82_FR_13628 82 FR 13580 - Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

82 FR 13580 - Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 48 (March 14, 2017)

Page Range13580-13581
FR Document2017-04965

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a 5-day meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13580-13581]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04965]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF277


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public 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 Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a 5-day meeting in 
San Juan, Puerto Rico.

DATES: The meetings will be held on April 3-7, 2017. The meeting will 
begin at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2017. On Tuesday, April 4 through 
Friday, April 7, 2017, the meetings will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 
5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Council's Office, 270 
Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council's SSC will hold a 5-day meeting 
to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

--Call to Order
--Adoption of Agenda
--Report from the DAPs Meetings (March 7-8, 2017)
--Action 3: Management Reference Points for Stocks/Stock for each 
Puerto Rico, St. Thomas/St. John and St. Croix Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP): Process for setting Reference Points, MSY proxies, OFL, ABC for 
species/species complexes/groupings

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    How indicator species will be employed?
    Time Series: Select a time series of landings data to establish 
management reference points for a stock/stock complex, as applicable.
    Determination of likely stock/complex status
    Define process for determination of scalars used in ABC Control 
Rule
    Define process for determination of buffers used in ABC Control 
Rule
    Determine References Points (e.g., OFL, ABC) for species/species 
groupings for each Island
--Use of multi-year sequences for comparison to OFL (NS1)
--Other Business
--Next Meeting

