82_FR_4314 82 FR 4305 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

82 FR 4305 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 9 (January 13, 2017)

Page Range4305-4306
FR Document2017-00737

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4305-4306]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00737]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF159


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

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
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, February 14 through 
Thursday, February 16, 2017. For

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agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at: Hilton Garden Inn Kitty Hawk, 
5353 N. Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949, telephone: (252) 
261-1290.
    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, February 14, 2017

River Herring/Shad Committee Meeting
    Discuss criteria to assess progress in river herring/shad 
conservation
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Meeting as a Committee of the Whole
    Review and approve public hearing document Squid Amendment
Law Enforcement Report
Presentation on National Marine Sanctuary Nomination Process

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards
62nd Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (62nd SAW)
    Overview of black sea bass benchmark stock assessment findings and 
peer review panelist findings
Black Sea Bass 2017-2019 Specifications
    Overview and staff recommendation, SSC recommendation, review 
Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations, and adopt 
recommendations for 2017-2019
Black Sea Bass Research Update
Black Sea Bass Recreational Specifications
    Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations, 
adopt recommendations for 2017 management measures, review Recreational 
Working Group recommendations and regional/state proposals (possible 
Board action)
Black Sea Bass Commercial AM Framework
    Review background, issues, and draft alternatives
Summer Flounder Amendment
    Update on progress and timeline

