83_FR_53420 83 FR 53216 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

83 FR 53216 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 204 (October 22, 2018)

Page Range53216-53217
FR Document2018-22993

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Ad Hoc Red Snapper and Grouper-Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Advisory Panel.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 204 (Monday, October 22, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53216-53217]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22993]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG564


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Ad Hoc Red Snapper and Grouper-Tilefish 
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, November 7, 2018; 
starting 8:30 a.m. and will adjourn at 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf Council's office, 4107 
W Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected], 
telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as 
follows:

Agenda

Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

1. Introductions and Adoption of Agenda
2. Approval of April 10, 2018 meeting summary
3. Scope of Work
4. Presentations on National Quota Banks
5. Reef Fish Amendment 36B: Modifications to Commercial IFQ Programs
6. Other Business
--Meeting Adjourns

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with 
other meeting materials will be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org as they 
become available.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Advisory Panel for discussion, in accordance with the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues 
may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions of 
the Advisory Panel will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in the agenda and any issues

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arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take 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 Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office (see 
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: October 17, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-22993 Filed 10-19-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               publication date, as provided by section                judicial protective order, is hereby                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                               751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For Carbon                 requested. Failure to comply with the
                                               Activated, Datong Juqiang, and the non-                 regulations and terms of an APO is a                  National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                               examined, separate rate respondents,                    violation which is subject to sanction.               Administration
                                               the cash deposit rate will be equal to                     We are issuing and publishing these                RIN 0648–XG564
                                               their weighted-average dumping                          final results of administrative review
                                               margins established in the final results                and notice in accordance with sections                Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
                                               of this review; (2) for previously                      751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.                      Council; Public Meeting
                                               investigated or reviewed Chinese and
                                               non-Chinese exporters not listed above                    Date: October 16, 2018.                             AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                               that have separate rates, the cash                      James Maeder,                                         Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                               deposit rate will continue to be the                    Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for              Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                               exporter-specific rate published for the                Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                   Commerce.
                                               most recently completed segment of this                 Operations performing the duties of Deputy            ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
                                               proceeding in which they were                           Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                               reviewed; (3) for all Chinese exporters of              Countervailing Duty Operations.                       SUMMARY:   The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
                                               subject merchandise that have not been                  Appendix I                                            Management Council (Council) will
                                               found to be entitled to a separate rate,                                                                      hold a meeting of its Ad Hoc Red
                                               the cash deposit rate will be equal to the              Issues and Decision Memorandum                        Snapper and Grouper-Tilefish
                                               weighted-average dumping margin for                     Summary                                               Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)
                                               the China-wide entity (i.e., 2.42 USD/                  Background                                            Advisory Panel.
                                               kg); and (4) for all non-Chinese                        Scope of the Order                                    DATES: The meeting will convene on
                                               exporters of subject merchandise which                  Changes Since the Preliminary Results                 Wednesday, November 7, 2018; starting
                                               have not received their own separate                    Discussion of the Issues                              8:30 a.m. and will adjourn at 5 p.m.
                                               rate, the cash deposit rate will be the                   Comment 1: Use of Import Statistics In lieu         ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
                                               rate applicable to the Chinese                              of Highest Calculated Normal Value as             the Gulf Council’s office, 4107 W
                                               exporter(s) that supplied that non-                         Adverse Facts Available                           Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
                                               Chinese exporter. These per-unit cash                     Comment 2: Coal Tar Surrogate Value                 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
                                               deposit requirements, when imposed,                       Comment 3: Carbonized Material Surrogate
                                                                                                                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
                                               shall remain in effect until further                        Value
