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B harassment of marine mammals
incidental to the authorization of
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Issuance of this LOA is based on
findings, described in the preamble to
the final rule (71 FR 40928, July 19,
2006), that the activities described
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council), its
Research Set Aside (RSA) Committee,
its Ecosystems Committee, its Law
Enforcement/Vessel Safety Committee,
its Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish
Committee, its Executive Committee,
and its Bycatch/Limited Access
Privilege Program Committee will hold
public meetings. Prior to the Council’s
meeting there will be a meeting of the
Joint Council New England and MidAtlantic Councils Standardized Bycatch
Reporting Methodology (SBRM)
Committee.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
Monday, June 11, 2007 through
Thursday, June 14, 2007. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held
at the Embassy Suites, 1700 Coliseum
Drive, Hampton, VA 23666; telephone:
(757) 827–8200.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 300 S. New
Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone:
(302) 674–2331.
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Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (302) 674–2331, ext.
19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Monday, June 11, 2007
2 p.m. until 5 p.m., the Joint Council
SBRM Committee will meet.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
9 a.m. until 12 noon, the RSA
Committee with NMFS Cooperative
Research Staff will meet.
10 a.m. until 11 a.m., the Ecosystems
Committee will meet concurrently with
the RSA Committee.
11 a.m. until 12 noon, the Law
Enforcement/Vessel Safety Committee
will also meet concurrently with the
RSA Committee.
1 p.m. until 4 p.m., the Squid,
Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee
will meet with its advisors.
4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., the Executive
Committee will meet.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
8 a.m. until 9 a.m., the Bycatch/
Limited Access Privilege Program
(LAPP) Committee will meet.
9 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., the Council
will convene and receive a presentation
on the Coral Reef Conservation
Amendments Act of 2007.
9:30 a.m. until 12 noon, the Council
will conduct its regular Council
business session.
1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., the Council
will discuss and develop 2008, 2009,
and 2010 quota specifications for the
surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries.
2:30 p.m. until 5 p.m., the Council
will discuss and develop 2008 quota
specifications for the Atlantic mackerel,
squid and butterfish fisheries.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
8 a.m., the Council will convene to
receive a presentation by the NMFS on
the Status of its Recreational Data
Collection Initiative.
9 a.m. until 12 noon, the Council will
discuss Amendment 1 to the Tilefish
Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., the Council
will review and take action on the
Omnibus Amendment for Standardized
Bycatch Reporting Methodology.
2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., the Council
will review and consider actions taken
by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission (ASMFC) regarding
Amendment 15 to the Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
FMP.
3:30 p.m. until adjournment, the
Council will receive and discuss
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committee reports, and address any
continuing and/or new business.
Agenda items for the Council’s
committees and the Council itself are:
The Joint Council SBRM Committee will
review revisions to the SBRM
Amendment including the
environmental assessment, select
preferred alternatives, and develop the
Council’s final position for Secretarial
submission. The RSA Committee will
meet to review the Mid-Atlantic RSA
program performance and discuss future
directions; discuss ways to improve
program effectiveness, dissemination of
results, and coordination with other
cooperative research efforts; initiate
discussion of research priorities for the
2009 program year; and, develop
comments as appropriate for Council
consideration. The Ecosystems
Committee will review ‘‘Taking the
Bait’’ ... A Blueprint for Councils to
Protect the Ocean Forage Base. The Law
Enforcement/Vessel Safety Committee
will address National Standard 10 in
context of the recent Congressional
Hearing on commercial fishing vessel
safety, and review the Council’s
Fisheries Achievement Award process
and timeline for 2007. The Squid,
Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee
will meet with its Advisors to review
the Monitoring Committee’s
recommendations for 2008 quota levels
and associated management measures
and develop 2008 quota specifications
and associated management measures
for Council consideration and action;
and, receive status updates on
Amendments 9 and 10. The Executive
Committee will review the Council
Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting
results and action items including:
budget outcome from CCC meeting and
its impact on the Council’s 2007
operations; Council member training/
mentoring; and, status of NMFS
Regulatory Streamlining Program
efforts. The Executive Committee will
also review the Northeast Regional
Coordinating Council meeting agenda
and actions; discuss the role of the
Scientific and Statistical Committee;
discuss practicability and applicability
of an interactive web site for the
Council; and, review Commercial
Fishing Vessel Safety issues. The
Bycatch/LAPP Committee will review
and evaluate public comments on the
proposed SBRM Amendment, discuss
and develop a Council position
regarding Secretarial submission of the
proposed Amendment; and, receive an
update on the LAPP. The Council will
receive a presentation on the Coral Reef
Ecosystem Conservation Amendments
Act of 2007; this will be followed by the
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Council’s regular business session. The
Council will then review staff’s
recommendations for 2008, 2009, and
2010 surfclam and ocean quahog quota
specifications and associated
management measures, and then the
Council will develop and adopt quota
specifications and associated
management measures for a multi-year
surfclam and ocean quahog
specification program. The Council will
review the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid,
and Butterfish Committee’s
recommendations for 2008 quota
specifications and associated
management measures, and will
develop and adopt 2008 quota
specifications and associated
management measures for squid,
mackerel, and butterfish. The Council
will receive a presentation on the Status
of NMFS’ Recreational Data Collection
Initiative. The Council will then review
alternatives associated with various
measures proposed in Amendment 1 to
the Tilefish FMP, and select preferred
alternatives for that Amendment, and
then review and adopt the Public
Hearing Document (PHD) and associated
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS). The Council will review and
take action on the Standardized Bycatch
Reporting Methodology Omnibus
Amendment for Secretarial submission.
