83 FR 50642 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 195 (October 9, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 195 (October 9, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 50642-50643] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21847] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XG518 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; solicitation of nominations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS solicits nominations for the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP). NMFS consults with and considers the comments and views of the HMS AP when preparing and implementing Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) or FMP amendments for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, sharks, and billfish. Nominations are being sought to fill approximately one-third (11) of the seats on the HMS AP for a 3-year appointment. Individuals with definable interests in the recreational and commercial fishing and related industries, environmental community, academia, and non-governmental organizations are considered for membership on the HMS AP. DATES: Nominations must be received on or before November 8, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations and requests for the Advisory Panel Statement of Organization, Practices, and Procedures by any of the following methods:Email: [email protected]. Include in the subject line the following identifier: ``HMS AP Nominations.'' Mail: Peter Cooper, Highly Migratory Species Management Division, NMFS SF1, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Cooper at (301) 427-8503. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law 104-297, provided that the Secretary may establish Advisory Panels to assist in the collection and evaluation of information relevant to the development of any Fishery Management Plan (FMP) or FMP amendment for any highly migratory species fishery that is under the Secretary's authority. NMFS has consulted with the HMS AP on: Amendment 1 to the Billfish FMP (1999); the HMS FMP (1999); Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP (2003); the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (2006); and Amendments 1 (2009), 2 (2008), 3 (2010), 4 (2012), 5a (2013), 5b (2017), 6 (2015), 7 (2014), 8 (2013), 9 (2015), 10 (2017), and 11 (2018) to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP; among other relevant fishery management issues. Procedures and Guidelines A. Nomination Procedures for Appointments to the Advisory Panel Nomination packages should include: 1. The name of the nominee and a description of his/her interest in HMS or HMS fisheries, or in particular species of sharks, swordfish, tunas, or billfish; 2. Contact information, including mailing address, phone, and email of the nominee; 3. A statement of background and/or qualifications; 4. A written commitment that the nominee shall actively participate in good faith, and consistent with ethics obligations, in the meetings and tasks of the HMS AP; and 5. A list of outreach resources that the nominee has at his/her disposal to communicate Qualifications for HMS AP Membership. Qualification for membership includes one or more of the following: (1) Experience in HMS recreational fisheries; (2) experience in HMS commercial fisheries; (3) experience in fishery-related industries (e.g., marinas, bait and tackle shops); (4) experience in the scientific community working with HMS; and/or (5) representation of a private, non-governmental, regional, national, or international organization representing marine fisheries, or environmental, governmental, or academic interests dealing with HMS. Tenure for the HMS AP Member tenure will be for 3 years (36 months), with approximately one-third of the members' terms expiring on December 31 of each year. Nominations are sought for terms beginning January 2019 and expiring December 2021. B. Participants Nominations for the HMS AP will be accepted to allow representation from commercial and recreational fishing interests, academic/scientific interests, and the environmental/non-governmental organization community, who are knowledgeable about Atlantic HMS and/or Atlantic HMS fisheries. Current representation on the HMS AP, as shown in Table 1, consists of 12 members representing commercial interests, 12 members representing recreational interests, 4 members representing environmental interests, 4 academic representatives, and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Advisory Committee Chairperson. Each HMS AP member serves a 3-year term with approximately one-third of the total number of seats (33) expiring on December 31 of each year. NMFS seeks to fill 3 commercial, 4 recreational, 3 academic and 1 environmental organization vacancies by December 31, 2018. NMFS will seek to fill vacancies based primarily on maintaining the current representation from each of the sectors. NMFS also considers species expertise and representation from the fishing regions (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean) to ensure the diversity and balance of the AP. Table 1 includes the current representation on the HMS AP by sector, region, and species with terms that are expiring identified in bold. It is not meant to indicate that NMFS will only consider persons who have expertise in the species or fishing regions that are listed. Rather, NMFS will aim toward having as diverse and balanced an AP as possible. [[Page 50643]] Table 1--Current Representation on the HMS AP by Sector, Region, and Species [Terms that are expiring or for whom current members are stepping down are marked as ``Expiring''. NMFS tries to maintain diversity and balance in representation among fishing regions and species] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date term Sector Fishing region Species Date appointed expires Member status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Academic.............................. All...................... Swordfish/Tuna.......... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active. Academic.............................. All...................... Tuna.................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring. Academic.............................. Gulf of Mexico/Southeast. Shark................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring. Academic.............................. Southeast................ Swordfish/HMS........... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring. Commercial............................ Southeast................ Shark................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active. Commercial............................ All...................... HMS..................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active. Commercial............................ Northeast................ Tuna.................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active. Commercial............................ Gulf of Mexico/Southeast. Swordfish/Tuna.......... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active. Commercial............................ Northeast................ Tuna.................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active. Commercial............................ Northeast................ Tuna.................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active. Commercial............................ Southeast................ Shark................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring. Commercial............................ Southeast................ Swordfish/Tuna.......... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring. Commercial............................ Northeast................ Tuna.................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring. Commercial............................ Mid-Atlantic............. HMS/Shark............... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active. Commercial............................ Mid-Atlantic............. Swordfish/Tuna.......... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active. Commercial............................ Gulf of Mexico........... Shark................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active. Environmental......................... All...................... Shark................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active. Environmental......................... All...................... HMS..................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring. Environmental......................... All...................... Tuna.................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active. Environmental......................... All...................... HMS..................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active. Recreational.......................... All...................... Billfish................ 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active. Recreational.......................... Mid-Atlantic............. Shark................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active. Recreational.......................... Mid-Atlantic............. Tuna/Billfish........... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active. Recreational.......................... Northeast................ Tuna/Shark.............. 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring. Recreational.......................... Northeast................ HMS..................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring. Recreational.......................... Mid-Atlantic............. HMS..................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring. Recreational.......................... Southeast................ Billfish/HMS............ 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring. Recreational.......................... Northeast................ HMS..................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active. Recreational.......................... Mid-Atlantic............. Tuna.................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active. Recreational.......................... Mid-Atlantic............. HMS..................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active. Recreational.......................... Southeast................ Billfish................ 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active. Recreational.......................... Gulf of Mexico........... HMS..................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The intent is to have a group that, as a whole, reflects an appropriate and equitable balance and mix of interests given the responsibilities of the HMS AP. Five additional members on the HMS AP include one member representing each of the following Councils: New England Fishery Management Council, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, and the Caribbean Fishery Management Council. The HMS AP also includes 22 ex-officio participants: 20 representatives of the coastal states and two representatives of the interstate commissions (the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission). NMFS will provide the necessary administrative support, including technical assistance, for the HMS AP. However, NMFS will not compensate participants with monetary support of any kind. Depending on availability of funds, members may be reimbursed for travel costs related to the HMS AP meetings. C. Meeting Schedule Meetings of the HMS AP will be held as frequently as necessary but are routinely held twice each year--once in the spring, and once in the fall. The meetings may be held in conjunction with public hearings. Dated: October 3, 2018. Margo Schulze-Haugen, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-21847 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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before this Council for discussion, those Advisory Panel Statement of (1) Experience in HMS recreational
issues may not be the subjects of formal Organization, Practices, and Procedures fisheries; (2) experience in HMS
action during this meeting. Council by any of the following methods: commercial fisheries; (3) experience in
action will be restricted to those issues • Email: HMSAP.Nominations@ fishery-related industries (e.g., marinas,
specifically listed in this notice and any noaa.gov. Include in the subject line the bait and tackle shops); (4) experience in
issues arising after publication of this following identifier: ‘‘HMS AP the scientific community working with
notice that require emergency action Nominations.’’ HMS; and/or (5) representation of a
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- • Mail: Peter Cooper, Highly private, non-governmental, regional,
Stevens Act, provided that the public Migratory Species Management national, or international organization
has been notified of the Council’s intent Division, NMFS SF1, 1315 East-West representing marine fisheries, or
to take final action to address the Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. environmental, governmental, or
emergency. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: academic interests dealing with HMS.
Peter Cooper at (301) 427–8503.
