83 FR 26640 - Pacific Fisheries Management Council; Notice of Intent To Withdraw an Environmental Impact Statement for Gear Rule Changes for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Trawl Catch Share Program
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 111 (June 8, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 111 (June 8, 2018)
| Page Range | 26640-26640 | |
| FR Document | 2018-12165 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 26640] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12165] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 660 RIN 0648-XE456 Pacific Fisheries Management Council; Notice of Intent To Withdraw an Environmental Impact Statement for Gear Rule Changes for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Trawl Catch Share Program AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS is issuing this notice to advise Federal, state, and local government agencies and the public that it is withdrawing its Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed action to revise regulations regarding the use and configuration of groundfish bottom trawl and midwater trawl gear in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery's Trawl Catch Share Program, also called the Trawl Rationalization Program. After completion of the analysis, NMFS determined the impacts associated with this action would not reach a level necessitating an EIS, and is instead preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA). DATES: The environmental impact statement for the proposed regulations is withdrawn as of June 8, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colin Sayre, NMFS West Coast Regional Office, telephone: (206) 526-4656, or email: colin.sayre@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS Published a NOI in the Federal Register on March 3, 2016 (81 FR 11189) to prepare an EIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to analyze the impacts on the human environment resulting from changes to gear requirements for groundfish bottom trawl and midwater trawl gear in the Trawl Rationalization Program. Additional details about the range of alternatives considered in this action are included in the March 3, 2016, NOI, and are not repeated here. NMFS solicited public input on the scope of the analysis through a public comment on the NOI from March 3, 2016, to April 4, 2016. Upon completion of the analysis for the proposed action, NMFS determined that the impacts associated with the implementation of the proposed action would not be significant and, therefore, there is no need to complete the EIS. Instead, NMFS is completing an EA, in compliance with NEPA, for the proposed action. Therefore, NMFS is withdrawing the NOI to prepare an EIS. NMFS plans to circulate the draft EA for public review and comment concurrent with publication of the proposed rule for this action. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 40 CFR 1500-1508; and Companion Manual for NOAA Administrative Order 216-6A, 82 FR 4306 Dated: June 1, 2018. Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-12165 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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SUMMARY: NMFS is issuing this notice to range of alternatives considered in this
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advise Federal, state, and local action are included in the March 3,
Dated: May 15, 2018. government agencies and the public that 2016, NOI, and are not repeated here.
James W. Kurth, it is withdrawing its Notice of Intent NMFS solicited public input on the
Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife (NOI) to prepare a draft Environmental scope of the analysis through a public
Service, Exercising the Authority of the Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed comment on the NOI from March 3,
Director, for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife action to revise regulations regarding
Service. 2016, to April 4, 2016.
the use and configuration of groundfish
[FR Doc. 2018–12409 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] bottom trawl and midwater trawl gear in Upon completion of the analysis for
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery’s the proposed action, NMFS determined
Trawl Catch Share Program, also called that the impacts associated with the
the Trawl Rationalization Program. implementation of the proposed action
After completion of the analysis, NMFS would not be significant and, therefore,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE determined the impacts associated with there is no need to complete the EIS.
this action would not reach a level Instead, NMFS is completing an EA, in
National Oceanic and Atmospheric necessitating an EIS, and is instead compliance with NEPA, for the
Administration preparing an Environmental Assessment proposed action. Therefore, NMFS is
(EA). withdrawing the NOI to prepare an EIS.
50 CFR Part 660 NMFS plans to circulate the draft EA for
DATES: The environmental impact
public review and comment concurrent
statement for the proposed regulations
RIN 0648–XE456 with publication of the proposed rule
is withdrawn as of June 8, 2018.
for this action.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pacific Fisheries Management Council; Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 40 CFR
Notice of Intent To Withdraw an Colin Sayre, NMFS West Coast Regional
Office, telephone: (206) 526–4656, or 1500–1508; and Companion Manual for
Environmental Impact Statement for NOAA Administrative Order 216–6A, 82 FR
email: colin.sayre@noaa.gov.
Gear Rule Changes for the Pacific 4306
Coast Groundfish Fishery Trawl Catch SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
Published a NOI in the Federal Register Dated: June 1, 2018.
Share Program Jennifer M. Wallace,
on March 3, 2016 (81 FR 11189) to
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries prepare an EIS in accordance with the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and National Environmental Policy Act Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), (NEPA) to analyze the impacts on the [FR Doc. 2018–12165 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am]
Commerce. human environment resulting from BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
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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 | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Withdrawal of notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. | |
| Dates | The environmental impact statement for the proposed regulations is withdrawn as of June 8, 2018. | |
| Contact | Colin Sayre, NMFS West Coast Regional Office, telephone: (206) 526-4656, or email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 26640 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE45 |
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