                                               notice.                                                   Comment 4: Hydrochloric Acid Surrogate              Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf of
                                                                                                           Value                                             Mexico Fishery Management Council;
                                               Disclosure                                                                                                    ava.lasseter@gulfcouncil.org, telephone:
                                                                                                         Comment 5: Labor Surrogate Value
                                                 We intend to disclose the calculations                  Comment 6: Whether to Continue to Use               (813) 348–1630.
                                               performed to parties in this proceeding                     the Thai Financial Statements                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
                                               within five days of the date of                           Comment 7: Value-Added Tax                          of discussion on the agenda are as
                                               publication of this notice in accordance                    Adjustments                                       follows:
                                               with 19 CFR 351.224(b).                                   Comment 8: Ministerial Errors
                                                                                                                                                             Agenda
                                                                                                       Recommendation
                                               Notification to Importers Regarding the
                                                                                                                                                             Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 8:30
                                               Reimbursement of Duties                                 Appendix II                                           a.m. until 5 p.m.
                                                 This notice also serves as a final                    Companies Not Eligible for a Separate Rate
                                               reminder to importers of their                                                                                1. Introductions and Adoption of
                                                                                                       and To Be Treated as Part of China-Wide
                                               responsibility under 19 CFR                                                                                        Agenda
                                                                                                       Entity
                                               351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate                                                                           2. Approval of April 10, 2018 meeting
                                               regarding the reimbursement of                          Company                                                    summary
                                               antidumping duties prior to liquidation                 1. Beijing Embrace Technology Co., Ltd.               3. Scope of Work
                                               of the relevant entries during this POR.                2. Datong Municipal Yunguang Activated                4. Presentations on National Quota
                                               Failure to comply with this requirement                       Carbon Co., Ltd.                                     Banks
                                               could result in Commerce’s                              3. Jilin Bright Future Chemicals Co., Ltd.            5. Reef Fish Amendment 36B:
                                               presumption that reimbursement of                       4. Meadwestvaco (China) Holding Co., Ltd.                  Modifications to Commercial IFQ
                                               antidumping duties has occurred and                     5. Ningxia Guanghua A/C Co., Ltd.                          Programs
                                               the subsequent assessment of double                     6. Ningxia Guanghua Activated Carbon Co.,             6. Other Business
                                               antidumping duties.                                           Ltd.                                            —Meeting Adjourns
                                                                                                       7. Ningxia Guanghua Chemical Activated                   The Agenda is subject to change, and
                                               Notification Regarding Administrative                         Carbon Co., Ltd.                                the latest version along with other
                                               Protective Order                                        8. Ningxia Jirui Activated Carbon                     meeting materials will be posted on
                                                 This notice also serves as a reminder                 9. Shanxi Dapu International Trade Co., Ltd.          www.gulfcouncil.org as they become
                                               to parties subject to administrative                    10. Shanxi DMD Corporation                            available.
                                               protective order (APO) of their                         11. Shanxi Industry Technology Trading Co.,              Although other non-emergency issues
                                               responsibility concerning the return or                       Ltd.                                            not on the agenda may come before the
                                               destruction of proprietary information                  12. Tancarb Activated Carbon Co., Ltd.                Advisory Panel for discussion, in
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                                               disclosed under APO in accordance                       13. Tangshan Solid Carbon Co., Ltd.                   accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
                                               with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which                        14. Tianjin Channel Filters Co., Ltd.                 Fishery Conservation and Management
                                               continues to govern business                            15. Tianjin Jacobi International Trading Co.,         Act, those issues may not be the subject
                                               proprietary information in this segment                       Ltd.                                            of formal action during this meeting.
                                               of the proceeding. Timely written                       16. Tianjin Maijin Industries Co., Ltd.               Actions of the Advisory Panel will be
                                               notification of the return or destruction               [FR Doc. 2018–22969 Filed 10–19–18; 8:45 am]          restricted to those issues specifically
                                               of APO materials, or conversion to                      BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                identified in the agenda and any issues


