81 FR 89065 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Approved Monitoring Service Providers

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 237 (December 9, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-29575

NMFS has approved five companies to provide at-sea monitoring services to Northeast multispecies sectors in fishing years 2017 and 2018. Regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan require at-sea monitoring companies to apply to, and be approved by, NMFS in order to be eligible to provide at-sea monitoring services to sectors. This action will allow sectors to contract at-sea monitoring services with any of the approver providers for fishing years 2017 and 2018.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF026


Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern 
United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Approved Monitoring 
Service Providers

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

ACTION: Notice of approved monitoring service providers.

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SUMMARY: NMFS has approved five companies to provide at-sea monitoring 
services to Northeast multispecies sectors in fishing years 2017 and 
2018. Regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan require at-sea monitoring companies to apply to, and be 
approved by, NMFS in order to be eligible to provide at-sea monitoring 
services to sectors. This action will allow sectors to contract at-sea 
monitoring services with any of the approver providers for fishing 
years 2017 and 2018.

ADDRESSES: The list of NMFS-approved sector monitoring service 
providers are available at: http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/sustainable/species/multispecies/, or by sending a written request to: 55 Great Republic 
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, Attn: Kyle Molton.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Molton, Fishery Management 
Specialist, (978) 281-9236, fax (978) 281-9135, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Amendment 16 (75 FR 18262; April 9, 2010) to 
the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) expanded the 
sector management program, including a requirement for industry-funded 
monitoring of catch by sector vessels. Framework Adjustment 48 to the 
FMP (78 FR 26118; May 3, 2013) revised the goals and objectives for 
sector monitoring programs. Sectors must employ approved independent 
third-party monitoring companies to provide at-sea monitoring services 
to their vessels.

Standards for Approving At-Sea Monitoring Service Providers

    We are transitioning from an annual approval process to biennial 
approval to provide sectors additional stability and flexibility in 
negotiating contracts with monitoring companies. Applications approved 
this year will cover both fishing year 2017 and fishing year 2018 (May 
1, 2017, through April 30, 2019). There will be an opportunity in 2017 
for additional monitoring companies to apply for approval to provide 
services in fishing year 2018.
    The regulations at 50 CFR 648.87(b)(4) describe the criteria for 
approval of at-sea monitoring service providers. We approve service 
providers based on: (1) Completeness and sufficiency of applications; 
(2) determination of the applicant's ability to meet the performance 
requirements of a sector monitoring service provider; and (3) 
documented successful performance in the prior fishing year. We can 
disapprove any previously approved service provider during the fishing 
year if the provider fails to meet the performance standards, including

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required coverage levels. We must notify service providers of 
disapproval in writing.

Approved Monitoring Service Providers

    We received complete applications from five companies: A.I.S., 
Inc.; East West Technical Services, LLC; MRAG Americas, Inc.; Fathom 
Research, LLC; and ACD USA Ltd. These five companies were approved for 
fishing year 2016. We approve all five companies to provide at-sea 
monitoring services in fishing years 2017 and 2018 because they have 
met the application requirements, documented their ability to comply 
with service provider standards, and have met the service provider 
performance criteria to date in fishing year 2016.

