82 FR 42986 - Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 176 (September 13, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 176 (September 13, 2017)
| Page Range | 42986-42986 | |
| FR Document | 2017-19438 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 42986] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-19438] [[Page 42986]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF687 Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Social Science Planning Committee (SSPC) in Honolulu, HI. DATES: The SSPC meeting will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 26 and 27, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council Offices at 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; telephone: (808) 522-8220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment periods will be provided. The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The Committee will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business. Agenda Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 9 a.m. 1. Introductions 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Report on the 170th Council meeting recommendations 4. Report on Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Human Dimensions Review 5. Social Science and Planning Committee Review and Revisions A. Report from the SSPC Working Group B. Review and revision of Draft Plan i. Drivers ii. Purpose and Need iii. Goals and Objectives iv. Tasks and Activities v. Other strategic plan items 6. Public Comment 7. Summary and tasking of SSPC committee members Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 9 a.m. 8. Review of SSPC Strategic Planning from Prior Day 9. Report from Committee members on Revisions and Finalization of Strategic Plan 10. SSPC Research Priorities A. Report on Working Group Findings i. Pacific Islands Human Dimensions Research Priority Areas ii. Prioritization of Research by Priority Areas to meet Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives. iii. Other Issues. 11. Public Comment 12. Discussion and Recommendations 13. Other 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 Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or (808) 522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: September 8, 2017. Jeffrey N. Lonergan, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-19438 Filed 9-12-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE iii. Other Issues. Office of Protected Resources, National
11. Public Comment Marine Fisheries Service. Physical
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 12. Discussion and Recommendations comments should be sent to 1315 East-
Administration 13. Other Business West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
RIN 0648–XF687 Special Accommodations and electronic comments should be sent
to ITP.egger@noaa.gov.
These meetings are physically
Western Pacific Fishery Management Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
accessible to people with disabilities.
Council; Public Meeting for comments sent by any other method,
Requests for sign language
to any other address or individual, or
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries interpretation or other auxiliary aids
received after the end of the comment
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds,
period. Comments received
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), (808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522–
electronically, including all
Commerce. 8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the
attachments, must not exceed a 25-
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
meeting date.
megabyte file size. Attachments to
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. electronic comments will be accepted in
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
Dated: September 8, 2017.
Management Council (Council) will file formats only. All comments
hold a meeting of its Social Science Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable received are a part of the public record
Planning Committee (SSPC) in and will generally be posted online at
Honolulu, HI. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–19438 Filed 9–12–17; 8:45 am] www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
DATES: The SSPC meeting will be held incidental/construction.htm without
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
on Tuesday and Wednesday, September change. All personal identifying
26 and 27, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. information (e.g., name, address)
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE voluntarily submitted by the commenter
the Council Offices at 1164 Bishop may be publicly accessible. Do not
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. National Oceanic and Atmospheric submit confidential business
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration information or otherwise sensitive or
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; protected information.
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telephone: (808) 522–8220. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Taking and Importing Marine Stephanie Egger, Office of Protected
comment periods will be provided. The Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
order in which agenda items are Incidental to a Pile Driving Activities Electronic copies of the applications
addressed may change. The Committee for Waterfront Repairs at the U.S. and supporting documents, as well as a
will meet as late as necessary to Coast Guard Station Monterey, list of the references cited in this
complete scheduled business. Monterey, California document, may be obtained online at
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
Agenda AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries incidental/construction.htm. In case of
Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 9 a.m. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and problems accessing these documents,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), please call the contact listed above.
1. Introductions
Commerce.
2. Approval of Agenda SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
3. Report on the 170th Council meeting ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
recommendations harassment authorization; request for Background
4. Report on Pacific Islands Fisheries Science comments. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
Center Human Dimensions Review MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
5. Social Science and Planning Committee SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request
Review and Revisions from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated
A. Report from the SSPC Working Group authorization to take marine mammals to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the
B. Review and revision of Draft Plan incidental to pile driving activities for incidental, but not intentional, taking of
i. Drivers waterfront repairs at the USCG small numbers of marine mammals by
ii. Purpose and Need
Monterey Station in Monterey, U.S. citizens who engage in a specified
iii. Goals and Objectives activity (other than commercial fishing)
iv. Tasks and Activities California. Pursuant to the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS within a specified geographical region if
v. Other strategic plan items certain findings are made and either
6. Public Comment is requesting comments on its proposal
to issue an incidental harassment regulations are issued or, if the taking is
7. Summary and tasking of SSPC committee
members authorization (IHA) to take marine limited to harassment, a notice of a
mammals during the specified activities. proposed authorization is provided to
Wednesday, September 27, 2017, the public for review.
9 a.m. NMFS will consider public comments
An authorization for incidental
prior to making any final decision on
8. Review of SSPC Strategic Planning from takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
the issuance of the requested MMPA
Prior Day that the taking will have a negligible
9. Report from Committee members on
authorization and agency responses will
impact on the species or stock(s), will
Revisions and Finalization of Strategic be summarized in the final notice of our
not have an unmitigable adverse impact
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Plan decision.
on the availability of the species or
10. SSPC Research Priorities DATES: Comments and information must stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
A. Report on Working Group Findings be received no later than October 13,
i. Pacific Islands Human Dimensions
relevant), and if the permissible
2017. methods of taking and requirements
Research Priority Areas
ii. Prioritization of Research by Priority ADDRESSES: Comments should be pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
Areas to meet Strategic Plan Goals and addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, and reporting of such takings are set
Objectives. Permits and Conservation Division, forth.
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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 of public meeting. | |
| Dates | The SSPC meeting will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 26 and 27, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | |
| Contact | Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; telephone: (808) 522-8220. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 42986 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XF68 |
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