Availability of Commercial Fishing Seat for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, 8692-8693 [07-869]

Download as PDF cprice-sewell on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES 8692 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 38 / Tuesday, February 27, 2007 / Notices public meeting will be held during the week. The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at 9 a.m. at the Rochester City Hall, 30 Church Street, Commissioner of Environmental Services Offices, Room 321B, 3rd Floor, Rochester, New York. The Waquoit Bay (Massachusetts) National Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation site visit will be held May 8– 10, 2007. One public meeting will be held during the week. The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at 6 p.m. at the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Visitors Center, 149 Waquoit Highway, East Falmouth, Massachusetts. The Ohio Coastal Management Program evaluation site visit will be held May 14–18, 2007. One public meeting will be held during the week. 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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Chief, National Policy and Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, 10th Floor, N/ORM7, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, (301)563–7118. Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 11.419; Coastal Zone Management Program Administration. PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: February 20, 2007. David M. Kennedy, Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. E7–3272 Filed 2–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–08–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Availability of Commercial Fishing Seat for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Notice and request for applications. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS or Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the Commercial Fishing seat on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council). Applicants are chosen based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying; community and professional affiliations; philosophy regarding the protection and management of marine resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the Sanctuary. The Applicant chosen as a member should expect to serve a 2-year term, pursuant to the Council’s Charter. DATES: Applications are due by March 15, 2007. ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Jennifer Morgan at NOAA–Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX 77551. Completed applications should be sent to the same address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Morgan, NOAA–Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX 77551, 409–621–5151 ext. 103, Jennifer.Morgan@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Located in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary includes three separate areas, known as East Flower Garden, West Flower Garden, and Stetson Banks. The Sanctuary was designated on January 17, 1992. Stetson Bank was added to the Sanctuary in 1996. The Sanctuary Advisory Council will consist of no E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 38 / Tuesday, February 27, 2007 / Notices more than 11 members; 8 nongovernmental voting members and 3 governmental non-voting members. The Council may serve as a forum for consultation and deliberation among its members and as a source of advice to the Sanctuary manager regarding the management of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq. (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429, Marine Sanctuary Program) Dated: February 12, 2007. Daniel J. Basta, Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Ocean Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 07–869 Filed 2–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 021407A] Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 10 Butterfish Stock Rebuilding and Amendment 11 Atlantic Mackerel Limited Access Program National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Supplemental Notice Of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement; request for comments. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: On December 19, 2005, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), in cooperation with NMFS, announced its intent to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for Amendment 10 (butterfish stock rebuilding program) and a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for Amendment 11 (Atlantic mackerel limited access program) to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Since then, the Council and NMFS have concluded that a SEIS must be prepared for Amendment 10; therefore, this supplemental NOI seeks comments on Amendment 10. In addition, the Council hereby notifies the public that SEIS documents for Amendment 10 and Amendment 11 will be developed simultaneously, but each amendment will remain separate fishery management actions. DATES: Public comments on the supplementary NOI for Amendment 10 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:22 Feb 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 must be received no later than 5 p.m., eastern standard time, on March 29, 2007. ADDRESSES: Copies of supporting documents used by the Council are available from: Daniel Furlong, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 2115, Federal Building, 300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19904–6790. Written comments on the supplementary notice of intent for Amendment 10 may be sent by any of the following methods: • E-mail to the following address: MSBAmendment10@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: ‘‘Comments on MSB Amendment 10’’; • Mail to Daniel Furlong, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 2115, Federal Building, 300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19904–6790. Mark the outside of the envelope ‘‘Comments on MSB Amendment 10’’; or • Fax to Daniel Furlong, 302–674– 5399. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Nordeen, Fishery Policy Analyst, phone 978–281–9272, fax 978–281– 9135. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Amendment 10 Butterfish Stock Rebuilding The most recent stock assessment for Atlantic butterfish indicated that while overfishing of the stock is not occurring, the stock is overfished because the most recent estimates of stock biomass are slightly below the minimum biomass threshold supporting maximum sustainable yield (50 percent of BMSY). Based on this information, NMFS notified the Council that the butterfish stock is designated as being overfished as defined under the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The purpose of Amendment 10 to the FMP is to develop a management program consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act which would rebuild the butterfish stock to the level associated with BMSY. After a preliminary analysis of the action, the Council believed that an EA would fulfill the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). However, during the development and preliminary analyses of alternatives for rebuilding strategies and possible management measures, it became apparent that some of the measures being considered could potentially have significant effects on the human environment, particularly PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8693 the Loligo squid fishery. Potential measures being considered are no action, gear modifications, area management, and bycatch/retention requirements. In order to consider the full range of alternatives potentially necessary to rebuild the overfished butterfish stock, the Council has determined that the development of a SEIS will be necessary to fulfill the requirements of NEPA and this supplemental notice of intent requests comments on this action. Amendment 11 Atlantic Mackerel Limited Access Program On March 4, 2005 (70 FR 10605), the Council published an NOI to prepare a SEIS to consider the impacts of alternatives for limiting access to the Atlantic mackerel fishery. The Council subsequently conducted scoping meetings on the development of a limited access program, which the Council originally planned to include in Amendment 9 to the FMP. However, due to unforeseen delays in the development of Amendment 9, the Council subsequently notified the public on December 19, 2005 (70 FR 75114), that the mackerel limited access program would be considered in Amendment 11 to the FMP. The Council hereby notifies the public that it will begin development of Amendment 11 and the associated SEIS while Amendment 10 is being developed, although the two amendments will remain separate fishery management actions. Comments received during the previous scoping period for Amendment 11 will be considered and no additional comments are being sought at this time. This notification also reminds the public that interested participants should locate and preserve records that substantiate and verify their participation in the Atlantic mackerel fishery in Federal waters. Request for Comments The public will have the opportunity to comment on the measures and alternatives being considered by the Council for both amendments through public meetings and public comment periods required by NEPA, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act. NMFS anticipates completing these SEISs and all related documents by early 2009. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: February 21, 2007. James P. Burgess, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–3336 Filed 2–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Availability of Commercial Fishing Seat for the Flower Garden 
Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice and request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS or 
Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the Commercial Fishing seat on its 
Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council). Applicants are chosen based upon 
their particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat for 
which they are applying; community and professional affiliations; 
philosophy regarding the protection and management of marine resources; 
and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the 
Sanctuary. The Applicant chosen as a member should expect to serve a 2-
year term, pursuant to the Council's Charter.

DATES: Applications are due by March 15, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Jennifer Morgan at 
NOAA-Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, 
Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX 77551. Completed applications should be sent 
to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Morgan, NOAA-Flower Garden 
Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 216, Galveston, 
TX 77551, 409-621-5151 ext. 103, Jennifer.Morgan@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Located in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, 
the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary includes three 
separate areas, known as East Flower Garden, West Flower Garden, and 
Stetson Banks. The Sanctuary was designated on January 17, 1992. 
Stetson Bank was added to the Sanctuary in 1996. The Sanctuary Advisory 
Council will consist of no

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more than 11 members; 8 non-governmental voting members and 3 
governmental non-voting members. The Council may serve as a forum for 
consultation and deliberation among its members and as a source of 
advice to the Sanctuary manager regarding the management of the Flower 
Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429, Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: February 12, 2007.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Ocean Services, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 07-869 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]
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