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Business Session

    The day will conclude with 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. The Council will also receive the Council's Executive 
Director's Report, the Science Report, Committee Reports, and discuss 
any continuing and/or new business.
    Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda 
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council 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 that 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 M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 10, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-00737 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 9 / Friday, January 13, 2017 / Notices 4305 Summary of Annexes ANNEX III sawfish is currently listed as endangered under the ESA, and was Annex I contains a total of 53 plant Species Common name originally listed under the ESA in 2003. species. All plant species on Annex I are either: (1) Listed under the U.S. SNAILS Species Under the Jurisdiction of the Endangered Species Act (ESA); (2) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service endemic to Florida and protected under Liguus fasciatus ..... Florida tree snail. Two of the twelve species that were Florida law; (3) occur only on Federal recommended by the STAC to be added SHARKS AND RAYS land and are fully protected where they to the Annexes at the November 2016 occur; (4) are not native to the United Manta birostris, Manta rays. Miami meeting fall under the States, and are listed in the Appendices Manta alfredi, jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and of the Convention on International Manta sp. cf. Wildlife Service (FWS). One bird Trade in Endangered Species of Wild birostris. species, the Painted bunting (Passerina Fauna and Flora (CITES) where Sphyrna lewini, Hammerheads. ciris) has been recommended to be primarily commercial trade would be Sphyrna added to Annex II. One snail species, prohibited; or (5) are not native to, nor mokarran, the Florida tree snail (Liguus fasciatus), Sphyrna zygaena. believed to be commercially imported Carcharhinus Oceanic whitetip has been recommended to be added to into the United States. 56 FR 12026, longimanus. shark. Annex III. 12028 (March 21, 1991). There have Rhincodon typus ....... Whale shark. Both the Painted bunting and the been no additions to Annex I since the Epinephelus striatus .. Nassau grouper. Florida tree snail are terrestrial species. adoption of the SPAW Protocol. As explained earlier in this Notice, the Annex II currently contains 114 Circumstances of SPAW STAC United States has not designated any species and 3 groups of species, Recommendations terrestrial area under the SPAW including all sea turtles and all marine Protocol and the obligations under the Article 11(4) of the SPAW Protocol SPAW Protocol do not apply in the mammals in the region. Most of these details the requirements for amending animal species are either: (1) Listed United States with respect to terrestrial the Annexes and states, in part, that a species. Accordingly, no obligations under the U.S. Endangered Species Act Party may submit a nomination of a or the Marine Mammal Protection Act; under the SPAW Protocol would apply species for inclusion in or deletion from to these two terrestrial species if they (2) are not native to the United States the Annexes; that the Party shall submit and are listed in Appendix I of CITES; are added to the SPAW Annexes. supporting documentation; and that the (3) are offered complete protection by SPAW STAC shall review the Comments Solicited domestic legislation in all range States nomination. At the November 2016 The Department of State, U.S. Fish (whereby the Lacey Act, among other meeting in Miami, Florida, the SPAW and Wildlife Service, and National things, prohibits commercial trade in STAC reviewed the species proposed by Marine Fisheries Service solicit specimens taken, possessed, transported Parties for listing under the SPAW comments and information that will or sold in violation of foreign law); or Protocol and made recommendations to inform the United States’ consideration (4) are endemic to foreign countries and the ninth SPAW Conference of the of the potential listing of these twelve are not commercially imported into the Parties (COP9) meeting, expected to be species in the SPAW Annexes. United States. Six new species were held in March 2017. The STAC added to Annex II by the SPAW Parties Dated: January 9, 2017. determined that the procedures for in December 2014. Id. Donna S. Wieting, nominating species and the supporting documentation were satisfactory for Director, Office of Protected Resources, Annex III currently contains 43 National Marine Fisheries Service. species of plants and 32 species of positive recommendations to the COP regarding the species identified above. [FR Doc. 2017–00541 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am] animals in addition to species of corals, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P mangroves, and sea-grasses that occur in Species Under the Jurisdiction of the the region. National Marine Fisheries Service Composition of the Annexes Ten of the twelve species that were DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE recommended by the STAC to be added The plant and animal species present National Oceanic and Atmospheric to the Annexes at the November 2016 on each Annex can be found here: Administration meeting fall under the jurisdiction of the http://www.car-spaw-rac.org/?Annexes- RIN 0648–XF159 National Marine Fisheries Service of-the-SPAW-Protocol,83. (NMFS). The majority of the species Species Recommended by SPAW STAC under NMFS’ jurisdiction have been Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management To Be Added to the SPAW Protocol recommended to be added to Annex III Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings Annexes and include manta rays (Manta birostris, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries M. alfredi, and M. c.f. birostris), Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and ANNEX II hammerhead sharks (Sphynra lewini, S. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), mokarran, and S. zygaena), the oceanic Commerce. whitetip shark (Carcharhinus asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Species Common name ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. longimanus), the whale shark BIRDS (Rhincodon typus), and the Nassau SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery grouper (Epinephelus striatus). The Management Council (Council) will Passerina ciris ....... Painted bunting. Nassau grouper is listed as a threatened hold public meetings of the Council and species under the ESA. One species of its Committees. FISH fish, the smalltooth sawfish (Pristis DATES: The meeting will be held on Pristis pectinata ..... Smalltooth sawfish. pectinata), has been recommended to be Tuesday, February 14 through added to Annex II. The smalltooth Thursday, February 16, 2017. For VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:06 Jan 12, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM 13JAN1

