81 FR 80016 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 220 (November 15, 2016)

Page Range		80016-80016
FR Document		2016-27433

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) will hold a public meeting of its Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Committee and its MSB Advisory Panel.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF034


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 (MAFMC) will hold 
a public meeting of its Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) 
Committee and its MSB Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2016, from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m., to view the agenda see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Doubletree Baltimore-BWI 
Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum, MD 21090; telephone: 
410-859-8400. There will be a listen-only Webinar link available, at 
http://www.mafmc.org/council-events/dec-1-msb-committee-ap-meeting.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or 
on their Web site, at www.mafmc.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Atlantic Mackerel, 
Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Committee will meet jointly with the MSB 
Advisory Panel to develop recommendations on alternatives to include in 
an Amendment that could affect the squid fisheries. The amendment could 
reduce the capacities of the longfin squid and Illex squid fleets. The 
Council is considering this action because of concern that activation 
of latent capacity in the squid fisheries could lead to excessive 
fishing effort and increased catch of non-target species. Several other 
issues are being considered as well: (1) New permits for Maine/northern 
states; (2) re-evaluation of longfin squid trimesters; (3) longfin 
squid buffer zones beyond state waters in the area south of Martha's 
Vineyard/Nantucket; and (4) revision of the goals and objectives of the 
MSB Fishery Management Plan. A detailed agenda and background documents 
will be made available on the Council's Web site, at www.mafmc.org, 
prior to the meeting. Additional information is also available at the 
Web page for this action: http://www.mafmc.org/actions/squid-capacity-amendment.
    These meetings are 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 business days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: November 9, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-27433 Filed 11-14-16; 8:45 am]
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State trade agencies and local and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), interpretation or other auxiliary aid
municipal governments to the Working Commerce. should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
Group. For purposes of this notice, a ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. (302) 526–5251, at least 5 business days
‘‘State trade agency’’ is the lead official prior to the meeting date.
governmental trade promotion agency SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
for a State, and includes separately Management Council (MAFMC) will
established trade agencies as well as hold a public meeting of its Atlantic Dated: November 9, 2016.
trade offices within a State agency or Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Tracey L. Thompson,
department or the Office of the Committee and its MSB Advisory Panel. Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Governor. A ‘‘local or municipal DATES: The meeting will be held on Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
government’’ includes, but is not Thursday, December 1, 2016, from 10 [FR Doc. 2016–27433 Filed 11–14–16; 8:45 am]
limited to, town, city, and county a.m. to 5 p.m., to view the agenda see BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
governments. The TPCC seeks SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
representation of regionally diverse ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
areas. Qualified individuals may self- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The Doubletree Baltimore-BWI Airport,
nominate or be nominated by a senior 890 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum,
level State government or local or National Oceanic and Atmospheric
MD 21090; telephone: 410–859–8400. Administration
municipal government official. To be There will be a listen-only Webinar link
considered, nominators should submit available, at http://www.mafmc.org/ [0648–XE753]
the following information: council-events/dec-1-msb-committee-
(1) Name, title, and relevant contact ap-meeting. Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
information (including phone and email Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Specified Activities; Taking Marine
address) for the nominee, the state trade Management Council, 800 N. State Mammals Incidental to Operation,
agency that the nominee would Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; Maintenance, and Repair of the
represent or the local or municipal telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their Northeast Gateway Liquefied Natural
government the nominee would Web site, at www.mafmc.org. Gas Port and the Algonquin Pipeline
represent; Lateral Facilities in Massachusetts Bay
(2) A resume or short biography of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
nominee, including professional and Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
academic credentials. Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
(3) A statement of the nominee’s role Management Council, telephone: (302) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
in state, local, or municipal export 526–5255. Commerce.
promotion activities. Should more SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
information be needed, TPCC staff will harassment authorization; request for
Agenda comments and information.
contact the nominee. If nominees are
not an elected official, a letter may be The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s Atlantic SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request
requested from an elected official that
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) from Excelerate Energy, L.P. (Excelerate)
indicates the nominee has been
Committee will meet jointly with the and Tetra Tech, Inc. (Tetra Tech), on
designated to participate in the Working
MSB Advisory Panel to develop behalf of the Northeast Gateway®
Group on his or her behalf.
Nominators should submit the above recommendations on alternatives to Energy BridgeTM, L.P. (Northeast
information via electronic transmission include in an Amendment that could Gateway or NEG) and Algonquin Gas
to StateandLocal@trade.gov. The affect the squid fisheries. The Transmission, L.L.C. (Algonquin) for an
submission must be received on or amendment could reduce the capacities authorization to take small numbers of
before 5:00 p.m. (ET) on November 25, of the longfin squid and Illex squid 14 species of marine mammals, by Level
2016. Nominations submitted in fleets. The Council is considering this B harassment, incidental to operating,
response to the prior notice, including action because of concern that maintaining, and repairing a liquefied
those received after October 24, 2016, activation of latent capacity in the squid natural gas (LNG) port and the
will be considered and do not need to fisheries could lead to excessive fishing Algonquin Pipeline Lateral (Pipeline
be resubmitted. effort and increased catch of non-target Lateral) facilities by NEG and
species. Several other issues are being Algonquin, in Massachusetts Bay.
Dated: November 8, 2016. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
considered as well: (1) New permits for
Patrick Kirwan, Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
Maine/northern states; (2) re-evaluation
Director, Trade Promotion Coordinating requesting comments on its proposal to
of longfin squid trimesters; (3) longfin
Committee Secretariat. issue an authorization to NEG and
squid buffer zones beyond state waters
[FR Doc. 2016–27392 Filed 11–14–16; 8:45 am] Algonquin to incidentally take, by Level
in the area south of Martha’s Vineyard/
BILLING CODE 3510–25–P
Nantucket; and (4) revision of the goals B harassment, small numbers of marine
and objectives of the MSB Fishery mammals during the specified activity
Management Plan. A detailed agenda for a period of one year.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DATES: Comments and information must
and background documents will be
National Oceanic and Atmospheric made available on the Council’s Web be received no later than December 15,
site, at www.mafmc.org, prior to the 2016.
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Administration
meeting. Additional information is also ADDRESSES: Comments should be
RIN 0648–XF034 available at the Web page for this action: addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
http://www.mafmc.org/actions/squid- Permits and Conservation Division,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
capacity-amendment. Office of Protected Resources, National
Council (MAFMC); Meeting
These meetings are physically Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries accessible to people with disabilities. West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Requests for sign language 20910. The mailbox address for

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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 be held on Thursday, December 1, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., to view the agenda see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Contact		Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255.
FR Citation		81 FR 80016
RIN Number		0648-XF03

81 FR 80016 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

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