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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare a draft
environmental impact statement (DEIS);
supplement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS and the South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (Council)
are evaluating the environmental
impacts of a range of management
actions for red porgy, black sea bass,
vermilion snapper, snowy grouper, and
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golden tilefish in a DEIS. These
management actions are being
developed in a regulatory amendment to
the Fishery Management Plan for the
Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South
Atlantic Region (FMP). This notice is
intended to supplement notices
published in January 2002 and in
September 2003, announcing the
preparation of DEISs for FMP
Amendments 13 and 13B, respectively.
DATES: Written comments on the scope
of the DEIS will be accepted through
August 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Jack McGovern, NMFS Southeast
Region, 263 13th Avenue South, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701, phone: 727–824–
5305; fax: 727–824–5308; e-mail:
John.McGovern@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer; toll
free 1–866–SAFMC–10 or 843–571–
4366; kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
snapper grouper fishery operating in the
South Atlantic exclusive economic zone
is managed under the FMP. Following
Council preparation, this FMP was
approved and implemented by NMFS in
March 1983, under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act).
The Council began developing FMP
Amendment 13 in 2001 to address
multiple Magnuson-Stevens Act
requirements, as well as the scheduled
sunset of regulations protecting the
Oculina Experimental Closed Area, and
other administrative issues. The Notice
of Intent (NOI) for the DEIS associated
with FMP Amendment 13 was
published in the Federal Register on
January 31, 2002 (67 FR 4696). A
subsequent notice announcing the
division of actions in FMP Amendment
13 into FMP Amendments 13A and 13B
was published on September 12, 2003
(68 FR 53706). FMP Amendment 13A
contained a single action to extend the
regulations in the Oculina Experimental
Closed Area, and was supported by an
Environmental Assessment. The
remaining actions in FMP Amendment
13 were transferred to FMP Amendment
13B, for which the Council continued to
prepare a DEIS.
Stock assessments have been
completed for red porgy, black sea bass,
vermilion snapper, golden tilefish, and
snowy grouper through the Southeast
Data, Assessment, and Review process.
The assessments revealed that: all the
stocks, except red porgy, are subjected
to overfishing; all the stocks, except for
golden tilefish and vermilion snapper,
are overfished (the biomass level of
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vermilion snapper is unknown); and the
red porgy stock is recovering as
planned, indicating the rebuilding
schedule approved for that stock in FMP
Amendment 12 would support a
moderate harvest increase.
It is anticipated that management
actions proposed in FMP Amendment
13B will not be implemented until 2007.
The Council decided at its June 2005
Council meeting to consider
management actions for these five
recently assessed stocks in a regulatory
amendment as the most practical
avenue to address necessary
management measures. Regulatory
amendments differ from FMP
amendments in that they allow the
Council to implement specific
regulations through abbreviated
rulemaking. The FMP outlines the
actions that may be implemented and/
or adjusted using this regulatory
framework process.
This NOI is intended to inform the
public that management actions
previously considered in FMP
Amendment 13B for select stocks are
being developed in a regulatory
amendment. Proposed actions in this
regulatory amendment would address
overfishing of black sea bass, vermilion
snapper, golden tilefish, and snowy
grouper, and increase red porgy harvest
to a level supported by the approved
rebuilding schedule for that stock.
Management measures currently being
evaluated for the commercial sector in
this DEIS include new or adjusted: catch
quotas, size limits, trip limits, seasonal
closures, fishing year start dates, and
gear restrictions. Management measures
currently being evaluated for the
recreational sector include new or
adjusted: catch allocations, bag limits,
size limits, and seasonal closures.
The Council will continue to work on
FMP Amendment 13B while preparing
the regulatory amendment. Management
actions still being considered in FMP
Amendment 13B would: redefine,
divide into multispecies units, and
identify indicator species within the
snapper grouper fishery management
unit; review and define, as needed,
management reference points for
snapper grouper stocks; review and
define, as needed, rebuilding schedules
and strategies for overfished stocks;
reduce directed and incidental fishing
mortality on select species through new
or adjusted catch quotas, seasonal
closures, size limits, and/or bag limits;
and change permit renewal and
transferability provisions. Amendment
13B also will include a bycatch
practicability analysis. The full suite of
alternatives currently being considered
in the regulatory amendment can be
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obtained from the Council (see
ADDRESSES for contact information).
