82 FR 16798 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 65 (April 6, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 65 (April 6, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-06807 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 16798-16799] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-06807] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF338 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public hearings and comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold nine public hearings in April and May 2017 to solicit public input on an amendment to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. The amendment focuses on the plan's longfin squid and Illex squid fisheries. The Council is also soliciting written comments on the amendment through May 18, 2017. DATES: The public hearings will be held between April 24, 2017 and May 11, 2017. The dates and times of each hearing are listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The comment period closes 11:59 p.m. on May 18, 2017. [[Page 16799]] ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for locations of the hearings. Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; Web site: 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: The Council will hold nine public hearings: 1. April 24, 2017, 5-7 p.m.: The Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, 12320 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, MD 21842, phone: (410) 213- 0144. 2. April 25, 2017, 5-7 p.m.: Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland, ME 04101, phone: (207) 775-2311. 3. April 26, 2017, 5-7 p.m.: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Annisquam River Marine Fisheries Station, 30 Emerson Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930, phone: (978) 282-0308. 4. May 2, 2017, 5-7 p.m.: Congress Hall, 200 Congress Place, Cape May, NJ 08204, phone: (609) 884-8421. 5. May 3, 2017, 5-7 p.m.: DoubleTree by Hilton Tinton Falls, 700 Hope Road, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, phone: (732) 544-9300. 6. May 4, 2017, 6-8 p.m.: Webinar, http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/squid2017/ phone: (800) 832-0736, Rm: *7833942#. A listening station will be available at Virginia Marine Resources Commission, 2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor, Newport News, VA 23607, phone: (757) 247- 2200. 7. May 8, 2017, 5-8 p.m.: University of Rhode Island, Corless Auditorium, Watkins Building, 218 Ferry Rd., Narragansett, RI 401-874- 6222. 8. May 9, 2017, 4:30-7 p.m.: Doubletree by Hilton Cape Cod-- Hyannis, 287 Iyannough Rd., Hyannis, MA 02601, 508-771-1700. 9. May 11, 2017, 5-7 p.m.: Hyatt Place Long Island/East End, 431 East Main St., Riverhead, NY 11901, 631-208-0002. Addresses for written comments: Written comments may be sent through mail, email, fax, or online through 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2017. --Mail to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901 (please write ``Squid Amendment Comments'' on the outside of the envelope); --Fax to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council at 302-674-5399 (please include ``Squid Amendment Comments'' in the subject line); --Email to [email protected]; --Online at http://www.mafmc.org/comments/squid-amendment-public-comments. The purpose of the meetings and comment period is gather input from the public on the alternatives in the amendment. The objectives of this action are to: A. Consider the appropriate number of vessels in the directed longfin squid and Illex squid fisheries and design appropriate management measures for permitted vessels. The Council is considering this action because there is considerable latent effort in both fisheries--a relatively small portion of vessels with limited access (``moratorium'') squid permits account for the majority of landings in most years. The Council is concerned that activation of latent permits in the squid fisheries could lead to excessive fishing effort (shortening seasons) on these semeparous, sub-annual species, and increased catch of non-target species. B. Re-evaluate the management of longfin squid in Trimester 2. The Council is considering this action because the productivity of the longfin squid stock may be negatively impacted if excessive fishing effort in T2, which occurs on the inshore spawning grounds, does not allow sufficient spawning and/or hatching from egg mops. Additional information and relevant background documents are available on the Council's Web site at http://www.mafmc.org/actions/squid-capacity-amendment. The public hearing document, which describes and analyzes the alternatives, will be posted there by April 18, 2017. Special Accommodations These meetings are 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 any meeting date. Dated: April 3, 2017. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-06807 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 3. Review and consideration of the
Time. This meeting will focus on Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland SEDAR assessment schedule including
several topics and is being held in 20899–4800, via fax at (301) 963–6556, future priority assessment projects.
conjunction with a workshop for MEP or electronically by email to Although non-emergency issues not
Center Board members. The MEP Cheryl.Gendron@nist.gov. contained on this agenda may come
Advisory Board agenda will include an before this group for discussion, those
Phillip A. Singerman, issues may not be the subject of formal
information exchange between the two
Associate Director for Innovations and action during this meeting. Action will
groups. The MEP Advisory Board will
Industry Services. be restricted to those issues specifically
receive an update on Hollings MEP
[FR Doc. 2017–06776 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] identified in this notice and any issues
programmatic operations, as well as
provide guidance and advice to Hollings BILLING CODE 3510–13–P arising after publication of this notice
MEP senior management on the that require emergency action under
development of the 2017–2022 Strategic section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Fishery Conservation and Management
Plan. The MEP Advisory Board will also
provide input to Hollings MEP on Act, provided the public has been
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
developing protocols that will connect notified of the intent to take final action
Administration
user facilities, research, and to address the emergency.
technologies at NIST and other federal RIN 0648–XF337
Special Accommodations
laboratories with the help of the
Hollings MEP national network to Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of This meeting is accessible to people
support small and mid-size Mexico, and Caribbean; Southeast with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
manufacturers, and make Data, Assessment, and Review aids should be directed to the SAFMC
recommendations on the establishment (SEDAR); Public Meeting office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10
of a Hollings MEP Learning AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries business days prior to the meeting.
