Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Workshop to finalize the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Deepwater Coral Research and Monitoring Plan., 59317-59318 [E5-5576]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 12, 2005 / Notices other high technology industries, and manufacturing industries. Private sector members will serve in a representative capacity presenting the views and interests of their particular industry and as senior business representatives whose expertise on international business issues can be shared. Private sector members are not special government employees, and will receive no compensation for their participation in Council activities. Members participating in Council meetings and events will be responsible for their travel, lodging, and other personal expenses. Only appointed members may attend official Council meetings. Council members serve for three-year terms at the discretion of the Department of Commerce. 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To be considered for membership, please provide the following: name or names and title(s) of the individual(s) requesting consideration; name and address of the company or organization sponsoring each individual; company’s product, service or technical expertise; size of the company or organization; export trade, investment, or international program experience and major markets; and a brief statement of VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:48 Oct 11, 2005 Jkt 208001 why the candidate(s) should be considered for membership on the Council. Dated: October 4, 2005. Cherie Loustaunau, Director, Office of the Middle East. [FR Doc. E5–5577 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DA–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 100505B] Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Meeting to refine South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Internet Mapping System. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of meeting to refine Internet Mapping System AGENCY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting to refine its Internet Mapping System in St. Petersburg, FL. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: The workshop will take place October 25, 2005. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. SUMMARY: The meeting will be held at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue, S.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33701; phone: (727) 896– 8626; fax: (727)893–2947. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407–4699; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free (866)SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. on October 25, 2005. Invited participants representing scientific and mapping expertise, will meet to continue to refine the Council’s Internet Mapping System (IMS) with additional datasets and improved functionality. The meeting is a follow up to one held in 2004. The Council’s IMS, as designed through a contract with the Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, incorporates datasets, metadata, and images provided through cooperative efforts of several agencies. Continued collection and refinement of the IMS will assist the Council in the development of its Fishery Ecosystem ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 59317 Plan. Information provided on the site is accessible to the public at https:// map.mapwise.com/safmc. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 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 final action to address the emergency. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meetings. Dated: October 6, 2005. Emily Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E5–5575 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 100505C] Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Workshop to finalize the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Deepwater Coral Research and Monitoring Plan. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Workshop to finalize Deepwater Coral Research and Monitoring Plan. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will conduct a workshop to finalize the Council’s Deepwater Coral Research and Monitoring Plan in St. Petersburg, FL. DATES: The workshop will take place October 26 and 27, 2005. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates, times and agenda. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue, S.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33701; E:\FR\FM\12OCN1.SGM 12OCN1 59318 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 12, 2005 / Notices telephone: (727) 896–8626; fax: (727) 893–2947. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407–4699; telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. Invited workshop participants will meet from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. on October 26, 2005, and from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. on October 27, 2005, to complete a draft of the Council’s Deepwater Coral Research and Monitoring Plan. This workshop is a follow up to one held in 2004. The workshop is designed to consolidate and refine sections of the draft document that have been developed through the use of a web portal. When completed, the detailed research and monitoring plan will be integrated into the Council’s developing Fishery Ecosystem Plan and support long-term research needs for the proposed deepwater Lophelia coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern. In addition, the research plan will also comprise the South Atlantic component of NOAA’s national strategy for research and monitoring of deepwater coral communities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 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 final action to address the emergency. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meetings. Dated: October 6, 2005. Emily Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E5–5576 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:48 Oct 11, 2005 Jkt 208001 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 083105B] Endangered Species; File No. 1377 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit modification. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Anton Tucker, Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236, has been issued a modification to scientific research Permit No. 1377. ADDRESSES: The modification and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s): Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824– 5309. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hubard or Patrick Opay, (301)713–2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 14, 2004, notice was published in the Federal Register (69 FR 3568) that a modification of Permit No. 1377, issued December 4, 2002 (67 FR 76727), had been requested by the above-named organization. The requested modification has been granted under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222–226). Modification No. 1 to Permit No. 1377 will allow the holder to expand the study area to include the Florida Keys and Sarasota Bay, and allow the capture, flipper and PIT tagging, and collection of blood and tissue samples from an additional 150 juvenile and subadult green (Chelonia mydas), 150 juvenile and sub-adult Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), 100 juvenile and sub-adult loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and 5 juvenile and sub-adult hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles. The holder will perform additional sampling techniques for all captured turtles including scute scraping for heavy metal analysis, bioelectrical PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 impedance analysis to determine fat content, and laparoscopic surgery to determine sex and reproductive status. Gastric lavage will be conducted on green sea turtles to obtain dietary samples. The permit holder will utilize additional telemetry instruments and attachment methods, including radio tags, sonic tags, time depth recorders, animal-borne video, audio and environmental data collection systems (AVEDS), and receiver tags (e.g., bioacoustic probe). Instruments will be attached to a subset of turtles in Charlotte Harbor or Sarasota Bay, and a subset of turtles in the Florida Keys. The amended permit expires December 31, 2007. Issuance of this modification, as required by the ESA was based on a finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of any endangered or threatened species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Dated: October 6, 2005. Stephen L. Leathery, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 05–20452 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 100405B] Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Application and requests for modification of scientific research permits. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received one scientific research permit application and 18 modification requests relating to Pacific salmon. The proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management and conservation efforts. DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the applications must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific daylight-saving time on November 14, 2005. ADDRESSES: Written comments on the applications should be sent to Protected E:\FR\FM\12OCN1.SGM 12OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100505C]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Workshop to finalize the South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Deepwater Coral Research and 
Monitoring Plan.

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

ACTION: Notice of Workshop to finalize Deepwater Coral Research and 
Monitoring Plan.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
conduct a workshop to finalize the Council's Deepwater Coral Research 
and Monitoring Plan in St. Petersburg, FL.

DATES: The workshop will take place October 26 and 27, 2005. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates, times and agenda.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Florida Fish and Wildlife 
Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue, S.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33701;

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telephone: (727) 896-8626; fax: (727) 893-2947.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark 
Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699; telephone: (843) 571-4366 
or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
kim.iverson@safmc.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Invited workshop participants will meet from 
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. on October 26, 2005, and from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on 
October 27, 2005, to complete a draft of the Council's Deepwater Coral 
Research and Monitoring Plan. This workshop is a follow up to one held 
in 2004. The workshop is designed to consolidate and refine sections of 
the draft document that have been developed through the use of a web 
portal. When completed, the detailed research and monitoring plan will 
be integrated into the Council's developing Fishery Ecosystem Plan and 
support long-term research needs for the proposed deepwater Lophelia 
coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern. In addition, the research 
plan will also comprise the South Atlantic component of NOAA's national 
strategy for research and monitoring of deepwater coral communities.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
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 final action to address the emergency.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meetings.

    Dated: October 6, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-5576 Filed 10-11-05; 8:45 am]
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