Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 58601-58602 [E9-27267]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Council staff, Jane Dicosimo; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Review
Joint Protocol; Status of Steller Sea Lion
Biological Opinion; Discuss Board
proposals potentially affecting federal
groundfish fisheries; Status of proposed
GOA cod federal actions; Status of chum
salmon bycatch action; Crab and Scallop
annual catch limits; Update on Council
community outreach; Update on Walrus
and fishery interaction issues; Update
on Arctic Fishery Management Plan;
Update on Federal Observer Program
changes; Other business. The Agenda is
subject to change, and the latest version
will be posted at https://
www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before this
group for discussion, in accordance
with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during this meeting.
Action will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in the agenda 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 action to
address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail
Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7
working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: November 9, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
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 will convene a
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joint meeting of the Standing and
Special Reef Fish Scientific and
Statistical Committees.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1
p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 and
conclude by 12 p.m. on Thursday,
December 3, 2009. The meeting will be
webcast over the internet. A link to the
webcast will be available on the
Council’s web site, https://
www.gulfcouncil.org.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner,
LA 70062.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the
first day of the meeting, the Standing
and Special Reef Fish Scientific and
Statistical Committees and the Red
Snapper Advisory Panel will meet
jointly to hear a presentation on the
update stock assessment for red
snapper. Following the presentation, the
Scientific and Statistical Committees
and Advisory Panel will reconvene
separately to continue any discussion of
the update stock assessment and make
any management recommendations. The
Scientific and Statistical Committees
will evaluate the adequacy of the
assessment for management purposes
and will recommend a level of
acceptable biological catch. The
acceptable biological catch is a catch
level which the Council cannot exceed
when setting the annual catch limit for
red snapper. The Scientific and
Statistical Committees will also review
a draft Acceptable Biological Catch
Control Rule that is being developed by
an Acceptable Biological Catch Control
Rule Working Group, will discuss
acceptable biological catch Control rules
for data-moderate and data-poor stocks,
review analyses of species groupings
and recommend groupings for
Acceptable Biological Catches, and
discuss the next steps to take in the
development of acceptable biological
catch control rules. The
recommendations made by the
Scientific and Statistical Committees
will be presented to the Council at its
February 1 - 4, 2010 meeting in Mobile,
AL.
Copies of the agenda and other related
materials can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630 or can be downloaded
from the Council’s ftp site,
ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
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Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
Scientific and Statistical Committees for
discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during this meeting.
Actions of the Scientific and Statistical
Committees will be restricted to those
issues specifically identified in the
agenda 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 action to
address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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)
at least 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
Dated: November 9, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
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 a meeting of the Red Snapper
Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1
p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 and
conclude by 3 p.m. on Wednesday,
December 2, 2009. The meeting will be
webcast over the internet. A link to the
webcast will be available on the
Council’s web site, https://
www.gulfcouncil.org.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner,
LA 70062.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
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Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Carrie Simmons, Fishery Biologist; Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the
first day of the meeting, the Standing
and Special Reef Fish Scientific and
Statistical Committees and the Red
Snapper Advisory Panel will meet
jointly to hear a presentation on the
update stock assessment for red
snapper. Following the presentation,
Special Reef Fish Scientific and
Statistical Committees and the Red
Snapper Advisory Panel will reconvene
separately to continue any discussion of
the update stock assessment and make
any management recommendations.
Other issues on the agenda include: red
snapper season openings and closings,
settlements for recreational fishing
violations, and potential donation of
seized catches. There will also be
election of a chair and vice-chair. The
comments and recommendations made
by the Red Snapper Advisory Panel will
be presented to the Council at its
February 1 - 4, 2010 meeting in Mobile,
AL.
Copies of the agenda and other related
materials can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630 or can be downloaded
from the Council’s ftp site,
ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
Advisory Panel for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting.
Actions of the Advisory Panel will be
restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agenda 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
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) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: November 9, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Multi-species Habitat Conservation
Plan
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce; Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft
environmental impact statement, multispecies habitat conservation plan, and
receipt of application; notice of public
meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS), proposed
Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan
(HCP), and associated Implementation
Agreement (IA), for public review and
comment. Fruit Growers Supply
Company has submitted separate
applications to the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) and to the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for
50–year incidental take permits under
section 10 of the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended.