Organization. This encompasses an Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Note: The times and sequence specified in
effort to strengthen connections by Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this agenda are subject to change.
sharing best practices and building Commerce. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Working Groups and Communities of ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
Practice for furtherance of the Hollings Dated: April 3, 2017.
MEP Program’s mission. The final SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering Tracey L. Thompson,
agenda will be posted on the MEP Committee will meet via webinar to Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Advisory Board Web site at http:// discuss the SEDAR assessment Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory- schedule, progress on SEDAR projects, [FR Doc. 2017–06806 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am]
board.cfm. Admittance Instructions: and the research track approach. See BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Anyone wishing to attend the MEP SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Advisory Board meeting must submit DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee
their name, email address and phone will meet from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Friday, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
number to Cheryl Gendron May 5, 2017.
(Cheryl.Gendron@nist.gov or 301–975– National Oceanic and Atmospheric
ADDRESSES:
2785) no later than Monday, April 24, Meeting address: The Steering Administration
2017, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Committee meeting will be held via RIN 0648–XF338
Individuals and representatives of webinar. The webinar is open to
organizations who would like to offer members of the public. Those interested Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
comments and suggestions related to the in participating should contact John Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
MEP Advisory Board’s business are Carmichael at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
invited to request a place on the agenda. INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 24 hours Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Approximately 15 minutes will be in advance to request webinar access Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
reserved for public comments at the end information. Commerce.
of the meeting. Speaking times will be SEDAR address: South Atlantic
ACTION: Notice; public hearings and
assigned on a first-come, first-served Fishery Management Council, 4055
comment period.
basis. The amount of time per speaker Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
will be determined by the number of Charleston, SC 29405; SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
requests received but is likely to be no www.sedarweb.org. Management Council will hold nine
more than three to five minutes each. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John public hearings in April and May 2017
The exact time for public comments will Carmichael, Deputy Director for Science to solicit public input on an amendment
be included in the final agenda that will and Statistics, 4055 Faber Place Drive, to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and
be posted on the MEP Advisory Board Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.
Web site at http://www.nist.gov/mep/ phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free (866) The amendment focuses on the plan’s
about/advisory-board.cfm. Questions SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: longfin squid and Illex squid fisheries.
from the public will not be considered john.carmichael@safmc.net. The Council is also soliciting written
during this period. Speakers who wish comments on the amendment through
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
to expand upon their oral statements, of discussion are as follows: May 18, 2017.
those who had wished to speak but 1. Review and consideration of DATES: The public hearings will be held
could not be accommodated on the ongoing SEDAR projects. between April 24, 2017 and May 11,
agenda, or those who were unable to 2. Review and consideration of the 2017. The dates and times of each
attend in person are invited to submit proposed research track process, hearing are listed in SUPPLEMENTARY
written statements to the MEP Advisory including guidance on applying the INFORMATION. The comment period
Board, National Institute of Standards process to 2018 assessments. closes 11:59 p.m. on May 18, 2017.
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ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY Management Council at 302–674– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
INFORMATION for locations of the 5399 (please include ‘‘Squid
hearings. Amendment Comments’’ in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery subject line); Administration
Management Council, 800 N. State
—Email to squid@mafmc.org; Science Advisory Board (SAB); Notice
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331; Web site: —Online at http://www.mafmc.org/ of Open Meeting
www.mafmc.org. comments/squid-amendment-public- AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and
comments. Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive The purpose of the meetings and Oceanic and Atmospheric
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Administration (NOAA), Department of
comment period is gather input from the
Management Council, telephone: (302) Commerce (DOC).
