81 FR 83204 - Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)

Page Range		83204-83204
FR Document		2016-27973

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings and scoping sessions to discuss fishery management regulations for the Monument Expanded Area in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF052


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and scoping sessions.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public meetings and scoping sessions to discuss fishery management 
regulations for the Monument Expanded Area in the Northwestern Hawaiian 
Islands.

DATES: The Council will hold meetings in Hawaii from Tuesday, December 
6 through Saturday, December 17, 2016. For specific dates, times and 
agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Hilo, Kona, Kahului, Maui, 
Lihue, Kauai, Honolulu, Oahu, Kaunakakai, Molokai, HI. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations of the meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold meetings in Hilo, HI, 
on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.; in Kona, HI, 
on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.; in Kahului, 
Maui, HI, on Thursday, December 8, 2016, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.; in 
Lihue, Kauai, HI on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, between 6 p.m. and 9 
p.m.; in Honolulu, Oahu, HI, on Thursday, December 15, 2016, between 6 
p.m. and 9 p.m.; and in Kaunakakai, Molokai, HI, on Saturday, December 
17, 2016, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. All times listed are local island 
times.
    The Hilo meeting will be held at the Hilo Intermediate School 
Cafeteria, 587 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI 96720. The Kona meeting will be 
held at the West Hawaii Civic Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane 
Keohokalole Hwy, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. The Maui meeting will be held 
at the Courtyard Maui Kahului Airport, 532 Keolani Pl, Kahului, HI 
96732. The Kauai meeting will be held at the Chiefess Kamakahelei 
Middle School, 4431 Nuhou St, Lihue, HI 96766. The Oahu meeting will be 
held at the Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson Dr, Honolulu, HI 96814. The 
Molokai meeting will be held at Kaunakakai Elementary School Cafeteria, 
30 Ailoa St, Kaunakakai, HI 96761.
    Public scoping and comment periods will be provided in the agenda. 
The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings 
will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

Schedule and Agenda for All Meetings

1. Visit Informational Booths
2. Informational Briefing on Presidential Proclamation, Council Role in 
Rule-making Process, Data Discovery
3. Public Comment/Scoping Session
4. Adjourn

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220 
(voice) or (808) 522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.

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

    Dated: November 16, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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abundance, demographic structure, and The Hilo meeting will be held at the SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
health of foraging sea turtles in these Hilo Intermediate School Cafeteria, 587 permits or permit amendments have
waters. The permit expires on June 15, Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI 96720. The been issued to the following entities:
2021. Kona meeting will be held at the West Permit No. 13927–03: James H.W.
Dated: November 16, 2016. Hawaii Civic Center, Building G, 74– Hain, Ph.D., Associated Scientists at
Julia Harrison,
5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy, Kailua- Woods Hole, Box 721, Woods Hole, MA
Kona, HI 96740. The Maui meeting will 02543;
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
be held at the Courtyard Maui Kahului Permit No. 16553–01: Brent Stewart,
Marine Fisheries Service. Airport, 532 Keolani Pl, Kahului, HI Ph.D., J.D., Hubbs SeaWorld Research
[FR Doc. 2016–27975 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am]
96732. The Kauai meeting will be held Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San
at the Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle Diego, CA 92109; and
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
School, 4431 Nuhou St, Lihue, HI
Permit No. 20532: Stephen John
96766. The Oahu meeting will be held
Trumble, Ph.D., Baylor University, 101
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE at the Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson
Bagby Ave., Waco, TX 76706.
Dr, Honolulu, HI 96814. The Molokai
ADDRESSES: The permits and related
National Oceanic and Atmospheric meeting will be held at Kaunakakai
Elementary School Cafeteria, 30 Ailoa documents are available for review
Administration
St, Kaunakakai, HI 96761. upon written request or by appointment
RIN 0648–XF052 Public scoping and comment periods in the Permits and Conservation
will be provided in the agenda. The Division, Office of Protected Resources,
Western Pacific Fishery Management order in which agenda items are NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
Council; Public Meeting addressed may change. The meetings 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
will run as late as necessary to complete (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
scheduled business. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Carrie Hubard (File Nos. 13927–03,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Schedule and Agenda for All Meetings 16553–01) and Shasta McClenahan or
Commerce.
1. Visit Informational Booths Jennifer Skidmore (File No. 20532) at
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and (301) 427–8401.
2. Informational Briefing on Presidential
scoping sessions. Proclamation, Council Role in Rule- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery making Process, Data Discovery for a permit or permit amendment had
Management Council (Council) will 3. Public Comment/Scoping Session been submitted by the above-named
hold public meetings and scoping 4. Adjourn applicants. The requested permits have
sessions to discuss fishery management been issued under the Marine Mammal
Special Accommodations
regulations for the Monument Expanded Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
Area in the Northwestern Hawaiian These meetings are physically U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations
Islands. accessible to people with disabilities. governing the taking and importing of
Requests for sign language marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the
DATES: The Council will hold meetings interpretation or other auxiliary aids Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
in Hawaii from Tuesday, December 6 should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
through Saturday, December 17, 2016. (808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– and the regulations governing the
For specific dates, times and agendas, 8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the taking, importing, and exporting of
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. meeting date. endangered and threatened species
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. (50 CFR parts 222–226), as applicable.
in Hilo, Kona, Kahului, Maui, Lihue, Permit No. 13927–03: The original
Kauai, Honolulu, Oahu, Kaunakakai, Dated: November 16, 2016.
permit (No. 13927), issued on October
Molokai, HI. See SUPPLEMENTARY Tracey L. Thompson,
19, 2011 (76 FR 67151, October 31,
INFORMATION for specific locations of the Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
2016) authorized Dr. Hain to conduct
meetings. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
aerial and vessel surveys to study North
[FR Doc. 2016–27973 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
glacialis). Humpback whales (Megaptera
Western Pacific Fishery Management novaeangliae), bottlenose dolphins
Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220. (Tursiops truncatus) and Atlantic
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis)
Council will hold meetings in Hilo, HI, National Oceanic and Atmospheric may be incidentally harassed. Research
on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, between Administration may occur annually, December through
6 p.m. and 9 p.m.; in Kona, HI, on April off the U.S. southeast coast. Two
Wednesday, December 7, 2016, between RIN 0648–XA774, 0648–XA806, and 0648– subsequent amendments (13927–01
6 p.m. and 9 p.m.; in Kahului, Maui, HI, XE766 issued January 13, 2013 and 13927–02
on Thursday, December 8, 2016, issued December 1, 2015) increased the
between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.; in Lihue, Marine Mammals and Endangered number of North Atlantic right whale
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Kauai, HI on Tuesday, December 13, Species; File Nos. 13927, 16553, and takes and added unmanned aircraft
2016, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.; in 20532 systems, respectively. The minor
Honolulu, Oahu, HI, on Thursday, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries amendment (No. 13927–03) extends the
December 15, 2016, between 6 p.m. and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and duration of the permit through October
9 p.m.; and in Kaunakakai, Molokai, HI, Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 31, 2017, but does not change any other
on Saturday, December 17, 2016, Commerce. terms or conditions of the permit.
between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. All times Permit No. 16553–01: The original
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.
listed are local island times. permit (No. 16553), issued on October

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a public meeting and scoping sessions.
Dates		The Council will hold meetings in Hawaii from Tuesday, December 6 through Saturday, December 17, 2016. For specific dates, times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Contact		Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
FR Citation		81 FR 83204
RIN Number		0648-XF05

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