81 FR 913 - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 5 (January 8, 2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 5 (January 8, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 913-914] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00142] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE387 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Public Hearings/Scoping and Advisory Panel Meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will hold a series of public hearings/scoping meetings pertaining to Amendments 41 and 37 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the South Atlantic, and Atlantic Generic Charterboat/Headboat Reporting Amendment, and Amendment 26 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic (mackerel) Fishery Management Plan for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic. Scoping comments will be accepted for Snapper Grouper Amendment 41 addressing management measures for mutton snapper. Public Hearings will be held for Snapper Grouper Amendment 37 pertaining to management measures for hogfish, the Atlantic Charterboat/Headboat Reporting Amendment, and Mackerel Amendment 26 addressing management measures for king mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic. Note that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will solicit public input on mutton snapper management measures for Florida State waters during selected public hearing/scoping meetings held in Florida (see DATES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). The Council will also hold a meeting of its Mackerel Advisory Panel in conjunction with the public hearing/scoping meeting scheduled in Cocoa Beach, FL. DATES: The series of public hearings/scoping meetings will be held from January 25-February 8, 2016. The public hearing/scoping meetings will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. with the exception of the public hearing/scoping meeting in Morehead City that will begin at 5 p.m. and a public hearing via webinar that will begin at 6 p.m. The meeting of the Mackerel Advisory Panel [[Page 914]] will be held from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. on February 3, 2016 in Cocoa Beach, FL. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Registration is required for the public hearing/scoping meeting via webinar. Registration information will be posted on the SAFMC Web site at www.safmc.net as it becomes available. ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific meeting locations. Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing/scoping meetings will be held on the following dates and locations: 1. January 25, 2016--Richmond Hill City Center, 520 Cedar Street, Richmond Hill, GA 31324; phone: (912) 445-0043. 2. January 26, 2016--Hilton Garden Inn Charleston Airport, 5265 International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; phone: (843) 308-9330. 3. January 27, 2016--Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4450 Murrells Inlet Road, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576; phone: (843) 651- 7373. 4. January 28, 2016--NC Division of Marine Fisheries, Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City, NC 28557; phone: (252) 726-7021. 5. February 1, 2016--Hilton Garden Inn, 180 SW 18th Avenue, Dania Beach, FL 33004; phone: (954) 924-9204. This hearing will be held in conjunction with FWC. 6. February 2, 2016--Hawks Cay Resort, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd., Duck Key, FL 33050; phone: (305) 743-7000. This hearing will be held in conjunction with FWC. 7. February 3, 2016--Marriott Beachside Hotel, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West, FL 33040; phone: (305) 296-8100. This hearing will be held in conjunction with FWC. 8. February 3, 2016--International Palms Resort & Conference Center, 1300 North A1A, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931; phone: (321) 783- 2271. A meeting of the Council's King and Spanish Mackerel Advisory Panel will be held in conjunction with this public hearing. 9. February 8, 2016--Public hearings via webinar beginning at 6 p.m. for the Atlantic Charter/For-Hire Reporting Amendment and Coastal Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26. The Council is soliciting public scoping comments on proposed measures in Amendment 41 to the Snapper Grouper FMP addressing mutton snapper. The measures are based on a recent stock assessment for mutton snapper and include specifying the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), Maximum Stock Size Threshold (MSST), revising the Annual Catch Limit (ACL) and Optimum Yield (OY) and recreational Annual Catch Target. The amendment also includes options to modify the recreational bag limit. Public hearings are being held for the following amendments: 1. Atlantic Generic Charter/For-Hire Reporting Amendment to the South Atlantic Snapper Grouper, Atlantic Dolphin Wahoo and Coastal Migratory Pelagic fisheries. The amendment includes actions to require mandatory electronic reporting for charter (six-pack) vessels and modifies existing reporting requirements for headboats. The reporting requirements would affect vessels involved in the South Atlantic Snapper Grouper fishery, Dolphin Wahoo fishery, and Coastal Migratory Pelagic fishery along the Atlantic coast. 2. Amendment 37 to the Snapper Grouper FMP addressing hogfish. The amendment includes actions to modify the management boundary between the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, establish two separate stocks in the South Atlantic with a ``Georgia/North Carolina'' stock and a ``Florida Keys/East Florida'' stock for management purposes, specify the MSY, MSST, ACLs and ACTs for both stocks and establish a rebuilding plan for the Florida Keys/East Florida stock. The rebuilding plan includes measures to increase the minimum size limit, establish a commercial trip limit, reduce the recreational bag limit, and establish a recreational fishing season. The amendment would also establish Accountability Measures for both stocks. 