83_FR_56522 83 FR 56303 - Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

83 FR 56303 - Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 219 (November 13, 2018)

Page Range56303-56304
FR Document2018-24614

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council will hold its 164th meeting in December to discuss the items contained in the agenda in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56303-56304]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24614]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG596


Caribbean 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 Caribbean Fishery Management Council will hold its 164th 
meeting in December to discuss the items contained in the agenda in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The meetings will be held on December 11-12, 2018, from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, 
Ashford Avenue, 1055, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

December 11, 2018, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

--Call to Order
--Adoption of Agenda
--Consideration of 163rd Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
--Executive Director's Report
--Island-Based Fishery Management Plans
    --Review of Draft Environmental Impact Statements
    --Puerto Rico
    --St. Thomas/St. John
    --St. Croix
    --Review Action 7 (Accountability Measures) of Draft Environmental 
Impact Statements and Choose Preferred Alternative(s)
    --Review Other Actions, Additions, or Changes, as Appropriate
    --Council Decision on Publication of DEIS for Public Comment
    --Review Timeline for Completion of IBFMPs
--Project Events Update--Graciela Garc[iacute]a-Moliner
    --GIS PR/USVI
    --Connectivity Report
    --EFH 3-Year Review
    --Okeanos Explorer Visit
Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)

December 11, 2018, 5 p.m.-6 p.m.

--Administrative Issues
--Closed Session

December 12, 2018, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

[deg]Strategic Reorientation of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery 
Commission (WECAFC)--Ms. Warner Kramer
--Ecosystem Based Fishery Management (EBFM) Initiative Update
    --Data Compilations and Integrations--Mallory Brooks
    --Risk Assessment Framework and Application to Conceptual Model--
Tauna Rankin
    --Request to Council to Convene DAPs and SSC for Risk Analysis 
Exercise
    --Engagement Strategy--Alida Ortiz
--Outreach and Education Report--Alida Ortiz
--USVI Recreational Fishery Data Project Update--Ruth Gomez
--Exempted Fishing Permit Application Updates
    --Clean Ocean Initiative
    --Puerto Rico DNER
    --NOAA/NMFS Panama City Laboratory
    --Any Other Applications Received Prior to this Meeting
--Enforcement Issues:
    --Puerto Rico-DNER
    --USVI--DPNR
    --U.S. Coast Guard
    --NMFS/NOAA
--Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
--Other Business
    --Spiny Lobster Data Collection Project Update--Marcos Hanke
Public Comment Period--(5-minute presentations)
[deg]Next Meeting

    The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate 
the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on December 11, 
2018 at 9 a.m. Other than the start time, interested parties should be 
aware that discussions may start earlier or later than indicated. In 
addition, the meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the 
date established in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. For more information or request for sign language 
interpretation and other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A. 
Rol[oacute]n, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 
00918-1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.


