New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 26253-26254 [2011-11106]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 88 / Friday, May 6, 2011 / Notices Dr. John Froeschke, Fishery BiologistStatistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630 x235. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Advisory Panel will meet to discuss operation, design, usage of vessel monitoring systems (VMS), and resulting data from these systems. The Advisory Panel will discuss the current and future needs of VMS software including methods to improve VMS products and services to Gulf of Mexico VMS users. Presentations will be given from current VMS software providers in Gulf of Mexico fisheries. The Advisory Panel will also consider technical issues with VMS including a review of existing procedures to safeguard VMS data from unauthorized use or distribution. Finally, the Advisory Panel will also consider future roles and potential applications of VMS in other Gulf of Mexico fisheries. The meeting will conclude with draft recommendations presented to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council at its June 6–10, 2011 meeting in Key West, FL. 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. RIN 0648–XA412 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting. Dated: May 3, 2011. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–11105 Filed 5–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:26 May 05, 2011 Jkt 223001 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open public meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC). The members will discuss and provide advice on issues outlined under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. 26253 Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive Director; (301) 713– 2239 x120 by May 13, 2011. Dated: May 2, 2011. Eric C. Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–11147 Filed 5–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P SUMMARY: The meeting will be held May 24–26, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East Quay Road, Key West, FL 33040; 305–809–4700. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive Director; (301) 713–2239 x–120; e-mail: Mark.Holliday@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, notice is hereby given of a meeting of MAFAC. The MAFAC was established by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), and, since 1971, advises the Secretary on all living marine resource matters that are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce. The complete charter and summaries of prior meetings are located online at https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ ocs/mafac/. DATES: Matters To Be Considered This agenda is subject to change. The meeting is convened to hear presentations and discuss policies and guidance on the following topics: Gulf Ecosystem Restoration Task Force; National Ocean Policy, coastal and marine spatial planning, ocean energy and climate change adaptation; fisheries management; quota re-allocation policy; and aquaculture policy implementation. Updates will be presented on NOAA budgets, seafood safety, and recreational fisheries engagement. The meeting will include discussion of various MAFAC administrative and organizational matters and meetings of the standing subcommittees. PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XA417 New England 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 New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Oversight Committee, in May, 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 Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634–2000; fax: (774) 634–2001. 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: The Committee will review input from the Scallop Plan Development Team and the Scallop Advisory Panel related to development of Framework 23 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan. To date, Framework 23 is considering alternatives to potentially require a turtle deflector dredge, revise the yellowtail flounder accountability measures (AMs) proposed in Amendment 15, and possibly modify SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1 26254 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 88 / Friday, May 6, 2011 / Notices the limited access general category management program for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) area. The action may also include measures to develop alternatives to modify the current vessel monitoring system (VMS) regulations to improve scallop fleet operations (e.g., how days-at-sea are charged and how a vessel declares into the fishery). There will be a presentation from NMFS staff on the current estimate of yellowtail flounder catch by the scallop fishery in FY2010 as well as a description of how yellowtail flounder will be monitored in the future. The Committee will review recent correspondence related to potentially initiating an action to consider an additional limited access general category permit based on medical hardship. The Committee may also discuss other business at this meeting. 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 Fishery Conservation and Management 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: May 3, 2011. