83 FR 44603 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-18975 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 44603-44604] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-18975] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XG442 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish Advisory Panel 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 Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; phone: (781) 245-9300. 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 Advisory Panel will discuss Framework Adjustment 58: Specifications/Management Measures [[Page 44604]] specifically draft alternatives and analysis including: (1) Rebuilding plan options for several groundfish stocks, (2) 2019 total allowable catches for U.S./Canada stocks of Eastern Georges Bank (GB) cod, Eastern GB haddock, and GB yellowtail flounder, (3) minimum size exemptions for vessels fishing in Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization waters, and (4) guidance on sector overages. They also plan to discuss Amendment 23: Groundfish Monitoring and receive an update on the development of the draft alternatives and analysis. The panel will review the Council's Groundfish Priorities for 2019 and discuss a draft list of possible groundfish priorities for 2019 and make recommendations to the Groundfish Committee. 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. This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. 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. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: August 28, 2018. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-18975 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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the relevant species or stock in our be taken relative to the population size authorizations. In August 2018, NMFS
determination of whether an of the affected species. issued a Finding of No Significant
authorization is limited to small Impact (FONSI).
Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis
numbers of marine mammals.
and Determination Authorization
Additionally, other qualitative factors
may be considered in the analysis, such There are no relevant subsistence uses As a result of these determinations,
as the temporal or spatial scale of the of the affected marine mammal stocks or we have issued an IHA to L–DEO for
activities. Tables 7 and 8 provide species implicated by this action. conducting seismic surveys in the
numbers of authorized take by Level A Therefore, NMFS has determined that Pacific Ocean near the main Hawaiian
harassment and Level B harassment. the total taking of affected species or Islands and the Emperor Seamounts
These are the numbers we use for stocks would not have an unmitigable area from September 1, 2018 through
purposes of the small numbers analysis. adverse impact on the availability of August 31, 2019, provided the
The numbers of marine mammals for such species or stocks for taking for previously mentioned mitigation,
which we have authorized take across subsistence purposes. monitoring, and reporting requirements
the two surveys would be considered Endangered Species Act (ESA) are incorporated.
small relative to the relevant Dated: August 27, 2018.
populations (a maximum of 14.7 Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C. Cathy E. Tortorici,
percent) for the species for which
1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
abundance estimates are available.
agency insure that any action it National Marine Fisheries Service.
Several small resident or insular
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not [FR Doc. 2018–19008 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am]
populations that could experience Level
B harassment during the Hawaii survey likely to jeopardize the continued BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
were discussed in the Estimated Take existence of any endangered or
section. For the Kohala resident stock of threatened species or result in the
melo-headed whales (pop. 447), NMFS destruction or adverse modification of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
assumed that up to 3 groups of 20 designated critical habitat. To ensure
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Kohala residents could be taken by ESA compliance for the issuance of
Administration
Level B harassment, representing 13.4 IHAs, NMFS consults internally, in this
percent of the Kohala stock, if they enter case with the ESA Interagency RIN 0648–XG442
the zone undetected by PSOs. Cooperation Division, whenever we
Additionally, the range of the Hawaiian propose to authorize take for New England Fishery Management
Island stock overlaps the range of the endangered or threatened species. Council; Public Meeting
Kohala resident stock. Therefore, any The NMFS Permits and Conservation AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
melon-headed whale takes within the Division issued a Biological Opinion on Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Kohala resident stock’s range could also August 24, 2018 to NMFS’s Office of Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
be from either stock. Sesimic operations Protected Resources which concluded Commerce.
will occur in the ranges of the Hawaiian that the specified activities are not
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Island stock (pop. 128) and Oahu stock likely to jeopardize the continued
(pop. 743) of common bottlenose existence of the North Pacific right SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
dolphins. Based on GIS analysis of the whale, sei whale, fin whale, blue whale, Management Council (Council) is
tracklines and the ranges of the stocks, sperm whale, Western North Pacific scheduling a public meeting of its
NMFS determined that 7 percent of the DPS humpback whale, gray whale, Groundfish Advisory Panel to consider
Hawaii Island stock and 1.2 percent of Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS false actions affecting New England fisheries
the Oahu stock could be exposed to killer whale, and the Hawaiian monk in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Level B harassment. Similar GIS seal or adversely modify critical habitat Recommendations from this group will
analysis of the Hawaii Island (pop. 631) because none exists within the action be brought to the full Council for formal
and Oahu/4-Island (pop. 355) stocks of area. consideration and action, if appropriate.
spinner dolphins resulted in estimated DATES: This meeting will be held on
National Environmental Policy Act
Level B harassment of 3.8 percent of the Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 8:30
Hawaii Islands stock population and 6.7 To comply with the National
a.m.
percent of the Oahu/4-Island stock Environmental Policy Act of 1969
population. Analysis of pantropical (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and ADDRESSES:
spotted dolphins determined that there NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) Meeting address: The meeting will be
would be 9 Oahu stock exposures and 216–6A, NMFS must review the held at the Four Points by Sheraton,
82 Hawaii Island stock exposures. The proposed action (i.e., the issuance of One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA
populations of these stocks are regulations and an LOA) with respect to 01880; phone: (781) 245–9300.
