82 FR 27251 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 113 (June 14, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-12257

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will meet June 26 through June 27, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 113 (Wednesday, June 14, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-12257]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF436


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of an Outreach meeting of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council and St. Paul Residents.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
meet June 26 through June 27, 2017.

DATES: Several Council members and Council staff will be meeting with 
community members and organizations on Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, 
June 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held in the Community Center on St. Paul 
Island, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve MacLean, Council staff; 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, June 26, 2017 Through Tuesday, June 27, 2017

    Public outreach meetings with St. Paul community members and 
organizations will be held. Issues for discussion will include the 
local halibut fishery and halibut bycatch, the Bering Sea Crab fishery, 
conservation of Northern Fur Seals, and other pertinent fishery 
management issues. All meetings are open to the public. The Agenda is 
subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at http://www.npfmc.org/.

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    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Actions 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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809 
at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: June 8, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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The specified activity is not expected to Small Numbers authorization is limited to small
impact rates of recruitment or survival numbers of marine mammals.
and will therefore not result in As noted above, only small numbers The numbers of animals authorized to
population-level impacts. of incidental take may be authorized be taken would be considered small
Based on the analysis contained under Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA relative to the relevant stocks or
herein of the likely effects of the for specified activities other than populations (<0.01 percent for both
specified activity on marine mammals military readiness activities. The MMPA species as shown in Table 7) even if
and their habitat, and taking into does not define small numbers and so, each estimated taking occurred to a new
consideration the implementation of the in practice, NMFS compares the number individual. However, the likelihood that
monitoring and mitigation measures, of individuals taken to the most each take would occur to a new
NMFS finds that the total marine appropriate estimation of the relevant individual is extremely low. Further,
mammal take from the activity will have species or stock size in our these takes are likely to occur only
a negligible impact on all affected determination of whether an within some small portion of the overall
marine mammal species or stocks. regional stock.
TABLE 7—POPULATION ABUNDANCE ESTIMATES, TOTAL AUTHORIZED LEVEL B TAKE, AND PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION
THAT MAY BE TAKEN FOR THE POTENTIALLY AFFECTED SPECIES DURING THE PROJECT
Percentage of
Total level B
Species Abundance* stock or
take population

Harbor seal .................................................................................................................................. 1 30,968 24 <0.01
California sea lion (U.S. Stock) ................................................................................................... 296,750 2 <0.01
* Abundance estimates are taken from the 2015 U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock Assessments (Carretta et al., 2016).
1 California stock abundance estimate.

Based on the analysis contained extraordinary circumstances listed in ACTION: Notice of an Outreach meeting
herein of the activity (including the Chapter 4 of the Companion Manual for of the North Pacific Fishery
mitigation and monitoring measures) NAO 216–6A that would preclude this Management Council and St. Paul
and the anticipated take of marine categorical exclusion. NMFS has Residents.
mammals, NMFS finds that small prepared a CE memorandum for the
numbers of marine mammals will be record. SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery
taken relative to the population size of Management Council (Council) will
the affected species or stocks. Authorization meet June 26 through June 27, 2017.
As a result of these determinations, DATES: Several Council members and
Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis
and Determination NMFS has issued an IHA to Chevron for Council staff will be meeting with
the harassment of small numbers of community members and organizations
There are no relevant subsistence uses harbor seals and California sea lions on Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, June
of the affected marine mammal stocks or incidental to the Richmond Refinery 27, 2017.
species implicated by this action. Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held in the
Therefore, NMFS has determined that Project in San Francisco Bay, California
the total taking of affected species or Community Center on St. Paul Island,
effective for one year beginning January AK.
stocks would not have an unmitigable 1, 2018, provided the previously
adverse impact on the availability of Council address: North Pacific
mentioned mitigation, monitoring and Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
such species or stocks for taking for reporting requirements are incorporated.
subsistence purposes. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
Dated: June 9, 2017. 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Donna S. Wieting, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Issuance of an MMPA authorization Director, Office of Protected Resources, Steve MacLean, Council staff;
requires compliance with the ESA. No National Marine Fisheries Service. telephone: (907) 271–2809.
incidental take of ESA-listed species is [FR Doc. 2017–12295 Filed 6–13–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
authorized or expected to result from BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
this activity. Therefore, NMFS has Agenda
determined that consultation under Monday, June 26, 2017 Through
section 7 of the ESA is not required for DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Tuesday, June 27, 2017
this action.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Public outreach meetings with St.
National Environmental Policy Act Paul community members and
Administration
(NEPA) organizations will be held. Issues for
Issuance of an MMPA authorization RIN 0648–XF436
discussion will include the local halibut
requires compliance with NEPA. NMFS fishery and halibut bycatch, the Bering
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has established categorical exclusion North Pacific Fishery Management Sea Crab fishery, conservation of
(CE) status under NEPA for this action. Council; Public Meeting Northern Fur Seals, and other pertinent
As such, we have determined the fishery management issues. All
issuance of the IHA is consistent with AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries meetings are open to the public. The
categories of activities identified in CE Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Agenda is subject to change, and the
B4 of the Companion Manual for NAO Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), latest version will be posted at http://
216–6A and we have not identified any Commerce. www.npfmc.org/.

