81 FR 67296 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 190 (September 30, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-23699

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of 
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will take place on Monday, October 17 through 
Thursday, October 20, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the IP Casino hotel, located at 
850 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39530; telephone: (228) 436-3000.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

Monday, October 17, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

    The Full Council will be convened to a review and adopt the 
proposed 2016-17 Council Committee Roster. The Data Collection 
Management Committee will receive a presentation on National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation's (NFWF) For-Hire Pilot Program; and For-hire 
reporting Requirements; Cost analysis and Reporting Requirements of 
Commercial Electronic Reporting Program. After lunch, the Shrimp 
Management Committee will receive an update on NMFS Turtle Excluder 
Devise (TED) Rule; Risk Assessment for Threshold Permit Numbers 
Relative to Sea Turtle Incidental Take Constraints; and review of 
Revised Options paper for Shrimp Amendment 17B. The Administrative/
Budget Committee will review the State, Federal and Council Annual 
Leave Policies. The Mackerel Management Committee will review a Public 
Hearing Draft for CMP Amendment 29: Allocation Sharing and 
Accountability for Gulf King Mackerel; review Final Action--CMP 
Framework Amendment 5: Modifications to Pelagic Commercial Permit 
Restrictions in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic; and Final Action on 
CMP Amendment 30: Atlantic Cobia Recreational Fishing Year. The Full 
Council in a CLOSED SESSION (approximately 4:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m.) will 
review and select appointments for the Ad Hoc Private Recreational 
Advisory Panel (AP).

Tuesday, October 18, 2016; 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

    The Reef Fish Management Committee will review the proposed 
regulations on the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; SEDAR 
47 Goliath Grouper Benchmark Assessment; Draft Framework Action on 
Mutton Snapper ACL and Management Measures and Gag Commercial Size 
Limit. Review Draft Amendment 42: Reef Fish Recreational Management for 
Headboat Survey Vessels; and, Final Action--Referendum Requirements for 
Amendment 42. Review the preliminary 2016 Red Snapper For-hire Landings 
Relative to Acceptable Catch Target (ACT); review Draft Amendment 46--
Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan and Draft Amendment 41--Red Snapper 
Management for Federally Permitted Charter Vessels.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

    The Reef Fish Management Committee will review draft Amendment 
36A--Modifications to Commercial Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 
programs; and receive a summary on the Standing and Special Reef Fish 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and Reef Fish Advisory Panel 
meetings. The Joint Coral/Habitat Committee will review the Final Draft 
of 5-year EFH Review and scoping document for Coral Habitat Areas of 
Particular Concern (HAPCs). The Law Enforcement Committee will review 
and approve the Law Enforcement Operations and Strategic Plans; and 
receive a summary from the Law Enforcement Technical Committee meeting.
    The Full Council will convene after lunch (approximately 1 p.m.) 
with Call to Order, Announcements, and Introductions; and review of 
Exempt Fishing Permit (EFPs) Applications, if any. The Council will 
receive presentations on Draft Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 
Amendments 5b and 10; Climate Vulnerability Analysis for Gulf Managed 
Stocks; Mississippi Law Enforcement Efforts; and NMFS-SERO Landing 
Summaries. The Council will receive public testimony from 2:45 p.m. 
until 5:30 p.m. on Agenda Testimony items: Final Action on Framework 
Action 5: To Remove the Prohibition on Retaining the Recreational King 
Mackerel Bag Limit with Commercial King Mackerel Permit; Final Action 
on Referendum Requirements for Reef Fish Amendment 42--Reef Fish 
Management for Headboat Survey Vessels; on proposed fishing regulations 
on the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; and Final Action 
on CMP Amendment 30: Atlantic Cobia Recreational Fishing Year; and, 
hold an open public testimony period regarding any other fishery issues 
or concern. Anyone wishing to speak during public comment should sign 
in at the registration station located at the entrance to the meeting 
room.