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                                               arising after publication of this notice                copies of the application and supporting              on June 22, 2018. The Port of San
                                               that require emergency action under                     documents, as well as a list of the                   Francisco’s request was for take of seven
                                               Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens                  references cited in this document, may                species of marine mammals by Level B
                                               Fishery Conservation and Management                     be obtained online at: https://                       harassment only. This authorization is
                                               Act, provided the public has been                       www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/                      valid from June 1, 2019, to May 31,
                                               notified of the Council’s intent to take                marine-mammal-protection/incidental-                  2020. Neither the Port of San Francisco
                                               action to address the emergency.                        take-authorizations-construction-                     nor NMFS expects serious injury or
                                                                                                       activities. In case of problems accessing             mortality to result from this activity
                                               Special Accommodations                                  these documents, please call the contact              and, therefore, an IHA is appropriate.
                                                 This meeting is physically accessible                 listed above.
                                               to people with disabilities. Requests for                                                                     Description of Proposed Activity
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               sign language interpretation or other                                                                         Overview
                                               auxiliary aids should be directed to                    Background
                                                                                                          The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of                    The Port of San Francisco plans to
                                               Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office
                                                                                                       marine mammals, with certain                          construct the MBFL and WTL on San
                                               (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
                                                                                                       exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and                 Francisco Bay, within the Port of San
                                               prior to the meeting.
                                                                                                       (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et                    Francisco’s Southern Waterfront in the
                                                 Dated: October 17, 2018.                                                                                    Mission Bay/Central Waterfront area.
                                                                                                       seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce
                                               Tracey L. Thompson,                                                                                           The project will create two, two-berth,
                                                                                                       (as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon
                                               Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable           request, the incidental, but not                      floating landings to add ferry and water
                                               Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.                                                                 taxi access to the area. The project’s
                                                                                                       intentional, taking of small numbers of
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–22993 Filed 10–19–18; 8:45 am]            marine mammals by U.S. citizens who                   activities that have the potential to take
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                  engage in a specified activity (other than            marine mammals include vibratory and
                                                                                                       commercial fishing) within a specified                impact pile driving, vibratory pile
                                                                                                       geographical region if certain findings               removal, and down the hole drilling. In
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  are made and either regulations are                   total, 28 permanent piles ranging from
                                                                                                       issued or, if the taking is limited to                16-inch to 36-inch in diameter will be
                                               National Oceanic and Atmospheric                                                                              installed, but only 24 will require in
                                               Administration                                          harassment, a notice of an incidental
                                                                                                       take authorization may be provided to                 water installation. Twelve older piles
                                               RIN 0648–XG105                                          the public for review.                                will be removed, and four 14-inch H-
                                                                                                          Authorization for incidental takings               piles and one 30-inch steel pile will be
                                               Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to                   shall be granted if NMFS finds that the               driven temporally to act as the caisson
                                               Specified Activities; Taking Marine                     taking will have a negligible impact on               and supports during down the hole
                                               Mammals Incidental to the Mission Bay                   the species or stock(s) and will not have             drilling at 10 locations. In addition, the
                                               Ferry and Water Taxi Landing Project                    an unmitigable adverse impact on the                  project will include dredging, however
                                               in San Francisco Bay, California                        availability of the species or stock(s) for           authorization of take from this activity
                                                                                                       taking for subsistence uses (where                    is neither requested nor proposed for
                                               AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                                                                            authorization. All piles will be driven
                                                                                                       relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe
                                               Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                                                                          between June 1, 2019 and November 20,
                                                                                                       the permissible methods of taking and
                                               Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                                                                            2019.
                                                                                                       other means of effecting the least
                                               Commerce.                                                                                                        A detailed description of the planned
                                                                                                       practicable adverse impact on the
                                               ACTION: Notice; issuance of incidental                  affected species or stocks and their                  Port of San Francisco MBFL and WTL
                                               harassment authorization.                               habitat, paying particular attention to               project is provided in the Federal
                                                                                                       rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of               Register notice for the proposed IHA (83
                                               SUMMARY:    In accordance with the                                                                            FR 42465; August 22, 2018). Since that
                                               regulations implementing the Marine                     similar significance, and on the
                                                                                                       availability of such species or stocks for            time, no changes have been made to the
                                               Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as                                                                               planned Port of San Francisco activities.
                                               amended, notification is hereby given                   taking for certain subsistence uses
                                                                                                       (referred to in shorthand as                          Therefore, a detailed description is not
                                               that NMFS has issued an incidental                                                                            provided here. Please refer to that
                                               harassment authorization (IHA) to the                   ‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements
                                                                                                       pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring              Federal Register notice for the
                                               Port of San Francisco to incidentally                                                                         description of the specific activity.
                                               harass, by Level B harassment only,                     and reporting of such takings are set
                                                                                                       forth. The definitions of all applicable                 While there were not changes to the
                                               marine mammals during construction                                                                            planned activity, some errors were
                                               activities associated with the pile                     MMPA statutory terms cited above are
                                                                                                       included in the relevant sections below.              corrected and other minor changes
                                               driving, pile removal, and drilling on                                                                        occurred following publication of the
                                               the Mission Bay Ferry Landing (MBFL)                    Summary of Request                                    proposed IHA. These changes are
                                               and Water Taxi Landing (WTL) Project                       On November 2, 2017, NMFS received                 outlined in each section of this notice In
                                               in San Francisco Bay, California.                       a request from the Port of San Francisco              this section, the rate of pile installation
                                               DATES: This Authorization is effective                  for an IHA to take marine mammals                     for 36-inch steel piles was corrected
                                               from June 1, 2019, to May 31, 2020.                     incidental to pile driving and drilling in            from 5 piles per day to 4, to address an
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gray                   San Francisco Bay. NMFS determined                    inconsistency in the application and
                                               Redding, Office of Protected Resources,                 that a revised version of the Port’s                  more accurately reflect the applicant’s
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                                               NMFS, (301) 427–8401. Electronic                        application was adequate and complete                 expected schedule.




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Document Created: 2018-10-20 01:50:30
Document Modified: 2018-10-20 01:50:30
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will convene on Wednesday, November 7, 2018; starting 8:30 a.m. and will adjourn at 5 p.m.
ContactDr. Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FR Citation83 FR 53216 
RIN Number0648-XG56

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