Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 18534-18535 [2011-7913]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Adams or Laura Morse, (301)
713–2289.
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.), and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant requests a five-year
permit to conduct scientific research on
spotted (Phoca largha), ringed (Phoca
hispida), bearded (Erignathus barbatus),
and ribbon seals (Histriophoca fasciata)
in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort
seas of Alaska. The purpose of this
research is to monitor the status and
health of all four species by analyzing
samples from the subsistence harvest
and by documenting movements and
habitat use by tracking animals with
satellite transmitters. In addition to
sampling harvested seals, the applicant
would capture up to 200 individuals of
each species per year. Captured seals
would be measured and sampled (e.g.,
blood, blubber, skin, muscle, and
whisker), and a subsample of these (120
per year per species) will be fitted with
transmitters. The applicant also requests
permission to harass non-target seals of
each species and authorization for a
limited number of research-related
mortalities. Results of these studies
would be used to monitor the health
and status of each of the four species’
populations, improve population
assessments, and develop mitigation
measures to minimize disturbance to
these species that are important to the
indigenous people of Alaska for
subsistence food, materials, and for
cultural significance. Samples would be
imported from Russia, Canada, Svalbard
(Norway) and exported to Canada for
analyses.
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.
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Dated: March 29, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
James T. Harvey, Moss Landing Marine
Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Road,
Moss Landing, CA 95039 has been
issued a permit to conduct research on
blue (Balaenoptera musculus), fin (B.
physalus), humpback (Megaptera
novaeangliae), and gray (Eschrichtius
robustus) whales.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
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;
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand
Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1,
Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206)
526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426; and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001;
fax (562) 980–4018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristy Beard or Amy Hapeman, (301)
713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
31, 2010, notice was published in the
Federal Register (75 FR 53271) that a
request for a permit to conduct research
on the species identified above had been
submitted by the above-named
applicant. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (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
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endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
The five-year permit authorizes
research on large whale species off
California, Oregon, and Washington; the
primary research area is off the
Southern California Bight, San Luis
Obispo, Monterey Bay, and San
Francisco. Researchers are authorized to
approach whales for photoidentification and biopsy sampling. A
subset of whales may be suction-cup
tagged, dart-tagged, or tagged with small
implantable tags. The permit also
authorizes incidental harassment of
California sea lions (Zalophus
californianus), harbor seals (Phoca
vitulina richardii), Pacific white-sided
dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens),
Northern right whale dolphins
(Lissodelphis borealis), harbor porpoise
(Phocoena phocoena) and short-beaked
common dolphins (Delphinus delphis).
An environmental assessment (EA)
was prepared analyzing the effects of
the permitted activities on the human
environment in compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Based on
the analyses in the EA, NMFS
determined that issuance of the permit
would not significantly impact the
quality of the human environment and
that preparation of an environmental
impact statement was not required. That
determination is documented in a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), signed on March 24, 2011.
As required by the ESA, issuance of
this permit was based on a finding that
such permit: (1) Was applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) is consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in
section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: March 29, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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ACTION:
Notice of public meeting.
The review panel (Panel) for
assessment methods for data-poor
species will hold a work session that is
open to the public.
DATES: The Review of Assessment
Methods for Data-Poor Species will be
held beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, April
25, 2011 and end at 5:30 p.m. or as
necessary to complete business for the
day. The Panel will reconvene on
Tuesday, April 26 and will continue
through Friday, April 29, 2011
beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 5:30
p.m. each day, or as necessary to
complete business. The Panel will
adjourn on Friday, April 29, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The Review of Assessment
Methods for Data-Poor Species will be
held at the Santa Cruz Laboratory of the
NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, 110 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz,
CA 95060; telephone: (831) 420–3900.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council),
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
Portland, OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Stacey Miller, NMFS Northwest
Fisheries Science Center; telephone:
(541) 961–8475; or Mr. John DeVore,
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Review of Assessment
Methods for Data-Poor Species is to
review assessment methods for use on
data-poor or data-limited stocks in the
Pacific Council’s Groundfish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) and provide a
list of endorsed methods to the Pacific
Fishery Management Council. Stock
assessment methods including
Depletion-Corrected Average Catch
(DCAC) and Depletion-Based Stock
Reduction Analysis (DB–SRA) will be
reviewed at the meeting. Several
developments of these methods have
been proposed, which could raise stocks
from Category 3 (catch-based only) to
Category 2 in the Groundfish FMP tier
system. Category 2 stocks are those
where a basic assessment model is fit to
trend information.
No management actions will be
decided by the Panel. The Panel’s role
will be development of
recommendations and reports for
consideration by the Pacific Council at
its June meeting in Spokane, WA.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may
come before the Panel participants for
discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal Review Panel action
during this meeting. Panel action will be
restricted to those issues specifically
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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
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Panel participants’ 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 Mr.
Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 30, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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the U.S. Section to the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission; Meeting
Announcement
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces a meeting
of the General Advisory Committee
(GAC) to the U.S. Section to the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC) on May 26, 2011, and a meeting
of the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
(SAS) on May 25, 2011. Meeting topics
are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: The meeting of the SAS will be
held on May 25, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. PDT (or until business is
concluded), and the meeting of the GAC
will be held on May 26, 2011, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT (or until business is
concluded).
ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held
in the Large Conference Room (Room
370) at NMFS, Southwest Fisheries
Science Center, 3333 North Torrey Pines
Court, La Jolla, California, 92037–1023.
Please notify Heidi Hermsmeyer prior to
May 6, 2011, of your plans to attend
either meeting, or interest in a
teleconference option.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heidi Hermsmeyer, Southwest Region,
NMFS at Heidi.Hermsmeyer@noaa.gov,
or at (562) 980–4036.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Tuna Conventions
Act, as amended, the Department of
State has appointed a General Advisory
Committee (GAC) and a Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee (SAS) to the
U.S. Section to the IATTC. The U.S.
Section consists of four U.S.
Commissioners to the IATTC and a
representative of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State for Oceans and
Fisheries. The GAC and SAS support
the U.S. Section to the IATTC in an
advisory capacity; in particular, they
provide advice on the development of
U.S. policies, positions, and negotiating
tactics. NOAA Fisheries Southwest
Regional office administers the GAC and
SAS in cooperation with the
Department of State. The next annual
meeting of the IATTC is scheduled for
June 29–July 8, 2011, in La Jolla, CA.
For more information on this meeting,
please visit the IATTC’s Web site:
https://www.iattc.org/HomeENG.htm.
Meeting Topics
The SAS meeting topics will include,
but are not limited to, the following: (1)
Relevant stock status updates, including
yellowfin, bigeye, skipjack, and albacore
tunas; (2) updates on bycatch mitigation
measures; (3) evaluation of the IATTC’s
recommended conservation measures,
U.S. proposals, and proposals from
other IATTC members; (4) input to the
GAC; and (5) other issues as they arise.
The GAC meeting topics will include,
but are not limited to, the following: (1)
Relevant stock status updates, including
yellowfin, bigeye, skipjack, and albacore
tunas; (2) U.S. regulatory changes that
could affect tuna fisheries in the eastern
Pacific Ocean; (3) updates on
international agreements that could
affect the IATTC; (4) the upcoming
meeting of the five tuna regional fishery
management organizations (also known
as Kobe III); (5) the status of U.S
legislation to implement the Antigua
Convention; (6) outcomes of the IATTC
Capacity Working Group meeting; (7)
input from the SAS; (8) input and
advice from the GAC on issues that may
arise at the upcoming 2011 IATTC
meetings, including the IATTC’s
recommended conservation measures,
potential U.S. proposals, and potential
proposals from other IATTC members;
and (9) other issues as they arise.
Special Accommodations
The meeting location is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
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SUMMARY: The review panel (Panel) for assessment methods for data-poor
species will hold a work session that is open to the public.
DATES: The Review of Assessment Methods for Data-Poor Species will be
held beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, April 25, 2011 and end at 5:30 p.m.
or as necessary to complete business for the day. The Panel will
reconvene on Tuesday, April 26 and will continue through Friday, April
29, 2011 beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. each day, or as
necessary to complete business. The Panel will adjourn on Friday, April
29, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The Review of Assessment Methods for Data-Poor Species will
be held at the Santa Cruz Laboratory of the NMFS Southwest Fisheries
Science Center, 110 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; telephone:
(831) 420-3900.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific
Council), 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey Miller, NMFS Northwest
Fisheries Science Center; telephone: (541) 961-8475; or Mr. John
DeVore, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Review of Assessment
Methods for Data-Poor Species is to review assessment methods for use
on data-poor or data-limited stocks in the Pacific Council's Groundfish
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and provide a list of endorsed methods to
the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Stock assessment methods
including Depletion-Corrected Average Catch (DCAC) and Depletion-Based
Stock Reduction Analysis (DB-SRA) will be reviewed at the meeting.
Several developments of these methods have been proposed, which could
raise stocks from Category 3 (catch-based only) to Category 2 in the
Groundfish FMP tier system. Category 2 stocks are those where a basic
assessment model is fit to trend information.
No management actions will be decided by the Panel. The Panel's
role will be development of recommendations and reports for
consideration by the Pacific Council at its June meeting in Spokane,
WA.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda
may come before the Panel participants for discussion, those issues may
not be the subject of formal Review Panel action during this meeting.
Panel 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 Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Panel participants' 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 Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280 at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 30, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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