Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Gulf of Mexico Vermilion Snapper, Greater Amberjack, and Gray Triggerfish, 71466-71467 [E5-6650]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Questionnaire To
Support Review of Federal Assistance
Applications
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before January 30, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Shelby L. Mendez, (301)
713–1622 ext. 207 or
shelby.l.mendez@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 through
4327) and the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ)
implementing regulations (40 CFR parts
1500 through 1508) require that an
environmental analysis be completed
for all major Federal actions
significantly affecting the environment.
NEPA applies only to the actions of
Federal agencies. While those Federal
actions may include a Federal agency’s
decision to fund non-Federal projects
under grants and cooperative
agreements, NEPA requires agencies to
assess the environmental impacts of
actions proposed to be taken by these
recipients only when the Federal agency
has sufficient discretion or control over
the recipient’s activities to deem those
actions as Federal actions. To determine
whether the activities of the recipient of
a Federal financial assistance award
(i.e., grant or cooperative agreement)
involve sufficient Federal discretion or
control, and to undertake the
appropriate environmental analysis
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when NEPA is required, NOAA must
assess information which can only be
provided by the Federal financial
assistance applicant. Thus, NOAA is
developing an environmental
information questionnaire to provide
grantees and Federal grant managers
with a simple tool to ensure that project
and environmental information is
obtained. The questionnaire will apply
only to those programs where actions
are considered major Federal actions or
to those where NOAA must determine
if the action is a major Federal action.
The questionnaire will include a list of
questions that encompasses a broad
range of subject areas. The applicants
will not be required to answer every
question in the questionnaire. Each
program will draw from the final
comprehensive list of questions to
create a relevant subset of questions for
applicants to answer. The information
provided in answers to the
questionnaire will be used by NOAA
staff to determine compliance
requirements for NEPA and conduct
subsequent NEPA analysis as needed.
The information provided in the
questionnaire may also be used for other
regulatory review requirements
associated with the proposed project,
such as permitting.
II. Method of Collection
Methods of submittal include paper
forms through the mail, Internet and
facsimile transmission.
III. Data
OMB Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households; not-for-profit institutions;
state, local or tribal government; and
Federal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,750.
Estimated Time Per Response: 3
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,250.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $8,750.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: November 22, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 050905A]
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico;
Southeastern Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Gulf of Mexico
Vermilion Snapper, Greater Amberjack,
and Gray Triggerfish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of change in SEDAR
Workshops for Gulf of Mexico vermilion
snapper, greater amberjack, and gray
triggerfish.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessments of
the Gulf of Mexico stocks of vermilion
snapper, greater amberjack, and gray
triggerfish will consist of a series of
three workshops: a Data Workshop, an
Assessment Workshop, and a Review
Workshop. This is the ninth SEDAR.
The Data and Assessment workshops
are completed. An additional workshop
to complete the assessment will be held
in December 2005 and the review
workshop will be delayed until March
2006, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The Second Assessment
Workshop will take place December 19–
20, 2005; and the Review Workshop will
take place March 27–31, 2006, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Second Assessment
Workshop will be held at the Doubletree
Club Hotel Atlanta Airport, 3400
Norman Berry Drive, Atlanta GA,
telephone: (404) 763–1600. The Review
Workshop will be held at the Hotel
Monteleone, 214 Royal Street, New
Orleans, LA 70130, telephone: (504)
523–3341.
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SEDAR 9 Workshop Schedule:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Atran, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (GMFMC), 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa
FL 33607. telephone: (813) 348–1630.
John Carmichael, SEDAR Coordinator, 1
Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston,
SC 29414. (843) 571–4366.
The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR includes
three workshops: (1) Data Workshop, (2)
Stock Assessment Workshop and (3)
Review Workshop. The product of the
Data Workshop and the Stock
Assessment Workshop is a stock
assessment report which describes the
fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
monitoring needs. The Assessment
Report is independently peer reviewed
at the Review Workshop. The product of
the Review Workshop is a Consensus
Summary which reports Panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the regional Fishery
Management Councils, NOAA Fisheries’
Southeast Regional Office (SERO), and
the NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast
Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), and
include data collectors and database
managers; stock assessment scientists,
biologists, and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and NGO’s;
International experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The stock assessments assigned to
SEDAR 9 were not completed during the
August Assessment Workshop.
Therefore, an additional workshop will
be held in December 2005 to finalize the
stock assessment reports and complete
the Assessment Workshop tasks. As a
result of delay in completing the stock
assessments, the Review Workshop will
be moved from December 2005 to March
2006. The original announcement of the
SEDAR Workshops for the Gulf of
Mexico vermillion snapper, greater
amberjack, and gray triggerfish
published at 70 FR 25018, May 12,
2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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December 19–20, 2005. SEDAR 9
Assessment Workshop II
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
December 19, 2005, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. and
December 20, 2005,8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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Participants will review proposed
assessment models and recommend the
most appropriate methods and
configurations for determining stock
status and estimating population
parameters. Participants will review
assessment reports, compare and
contrast various assessment approaches,
and determine whether the assessments
are adequate for submission to the
review panel.
