82 FR 48701 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 201 (October 19, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 201 (October 19, 2017)
| Page Range | 48701-48702 | |
| FR Document | 2017-22641 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 48701-48702] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22641] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF745 Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting (webinar). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold a webinar meeting that is open to the public. DATES: The webinar will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., or until business has been completed. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. A public listening station is available at the Pacific Council office (address below). To attend the webinar, [[Page 48702]] (1) join the meeting by visiting this link: https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/join-webinar, (https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinarhttps://global.gotomeeting.com/join/9556681252) enter the Webinar ID: 486-474-157, and (3) enter your name and email address (required). After logging in to the webinar, please dial this TOLL number 1-646-749-3131 (not a toll-free number), and enter your audio phone pin (shown after joining the webinar). Note: We have disabled Mic/Speakers as an option and require all participants to use a telephone or cell phone to participate. Technical Information and System Requirements: PC-based attendees are required to use Windows[supreg] 7, Vista, or XP; Mac[supreg]-based attendees are required to use Mac OS[supreg] X 10.5 or newer; Mobile attendees are required to use iPhone[supreg], iPad[supreg], AndroidTM phone or Android tablet (See the https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/ipad-iphone-android-webinar-apps). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at [email protected] or contact him at (503) 820- 2280, extension 411 for technical assistance. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE. Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2409. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss items on the agenda of the November Pacific Council meeting, being held November 14-20, 2017 in Costa Mesa, CA. These may include exempted fishing permit proposals, methodology review proposals, and administrative matters. The CPSAS and CPSMT may develop reports to the Pacific Council on those items, and public comment may be taken at the discretion of the CPSMT and CPSAS Chairs. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of this document 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 intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This public listening station is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ([email protected]); (503) 820-2411 at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: October 13, 2017. Jeffrey N. Lonergan, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-22641 Filed 10-18-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis 4. Prohibitions. injury, or mortality, the Navy shall
and Determination (a) The taking, by incidental immediately cease the specified
harassment only, is limited to the activities and report the incident to the
Impacts to subsistence uses of marine
species and number listed under Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
mammals resulting from the proposed
condition 3(b). The taking by death of and the Alaska Regional Stranding
action are not anticipated. The proposed
these species or the taking by Coordinator, NMFS. The Navy shall
action would occur outside of the
harassment, injury or death of any other adhere to protocols outlined in the
primary subsistence use season (i.e.,
species of marine mammal is prohibited Stranding Response Plan for Atlantic
summer months), and the study area is
and may result in the modification, Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT)
100–200 nmi seaward of known
suspension, or revocation of this Study Area (November 2013).
subsistence use areas. Harvest locations
Authorization. 7. This Authorization may be
for ringed seals extend up to 80 nmi
5. Mitigation Measures. modified, suspended or withdrawn if
from shore during the summer months The holder of this Authorization is the holder fails to abide by the
while winter harvest of ringed seals required to implement the following conditions prescribed herein, or if
typically occurs closer to shore. Based mitigation measures. NMFS determines the authorized taking
on this information, NMFS has (a) Shutdown Measures. is having more than a negligible impact
preliminarily determined that there will (i) The Navy shall implement on the species or stock of affected
not be an unmitigable adverse impact on shutdown measures if a marine mammal marine mammals.
subsistence uses from the Navy’s is detected by submarines via passive
proposed activities. acoustics during use of active sonar Request for Public Comments
Endangered Species Act (ESA) transmissions from submarines and We request comment on our analyses,
torpedoes. the draft authorization, and any other
Section 7(a)(2) of the ESA of 1973 (16 (ii) The Navy shall not restart acoustic aspect of this Notice of Proposed IHA
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires that each transmissions until after 15 minutes for the Navy’s proposed ICEX18 training
Federal agency insure that any action it have passed with no marine mammal and testing activities. Please include
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not detections. with your comments any supporting
likely to jeopardize the continued (b) The Navy shall avoid on-ice take data or literature citations to help
existence of any endangered or by implementing the following: inform our final decision on the request
threatened species or result in the (i) Foot and snowmobile movement for MMPA authorization.
destruction or adverse modification of shall avoid pressure ridges;
designated critical habitat. To ensure Dated: October 13, 2017.
