81_FR_71275 81 FR 71076 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Essential Fish Habitat

81 FR 71076 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Essential Fish Habitat

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 199 (October 14, 2016)

Page Range71076-71077
FR Document2016-24919

On September 8, 2016, NMFS published a notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment for Amendment 10 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The purpose of this Draft Amendment is to update Atlantic HMS Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) with recent information following the EFH delineation methodology established in Amendment 1 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP (Amendment 1); update and consider new Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPCs) for Atlantic bluefin tuna and sandbar, lemon, and sand tiger sharks based on recent information, as warranted; minimize to the extent practicable the adverse effects of fishing and non-fishing activities on EFH; and identify other actions to encourage the conservation and enhancement of EFH. NMFS announces two public hearing conference calls/webinars to allow opportunities for interested members of the public from all geographic areas to submit verbal comments on Draft Amendment 10.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71076-71077]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24919]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD990


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Essential Fish Habitat

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: On September 8, 2016, NMFS published a notice of availability 
of the Draft Environmental Assessment for Amendment 10 to the 2006 
Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management 
Plan (FMP). The purpose of this Draft Amendment is to update Atlantic 
HMS Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) with recent information following the 
EFH delineation methodology established in Amendment 1 to the 2006 
Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP (Amendment 1); update and consider new 
Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPCs) for Atlantic bluefin tuna 
and sandbar, lemon, and sand tiger sharks based on recent information, 
as warranted; minimize to the extent practicable the adverse effects of 
fishing and non-fishing activities on EFH; and identify other actions 
to encourage the conservation and enhancement of EFH. NMFS announces 
two public hearing conference calls/webinars to allow opportunities for 
interested members of the public from all geographic areas to submit 
verbal comments on Draft Amendment 10.

DATES: NMFS will host public hearing conference calls/webinars on 
November 10, 2016, from 3 to 5 p.m. EST and November 18, 2016, from 10 
a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. Written comments on Draft Amendment 10 will be 
accepted until December 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Two public hearing conference calls/webinars will be 
conducted. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for information on how to 
access the conference calls/webinars. More information about Draft 
Amendment 10, including how to submit written comments, may be found at 
http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/documents/fmp/am10/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Cudney or Randy Blankinship 
at (727) 824-5399.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) includes provisions 
concerning the identification and conservation of EFH (16 U.S.C. 1801 
et seq.). EFH is defined at 50 CFR 600.10 as ``those waters and 
substrate necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth 
to maturity.'' NMFS must identify and describe EFH, minimize to the 
extent practicable the adverse effects of fishing on EFH, and identify 
actions to encourage the conservation and enhancement of EFH (Sec.  
600.815(a)). Federal agencies that authorize, fund, or undertake 
actions that may adversely affect EFH must consult with NMFS (Sec.  
600.920(a)), and NMFS must provide comments and EFH conservation 
recommendations to Federal or state agencies regarding any such actions 
(Sec.  600.905).
    In addition to identifying and describing EFH for managed fish 
species, a review of EFH must be completed every 5 years, and EFH 
provisions must be revised or amended, as warranted, based on the best 
available scientific information. NMFS announced the initiation of this 
review and solicited information for compilation for the draft review 
from the public in a Federal Register notice

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on March 24, 2014 (79 FR 15959). The initial public review/submission 
period ended on May 23, 2014. The Draft Atlantic HMS EFH 5-Year Review 
was made available on March 5, 2015 (80 FR 11981), and the public 
comment period ended on April 6, 2015. NMFS analyzed the information 
gathered through the EFH review process, and the Notice of Availability 
for the Final Atlantic HMS EFH 5-Year Review was published on July 1, 
2015 (80 FR 37598). As a result of this review, NMFS determined that a 
revision of HMS EFH was warranted, and that an amendment to the 2006 
Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP would be developed as Amendment 10.
    On September 8, 2016 (81 FR 62100), NMFS published a notice of 
availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment for Amendment 10 to 
the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP. Specific actions analyzed 
included the update and revision of existing HMS EFH, as warranted; 
modification of existing HAPCs or designation of new HAPCs for bluefin 
tuna and sandbar, lemon, and sand tiger sharks, as warranted; and 
analysis of fishing and non-fishing impacts on EFH by considering 
environmental and management changes and new information since 2009.