The DEIS and/or final EIS (FEIS)
associated with this amendment may
include additional management
measures identified during the public
comment processes.
A Federal Register notice will
announce the availability of the DEIS
associated with this amendment, as well
as the 45-day public comment period,
pursuant to regulations issued by the
Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act and to NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6. NMFS and
the Council will consider public
comments received on the DEIS in
developing the FEIS. NMFS will
announce in the Federal Register the
availability of the FEIS for public review
and will consider all public comments
prior to final agency action to approve,
disapprove, or partially approve the
amendment.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 21, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Hydrographic Services Review Panel
Meeting
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Hydrographic Services
Review Panel (HSRP) was established
by the Secretary of Commerce to advise
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere on matters
related to the responsibilities and
authorities set forth in section 303 of the
Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act of 1998, its amendments, and such
other appropriate matters that the Under
Secretary refers to the Panel for review
and advice.
DATE AND TIME: The meeting will be held
Thursday, August 18, 2005, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m., and Friday, August 19, 2005,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: The New England Center,
15 Strafford Avenue, University of New
Hampshire (UNH), Durham, New
Hampshire 03824; Telephone: 603–862–
2801. The times and agenda topics are
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subject to change. Refer to the Web site
listed below for the most up-to-date
meeting agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Captain Roger L. Parsons, NOAA,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Office
of Coast Survey, National Ocean
Service, NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910; Telephone: 301–713–2770, Fax:
301–713–4019; e-mail:
Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov or visit
the NOAA HSRP Web site at https://
nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/
hsrp.htm.
The
meeting will be open to public
participation for verbal comments and
questions at the end of the day on
August 18 and 19, 2005, with a 30minute period that will be extended if
needed. Each individual or group
making a verbal presentation will be
limited to a total time of five (5)
minutes. Written comments (at least 30
copies) should be submitted to the DFO
by August 12, 2005. Written comments
received by the HSRP DFO after August
12, 2005, will be distributed to the
HSRP, but may not be reviewed prior to
the meeting date. Approximately 40
seats will be available for the public, on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Matters To Be Considered: Topics
planned for discussion include: (1)
Workgroup Reports and Proposed
Recommendations on: NOAA
Hydrographic Surveying Cost Analysis,
National Ocean Service Mapping and
Charting Contracting Policy and
Expansion Strategy, NOAA
Hydrographic Service User
Requirements, NOAA Hydrographic
Services’ Role in the Integrated Ocean
Observing System (IOOS), and
Suggested Revisions to the
Reauthorization of the Hydrographic
Services Improvement Act, (2) Overview
and Government Perspectives on NOAA
Contracting Strategies, (3) Emerging
Technologies and Educational
Curriculum in Surveying, Analysis and
Data Processing through NOAA’s Joint
Hydrographic Center at UNH, (4)
Progress Report on IOOS Development,
(5) NOAA Electronic Navigational Chart
Data Encryption Policy and (6) Public
Statements.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 19, 2005.
Captain Roger L. Parsons,
NOAA, Director, Office of Coast Survey,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 071905C]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare a draft environmental impact
statement (DEIS); supplement.
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SUMMARY: NMFS and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(Council) are evaluating the environmental impacts of a range of
management actions for red porgy, black sea bass, vermilion snapper,
snowy grouper, and golden tilefish in a DEIS. These management actions
are being developed in a regulatory amendment to the Fishery Management
Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
(FMP). This notice is intended to supplement notices published in
January 2002 and in September 2003, announcing the preparation of DEISs
for FMP Amendments 13 and 13B, respectively.
