83 FR 36539 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 146 (July 30, 2018)

Page Range		36539-36539
FR Document		2018-16217

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific & Statistical Committee 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG372


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific & Statistical Committee 
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, August 15, 2018 
beginning at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Boston 
Logan, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; phone: (617) 567-6789.
    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 committee will review recent stock assessment information from 
the U.S/Canada Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee and 
information provided by the Council's Groundfish Plan Development Team 
(PDT) and recommend the overfishing level (OFL) and acceptable 
biological catch (ABC) for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder for the 
2019 and 2020 fishing years. The committee will also review the 2017 
assessments of ocean pout, Georges Bank winter flounder, witch 
flounder, Northern windowpane flounder, and Southern New England/Mid-
Atlantic yellowtail flounder and comment on the rebuilding alternatives 
under development to advise on the technical basis for the range of 
alternative rebuilding strategies developed by the PDT. These stocks 
are managed under the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery 
Management Plan. Other business will 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. This meeting will be 
recorded. 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: July 25, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE before this group for discussion, those 0500) and along cable routes to the coast
issues may not be the subject of formal of Massachusettes (the Study Area).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric action during these meetings. Action DATES: This Authorization is valid for
Administration will be restricted to those issues one year from the date of issuance.
RIN 0648–XG372 specifically listed in this notice and any FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
issues arising after publication of this Youngkin, Office of Protected
New England Fishery Management notice that require emergency action Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Council; Public Meeting under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- Electronic copies of the application and
Stevens Act, provided the public has supporting documents, as well as a list
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries been notified of the Council’s intent to
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and of the references cited in this document,
take final action to address the may be obtained online at:
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), emergency.
Commerce. www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
Special Accommodations marine-mammal-protection/incidental-
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
take-authorizations-construction-
This meeting is physically accessible activities. In case of problems accessing
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery to people with disabilities. Requests for
Management Council (Council) is these documents, please call the contact
sign language interpretation or other listed above.
scheduling a public meeting of its auxiliary aids should be directed to
Scientific & Statistical Committee to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
consider actions affecting New England 978–465–0492, at least 5 days prior to Background
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone the meeting date. This meeting will be
(EEZ). Recommendations from this Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
group will be brought to the full Council 1852, a copy of the recording is
for formal consideration and action, if the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated
available upon request. to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the
appropriate.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. incidental, but not intentional, taking of
DATES: This meeting will be held on small numbers of marine mammals by
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 beginning Dated: July 25, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson, U.S. citizens who engage in a specified
at 9:30 a.m. activity (other than commercial fishing)
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. within a specified geographical region if
the Hilton Garden Inn, Boston Logan, certain findings are made and either
100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA [FR Doc. 2018–16217 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am]
regulations are issued or, if the taking is
02128; phone: (617) 567–6789. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
limited to harassment, a notice of a
Council address: New England proposed authorization is provided to
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water the public for review.
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
An authorization for incidental
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Oceanic and Atmospheric takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Administration that the taking will have a negligible
New England Fishery Management impact on the species or stock(s), will
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. not have an unmitigable adverse impact
RIN 0648–XF926
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: on the availability of the species or
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
Agenda relevant), and if the permissible
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
The committee will review recent Mammals Incidental to Site methods of taking and requirements
stock assessment information from the Characterization Surveys Off the Coast pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
U.S/Canada Transboundary Resource of Massachusetts and reporting of such takings are set
Assessment Committee and information forth.
provided by the Council’s Groundfish AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
Plan Development Team (PDT) and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact
recommend the overfishing level (OFL) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), resulting from the specified activity that
and acceptable biological catch (ABC) Commerce. cannot be reasonably expected to, and is
for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder for ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental not reasonably likely to, adversely affect
the 2019 and 2020 fishing years. The harassment authorization. the species or stock through effects on
committee will also review the 2017 annual rates of recruitment or survival.
assessments of ocean pout, Georges SUMMARY: In accordance with the The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’
Bank winter flounder, witch flounder, regulations implementing the Marine means to harass, hunt, capture, kill or
Northern windowpane flounder, and Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic amended, notification is hereby given any marine mammal.
yellowtail flounder and comment on the that NMFS has issued an Incidental Except with respect to certain
rebuilding alternatives under Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
development to advise on the technical marine mammals, by harassment, defines ‘‘harassment’’ as any act of
basis for the range of alternative incidental to high-resolution pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i)
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rebuilding strategies developed by the geophysical (HRG) survey investigations has the potential to injure a marine
PDT. These stocks are managed under associated with marine site mammal or marine mammal stock in the
the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) characterization activities off the coast wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
Fishery Management Plan. Other of Massachusetts in the area of the the potential to disturb a marine
business will be discussed as necessary. Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands mammal or marine mammal stock in the
Although non-emergency issues not for Renewable Energy Development on wild by causing disruption of behavioral
contained in this agenda may come the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS–A patterns, including, but not limited to,

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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, August 15, 2018 beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		83 FR 36539
RIN Number		0648-XG37

83 FR 36539 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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