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    Dated: November 6, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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                                              able to participate in the meeting from                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                —Closed Session
                                              remote locations by calling into a
                                                                                                      National Oceanic and Atmospheric                      December 12, 2018, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
                                              central phone number. The primary
                                              purpose of this meeting is to finalize the              Administration                                        °Strategic Reorientation of the Western
                                              Committee’s annual report due to                        RIN 0648–XG596                                          Central Atlantic Fishery Commission
                                              Congress. The agenda may change to                                                                              (WECAFC)—Ms. Warner Kramer
                                              accommodate Committee business. The                     Caribbean Fishery Management                          —Ecosystem Based Fishery
                                              final agenda will be posted on the NIST                 Council; Public Meeting                                 Management (EBFM) Initiative
                                              website at https://www.nist.gov/topics/                                                                         Update
                                                                                                      AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                      —Data Compilations and
                                              disaster-failure-studies/national-                      Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                              construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-                                                                            Integrations—Mallory Brooks
                                                                                                      Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      —Risk Assessment Framework and
                                              committee-meetings.                                     Commerce.                                                  Application to Conceptual Model—
                                                 Individuals and representatives of                   ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.                        Tauna Rankin
                                              organizations who would like to offer                                                                           —Request to Council to Convene
                                              comments and suggestions related to                     SUMMARY:  The Caribbean Fishery
                                                                                                                                                                 DAPs and SSC for Risk Analysis
                                              items on the Committee’s agenda for                     Management Council will hold its 164th
                                                                                                                                                                 Exercise
                                              this meeting are invited to request a                   meeting in December to discuss the
                                                                                                      items contained in the agenda in the                    —Engagement Strategy—Alida Ortiz
                                              place on the agenda. Approximately                                                                            —Outreach and Education Report—
                                              fifteen minutes will be reserved at the                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
                                                                                                                                                              Alida Ortiz
                                              beginning of the meeting for public                     DATES: The meetings will be held on
                                                                                                                                                            —USVI Recreational Fishery Data
                                              comments. Speaking times will be                        December 11–12, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5
                                                                                                                                                              Project Update—Ruth Gomez
                                              assigned on a first-come, first-served                  p.m.
                                                                                                                                                            —Exempted Fishing Permit Application
                                              basis. The amount of time per speaker                   ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at                 Updates
                                              will be determined by the number of                     the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, Ashford                   —Clean Ocean Initiative
                                              requests received. Questions from the                   Avenue, 1055, San Juan, Puerto Rico                     —Puerto Rico DNER
                                              public will not be considered during                    00907.
                                                                                                                                                              —NOAA/NMFS Panama City
                                              this period. All those wishing to speak                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           Laboratory
                                              must submit their request by email to                   Caribbean Fishery Management Council,                   —Any Other Applications Received
                                              the attention of Melissa Banner                         270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,                       Prior to this Meeting
                                              Melissa.Banner@nist.gov, by 5:00 p.m.                   San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903,                     —Enforcement Issues:
                                              Eastern Time, Friday, November 23,                      telephone: (787) 766–5926.                              —Puerto Rico-DNER
                                              2018. Speakers who wish to expand                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              —USVI—DPNR
                                              upon their oral statements, those who                                                                           —U.S. Coast Guard
                                                                                                      December 11, 2018, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
                                              had wished to speak but could not be                                                                            —NMFS/NOAA
                                              accommodated on the agenda, and those                   —Call to Order                                        —Meetings Attended by Council
                                              who were unable to attend are invited                   —Adoption of Agenda                                     Members and Staff
                                              to submit written statements to the                     —Consideration of 163rd Council                       —Other Business
                                              NCST, National Institute of Standards                     Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
                                                                                                                                                              —Spiny Lobster Data Collection
                                              and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS                    —Executive Director’s Report
                                                                                                                                                                 Project Update—Marcos Hanke
                                              8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–                     —Island-Based Fishery Management
                                                                                                                                                            Public Comment Period—(5-minute
                                              8604, or electronically by email to                       Plans
                                                                                                                                                              presentations)
                                                                                                        —Review of Draft Environmental
                                              Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov.
                                                                                                          Impact Statements                                 °Next Meeting
                                                 Anyone wishing to participate in this                  —Puerto Rico                                          The order of business may be adjusted
                                              meeting must register by 5:00 p.m.                        —St. Thomas/St. John                                as necessary to accommodate the
                                              Eastern Time, Friday, November 23,                        —St. Croix                                          completion of agenda items. The
                                              2018. To register please submit your                      —Review Action 7 (Accountability                    meeting will begin on December 11,
                                              first and last name, email address, and                     Measures) of Draft Environmental                  2018 at 9 a.m. Other than the start time,
                                              phone number to Melissa Banner at                           Impact Statements and Choose                      interested parties should be aware that
                                              Melissa.Banner@nist.gov or (301) 975–                       Preferred Alternative(s)                          discussions may start earlier or later
                                              8912. After registering, participants will                —Review Other Actions, Additions,                   than indicated. In addition, the meeting
                                              be provided with detailed instructions                      or Changes, as Appropriate                        may be extended from, or completed
                                              on how to join the meeting remotely.                      —Council Decision on Publication of                 prior to the date established in this
                                                                                                          DEIS for Public Comment                           notice.
                                              Kevin A. Kimball,                                         —Review Timeline for Completion of                  Special Accommodations
                                              Chief of Staff.                                             IBFMPs
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–24639 Filed 11–9–18; 8:45 am]             —Project Events Update—Graciela                         These meetings are physically
                                              BILLING CODE 3510–13–P                                    Garcı́a-Moliner                                     accessible to people with disabilities.
                                                                                                        —GIS PR/USVI                                        For more information or request for sign
                                                                                                        —Connectivity Report                                language interpretation and other
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                                                                                                        —EFH 3-Year Review                                  auxiliary aids, please contact Mr.
                                                                                                        —Okeanos Explorer Visit                             Miguel A. Rolón, Executive Director,
                                                                                                      Public Comment Period (5-minute                       Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
                                                                                                        presentations)                                      270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
                                                                                                                                                            San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918–1903,
                                                                                                      December 11, 2018, 5 p.m.–6 p.m.                      telephone: (787) 766–5926, at least 5
                                                                                                      —Administrative Issues                                days prior to the meeting date.


