82 FR 23203 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-10329

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF440


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

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 6 through Thursday, 
June 8, 2017. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at: Hilton Norfolk The Main, 100 
East Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510; telephone: (757) 763-6200.
    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 following items are on the agenda, 
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's Web site when possible).

Agenda

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

SARC Presentation--Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Assessments
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Specifications
    Develop recommendations for 2018--2020 specifications.
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Excessive Shares Amendment
    Approve scoping document.
Lobster Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Framework
    Discuss alternatives.
Risk Policy Framework--First Meeting
    Review and approve options for potential revision to current MAFMC 
Risk Policy and ABC Control Rules.
Climate Velocity Over the 21st Century and Its Implications for 
Fisheries Management in the Northeast U.S
    Review climate-velocity-driven species distribution projections for 
2020 through 2100 and identify potential propriety species for 
adaptation of fisheries management to climate change.
Cooperative Research in the Mid-Atlantic
    Review of NEFSC Cooperative Research and response to MAFMC request 
and the Mid-Atlantic Council approach to collaborative research.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the 
Whole--Specifications
    Review fishery performance and make recommendations for 2018-20 
specifications, including butterfish cap.
Shad/River Herring (RH/S) Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the 
Whole
    Review RH/S cap operation and RH/S progress update and make 
recommendations for RH/S cap amount modification if necessary.
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the 
Whole--Squid Amendment
    Review alternatives, public comments, and staff recommendations and 
select preferred alternatives and adopt amendment.
Law Enforcement Reports
    NOAA Office of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Data Modernization in the Northeast Region
Habitat Update
    EFH review progress and Mid-Atlantic fish habitat assessment 
project.