Public Hearing Conference Calls/Webinars

    NMFS will conduct two public hearing conference calls/webinars to 
allow members of the public from all geographic areas to submit verbal 
comments on Draft Amendment 10. To participate in those calls, use the 
following information:

Table 1--Date, Time, and Access Information for Public Conference Calls/
                                Webinars
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        Date and time                      Access information
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November 10, 2016, 3-5 p.m.    To participate in the conference call,
 EST.                           call: (888) 455-5378 Passcode: 6522610.
                               To participate in the webinar, go to:
                                https://noaaevents3.webex.com/noaaevents3/onstage/g.php?MTID=e767babee686fc6fae2441d750ab3338c 338c.
                               Meeting Number: 396 375 761. Meeting
                                Password: NOAA.
November 18, 2016, 10 a.m.-12  To participate in the conference call,
 p.m. EST.                      call: (888) 455-5378 Passcode: 6522610.
                               To participate in the webinar, go to:
                                https://noaaevents3.webex.com/noaaevents3/onstage/g.php?MTID=ecebbb5a35ab25a56d9ef800370c24af6 4af6.
                               Meeting Number: 392 481 985. Meeting
                                Password: NOAA.
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    Participants are strongly encouraged to log/dial in 15 minutes 
prior to the meeting to allow time to address any technical issues. 
NMFS will show a brief presentation via webinar followed by public 
comment. To participate in the webinars online, enter your name and 
email address, and click the ``JOIN'' button. Participants that have 
not used WebEx before will be prompted to download and run a plug-in 
program that will enable them to view the webinar. Presentation 
materials and other supporting information will be posted on the HMS 
Web site at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms.
    The public is reminded that participants at public hearings and on 
conference calls must conduct themselves appropriately. At the 
beginning of the conference call, a representative of NMFS will explain 
the ground rules (all comments are to be directed to the agency on the 
proposed action; attendees will be called to give their comments in the 
order in which they registered to speak; each attendee will have an 
equal amount of time to speak; and attendees should not interrupt one 
another). The NMFS representative will attempt to structure the meeting 
so that all attending members of the public will be able to comment, if 
they so choose, regardless of the controversial nature of the subject 
matter. If attendees do not respect the ground rules, they will be 
asked to leave the conference call.

