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File No. 15677 from the list of available
applications.
These documents are available upon
written request or by appointment in the
following offices:
• Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring,
MD 20910; phone (301) 713–2289; fax
(301) 713–0376; and
• Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida
33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727)
824–5309.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division.
• By e-mail to
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the File No. in the subject line)
• By facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or
• At the address listed above.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division at the address listed
above. The request should set forth the
specific reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Malcolm Mohead or Colette Cairns,
(301) 713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of 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 222–226).
The applicant’s goal is to assess
presence, abundance, and distribution
of shortnose sturgeon within South
Carolina rivers (Savannah, Edisto,
Cooper, Santee Rivers, Santee-Cooper
Lakes, and Winyah Bay system). During
2011–2016, up to 134 shortnose
sturgeon in all South Carolina rivers
would be captured using gill nets,
trammel nets and trawls. Annually,
shortnose sturgeon would be taken in
good condition and measured, weighed,
sampled for genetic tissue analysis, and
PIT tagged. Additionally, selected adults
and juveniles would be captured,
anesthetized, and implanted with an
internal sonic transmitter. In addition,
shortnose sturgeon sex would be
determined from a sample of fish
annually by either laparoscopy or
tubular biopsy. Blood from known sexes
would be collected and processed
determining the level of endrocrine
disrupters in the environment. Manual
tracking and passive detections of
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telemetered fish at fixed receiver
stations would be used to provide
information about movements and
habitat use. Recaptures of tagged fish
may also be used for estimating
abundance if appropriate.
Dated: November 23, 2010.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA059
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Advisory Panel
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
NMFS solicits nominations
for the Advisory Panel (AP) for Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR) Workshops (this AP is
also called the ‘‘SEDAR Pool’’). The
SEDAR Pool is comprised of a group of
individuals whom may be selected to
review data and advise NMFS regarding
the scientific information, including but
not limited to data and models, used in
stock assessments for oceanic sharks in
the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and
Caribbean Sea. Nominations are being
sought for a three-year appointment
(2011–2014). Individuals with definable
interests in the recreational and
commercial fishing and related
industries, environmental community,
academia, and non-governmental
organizations will be considered for
membership on the SEDAR Pool.
DATES: Nominations must be received
on or before December 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations and request the SEDAR
Pool Statement of Organization,
Practices, and Procedures by any of the
following methods:
• E-mail: SEDAR.pool@noaa.gov.
• Mail: Karyl Brewster-Geisz, Highly
Migratory Species Management
Division, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Include on the envelope the following
identifier: ‘‘SEDAR Pool Nomination.’’
• Fax: 301–713–1917.
SUMMARY:
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Additional information on SEDAR
and the SEDAR guidelines can be found
at https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sedar/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karyl Brewster-Geisz, (301) 713–2347
ext. 111.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
Section 302(g)(2) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., states that
each Council shall establish such
advisory panels as are necessary or
appropriate to assist it in carrying out its
functions under the Act. For the
purposes of this section, NMFS
considers the Council provision to be
applicable to the HMS Management
Division as well. As such, NMFS has
established the SEDAR Pool under this
section. The SEDAR Pool currently
consists of 28 individuals who can be
selected to review data and advise
NMFS regarding the scientific
information, including but not limited
to data and models, used in stock
assessments for oceanic sharks in the
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and
Caribbean Sea. While the SEDAR Pool
was created specifically for Atlantic
oceanic sharks, it may be expanded to
include other HMS, as needed.
The primary purpose of the
individuals in the SEDAR Pool is to
review, at SEDAR workshops, the
scientific information, including but not
limited to data and models, used in
stock assessments that are used to
advise NMFS, as a delegate to the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary),
about the conservation and management
of the Atlantic HMS, specifically but not
limited to, Atlantic sharks. Individuals
in the SEDAR Pool, if selected, may
participate in the various data,
assessment, and review workshops
during the SEDAR process of any HMS
stock assessment. In order to ensure that
the peer review is unbiased, individuals
who participated in a data and/or
assessment workshop for a particular
stock assessment will not be allowed to
serve as reviewers for the same stock
assessment. However, these individuals
may be asked to attend the review
workshop to answer specific questions
from the reviewers concerning the data
and/or assessment workshops. Members
of the SEDAR Pool may serve as
members of other APs concurrent with,
or following, their service on the SEDAR
Pool.
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Procedures and Guidelines
A. Participants
The SEDAR Pool is comprised of
individuals representing the commercial
and recreational fishing communities
for Atlantic HMS, the environmental
community active in the conservation
and management of Atlantic HMS, and
the academic community that have
relevant expertise either with sharks or
shark-like species and/or stock
assessment methodologies for marine
fish species. Members of the SEDAR
Pool must have demonstrated
experience in the fisheries, related
industries, research, teaching, writing,
conservation, or management of marine
organisms. The distribution of
representation among the interested
parties is not defined or limited.