Thursday, October 20, 2016; 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

    The Full Council will receive committee reports from Data 
Collection, Mackerel, Shrimp and the Administrative/Budget Management 
Committees. The Full Council will receive the Closed Session Report on 
Ad Hoc Private Recreational Angler AP Membership and Discuss the Charge 
of the AP. The Council will continue to receive committee reports from 
Law Enforcement, Reef Fish and Joint Coral/Habitat Management 
Committees; and, vote on Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) applications, if 
any. The Council will receive updates from supporting agencies: South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Gulf States

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Marine Fisheries Commission; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; and, the Department of State.
    Lastly, the Council will discuss any Other Business items.

--Meeting Adjourns--

    The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change 
as required to effectively address the issue. The latest version will 
be posted on the Council's file server, which can be accessed by going 
to the Council's Web site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on 
FTP Server under Quick Links. For meeting materials, select the 
``Briefing Books/Briefing Book 2016-10'' folder on Gulf Council file 
server. The username and password are both ``gulfguest''. The meetings 
will be webcast over the internet. A link to the webcast will be 
available on the Council's Web site, http://www.gulfcouncil.org.
    Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda 
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council 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 that 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 Kathy Pereira (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 27, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Written comments received after Agenda Commercial Individual Fishing Quota
October 7, 2016, will be distributed to (IFQ) programs; and receive a summary
Monday, October 17, 2016; 8:30 a.m.–
the Committee, but may not be reviewed on the Standing and Special Reef Fish
5:30 p.m.
prior to the meeting date. Seats will be Scientific and Statistical Committee
available on a first-come, first-served The Full Council will be convened to (SSC) and Reef Fish Advisory Panel
basis. a review and adopt the proposed 2016– meetings. The Joint Coral/Habitat
Matters to be Considered: The 17 Council Committee Roster. The Data Committee will review the Final Draft of
meeting will focus on ongoing Collection Management Committee will 5-year EFH Review and scoping
committee priorities, as well as learning receive a presentation on National Fish document for Coral Habitat Areas of
about ocean observing priorities from and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) For- Particular Concern (HAPCs). The Law
tribal, local, and state stakeholders in Hire Pilot Program; and For-hire Enforcement Committee will review and
the Pacific Northwest. The latest version reporting Requirements; Cost analysis approve the Law Enforcement
will be posted at http:// and Reporting Requirements of Operations and Strategic Plans; and
www.ioos.noaa.gov/advisorycommittee. Commercial Electronic Reporting receive a summary from the Law
Special Accomodations: These Program. After lunch, the Shrimp Enforcement Technical Committee
meetings are physically accessible to Management Committee will receive an meeting.
people with disabilities. Requests for update on NMFS Turtle Excluder Devise The Full Council will convene after
sign language interpretation or other (TED) Rule; Risk Assessment for lunch (approximately 1 p.m.) with Call
auxiliary aids should be directed to Threshold Permit Numbers Relative to to Order, Announcements, and
Jessica Snowden, Designated Federal Sea Turtle Incidental Take Constraints; Introductions; and review of Exempt
Official at 240–533–9466 by October 1, and review of Revised Options paper for Fishing Permit (EFPs) Applications, if
2016. Shrimp Amendment 17B. The any. The Council will receive
Administrative/Budget Committee will presentations on Draft Highly Migratory
Dated: September 12, 2016. review the State, Federal and Council Species (HMS) Amendments 5b and 10;
Zdenka Willis, Annual Leave Policies. The Mackerel Climate Vulnerability Analysis for Gulf