                                                      Table 1--Approved Fishing Year 2016 Providers
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              Provider name                          Address                 Phone            Fax                            Website
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ACD USA Ltd..............................  1801 Hollis St., Suite         902-749-5107    902-749-4552  www.atlanticcatchdata.ca.
                                            1220, Halifax, Nova
                                            Scotia, Canada B35 3N4.
A.I.S., Inc..............................  14 Barnabas Rd., P.O. Box      508-990-9054    508-990-9055  aisobservers.com.
                                            1009, Marion, MA 02738.
East West Technical Services, LLC........  1415 Corona Ln., Vero          860-910-4957    860-223-6005  www.ewts.com.
                                            Beach, FL 32963.
Fathom Research, LLC.....................  1213 Purchase St., Suite       508-990-0997    508-991-7372  www.fathomresearchllc.com.
                                            302, New Bedford, MA 02740.
MRAG Americas, Inc.......................  1810 Shadetree Circle,         978-768-3880    978-768-3878  www.mragamericas.com.
                                            Anchorage, AK 99502.
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    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 6, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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proprietary information, and all NIST personnel, as necessary, to operate sectors in fishing years 2017 and 2018.
components and capabilities must be its product in capability Regulations implementing the Northeast
commercially available. Components are demonstrations. Following successful Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
listed in section ten of the Privacy- demonstrations, NIST will publish a require at-sea monitoring companies to
Enhancing Identity Federation Building description of the security platform and apply to, and be approved by, NMFS in
Block (for reference, please see the link its performance characteristics sufficient order to be eligible to provide at-sea
in the PROCESS section above) and to permit other organizations to develop monitoring services to sectors. This
include, but are not limited to: and deploy technology platforms that action will allow sectors to contract at-
1. Relying Party Host(s) meet the security and privacy objectives sea monitoring services with any of the
2. Identity Provider Host(s) of the Privacy-Enhancing Identity approver providers for fishing years
3. Identity Federation Manager Federation Building Block. These 2017 and 2018.
4. Multi-factor credentials descriptions will be public information. ADDRESSES: The list of NMFS-approved
5. Attribute Provider Host(s) Under the terms of the consortium sector monitoring service providers are
6. Cryptographic Module(s) to include CRADA, NIST will support available at: http://
key management (if required by development of interfaces among www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/
commercial product) participants’ products by providing IT sustainable/species/multispecies/, or by
7. Network, Compute, and Storage infrastructure, laboratory facilities, sending a written request to: 55 Great
Each responding organization’s letter office facilities, collaboration facilities, Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930,
of interest should identify how their and staff support to component Attn: Kyle Molton.
products address one or more of the composition, security platform FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle
following desired solution documentation, and demonstration Molton, Fishery Management Specialist,
characteristics in Chapter 6—Desired activities. (978) 281–9236, fax (978) 281–9135,
Solution Objectives, of the Privacy- The dates of the demonstration of the email Kyle.Molton@noaa.gov.
Enhancing Identity Federation Building Privacy-Enhancing Identity Federation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Block (for reference, please see the link Building Block capability will be Amendment 16 (75 FR 18262; April 9,
in the PROCESS section above): announced on the NCCoE Web site at 2010) to the Northeast Multispecies
Responding organizations need to least two weeks in advance at http:// Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
understand and, in their letters of nccoe.nist.gov/. The expected outcome expanded the sector management
interest, commit to provide: of the demonstration is to improve program, including a requirement for
1. Access for all participants’ project privacy-enhancing identity federation industry-funded monitoring of catch by
teams to component interfaces and within the enterprise. Participating sector vessels. Framework Adjustment
the organization’s experts necessary organizations will gain from the 48 to the FMP (78 FR 26118; May 3,
to make functional connections knowledge that their products are 2013) revised the goals and objectives
among security platform interoperable with other participants’ for sector monitoring programs. Sectors
components offerings. must employ approved independent
2. Support for development and For additional information on the third-party monitoring companies to
demonstration of the Privacy- NCCoE governance, business processes, provide at-sea monitoring services to
Enhancing Identity Federation and NCCoE operational structure, visit their vessels.
Building Block in NCCoE facilities the NCCoE Web site http://
which will be conducted in a nccoe.nist.gov/. Standards for Approving At-Sea
manner consistent with Federal Monitoring Service Providers
Kevin Kimball,
requirements (e.g., FIPS 200, FIPS We are transitioning from an annual
NIST Chief of Staff.
201, SP 800–53, and SP 800–63) approval process to biennial approval to
[FR Doc. 2016–29482 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am]
Additional details about the Privacy- provide sectors additional stability and
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Enhancing Identity Federation Building flexibility in negotiating contracts with
Block are available at https:// monitoring companies. Applications
nccoe.nist.gov/projects/building_blocks/ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE approved this year will cover both
privacy-enhanced-identity-brokers. fishing year 2017 and fishing year 2018
NIST cannot guarantee that all of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (May 1, 2017, through April 30, 2019).
products proposed by respondents will Administration There will be an opportunity in 2017 for
be used in the demonstration. Each additional monitoring companies to
prospective participant will be expected RIN 0648–XF026 apply for approval to provide services in
to work collaboratively with NIST staff fishing year 2018.
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
and other project participants under the The regulations at 50 CFR 648.87(b)(4)
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
terms of the consortium CRADA in the describe the criteria for approval of at-
States; Northeast Multispecies
development of the Privacy-Enhancing sea monitoring service providers. We
Fishery; Approved Monitoring Service
Identity Federation Building Block. approve service providers based on: (1)
Providers
Prospective participants’ contribution to Completeness and sufficiency of
the collaborative effort will include AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries applications; (2) determination of the
assistance in establishing the necessary Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and applicant’s ability to meet the
interface functionality, connection and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), performance requirements of a sector
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set-up capabilities and procedures, Commerce. monitoring service provider; and (3)
demonstration harnesses, environmental ACTION: Notice of approved monitoring documented successful performance in
and safety conditions for use, integrated service providers. the prior fishing year. We can
platform user instructions, and disapprove any previously approved
demonstration plans and scripts SUMMARY: NMFS has approved five service provider during the fishing year
necessary to demonstrate the desired companies to provide at-sea monitoring if the provider fails to meet the
capabilities. Each participant will train services to Northeast multispecies performance standards, including