Additional members of the SEDAR
Pool may also include representatives
from each of the five Atlantic Regional
Fishery Management Councils, each of
the 18 constituent states, both the U.S.
Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, and
each of the constituent interstate
commissions: The Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission and the
Gulf States Marine Fisheries
Commission.
If NMFS requires additional members
to ensure a diverse pool of individuals
to draw from for data or assessment
workshops, NMFS may request
individuals to become members of the
SEDAR Pool outside of the annual
nomination period.
Panel members serve at the discretion
of the Secretary. Not all members will
attend each SEDAR workshop. Rather,
NMFS will invite certain members to
participate at specific stock assessment
workshops dependent on their ability to
participate, discuss, and recommend
scientific decisions regarding the
species being assessed. If an invited
SEDAR Pool member is unable to attend
the workshop, the member may send a
designee who may represent them and
participate in the activities of the
workshop. In order to ensure the
designee meets the requirements of
participating in the data and/or
assessment workshop, the designee
must receive written approval of the
Deputy Director of the Office of
Sustainable Fisheries at least six weeks
in advance of the beginning of the
relevant data and/or assessment
workshop. Written notification must
include the name, address, telephone,
e-mail, and position of the individual
designated. A designee may not name
another designee.
NMFS is not obligated to fulfill any
requests (e.g., requests for an assessment
of a certain species) that may be made
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by the SEDAR Pool or its individual
members. Members of the SEDAR Pool
who are invited to attend stock
assessment workshops will not be
compensated for their services but may
be reimbursed for their travel-related
expenses to attend such workshops.
B. Nomination Procedures for
Appointments to the SEDAR Pool
Member tenure will be for three years.
Nominations are sought for terms
beginning February 2011 and expiring
January 2014. Nomination packages
should include:
1. The name, address, phone number,
and e-mail of the applicant or nominee;
2. A description of his/her interest in
Atlantic shark stock assessments or the
Atlantic shark fishery;
3. A statement of background and/or
qualifications; and
4. A written commitment that the
applicant or nominee shall participate
actively and in good faith in the tasks
of the SEDAR Pool, as requested.
C. Meeting Schedule
Individual members of the SEDAR
Pool meet to participate in stock
assessments at the discretion of the
Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS.
Stock assessment timing, frequency, and
relevant species will vary depending on
the needs determined by NMFS and
SEDAR staff. Meetings and meeting
logistics will be determined according
to the SEDAR Guidelines. All meetings
are open for observation by the public.
Dated: November 24, 2010.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Monkfish Fishery; Scoping
Process
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
and scoping meetings; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (NEFMC)
announces its intent to prepare an
SUMMARY:
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amendment (Amendment 6) to the
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for
monkfish (Lophius americanus) and an
EIS to analyze the impacts of any
proposed management measures. The
purpose of Amendment 6 is to consider
one or more catch share management
approaches for the monkfish fishery,
including, but not limited, to Individual
Fishery Quotas (IFQs), sectors, and/or
community quotas. The NEFMC is
initiating a public process to determine
the scope of issues and range of
alternatives to be addressed in
Amendment 6 and its EIS. The purpose
of this notification is to alert the
interested public of the commencement
of the scoping process and to provide
for public participation in compliance
with environmental documentation
requirements.
DATES: Written and electronic scoping
comments must be received on or before
5 p.m., local time, February 15, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on
Amendment 6 may be sent by any of the
following methods:
• E-mail to the following address:
monkfisha6@noaa.gov;
• Mail to Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Northeast
Regional Office, 55 Great Republic
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the
outside of the envelope ‘‘Scoping
Comments on Monkfish Amendment 6;’’
or
• Fax to Patricia A. Kurkul, 978–281–
9135.
Requests for copies of the scoping
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 scoping
document is accessible electronically
via the Internet at https://
www.nefmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council,
978–465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The U.S. monkfish fishery is jointly
managed by the New England and MidAtlantic Councils, with the NEFMC
having the administrative lead. The
Councils manage monkfish under a twoarea program (northern and southern),
primarily due to differences in the
characteristics of the fisheries in the two
areas, although no conclusive evidence
exists supporting the idea that there are
two biological stocks. The Monkfish
FMP became effective on November 8,
1999. The Councils have modified the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA059
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: NMFS solicits nominations for the Advisory Panel (AP) for
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR) Workshops (this AP is also called the ``SEDAR Pool'').
The SEDAR Pool is comprised of a group of individuals whom may be
selected to review data and advise NMFS regarding the scientific
information, including but not limited to data and models, used in
stock assessments for oceanic sharks in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of
Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. Nominations are being sought for a three-
year appointment (2011-2014). Individuals with definable interests in
the recreational and commercial fishing and related industries,
environmental community, academia, and non-governmental organizations
will be considered for membership on the SEDAR Pool.