Director, U.S. IOOS Program, National Ocean Management Committee will review a Managed Stocks; Mississippi Law
Service. Public Hearing Draft for CMP Enforcement Efforts; and NMFS–SERO
[FR Doc. 2016–23661 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am] Amendment 29: Allocation Sharing and Landing Summaries. The Council will
BILLING CODE P Accountability for Gulf King Mackerel; receive public testimony from 2:45 p.m.
review Final Action—CMP Framework until 5:30 p.m. on Agenda Testimony
Amendment 5: Modifications to Pelagic items: Final Action on Framework
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Commercial Permit Restrictions in the Action 5: To Remove the Prohibition on
Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic; and Final Retaining the Recreational King
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Action on CMP Amendment 30: Mackerel Bag Limit with Commercial
Administration Atlantic Cobia Recreational Fishing King Mackerel Permit; Final Action on
Year. The Full Council in a CLOSED Referendum Requirements for Reef Fish
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SESSION (approximately 4:45 p.m.–5:45 Amendment 42—Reef Fish Management
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management p.m.) will review and select for Headboat Survey Vessels; on
Council; Public Meeting appointments for the Ad Hoc Private proposed fishing regulations on the
Recreational Advisory Panel (AP). Flower Garden Banks National Marine
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Sanctuary; and Final Action on CMP
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Tuesday, October 18, 2016; 8 a.m.–5:30 Amendment 30: Atlantic Cobia
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), p.m. Recreational Fishing Year; and, hold an
Commerce. The Reef Fish Management open public testimony period regarding
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. Committee will review the proposed any other fishery issues or concern.
regulations on the Flower Garden Banks Anyone wishing to speak during public
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery National Marine Sanctuary; SEDAR 47 comment should sign in at the
Management Council (Council) will Goliath Grouper Benchmark registration station located at the
hold a four-day meeting to consider Assessment; Draft Framework Action on entrance to the meeting room.
actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico Mutton Snapper ACL and Management
Thursday, October 20, 2016; 8 a.m.–3:30
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone Measures and Gag Commercial Size
p.m.
(EEZ). Limit. Review Draft Amendment 42:
DATES: The meeting will take place on Reef Fish Recreational Management for The Full Council will receive
Monday, October 17 through Thursday, Headboat Survey Vessels; and, Final committee reports from Data Collection,
October 20, 2016. Action—Referendum Requirements for Mackerel, Shrimp and the
Amendment 42. Review the preliminary Administrative/Budget Management
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
2016 Red Snapper For-hire Landings Committees. The Full Council will
the IP Casino hotel, located at 850 receive the Closed Session Report on Ad
Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39530; Relative to Acceptable Catch Target
(ACT); review Draft Amendment 46— Hoc Private Recreational Angler AP
telephone: (228) 436–3000. Membership and Discuss the Charge of
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan and
Draft Amendment 41—Red Snapper the AP. The Council will continue to
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. receive committee reports from Law
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Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL Management for Federally Permitted
Charter Vessels. Enforcement, Reef Fish and Joint Coral/
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. Habitat Management Committees; and,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 8 a.m.– vote on Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, 5:30 p.m. applications, if any. The Council will
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management The Reef Fish Management receive updates from supporting
Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. Committee will review draft agencies: South Atlantic Fishery
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Amendment 36A—Modifications to Management Council; Gulf States

