83 FR 38293 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 151 (August 6, 2018)

Page Range		38293-38294
FR Document		2018-16704

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Advisory Panel and Committee on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 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-XG368


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 Whiting Advisory Panel and Committee 
on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 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: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hotel 
Providence, 139 Mathewson Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 
(401) 861-8000.
    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 Whiting Advisory Panel and Committee will evaluate Amendment 22 
(limited access alternatives) public hearing comments and impact 
analyses to recommend final action to the Council at its September 
meeting. The will also receive the Annual Monitoring Report for Fishing 
Year 2017 from the Whiting Plan Development Team. The Advisory Panel 
and Committee will review recommendations to streamline small-mesh 
multispecies fishery regulations and make final recommendations to the 
Council. Other business will be discussed as necessary.

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    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 this meeting. 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

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 
of the recording is available upon request. 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.

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

    Dated: July 31, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Sacramento River fall-run Chinook (MFMT), where the MFMT is generally Dated: August 1, 2018.
salmon are now overfished. Upper defined as less than or equal to FMSY. Margo Schulze-Haugen,
Columbia River summer-run Chinook This determination is based on a 2018 Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
salmon is now subject to overfishing. assessment—using data from 2015— Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Thorny skate and the Atlantic and Gulf produced by the Pacific Salmon [FR Doc. 2018–16764 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am]
of Mexico stock of sandbar shark are Commission’s Chinook Technical BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
still overfished. The Gulf of Maine/Cape Committee. Consistent with the
Hatteras Atlantic mackerel stock is now requirements in the Salmon FMP, the
both overfished and subject to Pacific Council has directed the STT to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
overfishing. NMFS, on behalf of the develop rebuilding plans for each
Secretary, notifies the appropriate National Oceanic and Atmospheric
overfished stock for the Council’s
fishery management council (Council) Administration
consideration. Of the six salmon stocks,
whenever it determines that overfishing only the two Chinook stocks are not
is occurring, a stock is in an overfished RIN 0648–XG368
internationally managed stocks. For all
condition or a stock is approaching an other stocks, the Council has limited
overfished condition. New England Fishery Management
ability to control ocean fisheries in Council; Public Meeting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: waters outside its jurisdiction.
Regina Spallone, (301) 427–8568. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Thorny skate and the Atlantic and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
Gulf of Mexico stock of sandbar shark Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
to section 304(e)(2) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and are still overfished. Thorny skate is Commerce.
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens overfished if the three-year moving
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Act), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2), NMFS, on average of the autumn survey mean
behalf of the Secretary, must notify weight per tow (B) is less than SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Councils, and publish in the Federal BTHRESHOLD, which is one-half of the Management Council (Council) is
Register, whenever it determines that a 75th percentile of the mean weight per scheduling a public meeting of its
stock or stock complex is subject to tow observed in the autumn trawl Whiting Advisory Panel and Committee
overfishing, overfished, or approaching survey from the selected reference time on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 to
an overfished condition. series. A stock assessment was consider actions affecting New England
NMFS has determined that Klamath completed in 2017—using data through fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
River fall-run Chinook salmon, Queets 2016—which supported the (EEZ). Recommendations from this
coho salmon, Juan de Fuca coho determination that thorny skate remains group will be brought to the full Council
salmon, Snohomish coho salmon, and overfished. NMFS is working with the for formal consideration and action, if
Sacramento River fall-run Chinook New England Fishery Management appropriate.
salmon are now overfished. Pacific Council (New England Council) to The meeting will be held on
DATES:
salmon stocks are overfished when the implement conservation and Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 9:30
3-year geometric mean of annual management measures to rebuild thorny a.m.
spawning escapement falls below the skate. The sandbar shark stock is
stock’s minimum stock size threshold overfished when current biomass (B) ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
(MSST). MSST for Pacific salmon is meeting will be held at the Hotel
proxy is less than the minimum stock
generally defined as 0.5*SMSY or Providence, 139 Mathewson Street,
size threshold (MSST) (B < BMSST). The
0.75*SMSY, although there are some Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401)
B proxy for sandbar shark is spawning
exceptions including Juan de Fuca and 861–8000.
stock fecundity. The sandbar shark
Snohomish coho, where MSST is Council address: New England
determination is based on a stock
0.636*SMSY and 0.62 SMSY, respectively. Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
assessment completed in 2018—using Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
SMSY is the number of spawners data through 2015—following the
corresponding to maximum sustainable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Southeast Data Assessment and Review
yield (MSY). The determinations for the process. NMFS manages sandbar shark Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
two Chinook stocks are based on 2018 under the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic New England Fishery Management
assessments—using data from 2017— Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
Highly Migratory Species Fishery
produced by the Pacific Fishery Management Plan and its amendments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Salmon Technical Team (STT) using The Gulf of Maine/Cape Hatteras Agenda
methodologies that have been reviewed Atlantic mackerel stock is now both The Whiting Advisory Panel and
by the Pacific Council’s Science and overfished and subject to overfishing. Committee will evaluate Amendment 22
Statistical Committee (SSC). The Atlantic mackerel is subject to (limited access alternatives) public
determinations for the three coho stocks overfishing if the fishing mortality rate hearing comments and impact analyses
are based on 2018 assessments—using (F) exceeds F40%. The stock is overfished to recommend final action to the
data from 2016—produced by the if spawning stock biomass (SSB) is less Council at its September meeting. The
Pacific Council’s STT, using than 1⁄2 SSBMSY, the SSB associated will also receive the Annual Monitoring
with fishing at FMSY. This determination Report for Fishing Year 2017 from the
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methodologies that have been reviewed
by the Pacific Council’s SSC. is based on a benchmark assessment, Whiting Plan Development Team. The
NMFS has further determined that finalized in 2018 and using data through Advisory Panel and Committee will
Upper Columbia River summer-run 2016. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery review recommendations to streamline
Chinook salmon is now subject to Management Council has been notified small-mesh multispecies fishery
overfishing. This stock is subject to of its requirement to adopt measures to regulations and make final
overfishing when the Fyear exceeds the end overfishing and approve a recommendations to the Council. Other
maximum fishing mortality threshold rebuilding plan for Atlantic mackerel. business will be discussed as necessary.