DATES: Written comments on the
proposed HCP, IA, and DEIS must be
received by 5 p.m. Pacific Time on
February 11, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments
concerning the proposed HCP and DEIS
to Lisa Roberts, and send by any one of
the following methods, U.S. Mail:
National Marine Fisheries Service,
Arcata Area Office, 1655 Heindon Rd,
Arcata, CA 95521; Fax: (707) 825–4840;
E-mail: FGSHCP.SWR@noaa.gov. In the
subject line of the e-mail, include the
document identifier: FGS HCP.
A public meeting will be held on
December 2, 2009, 6–8 p.m. at the Best
Western Miners Inn Convention Center,
122 East Miner Street, Yreka, CA 96097.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, or to receive a copy
of the documents, please contact Lisa
Roberts, Fisheries Biologist, National
Marine Fisheries Service, (707) 825–
5178. The HCP and DEIS are also
available electronically for review on
the NMFS Southwest Region website at:
https://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov, or the FWS
Yreka office website at: www.fws.gov/
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The
documents being made available
include (1) the proposed HCP, (2) the
IA, and (3) the DEIS. This notice is
provided pursuant to the ESA and the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) as amended. NMFS and FWS
are furnishing this notice to allow other
agencies and the public an opportunity
to review and comment on these
documents. All comments received will
become part of the public record for this
action. Hard bound copies of the HCP,
IA, and DEIS are available for viewing,
or for partial or complete duplication, at
the following locations:
1. Siskiyou County Library, 719 4th
St., Yreka, CA 96097.
2. Humboldt County Library, 1313 3rd
St., Eureka, CA 95501.
3. Del Norte County Library, 190 Price
Mall, Crescent City, CA 95531.
4. National Marine Fisheries Service,
1655 Heindon Rd., Arcata, CA 95521.
5. Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office,
1829 South Oregon St., Yreka, CA
96097.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 9 of the ESA prohibits the
’’take’’ of wildlife species listed as
endangered or threatened by either the
FWS or NMFS (16 USC 1538). The ESA
defines the term ’’take’’ as to harass,
harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill,
trap, capture, or collect listed species, or
attempt to engage in such conduct.
‘‘Harm’’ is defined to include significant
habitat modification or degradation
where it actually kills or injures wildlife
by significantly impairing essential
behavioral patterns, including breeding,
feeding, spawning, migrating, rearing,
and sheltering (64 FR 60727). Pursuant
to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA, FWS
and NMFS may issue ITPs authorizing
the take of listed species if, among other
things, such taking is incidental to, and
not the purpose of, otherwise lawful
activities.
Take of listed plant species is not
prohibited under the ESA, and cannot
be authorized under a section 10 permit.
However, the applicant proposes to
include Yreka phlox (Phlox hirsuta) in
the HCP to extend the plan’s
conservation benefits to this species.
The applicant would receive assurances
under the ‘‘No Surprises’’ regulations
found in 50 CFR 17.22(b)(5), 17.32(b)(5),
and 222.307(g) for all proposed covered
species in the ITP.
To receive an ITP under the ESA, an
applicant must prepare an HCP that
specifies the following: (1) the impact of
the taking; (2) steps the applicant will
take to minimize and mitigate the
impact; (3) funding available to
implement the steps; (4) what
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XS86
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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 a meeting of the Red Snapper Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2009
and conclude by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. The meeting will
be webcast over the internet. A link to the webcast will be available
on the Council's web site, https://www.gulfcouncil.org.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton, 901 Airline Drive,
Kenner, LA 70062.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
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Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Carrie Simmons, Fishery Biologist;
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the first day of the meeting, the
Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees
and the Red Snapper Advisory Panel will meet jointly to hear a
presentation on the update stock assessment for red snapper. Following
the presentation, Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical
Committees and the Red Snapper Advisory Panel will reconvene separately
to continue any discussion of the update stock assessment and make any
management recommendations. Other issues on the agenda include: red
snapper season openings and closings, settlements for recreational
fishing violations, and potential donation of seized catches. There
will also be election of a chair and vice-chair. The comments and
recommendations made by the Red Snapper Advisory Panel will be
presented to the Council at its February 1 - 4, 2010 meeting in Mobile,
AL.
Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by
calling (813) 348-1630 or can be downloaded from the Council's ftp
site, ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the Advisory Panel for discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues
may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions of
the Advisory Panel will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agenda 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 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) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: November 9, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-27267 Filed 11-12-09; 8:45 am]
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