Special Accommodations Tenure for the HMS AP
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for Introduction Member tenure will be for 3 years (36
sign language interpretation or other The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery months), with approximately one-third
auxiliary aids should be directed to Conservation and Management Act of the members’ terms expiring on
Kathy Pereira (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 December 31 of each year. Nominations
days prior to the meeting date. et seq., as amended by the Sustainable are sought for terms beginning January
Fisheries Act, Public Law 104–297, 2019 and expiring December 2021.
Dated: October 3, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson, provided that the Secretary may B. Participants
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable establish Advisory Panels to assist in
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. the collection and evaluation of Nominations for the HMS AP will be
[FR Doc. 2018–21838 Filed 10–5–18; 8:45 am]
information relevant to the development accepted to allow representation from
of any Fishery Management Plan (FMP) commercial and recreational fishing
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or FMP amendment for any highly interests, academic/scientific interests,
migratory species fishery that is under and the environmental/non-
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the Secretary’s authority. NMFS has governmental organization community,
consulted with the HMS AP on: who are knowledgeable about Atlantic
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Amendment 1 to the Billfish FMP HMS and/or Atlantic HMS fisheries.
Administration (1999); the HMS FMP (1999); Current representation on the HMS AP,
Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP (2003); as shown in Table 1, consists of 12
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the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP members representing commercial
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; (2006); and Amendments 1 (2009), 2 interests, 12 members representing
Advisory Panel (2008), 3 (2010), 4 (2012), 5a (2013), 5b recreational interests, 4 members
(2017), 6 (2015), 7 (2014), 8 (2013), 9 representing environmental interests, 4
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries (2015), 10 (2017), and 11 (2018) to the academic representatives, and the
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP; among
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), International Commission for the
other relevant fishery management Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Commerce. issues. Advisory Committee Chairperson. Each
ACTION: Notice; solicitation of
Procedures and Guidelines HMS AP member serves a 3-year term
nominations.
with approximately one-third of the
A. Nomination Procedures for
SUMMARY: NMFS solicits nominations total number of seats (33) expiring on
Appointments to the Advisory Panel
for the Atlantic Highly Migratory December 31 of each year. NMFS seeks
Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP). Nomination packages should include: to fill 3 commercial, 4 recreational, 3
NMFS consults with and considers the 1. The name of the nominee and a academic and 1 environmental
comments and views of the HMS AP description of his/her interest in HMS organization vacancies by December 31,
when preparing and implementing or HMS fisheries, or in particular 2018. NMFS will seek to fill vacancies
Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) or species of sharks, swordfish, tunas, or based primarily on maintaining the
FMP amendments for Atlantic tunas, billfish; current representation from each of the
swordfish, sharks, and billfish. 2. Contact information, including
sectors. NMFS also considers species
Nominations are being sought to fill mailing address, phone, and email of
expertise and representation from the
approximately one-third (11) of the seats the nominee;
3. A statement of background and/or fishing regions (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic,
on the HMS AP for a 3-year Southeast, Gulf of Mexico, and
qualifications;
appointment. Individuals with definable 4. A written commitment that the Caribbean) to ensure the diversity and
interests in the recreational and nominee shall actively participate in balance of the AP. Table 1 includes the
commercial fishing and related good faith, and consistent with ethics current representation on the HMS AP
industries, environmental community, obligations, in the meetings and tasks of by sector, region, and species with terms
academia, and non-governmental the HMS AP; and that are expiring identified in bold. It is
organizations are considered for
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5. A list of outreach resources that the not meant to indicate that NMFS will
membership on the HMS AP. nominee has at his/her disposal to only consider persons who have
DATES: Nominations must be received communicate Qualifications for HMS expertise in the species or fishing
on or before November 8, 2018. AP Membership. regions that are listed. Rather, NMFS
ADDRESSES: You may submit Qualification for membership will aim toward having as diverse and
nominations and requests for the includes one or more of the following: balanced an AP as possible.