DATES: Written comments on the scope of the DEIS will be accepted
through August 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Jack McGovern, NMFS Southeast
Region, 263 13\th\ Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, phone: 727-
824-5305; fax: 727-824-5308; e-mail: John.McGovern@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer; toll free 1-866-SAFMC-10 or 843-571-4366;
kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The snapper grouper fishery operating in the
South Atlantic exclusive economic zone is managed under the FMP.
Following Council preparation, this FMP was approved and implemented by
NMFS in March 1983, under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
The Council began developing FMP Amendment 13 in 2001 to address
multiple Magnuson-Stevens Act requirements, as well as the scheduled
sunset of regulations protecting the Oculina Experimental Closed Area,
and other administrative issues. The Notice of Intent (NOI) for the
DEIS associated with FMP Amendment 13 was published in the Federal
Register on January 31, 2002 (67 FR 4696). A subsequent notice
announcing the division of actions in FMP Amendment 13 into FMP
Amendments 13A and 13B was published on September 12, 2003 (68 FR
53706). FMP Amendment 13A contained a single action to extend the
regulations in the Oculina Experimental Closed Area, and was supported
by an Environmental Assessment. The remaining actions in FMP Amendment
13 were transferred to FMP Amendment 13B, for which the Council
continued to prepare a DEIS.
Stock assessments have been completed for red porgy, black sea
bass, vermilion snapper, golden tilefish, and snowy grouper through the
Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review process. The assessments
revealed that: all the stocks, except red porgy, are subjected to
overfishing; all the stocks, except for golden tilefish and vermilion
snapper, are overfished (the biomass level of
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vermilion snapper is unknown); and the red porgy stock is recovering as
planned, indicating the rebuilding schedule approved for that stock in
FMP Amendment 12 would support a moderate harvest increase.
It is anticipated that management actions proposed in FMP Amendment
13B will not be implemented until 2007. The Council decided at its June
2005 Council meeting to consider management actions for these five
recently assessed stocks in a regulatory amendment as the most
practical avenue to address necessary management measures. Regulatory
amendments differ from FMP amendments in that they allow the Council to
implement specific regulations through abbreviated rulemaking. The FMP
outlines the actions that may be implemented and/or adjusted using this
regulatory framework process.
This NOI is intended to inform the public that management actions
previously considered in FMP Amendment 13B for select stocks are being
developed in a regulatory amendment. Proposed actions in this
regulatory amendment would address overfishing of black sea bass,
vermilion snapper, golden tilefish, and snowy grouper, and increase red
porgy harvest to a level supported by the approved rebuilding schedule
for that stock. Management measures currently being evaluated for the
commercial sector in this DEIS include new or adjusted: catch quotas,
size limits, trip limits, seasonal closures, fishing year start dates,
and gear restrictions. Management measures currently being evaluated
for the recreational sector include new or adjusted: catch allocations,
bag limits, size limits, and seasonal closures.
The Council will continue to work on FMP Amendment 13B while
preparing the regulatory amendment. Management actions still being
considered in FMP Amendment 13B would: redefine, divide into
multispecies units, and identify indicator species within the snapper
grouper fishery management unit; review and define, as needed,
management reference points for snapper grouper stocks; review and
define, as needed, rebuilding schedules and strategies for overfished
stocks; reduce directed and incidental fishing mortality on select
species through new or adjusted catch quotas, seasonal closures, size
limits, and/or bag limits; and change permit renewal and
transferability provisions. Amendment 13B also will include a bycatch
practicability analysis. The full suite of alternatives currently being
considered in the regulatory amendment can be obtained from the Council
(see ADDRESSES for contact information). The DEIS and/or final EIS
(FEIS) associated with this amendment may include additional management
measures identified during the public comment processes.
A Federal Register notice will announce the availability of the
DEIS associated with this amendment, as well as the 45-day public
comment period, pursuant to regulations issued by the Council on
Environmental Quality for implementing the National Environmental
Policy Act and to NOAA Administrative Order 216-6. NMFS and the Council
will consider public comments received on the DEIS in developing the
FEIS. NMFS will announce in the Federal Register the availability of
the FEIS for public review and will consider all public comments prior
to final agency action to approve, disapprove, or partially approve the
amendment.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 21, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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