81 FR 67312 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 190 (September 30, 2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 190 (September 30, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-23698 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 67312-67313] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-23698] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE916 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop 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 Monday, October 17, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Boston Logan, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; phone: (617) 567-6789; fax: (617) 461-0798. 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 review Framework 28 (FW28) alternatives and analyses. The Committee will review any concepts or recommendations that come out of the joint Scallop PDT/AP meeting being held on October 13, 2016. The primary focus of this meeting will be to provide input on the range of specification alternatives. FW28 will set specifications including ABC/ACLs, DAS, access area allocations for LA and LAGC, hard- TAC for NGOM management area, target-TAC for LAGC incidental catch and set-asides for the observer and research programs for fishing year 2017 and default specifications for fishing year 2018. Management measures in FW28 include: (1) Measures to restrict the possession of shell stock inshore of 42[deg]20' N.; (2) measures to apply spatial management to fishery specifications (ACL flowchart); (3) measures to modify the Closed Area I access area boundary, consistent with potential changes to habitat and groundfish mortality closed areas. The Committee may discuss scallop related issues under consideration in groundfish Framework 56. Other business will be discussed as necessary. 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 [[Page 67313]] 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: September 27, 2016. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-23698 Filed 9-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Instructions: You must submit Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
comments by the above methods to Commerce.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric ensure that NMFS receives, documents, ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Administration and considers your comments. NMFS
may not consider comments sent by any SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
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other method, to any other address or Management Council (Council) is
Pacific Island Fisheries; Aquaculture individual, or received after the end of scheduling a public meeting of its
the comment period. NMFS will Scallop Committee to consider actions
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries consider all comments received as part affecting New England fisheries in the
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and of the public record and will generally exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), post comments for public viewing on Recommendations from this group will
Commerce. www.regulations.gov without change. be brought to the full Council for formal
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a All personal identifying information consideration and action, if appropriate.
Programmatic Environmental Impact (e.g., name, address) submitted DATES: This meeting will be held on
Statement; public meetings; request for voluntarily by the sender will be Monday, October 17, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.
comments. publicly accessible. Do not submit ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
confidential business information, or the Hilton Garden Inn, Boston Logan,
SUMMARY: NMFS, in coordination with
otherwise sensitive or protected 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA
the Western Pacific Fishery
information. NMFS will accept 02128; phone: (617) 567–6789; fax: (617)
Management Council, intends to
anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 461–0798.
prepare a Programmatic Environmental
the required fields if you wish to remain Council address: New England
Impact Statement (PEIS) to analyze the
anonymous). Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
potential environmental impacts of a
proposed Pacific Islands Region FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
aquaculture management program and David Nichols, NMFS, Pacific Islands FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
alternatives. The PEIS would support Regional Office, (808) 725–5180. Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
offshore aquaculture development, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS New England Fishery Management
including appropriate management unit previously published a Notice of Intent Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
species for aquaculture, reasonably to prepare a PEIS to analyze the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
foreseeable types of offshore potential environmental impacts of a
Agenda
aquaculture operations, and permitting proposed Pacific Islands aquaculture
and reporting requirements for persons management program and alternatives The Committee will review
conducting aquaculture activities in (81 FR 57567, August 23, 2016). Details Framework 28 (FW28) alternatives and
Federal waters. regarding development of the PEIS may analyses. The Committee will review
DATES: NMFS must receive written be found in that Notice of Intent, and any concepts or recommendations that
comments by October 31, 2016. The are not repeated here. come out of the joint Scallop PDT/AP
meeting dates are: NMFS is holding two additional meeting being held on October 13, 2016.
1. October 18, 2016, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., public scoping meetings in Guam and The primary focus of this meeting will
Saipan. Saipan (see DATES and ADDRESSES) to be to provide input on the range of
2. October 20, 2016, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., help identify alternatives and determine specification alternatives. FW28 will set
Guam. the scope of environmental issues for specifications including ABC/ACLs,
ADDRESSES: The meeting locations are: consideration in the PEIS. DAS, access area allocations for LA and
1. Saipan—October 18, 2016, 6 p.m. to NMFS will again ask for additional LAGC, hard-TAC for NGOM
9 p.m., Northern Marianas College, As public comments once NMFS publishes management area, target-TAC for LAGC
Terlaje Campus, Building S, Room S–1, the Draft PEIS, probably in late spring incidental catch and set-asides for the
Saipan, MP 96950. 2017. You may find more information observer and research programs for
2. Guam—October 20, 2016, 6 p.m. to about the NMFS aquaculture program fishing year 2017 and default
9 p.m., Hilton Guam Resort & Spa, 202 and the progress of the PEIS at specifications for fishing year 2018.
Hilton Road, Tumon Bay, Guam 96913. www.fpir.noaa.gov/SFD/SFD_aq.html. Management measures in FW28
You may submit comments on this include: (1) Measures to restrict the
Dated: September 27, 2016.
action, identified by NOAA–NMFS– possession of shell stock inshore of
Emily H. Menashes,
2016–0111, by any of the following 42°20′ N.; (2) measures to apply spatial
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable management to fishery specifications
methods: Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
• Electronic Submission: Submit all (ACL flowchart); (3) measures to modify
[FR Doc. 2016–23691 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am] the Closed Area I access area boundary,
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to BILLING CODE 3510–22–P consistent with potential changes to
http://www.regulations.gov/ habitat and groundfish mortality closed
docket?D=NOAA-NMFS-2016-0111, areas. The Committee may discuss
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE scallop related issues under
click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter National Oceanic and Atmospheric consideration in groundfish Framework
or attach your comments. Administration 56. Other business will be discussed as
• Mail: Send written comments to necessary.