    Dated: October 11, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-24919 Filed 10-13-16; 8:45 am]
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Written comments on Draft presumption that reimbursement of Steelpia Amendment 10 will be accepted until antidumping duties occurred and the Sung Jin TGS Pipe December 22, 2016. subsequent assessment of double ADDRESSES: Two public hearing Toyota Tsusho Corporation antidumping duties. UNI Global Logistics conference calls/webinars will be Notification to Interested Parties Yonghyun Base Materials conducted. See SUPPLEMENTARY [FR Doc. 2016–24800 Filed 10–13–16; 8:45 am] INFORMATION for information on how to The Department is issuing and access the conference calls/webinars. publishing these results in accordance BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P More information about Draft with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Amendment 10, including how to Act. submit written comments, may be found DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Dated: October 5, 2016. at http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/sfa/ Ronald K. Lorentzen, National Oceanic and Atmospheric hms/documents/fmp/am10/index.html. Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Administration FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and Compliance. Jennifer Cudney or Randy Blankinship RIN 0648–XD990 Appendix 1 at (727) 824–5399. Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Essential Fish Habitat Decision Memorandum Magnuson-Stevens Fishery AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Conservation and Management Act 1. Summary (Magnuson-Stevens Act) includes 2. Background Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 3. Scope of Order Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), provisions concerning the identification 4. Preliminary Determination of No Commerce. and conservation of EFH (16 U.S.C. Shipments 1801 et seq.). EFH is defined at 50 CFR ACTION: Notice of public hearings. 5. Rates for Non-Examined Companies 600.10 as ‘‘those waters and substrate 6. Affiliation SUMMARY: On September 8, 2016, NMFS necessary to fish for spawning, 7. Discussion of the Methodology breeding, feeding, or growth to published a notice of availability of the 8. Currency Conversion maturity.’’ NMFS must identify and 9. Recommendation Draft Environmental Assessment for Amendment 10 to the 2006 describe EFH, minimize to the extent Appendix 2 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory practicable the adverse effects of fishing List of Companies Not Individually Species (HMS) Fishery Management on EFH, and identify actions to Examined Plan (FMP). The purpose of this Draft encourage the conservation and Amendment is to update Atlantic HMS enhancement of EFH (§ 600.815(a)). A.R. Williams Materials AJU Besteel Co., Ltd. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) with recent Federal agencies that authorize, fund, or AK Steel information following the EFH undertake actions that may adversely BDP International delineation methodology established in affect EFH must consult with NMFS Cantak Corporation Amendment 1 to the 2006 Consolidated (§ 600.920(a)), and NMFS must provide Daewoo International Corporation Atlantic HMS FMP (Amendment 1); comments and EFH conservation Dong-A Steel Co., Ltd. recommendations to Federal or state update and consider new Habitat Areas Dong Yang Steel Pipe agencies regarding any such actions Dongbu Incheon Steel of Particular Concern (HAPCs) for Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. Atlantic bluefin tuna and sandbar, (§ 600.905). 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 199 / Friday, October 14, 2016 / Notices 71077 on March 24, 2014 (79 FR 15959). The Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP would considering environmental and initial public review/submission period be developed as Amendment 10. management changes and new ended on May 23, 2014. The Draft On September 8, 2016 (81 FR 62100), information since 2009. Atlantic HMS EFH 5-Year Review was NMFS published a notice of availability made available on March 5, 2015 (80 FR of the Draft Environmental Assessment Public Hearing Conference Calls/ 11981), and the public comment period for Amendment 10 to the 2006 Webinars ended on April 6, 2015. NMFS analyzed Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP. Specific actions analyzed included the NMFS will conduct two public the information gathered through the update and revision of existing HMS hearing conference calls/webinars to EFH review process, and the Notice of Availability for the Final Atlantic HMS EFH, as warranted; modification of allow members of the public from all EFH 5-Year Review was published on existing HAPCs or designation of new geographic areas to submit verbal July 1, 2015 (80 FR 37598). As a result HAPCs for bluefin tuna and sandbar, comments on Draft Amendment 10. To of this review, NMFS determined that a lemon, and sand tiger sharks, as participate in those calls, use the revision of HMS EFH was warranted, warranted; and analysis of fishing and following information: and that an amendment to the 2006 non-fishing impacts on EFH by TABLE 1—DATE, TIME, AND ACCESS INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC CONFERENCE CALLS/WEBINARS Date and time Access information November 10, 2016, 3–5 p.m. EST ................... To participate in the conference call, call: (888) 455–5378 Passcode: 6522610. To participate in the webinar, go to: https://noaaevents3.webex.com/noaaevents3/onstage/ g.php?MTID=e767babee686fc6fae2441d750ab3338c. Meeting Number: 396 375 761. Meeting Password: NOAA. November 18, 2016, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. EST ....... To participate in the conference call, call: (888) 455–5378 Passcode: 6522610. To participate in the webinar, go to: https://noaaevents3.webex.com/noaaevents3/onstage/ g.php?MTID=ecebbb5a35ab25a56d9ef800370c24af6. Meeting Number: 392 481 985. Meeting Password: NOAA. Participants are strongly encouraged Dated: October 11, 2016. Specialist, (978) 281–9165; fax (978) to log/dial in 15 minutes prior to the Emily H. Menashes, 281–9161. meeting to allow time to address any Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The technical issues. NMFS will show a Federal Atlantic surfclam and ocean brief presentation via webinar followed [FR Doc. 2016–24919 Filed 10–13–16; 8:45 am] quahog fishery regulations at 50 CFR by public comment. To participate in BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 648.77(b) authorize the Regional the webinars online, enter your name Administrator of the Greater Atlantic and email address, and click the ‘‘JOIN’’ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Region, NMFS, to specify in the Federal button. Participants that have not used Register a vendor from whom cage tags, WebEx before will be prompted to National Oceanic and Atmospheric required under the Atlantic Surfclam download and run a plug-in program Administration and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management that will enable them to view the webinar. Presentation materials and Plan (FMP), shall be purchased. Notice RIN 0648–XE936 is hereby given that National Band and other supporting information will be posted on the HMS Web site at Tag Company of Newport, Kentucky, is Fisheries of the Northeastern United www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms. the authorized vendor of cage tags States; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean required for the fishing year 2017 The public is reminded that Quahog Fisheries; Notice That Vendor Federal surfclam and ocean quahog participants at public hearings and on Will Provide 2017 Cage Tags fisheries. Detailed instructions for conference calls must conduct AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries purchasing these cage tags will be themselves appropriately. At the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and provided in a letter to ITQ allocation beginning of the conference call, a Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), holders in these fisheries from NMFS representative of NMFS will explain the Commerce. within the next several weeks. ground rules (all comments are to be ACTION: Notice of vendor to provide directed to the agency on the proposed Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. fishing year 2017 cage tags. action; attendees will be called to give Dated: October 11, 2016. their comments in the order in which SUMMARY: NMFS informs surfclam and Emily H. Menashes, they registered to speak; each attendee ocean quahog individual transferable Acting Director, Office of Sustainable will have an equal amount of time to quota (ITQ) allocation holders that they Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. speak; and attendees should not will be required to purchase their [FR Doc. 2016–24920 Filed 10–13–16; 8:45 am] interrupt one another). The NMFS fishing year 2017 (January 1, 2017– BILLING CODE 3510–22–P representative will attempt to structure December 31, 2017) cage tags from the rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES the meeting so that all attending National Band and Tag Company. The members of the public will be able to intent of this notice is to comply with comment, if they so choose, regardless regulations for the Atlantic surfclam and of the controversial nature of the subject ocean quahog fisheries and to promote matter. If attendees do not respect the efficient distribution of cage tags. ground rules, they will be asked to leave FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the conference call. Anna Macan, Fishery Management VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Oct 13, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1


Document Created: 2016-10-14 00:00:39
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public hearings.
DatesNMFS will host public hearing conference calls/webinars on November 10, 2016, from 3 to 5 p.m. EST and November 18, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. Written comments on Draft Amendment 10 will be accepted until December 22, 2016.
ContactJennifer Cudney or Randy Blankinship at (727) 824-5399.
FR Citation81 FR 71076 
RIN Number0648-XD99
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