82 FR 54334 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

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

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FR Document		2017-24956

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee will hold a public meeting.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF804


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) 
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, December 1, 2017, from 10 
a.m. to 4 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn BWI 
Airport, 1516 Aero Drive, Linthicum, MD 21090; telephone: (410)-691-
0500.
    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 purpose of the meeting is to review and 
approve the EAFM based risk assessment for the Mid-Atlantic fishery 
resources which has been under development since early 2017. The 
Committee will review the final list of elements and the evaluation of 
risk posed by each element as recommended by Council staff. The 
Committee will make recommendations to the full Council for 
consideration at its December meeting in Annapolis, MD.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should 
be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, 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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under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- development since early 2017. The 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
Stevens Act, provided the public has Committee will review the final list of (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
been notified of the Council’s intent to elements and the evaluation of risk Written comments on this application
take final action to address the posed by each element as recommended should be submitted to the Chief,
emergency. by Council staff. The Committee will Permits and Conservation Division, at
make recommendations to the full the address listed above. Comments may
Special Accommodations
Council for consideration at its also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
This meeting is physically accessible December meeting in Annapolis, MD. 713–0376, or by email to
to people with disabilities. Requests for NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
sign language interpretation or other Special Accommodations
include the File No. in the subject line
auxiliary aids should be directed to The meeting is physically accessible of the email comment.
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at to people with disabilities. Requests for Those individuals requesting a public
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to sign language interpretation or other hearing should submit a written request
the meeting date. This meeting will be auxiliary aid should be directed to M. to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 Division at the address listed above. The
1852, a copy of the recording is days prior to the meeting date. request should set forth the specific
available upon request. Dated: November 14, 2017. reasons why a hearing on this
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Tracey L. Thompson, application would be appropriate.
Dated: November 14, 2017. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tracey L. Thompson, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Jennifer Skidmore (File Nos. 20590 or
[FR Doc. 2017–24956 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am] 20610), Malcolm Mohead (File No.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
20590), or Erin Markin (File No. 20610),
(301) 427–8401.
[FR Doc. 2017–24959 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
Administration 1531 et seq.) and the regulations
National Oceanic and Atmospheric RIN 0648–XF801 governing the taking, importing, and
Administration exporting of endangered and threatened
Endangered Species; File Nos. 20590 species (50 CFR parts 222–226).
RIN 0648–XF804
and 20610 File No. 20590: The applicant (Dr.
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Phillips) is requesting authorization to
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries import tissue samples from 5 species of
Council (MAFMC); Meeting Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and listed sawfish including the smalltooth
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sawfish (Pristis pectinata), largetooth
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Commerce. sawfish (P. pristis), green sawfish (P.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications. zijsron), dwarf sawfish (P. clavata), and
Commerce. narrow sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidate)
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that to assess the impact of population
Nicole Phillips, Ph.D., The University of decline through genetic diversity. This
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Southern Mississippi, Department of study will use tissue samples obtained
Management Council’s (MAFMC) Biological Sciences, 118 College Drive opportunistically from saws with
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning #5018, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 (File No. known location data held in museums,
Committee will hold a public meeting. 20590) and David Portnoy, Ph.D., Texas educational and private collections to:
DATES: The meeting will be held on A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX (1) Assess whether there has been a
Friday, December 1, 2017, from 10 a.m. 78412 (File No. 20610), have applied in recent loss of genetic diversity in
to 4 p.m. For agenda details, see due form for permits to receive and sawfishes globally, and (2) evaluate the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. import sawfish and scalloped long-term survival outlook for
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at hammerhead shark samples for sawfishes. The applicant proposes to
the Hilton Garden Inn BWI Airport, purposes of scientific research. import tissue samples from up to a total
1516 Aero Drive, Linthicum, MD 21090; DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email of 500 sawfish specimens, from all
telephone: (410)-691–0500. comments must be received on or before species, annually from at least Mexico,
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery December 18, 2017. Belize, United Arab Emirates, United
Management Council, 800 N. State ADDRESSES: The application and related Kingdom, and Australia to The
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; documents are available for review by University of Southern Mississippi for
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public analysis. The requested duration of the
Web site at www.mafmc.org. Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on permit is five years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Applications and Permits for File No. 20610: The applicant (Dr.
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Protected Species (APPS) home page, Portnoy) is requesting authorization to
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then import scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

Management Council; telephone: (302) selecting File Nos. 20590 or 20610 from lewini) tissue in the form of fin clips or
526–5255. the list of available applications. small muscle biopsies from Belize
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The These documents are also available (Central & SW Atlantic DPS, up to 50
purpose of the meeting is to review and upon written request or by appointment samples), Trinidad (Central & SW
approve the EAFM based risk in the Permits and Conservation Atlantic DPS, up to 50 samples), Mexico
assessment for the Mid-Atlantic fishery Division, Office of Protected Resources, (Eastern Pacific DPS, up to 100 samples;
resources which has been under NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room NW Atlantic & GOM DPS, up to 50

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Friday, December 1, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Contact		Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526-5255.
FR Citation		82 FR 54334
RIN Number		0648-XF80

82 FR 54334 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

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