3. Coastal Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26 addresses management measures for Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico king mackerel. Actions in the amendment include modifying the management/stock boundary for Gulf and Atlantic migratory groups of king mackerel, updating the biological reference points and revising the ABC, OY, ACLs and recreational ACT for Atlantic Group king mackerel, creating an incidental catch allowance of Atlantic group king mackerel caught in the shark gillnet fishery, establishing split season commercial quotas for harvest of Atlantic group king mackerel in the Southern Zone, and establishing boundaries and trip limits for a [new] Florida East Coast management zone for Atlantic group king mackerel. The amendment includes the following actions specific to Gulf group king mackerel: Update biological reference points and revise the ACL, revise the commercial zone quotas, revise the recreational and commercial allocation, and modify recreational bag limit. Mackerel Advisory Panel Meeting The Council will hold a meeting of its King and Spanish Mackerel Advisory Panel in conjunction with the public hearing scheduled for February 3, 2016, from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. The advisory panel will review Coastal Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26 and the Atlantic Generic For-Hire/Charterboat Reporting Amendment and provide recommendations. Written comments on the amendments may be directed to Gregg Waugh, Executive Director, SAFMC (see ADDRESSES) or via email to: [email protected]. Note that email comments should specify the name of the specific amendment(s) in the Subject Line of the email according to the comment being submitted. Public hearing and scoping comments for the amendments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on February 10, 2016. Copies of the public hearing documents for each amendment will be posted on the Council's Web site at www.safmc.net when they become available. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: January 5, 2016. Jeffrey N. Lonergan, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-00142 Filed 1-7-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Fisheries Commission and the U.S Coast appropriate. During the Groundfish Dated: January 5, 2016.
Guard. Following these reports, the Committee’s report, the Council expects Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Council will receive an update on plans to take final action on the 2016–18 Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
for a February sea scallop workshop fishery specifications for witch flounder Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
being held to explore concerns about and receive an update on the [FR Doc. 2016–00141 Filed 1–7–16; 8:45 am]
inshore scallop fishing in the Northeast. development of measures to address its BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Next, the public will have an the 2016 groundfish priorities. These
opportunity to make brief comments on include potential changes to the at-sea
items that are relevant to Council monitoring program and the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
business but otherwise not listed on the
management process for recreational National Oceanic and Atmospheric
published agenda.
Following a lunch break, the fishing. The day will conclude with a Administration
Council’s Risk Policy Working Group review of NOAA’s Draft Catch Share
Guidance document and approval of RIN 0648–XE387
will provide an update on finalizing
what is being termed a ‘‘roadmap’’ that NEFMC comments on the draft. South Atlantic Fishery Management
contains guidance on the Thursday, January 28, 2015 Council; Public Meetings
implementation of the NEFMC’s
recently approved risk policy. The The final meeting day will begin with AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Atlantic Herring Committee will then an overview of the Northeast Regional Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
provide a briefing on the following: (a) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Planning Body’s (RPB) Regional Ocean
The development of Amendment 8 to Commerce.
Plan, followed by Council discussion of
the Atlantic Herring Fishery ACTION: Notice of Public Hearings/
the plan and other work products
Management Plan (FMP), an action that Scoping and Advisory Panel Meeting.
developed by the RPB. The Small Mesh
will the focus on long-term harvest Multispecies Committee will present an SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery
strategies for Atlantic herring, including overview of the scoping comments Management Council (SAFMC) will
an acceptable biological catch control
received for Amendment 22 to the hold a series of public hearings/scoping
rule that explicitly accounts for
Northeast Multispecies FMP and ask for meetings pertaining to Amendments 41
herring’s role in the ecosystem, and the
approval of the range of issues to be and 37 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery
issue of localized depletion; (b) revising
addressed in the action. The major topic Management Plan (FMP) for the South
the Georges Bank haddock catch cap
under consideration is the development Atlantic, and Atlantic Generic
accountability measure through a
of a limited access program for the small Charterboat/Headboat Reporting
framework adjustment to the Herring
mesh fishery, which is comprised of Amendment, and Amendment 26 to the
FMP; and (c) the use of portside data in
whiting (silver and offshore hake) and Coastal Migratory Pelagic (mackerel)
river herring/shad catch cap monitoring.
red hake. The Council also will consider Fishery Management Plan for the Gulf of
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Northeast Regional Coordinating Mexico and South Atlantic. Scoping
The second day of the meeting will comments will be accepted for Snapper
Council-recommended changes to the
begin with an overview to be provided Grouper Amendment 41 addressing
Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock
by NOAA Fisheries on its Fishery management measures for mutton
Assessment Review Committee process. snapper. Public Hearings will be held
Dependent Data Project, to be followed The Council meeting will adjourn after
by a Council and public comments on for Snapper Grouper Amendment 37
its members address any other pertaining to management measures for
the topic. The Observer Policy outstanding Council business.