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TABLE 1—CURRENT REPRESENTATION ON THE HMS AP BY SECTOR, REGION, AND SPECIES
[Terms that are expiring or for whom current members are stepping down are marked as ‘‘Expiring’’. NMFS tries to maintain diversity and
balance in representation among fishing regions and species]
Date Date term
Sector Fishing region Species Member status
appointed expires
Academic ............................... All .......................................... Swordfish/Tuna ..................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Academic ............................... All .......................................... Tuna ...................................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Academic ............................... Gulf of Mexico/Southeast ..... Shark .................................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Academic ............................... Southeast .............................. Swordfish/HMS ..................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Commercial ........................... Southeast .............................. Shark .................................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial ........................... All .......................................... HMS ...................................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial ........................... Northeast .............................. Tuna ...................................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial ........................... Gulf of Mexico/Southeast ..... Swordfish/Tuna ..................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial ........................... Northeast .............................. Tuna ...................................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial ........................... Northeast .............................. Tuna ...................................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial ........................... Southeast .............................. Shark .................................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Commercial ........................... Southeast .............................. Swordfish/Tuna ..................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Commercial ........................... Northeast .............................. Tuna ...................................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Commercial ........................... Mid-Atlantic ........................... HMS/Shark ........................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Commercial ........................... Mid-Atlantic ........................... Swordfish/Tuna ..................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Commercial ........................... Gulf of Mexico ...................... Shark .................................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Environmental ....................... All .......................................... Shark .................................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Environmental ....................... All .......................................... HMS ...................................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Environmental ....................... All .......................................... Tuna ...................................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Environmental ....................... All .......................................... HMS ...................................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Recreational .......................... All .......................................... Billfish ................................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Recreational .......................... Mid-Atlantic ........................... Shark .................................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Recreational .......................... Mid-Atlantic ........................... Tuna/Billfish .......................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Recreational .......................... Northeast .............................. Tuna/Shark ........................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Recreational .......................... Northeast .............................. HMS ...................................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Recreational .......................... Mid-Atlantic ........................... HMS ...................................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Recreational .......................... Southeast .............................. Billfish/HMS .......................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Recreational .......................... Northeast .............................. HMS ...................................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Recreational .......................... Mid-Atlantic ........................... Tuna ...................................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Recreational .......................... Mid-Atlantic ........................... HMS ...................................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Recreational .......................... Southeast .............................. Billfish ................................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Recreational .......................... Gulf of Mexico ...................... HMS ...................................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
The intent is to have a group that, as C. Meeting Schedule effort to reduce paperwork and
a whole, reflects an appropriate and Meetings of the HMS AP will be held respondent burden, invites the general
equitable balance and mix of interests as frequently as necessary but are public and other Federal agencies to
given the responsibilities of the HMS routinely held twice each year—once in take this opportunity to comment on
AP. the spring, and once in the fall. The proposed and/or continuing information
Five additional members on the HMS meetings may be held in conjunction collections, as required by the
AP include one member representing with public hearings. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
each of the following Councils: New Dated: October 3, 2018. DATES:Written comments must be
England Fishery Management Council, Margo Schulze-Haugen, submitted on or before December 10,
the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 2018.
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Council, the South Atlantic Fishery Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Management Council, the Gulf of ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
[FR Doc. 2018–21847 Filed 10–5–18; 8:45 am]
Mexico Fishery Management Council, to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
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and the Caribbean Fishery Management Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Council. The HMS AP also includes 22 Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
ex-officio participants: 20 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
representatives of the coastal states and Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
two representatives of the interstate National Oceanic and Atmospheric internet at pracomments@doc.gov).
commissions (the Atlantic States Marine Administration
Fisheries Commission and the Gulf FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
States Marine Fisheries Commission). Proposed Information Collection; Requests for additional information or
Comment Request; Access-Point copies of the information collection
NMFS will provide the necessary
Angler Intercept Survey (APAIS) instrument(s) and instructions should
administrative support, including
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be directed to Tom Sminkey, Ph.D.,
technical assistance, for the HMS AP. AGENCY: National Oceanic and National Marine Fisheries Service,
However, NMFS will not compensate Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Science and Technology, 1315
participants with monetary support of Commerce. East-West Hwy./FST1, Rm 12358, Silver
any kind. Depending on availability of ACTION: Notice. Spring, MD 21910, Phone: (301) 427–
funds, members may be reimbursed for
8177 or Tom.Sminkey@NOAA.gov.
travel costs related to the HMS AP SUMMARY:The Department of
meetings. Commerce, as part of its continuing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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| FR Citation | 83 FR 50642 | |
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