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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science
Center staff will present an overview of
its interim report on The Performance of
the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish)
Fishery, May 2010–January 2011, with a
question and answer period to follow.
The Council’s Groundfish Committee
will discuss possible revisions to the
groundfish gear policy and provide an
update on the development of
Framework Adjustment 47 to the
Groundfish FMP. The Council intends
to approve Amendment 17 to the FMP
to authorize state permit banks and will
receive a report about the recent
workshop on accumulation limits in the
groundfish fishery. Following a lunch
break, there will be an update about
further work on Essential Fish Habitat
Omnibus 2. The Council also will
receive an update on alternatives that
may be included in Framework
Adjustment 23 to the Scallop FMP. The
day will conclude with a report from the
Monkfish Committee on a white paper
that discusses pros and cons of
reorganizing the FMP in various forms
and according to the fishery operations
in the Northern and Southern Fishery
Management Areas. The committee also
will ask the Council for further guidance
on the development of Amendment 6 to
the Monkfish FMP, an action that may
include some type of catch share
management.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
The final day of the Council meeting
will begin with a discussion of an April
2011 report commissioned by NMFS
that reviewed the fisheries management
process in the Northeast in the context
of the effectiveness of the relationship
among Council, the NMFS Regional
Office and the Northeast Fisheries
Science Center. The Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) will provide
an overview of the method and process,
and any alternatives, that may be used
to set 2012–2014 acceptable biological
catches (ABCs) for all groundfish stocks.
The SSC also will present an acceptable
biological catch (ABC) recommendation
for the skate complex for fishing years
2012–2013. Before adjournment, the
Council also may approve skate
management measures that will be
included in the 2012–2013
specifications package or could identify
management alternatives and initiate
Framework adjustment 2 to the Skate
Complex FMP.
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Although other non-emergency issues
not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subjects of formal
action during this meeting. Council
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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided that 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: May 31, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Endangered Species; File No. 15677
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources (hereinafter ‘‘Permit Holder’’),
P.O. Box 12559 Charleston, SC 29422
[Responsible Party: William C. Post],
has been issued a permit to take
shortnose sturgeon for purposes of
scientific research.
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; and
• Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida
33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727)
824–5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Malcolm Mohead or Colette Cairns,
(301) 713–2289.
SUMMARY:
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On
November 30, 2010, notice was
published in the Federal Register (75
FR 74003) that a scientific research
permit to take shortnose sturgeon had
been submitted by the above-named
organization. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of 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 parts 222–226).
The South Carolina Department of
Natural Resources (SCDNR) is
authorized to conduct a five-year
scientific study assessing the presence,
abundance, and distribution of
shortnose sturgeon in South Carolina
waters (Savannah, ACE Basin, including
the Ashepoo, Combabee and Edisto
Rivers, Cooper, and Santee Rivers, Lake
Marion and its tributaries, and the
Winyah Bay system, including the
Black, Waccamaw, Sampit, Little Pee
Dee and Great Pee Dee Rivers), each to
the first impassible dam. The SCDNR
will also specifically assess shortnose
sturgeon usage of the upper Santee
River Basin (Wateree, Saluda, and
Congaree Rivers) as part of two Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
relicensing projects: the Duke Energy
Catawba Wateree and the SCANA
Services Saluda Hydroelectric Projects.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, 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 or
threatened species, and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: May 27, 2011.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Randall S. Wells, Ph.D. (Principal
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA467
Endangered Species; File No. 15677
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that South Carolina Department of
Natural Resources (hereinafter ``Permit Holder''), P.O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422 [Responsible Party: William C. Post], has been
issued a permit to take shortnose sturgeon for purposes of scientific
research.
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; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint
Petersburg, Florida 33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Malcolm Mohead or Colette Cairns,
(301) 713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 30, 2010, notice was published
in the Federal Register (75 FR 74003) that a scientific research permit
to take shortnose sturgeon had been submitted by the above-named
organization. The requested permit has been issued under the authority
of 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 parts 222-226).
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) is
authorized to conduct a five-year scientific study assessing the
presence, abundance, and distribution of shortnose sturgeon in South
Carolina waters (Savannah, ACE Basin, including the Ashepoo, Combabee
and Edisto Rivers, Cooper, and Santee Rivers, Lake Marion and its
tributaries, and the Winyah Bay system, including the Black, Waccamaw,
Sampit, Little Pee Dee and Great Pee Dee Rivers), each to the first
impassible dam. The SCDNR will also specifically assess shortnose
sturgeon usage of the upper Santee River Basin (Wateree, Saluda, and
Congaree Rivers) as part of two Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) relicensing projects: the Duke Energy Catawba Wateree and the
SCANA Services Saluda Hydroelectric Projects.
Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, 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 or threatened
species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: May 27, 2011.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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