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Business Session
    The day will conclude with the SSC Committee Report, the Executive 
Director's Report, the Science Report, brief reports from the National 
Marine Fisheries Service's GARFO and the Northeast Fisheries Science 
Center, NOAA's Office of General Counsel, the ASMFC, the New England 
and South Atlantic Fishery Council's liaisons and the Regional Planning 
Body Report, and discuss any continuing and/or new business.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 17, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Enforcement Consultants, Ad Hoc DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE to a location outside the U.S., or process
fish in internal waters. Each person
Day 6—Monday, June 12, 2017 National Oceanic and Atmospheric operating a foreign fishing vessel under
California State Delegation, 7 a.m. Administration MSA authority may be required to
submit information for a permit, mark
Oregon State Delegation, 7 a.m. Submission for OMB Review; their vessels and gear, or submit
Washington State Delegation, 7 a.m. Comment Request information about their fishing
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, 8 a.m. The Department of Commerce will activities. To facilitate observer
submit to the Office of Management and coverage, foreign fishing vessel
Groundfish Management Team, 8 a.m. operators must provide a quarterly
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
Highly Migratory Species Advisory following proposal for collection of schedule of fishing effort and upon
Subpanel, 8 a.m. information under the provisions of the request must also provide observers
Highly Migratory Species Management Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. with copies of any required records. For
Team, 8 a.m. Chapter 35). foreign fishing vessels that process fish
Agency: National Oceanic and in internal waters, the information
Enforcement Consultants, Ad Hoc collected varies somewhat from other
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Day 7—Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Title: Foreign Fishing Vessel Permits, foreign fishing vessels that participate in
Vessel, and Gear Identification, and a directed fishery or a joint venture
California State Delegation, 7 a.m. operation. In particular, these vessels
Reporting Requirements.
Oregon State Delegation, 7 a.m. may not be required to provide a permit
OMB Control Number: 0648–0075.
application or mark their vessels. The
Washington State Delegation, 7 a.m. Form Number(s): None.
information submitted in applications is
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
Highly Migratory Species Advisory used to determine whether permits
a currently approved information
Subpanel, 8 a.m. should be used to authorize directed
collection).
foreign fishing, participation in joint
Highly Migratory Species Management Number of Respondents: 7.
ventures with U.S. vessels, or
Team, 8 a.m. Average Hours per Response: For
transshipments of fish or fish products
Enforcement Consultants, Ad Hoc permit applications: One and one half
within U.S. waters. The display of
hours for an application for a directed
identifying numbers on vessels and gear
Day 8—Wednesday, June 14, 2017 fishery; two hours for a joint venture
aid in fishery law enforcement and
application, and 45 minutes for a
California State Delegation, 7 a.m. allows other fishermen to report
transshipment permit; for fishing
suspicious activity. Reporting of fishing
Oregon State Delegation, 7 a.m. activity reporting: 6 minutes for a joint
activities allows monitoring of fish
Washington State Delegation, 7 a.m. venture report; 30 minutes per day for received by foreign vessels.
joint venture record-keeping; and 7.5 Affected Public: Business or other for-
Although non-emergency issues not minutes per day for record-keeping by profit organizations.
contained in this agenda may come transport vessels; for weekly reports, 30 Frequency: Annually, weekly and on
before the Pacific Council for minutes per response; for foreign vessel occasion.
discussion, those issues may not be the and gear identification marking: 15 Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
subject of formal Council action during minutes per marking. obtain or retain benefits.
this meeting. Council action will be Burden Hours: 82. This information collection request
restricted to those issues specifically Needs and Uses: This request is for may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
listed in this notice and any issues extension of a currently approved the instructions to view Department of
arising after publication of this notice information collection. Commerce collections currently under
that require emergency action under The National Marine Fisheries Service review by OMB.
Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens (NMFS) issues permits, under the Written comments and
Fishery Conservation and Management Magnuson-Stevens Fishery recommendations for the proposed
Act, provided the public has been Conservation and Management Act (16 information collection should be sent
notified of the Pacific Council’s intent to U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), to foreign within 30 days of publication of this
take final action to address the fishing vessels fishing or operating in notice to OIRA_Submission@
United States’ (U.S.) waters. MSA and omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
emergency.
associated regulations at 50 CFR part Dated: May 16, 2017.
Special Accommodations 600 require that vessels apply for fishing Sarah Brabson,
permits, that vessels and certain gear be
These meetings are physically NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
marked for identification purposes, that
accessible to people with disabilities. [FR Doc. 2017–10292 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
observers be embarked on selected
Requests for sign language vessels, and that permit holders report BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