DATES: Nominations must be received on or before December 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations and request the SEDAR Pool
Statement of Organization, Practices, and Procedures by any of the
following methods:
E-mail: SEDAR.pool@noaa.gov.
Mail: Karyl Brewster-Geisz, Highly Migratory Species
Management Division, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910. Include on the envelope the following identifier: ``SEDAR Pool
Nomination.''
Fax: 301-713-1917.
Additional information on SEDAR and the SEDAR guidelines can be
found at https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sedar/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karyl Brewster-Geisz, (301) 713-2347
ext. 111.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
Section 302(g)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., states
that each Council shall establish such advisory panels as are necessary
or appropriate to assist it in carrying out its functions under the
Act. For the purposes of this section, NMFS considers the Council
provision to be applicable to the HMS Management Division as well. As
such, NMFS has established the SEDAR Pool under this section. The SEDAR
Pool currently consists of 28 individuals who can be selected to review
data and advise NMFS regarding the scientific information, including
but not limited to data and models, used in stock assessments for
oceanic sharks in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean
Sea. While the SEDAR Pool was created specifically for Atlantic oceanic
sharks, it may be expanded to include other HMS, as needed.
The primary purpose of the individuals in the SEDAR Pool is to
review, at SEDAR workshops, the scientific information, including but
not limited to data and models, used in stock assessments that are used
to advise NMFS, as a delegate to the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary),
about the conservation and management of the Atlantic HMS, specifically
but not limited to, Atlantic sharks. Individuals in the SEDAR Pool, if
selected, may participate in the various data, assessment, and review
workshops during the SEDAR process of any HMS stock assessment. In
order to ensure that the peer review is unbiased, individuals who
participated in a data and/or assessment workshop for a particular
stock assessment will not be allowed to serve as reviewers for the same
stock assessment. However, these individuals may be asked to attend the
review workshop to answer specific questions from the reviewers
concerning the data and/or assessment workshops. Members of the SEDAR
Pool may serve as members of other APs concurrent with, or following,
their service on the SEDAR Pool.
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Procedures and Guidelines
A. Participants
The SEDAR Pool is comprised of individuals representing the
commercial and recreational fishing communities for Atlantic HMS, the
environmental community active in the conservation and management of
Atlantic HMS, and the academic community that have relevant expertise
either with sharks or shark-like species and/or stock assessment
methodologies for marine fish species. Members of the SEDAR Pool must
have demonstrated experience in the fisheries, related industries,
research, teaching, writing, conservation, or management of marine
organisms. The distribution of representation among the interested
parties is not defined or limited.
Additional members of the SEDAR Pool may also include
representatives from each of the five Atlantic Regional Fishery
Management Councils, each of the 18 constituent states, both the U.S.
Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, and each of the constituent interstate
commissions: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.
If NMFS requires additional members to ensure a diverse pool of
individuals to draw from for data or assessment workshops, NMFS may
request individuals to become members of the SEDAR Pool outside of the
annual nomination period.
Panel members serve at the discretion of the Secretary. Not all
members will attend each SEDAR workshop. Rather, NMFS will invite
certain members to participate at specific stock assessment workshops
dependent on their ability to participate, discuss, and recommend
scientific decisions regarding the species being assessed. If an
invited SEDAR Pool member is unable to attend the workshop, the member
may send a designee who may represent them and participate in the
activities of the workshop. In order to ensure the designee meets the
requirements of participating in the data and/or assessment workshop,
the designee must receive written approval of the Deputy Director of
the Office of Sustainable Fisheries at least six weeks in advance of
the beginning of the relevant data and/or assessment workshop. Written
notification must include the name, address, telephone, e-mail, and
position of the individual designated. A designee may not name another
designee.
NMFS is not obligated to fulfill any requests (e.g., requests for
an assessment of a certain species) that may be made by the SEDAR Pool
or its individual members. Members of the SEDAR Pool who are invited to
attend stock assessment workshops will not be compensated for their
services but may be reimbursed for their travel-related expenses to
attend such workshops.
B. Nomination Procedures for Appointments to the SEDAR Pool
Member tenure will be for three years. Nominations are sought for
terms beginning February 2011 and expiring January 2014. Nomination
packages should include:
1. The name, address, phone number, and e-mail of the applicant or
nominee;
2. A description of his/her interest in Atlantic shark stock
assessments or the Atlantic shark fishery;
3. A statement of background and/or qualifications; and
4. A written commitment that the applicant or nominee shall
participate actively and in good faith in the tasks of the SEDAR Pool,
as requested.
C. Meeting Schedule
Individual members of the SEDAR Pool meet to participate in stock
assessments at the discretion of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS. Stock assessment timing, frequency, and relevant species will
vary depending on the needs determined by NMFS and SEDAR staff.
Meetings and meeting logistics will be determined according to the
SEDAR Guidelines. All meetings are open for observation by the public.
Dated: November 24, 2010.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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