82_FR_1723 82 FR 1719 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

82 FR 1719 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 4 (January 6, 2017)

Page Range1719-1720
FR Document2017-00059

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC's) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will hold a public meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 4 (Friday, January 6, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1719-1720]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00059]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF125


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC's) Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will hold 
a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2017, from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 
550 Light St, 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: The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 
Bass Monitoring Committee will meet to develop recommendations for 
commercial and recreational Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and Annual Catch 
Targets (ACTs) for black sea bass for

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2017-19. The Monitoring Committee will also develop recommendations for 
recreational management measures for black sea bass in 2017. Meeting 
materials will be posted to http://www.mafmc.org/ prior to the meeting.
    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 3, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-00059 Filed 1-5-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2017 / Notices 1719 for the NEG Port operations this activity. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE that require emergency action under A Biological Opinion was issued on section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens November 21, 2014, and concluded that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Act, provided the public has been the action may adversely affect but is Administration notified of the Council’s intent to take not likely to jeopardize the continued RIN 0648–XF134 final action to address the emergency. existence of ESA-listed right, Special Accommodations humpback, fin, and sei whales. New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting This meeting is physically accessible NMFS’ Permits and Conservation to people with disabilities. Requests for Division has determined that the AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries sign language interpretation or other activities described in here are the same Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and auxiliary aids should be directed to as those analyzed in the November 21, Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 2014, Biological Opinion. Therefore, a Commerce. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to new consultation is not required for ACTION: Notice; public meeting. the meeting date. issuance of this IHA. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. SUMMARY: The New England Fishery National Environmental Policy Act Management Council (Council) is Dated: January 3, 2017. scheduling a public meeting of its Jeffrey N. Lonergan, MARAD and the USCG released a Recreational Advisory Panel to consider Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Final EIS/Environmental Impact Report Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. actions affecting New England fisheries (EIR) for the proposed NEG Port and in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). [FR Doc. 2017–00048 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am] Pipeline Lateral. NMFS was a Recommendations from this group will BILLING CODE 3510–22–P cooperating agency (as defined by the be brought to the full Council for formal Council on Environmental Quality (40 consideration and action, if appropriate. CFR 1501.6)) in the preparation of the DATES: This meeting will be held on DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Draft and Final EISs. NMFS reviewed Wednesday, January 18, 2017, from 1:30 the Final EIS and adopted it on May 4, National Oceanic and Atmospheric p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 2007. NMFS issued a separate Record of Administration ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Decision for issuance of authorizations RIN 0648–XF125 the Hilton Garden Inn, 5 Park Street, pursuant to section 101(a)(5) of the Freeport, ME 04032; telephone: (207) MMPA for the construction and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 865–1433. operation of the NEG Port Facility in Council address: New England Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting Massachusetts Bay. Fishery Management Council, 50 Water AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries We have reviewed the NEG’s Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and application for a renewed IHA for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), ongoing activities for 2015–16 and the Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Commerce. 2014–15 monitoring report. Based on New England Fishery Management ACTION: Notice; public meeting. that review, we have determined that Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. the action is very similar to that SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: considered in the previous IHA. In Management Council’s (MAFMC’s) Agenda Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea addition, no significant new The Recreational Advisory Panel Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will circumstances or information relevant to plans to discuss Fishing Year (FY) 2017 hold a public meeting. environmental concerns have been Recreational Measures for Gulf of Maine DATES: The meeting will be held on identified. Thus, we have determined cod and haddock. They will also receive Thursday, January 26, 2017, from 10 that the preparation of a new or an overview of recent recreational catch a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see supplemental NEPA document is not SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. necessary. and effort data. The Panel will also discuss results from the bioeconomic ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Authorization model to evaluate options for the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550 management measures. They will make Light St, Baltimore, MD 21202; As a result of these determinations, recommendations to the Groundfish telephone: (410) 234–0550. NMFS has issued an IHA to Northeast Committee on FY 2017 recreational Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Gateway and Algonquin for activities measures for Gulf of Maine cod and Management Council, 800 N. State associated with Northeast Gateway’s haddock. The Panel also plans to Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; NEG Port and Algonquin’s Pipeline receive an overview and discuss the telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their Lateral operations and maintenance and Council’s 2017 Groundfish Priorities Web site at www.mafmc.org. repair activities in the Massachusetts and make recommendations to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bay, which also includes the mitigation, Groundfish Committee, as appropriate. Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive monitoring, and reporting requirements Other business will be discussed as Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery described in this Notice. necessary. Management Council, telephone: (302) Although non-emergency issues not 526–5255. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Dated: December 28, 2016. contained in this agenda may come SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Donna Wieting, before this group for discussion, those Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Director, Office of Protected Resources, issues may not be the subject of formal Bass Monitoring Committee will meet to National Marine Fisheries Service. action during this meeting. Action will develop recommendations for [FR Doc. 2016–31948 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am] be restricted to those issues specifically commercial and recreational Annual BILLING CODE 3510–22–P listed in this notice and any issues Catch Limits (ACLs) and Annual Catch arising after publication of this notice Targets (ACTs) for black sea bass for VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:06 Jan 05, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1

