Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 13130 [2011-5433]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 47 / Thursday, March 10, 2011 / Notices
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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.
[FR Doc. 2011–5512 Filed 3–9–11; 8:45 am]
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 Trish Kennedy at
the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
accordance with sections 751(c) and
751(d)(2) of the Act and published
pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA281
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Ad Hoc Reef Fish
Limited Access Privilege Program
Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1
p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2011 and
conclude by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March
29, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone:
(813) 348–1630.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Assane Diagne, Economist; Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ad
Hoc Reef Fish Limited Access Privilege
Program Advisory Panel will meet to
discuss charter for-hire days-at-sea and
headboat individual fishing quota pilot
programs, and, fishing communities in
fisheries management.
Copies of the agenda and other related
materials can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630.
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
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Dated: March 4, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–5433 Filed 3–9–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA093
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Polar Bear
Captures
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) regulations, notification is
hereby given that NMFS has issued an
Incidental Harassment Authorization
(IHA) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) to take marine
mammals, by harassment, incidental to
a capture-recapture program of polar
bears in the U.S. Chukchi Sea.
DATES: Effective March 14, 2011,
through May 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the authorization,
application, and associated
Environmental Assessment (EA) and
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) may be obtained by writing to
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits,
Conservation and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910, telephoning the contact listed
below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT), or visiting the Internet at:
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
SUMMARY:
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incidental.htm. Documents cited in this
notice may also be viewed, by
appointment, during regular business
hours, at the aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Candace Nachman, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 713–2289, ext
156.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is provided to the public
for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s), will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
subsistence uses (where relevant), and if
the permissible methods of taking and
requirements pertaining to the
mitigation, monitoring and reporting of
such takings are set forth. NMFS has
defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 CFR
216.103 as ‘‘* * * an impact resulting
from the specified activity that cannot
be reasonably expected to, and is not
reasonably likely to, adversely affect the
species or stock through effects on
annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’
Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA
established an expedited process by
which citizens of the U.S. can apply for
an authorization to incidentally take
small numbers of marine mammals by
harassment. Section 101(a)(5)(D)
establishes a 45-day time limit for
NMFS review of an application
followed by a 30-day public notice and
comment period on any proposed
authorizations for the incidental
harassment of marine mammals. Within
45 days of the close of the comment
period, NMFS must either issue or deny
the authorization.
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as:
any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance
which (i) has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild
[‘‘Level A harassment’’]; or (ii) has the
potential to disturb a marine mammal or
marine mammal stock in the wild by causing
disruption of behavioral patterns, including,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA281
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 will convene a
meeting of the Ad Hoc Reef Fish Limited Access Privilege Program
Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2011 and
conclude by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Assane Diagne, Economist; Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ad Hoc Reef Fish Limited Access
Privilege Program Advisory Panel will meet to discuss charter for-hire
days-at-sea and headboat individual fishing quota pilot programs, and,
fishing communities in fisheries management.
Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by
calling (813) 348-1630.
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 Trish Kennedy at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-5433 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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