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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Hapeman or Kristy Beard,
(301)713–2289.
On August
4, 2008, notice was published in the
Federal Register (73 FR 45217) that an
amendment to Permit No. 605–1904,
issued February 21, 2008 (73 FR 10744),
had been requested by the above-named
organization. The requested amendment
has been granted under the authority of
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), the regulations governing the
taking and importing of marine
mammals (50 CFR part 216), the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
and the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
Permit No. 605–1904 authorizes the
WCNE to harass humpback (Megaptera
novaengliae), fin (Balaenoptera
physalus), and sei (Balaenoptera
borealis) whales along the U.S. Atlantic
coast during close approaches for vessel
surveys, photo-identification, tracking,
and incidental harassment annually.
During approaches, researchers may
suction-cup tag and/or biopsy sample
whales greater than six months of age.
A subset of approached humpback and
fin whale calves three to six months of
age may also be biopsy sampled. This
amendment authorizes the WCNE to
harass up to 75 North Atlantic right
whales (Eubalaena glacialis) annually
during close vessel approaches for
photo-identification, behavioral
observation, and prey sampling. This
work would continue long-term
population monitoring to determine
status and trends of this species in the
North Atlantic. The amendment is valid
until the permit expires on February 15,
2013.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an environmental
assessment was prepared analyzing the
effects of the permitted activities. After
a Finding of No Significant Impact, the
determination was made that it was not
necessary to prepare an environmental
impact statement.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, was based on a finding that
such permit: (1) was applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) is consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in
section 2 of the ESA.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council(s (Council)
Habitat Committee and Habitat
Advisory Panel will hold meetings to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meetings will be held in
October, 2009. For specific dates and
times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street,
Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508)
339–2200; fax: (508) 339–1040.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
advisory panel and committee meeting
schedules and agendas are as follows:
1. Joint Habitat Committee and Advisory
Panel Meeting - Tuesday, October 13,
2009 beginning at 9 a.m.
The committee and advisory panel
will review Swept Area Seabed impact
(SASI) model. They will also solicit
Committee and Advisory Panel input on
model components and discuss terms of
reference for upcoming Scientific and
Statistical Committee review of SASI.
The Committee and Advisory Panel may
also consider other topics at their
discretion.
2. Habitat Committee Meeting Wednesday, October 14, 2009 beginning
at 9 a.m.
The Committee will discuss
alternatives to minimize the effects of
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fishing on essential fish habitat (EFH)
and will also review a timeline for
completion of Omnibus EFH
Amendment 2.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups 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 Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Paul J. Howard
(see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 21, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XR80
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene its Law Enforcement Advisory
Panel (LEAP).
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1:30
p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 and
conclude no later than 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the IP Casino Resort, 850 Bayview Ave.,
Biloxi, MS 39530.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Richard Leard, Deputy Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
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Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
The Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
(Council) will convene the Law
Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP) to
review to discuss Joint Enforcement
Agreements including cases made and
federal training for state officers. The
LEAP will also provide reports from
each of the member agencies and review
the Council’s future action schedule.
Finally, the LEAP will receive
information on the status of fishery
management plan amendments and
other regulatory actions and elect a new
chairman and vice chairman.
The LEAP consists of principal law
enforcement officers in each of the Gulf
States, as well as the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (FWS), the U.S.
Coast Guard, and the NOAA General
Counsel for Law Enforcement. A copy of
the agenda and related materials can be
obtained by calling the Council office at
(813) 348–1630.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
LEAP for discussion, in accordance with
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues
may not be the subject of formal action
during this meeting. Actions of the
LEAP will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in the agendas
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 action to address the
emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
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These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Tina O’Hern at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) 5 working days
prior to the meeting.
Dated: September 21, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (302) 674–2331 ext.