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                                                Dated: November 6, 2018.                              depreciation by the amount withdrawn                  (including hours and cost) of the
                                              Tracey L. Thompson,                                     from the fund for its acquisition,                    proposed collection of information; (c)
                                              Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable           construction, or reconstruction. The                  ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                              Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.           Capital Construction Fund Agreement                   clarity of the information to be
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–24614 Filed 11–9–18; 8:45 am]             and Certificate Family of Forms is                    collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
                                              BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                  required pursuant to 50 CFR part 259.2,               burden of the collection of information
                                                                                                      50 CFR part 259.9 and Public Law 115–                 on respondents, including through the
                                                                                                      97 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017). The               use of automated collection techniques
                                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  deposit/withdrawal information                        or other forms of information
                                                                                                      collected from agreement holders is                   technology.
                                              National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        required pursuant to 50 CFR part 259.7                   Comments submitted in response to
                                              Administration                                          and Public Law 115–97. The                            this notice will be summarized and/or
                                                                                                      information collected from applicants                 included in the request for OMB
                                              Proposed Information Collection;                        for the CCF Agreement is used to                      approval of this information collection;
                                              Comment Request; Capital                                determine their eligibility to participate            they also will become a matter of public
                                              Construction Fund Agreement,                            in the CCF Program. The information                   record.
                                              Certificate Family of Forms and                         collected from agreement holders for the                Dated: November 6, 2018.
                                              Deposit/Withdrawal Report                               Certificate Family of Forms is used to                Sarah Brabson,
                                              AGENCY: National Oceanic and                            identify their program eligible vessels,              NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
                                              Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      their program projects and to certify the
                                                                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2018–24611 Filed 11–9–18; 8:45 am]
                                              Commerce.                                               cost of a project at completion. The
                                                                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                              ACTION: Notice.                                         information collected on the deposit/
                                                                                                      withdrawal report form is required to
                                              SUMMARY:    The Department of                           ensure that agreement holders are                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              Commerce, as part of its continuing                     complying with fund deposit/
                                              effort to reduce paperwork and                          withdrawal requirements established in                National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                              respondent burden, invites the general                  program regulations and properly                      Administration
                                              public and other Federal agencies to                    accounting for fund activity on their
                                              take this opportunity to comment on                     Federal income tax returns. The                       RIN 0648–XG133
                                              proposed and/or continuing information                  information collected on the deposit/
                                              collections, as required by the                                                                               Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
                                                                                                      withdrawal report must also be reported
                                              Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                                                                              Specified Activities; Taking Marine
                                                                                                      semi-annually to the Secretary of
                                                                                                                                                            Mammals Incidental to Port of Kalama
                                              DATES: Written comments must be                         Treasury in accordance with the Tax
                                                                                                                                                            Expansion Project on the Lower
                                              submitted on or before January 14, 2019.                Reform Act.
                                                                                                                                                            Columbia River
                                              ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                  II. Method of Collection
                                              to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental                                                                              AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                              Paperwork Clearance Officer,                               The information will be collected on               Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                              Department of Commerce, Room 6616,                      forms submitted electronically, by mail               Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                              14th and Constitution Avenue NW,                        or by fax.                                            Commerce.
                                              Washington, DC 20230 (or via the                        III. Data                                             ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
                                              internet at pracomments@doc.gov).                                                                             harassment authorization.
                                                                                                         OMB Control Number: 0648–0041.
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           Form Number(s): NOAA Form 34–82,                   SUMMARY:    In accordance with the
                                              Requests for additional information or                  NOAA Form 88–14.                                      regulations implementing the Marine
                                              copies of the information collection                       Type of Review: Regular submission                 Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
                                              instrument and instructions should be                   (extension of a current information                   amended, notification is hereby given
                                              directed to Richard VanGorder, NOAA/                    collection).                                          that NMFS has issued an Incidental
                                              NMFS/F/MB5, 1315 East-West                                 Affected Public: Business or other for-            Harassment Authorization (IHA) to the
                                              Highway, Room 13113, Silver Spring,                     profit organizations.                                 Port of Kalama (POK) for the take of
                                              MD 20910, (301) 427–8784, and                              Estimated Number of Respondents:                   marine mammals, by harassment,
                                              Richard.VanGorder@noaa.gov.                             3,000.                                                incidental to construction activities
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 Estimated Time Per Response: NOAA                  associated with an expansion project at
                                                                                                      Form 34–82, 20 minutes; NOAA Form                     the Port of Kalama on the Lower
                                              I. Abstract
                                                                                                      88–14, 3.5 hours for agreements and 1                 Columbia River, Washington.
                                                 This request is for extension of a                   hour for certificate.                                 DATES: This Authorization is in effect
                                              currently approved information                             Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                              collection.                                                                                                   from October 18, 2018 to October 18,
                                                                                                      Hours: 2,917.
                                                 Respondents will be commercial                                                                             2019.
                                                                                                         Estimated Total Annual Cost to
                                              fishing industry individuals,                           Public: $15,320 in recordkeeping/                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
                                              partnerships, and corporations which                    reporting costs.                                      Youngkin, Office of Protected
                                              entered into Capital Construction Fund                                                                        Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
                                              (CCF) agreements with the Secretary of                  IV. Request for Comments                              Electronic copies of the application and
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                                              Commerce allowing deferral of Federal                      Comments are invited on: (a) Whether               supporting documents, as well as a list
                                              taxation on fishing vessel income                       the proposed collection of information                of the references cited in this document,
                                              deposited into the fund for use in the                  is necessary for the proper performance               may be obtained by visiting the internet
                                              acquisition, construction, or                           of the functions of the agency, including             at: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
                                              reconstruction of fishing vessels.                      whether the information shall have                    marine-mammal-protection/incidental-
                                              Deferred taxes are recaptured by                        practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the            take-authorizations-construction-
                                              reducing an agreement vessel’s basis for                agency’s estimate of the burden                       activities. In case of problems accessing


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Document Created: 2018-11-10 03:18:10
Document Modified: 2018-11-10 03:18:10
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 meetings will be held on December 11-12, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ContactCaribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918- 1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926.
FR Citation83 FR 56303 
RIN Number0648-XG59

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