The Council will review and consider
actions taken by the ASMFC regarding
Amendment 15 to the Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
FMP. The Council will conclude its
meeting by receiving various committee
reports and by addressing any
continuing and/or new business.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, these
issues may not be the subject of formal
Council action during these meetings.
Council action will be restricted to those
issues specifically listed in this notice
and any issues arising after publication
of this notice that require emergency
action under section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take final actions to address
such emergencies.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to M. Jan Bryan at
(302) 674–2331 ext: 18 at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
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Dated: May 21, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), NationalOceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory entities will hold public
meetings.
The Council and its advisory
entities will meet June 9–15, 2007 . The
Council meeting will begin on Monday,
June 11, at 2 p.m., reconvening each day
through Friday, June 15. All meetings
are open to the public, except a closed
session will be held from 2 p.m. until
3 p.m. on Monday, June 11 to address
litigation and personnel matters. The
Council will meet as late as necessary
each day to complete its scheduled
business.
DATES:
The meetings will be held at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1221 Chess
Drive, Foster City, CA 94404; telephone:
(650) 570–5700.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director;
telephone: (503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following items are on the Council
agenda, but not necessarily in this order:
ADDRESSES:
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks and
Introductions
2. Roll Call
3. Executive Director’s Report
4. Approve Agenda
B. Administrative Matters
1. Future Council Meeting Agenda
Planning
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2. Council Operating Procedure for
Providing Highly Migratory Species
Management Recommendations to
Regional Fishery Management
Organizations
3. Recreational Fishery Information
Network Data and Sampling
Refinements
4. Council Operating Procedure for
Reviewing Proposed Changes to
Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
and Establishing a Groundfish EFH
Oversight Committee
5. Magnuson-Stevens Act
Reauthorization Implementation
6. Legislative Matters
7. Fiscal Matters
8. Appointments to Advisory Bodies,
Standing Committees, and Other
Forums, and Changes to Council
Operating Procedures as Needed
9. Approval of Council Meeting
Minutes
10. Council Three-Meeting Outlook,
Draft September 2007 Council Meeting
Agenda, and Workload Priorities
C. Open Public Comment
Comments on Non-Agenda Items
D. Habitat
Current Habitat Issues
E. Groundfish Management
1. NMFS Report
2. Proposed Process and Schedule for
Developing Biennial (2009–10) Harvest
Specifications and Management
Measures
3. Shore-Based Pacific Whiting
Monitoring Program
4. Amendment 22: Limiting Entry in
the Open Access Groundfish Fishery
5. Preliminary Review of Exempted
Fishing Permits for 2008
6. Stock Assessments for 2009–10
Groundfish Fisheries
7. Consideration of Inseason
Adjustments
8. Amendment 21: Intersector
Allocation
9. Amendment 20: Trawl
Rationalization Alternatives (Trawl
Individual Quotas and Cooperatives)
10. Final Consideration of Inseason
Adjustments (if needed)
11. Amendment 15: American
Fisheries Act Issues
F. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. NMFS Report
2. Pacific Mackerel Stock Assessment
and Harvest Guideline for 2007–08
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[XRIN: 0648-XA55]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), its
Research Set Aside (RSA) Committee, its Ecosystems Committee, its Law
Enforcement/Vessel Safety Committee, its Squid, Mackerel, and
Butterfish Committee, its Executive Committee, and its Bycatch/Limited
Access Privilege Program Committee will hold public meetings. Prior to
the Council's meeting there will be a meeting of the Joint Council New
England and Mid-Atlantic Councils Standardized Bycatch Reporting
Methodology (SBRM) Committee.
DATES: The meetings will be held on Monday, June 11, 2007 through
Thursday, June 14, 2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites, 1700
Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA 23666; telephone: (757) 827-8200.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S.
New Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674-2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 674-2331,
ext. 19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Monday, June 11, 2007
2 p.m. until 5 p.m., the Joint Council SBRM Committee will meet.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
9 a.m. until 12 noon, the RSA Committee with NMFS Cooperative
Research Staff will meet.
10 a.m. until 11 a.m., the Ecosystems Committee will meet
concurrently with the RSA Committee.
11 a.m. until 12 noon, the Law Enforcement/Vessel Safety Committee
will also meet concurrently with the RSA Committee.
1 p.m. until 4 p.m., the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee
will meet with its advisors.
4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., the Executive Committee will meet.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
8 a.m. until 9 a.m., the Bycatch/Limited Access Privilege Program
(LAPP) Committee will meet.
9 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., the Council will convene and receive a
presentation on the Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007.
9:30 a.m. until 12 noon, the Council will conduct its regular
Council business session.
1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., the Council will discuss and develop 2008,
2009, and 2010 quota specifications for the surfclam and ocean quahog
fisheries.
2:30 p.m. until 5 p.m., the Council will discuss and develop 2008
quota specifications for the Atlantic mackerel, squid and butterfish
fisheries.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
8 a.m., the Council will convene to receive a presentation by the
NMFS on the Status of its Recreational Data Collection Initiative.
9 a.m. until 12 noon, the Council will discuss Amendment 1 to the
Tilefish Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., the Council will review and take action on
the Omnibus Amendment for Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology.
2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., the Council will review and consider
actions taken by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
(ASMFC) regarding Amendment 15 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black
Sea Bass FMP.
3:30 p.m. until adjournment, the Council will receive and discuss
committee reports, and address any continuing and/or new business.
Agenda items for the Council's committees and the Council itself
are: The Joint Council SBRM Committee will review revisions to the SBRM
Amendment including the environmental assessment, select preferred
alternatives, and develop the Council's final position for Secretarial
submission. The RSA Committee will meet to review the Mid-Atlantic RSA
program performance and discuss future directions; discuss ways to
improve program effectiveness, dissemination of results, and
coordination with other cooperative research efforts; initiate
discussion of research priorities for the 2009 program year; and,
develop comments as appropriate for Council consideration. The
Ecosystems Committee will review ``Taking the Bait'' ... A Blueprint
for Councils to Protect the Ocean Forage Base. The Law Enforcement/
Vessel Safety Committee will address National Standard 10 in context of
the recent Congressional Hearing on commercial fishing vessel safety,
and review the Council's Fisheries Achievement Award process and
timeline for 2007. The Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will
meet with its Advisors to review the Monitoring Committee's
recommendations for 2008 quota levels and associated management
measures and develop 2008 quota specifications and associated
management measures for Council consideration and action; and, receive
status updates on Amendments 9 and 10. The Executive Committee will
review the Council Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting results and
action items including: budget outcome from CCC meeting and its impact
on the Council's 2007 operations; Council member training/mentoring;
and, status of NMFS Regulatory Streamlining Program efforts. The
Executive Committee will also review the Northeast Regional
Coordinating Council meeting agenda and actions; discuss the role of
the Scientific and Statistical Committee; discuss practicability and
applicability of an interactive web site for the Council; and, review
Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety issues. The Bycatch/LAPP Committee
will review and evaluate public comments on the proposed SBRM
Amendment, discuss and develop a Council position regarding Secretarial
submission of the proposed Amendment; and, receive an update on the
LAPP. The Council will receive a presentation on the Coral Reef
Ecosystem Conservation Amendments Act of 2007; this will be followed by
the
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Council's regular business session. The Council will then review
staff's recommendations for 2008, 2009, and 2010 surfclam and ocean
quahog quota specifications and associated management measures, and
then the Council will develop and adopt quota specifications and
associated management measures for a multi-year surfclam and ocean
quahog specification program. The Council will review the Atlantic
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Committee's recommendations for 2008
quota specifications and associated management measures, and will
develop and adopt 2008 quota specifications and associated management
measures for squid, mackerel, and butterfish. The Council will receive
a presentation on the Status of NMFS' Recreational Data Collection
Initiative. The Council will then review alternatives associated with
various measures proposed in Amendment 1 to the Tilefish FMP, and
select preferred alternatives for that Amendment, and then review and
adopt the Public Hearing Document (PHD) and associated Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The Council will review and take
action on the Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Omnibus
Amendment for Secretarial submission. The Council will review and
consider actions taken by the ASMFC regarding Amendment 15 to the
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP. The Council will
conclude its meeting by receiving various committee reports and by
addressing any continuing and/or new business.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, these issues may not be the subject
of formal Council action during these meetings. Council action will be
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final actions
to address such emergencies.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Jan Bryan at (302) 674-2331
ext: 18 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: May 21, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-10010 Filed 5-23-07; 8:45 am]
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