New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings, 76703-76704 [2010-30950]

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[FR Doc. 2010–30986 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES RIN 0648–XA078 Marine Mammals; File No. 15750 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:35 Dec 08, 2010 Jkt 223001 Notice is hereby given that ABR, Inc. Environmental Research and Services, Fairbanks, AK, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on marine mammals. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or before January 10, 2011. ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public Comment’’ from the Features box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species (APPS) home page, https:// apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 15750 from the list of available applications. These documents are also available upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s): 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 Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone (907) 586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249. Written comments on this application should be submitted to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, at the address listed above. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include the File No. in the subject line of the email comment. 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: Tammy Adams or Laura Morse, (301) 713–2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 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 222–226). The applicant requests a five-year permit to conduct aerial surveys in Iniskin, Illiamna, Chinitna, and Kamishak Bays to document seasonal distribution and abundance of marine mammals in western lower Cook Inlet, Alaska. The applicant requests permission for level B harassment of the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 76703 following marine mammals annually: 1,000 Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), 250 beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas), 34,400 harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), 600 harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), 150 Dall’s porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli), 100 minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), 50 gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus), 100 killer whales (Orcinus orca), 15 northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), 30 fin whales (B. physalus), and 125 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. Dated: December 3, 2010. Tammy C. Adams, Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2010–30983 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XA080 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Monkfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment 6; Scoping Hearings; Request for Comments. AGENCY: The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) will hold public hearings to solicit comments on proposals to be included in the Draft Amendment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES 76704 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 236 / Thursday, December 9, 2010 / Notices issues and range of alternatives to be addressed in Amendment 6 and its environmental impact statement (EIS). DATES: Written comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST, February 15, 2011. The public hearings will be held from January 4, 2011 to February 9, 2011. For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: The Council will take comments at public meetings in Gloucester, MA; Hyannis, MA; New Bedford, MA; Warwick, RI; Portland, ME; Riverhead, NY; Manahawkin, NJ; Ocean City, MD, and New Bern, NC. For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written comments should be sent to Patricia Kurkul, Regional Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Comments may also be sent via fax to (978) 281–9135 or submitted via e-mail to monkfisha6@noaa.gov with Scoping Comments on Monkfish Amendment 6 in the subject line. 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. monkfish fishery is jointly managed by the NEFMC and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), with the NEFMC having the administrative lead. On November 30, 2010, the NEFMC, in coordination with NMFS, published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS for Amendment 6 to the Monkfish FMP (75 FR 74005). At that time only one hearing was scheduled to be held on December 15, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. in conjunction with the MAFMC meeting in Virginia Beach, VA. The purpose of this notification is to alert the interested public of additional public scoping hearings that were scheduled following the publication of the NOI for Amendment 6. The following schedule provides the information for these public hearings. The dates, times, locations and telephone numbers of the hearings are as follows: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 3 p.m.— Annisquam River Marine Fisheries Station, 30 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930; telephone: (978) 282–0308; Monday, January 10, 2011 at 3 p.m.— Holiday Inn, 1127 Route 132, Hyannis, MA 02601; telephone: (508) 775–1153; VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:35 Dec 08, 2010 Jkt 223001 Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 9 a.m.— Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634–2000; Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 4 p.m.— Hilton Garden Inn, One Thurber Street, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 734–9600; Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 1 p.m.—Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 774–5611; Monday, January 31, 2011 at 1 p.m.— Holiday Inn Express East End, 1707 Old Country Road, Riverhead, NY 11901; telephone: (631) 548–1000; Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 9 a.m.— Holiday Inn, 151 Route 72 East, Manahawkin, NJ 08050; telephone: (609) 481–6100; Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 9 a.m.—Clarion Fontaineblue Hotel, 101st Street on the Ocean, Ocean City, MD 21842; telephone: (800) 638–2100; Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 4:30 p.m.—Hilton Riverfront Hotel, 100 Middle Street, New Bern, NC 28560; telephone: (252) 638–3585. 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. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: December 6, 2010. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2010–30950 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XA077 Endangered Species; File Nos. 13307, 13544, and 14586 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of permit and permit modifications. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued a permit and two permit modifications to take sea turtles and marine mammals for purposes of scientific research. ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 824–5309. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Amy Sloan, (301) 713–2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 3, 2010, notice was published in the Federal Register (75 FR 9580) that a request for a scientific research permit to take sea turtles and marine mammals had been submitted by Jeanette Wyneken, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL (File No. 14586). On March 3, 2010, notice was published in the Federal Register (75 FR 9580) that a modification of Permit No. 13544, issued April 17, 2009 (74 FR 18354), had been requested by Jeffrey Schmid, PhD, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Naples, FL, for sea turtle research. On April 1, 2010, notice was published in the Federal Register (75 FR 16428) that a modification of Permit No. 13307–01, issued July 11, 2008 (73 FR 39950), had been requested by Kristen Hart, PhD, USGS, Davie, L, for sea turtle research. The requested permit and permit modifications have been issued under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222–226); and, for Permit No. 14586, the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). Permit No. 14586 authorizes the permit holder to annually collect baseline data regarding the abundance and distribution of cetaceans [numerous non-listed species and endangered fin (Balaenoptera physalus), sperm (Physeter macrocephalus), humpback (Megaptera novaengliae), and North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis) whales] and sea turtles [leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)] in the Straits of Florida off Florida’s southeast coast. Research is authorized to occur before, during, and after ocean energy technology testing via vessel and aerial surveys. The permit expires on November 30, 2015. E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA080


