82 FR 54331 - Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 221 (November 17, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-24958

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a 5-day meeting in December to discuss the items contained in the agenda in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF823


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a 5-day meeting in 
December to discuss the items contained in the agenda in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The meetings will be held from December 4 to December 8, 2017, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. These are new dates due to the passing of 
hurricanes Irma and Maria through Puerto Rico.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Council Office, 270 
Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
--Call to Order
--Adoption of Agenda
--Overview
    Review outcomes from previous meeting
--Review Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Language
    Review suggestions from General Counsel and Southeast Fisheries 
Science Center (SEFSC) on text of Tier 4 of the control rule
    Develop language to define ``consensus'' as used in determining 
Tier assignments (or otherwise alter language to remove the term)
--Action 2: Finalize establishment of stock/stock complexes for each of 
the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas/St. John Fishery Management 
Plans (FMPs)
--Determine use of Indicator Species to recommend to the Council
--Finalize recommendations on:

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--Criteria used to select indicator species
--How indicator species will be used to determine management reference 
points for stock complexes
--Action 3: Management Reference Points for Stocks/Stock complexes in 
each of the Puerto Rico, St. Thomas/St. John and St Croix FMPs
Tiered ABC Control Rule:
--Review and finalize Tier assignments (4a or 4b): Puerto Rico, St. 
Croix, St. Thomas/St. John
--Define process for determining the scalars used in Tiered ABC Control 
Rule
--Define process for determining the buffer from the overfishing limit 
(OFL) to ABC (scientific uncertainty buffer) used in the Tiered ABC 
Control Rule.
--Choice of scalar and scientific uncertainty buffer for Tiers 4a and 
4b for the applicable stocks.
Stocks/stock complexes to which the Tiered ABC CR cannot be applied:
--Recommendations on time series of landings data (year sequences) to 
establish reference points for the applicable stocks/stock complexes.
--Recommendations on the establishment of the maximum sustainable yield 
proxy (e.g., mean, median, following the Caribbean Annual Catch Limit 
Amendments' approach) for the applicable stocks/stock complexes.
--Recommendations on the scientific uncertainty buffer to determine the 
ABC for the applicable stocks/stock complexes.
--Recommendations to the Caribbean Fishery Management Council
--Other Business

    The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate 
the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on December 4, 
2017 at 9 a.m. Other than the start time, interested parties should be 
aware that discussions may start earlier or later than indicated. In 
addition, the meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the 
date established in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. For more information or request for sign language 
interpretation and other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A. 
Rol[oacute]n, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.

    Dated: November 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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number of shark research fishery SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: November 14, 2017.
permits are issued for the collection of Tracey L. Thompson,
fishery-dependent data for future stock Agenda
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
assessments and cooperative research The Scallop Committee will review Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
with commercial fishermen to meet the Framework 29 (FW 29) alternatives and [FR Doc. 2017–24957 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
shark research objectives of the Agency. analyses, and make final BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Affected Public: Business or other for- recommendations. FW 29 will set
profit organizations; not-for-profit specifications including acceptable
institutions; state, local or tribal biological catch/annual catch limit DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
government; federal government. (ABC/ACLs), Days at Sea (DAS), access
Frequency: Annually and within 5 National Oceanic and Atmospheric
area allocations for Limited Access (LA)
days of fishing. Administration
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to and Limited Access General Category
obtain or retain benefits. (LAGC), Total Allowable Catch (TAC) RIN 0648–XF823
This information collection request for Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM)
management area, target-TAC for LAGC Caribbean Fishery Management
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
incidental catch and set-asides for the Council; Public Meeting
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under observer and research programs for AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
review by OMB. fishing year 2018 and default Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Written comments and specifications for fishing year 2019. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
recommendations for the proposed Make final recommendations for Commerce.
information collection should be sent potential FW 29 specifications that
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
within 30 days of publication of this includes areas that may open through
notice to OIRA_Submission@ Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2 SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. (OHA2). The committee will also review Management Council’s (Council)
Dated: November 14, 2017.
FW 29 management measures and make Scientific and Statistical Committee
final recommendations. These measures (SSC) will hold a 5-day meeting in
Sarah Brabson,
may include, but are not limited to: (1) December to discuss the items
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
NGOM management measures; (2) contained in the agenda in the
[FR Doc. 2017–24990 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am] Flatfish accountability measures for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Northern windowpane flounder, DATES: The meetings will be held from
Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, and December 4 to December 8, 2017, from
Southern New England yellowtail 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. These are new dates due
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE flounder; (3) Measures to modify and/or to the passing of hurricanes Irma and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric create access area and open area Maria through Puerto Rico.
Administration boundaries, consistent with potential
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
changes to habitat and groundfish
RIN 0648–XF819 closed areas; (4) measures to allocate the Council Office, 270 Muñoz Rivera
unused CAI carryover pounds under Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto
New England Fishery Management certain scenarios of OHA2 approval. Rico.
Council; Public Meeting Other business may be discussed as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries necessary. Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Although non-emergency issues not 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), contained in this agenda may come San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903,
Commerce. before this group for discussion, those telephone: (787) 766–5926.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. issues may not be the subject of formal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
action during these meetings. Action —Call to Order
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery —Adoption of Agenda
will be restricted to those issues
Management Council (Council) is —Overview
specifically listed in this notice and any
scheduling a public meeting of its Review outcomes from previous
Scallop Committee to consider actions issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action meeting
affecting New England fisheries in the —Review Acceptable Biological Catch
exclusive economic zone (EEZ). under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act, provided the public has (ABC) Control Rule Language
Recommendations from this group will Review suggestions from General
be brought to the full Council for formal been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the Counsel and Southeast Fisheries
consideration and action, if appropriate. Science Center (SEFSC) on text of
emergency.
DATES: This meeting will be held on Tier 4 of the control rule
Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 9 a.m. Special Accommodations Develop language to define
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at ‘‘consensus’’ as used in determining
the Hilton Garden Inn Logan Airport, This meeting is physically accessible Tier assignments (or otherwise alter
100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA to people with disabilities. Requests for language to remove the term)
02128; Phone: (617) 567–6789. sign language interpretation or other
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