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Michael D. Tosatto, Regional Although non-emergency issues not
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Administrator, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. New England Fishery Management before this group for discussion, those
176, Honolulu, HI 96818. Council; Public Meeting issues may not be the subject of formal
• Scoping Meeting: Submit written action during this meeting. Action will
comments at a scoping meeting held by AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries be restricted to those issues specifically
NMFS for this action. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and listed in this notice and any issues
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arising after publication of this notice upon request, the incidental, but not mudline. Activities associated with
that require emergency action under intentional, taking of small numbers of dismantling the original East Span
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens marine mammals by U.S. citizens who potentially may result in incidental take
Act, provided the public has been engage in a specified activity (other than of marine mammals. These activities
notified of the Council’s intent to take commercial fishing) within a specified include vibratory pile driving, vibratory
final action to address the emergency. geographical region if certain findings pile extraction/removal, impact pile
are made and either regulations are driving, and the use of highly controlled
Special Accommodations issued or, if the taking is limited to charges to dismantle the Pier E4 and
This meeting is physically accessible harassment, a notice of a proposed Pier E5 marine foundations.
to people with disabilities. Requests for authorization is provided to the public A one-year IHA was previously issued
sign language interpretation or other for review. to CALTRANS for pile driving/removal
auxiliary aids should be directed to An authorization for incidental and mechanical dismantling activities
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at takings shall be granted if NMFS finds on July 17, 2015 (80 FR 43710; July 23,
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to that the taking will have a negligible 2015), based on activities described on
the meeting date. impact on the species or stock(s), will CALTRANS’ IHA application dated
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. not have an unmitigable adverse impact April 13, 2013. This IHA is valid until
on the availability of the species or July 16, 2016. On September 9, 2015,
Dated: September 27, 2016. stock(s) for subsistence uses (where NMFS issued another IHA to
Tracey L. Thompson, relevant), and if the permissible CALTRANS for demolition of Pier E3 of
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable methods of taking and requirements the original SFOBB by highly controlled
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring explosives (80 FR 57584; September 24,
[FR Doc. 2016–23698 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am] and reporting of such takings are set 2015). This IHA expired on December
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P forth. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible 30, 2015. Since the construction
impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as ‘‘. . . an activities related with the original
impact resulting from the specified SFOBB dismantling will last for another
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE activity that cannot be reasonably two years, CALTRANS is requesting an
expected to, and is not reasonably likely IHA that covers take of marine
National Oceanic and Atmospheric to, adversely affect the species or stock mammals from both pile driving/
Administration through effects on annual rates of removal and confined explosion.
RIN 0648–XE671 recruitment or survival.’’ Construction activities for the
Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA replacement of the SFOBB east span
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental established an expedited process by commenced in 2002 and are expected to
to Specified Activities; Construction of which citizens of the U.S. can apply for be completed in 2016 with the
the East Span of the San Francisco- a one-year authorization to incidentally completion of the bike/pedestrian path
Oakland Bay Bridge take small numbers of marine mammals and eastbound on ramp from Yerba
by harassment, provided that there is no Buena Island. The new east span is now
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries open to traffic. On November 10, 2003,
potential for serious injury or mortality
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and NMFS issued the first project-related
to result from the activity. Section
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), IHA to CALTRANS, authorizing the take
101(a)(5)(D) establishes a 45-day time
Commerce. of small numbers of marine mammals
limit for NMFS review of an application
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental incidental to the construction of the
followed by a 30-day public notice and
harassment authorization. comment period on any proposed SFOBB Project. Over the years,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the authorizations for the incidental CALTRANS has been issued a total of
regulations implementing the Marine harassment of marine mammals. Within nine IHAs for the SFOBB Project to date,
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as 45 days of the close of the comment excluding the application currently
amended, notification is hereby given period, NMFS must either issue or deny under review.
the authorization. The demolition of Piers E4 and E5
that we have issued an incidental
through controlled implosion are
harassment authorization (IHA) to Summary of Request planned to occur in October, November,
California Department of Transportation
On March 11, 2016, CALTRANS or December 2016, and pile driving and
(CALTRANS) to incidentally harass, by
submitted a request to NMFS for the pile removal activities may occur at any
Level B harassment only, seven species
potential harassment of a small number time of the year.
of marine mammals during activities The SFOBB project area is located in
associated with the East Span of the San of marine mammals incidental to the
dismantling of the East Span of the the central San Francisco Bay (SFB or
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (SFOBB) Bay), between Yerba Buena Island (YBI)
in the San Francisco Bay (SFB), original SFOBB in SFB, California,
between July 16, 2016, and July 15, and the city of Oakland. The western
California. limit of the project area is the east portal
2017. On May 16, 2016, CALTRANS
DATES: This authorization is effective submitted a revision of its IHA of the YBI tunnel, located in the city of
from September 19, 2016 through application based on NMFS comments. San Francisco. The eastern limit of the
September 18, 2017. NMFS determined that the IHA project area is located approximately
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: application was complete on May 19, 1,312 ft (400 m) west of the Bay Bridge
Shane Guan, Office of Protected toll plaza, where the new and former
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
2016.
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. spans connect with land at the Oakland
Description of the Specified Activity Touchdown in the city of Oakland.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
CALTRANS proposes removal of the Detailed description of CALTRANS East
Background East Span of the original SFOBB by Span Removal Project is provided in the
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the mechanical dismantling and by use of Federal Register notice for the proposed
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct controlled charges to implode the pier IHA (81 FR 48745; July 24, 2016). No
the Secretary of Commerce to allow, into its open cellular chambers below changes have been made since the
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| Action | Notice; public meeting. | |
| Dates | This meeting will be held on Monday, October 17, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 67312 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE91 |
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