175348645889. the Courtyard Marriott Boston Logan Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. The Agenda is subject to change, and Airport, 225 William McClellan the latest version along with other Highway, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: [FR Doc. 2016–21713 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] meeting materials will be posted on the (617) 569–5250. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Council’s file server. To access the file Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery server, the URL is https:// Management Council, 800 N. State public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/ Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE telephone: (302) 674–2331. index.cgi, or go to the Council’s Web National Oceanic and Atmospheric site and click on the File Server link in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration the lower left of the Council Web site Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery (http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The RIN 0648–XE864 Management Council; telephone: (302) username and password are both 526–5255. The Council’s Web site, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management ‘‘gulfguest’’. Click on the ‘‘Library www.mafmc.org will also have details Council; Public Meeting Folder’’, then scroll down to ‘‘Generic on the proposed agenda and briefing For-Hire Electronic Reporting’’. materials. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Although other non-emergency issues Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: not on the agenda may come before the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Agenda staff for discussion, in accordance with Commerce. the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery The NTAP is a joint advisory panel of ACTION: Notice of a public meeting via Conservation and Management Act, the Mid-Atlantic and New England webinar. those issues may not be the subject of Fishery Management Councils SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery formal action during this meeting. composed of Council members, fishing Management Council (Council) will Actions of the staff will be restricted to industry, academic, and government hold a public hearing to solicit public those issues specifically identified in and non-government fisheries experts. comments on Electronic Reporting the agenda and any issues arising after The NTAP was established to bring Requirements for For-Hire Vessels via publication of this notice that require commercial fishing, fisheries science, webinar. emergency action under section 305(c) and fishery management professionals of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery in the northeastern U.S. together to DATES: The meeting will convene identify concerns about regional Wednesday, September 28, 2016, from 6 Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of research survey performance and data, p.m. to 9 p.m. EDT. to identify methods to address or the Council’s intent to take action to ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held mitigate these concerns, and to promote via webinar; you may register at: https:// address the emergency. mutual understanding and acceptance attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ Dated: September 6, 2016. of the results of this work among their 3181204175348645889. Tracey L. Thompson, peers and in the broader community. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Council address: Gulf of Mexico Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Topics to be discussed at the meeting Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. include membership changes; report of Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL [FR Doc. 2016–21728 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] the NTAP Working Group meeting 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. (August 2, 2016); results of witch BILLING CODE 3510–22–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. flounder gear efficiency study and next John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist- steps for stock assessment; results of Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery research on increasing the number of Management Council; john.froeschke@ survey stations; group discussion on VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Sep 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1

62478 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 175 / Friday, September 9, 2016 / Notices initial planning for 10 to 20-day field the U.S. Department of Commerce, in DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE program; introduction of NEFSC consultation with the Department of Working Group on transition options State (the State Department), appoints a National Oceanic and Atmospheric (i.e., to transition to industry based GAC to the U.S. Section to the IATTC, Administration sampling platforms—in full or in part); and a SAS that advises the GAC. The RIN 0648–XE865 and next steps for NTAP including U.S. Section consists of four U.S. discussion about additional funding for Commissioners to the IATTC and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management future meetings. representatives of the State Department, Council; Public Meeting NOAA, Department of Commerce, other Special Accommodations AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries agencies of the U.S. Government, and The meeting is physically accessible other stakeholders. The purpose of the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and to people with disabilities. Requests for GAC is to advise the U.S. Section with Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sign language interpretation or other respect to scientific research about, and Commerce. auxiliary aid should be directed to M. management of, tuna and tuna-like ACTION: Notice of a public meeting via Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 species in the eastern tropical Pacific webinar. days prior to the meeting date. Ocean conducted by the IATTC, with particular reference to development of SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Dated: September 6, 2016. U.S. policies, positions, and negotiating Management Council will hold a Tracey L. Thompson, meeting via webinar of its Data Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable tactics. The purpose of the SAS is to advise the GAC on matters of science. Collection Technical Committee. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. NMFS West Coast Region provides DATES: The meeting will convene [FR Doc. 2016–21730 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] administrative support for the GAC and Thursday, September 29, 2016, from 9 BILLING CODE 3510–22–P a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. SAS. The meetings of the GAC and SAS shall generally be open to the public, ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE unless the meetings go into executive via webinar; you may register at: https:// session for specific topics. The time and attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric manner of public comment will be at 5388009774335661059. Administration the discretion of the chairs for the GAC Council address: Gulf of Mexico and SAS. Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. RIN 0648–XE779 Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL The 90th meeting of the IATTC was held in La Jolla, CA, from June 27 to 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American July 1, 2016, but not all agenda items FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tropical Tuna Commission and were addressed and the meeting was John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist- Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to temporarily adjourned. As such, the Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery the General Advisory Committee; 90th meeting of the IATTC will be Management Council; john.froeschke@ Conference Call Announcement resumed from October 12 to October 14, gulfcouncil.org; telephone: (813) 348– 2016, in La Jolla, CA. For more 1630. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries information on the resumed meeting, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and please visit the IATTC’s Web site: of discussion on the agenda are as Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), https://www.iattc.org/ follows: Commerce. MeetingsENG.htm. The Data Collection Technical ACTION: Notice of public meetings. Committee will meet to discuss the GAC and SAS Call Topics SUMMARY: NMFS announces a minimum data elements necessary to The call topics will include, but are implement electronic reporting of for- conference call of the General Advisory not limited to, the following: hire fisheries data in the Gulf of Mexico. Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 1. Formulation of advice on issues The Technical Committee will review Commission (IATTC) and the Scientific that may arise at the resumed 90th data elements collected by existing for- Advisory Subcommittee (SAS) to the meeting of the IATTC, including the hire programs in the Gulf and other GAC on September 23, 2016. The IATTC staff’s recommended regions as well as the data elements meeting and call topics are described conservation measures, U.S. proposals, recommended for consideration by the under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION and proposals from other IATTC National Marine Fisheries Service section of this notice. members; and Southeast Regional Office. The 2. Other issues as they arise. objectives are to improve timeliness and DATES: The conference call with the data quality of fisheries data from the GAC and SAS will be held on Special Accommodations federal for-hire sector that will be used September 23, 2016, from 10 a.m. to Requests for sign language to support fisheries science and 11:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (or interpretation or other auxiliary aids management. The Technical Committee until business is concluded). should be directed to Taylor Debevec is expected to discuss and provide ADDRESSES: The call will be held via (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) recommendations to the Gulf of Mexico conference line: 1–888–790–6181, asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES by September 16, 2016. Fishery Management Council regarding passcode: 55049. about the minimum data elements to Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: achieve the goals of the program. Taylor Debevec, West Coast Region, Dated: September 6, 2016. NMFS, at Taylor.Debevec@noaa.gov, or Jennifer M. Wallace, Meeting Adjourns at (562) 980–4066. Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Please register for Data Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Technical Committee meeting on accordance with the Tuna Conventions [FR Doc. 2016–21765 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] Thursday, September 29, 2016, 9 a.m. Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), as amended, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P EDT at: https:// VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Sep 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ContactChristopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526-5255. The Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org will also have details on the proposed agenda and briefing materials.
FR Citation81 FR 62477 
RIN Number0648-XE87
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