82 FR 31307 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Correction
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 128 (July 6, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 128 (July 6, 2017)
| Page Range | 31307-31307 | |
| FR Document | 2017-14152 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 31307] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14152] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF504 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Correction AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; correction. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Research Steering 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 Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles Standish Boulevard, Taunton, MA 02780; phone: (508) 823-0430. 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: The original noticed published in the Federal Register on June 29, 2017 (82 FR 29485). The notice stated that the meeting would begin at 9:30 a.m. This notice corrects the start time in the DATES section to begin at 9 a.m. All other information previously published remains the same. Dated: June 30, 2017. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-14152 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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mammal stock in the wild by causing lasts approximately seven minutes and Dated: June 29, 2017.
disruption of behavioral patterns, includes 300 aerial shells and 550 low- Donna S. Wieting,
including, but not limited to, migration, level effects. The MBNMS anticipates Director, Office of Protected Resources,
breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or permitting up to 10 fireworks events National Marine Fisheries Service.
sheltering (Level B harassment). annually. Commercial fireworks [FR Doc. 2017–14139 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am]
Regulations governing the taking of displays produce noise that may result BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) in Level B harassment of harbor seals
and California sea lions (Eumatopias and California sea lions that are hauled
jubatus), by Level B harassment, out near the fireworks displays. A DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
incidental to MBNMS’s commercial maximum of 570 harbor seals and 3,983
fireworks displays, were issued on June California sea lions annually could be National Oceanic and Atmospheric
14, 2017 (82 FR 27434) and remain in taken by Level B harassment with 2,850 Administration
effect until June 28, 2022. A correction harbor seals and 19,915 California sea
to the effective dates of the final rule lions taken over the 5-year effective
was published on June 27, 2017 (82 FR RIN 0648–XF504
period of the regulations. The
29010). For detailed information on the authorized take will remain within the
action, please refer to that document. New England Fishery Management
annual estimates analyzed in the final Council; Public Meeting; Correction
The regulations include mitigation, rule making.
monitoring, and reporting requirements
for the incidental take of marine Authorization AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
mammals during commercial fireworks Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
displays within the Sanctuary. We have issued an LOA to MBNMS Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
authorizing the take of marine mammals Commerce.
Summary of Request incidental to commercial fireworks ACTION: Notice; correction.
On October 18, 2016, NMFS received displays, as described above. Take of
an adequate and complete request for marine mammals will be minimized
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
regulations and subsequent LOA from through implementation of mitigation
MBNMS for the taking of small numbers Management Council (Council) is
measures designed to reduce impacts on
of marine mammals incidental to scheduling a public meeting of its
pinnipeds by establishing a sanctuary-
commercial fireworks displays within wide seasonal prohibition to safeguard Research Steering Committee to
the Sanctuary. NMFS has issued pinniped reproductive periods by consider actions affecting New England
incidental take authorizations under prohibiting displays between March 1 fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
section 101(a)(5)(A or D) of the MMPA and June 30 of any year when the (EEZ). Recommendations from this
to MBNMS for the specified activity primary reproductive season for group will be brought to the full Council
since 2005. NMFS first issued an pinnipeds occurs; establishing four for formal consideration and action, if
incidental harassment authorization conditional display areas and prohibit appropriate.
(IHA) under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the displays along the remaining 95 percent This meeting will be held on
DATES:
MMPA to MBNMS on July 4, 2005 (70 of sanctuary coastal areas; limiting Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 9 a.m.
FR 39235; July 7, 2005), and displays to an average frequency equal
subsequently issued 5-year regulations to or less than one every 2 months in ADDRESSES:
governing the annual issuance of LOAs each area with a total maximum of 10 Meeting address: The meeting will be
under section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA displays per year across all four areas; held at the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles
(71 FR 40928; July 19, 2006). Upon limiting fireworks displays to not Standish Boulevard, Taunton, MA
expiration of those regulations, NMFS exceed 30 minutes, with the exception 02780; phone: (508) 823–0430.
issued MBNMS an IHA (76 FR 29196; of two longer displays per year across
May 20, 2011), and subsequent 5-year Council address: New England
all four areas that will not exceed 1 Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
regulations and LOA, which expire on hour; implementing a ramp-up period,
June 28, 2017 (77 FR 31537; May 29, Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
wherein salutes are not allowed in the
2012). first five minutes of the display; and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Professional pyrotechnic devices used
conducting post-show debris cleanups Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
in fireworks displays can be grouped
for up to two days whereby all debris New England Fishery Management
into three general categories: aerial
from the event is removed). Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
shells (paper and cardboard spheres or
cylinders ranging from 2–12 inch (in) Additionally, the rule includes an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
(5–30 centimeter (cm)) in diameter and adaptive management component that original noticed published in the
filled with incendiary materials), low- allows for timely modification of Federal Register on June 29, 2017 (82
level comet and multi-shot devices mitigation or monitoring measures FR 29485). The notice stated that the
similar to over-the-counter fireworks based on new information, when meeting would begin at 9:30 a.m. This
(e.g., roman candles), and ground- appropriate. The MBNMS will submit notice corrects the start time in the
mounted set piece displays that are reports as required. DATES section to begin at 9 a.m. All
mostly static in nature. Each display is Based on these findings and the other information previously published
unique according to the type and information discussed in the preamble
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remains the same.
number of shells, the pace of the show, to the final rule, the activities described
Dated: June 30, 2017.
the length of the show, the acoustic under this LOA will have a negligible
qualities of the display site, and even impact on marine mammal stocks and Tracey L. Thompson,
the weather and time of day. An average will not have an unmitigable adverse Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
large display will last 20 minutes and impact on the availability of the affected Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
include 700 aerial shells and 750 low- marine mammal stock for subsistence [FR Doc. 2017–14152 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am]
level effects. An average smaller display uses. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| 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; correction. | |
| Dates | This meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 9 a.m. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 31307 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XF50 |
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