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. For more information or request for sign language 
interpretation and other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A. 
Rol[oacute]n, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 
00918-1903; telephone (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: March 9, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-04965 Filed 3-13-17; 8:45 am]
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13580 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 48 / Tuesday, March 14, 2017 / Notices Please direct media inquiries to NIST’s windstorms and their impact on widely published should include copies Office of Public Affairs at 301–975– buildings, structures, and lifelines. of the referenced materials. All 2762. NIST—carry out research and comments will be made publicly development to improve model building available; therefore, personal, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The codes, voluntary standards, and best proprietary or confidential information NWIRP was established by Public Law practices for the design, construction, should not be included. All comments 108–360 Title II and reauthorized in and retrofit of buildings, structures, and must be received by NIST by May 15, Public Law 114–52 (the National lifelines. 2017 in accordance with the DATES and Windstorm Impact Reduction Act FEMA—(1) support the development ADDRESSES sections of the notice above. Reauthorization of 2015) on September of risk assessment tools and effective Comments received after this time will 30, 2015. Congress established NWIRP mitigation techniques; windstorm- not be considered. ‘‘to achieve major measurable related data collection and analysis; reductions in the losses of life and public outreach and information Kevin Kimball, property from windstorms through a dissemination; and promotion of the Chief of Staff. coordinated Federal effort, in adoption of windstorm preparedness [FR Doc. 2017–04933 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am] cooperation with other levels of and mitigation measures, including for BILLING CODE 3510–13–P government, academia, and the private households, businesses, and sector, aimed at improving the communities; and (2) work closely with understanding of windstorms and their national standards and model building DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE impacts and developing and code organizations, in conjunction with encouraging the implementation of cost- NIST, to promote the implementation of National Oceanic and Atmospheric effective mitigation measures to reduce research results and better building Administration those impacts.’’ 42 U.S.C. 15703(a). practices within the building design and RIN 0648–XF277 NIST has been designated as the Lead construction industry, including Agency for NWIRP. Other designated architects, engineers, contractors, Caribbean Fishery Management Program agencies are the Federal builders, and inspectors. Council; Public Meeting Emergency Management Agency The Draft NWIRP Strategic Plan (FEMA), the National Oceanic and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries describes the goals, objectives, and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), strategic priorities needed to accomplish and the National Science Foundation Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Program purpose. They were Commerce. (NSF). 42 U.S.C. 15703(b). developed following review and As the lead agency, NIST has the ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. assessment of prior national research primary responsibility for planning and needs and planning documents, NWIRP SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery coordinating the Program. This Program agency input, and in Management Council’s (Council) responsibility includes: consideration of stakeholder input. Scientific and Statistical Committee • Ensuring that the Program includes Stakeholder input was obtained through (SSC) will hold a 5-day meeting in San the necessary components to promote the NWIRP Strategic Planning Juan, Puerto Rico. the implementation of windstorm risk Stakeholder’s Workshop, held at the DATES: The meetings will be held on reduction measures; National Science Foundation on June April 3–7, 2017. The meeting will begin • Supporting the development of 17, 2016. This Workshop was attended at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2017. On performance-based engineering tools, by over 80 participants from the public Tuesday, April 4 through Friday, April and working with appropriate groups to and private sectors who engaged in a 7, 2017, the meetings will begin at 9 promote the commercial application of series of 11 breakout sessions and a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. such tools; provided ideas to help shape the Draft ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at • Requesting the assistance of Federal NWIRP Strategic Plan. agencies other than the Program Request for Public Comments: Persons the Council’s Office, 270 Muñoz Rivera agencies, as necessary; interested in commenting on the Draft Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto • Coordinating all Federal post- NWIRP Strategic Plan can submit their Rico. windstorm investigations to the extent written comments to NIST in three FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: practicable; and ways. Comments may be submitted by Caribbean Fishery Management Council, • When warranted by research or email to nwirp@nist.gov, by fax to (301) 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, investigative findings, issuing 869–6275, or by mail to: National San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903, recommendations to assist in informing Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, telephone: (787) 766–5926. the development of model codes, and Attention: Dr. Marc Levitan, National SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The providing information to Congress on Institute of Standards and Technology, Council’s SSC will hold a 5-day meeting the use of such recommendations. 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8611, to discuss the items contained in the Statutory responsibilities for each of Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8615. following agenda: the Program agencies include: When submitting comments, —Call to Order NSF—support research in (1) inclusion of name, affiliation, and —Adoption of Agenda engineering and the atmospheric contact information (phone number —Report from the DAPs Meetings sciences to improve the understanding and/or email address in case of (March 7–8, 2017) asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES of the behavior of windstorms and their questions about the comment) are —Action 3: Management Reference impact on buildings, structures, and optional. All comments received in Points for Stocks/Stock for each lifelines; and (2) economic and social response to this notice will become part Puerto Rico, St. Thomas/St. John factors influencing windstorm risk of the public record and will be posted and St. Croix Fishery Management reduction measures. on the NIST Web site at https:// Plan (FMP): Process for setting NOAA—support atmospheric www.nist.gov/el/mssd/nwirp. Comments Reference Points, MSY proxies, sciences research to improve the containing references, studies, research, OFL, ABC for species/species understanding of the behavior of and other empirical data that are not complexes/groupings VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Mar 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 48 / Tuesday, March 14, 2017 / Notices 13581 How indicator species will be and other applicable laws. The analysis regarding development of the PEIS in employed? would include certain longline fisheries that NOI; we do not repeat them here. Time Series: Select a time series of based in Hawaii, the U.S. west coast, The NOI announced public scoping landings data to establish American Samoa, Guam, and the meetings in Hawaii, American Samoa, management reference points for a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Guam, and the CNMI. Due to stock/stock complex, as applicable. Islands (CNMI). The PEIS is intended to circumstances beyond our control, we Determination of likely stock/complex support management of U.S. pelagic are rescheduling the meetings in status longline fisheries. American Samoa. NMFS will hold Define process for determination of DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION public meetings at the dates and scalars used in ABC Control Rule section for meeting dates. NMFS must locations below. All meetings will be Define process for determination of receive comments by April 14, 2017. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. buffers used in ABC Control Rule ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 1. Fagatogo Determine References Points (e.g., OFL, ABC) for species/species on this action, identified by NOAA– NMFS–2017–0010, by any of the Tuesday, March 28, 2017 groupings for each Island —Use of multi-year sequences for following methods: Fale Tele of the American Samoa comparison to OFL (NS1) • Electronic Submission: Submit all Senate (Fono), Senate building, —Other Business electronic public comments via the Fagatogo, Pago Pago, AS 96799. —Next Meeting Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov/ 2. Laulii Special Accommodations docket?D=NOAA-NMFS-2017-0010, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 These meetings are physically click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the required fields, and enter Fale Tele of HTC Vaimaona, Laulii, accessible to people with disabilities. Pago Pago, AS 96799. For more information or request for sign or attach your comments. language interpretation and other • Mail: Send written comments to 3. Tafuna auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Michael D. Tosatto, Regional Administrator, NMFS Pacific Islands Thursday, March 30, 2017 Miguel A. Rolón, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, Region (PIR), 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. NOAA GMD/PIFSC Compound 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, 176, Honolulu, HI 96818. Tafuna, 8043 Tasi St., Tafuna, AS San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918–1903; • Scoping Meeting: Submit written 96799. telephone (787) 766–5926, at least 5 comments at a scoping meeting. Instructions: You must submit Special Accommodations days prior to the meeting date. comments by the above methods to NMFS will make every attempt to Dated: March 9, 2017. ensure that NMFS receives, documents, make these meetings accessible to Tracey L. Thompson, and considers your comments. NMFS people with disabilities. Direct any Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable may not consider comments sent by any requests for sign language Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. other method, to any other address or interpretation, physical assistance, or [FR Doc. 2017–04965 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am] individual, or received after the end of other auxiliary aids to Ariel Jacobs at BILLING CODE 3510–22–P the comment period. NMFS will (808) 725–5182 at least five days prior consider all comments received as part to the meeting date. of the public record and will generally Dated: March 9, 2017. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE post comments for public viewing on Karen H. Abrams, www.regulations.gov without change. National Oceanic and Atmospheric All personal identifying information Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Administration Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. (e.g., name, address) submitted [FR Doc. 2017–04996 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am] RIN 0648–XF177 voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. Do not submit BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; Deep- confidential business information, or Set Tuna Longline Fisheries otherwise sensitive or protected information. NMFS will accept DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the required fields if you wish to remain Administration Commerce. anonymous). Copies of the FEP, amendments, and RIN0648–XE954 ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a previous EISs are available at http:// Programmatic Environmental Impact www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NOAA- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Statement; rescheduled public meetings; NMFS-2017-0010. Specified Activities; Taking Marine request for comments. Mammals Incidental to a Breakwater FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariel Jacobs, NMFS, Pacific Islands Replacement Project in Eastport, SUMMARY: NMFS, in coordination with Regional Office, (808) 725–5182. Maine the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), intends SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS National Marine Fisheries asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: to prepare a Programmatic previously published a Notice of Intent Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) (NOI) to prepare a PEIS to analyze the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to analyze the environmental impacts of environmental impacts of the continued Commerce. the continued authorization and authorization and management of U.S. ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental management of U.S. Pacific Island deep- Pacific Island deep-set tuna longline harassment authorization. set tuna longline fisheries under the fisheries under the FEP and other Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Pelagic applicable laws (81 FR 10467, February SUMMARY: In accordance with the Fisheries of the Western Pacific (FEP) 13, 2017). 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Document Created: 2017-03-14 02:51:57
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a public meeting.
DatesThe meetings will be held on April 3-7, 2017. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2017. On Tuesday, April 4 through Friday, April 7, 2017, the meetings will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m.
ContactCaribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918- 1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926.
FR Citation82 FR 13580 
RIN Number0648-XF27
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