interpretation or other auxiliary aids their fishing effort and catch or, when
should be directed to Mr. Kris processing fish under joint ventures, the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280, ext. amount and locations of fish received
411 at least 10 business days prior to the from U.S. vessels. These requirements National Oceanic and Atmospheric
meeting date. apply to all foreign vessels fishing,
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Administration
Dated: May 17, 2017.
transshipping, or processing fish in U.S.
waters. RIN 0648–XF440
Tracey L. Thompson, Information is collected from persons
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
who operate a foreign fishing vessel in
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
U.S. waters to participate in a directed
[FR Doc. 2017–10330 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am] fishery or joint venture operation, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Wednesday, June 7, 2017 COMMITTEE FOR THE
Commerce. IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee,
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGREEMENTS
Meeting as a Committee of the Whole—
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Specifications Request for Public Comment on a
Management Council (Council) will Commercial Availability Request Under
hold public meetings of the Council and Review fishery performance and make
the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
its Committees. recommendations for 2018–20
DATES: The meeting will be held on
specifications, including butterfish cap. AGENCY: Committee for the
Tuesday, June 6 through Thursday, June Implementation of Textile Agreements
Shad/River Herring (RH/S) Committee, (CITA).
8, 2017. For agenda details, see Meeting as a Committee of the Whole
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ACTION: Request for public comments
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held Review RH/S cap operation and RH/ concerning a request for modification of
at: Hilton Norfolk The Main, 100 East S progress update and make the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510; recommendations for RH/S cap amount (USBFTA) rules of origin for certain knit
telephone: (757) 763–6200. modification if necessary. and woven apparel made from certain
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery knit and woven fabrics.
Management Council, 800 N. State Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee,
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; Meeting as a Committee of the Whole— SUMMARY: The Government of the
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their Squid Amendment United States received a request from
Web site at www.mafmc.org. the Government of Bahrain, submitted
Review alternatives, public on March 23, 2017, to initiate
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comments, and staff recommendations consultations under Article 3.2.3 of the
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive and select preferred alternatives and USBFTA. The Government of Bahrain is
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery adopt amendment. requesting that the United States and
Management Council; telephone: (302) Bahrain (‘‘the Parties’’) consider revising
526–5255. Law Enforcement Reports the rules of origin for certain knit and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The woven apparel to address availability of
following items are on the agenda, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement and
the U.S. Coast Guard. supply of certain knit and woven fabrics
though agenda items may be addressed in the territories of the Parties. The
out of order (changes will be noted on Data Modernization in the Northeast President of the United States may
the Council’s Web site when possible). Region proclaim a modification to the USBFTA
Agenda Habitat Update rules of origin for textile and apparel
products after the United States reaches
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 an agreement with the Government of
EFH review progress and Mid-
SARC Presentation—Surfclam/Ocean Atlantic fish habitat assessment project. Bahrain on a modification under Article
Quahog Assessments 3.2.5 of the USBFTA to address issues
Thursday, June 8, 2017 of availability of supply of fibers, yarns,
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Specifications
Business Session or fabrics in the territories of the Parties.
Develop recommendations for 2018— CITA hereby solicits public comments
2020 specifications. The day will conclude with the SSC on this request, in particular with regard
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Excessive Committee Report, the Executive to whether certain knit and woven
Shares Amendment Director’s Report, the Science Report, fabrics can be supplied by the U.S.
brief reports from the National Marine domestic industry in commercial
Approve scoping document. quantities in a timely manner.
Fisheries Service’s GARFO and the
Lobster Standardized Bycatch Reporting Northeast Fisheries Science Center, DATES: Comments must be submitted by
Methodology Framework NOAA’s Office of General Counsel, the July 21, 2017 to the Chairman,
Discuss alternatives. ASMFC, the New England and South Committee for the Implementation of
Atlantic Fishery Council’s liaisons and Textile Agreements, Room 30003,
Risk Policy Framework—First Meeting the Regional Planning Body Report, and United States Department of Commerce,
Review and approve options for discuss any continuing and/or new Washington, DC 20230.
potential revision to current MAFMC business. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Risk Policy and ABC Control Rules. Homer Boyer, Office of Textiles and
Special Accommodations Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Climate Velocity Over the 21st Century
and Its Implications for Fisheries These meetings are physically (202) 482–5156.
Management in the Northeast U.S accessible to people with disabilities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Review climate-velocity-driven Requests for sign language Authority: Section 202(j)(2)(B) of the
species distribution projections for 2020 interpretation or other auxiliary aids United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
through 2100 and identify potential should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to (USBFTA Implementation Act); Executive
propriety species for adaptation of Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended.
fisheries management to climate change. the meeting date.
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Dated: May 17, 2017.
Background: Article 3.2.3 of the
Cooperative Research in the Mid- USBFTA provides that, on the request of
Atlantic Tracey L. Thompson, either Party, the Parties shall consult to
Review of NEFSC Cooperative Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable consider whether the rules of origin
Research and response to MAFMC Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. applicable to a particular textile or
request and the Mid-Atlantic Council [FR Doc. 2017–10329 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am] apparel good should be revised to
approach to collaborative research. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P address issues of availability of supply

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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 of a public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 6 through Thursday, June 8, 2017. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Contact		Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526-5255.
FR Citation		82 FR 23203
RIN Number		0648-XF44

82 FR 23203 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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