82 FR 22502 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-09833 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 22502] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09833] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF404 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 meeting 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 Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 10 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, 1 Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; phone: (781) 245-9300. 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 Habitat Committee will review public comments on the Deep-Sea Coral Amendment, and make any final recommendations to the Council regarding preferred approaches for coral management. A separate meeting notice describes the hearing locations and process for submitting comments. The Council plans to take final action on the amendment during their June 20-22 meeting in Portland, ME. The Committee may draft comments on the potential environmental effects of offshore oil development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. Other business may be discussed as necessary. 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 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: May 10, 2017. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-09833 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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utilizing mechanical draft cooling be brought to the full Council for formal DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
towers; (2) installation of fine mesh consideration and action, if appropriate.
screens and a fish return system; and (3) National Oceanic and Atmospheric
DATES:This meeting will be held on
a ‘‘no action’’ alternative. The Administration
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 10 a.m.
technologies considered have been RIN 0648–XF386
previously evaluated by PSEG and have ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
been shown to be impractical to the Four Points by Sheraton, 1 Audubon Pacific Fishery Management Council;
implement at the station or Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; phone: Public Meeting
disproportionately costly compared to (781) 245–9300.
any benefits realized, and were therefore Council address: New England AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
rejected. PSEG’s plan to discontinue Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
operation of the existing coal/natural Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
gas-fired generating units is consistent Commerce.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
with the No Action Alternative in that
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
no take would occur after the units are SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
New England Fishery Management
decommissioned. Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
National Environmental Policy Act Ad Hoc Community Advisory Board
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(CAB) will hold a two-day meeting that
This notice is provided pursuant to is open to the public.
Agenda
section 10(c) of the ESA and the
DATES: The CAB meeting will be begin
National Environmental Policy Act The Habitat Committee will review Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 10 a.m., and
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). NMFS will public comments on the Deep-Sea Coral recess when business for the day is
evaluate the application, associated Amendment, and make any final completed. It will continue at 8 a.m.
documents, and submitted comments to recommendations to the Council Wednesday, May 31, adjourning when
determine whether the application regarding preferred approaches for coral business for the day is completed.
meets the requirements of the ESA management. A separate meeting notice
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
section 10(a)(1)(B) permitting process. If describes the hearing locations and
it is determined that the requirements the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, St.
process for submitting comments. The
are met, a permit will be issued for Helens Room, 8235 NE Airport Way,
Council plans to take final action on the
Portland, OR 97220. Telephone: (503)
incidental takes of ESA-listed Atlantic amendment during their June 20–22
281–2500.
and shortnose sturgeon. meeting in Portland, ME. The Council address: Pacific Council,
The final permit determinations will Committee may draft comments on the 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
not be completed until after the end of potential environmental effects of Portland, OR 97220–1384.
the 30-day comment period and will offshore oil development on the Atlantic
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
fully consider all public comments Outer Continental Shelf. Other business
Jim Seger, Pacific Council; phone: (503)
received during the comment period. may be discussed as necessary.
820–2416.
NMFS will publish a record of its final Although non-emergency issues not
action in the Federal Register. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
contained in this agenda may come primary purpose of the CAB meeting is
Dated: May 11, 2017. before this group for discussion, those to review an initial draft of the trawl
Angela Somma, issues may not be the subject of formal catch share program review document
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected action during this meeting. Action will and to develop, for recommendation to
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. be restricted to those issues specifically the Pacific Council, a prioritized list of
[FR Doc. 2017–09895 Filed 5–15–17; 8:45 am] listed in this notice and any issues issues that would be pursued following
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arising after publication of this notice completion of the review process in
that require emergency action under November 2017 (follow-on actions). The
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Pacific Council is scheduled to
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Act, provided the public has been prioritize possible follow-on actions at
notified of the Council’s intent to take its June 2017 meeting, with the aim of
National Oceanic and Atmospheric final action to address the emergency. developing a range of alternatives for
Administration each issue by November 2017.
Special Accommodations
Although nonemergency issues not
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This meeting is physically accessible contained in the meeting agenda may be
New England Fishery Management to people with disabilities. Requests for discussed, those issues may not be the
Council; Public Meeting sign language interpretation or other subject of formal action during these
auxiliary aids should be directed to meetings. Action will be restricted to
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at those issues specifically listed in this
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to document and any issues arising after
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the meeting date. Consistent with 16 publication of this document that
Commerce. U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is require emergency action under section
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. available upon request. 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Conservation and Management Act,
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery provided the public has been notified of
Management Council (Council) is Dated: May 10, 2017.
the intent to take final action to address
scheduling a public meeting of its Tracey L. Thompson, the emergency.
Habitat Committee to consider actions Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
affecting New England fisheries in the Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Special Accommodations
exclusive economic zone (EEZ). [FR Doc. 2017–09833 Filed 5–15–17; 8:45 am] The meetings are physically
Recommendations from this group will BILLING CODE 3510–22–P accessible to people with disabilities.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; public meeting. | |
| Dates | This meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 10 a.m. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 22502 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XF40 |
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