19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda
items by day for the Council’s
Committees and the Council itself are:
On Tuesday, October 13—the Executive
Committee with the Council’s SSC
leadership and the ASMFC’s leadership
will address roles and responsibilities of
the Council’s SSC and the Council’s and
Commission’s Species Monitoring
Committees (MC) for ‘‘jointly managed
species (these include: summer
flounder, scup, black sea bass, bluefish,
and dogfish), and clarify the
responsibilities of the SSC and the
respective MCs in terms of their
respective roles in the Council’s annual
specification setting process. The
Executive Committee with the Council’s
SSC leadership will address the
development of a Council risk policy
concerning National Standard 1
Guidelines regarding the Allowable
Biological Catch (ABC) control rule. On
Wednesday, October 14—new Council
members will be sworn into office, the
Council will elect Officers, conduct its
regular Business Session, receive
Organizational Reports, Council Liaison
Reports, the Executive Director’s Report,
and a report on the status of the
Council’s FMPs. Following lunch there
will be review of eligible sites for MPA
designation and the public will be
solicited for its comments about such
designations. The Law Enforcement
Committee will review the Fisheries
Achievement Award (FAA) nominations
and recommend recipient(s) for
recognition. The Protected Resources
Committee will review the outcome of
the recent Bottlenose Dolphin (BND)
Take Reduction Team meeting, review
revisions to the BND stock structure and
mortality estimates, and review the
current information on all stocks and
evaluate the BND Plan’s goals for each
stock. The Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
Committee will review and clarify
management measures to be included in
Amendment 15. On Thursday, October
15—the Executive Committee will
review the Council’s 2010 Annual Work
Plan (AWP), review highlights of the
Northeast Regional Coordinating
Council (NRCC) Meeting, and review
the nominees for and select the
recipient of the 2009 Ricks E Savage
Award. The Council will then convene
to receive a presentation on NOAA’s
Catch Share Policy by Monica Medina
(NOAA’s Catch Share Task Force
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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.
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council), its
Executive Committee, its Law
Enforcement Committee, its Protected
Resources Committee, and its Surfclam
and Ocean Quahog Committee will hold
public meetings.
DATES: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
through Thursday, October 15, 2009. On
Tuesday, October 13, the Executive
Committee with the Council’s Scientific
and Statistical Committee (SSC)
leadership and the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission’s
(ASMFC) leadership will meet from 8:30
a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The Executive
Committee with the Council’s SSC
leadership will meet from 1:30 p.m.
until 4:30 p.m. On Wednesday, October
14 at 8:30 a.m., new Council members
will be sworn into office and the
Council will then elect its officers. From
8:45 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., the Council
will convene to conduct its regular
Business Session, receive
Organizational Reports, Liaison Reports,
the Executive Director’s Report, and a
report on the status of the Council’s
Fishery Management Plans (FMP’s).
From 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m., the
Council will review eligible sites for
Marine Protected Area (MPA)
designation and solicit public comments
on such designations. The Law
Enforcement Committee will meet from
1:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. The Protected
Resources Committee will meet from 2
p.m. until 3 p.m. The Surfclam and
Ocean Quahog Committee will meet
from 3 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. On
Thursday, October 15, the Executive
Committee will meet from 8 a.m. until
9 a.m. The Council will convene at 9
a.m. until 10 a.m. for NOAA Catch
Share Policy presentation. From 10 a.m.
until 11:30 a.m. the Council will receive
and discuss Committee reports. At 11:30
a.m., the Council will address
continuing and new business.
ADDRESSES: Princess Royale Hotel, 9100
Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD
21842; telephone: (410) 524–7777.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 300 S. New St.,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XR80
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
convene its Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP).
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13,
2009 and conclude no later than 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the IP Casino Resort, 850
Bayview Ave., Biloxi, MS 39530.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Deputy Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
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Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) will convene the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel
(LEAP) to review to discuss Joint Enforcement Agreements including
cases made and federal training for state officers. The LEAP will also
provide reports from each of the member agencies and review the
Council's future action schedule. Finally, the LEAP will receive
information on the status of fishery management plan amendments and
other regulatory actions and elect a new chairman and vice chairman.
The LEAP consists of principal law enforcement officers in each of
the Gulf States, as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS), the U.S. Coast Guard, and the NOAA General Counsel for Law
Enforcement. A copy of the agenda and related materials can be obtained
by calling the Council office at (813) 348-1630.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come
before the LEAP for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting.
Actions of the LEAP will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agendas 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 action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina O'Hern at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: September 21, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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