82 FR 17974 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 71 (April 14, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-07583

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Joint Scallop Plan Development Team and Scallop Advisory Panel 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF357


New England Fishery Management Council; 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 New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Joint Scallop Plan Development Team 
and Scallop Advisory Panel 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 Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Boston 
Logan Airport, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; phone: (617) 571-
5478.
    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 Plan Development Team (PDT) and Advisory Panel (AP) will 
receive status updates and summary of preliminary findings from the 
recipients of recent Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) awards. 
Presentations will include RSA projects that have not yet been used 
directly in the scallop management process. This meeting is not a 
formal review of the methods or results of these projects. Instead, 
this meeting is only an overview to better inform the PDT and AP of 
current research status and help identify future research priority 
recommendations. The PDT and AP will also review current RSA research 
priorities and discuss potential recommended changes for the 2017/18 
Scallop RSA funding announcement. The PDT and AP may discuss progress 
on 2017 work priorities. Other issues may be discussed, time 
permitting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those

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issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. 
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 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. 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: April 11, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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acres of water bottoms adjacent to the N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
newly acquired land, totaling 2,723 20910.
acres. These parcels have high National Oceanic and Atmospheric
ecological value and provide increased SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant Administration
opportunities for research, education, to 15 CFR 921.33(c), the revised plan
will bring the reserve into compliance. RIN 0648–XF357
and restoration. The revised
management plan will serve as the The South Slough Reserve revised plan
New England Fishery Management
guiding document for the 9,317-acre will replace the plan previously Council; Public Meeting
Weeks Bay Reserve for the next five approved in 2006.
years. The revised management plan AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
On December 29, 2016, NOAA issued outlines a strategic plan; administrative Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
notice of a public meeting and a thirty- Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
structure; science, education, public
day public comment period for the Commerce.
involvement, and training programs of
Weeks Bay Reserve Management Plan ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
the reserve; resource protection and
revision (81 FR 94964). The Weeks Bay, public access plans; strategies for future SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Alabama Reserve Management Plan land acquisition; and facility Management Council (Council) is
revision is available at: (http:// development to support reserve scheduling a public meeting of its Joint
www.outdooralabama.com/weeks-bay- operations. Scallop Plan Development Team and
reserve), and at https://coast.noaa.gov/ Scallop Advisory Panel Committee to
nerrs/reserves/weeks-bay.html. The South Slough Reserve takes an
integrated approach to management, consider actions affecting New England
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.420, linking research, education, coastal fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
Coastal Zone Management Program (EEZ). Recommendations from this
Administration. training, and resource management
functions. The reserve has outlined how group will be brought to the full Council
Dated: April 7, 2017.
it will manage administration and its for formal consideration and action, if
Donna Rivelli, core programs, providing detailed appropriate.
Deputy Associate Assistant Administrator for actions that will enable it to accomplish DATES: This meeting will be held on
Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean Services Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 9 a.m.
specific goals and objectives. Since the
and Coastal Zone Management, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. last Management Plan, the reserve has ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
[FR Doc. 2017–07560 Filed 4–13–17; 8:45 am]
built out its core programs and the Hilton Garden Inn Boston Logan
monitoring infrastructure; compiled a Airport, 100 Boardman Street, Boston,
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comprehensive report on environmental MA 02128; phone: (617) 571–5478.
and socio-economic conditions of the Council address: New England
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Coos estuary; and conducted an Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
educational market analysis and needs Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric assessment to understand current needs FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Administration of teachers and underserved audiences. Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
Additionally, the reserve has developed New England Fishery Management
National Estuarine Research Reserve Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
a disaster response plan, restoration
System SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
action plan, and improved public access
AGENCY: Stewardship Division, Office to the reserve through construction of a Agenda
for Coastal Management, National new non-motorized boat launch areas
and enhanced trails. The Plan Development Team (PDT)
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
and Advisory Panel (AP) will receive
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. There will be no boundary change status updates and summary of
Department of Commerce. with the approval of the revised preliminary findings from the recipients
ACTION: Notice of public comment management plan. The management of recent Scallop Research Set-Aside
period for the South Slough, Oregon plan will serve as the guiding document (RSA) awards. Presentations will
National Estuarine Research Reserve for the 4,771-acre South Slough Reserve. include RSA projects that have not yet
management plan revision. View the South Slough Reserve been used directly in the scallop
management plan revision on their Web management process. This meeting is
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that not a formal review of the methods or
the Stewardship Division, Office for site, at http://www.oregon.gov/dsl/SS/
Pages/About.aspx, and provide results of these projects. Instead, this
Coastal Management, National Ocean meeting is only an overview to better
Service, National Oceanic and comments to Hannah Schrager,
hannah.schrager@state.or.us. inform the PDT and AP of current
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. research status and help identify future
Department of Commerce is announcing Dated: April 7, 2017. research priority recommendations. The
a thirty (30) day public comment period Donna Rivelli, PDT and AP will also review current
for the revised management plan for RSA research priorities and discuss
Deputy Associate Assistant Administrator for
South Slough, Oregon National Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean Services potential recommended changes for the
Estuarine Research Reserve management
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and Coastal Zone Management, National 2017/18 Scallop RSA funding
plan revision. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. announcement. The PDT and AP may
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bree [FR Doc. 2017–07565 Filed 4–13–17; 8:45 am] discuss progress on 2017 work
Turner at (206) 526–4641 or Erica BILLING CODE 3510–08–P priorities. Other issues may be
Seiden at (240) 533–0781 of NOAA’s discussed, time permitting.
National Ocean Service, Stewardship Although non-emergency issues not
Division, Office for Coastal contained in this agenda may come
Management, 1305 East-West Highway, before this group for discussion, those

