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Dated: February 22, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Draft Programmatic Environmental
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AGENCY:
NMFS will hold a series of
public hearings regarding the Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (DPEIS) for Research on
Steller Sea Lions and Northern Fur
Seals.
SUMMARY:
Public Hearings Agenda
Public hearings will be held at the
following dates, times, and locations:
1. March 13, 2007, 1 to 4 pm; Silver
Spring Metro Complex, Bldg. 4, Science
Center, 1301 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD;
2. March 15, 2007, 4 to 7 pm; Alaska
Fisheries Science Center, Bldg. 9, 7600
Sand Point Way, Seattle, WA; and
3. March 18, 2007, 5 to 8 pm; Hilton
Hotel, 501 West 3rd Avenue,
Anchorage, AK.
Written comments will be accepted at
these hearings as well as during the
comment period.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Tyrone Stuckey or Dee Jenkins, 301–
713–2289 (voice) or 301–427–2521 (fax),
at least five business days before the
scheduled meeting date.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of scoping meetings;
extension of scoping period.
AGENCY:
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for specific dates, times, and locations
of public hearings for this issue.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Payne or Tammy Adams,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 16, 2007, notice was published
in the Federal Register (72 FR 7652) of
the availability of the DPEIS for review
and comments. Written comments on
the DPEIS must be received by April 2,
2007. NMFS will hold three public
hearings to inform interested parties of
the alternatives analyzed and accept
comments. Please be advised that a
valid government-issued photoidentification will be required for entry
through building security at the Silver
Spring, MD and Seattle, WA hearings.
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NMFS announces several
scoping meetings for the environmental
impact statement for implementation of
annual catch limit (ACL) and
accountability measure (AM)
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Reauthorization Act of 2006 (MSRA).
Such guidance would be added to the
National Standard 1 Guidelines. NMFS
also extends the ending date of the
scoping period for this action from April
2, 2007, through April 17, 2007.
DATES: Dates and locations of scoping
meetings are listed below under
ADDRESSES. Written comments must be
received by April 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Scoping meetings will be
held at the following locations:
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council Meeting, March 6, 2007, 6:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Jekyll Island
Club Hotel, Jekyll Island, GA 31527.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Headquarters, Silver Spring, March 9,
2007, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Silver Spring
Metro Center ι3 Building, Room 4527,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council Meeting, March 14, 2007, 7:30
p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Ala Moana Hotel,
Honolulu, HI 96814.
Caribbean Fishery Management
Council Meeting, March 20, 2007, 6
p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ponce Hilton Hotel,
Ponce, PR 00716.
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council Meeting, March 29, 2007, 6:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites
Hotel, Destin, FL 32550.
NMFS may hold additional scoping
meetings during the comment period
that ends April 17, 2007.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments on issues
and alternatives, by any of the following
methods:
• E-mail:
annual.catchlimitDEIS@noaa.gov.
Include ‘‘Scoping comments on annual
catch limit DEIS’’ in subject line of the
message.
• Fax: 301–713–1193
• Mail: Mark Millikin; National
Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA; 1315
East-West Highway; Silver Spring, MD
20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Millikin; National Marine
Fisheries Service, 301–713–2341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
This Federal Register document is
available on the Government Printing
Office’s website at: www.gpoaccess.gov/
fr/index.
Background
The MSRA, signed into law by
President Bush on January 12, 2007, set
forth new requirements related to
overfishing, including new ACL and
AM provisions for federally managed
fisheries in the U.S. exclusive economic
zone. NMFS initiated action through a
notice of intent (NOI) to develop
guidance related to these new
provisions, specifically requirements set
forth under sections 103(b)(1) and (c)(3),
104(a)(10), (b), and (c) of the MSRA.
NMFS intends to revise the National
Standard 1 (NS1) Guidelines, 50 CFR
600.310, through a proposed and final
rule to incorporate guidance of these
MSRA sections before the end of 2007.
NMFS is seeking input on ACLs and
AMs and related matters in the NS1
Guidelines. More background related to
this action is contained in the NOI
published on February 14, 2007 (72 FR
7016), and is not repeated here.
If NMFS is able to schedule additional
scoping meetings with Regional Fishery
Management Councils, it will issue
additional notices in the Federal
Register.
Special Accommodations
The public meetings listed in this
notice will be accessible to people with
physical disabilities. Requests for sign
language interpretation and other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Jennifer Ise (301–713–2341), at least 5
days before the scheduled session.
Dated: February 23, 2007.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 022207B]
National Standard 1 Guidelines; Scoping Process
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of scoping meetings; extension of scoping period.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces several scoping meetings for the environmental
impact statement for implementation of annual catch limit (ACL) and
accountability measure (AM) requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (MSRA).
Such guidance would be added to the National Standard 1 Guidelines.
NMFS also extends the ending date of the scoping period for this action
from April 2, 2007, through April 17, 2007.
DATES: Dates and locations of scoping meetings are listed below under
ADDRESSES. Written comments must be received by April 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Scoping meetings will be held at the following locations:
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting, March 6, 2007,
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, Jekyll Island,
GA 31527.
National Marine Fisheries Service Headquarters, Silver Spring,
March 9, 2007, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Silver Spring Metro Center 3
Building, Room 4527, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting, March 14, 2007,
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, HI 96814.
Caribbean Fishery Management Council Meeting, March 20, 2007, 6
p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ponce Hilton Hotel, Ponce, PR 00716.
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Meeting, March 29, 2007,
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Destin, FL 32550.
NMFS may hold additional scoping meetings during the comment period
that ends April 17, 2007.
You may submit comments on issues and alternatives, by any of the
following methods:
E-mail: annual.catchlimitDEIS@noaa.gov. Include ``Scoping
comments on annual catch limit DEIS'' in subject line of the message.
Fax: 301-713-1193
Mail: Mark Millikin; National Marine Fisheries Service,
NOAA; 1315 East-West Highway; Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Millikin; National Marine
Fisheries Service, 301-713-2341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
This Federal Register document is available on the Government
Printing Office's website at: www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.
Background
The MSRA, signed into law by President Bush on January 12, 2007,
set forth new requirements related to overfishing, including new ACL
and AM provisions for federally managed fisheries in the U.S. exclusive
economic zone. NMFS initiated action through a notice of intent (NOI)
to develop guidance related to these new provisions, specifically
requirements set forth under sections 103(b)(1) and (c)(3), 104(a)(10),
(b), and (c) of the MSRA. NMFS intends to revise the National Standard
1 (NS1) Guidelines, 50 CFR 600.310, through a proposed and final rule
to incorporate guidance of these MSRA sections before the end of 2007.
NMFS is seeking input on ACLs and AMs and related matters in the NS1
Guidelines. More background related to this action is contained in the
NOI published on February 14, 2007 (72 FR 7016), and is not repeated
here.
If NMFS is able to schedule additional scoping meetings with
Regional Fishery Management Councils, it will issue additional notices
in the Federal Register.
Special Accommodations
The public meetings listed in this notice will be accessible to
people with physical disabilities. Requests for sign language
interpretation and other auxiliary aids should be directed to Jennifer
Ise (301-713-2341), at least 5 days before the scheduled session.
Dated: February 23, 2007.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E7-3507 Filed 2-27-07; 8:45 am]
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