83 FR 22624 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 95 (May 16, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 95 (May 16, 2018)
| Page Range | 22624-22624 | |
| FR Document | 2018-10449 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 22624] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10449] [[Page 22624]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XG207 North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Legislative Committee will meet on June 5, 2018 in Kodiak, AK. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Katurwik Room at the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center, 236 Rezanof Drive, Kodiak, AK 99615. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271- 2809. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Witherell, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda Tuesday, June 5, 2018 The meeting agenda includes: (a) Update on MSA legislation and related bills, including CCC comments, (b) public comment, and (c) recommendations to the Council. The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at http://www.npfmc.org/. Public Comment Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted either electronically to David Witherell, Council staff: [email protected], or through the mail: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501- 2252. In-person oral public testimony will be accepted at the scheduled place on the agenda. Special Accommodations The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date. Dated: May 11, 2018. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-10449 Filed 5-15-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Dated: May 11, 2018. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/
Tracey L. Thompson, 23111 without change. All personal
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable identifying information (e.g., name,
Administration Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. address) voluntarily submitted by the
[FR Doc. 2018–10449 Filed 5–15–18; 8:45 am] commenter may be publicly accessible.
RIN 0648–XG207 BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Do not submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
North Pacific Fishery Management protected information.
Council; Public Meeting DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Jaclyn Daly, Office of Protected
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Administration
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Electronic copies of the application and
Commerce.
RIN 0648–XG204 supporting documents, as well as a list
of the references cited in this document,
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to may be obtained online at: https://
Specified Activities; Taking Marine www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/23111. In
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Mammals Incidental to the Annapolis case of problems accessing these
Management Council’s (Council) Passenger Ferry Dock Project, Puget documents, please call the contact listed
Legislative Committee will meet on June Sound, Washington above.
5, 2018 in Kodiak, AK.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 12 Background
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
p.m. Commerce. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Katurwik Room at the Kodiak harassment authorization; request for the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated
Harbor Convention Center, 236 Rezanof comments. to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the
Drive, Kodiak, AK 99615. incidental, but not intentional, taking of
Council address: North Pacific SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request small numbers of marine mammals by
Fishery Management Council, 605 W from Kitsap Transit for authorization to U.S. citizens who engage in a specified
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK take marine mammals incidental to the activity (other than commercial fishing)
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. Annapolis Passenger Ferry Dock Project within a specified geographical region if
in Puget Sound, Washington. Pursuant certain findings are made and either
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to the Marine Mammal Protection Act regulations are issued or, if the taking is
David Witherell, Council staff;
(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments limited to harassment, a notice of a
telephone: (907) 271–2809.
on its proposal to issue an incidental proposed authorization is provided to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: harassment authorization (IHA) to the public for review.
Agenda incidentally take marine mammals An authorization for incidental
during the specified activities. NMFS takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 will consider public comments prior to that the taking will have a negligible
The meeting agenda includes: (a) making any final decision on the impact on the species or stock(s), will
Update on MSA legislation and related issuance of the requested MMPA not have an unmitigable adverse impact
bills, including CCC comments, (b) authorizations and agency responses on the availability of the species or
public comment, and (c) will be summarized in the final notice stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
recommendations to the Council. The of our decision. relevant), and if the permissible
Agenda is subject to change, and the DATES: Comments and information must methods of taking and requirements
latest version will be posted at http:// be received no later than June 15, 2018. pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
www.npfmc.org/. ADDRESSES: Comments should be and reporting of such takings are set
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, forth.
Public Comment NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
Permits and Conservation Division,
Public comment letters will be Office of Protected Resources, National impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact
accepted and should be submitted either Marine Fisheries Service. Physical resulting from the specified activity that
electronically to David Witherell, comments should be sent to 1315 East- cannot be reasonably expected to, and is
Council staff: David.witherell@noaa.gov, West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 not reasonably likely to, adversely affect
or through the mail: North Pacific and electronic comments should be sent the species or stock through effects on
Fishery Management Council, 605 W to ITP.Daly@noaa.gov. annual rates of recruitment or survival.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK Instructions: NMFS is not responsible The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’
99501–2252. In-person oral public for comments sent by any other method, means to harass, hunt, capture, kill or
testimony will be accepted at the to any other address or individual, or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill
scheduled place on the agenda. received after the end of the comment any marine mammal.
period. Comments received Except with respect to certain
Special Accommodations
electronically, including all activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
The meeting is physically accessible attachments, must not exceed a 25- defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of
to people with disabilities. Requests for megabyte file size. Attachments to pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i)
sign language interpretation or other electronic comments will be accepted in has the potential to injure a marine
auxiliary aids should be directed to Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF mammal or marine mammal stock in the
Shannon Gleason at (907) 271–2809 at file formats only. All comments wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
least 7 working days prior to the received are a part of the public record the potential to disturb a marine
meeting date. and will generally be posted online at mammal or marine mammal stock in the
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| 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 of public meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. | |
| Contact | David Witherell, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 22624 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XG20 |
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