1720 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2017 / Notices 2017–19. The Monitoring Committee • Electronic submission: Submit all the assessment to be best scientific will also develop recommendations for electronic public comments via the information available. In response to recreational management measures for Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to SEDAR 41 and the SSC’s black sea bass in 2017. Meeting www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= recommendation, the Council is materials will be posted to http:// NOAA-NMFS-2016-0157, click the considering changes to the ACLs, the www.mafmc.org/ prior to the meeting. ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the recreational annual catch target, and The meeting is physically accessible required fields, and enter or attach your management reference points. to people with disabilities. Requests for comments. Discard mortality, particularly from sign language interpretation or other • Mail: Submit written comments to the recreational sector, continues to be auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Frank Helies, NMFS Southeast Regional a significant source of overall mortality Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Office, 263 13th Avenue South, St. for red snapper. Therefore, the Council Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least Petersburg, FL 33701. is considering methods to reduce 5 days prior to the meeting date. Instructions: Comments sent by any discard mortality in Amendment 43 Dated: January 3, 2017. other method, to any other address or including spatial and temporal closures individual, or received after the end of (where harvest of all snapper-grouper Jeffrey N. Lonergan, the comment period, may not be species would be prohibited), changes Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable considered by NMFS. All comments Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. to allowable fishing gear types (e.g., received are a part of the public record circle hooks), and requiring the use of [FR Doc. 2017–00059 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am] and will generally be posted for public descending devices and/or venting tools BILLING CODE 3510–22–P viewing on www.regulations.gov for released fish. without change. All personal identifying Finally, the Council is evaluating information (e.g., name, address, etc.), ways to improve the quantity and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE confidential business information, or quality of data collected from private National Oceanic and Atmospheric otherwise sensitive information recreational fishermen. The goal is to Administration submitted voluntarily by the sender will improve the data that are used to assess be publicly accessible. NMFS will and manage the red snapper stock in the accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ South Atlantic. The Council is RIN 0648–XF115 A’’ in the required fields if you wish to considering a Federal permit Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of remain anonymous). requirement for private recreational Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: fishermen to fish for or possess snapper- Grouper Fishery Off the South Atlantic Frank Helies, NMFS Southeast Regional grouper species and a requirement for States; Amendment 43 Office, telephone: 727–824–5305; or private recreational fishermen to email: frank.helies@noaa.gov. complete electronic logbooks. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: South NMFS, in collaboration with the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atlantic red snapper were determined to Council, will develop a DEIS for Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), be overfished and undergoing Amendment 43 to describe and analyze Commerce. overfishing in the 2009 Southeast Data, alternatives to address the management ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock needs described above, including the a draft environmental impact statement assessment (SEDAR 15). In response to ‘‘no action’’ alternative. In accordance (DEIS); request for comments. SEDAR 15, the Council recommended with the regulations issued by the and NMFS subsequently implemented a Council on Environmental Quality SUMMARY: The NMFS Southeast Region, (CEQ) for implementing the National prohibition on all harvest or possession in collaboration with the South Atlantic Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 40 of South Atlantic red snapper through Fishery Management Council (Council), CFR parts 1500–1508), NMFS, in Amendment 17A to the FMP (75 FR intends to prepare a DEIS to describe collaboration with the Council, has 76874, December 9, 2010). Through and analyze a range of alternatives for identified preliminary environmental management measures implemented in management actions to be included in issues as a means to initiate discussion Amendment 28 to the FMP, limited Amendment 43 to the Fishery for scoping purposes only. These seasons for the harvest of red snapper Management Plan (FMP) for the preliminary issues may not represent occurred in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South the full range of issues that eventually fishing years (78 FR 44461, July 24, Atlantic Region (Amendment 43). The will be evaluated in the DEIS. A copy 2013). However, red snapper removals purpose of Amendment 43 is to respond of the Amendment 43 draft options (total landings and dead discards) in the to the most recent stock assessment for paper is available at: http:// 2014 and 2015 fishing years exceeded red snapper in the South Atlantic, sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_ the acceptable biological catch (ABC) reduce discards of red snapper, and fisheries/s_atl/sg/index.html. and subsequent seasons’ annual catch improve the quantity and quality of data Comments on the scope of the DEIS limits (ACLs) were set to zero and collected from private recreational may be submitted in writing to NMFS harvest and possession of red snapper fishermen. This NOI is to solicit public (see ADDRESSES) during the 30-day was not allowed in the 2015 or 2016 comments on the scope of issues to be scoping period. After the scoping period fishing years. addressed in the DEIS. According to the most recent stock and throughout the development of DATES: Written comments on the scope assessment, the red snapper stock in the Amendment 43, the Council will accept sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES of issues to be addressed in the DEIS South Atlantic is undergoing written comments on the action, and will be accepted until February 6, 2017. overfishing and is overfished (SEDAR oral comments may be made during ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 41 2016). The Council’s Scientific and upcoming public scoping meetings. The identified by NOAA–NMFS–2016–0157, Statistical Committee (SSC) reviewed upcoming scoping meetings will be held by either of the following methods: SEDAR 41 in May 2016 and considered at locations and times listed in Table 1. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:06 Jan 05, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ContactChristopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255.
FR Citation82 FR 1719 
RIN Number0648-XF12
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