(ii) The ice camp, including runway,
ESA compliance for the issuance of shall be built on multi-year ice without Catherine Marzin,
IHAs, NMFS consults internally with pressure ridges; Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected
our ESA Interagency Cooperation (iii) Snowmobiles shall follow Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Division whenever we propose to established routes; [FR Doc. 2017–22637 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am]
authorize take for endangered or (iv) Camp deployment shall be BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
threatened species. gradual with activity increasing over the
No incidental take of ESA-listed first five days and shall be completed by
species is proposed for authorization or March 15, 2018. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
expected to result from this activity. (vi) Implementation of 100-meter
Therefore, NMFS has determined that avoidance distance of all marine National Oceanic and Atmospheric
formal consultation under section 7 of mammals. Administration
the ESA is not required for this action. 6. Reporting. RIN 0648–XF745
Proposed Authorization The holder of this Authorization is
required to: Pacific Fishery Management Council;
As a result of these preliminary (a) Submit a draft exercise monitoring Public Meeting
determinations, NMFS proposes to issue report within 90 days of the completion
an IHA to the Navy for conducting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
of proposed training and testing
submarine training and testing provided Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
activities.
the previously mentioned mitigation, Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
(b) The draft exercise monitoring
monitoring, and reporting requirements Commerce.
report will include data regarding sonar
are incorporated. This section contains use and any marine mammal sightings ACTION: Notice of public meeting
a draft of the IHA itself. The wording or detection. It will also include (webinar).
contained in this section is proposed for information on the number of sonar- SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
inclusion in the IHA (if issued). related shutdowns recorded. Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
1. This Authorization is valid from (c) If no comments are received from Coastal Pelagic Species Management
February 1, 2018 through May 1, 2018. NMFS within 30 days of submission of Team (CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic
2. This Authorization is valid only for the draft final report, the draft final Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS)
activities associated with submarine report will constitute the final report. If will hold a webinar meeting that is open
training and testing in the Beaufort Sea comments are received, a final report to the public.
and Arctic Ocean. must be submitted within 30 days after
3. General Conditions. DATES: The webinar will be held
receipt of comments.
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(a) A copy of this IHA must be in the (d) Reporting injured or dead marine Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 1 p.m.
possession of the Navy, its designees, mammals: to 4 p.m., or until business has been
and work crew personnel operating (i) In the unanticipated event that the completed.
under the authority of this IHA. specified activity clearly causes the take ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
(b) The number of animals and of a marine mammal in a manner via webinar. A public listening station
species authorized for taking by Level B prohibited by this IHA, such as an is available at the Pacific Council office
harassment is 1,676 ringed seals. injury (Level A harassment), serious (address below). To attend the webinar,
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(1) join the meeting by visiting this link: disabilities. Requests for sign language U.S. Geological Survey/Biological
https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/ interpretation or other auxiliary aids Resources Division (USGS/BRD). The
join-webinar, (https:// should be directed to Mr. Kris NMMTB provides protocols, techniques,
www.gotomeeting.com/webinarhttps:// Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ and physical facilities for the long-term
global.gotomeeting.com/join/ noaa.gov); (503) 820–2411 at least 10 storage of tissues from marine
9556681252) enter the Webinar ID: 486– days prior to the meeting date. mammals. Scientists can request tissues
474–157, and (3) enter your name and Dated: October 13, 2017. from this repository for retrospective
email address (required). After logging Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
analyses to determine environmental
in to the webinar, please dial this TOLL trends of contaminants and other
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
number 1–646–749–3131 (not a toll-free Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
substances of interest. The NMMTB
number), and enter your audio phone collects, processes, and stores tissues
[FR Doc. 2017–22641 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am]
pin (shown after joining the webinar). from specific indicator species (e.g.,
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Note: We have disabled Mic/Speakers as Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic
an option and require all participants to white sided dolphins, pilot whales,
use a telephone or cell phone to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE harbor porpoises), animals from mass
participate. Technical Information and strandings, animals that have been
System Requirements: PC-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric obtained incidental to commercial
attendees are required to use Windows® Administration fisheries, animals taken for subsistence
7, Vista, or XP; Mac®-based attendees purposes, biopsies, and animals from
are required to use Mac OS® X 10.5 or Proposed Information Collection; unusual mortality events through two
newer; Mobile attendees are required to Comment Request; Protocol for projects, the Marine Mammal Health
use iPhone®, iPad®, AndroidTM phone Access to Tissue Specimen Samples and Stranding Response Program
or Android tablet (See the https:// From the National Marine Mammal (MMHSRP) and the Alaska Marine
www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/ipad- Tissue Bank Mammal Tissue Archival Project
iphone-android-webinar-apps). You (AMMTAP).