4306 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 9 / Friday, January 13, 2017 / Notices agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY Summer Flounder Amendment agency’s procedures for implementing INFORMATION. Update on progress and timeline the National Environmental Policy Act ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held (NEPA) and related authorities, as Thursday, February 16, 2017 at: Hilton Garden Inn Kitty Hawk, 5353 contained in the Companion Manual to Business Session NOAA Administrative Order NAO 216– N. Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949, telephone: (252) 261–1290. The day will conclude with brief 6A (Companion Manual). Included in Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery reports from the National Marine the Companion Manual are NOAA’s Management Council, 800 N. State Fisheries Service’s GARFO and the revised categorical exclusions (CE) and Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; Northeast Fisheries Science Center, related extraordinary circumstances. telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their NOAA’s Office of General Counsel, the This notice provides a summary of the Web site at www.mafmc.org. ASMFC, the New England and South public comments received and the Atlantic Fishery Council’s liaisons and agency’s responses as well as a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Regional Planning Body Report. The summary of changes from the draft to Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Council will also receive the Council’s the final procedures. The final Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Executive Director’s Report, the Science Companion Manual is available online Management Council, telephone: (302) Report, Committee Reports, and discuss at http://www.nepa.noaa.nepa.gov. 526–5255. any continuing and/or new business. DATES: The revised procedures are SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Although other non-emergency issues effective January 13, 2017. following items are on the agenda, not contained in this agenda may come though agenda items may be addressed before this Council for discussion, those FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For out of order (changes will be noted on issues may not be the subjects of formal information regarding NOAA’s NEPA the Council’s Web site when possible). action during this meeting. Council procedures, contact Katherine Renshaw, Agenda action will be restricted to those issues NOAA NEPA Coordinator, at specifically listed in this notice and any noaa.nepa@noaa.gov or 301–713–7380. Tuesday, February 14, 2017 issues arising after publication of this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: River Herring/Shad Committee Meeting notice that require emergency action Discuss criteria to assess progress in under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- I. Background river herring/shad conservation Stevens act, provided that the public On April 22, 2016, NOAA issued Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Meeting has been notified of the Council’s intent NOAA Administrative Order 216–6A as a Committee of the Whole to take final action to address the (NAO 216–6A), which updated NOAA’s Review and approve public hearing emergency. policy for compliance with NEPA, the document Squid Amendment CEQ NEPA regulations, and other Law Enforcement Report Special Accommodations related authorities, including Executive Presentation on National Marine This meeting is physically accessible Order (EO) 12114, Environmental Sanctuary Nomination Process to people with disabilities. Requests for Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions; Wednesday, February 15, 2017 sign language interpretation or other EO 11988, Floodplain Management; and auxiliary aids should be directed to M. EO 11990, Protection of Wetlands. The Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 Fisheries Commission’s Summer NOAA Administrative Order authorized days prior to the meeting date. the development of a Companion Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards Dated: January 10, 2017. Manual entitled Policy and Procedures 62nd Northeast Regional Stock Jeffrey N. Lonergan, for Compliance with the National Assessment Workshop (62nd SAW) Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Environmental Policy Act and Related Overview of black sea bass benchmark Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Authorities (‘‘Companion Manual’’). On stock assessment findings and peer [FR Doc. 2017–00737 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am] November, 17, 2016, NOAA published a review panelist findings BILLING CODE 3510–22–P notice in the Federal Register inviting Black Sea Bass 2017–2019 public comments for a 30-day period on Specifications the draft Companion Manual, which Overview and staff recommendation, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE included NOAA’s revised CEs. After SSC recommendation, review careful consideration of the public Monitoring Committee and National Oceanic and Atmospheric comments received in response to that Advisory Panel recommendations, Administration notice, and upon further internal and adopt recommendations for [Docket Number: NOAA–HQ–2016–0145] review, NOAA has decided to finalize 2017–2019 the Companion Manual and CEs with RIN 0648–XF137 some minor revisions from the Black Sea Bass Research Update Black Sea Bass Recreational November 17, 2016 draft. National Environmental Policy Act Specifications Implementing Procedures and II. Comments Received and NOAA’s Review Monitoring Committee and Responses Executive Order 12114 Categorical Advisory Panel recommendations, Exclusions NOAA received comments from adopt recommendations for 2017 management measures, review private citizens, nongovernmental asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: National Oceanic and Recreational Working Group Atmospheric Administration, U.S. organizations, states and state recommendations and regional/ Department of Commerce. organizations. All substantive comments state proposals (possible Board ACTION: Notice of availability. received and considered are available action) online at (http://noaa.nepa.gov), and on Black Sea Bass Commercial AM SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and the Regulations.gov Web site Framework Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (www.regulations.gov) at docket ID: Review background, issues, and draft publishes this notice to notify the public [NOAA–HQ–2016–0145]. NOAA has alternatives that NOAA has finalized revisions to the considered all comments received, and VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:06 Jan 12, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM 13JAN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 14 through Thursday, February 16, 2017. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ContactChristopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255.
FR Citation82 FR 4305 
RIN Number0648-XF15
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