unknown, so the percentage of stocks potential impacts on the human Council address: New England
affected cannot be determined. environment. Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
However, the large ranges of these Accordingly, NMFS has adopted the Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
species (up to 20 km from Oahu and 65 L–DEO Final Environmental FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
km from Hawaii) make it likely that the Assessment (EA), Environmental Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
survey would only impact limited Assessment/Analysis of Marine New England Fishery Management
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
numbers of these stocks. Geophysical Surveys by the R/V Marcus Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
Based on the analysis contained G. Langseth in the North Pacific Ocean, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
herein of the planned activity (including 2018/2019 and after an independent
the required mitigation and monitoring evaluation of the document found that Agenda
measures) and the anticipated take of it included adequate information The Advisory Panel will discuss
marine mammals, NMFS finds that analyzing the effects on the human Framework Adjustment 58:
small numbers of marine mammals will environment of issuing incidental take Specifications/Management Measures
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specifically draft alternatives and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
analysis including: (1) Rebuilding plan Commerce. PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
options for several groundfish stocks, (2) ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SEVERELY DISABLED
2019 total allowable catches for U.S./
Canada stocks of Eastern Georges Bank SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Procurement List; Proposed Addition
(GB) cod, Eastern GB haddock, and GB Management Council (Council) and Deletions
yellowtail flounder, (3) minimum size Groundfish Plan Teams will meet
September 18, 2018 through September AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From
exemptions for vessels fishing in People Who Are Blind or Severely
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 21, 2018.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
Disabled.
Organization waters, and (4) guidance
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 through ACTION: Proposed addition to and
on sector overages. They also plan to
Friday, September 21, 2018, from 9 a.m. deletions from the Procurement List.
discuss Amendment 23: Groundfish
Monitoring and receive an update on to 5 p.m. SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing
the development of the draft alternatives ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at to add products to the Procurement List
and analysis. The panel will review the the Alaska Fishery Science Center in the that will be furnished by a nonprofit
Council’s Groundfish Priorities for 2019 Traynor Room 2076 and NMML Room agency employing persons who are
and discuss a draft list of possible 2079, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, blind or have other severe disabilities,
groundfish priorities for 2019 and make Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115. and delete products and services
recommendations to the Groundfish Council address: North Pacific previously furnished by such agencies.
Committee. Other business will be Fishery Management Council, 605 W
DATES: Comments must be received on
discussed as necessary. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
or before: September 30, 2018.
Although non-emergency issues not 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
contained in this agenda may come FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
before this group for discussion, those Diana Stram or Jim Armstrong, Council
Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite
issues may not be the subject of formal staff; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
715, Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149.
action during these meetings. Action SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
will be restricted to those issues Agenda further information or to submit
specifically listed in this notice and any
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 to Friday, comments contact: Michael R.
issues arising after publication of this
September 21, 2018 Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 603–2117,
notice that require emergency action
Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- The Plan Teams will review the CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
Stevens Act, provided the public has preliminary stock assessments for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
been notified of the Council’s intent to Groundfish and receive reports
take final action to address the notice is published pursuant to 41
including but not limited to: 2018 U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its
emergency. This meeting will be Survey Estimates, CIE Reviews for GOA
recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. purpose is to provide interested persons
Pollock and BSAI Flatfish, and the
1852, a copy of the recording is an opportunity to submit comments on
Economic Stock Assessment and
available upon request. the proposed actions.
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE).
Special Accommodations The Agenda is subject to change, and Addition
the latest version will be posted at If the Committee approves the
This meeting is physically accessible http://www.npfmc.org prior to the proposed addition, the entities of the
to people with disabilities. Requests for meeting, along with meeting materials. Federal Government identified in this
sign language interpretation or other
Public Comment notice will be required to procure the
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Public comment letters will be products listed below from a nonprofit
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
accepted and should be submitted either agency employing persons who are
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
electronically to Jim Armstrong, Council blind or have other severe disabilities.
the meeting date. The following products are proposed
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
staff: james.armstrong@noaa.gov or
for addition to the Procurement List for
through the mail: North Pacific Fishery
Dated: August 28, 2018. production by the nonprofit agency
Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave.,
Tracey L. Thompson, listed:
Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable In-person oral public testimony will be Products
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. accepted at the discretion of the chairs. NSN(s)—Product Name(s):
[FR Doc. 2018–18975 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am] MR 1100—Set, Brush
Special Accommodations MR 1110—Brush, Bottle
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
These meetings are physically MR 13135—Tray, Ice Cube, No Spill
accessible to people with disabilities. MR 13134—Container, Square, Pop, Small,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Requests for sign language 0.3 Qt.
interpretation or other auxiliary aids MR 13133—Container, Rectangle, Pop, 2.5
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Qt.
should be directed to Shannon Gleason MR 13132—Container, Square, Pop, Small,
Administration at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working 0.9 Qt.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
days prior to the meeting date. MR 13131—Container, Rectangle, Pop, 1.5
RIN 0648–XG449 Dated: August 28, 2018. Qt
Tracey L. Thompson, MR 13130—Set, Bowl, Colander, Large, 3
North Pacific Fishery Management pc
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable MR 13129—Set, Container, Plastic, 16 pc
Council; Public Meeting
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. MR 13128—Set, Bowl, Mixing, 3 pc
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries [FR Doc. 2018–18977 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am] MR 13127—Colander, Plastic
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P MR 13126—Board, Cutting, Prep
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; public meeting. | |
| Dates | This meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 44603 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XG44 |
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