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reef ecosystem management unit species
in the designated low-use Marine
Protected Areas; (2) fishing for any of
these species using gear not specifically
allowed in the regulations; or (3) fishing
for, taking, or retaining any Potentially
Harvested Coral Reef Taxa in the coral
reef ecosystem regulatory area, to obtain
and carry a permit. A receiving vessel
must also have a transshipment permit
for at-sea transshipment of coral reef
management unit species. The permit
application form provides basic
information about the permit applicant,
vessel, fishing gear and method, target
species, projected fishing effort, etc., for
use by NMFS and the Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council in
determining eligibility for permit
issuance. The information is important
for understanding the nature of the
fishery and provides a link to
participants. It also aids in the
enforcement of Fishery Management
Plan measures.
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the form of paper permit application
forms.
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Dated: October 6, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XL05
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold four public hearings to solicit
comments on proposals to be included
in the Draft Amendment 3 to the
Northeast Skate Complex Fishery
Management Plan (FMP).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before 5 p.m. EST,
November 10, 2008. The public hearings
will be held from October 27, 2008 to
October 30, 2008. For specific dates and
times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Council will take
comments at public meetings in
Hyannis and New Bedford, MA,
Narragansett, RI and Portsmouth, NH.
For specific locations, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written
comments should be sent to Patricia
Kurkul, Regional Administrator,
National Marine Fisheries Service, One
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Comments may also be sent via fax to
(978) 281–9135 or submitted via e-mail
to Skateamendment3@noaa.gov with
‘‘Comments on Skate Draft Amendment
3’’ in the subject line. Requests for
copies of the public hearing document
and other information should be
directed to Paul J. Howard, Executive
Director, New England Fishery
Management Council, 50 Water Street,
Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950;
telephone: (978) 465–0492. The public
hearing document is also accessible
electronically via the Internet at https://
www.nefmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
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The
Council proposes to take action to
amend the Northeast Skate Complex
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and to
address the new and revised
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fisheries Act. The Council will consider
comments from fishermen, interested
parties and the general public on the
proposals and alternatives described in
the public hearing document for Draft
Amendment 3 to the Northeast Skate
Complex FMP. Once it has considered
public comments, the Council will
approve final management measures
and prepare a submission package for
NMFS. There will be an additional
opportunity for written public
comments on the proposed rule when it
is published in the Federal Register.
Major elements of the proposals in the
Draft Amendment 3 and a Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement include: (1) measures to
reduce catch via time/area closures and/
or skate possession limits to rebuild
overfished smooth, thorny and winter
skates as well as to stop overfishing of
thorny skate; (2) implementation and
specification of annual catch limits
(ACLs) and accountability measures
(AMs) to comply with a new mandate of
the reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act;
and (3) an annual specification and biannual review process to replace an
obsolete baseline review procedure.
There are two options for allocating
ACLs to the skate wing and skate bait
fisheries. There is also a hard total
allowable catch (TAC) and soft TAC
option to implement ACLs and AMs.
The dates, times, locations and
telephone numbers of the hearings are
as follows:
Monday, October 27, 2008 at 7 p.m.
- Radisson Hotel, 287 Iyannough Road,
Hyannis, MA 02601; telephone: (508)
771–1700.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 7 p.m.
- Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake
Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740;
telephone: (508) 997–0046.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 7
p.m. - Narragansett Town Hall, 25 Fifth
Avenue, Narragansett, RI 02882;
telephone: (401) 789–1044.
Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 7 p.m.
- Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwin Road,
Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603)
431–6774.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
These hearings are physically
accessible to people with physical
disabilities. Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Paul J. Howard
(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
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Department of the Army
Notice of Availability for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for Grow the Army Actions at
Fort Carson, CO
Department of the Army, DoD.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
announces the availability of a DEIS for
the implementation of the decision to
station a new Infantry Brigade Combat
Team (IBCT) and smaller combat
support units at Fort Carson, and the
potential stationing of a Combat
Aviation Brigade (CAB) at Fort Carson
in the future.
DATES: The public comment period for
the DEIS will end 45 days after
publication of an NOA in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
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For specific questions
regarding the DEIS, please contact Ms.
Deb Owings or Ms. Robin Renn, Fort
Carson and Pinon Canyon Maneuver
Site National Environmental Policy Act
Coordinators, 1638 Elwell Street,
Building 6236, Fort Carson, CO 80913–
4000. Written comments may be mailed
to that address or e-mailed to
CARSDECAMNEPA@conus.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Dee McNutt, Fort Carson Public Affairs
Office, at (719) 526–1269, during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Proposed Action and analysis in the
DEIS includes constructing new
facilities at Fort Carson to support an
IBCT and other combat support units
(approximately 3,900 additional
Soldiers and their dependents) and the
potential stationing of a CAB
(approximately 2,800 Soldiers and their
dependents). Additional actions
evaluated as part of the Proposed Action
include upgrading ranges at Fort Carson
and increased use of live-fire training
ranges and maneuver areas at Fort
Carson and the Pinon Canyon Maneuver
Site (PCMS). Implementation of the
Proposed Action is anticipated in 2009
and would begin following the
completion of a Final EIS and signing of
a Record of Decision (ROD). The
Proposed Action does not include the
expansion of PCMS or any construction
at PCMS.
