82 FR 57588 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)
| Page Range | 57588-57588 | |
| FR Document | 2017-26309 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 57588] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-26309] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF875 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Joint Habitat Advisory Panel and Plan Development Team to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 836 South Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford, MA 02744; Phone: (508) 999-8197 Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda The Joint Habitat Advisory Panel and Plan Development Team (PDT) plan to review the Coral Amendment, specifically reviewing the PDT's suggested changes to Broad Zone Option 7 and recommend further boundary adjustments as needed, reviewing available analysis of this option and recommending a preferred broad zone alternative to the Habitat Committee. The group plans to also discuss the Clam Dredge Framework with emphasis on reviewing fishery, surfclam, and habitat data to better understand spatial patterns and tradeoffs between habitat vulnerability and access to fishing grounds, with a specific focus on the Great South Channel Habitat Management Area, brainstorm exemption area alternatives and outline next steps in the development of the framework. They also plan to review a general update on Fishing Effects model project and discuss fishing gear data elements--review draft list of m[eacute]tiers including gear dimensions. The group will also receive and information update on Offshore wind development. Other business may be discussed as necessary. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. 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 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 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465- 0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: December 1, 2017. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-26309 Filed 12-5-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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held in the Heritage Room, information please contact Ms. Faecke vulnerability and access to fishing
Administration Building, NIST, 100 at (301) 975–5711 or visit: http:// grounds, with a specific focus on the
Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. Great South Channel Habitat
20899. The primary purpose of this Management Area, brainstorm
Kevin Kimball,
meeting is to review the NEHRP agency exemption area alternatives and outline
updates on their latest activities and NIST Chief of Staff. next steps in the development of the
receive the NEHRP agency responses to [FR Doc. 2017–26218 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am] framework.
the Committee’s 2017 Report on the BILLING CODE 3510–13–P They also plan to review a general
Effectiveness of the NEHRP. The final update on Fishing Effects model project
agenda and any meeting materials will and discuss fishing gear data elements—
be posted on the NEHRP Web site at DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE review draft list of métiers including
http://nehrp.gov/. gear dimensions. The group will also
Individuals and representatives of National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration receive and information update on
organizations who would like to offer Offshore wind development. Other
comments and suggestions related to the RIN 0648–XF875 business may be discussed as necessary.
Committee’s affairs are invited to Although non-emergency issues not
request a place on the agenda. On March New England Fishery Management contained in this agenda may come
13, 2018, approximately fifteen minutes Council; Public Meeting before this group for discussion, those
will be reserved near the beginning of issues may not be the subject of formal
the meeting for public comments, and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and action during these meetings. Action
speaking times will be assigned on a will be restricted to those issues
first-come, first-serve basis. The amount Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce. specifically listed in this notice and any
of time per speaker will be determined issues arising after publication of this
by the number of requests received, but ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
notice that require emergency action
is likely to be about three minutes each. under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
Questions from the public will not be SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is Stevens Act, provided the public has
considered during this period. All those been notified of the Council’s intent to
wishing to speak must submit their scheduling a public meeting of its Joint
Habitat Advisory Panel and Plan take final action to address the
request by email to the attention of Ms. emergency.
Tina Faecke, tina.faecke@nist.gov, by Development Team to consider actions
5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, affecting New England fisheries in the Special Accommodations
March 7, 2018. exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will This meeting is physically accessible
Speakers who wish to expand upon to people with disabilities. Requests for
their oral statements, those who had be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate. sign language interpretation or other
wished to speak but could not be auxiliary aids should be directed to
accommodated on the agenda, and those DATES: This meeting will be held on
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
who were unable to attend in person are Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 9 (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
invited to submit written statements to a.m. the meeting date. Consistent with 16
ACEHR, National Institute of Standards ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS the University of Massachusetts available upon request.
8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899– Dartmouth, 836 South Rodney French
8604, via fax at (301) 975–4032, or Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Blvd., New Bedford, MA 02744; Phone:
electronically by email to tina.faecke@ Dated: December 1, 2017.
(508) 999–8197
nist.gov. Tracey L. Thompson,
All visitors to the NIST site are Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
required to pre-register to be admitted. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Anyone wishing to attend this meeting Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
[FR Doc. 2017–26309 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am]
must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Thursday, March 1, 2018, in order to
attend. Please submit your full name, New England Fishery Management
email address, and phone number to Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Tina Faecke. Non-U.S. citizens must SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
submit additional information; please National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Agenda
contact Ms. Faecke. Ms. Faecke’s email Administration
address is tina.faecke@nist.gov and her The Joint Habitat Advisory Panel and
phone number is (301) 975–5911. For Plan Development Team (PDT) plan to RIN 0648–XF820
participants attending in person, please review the Coral Amendment,
Schedules for Atlantic Shark
note that federal agencies, including specifically reviewing the PDT’s
Identification Workshops and
NIST, can only accept a state-issued suggested changes to Broad Zone Option
Protected Species Safe Handling,
driver’s license or identification card for 7 and recommend further boundary
Release, and Identification Workshops
access to federal facilities if such license adjustments as needed, reviewing
or identification card is issued by a state available analysis of this option and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
that is compliant with the REAL ID Act recommending a preferred broad zone Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state alternative to the Habitat Committee. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
that has an extension for REAL ID The group plans to also discuss the Commerce.
compliance. NIST currently accepts Clam Dredge Framework with emphasis ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
other forms of federal-issued on reviewing fishery, surfclam, and
identification in lieu of a state-issued habitat data to better understand spatial SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark
driver’s license. For detailed patterns and tradeoffs between habitat Identification Workshops and Protected
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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; public meeting. | |
| Dates | This meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 9 a.m. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 57588 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XF87 |
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