New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 16619-16620 [2011-6957]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 57 / Thursday, March 24, 2011 / Notices developing recommendations on the following upcoming Council meeting actions: 1. National Fisheries Mandates A. Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) i. Overview of CMSP ii. Community CMSP Workshop Plans B. Update on Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) C. Report on ACL and Catch Share Workshops 2. Upcoming Fishery Management Actions A. Options for Non-Commercial Fishery Data Reporting B. Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish EFH and HAPC Review C. Status of State Bottomfish Regulatory Changes D. Options for Limited Entry of Offshore Aquaculture 3. Coral Reef Funded Projects A. Kona Crab Stock Assessment B. Black Coral Mapping C. Deepwater Chorusing Phenomenon D. Report on Tournament Sampling E. Upcoming Coral Reef Projects 4. Council and Advisory Panel Responsibilities A. Council and MSA Overview B. Advisory Panel Responsibilities 5. Review of Previous Day Presentations A. Review of Action Items 6. Hawaii Fishery Issues A. Fishery Issues Presented by Members B. MHI Bottomfish Update C. Ocean Regulatory Regime Review Initiative D. Fishery Development E. Other Business 7. Ecosystems and Communities A. Report on Hoolei Ia Puwalu B. Marine Recreational Information Program/National Salt Water Angler Registry Update C. Community Monitoring Tacklebox Schedule and Agenda for Hawaii REAC Meeting emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2011 The Hawaii REAC will meet to hear reports on, discuss and consider developing recommendations on the following upcoming Council meeting actions: 1. Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Policies, Program and Community Initiatives A. Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning i. Pacific Islands Regional Office ii. Pacific Services Center Activities iii. Pacific Ocean Regional Partnership VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:17 Mar 23, 2011 Jkt 223001 B. Ocean Regulatory Regime Review Initiative C. Aha Moku Initiative 2. Ocean Management Activities A. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Sanctuary Management Plan Review B. Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish Essential Fish Habitat C. Protected Species i. Endangered Species Act (ESA) Incidental Take Permit for Sea Turtles and Monk Seals ii. Monk Seal—Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) iii. Insular False Killer Whale listing Under ESA iv. Spinner Dolphin Human Interaction EIS and Rule-making 3. Overview of 2011 Ocean Legislation 4. Impacts of the March 2011 Tsunami 16619 Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– 8226 (fax), at least five days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 1801 et seq. Dated: March 21, 2011. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–6956 Filed 3–23–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oeanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XA318 Schedule and Agenda for the Pelagic PT Meeting New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, April 26–28, 2011 AGENCY: The Pelagic Plan Team members from Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) will meet to hear reports on, discuss and consider developing recommendations on the following upcoming Council meeting actions: 1. Annual Report review a. Review 2010 Annual Report modules and recommendations i. CNMI ii. American Samoa iii. Guam iv. Hawaii v. International vi. Recreational b. 2010 Annual report region wide recommendations 2. Summary of current Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) amendment actions 3. American Samoa longline fishery large circle hooks study 4. Potential American Samoa swordfish fishery 5. Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI)/NMFS seabirds and pelagic fish workshop 6. Pacific Council Highly Migratory Species Plan Amendment 2 and lead Council designation 7. Migratory Bird Treaty Act—permit implications for pelagic fisheries 8. Hawaii Troll/charter fishery Category I to Cat II listing 9. Loggerhead status—Implications for consultations 10. Other business Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee on April 12–13, 2011 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. and Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 861–8000; fax: (401) 861–8002. 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: SUMMARY: Tuesday, April 12, 2011–Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will peer review work completed by the Council’s Skate Plan Development Team. The review is being convened on April 12, 2011 for the purpose of providing expert technical comments and advice on the following: Approve a FSV Bigelow calibration method to be used to recommend Skate E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1 16620 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 57 / Thursday, March 24, 2011 / Notices Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) specifications for 2011–2013 and to determine status; approve the calibration of FSV Bigelow catches to FSV Albatross equivalents, rather than vice versa and approve the use of a consistent set of FSV Bigelow strata to adjust biological reference points and adjust the catch/biomass medians as a basis for setting ABC. On Wednesday, April 13, 2011, the SSC will discuss the Council’s Whiting/ Hake Plan Development Team’s evaluation of ABC-setting options. Specifically it will provide guidance to the plan team concerning the development of ABC specifications for inclusion in Amendment 19 (small mesh multispecies component) to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice 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 final 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 Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, at 978– 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: March 21, 2011. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet with the Council’s Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish (SMB) Advisory Panel (AP). DATES: Thursday, April 14 through Friday, April 15, 2011. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Historic Inns of Annapolis, MD 21401 telephone: (410) 263–2641. Council Address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, PhD, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526–5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review fishery performance and create an AP Fishery Performance Report for Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish. On Friday, April 15—The Joint Meeting of the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish AP and SSC Socio-Economic Sub-Committee meeting will be continued. Special Accommodations The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office (302) 526–5251 at least five days prior to the meeting date. Dated: March 21, 2011. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–6955 Filed 3–23–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [FR Doc. 2011–6957 Filed 3–23–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Estuarine Research Reserve System National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration AGENCY: RIN 0648–XA316 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The Social and Economic Sub-Committee of the Mid-Atlantic SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:17 Mar 23, 2011 Jkt 223001 Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Comment Period for Revised Management Plans for the following National Estuarine Research Reserves: ACE Basin, SC and Old Woman Creek, OH. Notice is hereby given that the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce is announcing a thirty-day comment period for the revised management plans and boundary amendments of the ACE Basin, SC National Estuarine Research Reserve and Old Woman Creek, OH National Estuarine Research Reserve. The revised management plan for the ACE Basin, SC National Estuarine Research Reserve outlines the administrative structure; the education, training, stewardship, and research programs of the reserve; and the plans for future land acquisition and facility development to support reserve operations. The objectives described in this plan address the most critical coastal issues in ACE Basin related to habitat conservation, water quality, community resilience, and public access. Since the last approved management plan in 1992, the reserve has become fully staffed; added a Coastal Training Program that delivers science-based information to key decisionmakers; and added significant monitoring of emergent marsh vegetation, water quality, and invasive species. In addition to programmatic and staffing advances, the reserve has constructed an interpretive center that houses educational exhibits, classrooms, offices, conference space, trails and dock with public access. A field station with lab facilities, research dock, and accommodations for visiting researchers has also been constructed. This management plan amends the boundary to include 4,687 acres of the Botany Bay Plantation located adjacent to the northeastern corner of Edisto Island in lower Charleston County, SC. The undeveloped coastal habitats of the plantation include maritime forest, coastal shrub, wetlands, tidal marshes and sand beaches. The property provides important habitat for numerous wildlife species, including critical nesting habitat for the Federally threatened loggerhead sea turtle and the State threatened least tern. The lands contain significant cultural resources and list several sites on the National Register of Historic Places. This management plan amends the boundary by also removing 40,089 acres of private lands previously counted in error. In total, the ACE Basin Reserve includes 99,308 acres designated for long term research, education and stewardship. This plan can be accessed for review at https://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/NERR/ index.html. The revised management plan for the Old Woman Creek, OH National E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16619-16620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6957]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oeanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA318


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee 
on April 12-13, 2011 to consider actions affecting New England 
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from 
this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration 
and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. and 
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hotel 
Providence, 139 Mathewson Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 
(401) 861-8000; fax: (401) 861-8002.
    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: 

Tuesday, April 12, 2011-Wednesday, April 13, 2011

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will peer review 
work completed by the Council's Skate Plan Development Team. The review 
is being convened on April 12, 2011 for the purpose of providing expert 
technical comments and advice on the following: Approve a FSV Bigelow 
calibration method to be used to recommend Skate

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Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) specifications for 2011-2013 and to 
determine status; approve the calibration of FSV Bigelow catches to FSV 
Albatross equivalents, rather than vice versa and approve the use of a 
consistent set of FSV Bigelow strata to adjust biological reference 
points and adjust the catch/biomass medians as a basis for setting ABC.
    On Wednesday, April 13, 2011, the SSC will discuss the Council's 
Whiting/Hake Plan Development Team's evaluation of ABC-setting options. 
Specifically it will provide guidance to the plan team concerning the 
development of ABC specifications for inclusion in Amendment 19 (small 
mesh multispecies component) to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice 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 final 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 Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, at 978-465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: March 21, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6957 Filed 3-23-11; 8:45 am]
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