81_FR_78337 81 FR 78122 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

81 FR 78122 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 215 (November 7, 2016)

Page Range78122-78123
FR Document2016-26857

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold eight public hearings and one webinar to solicit public comments on Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 29--Allocation Sharing and Accountability Measures for the Gulf of Mexico Migratory Group of King Mackerel.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78122-78123]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26857]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF023


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 eight public hearings and one webinar to solicit public comments 
on Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 29--Allocation Sharing 
and Accountability Measures for the Gulf of Mexico Migratory Group of 
King Mackerel.

DATES: The public hearings will be held November 30-December 8, 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.

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 Tampa, Key 
West and Panama City, FL; Port Aransas and Galveston, TX; Pascagoula, 
MS; Mobile, AL; Houma, 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 eight hearings 
and one webinar are as follows: Council

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staff will brief the public on CMP Amendment 29--Allocation Sharing and 
Accountability Measures for the Gulf of Mexico Migratory Group of King 
Mackerel. Staff will then open the meeting for questions and public 
comments. The schedule is as follows:

Locations, Schedules, and Agendas

    Wednesday, November 30, 2016; Hilton Tampa Westshore Airport hotel, 
2225 N. Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 877-6688;
    Thursday, December 1, 2016; Harvey Government Center, 1200 N. 
Truman Avenue, Key West, FL 33040; telephone: (305) 295-4385;
    Monday, December 5, 2016; Hampton Inn & Suites, 2208 Highway 361, 
Port Aransas, TX 78373; telephone: (361) 749-8888; Hilton Garden Inn, 
2703 Denny Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39563; telephone: (228) 762-7182;
    Tuesday, December 6, 2016; Hilton Galveston Island, 5400 Seawall 
Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77551; telephone: (409) 744-5000; Renaissance 
Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 South Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602; 
telephone: (251) 438-4000;
    Wednesday, December 7, 2016; Marriott Courtyard, 142 Library Drive, 
Houma, LA 70360; telephone: (985) 223-8996; Hilton Garden Inn, 1101 
North U.S. Highway 231, Panama City, FL 32405; telephone: (850) 392-
1093;
    Thursday, December 8, 2016, Webinar--6 p.m. EST at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1169421153446562050
    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: November 2, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-26857 Filed 11-4-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