Committee will report on its hogfish, the Atlantic Charterboat/
development of an Industry-Funded Although other non-emergency issues Headboat Reporting Amendment, and
Monitoring Amendment (IFM). At this not contained in this agenda may come Mackerel Amendment 26 addressing
meeting, the committee will review a before this Council for discussion, those management measures for king mackerel
draft environmental assessment and issues may not be the subject of formal in the Gulf of Mexico and South
select preferred alternatives for the action during this meeting. Council Atlantic. Note that the Florida Fish and
omnibus elements of the action for action will be restricted to those issues Wildlife Conservation Commission
purposes of public review. They specifically listed in this notice and any (FWC) will solicit public input on
include: Standard cost responsibilities, issues arising after publication of this mutton snapper management measures
framework provisions for IFM programs, notice that require emergency action for Florida State waters during selected
service provider requirements, a under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- public hearing/scoping meetings held in
prioritization process to allocate federal Stevens Act, provided that the public Florida (see DATES and SUPPLEMENTARY
funding, and a monitoring set-aside INFORMATION). The Council will also
has been notified of the Council’s intent
option. The Council is expected to hold a meeting of its Mackerel Advisory
to take final action to address the
select preferred alternatives for the Panel in conjunction with the public
emergency.
herring and mackerel alternatives in this hearing/scoping meeting scheduled in
draft amendment at its April 2016 Special Accommodations Cocoa Beach, FL.
meeting. DATES: The series of public hearings/
After a lunch break, the Scientific and This meeting is physically accessible scoping meetings will be held from
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Statistical Committee (SSC) will present to people with disabilities. Requests for January 25–February 8, 2016. The
its recommendations, if any, for a sign language interpretation or other public hearing/scoping meetings will be
revised overfishing limit and an auxiliary aids should be directed to held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. with the
acceptable biological catch for witch Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least exception of the public hearing/scoping
flounder for fishing years 2016–18. The 5 days prior to the meeting date. meeting in Morehead City that will
Council will receive an update on Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. begin at 5 p.m. and a public hearing via
additional topics discussed by the SSC webinar that will begin at 6 p.m. The
at their January 20 meeting, as meeting of the Mackerel Advisory Panel
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will be held from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. Limit (ACL) and Optimum Yield (OY) Mackerel Advisory Panel Meeting
on February 3, 2016 in Cocoa Beach, FL. and recreational Annual Catch Target. The Council will hold a meeting of its
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The amendment also includes options King and Spanish Mackerel Advisory
Registration is required for the public to modify the recreational bag limit. Panel in conjunction with the public
hearing/scoping meeting via webinar. Public hearings are being held for the hearing scheduled for February 3, 2016,
Registration information will be posted following amendments: from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. The advisory
on the SAFMC Web site at 1. Atlantic Generic Charter/For-Hire panel will review Coastal Migratory
www.safmc.net as it becomes available. Reporting Amendment to the South Pelagic Amendment 26 and the Atlantic
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY Atlantic Snapper Grouper, Atlantic Generic For-Hire/Charterboat Reporting
INFORMATION for specific meeting Dolphin Wahoo and Coastal Migratory Amendment and provide
locations. Pelagic fisheries. The amendment recommendations.
Council address: South Atlantic includes actions to require mandatory Written comments on the
Fishery Management Council, 4055 electronic reporting for charter (six- amendments may be directed to Gregg
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. pack) vessels and modifies existing Waugh, Executive Director, SAFMC (see
Charleston, SC 29405. reporting requirements for headboats. ADDRESSES) or via email to:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim The reporting requirements would affect Mike.Collins@safmc.net. Note that email
Iverson, Public Information Officer, vessels involved in the South Atlantic comments should specify the name of
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll Snapper Grouper fishery, Dolphin the specific amendment(s) in the
free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– Wahoo fishery, and Coastal Migratory Subject Line of the email according to
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. Pelagic fishery along the Atlantic coast. the comment being submitted. Public
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2. Amendment 37 to the Snapper hearing and scoping comments for the
public hearing/scoping meetings will be Grouper FMP addressing hogfish. The amendments will be accepted until 5
held on the following dates and amendment includes actions to modify p.m. on February 10, 2016. Copies of the
locations: the management boundary between the public hearing documents for each
1. January 25, 2016—Richmond Hill City South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, amendment will be posted on the
Center, 520 Cedar Street, Richmond Hill, GA establish two separate stocks in the Council’s Web site at www.safmc.net
31324; phone: (912) 445–0043. South Atlantic with a ‘‘Georgia/North when they become available.