The stationing of additional BCTs and
other force structure realignment actions
across the Army was analyzed in the
2007 Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for Army Growth and
Force Structure Realignment. The ROD
determined that Fort Carson would
receive an additional IBCT and other
units contingent on site-specific NEPA
analysis. The DEIS is that site-specific
analysis of the environmental and
socioeconomic impacts of alternatives
for implementing the Army’s previous
stationing decision. The DEIS also
analyzes the potential stationing of a
CAB.
The DEIS analyzes the impacts of
several alternatives for construction of
the IBCT facilities and the No Action
Alternative. Under the No Action
Alternative, the stationing of a new
IBCT and CAB at Fort Carson would not
be implemented. The No Action
Alternative provides the baseline
conditions for comparison to the
Proposed Alternative.
Impacts analyzed include a wide
range of environmental resource areas:
Land use, air quality, noise, geology and
soils, water resources, biological
resources, cultural resources,
ADDRESSES:
Dated: October 7, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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socioeconomics, transportation,
utilities, hazardous and toxic
substances, sustainability, and
cumulative environmental effects.
Additional concerns or impacts may be
identified as a result of comments
received on this DEIS.
The Army invites full public
participation to promote open
communication and better decision
making, including comment on the DEIS
and participation in public meetings
which will be announced in advance in
local news media. The DEIS is available
at local libraries surrounding Fort
Carson and PCMS, and the document
may also be accessed at https://
www.aec.army.mil. Comments from the
public will be considered before any
decision is made regarding
implementation of the Proposed Action.
Dated: October 3, 2008.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Environment, Safety and Occupational
Health).
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Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the Disposal and Reuse of
Fort McPherson, Georgia
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Notice of Availability (NOA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army announces the
availability of the DEIS, which evaluates
the potential environmental and
socioeconomic impacts of the disposal
and reuse of Fort McPherson, Georgia,
pursuant to the 2005 Base Realignment
and Closure (BRAC) Commission
recommendation.
The public comment period for
the DEIS will end 45 days after
publication of an NOA in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments on the DEIS to: Victor
Bonilla, BRAC Environmental Division,
2053 North D Avenue, Building 400,
Fort Gillem, GA 302975161. E-mail
comments should be sent to
victor.manuel.bonilla@conus.
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3557, or by e-mail at the above address.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XL05
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold
four public hearings to solicit comments on proposals to be included in
the Draft Amendment 3 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management
Plan (FMP).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST,
November 10, 2008. The public hearings will be held from October 27,
2008 to October 30, 2008. For specific dates and times, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Council will take comments at public meetings in Hyannis
and New Bedford, MA, Narragansett, RI and Portsmouth, NH. For specific
locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written comments should be
sent to Patricia Kurkul, Regional Administrator, National Marine
Fisheries Service, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Comments
may also be sent via fax to (978) 281-9135 or submitted via e-mail to
Skateamendment3@noaa.gov with ``Comments on Skate Draft Amendment 3''
in the subject line. Requests for copies of the public hearing document
and other information should be directed to Paul J. Howard, Executive
Director, New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill
2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492. The public hearing
document is also accessible electronically via the Internet at https://
www.nefmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council proposes to take action to amend
the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and to
address the new and revised requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fisheries Act. The Council will consider comments from fishermen,
interested parties and the general public on the proposals and
alternatives described in the public hearing document for Draft
Amendment 3 to the Northeast Skate Complex FMP. Once it has considered
public comments, the Council will approve final management measures and
prepare a submission package for NMFS. There will be an additional
opportunity for written public comments on the proposed rule when it is
published in the Federal Register.
Major elements of the proposals in the Draft Amendment 3 and a
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement include: (1) measures
to reduce catch via time/area closures and/or skate possession limits
to rebuild overfished smooth, thorny and winter skates as well as to
stop overfishing of thorny skate; (2) implementation and specification
of annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) to
comply with a new mandate of the reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act; and
(3) an annual specification and bi-annual review process to replace an
obsolete baseline review procedure. There are two options for
allocating ACLs to the skate wing and skate bait fisheries. There is
also a hard total allowable catch (TAC) and soft TAC option to
implement ACLs and AMs.
The dates, times, locations and telephone numbers of the hearings
are as follows:
Monday, October 27, 2008 at 7 p.m. - Radisson Hotel, 287 Iyannough
Road, Hyannis, MA 02601; telephone: (508) 771-1700.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 7 p.m. - Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny
Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (508) 997-0046.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 7 p.m. - Narragansett Town Hall, 25
Fifth Avenue, Narragansett, RI 02882; telephone: (401) 789-1044.
Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 7 p.m. - Urban Forestry Center, 45
Elwin Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 431-6774.
Special Accommodations
These hearings are physically accessible to people with physical
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 7, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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