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required coverage levels. We must West Technical Services, LLC; MRAG because they have met the application
notify service providers of disapproval Americas, Inc.; Fathom Research, LLC; requirements, documented their ability
in writing. and ACD USA Ltd. These five to comply with service provider
companies were approved for fishing standards, and have met the service
Approved Monitoring Service Providers
year 2016. We approve all five provider performance criteria to date in
We received complete applications companies to provide at-sea monitoring fishing year 2016.
from five companies: A.I.S., Inc.; East services in fishing years 2017 and 2018

TABLE 1—APPROVED FISHING YEAR 2016 PROVIDERS
Provider name Address Phone Fax Website

ACD USA Ltd ..................................... 1801 Hollis St., Suite 1220, Halifax, 902–749–5107 902–749–4552 www.atlanticcatchdata.ca.
Nova Scotia, Canada B35 3N4.
A.I.S., Inc ............................................ 14 Barnabas Rd., P.O. Box 1009, 508–990–9054 508–990–9055 aisobservers.com.
Marion, MA 02738.
East West Technical Services, LLC .. 1415 Corona Ln., Vero Beach, FL 860–910–4957 860–223–6005 www.ewts.com.
32963.
Fathom Research, LLC ...................... 1213 Purchase St., Suite 302, New 508–990–0997 508–991–7372 www.fathomresearchllc.com.
Bedford, MA 02740.
MRAG Americas, Inc ......................... 1810 Shadetree Circle, Anchorage, 978–768–3880 978–768–3878 www.mragamericas.com.
AK 99502.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Council address: Pacific Fishery DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dated: December 6, 2016. Management Council, 7700 NE.
Emily H. Menashes, Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
OR 97220. Administration
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. RIN 0648–XE954
[FR Doc. 2016–29575 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am] Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer; telephone:
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
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Specified Activities; Taking Marine
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mammals Incidental to a Breakwater
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE primary purposes of the work session Replacement Project in Eastport,
are to review and continue development Maine
National Oceanic and Atmospheric of a final analysis and fishery
Administration AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
management plan (FMP) language for Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
small-scale fisheries, in preparation for Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
RIN 0648–XF078 Council final action in April 2017; Commerce.
explore potential changes to CPS
Pacific Fishery Management Council; ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
management categories; consider
Public Meeting harassment authorization; request for
potential for periodic review of comments.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries monitored stock harvest specifications
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and and management measures; discuss SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), ecosystem information and concerns as from the Maine Department of
Commerce. they relate to CPS management, forage Transportation (ME DOT) for
ACTION: Notice of public meeting (work needs, and other ecosystem needs; and authorization to take marine mammals,
session). workload planning for 2017 and 2018. by harassment, incidental to in-water
construction activities from the Eastport
Special Accommodations Breakwater Replacement Project (EBRP)
SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council) Requests for sign language in Eastport, ME. Pursuant to the Marine
will convene a work session of its interpretation or other auxiliary aids Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS
Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) should be directed to Mr. Dale is requesting comments on its proposal
Management Team (CPSMT). The work to issue an incidental harassment
Sweetnam (858) 546–7170 at least 10
session is open to the public. authorization (IHA) to the ME DOT to
business days prior to the meeting date.
DATES: The work session will be held incidentally take marine mammals, by
Dated: December 6, 2016. Level B harassment only, during the
Tuesday–Thursday, January 17–19,
2017. The meeting will begin the first Tracey L. Thompson, specified activity.
day at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable DATES: Comments and information must
and at 8 a.m. each following day. The Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. be received no later than January 9,
meeting will adjourn each day at 5 p.m., [FR Doc. 2016–29508 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am] 2017.
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or when business for the day has been BILLING CODE 3510–22–P ADDRESSES: Comments on the
completed. applications should be addressed to
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and
the Plankton Room of the NOAA Conservation Division, Office of
Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Protected Resources, National Marine
8901 La Jolla Shores Dr., La Jolla, CA Fisheries Service. Physical comments
92037–1508. should be sent to 1315 East-West

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FR Citation		81 FR 89065
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