—Action 2: Finalize establishment of
Council address: New England auxiliary aids should be directed to stock/stock complexes for each of the
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas/St.
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to John Fishery Management Plans
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the meeting date. Consistent with 16 (FMPs)
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is —Determine use of Indicator Species to
New England Fishery Management available upon request. recommend to the Council
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. —Finalize recommendations on:

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—Criteria used to select indicator Dated: November 14, 2017. sanctuary within the past ten years. This
species Tracey L. Thompson, will be the population of interest.
—How indicator species will be used to Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Sanctuary site staff, literature reviews
determine management reference Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. and the research permit database will be
points for stock complexes [FR Doc. 2017–24958 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am] used to identify the population of
—Action 3: Management Reference BILLING CODE 3510–22–P researchers for each site.
Points for Stocks/Stock complexes in Affected Public: Business or other for-
each of the Puerto Rico, St. Thomas/ profit; not-for-profit institutions; state,
St. John and St Croix FMPs DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE local or tribal government; federal
Tiered ABC Control Rule: government.
—Review and finalize Tier assignments National Oceanic and Atmospheric Frequency: Annually.
(4a or 4b): Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Administration Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Thomas/St. John This information collection request
—Define process for determining the Submission for OMB Review; may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
scalars used in Tiered ABC Control Comment Request the instructions to view Department of
Rule Commerce collections currently under
The Department of Commerce will
—Define process for determining the review by OMB.
submit to the Office of Management and
buffer from the overfishing limit Written comments and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
(OFL) to ABC (scientific uncertainty recommendations for the proposed
following proposal for collection of
buffer) used in the Tiered ABC information collection should be sent
information under the provisions of the
Control Rule. within 30 days of publication of this
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
—Choice of scalar and scientific notice to OIRA_Submission@
Chapter 35).
uncertainty buffer for Tiers 4a and 4b omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Agency: National Oceanic and
for the applicable stocks. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Dated: November 14, 2017.
Stocks/stock complexes to which the Title: Economic Value of the Research Sarah Brabson,
Tiered ABC CR cannot be applied: in the Olympic Coast and Stellwagen NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
—Recommendations on time series of Bank National Marine Sanctuaries. [FR Doc. 2017–24989 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
landings data (year sequences) to OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P
establish reference points for the Form Number(s): None.
applicable stocks/stock complexes. Type of Request: Regular (request for
—Recommendations on the a new information collection). DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
establishment of the maximum Number of Respondents: 106.
sustainable yield proxy (e.g., mean, Average Hours Per Response: 15 National Oceanic and Atmospheric
median, following the Caribbean minutes. Administration
Annual Catch Limit Amendments’ Burden Hours: 27. RIN 0648–XF840
approach) for the applicable stocks/ Needs and Uses: This request is for a
stock complexes. new information collection. North Pacific Fishery Management
—Recommendations on the scientific NOAA is conducting research to: (1) Council; Public Meeting
uncertainty buffer to determine the Identify if the sanctuary helps to attract
ABC for the applicable stocks/stock research or creates value-added to AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
complexes. researchers; (2) estimate the economic Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
—Recommendations to the Caribbean impacts (jobs, income, output) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Fishery Management Council supported by research that occurs in Commerce.
—Other Business sanctuaries because of expenditures ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
The order of business may be adjusted occurring within local region. Two sites,
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery
as necessary to accommodate the Olympic Coast National Marine
Management Council (Council) and its
completion of agenda items. The Sanctuary (OCNMS) and Stellwagen
advisory committees will meet in
meeting will begin on December 4, 2017 Bank National Marine Sanctuary
December in Anchorage, AK.
at 9 a.m. Other than the start time, (SBNMS) will be evaluated. The
DATES: The Council will hold meetings
interested parties should be aware that information will aide in SBNMS and
OCNMS condition reports. Further, the from Monday, December 4 through
discussions may start earlier or later
research will help to provide baseline Tuesday, December 12, 2017. See
than indicated. In addition, the meeting
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
may be extended from, or completed data for economic impact and
contribution of sanctuaries to local area dates and times.
prior to the date established in this
notice. economies. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
The required information will involve the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd
Special Accommodations surveys of researchers (from profit, non- Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501.
These meetings are physically profit and government agencies Council address: North Pacific
accessible to people with disabilities. including local, state, federal and tribal). Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
For more information or request for sign Information will be obtained on 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
language interpretation and other expenditures, sources of funds, non- 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. market value, type of research, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Miguel A. Rolón, Executive Director, technologies used, use of NOAA Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
Caribbean Fishery Management Council, equipment, reasons for the chosen (907) 271–2809.
270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, location, and the researcher’s SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903, involvement with sanctuary staff. Council will begin its plenary session at
telephone: (787) 766–5926, at least 5 ONMS will work to identify all 8 a.m. in the Aleutian Room on
days prior to the meeting date. researchers who worked within the Wednesday, December 6, continuing

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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 a public meeting.
Dates		The meetings will be held from December 4 to December 8, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. These are new dates due to the passing of hurricanes Irma and Maria through Puerto Rico.
Contact		Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918- 1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926.
FR Citation		82 FR 54331
RIN Number		0648-XF82

82 FR 54331 - Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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