March 27–31, 2006. SEDAR 9 Review
Workshop
March 27, 2006, 1 p.m.–8 p.m., March
28–30, 2006, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. and March
31, 2006, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
The Review Workshop is an
independent peer review of the
assessment developed during the Data
and Assessment Workshops. Workshop
Panelists will review the assessment
and document their comments and
recommendations in a Consensus
Summary. Panellists will summarize the
assessment results in an Advisory
Report.
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.
Special Accoomodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to the Council office
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
at least 5 business days prior to each
workshop.
Dated: November 23, 2005
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Exempted Fishing, Scientific Research,
Display, and Chartering Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to issue
exempted fishing, scientific research,
display, and chartering permits; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the intent
to issue Exempted Fishing Permits
(EFPs), Scientific Research Permits
(SRPs), Display Permits, and Chartering
Permits for the collection of Atlantic
highly migratory species (HMS). The
permits would authorize collections of a
limited number of tunas, swordfish,
billfishes, and sharks from Federal
waters in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf
of Mexico for the purposes of scientific
data collection and public display.
Generally, these permits would be valid
from the date of issuance through
December 31, 2006. NMFS also
announces the intent to consider issuing
permits upon receiving applications
from U.S. fishermen whose vessels fish
for Atlantic HMS while operating under
chartering arrangements within the
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of other
nations to collect data consistent with
the International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
recommendations and to ensure
consistency with that country’s
regulations without violating U.S.
regulations.
Written comments on these
collection, research, and fishing
activities will be considered by NMFS
when issuing EFPs, SRPs, Display, and/
or Chartering Permits if received on or
before December 29, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Email: ID110905B@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line the following
identifier: I.D. 110905B.
• Mail: Margo Schulze-Haugen, Chief,
Highly Migratory Species Management
Division (F/SF1), NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
• Fax: (301)713–1917.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Stirratt, by phone: (301)713–
2347; or fax: (301)713–1917.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 050905A]
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeastern Data, Assessment,
and Review (SEDAR); Gulf of Mexico Vermilion Snapper, Greater
Amberjack, and Gray Triggerfish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of change in SEDAR Workshops for Gulf of Mexico
vermilion snapper, greater amberjack, and gray triggerfish.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessments of the Gulf of Mexico stocks of
vermilion snapper, greater amberjack, and gray triggerfish will consist
of a series of three workshops: a Data Workshop, an Assessment
Workshop, and a Review Workshop. This is the ninth SEDAR. The Data and
Assessment workshops are completed. An additional workshop to complete
the assessment will be held in December 2005 and the review workshop
will be delayed until March 2006, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The Second Assessment Workshop will take place December 19-20,
2005; and the Review Workshop will take place March 27-31, 2006, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Second Assessment Workshop will be held at the
Doubletree Club Hotel Atlanta Airport, 3400 Norman Berry Drive, Atlanta
GA, telephone: (404) 763-1600. The Review Workshop will be held at the
Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, telephone:
(504) 523-3341.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (GMFMC), 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa
FL 33607. telephone: (813) 348-1630. John Carmichael, SEDAR
Coordinator, 1 Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29414. (843)
571-4366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks
in the Southeast Region. SEDAR includes three workshops: (1) Data
Workshop, (2) Stock Assessment Workshop and (3) Review Workshop. The
product of the Data Workshop and the Stock Assessment Workshop is a
stock assessment report which describes the fisheries, evaluates the
status of the stock, estimates biological benchmarks, projects future
population conditions, and recommends research and monitoring needs.
The Assessment Report is independently peer reviewed at the Review
Workshop. The product of the Review Workshop is a Consensus Summary
which reports Panel opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of
the stock assessment and input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops
are appointed by the regional Fishery Management Councils, NOAA
Fisheries' Southeast Regional Office (SERO), and the NOAA Fisheries'
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), and include data collectors
and database managers; stock assessment scientists, biologists, and
researchers; constituency representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and NGO's; International experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
The stock assessments assigned to SEDAR 9 were not completed during
the August Assessment Workshop. Therefore, an additional workshop will
be held in December 2005 to finalize the stock assessment reports and
complete the Assessment Workshop tasks. As a result of delay in
completing the stock assessments, the Review Workshop will be moved
from December 2005 to March 2006. The original announcement of the
SEDAR Workshops for the Gulf of Mexico vermillion snapper, greater
amberjack, and gray triggerfish published at 70 FR 25018, May 12, 2005.
SEDAR 9 Workshop Schedule:
December 19-20, 2005. SEDAR 9 Assessment Workshop II
December 19, 2005, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and December 20, 2005,8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Participants will review proposed assessment models and recommend
the most appropriate methods and configurations for determining stock
status and estimating population parameters. Participants will review
assessment reports, compare and contrast various assessment approaches,
and determine whether the assessments are adequate for submission to
the review panel.
March 27-31, 2006. SEDAR 9 Review Workshop
March 27, 2006, 1 p.m.-8 p.m., March 28-30, 2006, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and
March 31, 2006, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
The Review Workshop is an independent peer review of the assessment
developed during the Data and Assessment Workshops. Workshop Panelists
will review the assessment and document their comments and
recommendations in a Consensus Summary. Panellists will summarize the
assessment results in an Advisory Report.
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.
Special Accoomodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 business days prior to each
workshop.
Dated: November 23, 2005
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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