82 FR 60187 - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 242 (December 19, 2017)

Page Range		60187-60187
FR Document		2017-27292

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a series of public scoping meetings via webinar pertaining to Amendment 13 to the Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region. The amendment addresses alternatives for bully net regulations and enhanced cooperative management.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF886


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a series of public scoping meetings via webinar pertaining to 
Amendment 13 to the Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the 
Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region. The amendment addresses 
alternatives for bully net regulations and enhanced cooperative 
management.

DATES: The scoping meetings will be held via webinar on January 8 and 
January 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, SAFMC; phone (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: 
(843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The scoping meetings will be conducted via 
webinar accessible via the internet from the Council's website at 
www.safmc.net. The scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m. Registration 
for the webinars is required. Registration information will be posted 
on the Council's website at www.safmc.net as it becomes available.

Amendment 13 to the Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan

    The draft amendment currently addresses inconsistencies between 
State of Florida spiny lobster regulations and those in federal waters 
including options for endorsement, marking, and gear prohibitions for 
bully net gear in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Florida. The 
amendment also addresses re-establishing the procedure for enhanced 
cooperative management protocol for roles of federal and State of 
Florida agencies for the management of spiny lobster. Additional 
options to address bag limits on board commercial bully netters and 
divers, degradable panels in lobster traps, and the definition of 
artificial habitat are also included. The measures are expected to help 
management and enforcement of spiny lobster harvest by creating 
consistent regulations in state and federal waters.
    During the scoping meetings, Council staff will present an overview 
of the amendment and will be available for informal discussions and to 
answer questions via webinar. Members of the public will have an 
opportunity to go on record to record their comments for consideration 
by the Council.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.

    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE help management and enforcement of postal mail or delivery should be
spiny lobster harvest by creating addressed to the Director of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric consistent regulations in state and Information Collection Clearance
Administration federal waters. Division, U.S. Department of Education,
RIN 0648–XF886
During the scoping meetings, Council 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
staff will present an overview of the 216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
South Atlantic Fishery Management amendment and will be available for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Council; Public Meetings informal discussions and to answer specific questions related to collection
questions via webinar. Members of the activities, please contact Warren Farr,
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries public will have an opportunity to go on 202–377–4380.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and record to record their comments for
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
consideration by the Council. Department of Education (ED), in
Commerce.
Special Accommodations accordance with the Paperwork
ACTION: Notice of public scoping
These meetings are physically Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
meetings. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
accessible to people with disabilities.
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Requests for auxiliary aids should be public and Federal agencies with an
Management Council (Council) will directed to the Council office (see opportunity to comment on proposed,
hold a series of public scoping meetings ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
revised, and continuing collections of
via webinar pertaining to Amendment information. This helps the Department
Note: The times and sequence specified in assess the impact of its information
13 to the Spiny Lobster Fishery this agenda are subject to change.
Management Plan (FMP) for the Gulf of collection requirements and minimize
Mexico and Atlantic Region. The Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. the public’s reporting burden. It also
amendment addresses alternatives for helps the public understand the
Dated: December 14, 2017. Department’s information collection
bully net regulations and enhanced
Tracey L. Thompson, requirements and provide the requested
cooperative management.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable data in the desired format. ED is
DATES: The scoping meetings will be Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
held via webinar on January 8 and soliciting comments on the proposed
[FR Doc. 2017–27292 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am] information collection request (ICR) that
January 9, 2018.
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P is described below. The Department of
ADDRESSES: Council address: South
Education is especially interested in
Atlantic Fishery Management Council, public comment addressing the
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION following issues: (1) Is this collection
Charleston, SC 29405. necessary to the proper functions of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0113]
Department; (2) will this information be
Iverson, Public Information Officer, processed and used in a timely manner;
Agency Information Collection
SAFMC; phone (843) 571–4366 or toll (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
Activities; Submission to the Office of
free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– (4) how might the Department enhance
Management and Budget for Review
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. the quality, utility, and clarity of the
and Approval; Comment Request;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting information to be collected; and (5) how
scoping meetings will be conducted via Tool 2017 might the Department minimize the
webinar accessible via the internet from burden of this collection on the
the Council’s website at www.safmc.net. AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), respondents, including through the use
The scoping meetings will begin at 6 Department of Education (ED). of information technology. Please note
p.m. Registration for the webinars is ACTION: Notice. that written comments received in
required. Registration information will response to this notice will be
be posted on the Council’s website at SUMMARY: In accordance with the considered public records.
www.safmc.net as it becomes available. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is Title of Collection: Experimental Sites
proposing a new information collection. Initiative Reporting Tool 2017.
Amendment 13 to the Spiny Lobster DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW.
Fishery Management Plan submit comments on or before January Type of Review: A new information
The draft amendment currently 18, 2018. collection.
addresses inconsistencies between State ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Respondents/Affected Public: Private
of Florida spiny lobster regulations and documents related to the information Sector; State, Local, and Tribal
those in federal waters including collection listed in this notice, please Governments.
options for endorsement, marking, and use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual
gear prohibitions for bully net gear in searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 300.
the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off 2017–ICCD–0113. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual
Florida. The amendment also addresses in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 5,100.
re-establishing the procedure for submitted electronically through the Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S.
enhanced cooperative management Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Department of Education is authorized
protocol for roles of federal and State of www.regulations.gov by selecting the under Sec.487A(b) to periodically select
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Florida agencies for the management of Docket ID number or via postal mail, a limited number of institutions for
spiny lobster. Additional options to commercial delivery, or hand delivery. voluntary participation as experimental
address bag limits on board commercial Please note that comments submitted by sites under the Experimental Sites
bully netters and divers, degradable fax or email and those submitted after Initiatives (ESI) to provide
panels in lobster traps, and the the comment period will not be recommendations on the impact and
definition of artificial habitat are also accepted. Written requests for effectiveness of proposed regulations or
included. The measures are expected to information or comments submitted by new management initiatives. The

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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 scoping meetings.
Dates		The scoping meetings will be held via webinar on January 8 and January 9, 2018.
Contact		Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 60187
RIN Number		0648-XF88

82 FR 60187 - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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