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Marine Fisheries Commission; U.S. ACTION:Notice; proposed incidental documents, please call the contact listed
Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife harassment authorization; request for above.
Service; and, the Department of State. comments.
Lastly, the Council will discuss any National Environmental Policy Act
Other Business items. SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request In August 2010, NMFS’ Office of
from the California Department of Fish Habitat Conservation prepared a
—Meeting Adjourns— and Wildlife—Central Region (CADFW) Targeted Supplemental Environmental
The timing and order in which agenda for authorization to take marine Assessment (TSEA) for a similar tidal
items are addressed may change as mammals incidental to construction restoration project in Parson’s Slough, a
required to effectively address the issue. activities as part of a tidal marsh tidal marsh adjacent to the project area
The latest version will be posted on the restoration project within the Minhoto- (both in Elkhorn Slough). The TSEA
Council’s file server, which can be Hester Marsh in Elkhorn Slough assessed the potential adverse
accessed by going to the Council’s Web (Monterey, CA). Pursuant to the Marine environmental impacts of this project
site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS specific to marine mammals. Additional
clicking on FTP Server under Quick is requesting comments on its proposal potential impacts to other elements of
Links. For meeting materials, select the to issue an incidental harassment the human environment from this type
‘‘Briefing Books/Briefing Book 2016–10’’ authorization (IHA) to the CADFW to of project were incorporated by
folder on Gulf Council file server. The incidentally take marine mammals, by reference in the TSEA. NMFS has
username and password are both Level B harassment only, during the reviewed the TSEA and believes it
‘‘gulfguest’’. The meetings will be specified activity. appropriate to write a Supplemental EA
webcast over the internet. A link to the DATES: Comments and information must (based on the TSEA) in order to assess
webcast will be available on the be received no later than October 31, the impacts to the human environment
Council’s Web site, http:// 2016. of issuance of an IHA to CADFW and
www.gulfcouncil.org. subsequently sign our own Finding of
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
Although other non-emergency issues No Significant Impact. In addition,
not contained in this agenda may come applications should be addressed to information in the CADFW’s
before this Council for discussion, those Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and application, CADFW’s Initial Study and
issues may not be the subjects of formal Conservation Division, Office of Mitigated Negative Declaration
action during this meeting. Council Protected Resources, National Marine (prepared June 2015 pursuant to the CA
action will be restricted to those issues Fisheries Service. Physical comments Environmental Quality Act of 1970
specifically listed in this notice and any should be sent to 1315 East-West (CEQA)), the Elkhorn Slough National
issues arising after publication of this Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and Estuarine Research Reserve (ESNERR)
notice that require emergency action electronic comments should be sent to Biological Assessment (prepared
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- ITP.Egger@noaa.gov. September 2015), and this notice
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible collectively provide the environmental
Stevens Act, provided that the public
for comments sent by any other method, information related to the proposed
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to any other address or individual, or issuance of this IHA for public review
to take final action to address the
received after the end of the comment and comment. All documents are
emergency.
period. Comments received available at the aforementioned Web
Special Accommodations electronically, including all site. We will review all comments
This meeting is physically accessible attachments, must not exceed a 25- submitted in response to this notice as
to people with disabilities. Requests for megabyte file size. Attachments to we complete the National
sign language interpretation or other electronic comments will be accepted in Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
auxiliary aids should be directed to Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF process prior to a final decision on the
Kathy Pereira (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 file formats only. All comments incidental take authorization request.
days prior to the meeting date. received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at Background
Dated: September 27, 2016.
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ Sections 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA
Tracey L. Thompson, incidental/construction.htm without (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct the
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable change. All personal identifying
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Secretary of Commerce to allow, upon
information (e.g., name, address) request by U.S. citizens who engage in
[FR Doc. 2016–23699 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am] voluntarily submitted by the commenter a specified activity (other than
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P may be publicly accessible. Do not commercial fishing) within a specified
submit confidential business geographical region if certain findings
information or otherwise sensitive or are made and either regulations are
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE protected information. issued or, if the taking is limited to
National Oceanic and Atmospheric FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: harassment, a notice of a proposed
Administration Stephanie Egger, Office of Protected authorization is provided to the public
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. for review.
[0648–XE687] Authorization for incidental takings
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Availability taking will have a negligible impact on
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

Specified Activities; Taking Marine
An electronic copy of the CADFW’s the species or stock(s), will not have an
Mammals Incidental to a Tidal Marsh
application and supporting documents, unmitigable adverse impact on the
Restoration Project
as well as a list of the references cited availability of the species or stock(s) for
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries in this document, may be obtained subsistence uses (where relevant), and if
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and online at: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ the permissible methods of taking and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), permits/incidental/construction.htm. In requirements pertaining to the
Commerce. case of problems accessing these mitigation, monitoring and reporting of

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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 of a public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will take place on Monday, October 17 through Thursday, October 20, 2016.
Contact		Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FR Citation		81 FR 67296
RIN Number		0648-XE92

81 FR 67296 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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