2. January 26, 2016—Hilton Garden Inn Carolina’’ stock and a ‘‘Florida Keys/
Charleston Airport, 5265 International East Florida’’ stock for management Special Accommodations
Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; purposes, specify the MSY, MSST, These meetings are physically
phone: (843) 308–9330. ACLs and ACTs for both stocks and accessible to people with disabilities.
3. January 27, 2016—Murrells Inlet establish a rebuilding plan for the Requests for auxiliary aids should be
Community Center, 4450 Murrells Inlet Road, directed to the council office (see
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576; phone: (843) 651–
Florida Keys/East Florida stock. The
rebuilding plan includes measures to ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
7373.
4. January 28, 2016—NC Division of increase the minimum size limit, Note: The times and sequence specified in
Marine Fisheries, Central District Office, establish a commercial trip limit, reduce this agenda are subject to change.
5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City, NC the recreational bag limit, and establish
28557; phone: (252) 726–7021. a recreational fishing season. The Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
5. February 1, 2016—Hilton Garden Inn, amendment would also establish Dated: January 5, 2016.
180 SW 18th Avenue, Dania Beach, FL Accountability Measures for both Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
33004; phone: (954) 924–9204. This hearing stocks.
will be held in conjunction with FWC. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
6. February 2, 2016—Hawks Cay Resort, 61 3. Coastal Migratory Pelagic Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Hawks Cay Blvd., Duck Key, FL 33050; Amendment 26 addresses management [FR Doc. 2016–00142 Filed 1–7–16; 8:45 am]
phone: (305) 743–7000. This hearing will be measures for Atlantic and Gulf of BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
held in conjunction with FWC. Mexico king mackerel. Actions in the
7. February 3, 2016—Marriott Beachside amendment include modifying the
Hotel, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West, FL management/stock boundary for Gulf DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
33040; phone: (305) 296–8100. This hearing and Atlantic migratory groups of king
will be held in conjunction with FWC. mackerel, updating the biological National Oceanic and Atmospheric
8. February 3, 2016—International Palms Administration
reference points and revising the ABC,
Resort & Conference Center, 1300 North A1A,
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931; phone: (321) 783– OY, ACLs and recreational ACT for
Atlantic Group king mackerel, creating Proposed Information Collection;
2271. A meeting of the Council’s King and
an incidental catch allowance of Comment Request; Fisheries
Spanish Mackerel Advisory Panel will be
held in conjunction with this public hearing. Atlantic group king mackerel caught in Certificate of Origin
9. February 8, 2016—Public hearings via the shark gillnet fishery, establishing AGENCY: National Oceanic and
webinar beginning at 6 p.m. for the Atlantic split season commercial quotas for Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Charter/For-Hire Reporting Amendment and harvest of Atlantic group king mackerel
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26.
Commerce.
in the Southern Zone, and establishing ACTION: Notice.
The Council is soliciting public boundaries and trip limits for a [new]
scoping comments on proposed Florida East Coast management zone for SUMMARY: The Department of
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measures in Amendment 41 to the Atlantic group king mackerel. The Commerce, as part of its continuing
Snapper Grouper FMP addressing amendment includes the following effort to reduce paperwork and
mutton snapper. The measures are actions specific to Gulf group king respondent burden, invites the general
based on a recent stock assessment for mackerel: Update biological reference public and other Federal agencies to
mutton snapper and include specifying points and revise the ACL, revise the take this opportunity to comment on
the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), commercial zone quotas, revise the proposed and/or continuing information
Maximum Stock Size Threshold recreational and commercial allocation, collections, as required by the
(MSST), revising the Annual Catch and modify recreational bag limit. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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| Action | Notice of Public Hearings/Scoping and Advisory Panel Meeting. | |
| Dates | The series of public hearings/scoping meetings will be held from January 25-February 8, 2016. The public hearing/scoping meetings will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. with the exception of the public hearing/scoping meeting in Morehead City that will begin at 5 p.m. and a public hearing via webinar that will begin at 6 p.m. The meeting of the Mackerel Advisory Panel will be held from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. on February 3, 2016 in Cocoa Beach, FL. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. | |
| Contact | Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 913 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE38 |
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