82 FR 4856 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-00887

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scallop Plan Team will meet February 22, 2017.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF163


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Scallop Plan Team will meet February 22, 2017.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Fishermen's Hall, 403 Marine 
Way, Kodiak, AK 99615.
    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: Jim Armstrong, Council staff; 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

    The agenda includes updating the status of the Statewide Scallop 
Stocks and Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) compilation, 
update on monitoring ocean acidification and its potential effect on 
the scallop stocks, update on new scallop assessment programs and a 
review of research priorities. The Agenda is subject to change, and the 
latest version will be posted at http://www.npfmc.org/

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is 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: January 11, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email animals would receive an epoxy- Dated: January 11, 2017.
comments must be received on or before attached transmitter before release. Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
February 16, 2017. Dated: January 10, 2017. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
ADDRESSES: The application and related Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Julia Harrison,
documents are available for review by Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, [FR Doc. 2017–00887 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am]
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public Office of Protected Resources, National BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on Marine Fisheries Service.
the Applications and Permits for [FR Doc. 2017–00811 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am]
Protected Species (APPS) home page, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 19508 from the list of National Oceanic and Atmospheric
available applications. Administration
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment National Oceanic and Atmospheric RIN 0648–XF086
in the Permits and Conservation Administration
Division, Office of Protected Resources, Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room RIN 0648–XF163 Exempted Fishing Permits
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
North Pacific Fishery Management
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Written comments on this application Council; Public Meeting
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
should be submitted to the Chief, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Commerce.
Permits and Conservation Division, at Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
the address listed above. Comments may ACTION: Notice of receipt of an
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
also be submitted by facsimile to (301) application for an exempted fishing
Commerce.
713–0376, or by email to permit; availability of a draft
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. environmental assessment; request for
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. in the subject line SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery comments.
of the email comment. Management Council’s (Council) SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt
Those individuals requesting a public Scallop Plan Team will meet February of an application for an exempted
hearing should submit a written request 22, 2017. fishing permit (EFP) from Dr. David
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation DATES: The meeting will be held on Kerstetter of Nova Southeastern
Division at the address listed above. The Wednesday, February 22, 2017, from 9 University to evaluate pelagic longline
request should set forth the specific a.m. to 5 p.m. (PLL) catch and bycatch rates from
reasons why a hearing on this within two different sub-areas in the
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
application would be appropriate. northern portion of the East Florida
Fishermen’s Hall, 403 Marine Way,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Coast Pelagic Longline (PLL) Closed
Kodiak, AK 99615.
Carrie Hubard or Amy Hapeman, (301) Council address: North Pacific Area (north and south of 29°50′ N. lat.)
427–8401. Fishery Management Council, 605 W. and compare those rates to rates
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK obtained by authorized samplers from
subject permit is requested under the 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. outside the EFC PLL Closed Area and
authority of the Endangered Species Act the availability of a draft Environmental
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. Assessment (EA) analyzing the impacts
Armstrong, Council staff; telephone:
1531 et seq.) and the regulations of granting the application to conduct
(907) 271–2809.
governing the taking, importing, and the research using commercial PLL
exporting of endangered and threatened SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
vessels, with certain terms and
species (50 CFR parts 222–226). Agenda conditions. The overall purpose of the
The applicant requests a five-year research project would be to evaluate
permit to examine patterns and trends Wednesday, February 22, 2017
PLL catches and catch rates of target and
in the abundance, distribution, The agenda includes updating the non-target species within a portion of
movements, foraging ecology, and status of the Statewide Scallop Stocks the EFC PLL Closed Area to evaluate the
population structure of sea turtles. and Stock Assessment and Fishery effectiveness of existing area closures at
Research would occur in three study Evaluation (SAFE) compilation, update meeting current conservation and
areas: (1) Indian River Lagoon, Florida; on monitoring ocean acidification and management goals under current
(2) Trident Turning Basin, Cape its potential effect on the scallop stocks, conditions using standardized PLL gear
Canaveral, Florida; and (3) Northern and update on new scallop assessment on a specified number of commercial
Eastern Gulf of Mexico, which includes programs and a review of research vessels.
waters up to 120 miles offshore from priorities. The Agenda is subject to
Louisiana to Western Florida. DATES: Written comments on the
change, and the latest version will be
Researchers would capture sea turtles issuance of the EFP or on the draft EA
posted at http://www.npfmc.org/
by tangle net, dip net, or by hand; will be considered by NMFS and must
annual requested take numbers per Special Accommodations be received on or before February 16,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

species vary by year and project. Sea The meeting is physically accessible 2017.
turtles would have the following to people with disabilities. Requests for ADDRESSES: Comments may be
procedures performed before release: sign language interpretation or other submitted by any of the following
Measure, flipper tag, passive integrated auxiliary aids should be directed to methods:
transponder tag, photograph/video, Shannon Gleason at (907) 271–2809 at • Email: nmfs.hms.pllefp@noaa.gov.
gastric lavage, and scute, blood, fecal, least 7 working days prior to the Include in the subject line the following
and tissue sampling. A subset of meeting date. identifier: 0648–XF086.

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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 of public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact		Jim Armstrong, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
FR Citation		82 FR 4856
RIN Number		0648-XF16

82 FR 4856 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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