82 FR 11560 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 36 (February 24, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 36 (February 24, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 36 (Friday, February 24, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 11560-11561] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-03641] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF241 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public workshop of its Habitat Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This meeting will be held on Monday, March 13, 2017, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 and Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. each day. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740 on Monday, March 13 and Tuesday, March 14, 2017 and at the Sheraton Harborside, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda The Council is developing management areas to protect deep-sea or cold water corals found offshore New England from impacts due to fishing gear interactions. Concentrations of corals occur in the canyons, continental slope, and seamounts south of Georges Bank, and also in deep waters of the Gulf of Maine, including some inshore sites (Mt. Desert Rock and Outer Schoodic Ridge) as well as in Jordan and Georges Basins offshore. Some coral habitats appear to be actively fished, while others appear to be beyond the current footprint of bottom-tending gear operations. In developing these coral management areas, the Council is seeking to minimize their impacts on existing fisheries. Designing these areas to accommodate fishing activity requires a detailed understanding of where different gears are used in relation to the potential coral management areas. Therefore, the Council is seeking guidance from active fishermen who use bottom-tending gears (trawls, traps, and other gear types) offshore in the Gulf of Maine and in the slope and canyon region south of Georges Bank. Other stakeholders interested in coral management are also welcome to attend the workshops and provide their input. Specifically, the Council is seeking: (1) Industry information on fishing activities within proposed coral protection zones; and (2) suggestions about how to refine management area boundaries to limit impacts to fishing operations while still providing protection for corals. Three days of discussion in two locations are scheduled:In New Bedford (March 13 and 14) the workshop will focus on fishing activity in and around the draft deep-sea coral zones south of Georges Bank (canyons and continental slope). These zones are generally deeper than 150 fathoms. Note that large pelagic fishermen who work in the canyon/slope region are not proposed to be impacted by the Coral Amendment. The discussion is intended to carry over between the two days, so participants are encouraged to attend on both Monday and Tuesday if possible. In Portsmouth (March 15) the workshop will focus on fishing activity in Jordan Basin and the Lindenkohl Knoll area of Georges Basin. Proposals for the inshore areas around Outer Schoodic Ridge and Mount Desert Rock are not the intended focus of this Portsmouth gathering. The purpose of these workshops is to refine the boundaries of the Council's existing proposals. Public hearings will be conducted later this spring to solicit comments, including general support of or opposition to, all areas proposed in the amendment. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has [[Page 11561]] been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465- 0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: February 21, 2017. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-03641 Filed 2-23-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Washington coastal Dungeness crab sub- Dated: February 17, 2017. current footprint of bottom-tending gear
loan in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Brian T. Pawlak, operations.
Capacity Reduction (Buyback) Program CFO/Director, Office of Management and In developing these coral management
has been repaid. Therefore, Buyback fee Budget, National Marine Fisheries Service. areas, the Council is seeking to
collections on Washington coastal [FR Doc. 2017–03597 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am] minimize their impacts on existing
Dungeness crab sub-loan will cease for BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
fisheries. Designing these areas to
all landings after January 31, 2017. accommodate fishing activity requires a
detailed understanding of where
DATES: Comments must be submitted on DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE different gears are used in relation to the
or before 5 p.m. EST March 13, 2017. potential coral management areas.
ADDRESSES: Send comments about this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Therefore, the Council is seeking
Administration guidance from active fishermen who use
notice to Paul Marx, Chief, Financial
bottom-tending gears (trawls, traps, and
Services Division, NMFS, Attn: RIN 0648–XF241
other gear types) offshore in the Gulf of
Washington coastal Dungeness crab Maine and in the slope and canyon
Buyback, 1315 East-West Highway, New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting region south of Georges Bank. Other
Silver Spring, MD 20910 (see FOR stakeholders interested in coral
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries management are also welcome to attend
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and the workshops and provide their input.
Michael A. Sturtevant at (301) 427–8782 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Specifically, the Council is seeking: (1)
or Michael.A.Sturtevant@noaa.gov. Commerce. Industry information on fishing
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. activities within proposed coral
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On protection zones; and (2) suggestions
November 16, 2004, NMFS published a SUMMARY: The New England Fishery about how to refine management area
proposed rule in the Federal Register Management Council (Council) is boundaries to limit impacts to fishing
(69 FR 67100) proposing to implement scheduling a public workshop of its operations while still providing
an industry fee system for repaying the Habitat Committee to consider actions protection for corals.