public on the alternatives in the
526–5255. ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
amendment. The objectives of this
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The action are to: SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board
Council will hold nine public hearings: (SAB) was established by a Decision
1. April 24, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: The A. Consider the appropriate number
of vessels in the directed longfin squid Memorandum dated September 25,
Greater Ocean City Chamber of 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory
Commerce, 12320 Ocean Gateway, and Illex squid fisheries and design
appropriate management measures for Committee with responsibility to advise
Ocean City, MD 21842, phone: (410) the Under Secretary of Commerce for
213–0144. permitted vessels. The Council is
considering this action because there is Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies
2. April 25, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: Holiday for research, education, and application
Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland, considerable latent effort in both
of science to operations and information
ME 04101, phone: (207) 775–2311. fisheries—a relatively small portion of
services. SAB activities and advice
3. April 26, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: vessels with limited access provide necessary input to ensure that
Massachusetts Division of Marine (‘‘moratorium’’) squid permits account National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Fisheries, Annisquam River Marine for the majority of landings in most Administration (NOAA) science
Fisheries Station, 30 Emerson Ave., years. The Council is concerned that programs are of the highest quality and
Gloucester, MA 01930, phone: (978) activation of latent permits in the squid provide optimal support to resource
282–0308. fisheries could lead to excessive fishing management.
4. May 2, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: Congress effort (shortening seasons) on these Time and Date: The meeting will be
Hall, 200 Congress Place, Cape May, NJ semeparous, sub-annual species, and held Monday, April 24, 2017 from 9:45
08204, phone: (609) 884–8421. increased catch of non-target species. a.m. EDT to 5:45 p.m. EDT and on
5. May 3, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: DoubleTree Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.
by Hilton Tinton Falls, 700 Hope Road, B. Re-evaluate the management of
EDT to 12:00 p.m. EDT. These times and
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, phone: (732) longfin squid in Trimester 2. The
the agenda topics described below are
544–9300. Council is considering this action
subject to change. Please refer to the
6. May 4, 2017, 6–8 p.m.: Webinar, because the productivity of the longfin Web page www.sab.noaa.gov/
http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/ squid stock may be negatively impacted SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-to-
squid2017/ phone: (800) 832–0736, Rm: if excessive fishing effort in T2, which date meeting times and agenda.
*7833942#. A listening station will be occurs on the inshore spawning Place: The meeting will be held at The
available at Virginia Marine Resources grounds, does not allow sufficient DoubleTree by Hilton, 8727 Colesville
Commission, 2600 Washington Avenue, spawning and/or hatching from egg Road, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.
3rd Floor, Newport News, VA 23607, mops. Additional information and Status: The meeting will be open to
phone: (757) 247– 2200. relevant background documents are public participation with a 15-minute
7. May 8, 2017, 5–8 p.m.: University available on the Council’s Web site at public comment period on April 25th
of Rhode Island, Corless Auditorium, http://www.mafmc.org/actions/squid- from 10:45–11:00 a.m. EDT (check Web
Watkins Building, 218 Ferry Rd., capacity-amendment. The public site to confirm time). The SAB expects
Narragansett, RI 401–874–6222. hearing document, which describes and that public statements presented at its
8. May 9, 2017, 4:30–7 p.m.: meetings will not be repetitive of
analyzes the alternatives, will be posted
Doubletree by Hilton Cape Cod— previously submitted verbal or written
there by April 18, 2017.
Hyannis, 287 Iyannough Rd., Hyannis, statements. In general, each individual
MA 02601, 508–771–1700. Special Accommodations or group making a verbal presentation
9. May 11, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: Hyatt Place will be limited to a total time of two (2)
Long Island/East End, 431 East Main St., These meetings are physically minutes. Individuals or groups planning
Riverhead, NY 11901, 631–208–0002. accessible to people with disabilities. to make a verbal presentation should
Addresses for written comments: Requests for sign language contact the SAB Executive Director by
Written comments may be sent through interpretation or other auxiliary aid April 17, 2017 to schedule their
mail, email, fax, or online through 11:59 should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, presentation. Written comments should
p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to be received in the SAB Executive
—Mail to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive any meeting date. Director’s Office by April 17, 2017, to
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery provide sufficient time for SAB review.
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Dated: April 3, 2017.
Management Council, 800 North State Written comments received by the SAB
Tracey L. Thompson,
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901 Executive Director after April 17, 2017,
(please write ‘‘Squid Amendment Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable will be distributed to the SAB, but may
Comments’’ on the outside of the Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. not be reviewed prior to the meeting
envelope); [FR Doc. 2017–06807 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] date. Seating at the meeting will be
—Fax to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive BILLING CODE 3510–22–P available on a first-come, first-served
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery basis.
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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; public hearings and comment period. | |
| Dates | The public hearings will be held between April 24, 2017 and May 11, 2017. The dates and times of each hearing are listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The comment period closes 11:59 p.m. on May 18, 2017. | |
| Contact | Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 16798 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XF33 |
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