83 FR 41062 - Marine Mammals; File No. 22222
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 160 (August 17, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 160 (August 17, 2018)
| Page Range | 41062-41063 | |
| FR Document | 2018-17772 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 41062-41063] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-17772] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XG415-X Marine Mammals; File No. 22222 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Tamara McGuire, 310 W 123rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99515, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before September 17, 2018. ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the ``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species (APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 22222 from the list of available applications. These documents are also available upon written request or by appointment in the Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, [[Page 41063]] NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376. Written comments on this application should be submitted to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, at the address listed above. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by email to [email protected]. Please include the File No. in the subject line of the email comment. Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division at the address listed above. The request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be appropriate. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Sara Young, (301) 427- 8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). Ms. McGuire requests a 5-year permit to conduct research on endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas), in Cook Inlet, AK. The purpose of the research is to (1) continue to build and maintain the species' photo-identification catalog, (2) describe the population's characteristics, and (3) determine life history characteristics of the species. Research may result in up to 6,800 annual takes of whales by Level B harassment during vessel surveys for observation, photography, and photo-identification. Up to 100 harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) annually could be incidentally disturbed during surveys. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. Dated: August 14, 2018. Julia Marie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-17772 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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6. Membership Appointments and Day 2—Thursday, September 6, 2018 before the Pacific Council for
Council Operating Procedures Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory discussion, those issues may not be the
7. Future Council Meeting Agenda Subpanel: 8 a.m. subject of formal Council action during
and Workload Planning Coastal Pelagic Species Management this meeting. Council action will be
G. Ecosystem Management restricted to those issues specifically
1. West Coast Ecosystem-Based Team: 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. listed in this notice and any issues
Fishery Management Roadmap arising after publication of this notice
Ecosystem Workgroup: 8 a.m.
Implementation Habitat Committee: 8 a.m. that require emergency action under
2. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Five-Year section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Scientific and Statistical Committee: 8
Review—Scoping Fishery Conservation and Management
3. Climate and Communities Initiative a.m.
Legislative Committee: 10 a.m. Act, provided the public has been
Update notified of the Pacific Council’s intent to
H. Highly Migratory Species Budget Committee: 1 p.m.
1. National Marine Fisheries Service take final action to address the
Day 3—Friday, September 7, 2018 emergency.
Report
2. Final Recommendations on Non- California State Delegation: 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. Special Accommodations
Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted
Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. These meetings are physically
Fishing Permits (EFPs)
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. accessible to people with disabilities.
3. Recommend International
Ecosystem Plan Development Team: 8 Requests for sign language
Management Activities
4. Biennial Harvest Specifications and a.m. interpretation or other auxiliary aids
Highly Migratory Species Advisory should be directed to Mr. Kris
Management Measures
5. Drift Gillnet Performance Metrics Subpanel: 8 a.m. Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280, ext.
Methodology Highly Migratory Species Management 411 at least ten business days prior to
6. Swordfish Monitoring and Team: 8 a.m. the meeting date.
Management Plan Enforcement Consultants: 8 a.m.
Dated: August 14, 2018.
I. Groundfish Management Scientific and Statistical Committee: 8
a.m. Tracey L. Thompson,
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Report Day 4—Saturday, September 8, 2018 Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
2. Amendment 28—Essential Fish
Habitat and Rockfish Conservation California State Delegation: 7 a.m. [FR Doc. 2018–17775 Filed 8–16–18; 8:45 am]
Area—Implementation Update Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
3. Endangered Species Act Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m.
Consultation on Eulachon Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m.
4. Stock Assessment Terms of Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Reference—Final Action Highly Migratory Species Advisory
5. Methodology Review—Preliminary Subpanel: 8 a.m. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Topic Selection Highly Migratory Species Management Administration
6. Science Improvement Report Team: 8 a.m. RIN 0648–XG415–X
7. Five-Year Catch Share Follow On Enforcement Consultants: Ad Hoc
Action—Preliminary Action Day 5—Sunday, September 9, 2018 Marine Mammals; File No. 22222
8. Continuing Midwater Trawl and
Gear EFP and Salmon Bycatch California State Delegation: 7 a.m. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Provisions in New EFPs Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
9. Omnibus Workload Planning Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Process Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. Commerce.
10. Inseason Adjustments—Final Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
Action Enforcement Consultants: Ad Hoc
J. Pacific Halibut Management SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Day 6—Monday, September 10, 2018
1. 2019 Catch Sharing Plan and Tamara McGuire, 310 W 123rd Ave.,
Annual Regulations California State Delegation: 7 a.m. Anchorage, AK 99515, has applied in
Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. due form for a permit to conduct
Advisory Body Agendas Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. research on endangered Cook Inlet
Advisory body agendas will include Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. beluga whales.
discussions of relevant issues that are Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
on the Pacific Council agenda for this Enforcement Consultants: Ad Hoc
comments must be received on or before
meeting, and may also include issues Day 7—Tuesday, September 11, 2018 September 17, 2018.
that may be relevant to future Council ADDRESSES: The application and related
California State Delegation: 7 a.m.
meetings. Proposed advisory body documents are available for review by
Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m.
agendas for this meeting will be selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m.
available on the Pacific Council website Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
http://www.pcouncil.org/council- Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. the Applications and Permits for
operations/council-meetings/current- Enforcement Consultants: Ad Hoc Protected Species (APPS) home page,
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briefing-book/ no later than Monday, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
August 20, 2018. Day 8—Wednesday, September 12, 2018
selecting File No. 22222 from the list of
Schedule of Ancillary Meetings California State Delegation: 7 a.m. available applications.
Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. These documents are also available
Day 1—Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. upon written request or by appointment
Scientific and Statistical Committee Although non-emergency issues not in the Permits and Conservation
Ecosystem Subcommittee: 8 a.m. contained in this agenda may come Division, Office of Protected Resources,
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NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE least 7 working days prior to the
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone meeting date.
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Dated: August 14, 2018.
Written comments on this application Administration
Tracey L. Thompson,
should be submitted to the Chief, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Permits and Conservation Division, at RIN 0648–XG403
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
the address listed above. Comments may North Pacific Fishery Management [FR Doc. 2018–17774 Filed 8–16–18; 8:45 am]
also be submitted by facsimile to (301) Council; Public Meeting BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
include the File No. in the subject line Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
of the email comment. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Those individuals requesting a public Commerce. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
hearing should submit a written request ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Administration
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery RIN 0648–XG346
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific Management Council (Council) Science Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico;
reasons why a hearing on this and Statistical Committee Subgroup Southeast Data, Assessment, and
application would be appropriate. (SSC Subgroup) will hold a public Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: meeting.
Amy Hapeman or Sara Young, (301) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
DATES: The meeting will be held on
427–8401. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Monday, September 10, 2018 from 9
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The a.m. to 4 p.m.
Commerce.
subject permit is requested under the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 61 in-person
authority of the Marine Mammal Room 2079, at the Alaska Fisheries Data/Assessment Workshop for Gulf of
Protection Act of 1972, as amended Science Center (AFSC), 7700 Sand Point Mexico Red Grouper.
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
regulations governing the taking and Council address: North Pacific SUMMARY: The SEDAR 61 assessment of
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR Fishery Management Council, 605 W the Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper will
part 216). 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK consist of one in-person Data/
Ms. McGuire requests a 5-year permit 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. Assessment Workshop and a series of
to conduct research on endangered Cook FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY
Inlet beluga whales (Delphinapterus Stephani Zador, AFSC staff; telephone: INFORMATION.
leucas), in Cook Inlet, AK. The purpose (206) 526–4693. DATES: The SEDAR 61 Data/Assessment
of the research is to (1) continue to build SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. until
and maintain the species’ photo- 5 p.m. on September 11, 2018, from 8:30
identification catalog, (2) describe the Agenda
a.m. until 5 p.m. on September 12, 2018,
population’s characteristics, and (3) Monday, September 10, 2018 and from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on
determine life history characteristics of September 13, 2018.
the species. Research may result in up The agenda will include: (a) AFSC
review of Alaska surveys and budget ADDRESSES:
to 6,800 annual takes of whales by Level Meeting address: The SEDAR 61 Data/
B harassment during vessel surveys for considerations; (b) discussion of
alternatives for survey planning based Assessment Workshop will be held at
observation, photography, and photo- the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333
identification. Up to 100 harbor seals on different budget scenarios; (c)
develop recommendations for the SSC 1st Street S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
(Phoca vitulina) annually could be telephone: 1–800–445–8667.
incidentally disturbed during surveys. and Council; (d) other business. The
Agenda is subject to change, and the SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
In compliance with the National Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 latest version will be posted at http://
www.npfmc.org/upcoming-meetings/. 29405.
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
determination has been made that the Public Comment A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571–
activity proposed is categorically 4366. Email: Julie.neer@safmc.net.
excluded from the requirement to Public comment letters will be
accepted until the start of the meeting, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
prepare an environmental assessment or
and should be submitted either of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
environmental impact statement.
electronically to Diana Evans, Council Caribbean Fishery Management
Concurrent with the publication of
staff: diana.evans@noaa.gov or through Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
this notice in the Federal Register,
the mail: North Pacific Fishery Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., States Marine Fisheries Commissions
application to the Marine Mammal
Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. have implemented the Southeast Data,
Commission and its Committee of
In-person oral public testimony will be Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
Scientific Advisors.
accepted at the discretion of the chair. process, a multi-step method for
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1
Dated: August 14, 2018. determining the status of fish stocks in
Julia Marie Harrison, Special Accommodations the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, The meeting is physically accessible step process including: (1) Data/
Office of Protected Resources, National to people with disabilities. Requests for Assessment Workshop, and (2) a series
Marine Fisheries Service. sign language interpretation or other of webinars. The product of the Data/
[FR Doc. 2018–17772 Filed 8–16–18; 8:45 am] auxiliary aids should be directed to Assessment Workshop is a report which
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Shannon Gleason at (907) 271–2809 at compiles and evaluates potential
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; receipt of application. | |
| Dates | Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before September 17, 2018. | |
| Contact | Amy Hapeman or Sara Young, (301) 427- 8401. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 41062 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XG41 |
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