Washington coastal Dungeness crab affecting New England fisheries in the Three days of discussion in two
Buyback sub-loan. The final rule was exclusive economic zone (EEZ). locations are scheduled:
published July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40225) Recommendations from this group will • In New Bedford (March 13 and 14)
and fee collection began on September be brought to the full Council for formal the workshop will focus on fishing
8, 2005. Interested persons should consideration and action, if appropriate. activity in and around the draft deep-sea
review these for further program details. DATES: This meeting will be held on coral zones south of Georges Bank
Monday, March 13, 2017, Tuesday, (canyons and continental slope). These
The Washington coastal Dungeness zones are generally deeper than 150
crab Buyback sub-loan in the amount of March 14, 2017 and Wednesday, March
15, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. each day. fathoms. Note that large pelagic
$369,425.93 will be repaid in full upon fishermen who work in the canyon/
receipt of buyback fees on landings ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
slope region are not proposed to be
through January 31, 2017. NMFS has the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185
impacted by the Coral Amendment. The
received $620,742.30 to repay the MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA
discussion is intended to carry over
principal and interest on this sub-loan 02740 on Monday, March 13 and
between the two days, so participants
since fee collection began September 8, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 and at the
are encouraged to attend on both
2005. Based on Buyback fees received to Sheraton Harborside, 250 Market Street,
Monday and Tuesday if possible.
Portsmouth, NH 03801 on Wednesday, • In Portsmouth (March 15) the
date, landings after January 31, 2017,
March 15, 2017. workshop will focus on fishing activity
will not be subject to the Buyback fee.
Council address: New England in Jordan Basin and the Lindenkohl
Therefore, Buyback fees will no longer
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Knoll area of Georges Basin. Proposals
be collected in the Washington coastal
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. for the inshore areas around Outer
Dungeness crab fishery on future
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Schoodic Ridge and Mount Desert Rock
landings.
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, are not the intended focus of this
Buyback fees not yet forwarded to New England Fishery Management Portsmouth gathering.
NMFS for Washington coastal Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. The purpose of these workshops is to
Dungeness crab landings through SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: refine the boundaries of the Council’s
January 31, 2017, should be forwarded existing proposals. Public hearings will
to NMFS immediately. Any Agenda
be conducted later this spring to solicit
overpayment of Buyback fees submitted The Council is developing comments, including general support of
to NMFS will be refunded on a pro-rata management areas to protect deep-sea or or opposition to, all areas proposed in
basis to the fish buyers based upon best cold water corals found offshore New the amendment.
available fish ticket landings data. The England from impacts due to fishing Although non-emergency issues not
fish buyers should return excess gear interactions. Concentrations of contained in this agenda may come
Buyback fees collected to the harvesters, corals occur in the canyons, continental before this group for discussion, those
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including Buyback fees collected but slope, and seamounts south of Georges issues may not be the subject of formal
not yet remitted to NMFS for landings Bank, and also in deep waters of the action during these meetings. Action
after January 31, 2017. Any Gulf of Maine, including some inshore will be restricted to those issues
discrepancies in fees owed and fees sites (Mt. Desert Rock and Outer specifically listed in this notice and any
paid must be resolved immediately. Schoodic Ridge) as well as in Jordan issues arising after publication of this
After the sub-loan is closed, no further and Georges Basins offshore. Some coral notice that require emergency action
adjustments to fees paid and fees habitats appear to be actively fished, under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
received can be made. while others appear to be beyond the Stevens Act, provided the public has
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deadline for submitting comments to a innovation. Thus, as part of the Additions
request for public comments entitled Department’s Digital Economy Agenda,
‘‘The Benefits, Challenges, and Potential On 5/27/2016 (81 FR 33665- 33666),
the National Telecommunications and the Committee for Purchase From
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the Advancement of the Internet of People Who Are Blind or Severely
issued a green paper ‘‘Fostering the Disabled published notice of proposed
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Advancement of the Internet of Things.’’ issues and proposed approach, current
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Through this notice, the Department initiatives, and next steps laid out in 8501–8506 and 41 CFR 51–2.4.
extends the comment period to March this paper. These comments will help
13, 2017. inform Department leadership on Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
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2017, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time regarding IoT. Instructions for not have a significant impact on a
(EDT). commenters, including specific substantial number of small entities.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be questions for discussion, are available in The major factors considered for this
submitted by email to iotrfc2017@ the original notice. 82 FR 4313 (Jan. 13, certification were:
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| Dates | This meeting will be held on Monday, March 13, 2017, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 and Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. each day. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 11560 | |
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