may send an email to Mr. Kris AGENCY: National Oceanic and The purposes of this collection of
Kleinschmidt at Kris.Kleinschmidt@ Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), information are: (1) To enable NOAA to
noaa.gov or contact him at (503) 820– Commerce. allow the scientific community the
2280, extension 411 for technical ACTION: Notice. opportunity to request tissue specimen
assistance. samples from the NMMTB and, (2) to
SUMMARY: The Department of
Council address: Pacific Fishery enable the Marine Mammal Health and
Commerce, as part of its continuing
Management Council, 7700 NE. Stranding Response Program
effort to reduce paperwork and
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, (MMHSRP) of NOAA to assemble
respondent burden, invites the general
OR 97220–1384. information on all specimens submitted
public and other Federal agencies to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: take this opportunity to comment on to the National Institute of Standards
Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council; proposed and/or continuing information and Technology’s Marine
telephone: (503) 820–2409. collections, as required by the Environmental Specimen Bank (Marine
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. ESB), which includes the NMMTB.
purpose of the meeting is to discuss DATES: Written comments must be II. Method of Collection
items on the agenda of the November submitted on or before December 18,
Pacific Council meeting, being held Respondents must complete a
2017. specimen banking information sheet for
November 14–20, 2017 in Costa Mesa,
CA. These may include exempted ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments every sample submitted to the Bank.
fishing permit proposals, methodology to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Methods of submitting reports include
review proposals, and administrative Paperwork Clearance Officer, Internet, mail and facsimile
matters. The CPSAS and CPSMT may Department of Commerce, Room 6616, transmission of paper forms. Those
develop reports to the Pacific Council 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., requesting samples send the
on those items, and public comment Washington, DC 20230 (or via the information, and their research findings,
may be taken at the discretion of the Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). mainly via email.
CPSMT and CPSAS Chairs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: III. Data
Although non-emergency issues not Requests for additional information or
contained in the meeting agenda may be copies of the information collection OMB Control Number: 0648–0468.
discussed, those issues may not be the instrument and instructions should be Form Number(s): None.
subject of formal action during this directed to Sarah Wilkin, (301) 427– Type of Review: Regular submission
meeting. Action will be restricted to 8470 or sarah.wilkin@noaa.gov. (extension of a current information
those issues specifically listed in this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: collection).
document and any issues arising after Affected Public: Individuals or
I. Abstract households; business or other for-profit
publication of this document that
require emergency action under section This request is for extension of a organizations; not-for-profit institutions;
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery current information collection. state, local, or tribal government; federal
Conservation and Management Act, In 1989, the National Marine Mammal government.
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provided the public has been notified of Tissue Bank (NMMTB) was established Estimated Number of Respondents:
the intent to take final action to address by the National Marine Fisheries 105: 100 specimen submission forms
the emergency. Service (NMFS) Office of Protected (from ∼20 different organizations);
Resources (OPR) in collaboration with 5 requests for tissue samples.
Special Accommodations the National Institute of Standards and Estimated Time per Response:
This public listening station is Technology (NIST), Minerals Request for tissue sample, 2 hours;
physically accessible to people with Management Service (MMS), and the specimen submission form, 45 minutes.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of public meeting (webinar). | |
| Dates | The webinar will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., or until business has been completed. | |
| Contact | Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2409. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 48701 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XF74 |
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