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–11106 Filed 5–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) Strategic Plan FY 2011–FY 2015 Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER), Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:26 May 05, 2011 Jkt 223001 Notice of publication and availability of the office of Ocean Exploration and Research Strategic Plan FY2011–FY2015. ACTION: NOAA’S Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) is electronically publishing the OER Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011– 2015. The strategic plan is published to meet the requirement for program direction under Public Law 111–11, Section 12104(b). The OER Strategic Plan describes the vision, mission, goals, core activities, and organization of the Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronic copies of the OER Strategic Plan and Public Law 111–11 Chapter XII are available and may be obtained from https://www.regulations.gov or from the OER Web site at https:// explore.noaa.gov/OERPlan. If you need further information, please contact: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER), Attn: OER Plan Questions, 1315 East-West Highway-R/OER, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. SUMMARY: Executive Summary of the OER 2011– 2015 Strategic Plan The ocean is important to humanity and is still mostly unknown. Current methods of studying its interior, boundaries, processes, resources, and changes are slow and expensive, causing management decisions to be made from relatively uninformed and incomplete knowledge. NOAA formed OER to explicitly address these issues, accelerate the pace of discoveries, and increase our understanding of the ocean. OER supports a continuum of ocean science that makes discoveries via exploration and research, and transitions the new knowledge and capabilities to the rest of NOAA, and the national and international science, technology, and ocean management communities. OER integrates science, education, and outreach to raise awareness and increase ocean science literacy. OER discoveries and activities help address issues such as the causes and consequences of natural events and human activities (e.g., climate change, ocean acidification), establishing the baseline in order to assess changes in biodiversity, marine life and other natural resources or habitats, understanding the dynamics of complex ecosystems, and improving the ability to model and predict future state of ocean and Great Lakes ecosystems. This plan is centered on four cornerstone goals: Exploration, research, PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 advanced undersea technology development, and education and outreach. OER enables discovery through the interdisciplinary efforts of ocean scientists. NOAA mission-related discoveries are transitioned to focused research (Exploration to Research = E2R) sponsored by OER and by other agencies and programs with oceanrelated missions. Subsequent researchto-application and technology-toapplication transitions (Research to Application = R2A) are the ultimate goal of OER activities and will strengthen science, education, and awareness of the ocean role in the life and health of our planet, and will result in improved societal understanding and management of the ocean. NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) is publishing the OER Strategic Plan Fiscal Year (FY) 2011– 2015, to meet the requirement for program direction under Public Law 111–11, Section 12104(b). The preparation of the Plan was also directed by the Appropriations Committee in the Joint Explanatory Statement and Senate Report (S. Rept. 110–124) accompanying the Consolidated Fiscal Year 2008 Appropriations (Pub. L. 110–161). OER seeks to better understand our ocean frontiers through bold and innovative exploration, research and technology development. The Office explores, maps, observes, detects and characterizes ocean areas and phenomena; obtains, archives, and distributes ocean data in new ways to describe the ocean’s marine life and features, living and non-living resources, and physical, chemical and biological characteristics. Data and observations resulting from OER investments will result in new discoveries, insights, knowledge and identification of new frontiers, and will likely lead to new or revised understandings of our largely unknown ocean. The OER Strategic Plan describes how NOAA will implement Chapter XII of Public Law 111–11 through the vision, mission, goals, cores and activities, and organization of the Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: May 2, 2011. Mark E. Brown, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26253-26254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11106]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA417


New England 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 New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Oversight Committee, in May, 
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 Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634-2000; fax: 
(774) 634-2001.
    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: The Committee will review input from the 
Scallop Plan Development Team and the Scallop Advisory Panel related to 
development of Framework 23 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan. To 
date, Framework 23 is considering alternatives to potentially require a 
turtle deflector dredge, revise the yellowtail flounder accountability 
measures (AMs) proposed in Amendment 15, and possibly modify

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the limited access general category management program for the Northern 
Gulf of Maine (NGOM) area. The action may also include measures to 
develop alternatives to modify the current vessel monitoring system 
(VMS) regulations to improve scallop fleet operations (e.g., how days-
at-sea are charged and how a vessel declares into the fishery). There 
will be a presentation from NMFS staff on the current estimate of 
yellowtail flounder catch by the scallop fishery in FY2010 as well as a 
description of how yellowtail flounder will be monitored in the future. 
The Committee will review recent correspondence related to potentially 
initiating an action to consider an additional limited access general 
category permit based on medical hardship. The Committee may also 
discuss other business at this meeting.
    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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management 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: May 3, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-11106 Filed 5-5-11; 8:45 am]
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