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Although other non-emergency issues must be eminent authorities in the fields DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
not on the agenda may come before this of education, defense, management,
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0084]
group for discussion, those issues may economics, leadership, academia,
not be the subject of formal action national military strategy, or Agency Information Collection
during these meetings. Actions will be international affairs. Members who are Activities; Comment Request; Request
restricted to those issues specifically not full-time or permanent part-time for Title IV Reimbursement or
listed in this notice and any issues Federal officers or employees are Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 (HCM2)
arising after publication of this notice appointed as experts or consultants
that require emergency action under pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens special government employee members. Department of Education (ED).
Fishery Conservation and Management Members who are full-time or ACTION: Notice.
Act, provided the public has been permanent part-time Federal officers or
notified of the Council’s intent to take SUMMARY: In accordance with the
employees are appointed pursuant to 41
final action to address the emergency. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as regular
proposing an extension of an existing
Special Accommodations government employee members. Each
information collection.
member is appointed to provide advice
These meetings are physically on behalf of the Government on the DATES: Interested persons are invited to
accessible to people with disabilities. basis of their best judgment without submit comments on or before August
Requests for sign language representing any particular point of 14, 2017.
interpretation or other auxiliary aids view and in a manner that is free from ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
should be directed to Shannon Gleason conflict of interest. Except for documents related to the information
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working reimbursement of official Board-related collection listed in this notice, please
days prior to the meeting date. travel and per diem, members serve use http://www.regulations.gov by
Dated: June 8, 2017. without compensation. The DoD, as searching the Docket ID number ED–
Tracey L. Thompson, necessary and consistent with the 2017–ICCD–0084. Comments submitted
Board’s mission and DoD policies and in response to this notice should be
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. procedures, may establish submitted electronically through the
subcommittees, task forces, or working Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
[FR Doc. 2017–12257 Filed 6–13–17; 8:45 am]
groups to support the Board, and all www.regulations.gov by selecting the
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subcommittees must operate under the Docket ID number or via postal mail,
provisions of FACA and the commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Government in the Sunshine Act. Please note that comments submitted by
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE fax or email and those submitted after
Subcommittees will not work
independently of the Board and must the comment period will not be
Office of the Secretary accepted. Written requests for
report all recommendations and advice
Charter Renewal of Department of solely to the Board for full deliberation information or comments submitted by
Defense Federal Advisory Committees and discussion. Subcommittees, task postal mail or delivery should be
forces, or working groups have no addressed to the Director of the
AGENCY:Department of Defense. authority to make decisions and Information Collection Clearance
Renewal of Federal Advisory
ACTION: recommendations, verbally or in Division, U.S. Department of Education,
Committee. writing, on behalf of the Board. No 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
subcommittee or any of its members can 216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
update or report, verbally or in writing,
(DoD) is publishing this notice to specific questions related to collection
directly to the DoD or any Federal
announce that it is renewing the charter activities, please contact Jo-Anne
officers or employees. The Board’s DFO,
for the Board of Visitors, Marine Corps Cheatom, 202–377–3730.
pursuant to DoD policy, must be a full-
University (‘‘the Board’’). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
time or permanent part-time DoD
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim employee, and must be in attendance for Department of Education (ED), in
Freeman, Advisory Committee the duration of each and every Board/ accordance with the Paperwork
Management Officer for the Department subcommittee meeting. The public or Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
of Defense, 703–692–5952. interested organizations may submit 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This written statements to the Board public and Federal agencies with an
committee’s charter is being renewed in membership about the Board’s mission opportunity to comment on proposed,
accordance with the Federal Advisory and functions. Such statements may be revised, and continuing collections of
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 submitted at any time or in response to information. This helps the Department
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 the stated agenda of planned Board assess the impact of its information
CFR 102–3.50(d). The charter and meetings. All written statements must collection requirements and minimize
contact information for the Board’s be submitted to the Board’s DFO who the public’s reporting burden. It also
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be will ensure the written statements are helps the public understand the
obtained at http:// provided to the membership for their Department’s information collection
www.facadatabase.gov/. consideration. requirements and provide the requested
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The Board provides the Secretary of data in the desired format. ED is
Dated: June 9, 2017.
Defense and the Deputy Secretary of soliciting comments on the proposed
Defense with independent advice and Aaron Siegel, information collection request (ICR) that
recommendations on matters pertaining Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison is described below. The Department of
to the Marine Corps University. The Officer, Department of Defense. Education is especially interested in
Board shall be composed of at least 7 [FR Doc. 2017–12318 Filed 6–13–17; 8:45 am] public comment addressing the
and not more than 11 members who BILLING CODE 5001–06–P following issues: (1) Is this collection

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of an Outreach meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and St. Paul Residents.
Dates		Several Council members and Council staff will be meeting with community members and organizations on Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 27, 2017.
Contact		Steve MacLean, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
FR Citation		82 FR 27251
RIN Number		0648-XF43

82 FR 27251 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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