81 FR 9440 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-04007

The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid- Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE465


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 Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 15-16, 
2016, beginning at 10 a.m. on March 15 and conclude by 3 p.m. on March 
16. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550 
Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone: 410-234-0550.
    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

    Agenda items to be discussed at the SSC meeting include: Review 
fishery performance reports and multi-year ABC specifications for 
Golden Tilefish; discuss MAFMC risk policy and assignment of CVs for 
Mid-Atlantic assessments; discuss SSC membership needs; receive a 
report from the Black Sea Bass Review Subgroup on specification of 
spatial structure within the BSB assessment; review Blueline Tilefish 
fishery information and discuss ABC specifications.
    This meeting is 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 days prior 
to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: February 22, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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accompanied by other parts, e.g., a wheel, Agenda application, and NMFS’ environmental
rim, axle parts, bolts, nuts, etc. Truck and bus assessment are available by writing to
tires that enter attached to a vehicle are not Agenda items to be discussed at the
SSC meeting include: Review fishery Jolie Harrison, Division Chief, Permits
covered by the scope.
performance reports and multi-year and Conservation Division, Office of
Specifically excluded from the scope of
this investigation are the following types of ABC specifications for Golden Tilefish; Protected Resources, National Marine
tires: (1) Pneumatic tires, of rubber, that are discuss MAFMC risk policy and Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
not new, including recycled and retreaded assignment of CVs for Mid-Atlantic Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; by
tires; and (2) non-pneumatic tires, such as assessments; discuss SSC membership telephoning the contacts listed here, or
solid rubber tires. needs; receive a report from the Black by visiting the Internet at: http://www.
The subject merchandise is currently Sea Bass Review Subgroup on nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental/
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff research.htm.
specification of spatial structure within
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheadings: 4011.20.1015 and the BSB assessment; review Blueline
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
4011.20.5020. Tires meeting the scope Tilefish fishery information and discuss
ABC specifications. Jeannine Cody, NMFS, Office of
description may also enter under the
This meeting is physically accessible Protected Resources, NMFS (301) 427–
following HTSUS subheadings:
4011.99.4520, 4011.99.4590, 4011.99.8520, to people with disabilities. Requests for 8401.
4011.99.8590, 8708.70.4530, 8708.70.6030, sign language interpretation or other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and 8708.70.6060. While HTSUS auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
subheadings are provided for convenience Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 Background
and for customs purposes, the written days prior to the meeting date.
description of the subject merchandise is Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
dispositive. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
[FR Doc. 2016–04060 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am] Dated: February 22, 2016. as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Tracey L. Thompson, seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable to allow, upon request, the incidental,
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. but not intentional, taking of small
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [FR Doc. 2016–04007 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am] numbers of marine mammals of a
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P species or population stock, by U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric citizens who engage in a specified
Administration activity (other than commercial fishing)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE within a specified geographical region
RIN 0648–XE465 if, after NMFS provides a notice of a
National Oceanic and Atmospheric proposed authorization to the public for
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Administration review and comment: (1) NMFS makes
Council (MAFMC); Meeting RIN 0648–XE233 certain findings; and (2) the taking is
limited to harassment.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and An Authorization for incidental
Specified Activities; St. George Reef
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), takings for marine mammals shall be
Light Station Restoration and
Commerce. granted if NMFS finds that the taking
Maintenance at Northwest Seal Rock,
will have a negligible impact on the
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. Del Norte County, California
species or stock(s), will not have an
SUMMARY: The Scientific and Statistical AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries unmitigable adverse impact on the
Committee (SSC) of the Mid-Atlantic Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and availability of the species or stock(s) for
Fishery Management Council (Council) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), subsistence uses (where relevant), and if
will hold a meeting. Commerce. the permissible methods of taking and
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental requirements pertaining to the
DATES: The meeting will be held on harassment authorization. mitigation, monitoring, and reporting of
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 15–16, such taking are set forth. NMFS has
2016, beginning at 10 a.m. on March 15 SUMMARY: In accordance with the defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 CFR
and conclude by 3 p.m. on March 16. Marine Mammal Protection Act 216.103 as ‘‘an impact resulting from
For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY (MMPA) implementing regulations, the specified activity that cannot be
INFORMATION. NMFS, we, hereby give notice that we reasonably expected to, and is not
ADDRESSES: The meeting will at the have issued an Incidental Harassment reasonably likely to, adversely affect the
Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550 Light Authorization (Authorization) to the St. species or stock through effects on
Street, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone: George Reef Lighthouse Preservation annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’
410–234–0550. Society (Society) to take four species of Except with respect to certain activities
marine mammals, by harassment not pertinent here, the MMPA defines
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
incidental to conducting aircraft ‘‘harassment’’ as: Any act of pursuit,
Management Council, 800 N. State
operations, lighthouse renovation, and torment, or annoyance which (i) has the
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
light maintenance activities on the St. potential to injure a marine mammal or
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their
George Reef Light Station on Northwest
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Web site at www.mafmc.org. marine mammal stock in the wild [Level
Seal Rock in the northeast Pacific Ocean A harassment]; or (ii) has the potential
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: from February 19, 2016 through to disturb a marine mammal or marine
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive February 18, 2017. mammal stock in the wild by causing
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery DATES: Effective February 19, 2016, disruption of behavioral patterns,
Management Council, telephone: (302) through February 18, 2017. including, but not limited to, migration,
526–5255. ADDRESSES: An electronic copy of the breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: final Authorization, the Society’s sheltering [Level B harassment].

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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 Tuesday and Wednesday, March 15-16, 2016, beginning at 10 a.m. on March 15 and conclude by 3 p.m. on March 16. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Contact		Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255.
FR Citation		81 FR 9440
RIN Number		0648-XE46

81 FR 9440 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

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