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issues may not be the subject of formal Alabama TIG evaluated these trusteeship, including the loss of use
action during this meeting. Action will alternatives under criteria set forth in and services from those resources from
be restricted to those issues specifically the OPA natural resource damage the time of injury until the time of
listed in this notice and any issues assessment (NRDA) regulations, and restoration to baseline (the resource
arising after publication of this notice also evaluated the environmental quality and conditions that would exist
that require emergency action under consequences of the restoration if the spill had not occurred) is
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens alternatives in accordance with NEPA. complete.
Act, provided the public has been The purpose of this notice is to inform The DWH Trustees are:
notified of the Council’s intent to take the public of the availability of the Final • U.S. Department of the Interior, as
final action to address the emergency. RP/EIS. represented by the National Park
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Special Accommodations Service;
may download the Final RP/EIS at
This meeting is physically accessible http:// • National Oceanic and Atmospheric
to people with disabilities. Requests for www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov. Administration, on behalf of the U.S.
sign language interpretation or other Alternatively, you may request a CD of Department of Commerce;
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Final RP/EIS (see FOR FURTHER • U.S. Department of Agriculture;
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at INFORMATION CONTACT). You may also • U.S. Environmental Protection
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to view the document at any of the public Agency;
the meeting date. Consistent with 16 facilities listed at http:// • State of Louisiana Coastal
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov. Protection and Restoration Authority,
available upon request. Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. • NOAA—Dan Van Nostrand, Department of Environmental Quality,
ALTIG.RecUsePlanComments@ Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,
Dated: April 11, 2017. and Department of Natural Resources;
noaa.gov.
Tracey L. Thompson,
• AL—Amy Hunter, amy.hunter@ • State of Mississippi Department of
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Environmental Quality;
dcnr.alabama.gov.
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. • State of Alabama Department of
[FR Doc. 2017–07583 Filed 4–13–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Conservation and Natural Resources and
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Introduction Geological Survey of Alabama;
• State of Florida Department of
On April 20, 2010, the mobile Environmental Protection and Fish and
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE offshore drilling unit Deepwater Wildlife Conservation Commission; and
Horizon, which was being used to drill • For the State of Texas, Texas Parks
National Oceanic and Atmospheric a well for BP Exploration and and Wildlife Department, Texas General
Administration Production Inc. (BP), in the Macondo Land Office, and Texas Commission on
prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252– Environmental Quality.
RIN 0648–XE201
MC252), exploded, caught fire and Upon completion of the NRDA, the
Notice of Availability of the Alabama subsequently sank in the Gulf of DWH Trustees reached and finalized a
Trustee Implementation Group Final Mexico, resulting in an unprecedented settlement of their natural resource
Recreational Use Restoration Plan I volume of oil and other discharges from damage claims with BP in a Consent
and Final Environmental Impact the rig and from the wellhead on the Decree 1 approved by the United States
Statement seabed. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill District Court for the Eastern District of
is the largest oil spill in U.S. history, Louisiana. Pursuant to that Consent
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries discharging millions of barrels of oil Decree, restoration projects in Alabama
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and over a period of 87 days. In addition, are now chosen and managed by the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), well over one million gallons of Alabama TIG. The Alabama TIG is
Department of Commerce. dispersants were applied to the waters composed of the following Trustees:
ACTION: Notice of availability of the of the spill area in an attempt to • U.S. Department of the Interior, as
Alabama Trustee Implementation Group disperse the spilled oil. An represented by the National Park
Final Recreational Use Restoration Plan undetermined amount of natural gas Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
I and Final Environmental Impact was also released to the environment as Service;
Statement. a result of the spill. • National Oceanic and Atmospheric
The Deepwater Horizon State and Administration, on behalf of the U.S.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil Federal natural resource trustees (DWH Department of Commerce;
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the Trustees) conducted NRDA for the • U.S. Department of Agriculture;
National Environmental Policy Act Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the • U.S. Environmental Protection
(NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon Federal Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA; 33 U.S.C. Agency;
and State natural resource trustee 2701 et seq.). Pursuant to OPA, Federal • State of Alabama Department of
agencies for the Alabama Trustee and State agencies act as trustees on Conservation and Natural Resources;
Implementation Group (Alabama TIG) behalf of the public to assess natural and
have prepared a Final Restoration Plan resource injuries and losses and to • Geological Survey of Alabama.
I and Environmental Impact Statement: determine the actions required to
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This restoration planning activity is
Provide and Enhance Recreational compensate the public for those injuries proceeding in accordance with the
Opportunities (Final RP/EIS). The Final and losses. OPA further instructs the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Final
RP/EIS describes the restoration project designated trustees to develop and Programmatic Damage Assessment and
alternatives considered by the Alabama implement a plan for the restoration, Restoration Plan and Final
TIG to compensate for recreational rehabilitation, replacement, or
shoreline use lost as a result of the acquisition of the equivalent of the 1 https://www.justice.gov/enrd/file/838066/

Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The injured natural resources under their download.

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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 meeting.
Dates		This meeting will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 9 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		82 FR 17974
RIN Number		0648-XF35

82 FR 17974 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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