78122 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 215 / Monday, November 7, 2016 / Notices 5. Joint partnerships/teaming Tuesday, November 22, 2016; 10 a.m.– auxiliary aids should be directed to arrangements; 11 a.m. Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office 6. Other. I. Introductions, Voice ID, and Adoption (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days b. If you or your business have not of Agenda prior to the meeting. been a client of a MBDA Business II. SEDAR 48 (Black Grouper) Dated: November 2, 2016. Center, please state reasons why, if any? Benchmark Assessment Preparation Tracey L. Thompson, 6. Do the goals and objectives of the a. Review and Approval of Terms of Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable MBDA Business Centers—AIAN align Reference Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. with your Tribe’s business and b. Review of Project Schedule [FR Doc. 2016–26855 Filed 11–4–16; 8:45 am] economic development goals? If so, c. Selection of Appointees to Data, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P please elaborate. If not, please provide Assessment, and Review recommendations for improvements, Workshops enhancements or alternatives. III. Other Business DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Comments must include the Meeting Adjourns following: Name and title of commenter, Both participants and observers must National Oceanic and Atmospheric name of tribe, tribal organization or register in advance for the webinar. You Administration business, AIAN location (if applicable), may register for the SSC: Standing and RIN 0648–XF023 city, and state. Reef Fish webinar by going to the Dated: November 2, 2016. Council’s Web site (http:// Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Josephine Arnold, www.gulfcoucil.org) and clicking on Council; Public Meetings Chief Counsel, Minority Business ‘‘Committee & Panel meetings, or by entering the following link: https:// AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Development Agency. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and [FR Doc. 2016–26832 Filed 11–4–16; 8:45 am] attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 3715638296142754308 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), BILLING CODE P After registering, you will receive a Commerce. confirmation email containing ACTION: Notice; public hearings and information about joining the webinar. webinar. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The Agenda is subject to change, and SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery National Oceanic and Atmospheric the latest version along with other Management Council (Council) will Administration meeting materials will be posted on the hold eight public hearings and one Council’s file server. To access the file webinar to solicit public comments on RIN 0649–XF021 server, the URL is https:// Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/ Amendment 29—Allocation Sharing Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management index.cgi, or go to the Council’s Web and Accountability Measures for the Council; Public Meeting site and click on the FTP link in the Gulf of Mexico Migratory Group of King lower left of the Council Web site Mackerel. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries (http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and DATES: The public hearings will be held username and password are both Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), ‘‘gulfguest’’. Click on the ‘‘Library November 30–December 8, 2016. The Commerce. Folder’’, then scroll down to ‘‘SSC meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will meeting-2016–11 webinar’’. conclude no later than 9 p.m. For ACTION: Notice of a public meeting via The meeting will be webcast over the specific dates and times, see webinar. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. internet. See above for instructions on SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery registering for the webinar. ADDRESSES: The public documents can Management Council will hold a Although other non-emergency issues be obtained by contacting the Gulf of meeting of its Standing and Reef Fish not on the agenda may come before the Mexico Fishery Management Council, Scientific and Statistical Committees Scientific and Statistical Committee for 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, (SSC) via webinar. discussion, in accordance with the Tampa, FL 33607; (813) 348–1630 or on DATES: The meeting will convene on Magnuson-Stevens Fishery their Web site at www.gulfcouncil.org. Tuesday, November 22, 2016, from 10 Conservation and Management Act, Meeting addresses: The public a.m. to 11 a.m. EST. those issues may not be the subject of hearings will be held in Tampa, Key formal action during this meeting. West and Panama City, FL; Port Aransas ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held and Galveston, TX; Pascagoula, MS; via webinar; you may attend by Actions of the Scientific and Statistical Committee will be restricted to those Mobile, AL; Houma, LA; and one registering at: https:// webinar. For specific locations, see attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ issues specifically identified in the agenda and any issues arising after SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 3715638296142754308. See below for Public comments: Comments may be instructions on how to register. publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) submitted online through the Council’s Council address: Gulf of Mexico public portal by visiting Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL ‘‘CONTACT US’’. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take action to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: address the emergency. Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, Steven Atran, Senior Fishery Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Special Accommodations Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. Council; steven.atran@gulfcouncil.org, This meeting is physically accessible SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The telephone: (813) 348–1630. to people with disabilities. Requests for agenda for the following eight hearings SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: sign language interpretation or other and one webinar are as follows: Council VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:02 Nov 04, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 215 / Monday, November 7, 2016 / Notices 78123 staff will brief the public on CMP DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE program regulations on October 6, 2011 Amendment 29—Allocation Sharing (76 FR 61986), to implement the and Accountability Measures for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric reduction program. Gulf of Mexico Migratory Group of King Administration In 2012, NMFS conducted a Mackerel. Staff will then open the RIN 0648–XF003 referendum to determine the remaining meeting for questions and public fishermen’s willingness to repay a $13.1 comments. The schedule is as follows: Fishing Capacity Reduction Program million fishing capacity reduction loan for the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine to remove 64 permits. After a majority Locations, Schedules, and Agendas Salmon Fishery of permit holders approved the loan, NMFS disbursed payments to the Wednesday, November 30, 2016; AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries successful bidders and began collecting Hilton Tampa Westshore Airport hotel, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and fees to repay the loan. Since only $13.1 2225 N. Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607; Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), million was expended from the total telephone: (813) 877–6688; Commerce. loan amount, $10.4 remains available. Thursday, December 1, 2016; Harvey ACTION: Notice of eligible voters; This second referendum, if approved, Government Center, 1200 N. Truman referendum voting period; public will result in a second loan of $5.8 Avenue, Key West, FL 33040; telephone: meetings. million and permanently retire an (305) 295–4385; additional 22 permits from the fishery. SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to In August 2016, the Southeast Monday, December 5, 2016; Hampton inform persons of their eligibility to vote Revitalization Association submitted a Inn & Suites, 2208 Highway 361, Port and referendum voting period in the second capacity reduction plan to Aransas, TX 78373; telephone: (361) fishing capacity reduction program NMFS and NMFS approved the second 749–8888; Hilton Garden Inn, 2703 referendum for a second loan in the plan in October 2016. The final Denny Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39563; Southeast Alaska Purse Seine Salmon regulations require NMFS to publish telephone: (228) 762–7182; Fishery. NMFS will hold a series of this notice before conducting a Tuesday, December 6, 2016; Hilton public meetings with Southeast Alaska referendum to determine the industry’s Galveston Island, 5400 Seawall purse seine salmon permit holders and willingness to repay a second fishing Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77551; interested individuals. capacity reduction loan to purchase the telephone: (409) 744–5000; Renaissance DATES: Comments must be submitted on permits identified in the second Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 South or before 5 p.m. EST December 7, 2016. reduction plan. Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602; The meetings will be held between As of October 21, 2016, there are 315 telephone: (251) 438–4000; November 14 and November 17, 2016. permits in the fishery designated as For specific times, please see the Public S01A by CFEC. These permanent permit Wednesday, December 7, 2016; Meetings heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY holders are eligible to vote in this Marriott Courtyard, 142 Library Drive, INFORMATION section. second referendum. Comments may Houma, LA 70360; telephone: (985) ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held address: (1) Persons who appear on the 223–8996; Hilton Garden Inn, 1101 in Sitka, AK, Ketchikan, AK, Petersburg, below list but should not; (2) persons North U.S. Highway 231, Panama City, AK, and Seattle, WA. For specific who do not appear on the list but FL 32405; telephone: (850) 392–1093; locations, please see Public Meetings should; (3) persons whose names and/ Thursday, December 8, 2016, heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY or business mailing addresses are Webinar—6 p.m. EST at: https:// INFORMATION section. Send comments incorrect; and (4) any other pertinent attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ about this notice to Paul Marx, Chief, matter. NMFS will update the list, as 1169421153446562050 Financial Services Division, NMFS, necessary, immediately before mailing Attn: SE Alaska Purse Seine Salmon referendum ballots. Mailed ballots will After registering, you will receive a be accompanied by NMFS’ detailed Buyback, 1315 East-West Highway, confirmation email containing Silver Spring, MD 20910. voting guidance. information about joining the webinar. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: II. Referendum Voting Period Special Accommodations Michael A. Sturtevant at (301) 427– The referendum voting period will 8799, fax (301) 713–1306, or start December 13, 2016 and end on These meetings are physically michael.a.sturtevant@noaa.gov. accessible to people with disabilities. January 13, 2017. Any votes not SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: received by NMFS by 5 p.m. on January Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids I. Background 13, 2017, will not be counted. should be directed to Kathy Pereira (see The Southeast Alaska purse seine III. Public Meetings ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days salmon fishery is a commercial fishery NMFS will hold a series of four public prior to the meeting date. in Alaska state waters and adjacent informational meetings with Southeast Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Federal waters. It encompasses the Alaska purse seine salmon permit commercial taking of salmon with purse holders and interested individuals: Dated: November 2, 2016. seine gear, and participation is limited • Monday, November 14, 2016, from Tracey L. Thompson, to fishermen designated by the Alaska 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Sitka, AK, at the Commercial Fisheries Entry sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Westmark Sitka Hotel (330 Seward Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Commission (CFEC). Congress Street). [FR Doc. 2016–26857 Filed 11–4–16; 8:45 am] authorized a $23.5 million loan to • Tuesday, November 15, 2016, from BILLING CODE 3510–22–P finance a fishing capacity reduction 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Ketchikan, AK, at the program in the Southeast Alaska purse Best Western Plus Landing Hotel (3434 seine salmon fishery. NMFS published Tongass Avenue). proposed program regulations on May • Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 23, 2011 (76 FR 29707), and final from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Petersburg, VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:02 Nov 04, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1


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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 November 30-December 8, 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.
ContactDouglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FR Citation81 FR 78122 
RIN Number0648-XF02
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