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Monkfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment 6; Scoping Hearings; 
Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) will hold 
public hearings to solicit comments on proposals to be included in the 
Draft Amendment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). 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

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issues and range of alternatives to be addressed in Amendment 6 and its 
environmental impact statement (EIS).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST, 
February 15, 2011. The public hearings will be held from January 4, 
2011 to February 9, 2011. For specific dates and times, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The Council will take comments at public meetings in 
Gloucester, MA; Hyannis, MA; New Bedford, MA; Warwick, RI; Portland, 
ME; Riverhead, NY; Manahawkin, NJ; Ocean City, MD, and New Bern, NC. 
For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written comments 
should be sent to Patricia Kurkul, Regional Administrator, National 
Marine Fisheries Service, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 
01930. Comments may also be sent via fax to (978) 281-9135 or submitted 
via e-mail to monkfisha6@noaa.gov with Scoping Comments on Monkfish 
Amendment 6 in the subject line. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. monkfish fishery is jointly managed 
by the NEFMC and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), 
with the NEFMC having the administrative lead. On November 30, 2010, 
the NEFMC, in coordination with NMFS, published a Notice of Intent 
(NOI) to prepare an EIS for Amendment 6 to the Monkfish FMP (75 FR 
74005). At that time only one hearing was scheduled to be held on 
December 15, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. in conjunction with the MAFMC meeting in 
Virginia Beach, VA. The purpose of this notification is to alert the 
interested public of additional public scoping hearings that were 
scheduled following the publication of the NOI for Amendment 6. The 
following schedule provides the information for these public hearings.
    The dates, times, locations and telephone numbers of the hearings 
are as follows:
    Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 3 p.m.--Annisquam River Marine 
Fisheries Station, 30 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930; telephone: 
(978) 282-0308;
    Monday, January 10, 2011 at 3 p.m.--Holiday Inn, 1127 Route 132, 
Hyannis, MA 02601; telephone: (508) 775-1153;
    Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 9 a.m.--Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634-2000;
    Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 4 p.m.--Hilton Garden Inn, One Thurber 
Street, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 734-9600;
    Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 1 p.m.--Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress 
Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 774-5611;
    Monday, January 31, 2011 at 1 p.m.--Holiday Inn Express East End, 
1707 Old Country Road, Riverhead, NY 11901; telephone: (631) 548-1000;
    Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 9 a.m.--Holiday Inn, 151 Route 72 
East, Manahawkin, NJ 08050; telephone: (609) 481-6100;
    Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 9 a.m.--Clarion Fontaineblue Hotel, 
101st Street on the Ocean, Ocean City, MD 21842; telephone: (800) 638-
2100;
    Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 4:30 p.m.--Hilton Riverfront Hotel, 
100 Middle Street, New Bern, NC 28560; telephone: (252) 638-3585.

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.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 6, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-30950 Filed 12-8-10; 8:45 am]
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