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Although non-emergency issues not FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUMMARY: The Acting Assistant Regional
contained in this agenda may come Elizabeth Figus, Council staff; Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
before this group for discussion, those telephone: (907) 271–2801. Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
issues may not be the subject of formal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: made a preliminary determination that
action during this meeting. Action will an Exempted Fishing Permit application
be restricted to those issues specifically Thursday, August 23, 2018 through contains all of the required information
listed in this notice and any issues Friday, August 24, 2018 and warrants further consideration. The
arising after publication of this notice This two-day meeting is expected to Exempted Fishing Permit would allow
that require emergency action under focus on: (a) A presentation on uses of commercial fishing vessels to fish
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens EM for recording interactions with outside of scallop regulations in support
Act, provided the public has been seabirds; (b) an update about the Alaska of research conducted by the
notified of the Council’s intent to take Region Electronic Technologies Coonamessett Farm Foundation. These
final action to address the emergency. Implementation Plan; (c) updates for exemptions would support research
ongoing research, funding, and conducted on trips to test gear
Special Accommodations
regulatory comparisons relevant to trawl modifications for bycatch reduction in
The meeting is physically accessible EM; (d) a review of the EM Workgroup the scallop dredge fishery.
to people with disabilities. This meeting cooperative approach; (e) drafting of a Regulations under the Magnuson-
will be recorded. Consistent with 16 cooperative workplan for trawl EM; and, Stevens Fishery Conservation and
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is (f) a discussion of scheduling and other Management Act require publication of
available upon request. Requests for issues. The Agenda is subject to change, this notification to provide interested
sign language interpretation or other and the latest version will be posted at parties the opportunity to comment on
auxiliary aids should be directed to http://www.npfmc.org/observer- applications for proposed Exempted
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at program/. Fishing Permits.
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to DATES: Comments must be received on
the meeting date. Public Comment or before August 21, 2018.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Public comment letters will be ADDRESSES: You may submit written
accepted and should be submitted either comments by any of the following
Dated: July 31, 2018.
electronically to Elizabeth Figus, methods:
Tracey L. Thompson,
Council staff: Elizabeth.figus@noaa.gov • Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable or through the mail: North Pacific
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Include in the subject line ‘‘CFF
Fishery Management Council, 605 W Compensation Fishing Gear Research
[FR Doc. 2018–16704 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am] 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK EFP.’’
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 99501–2252. In-person oral public • Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional
testimony will be accepted at the Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
discretion of the chair. Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Special Accommodations Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Mark the outside of the envelope
These meetings are physically ‘‘Comments on CFF Compensation
Administration accessible to people with disabilities. Fishing Gear Research EFP.’’
RIN 0648–XG389 Requests for sign language FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
interpretation or other auxiliary aids Shannah Jaburek, Fisheries Management
North Pacific Fishery Management should be directed to Shannon Gleason
Council; Public Meeting Specialist, 978–282–8456.
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries days prior to the meeting date.
Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF)
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Dated: July 31, 2018. submitted a complete application for an
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Tracey L. Thompson, Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) on July
Commerce. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 6, 2018, that would allow gear research
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. to be conducted by vessels on
[FR Doc. 2018–16703 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am] compensation fishing trips associated
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery BILLING CODE 3510–22–P with projects funded by the 2018
Management Council (Council) Trawl Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA)
Electronic Monitoring Committee will program. The exemptions would allow
hold a public meeting on August 23, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE commercial fishing vessels to exceed the
2018 through August 24, 2018. crew size regulations at 50 CFR
DATES: The meeting will be held on National Oceanic and Atmospheric 648.51(c) to place a researcher on the
Thursday, August 23, 2018, from 9 a.m. Administration vessel and temporarily exempt the
to 5:30 p.m. and on Friday, August 24, RIN 0648–XG384 participating vessels from possession
2018, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (or as limits and minimum size requirements
necessary). Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; specified in 50 CFR part 648, subpart B
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in General Provisions for Domestic and subparts D through O, for biological
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
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the Husky Room, Purple and Gold at the sampling purposes. Any fishing activity
Silver Cloud Hotel, 5036 25th Ave. NE, Fishing Permits conducted outside the scope of the
Seattle, WA 98105. Teleconference AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries exempted fishing activity would be
number: (907) 271–2896. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and prohibited, including landing fish in
Council address: North Pacific Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), excess of a possession limit or below the
Fishery Management Council, 605 W Commerce. minimum size.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK Experimental fishing activity would
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. test a one-way extended link gear

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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; public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		83 FR 38293
RIN Number		0648-XG36

83 FR 38293 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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