New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 38620-38621 [2011-16536]
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Registration cards, valid for one year
from the date of issuance, are mailed to
registrants.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of non-compliance with
international commission standards.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0578.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,024,691.
Estimated Time per Response:
Anglers and spear fishers: 2 minutes;
for-hire fishing vessels: 3 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 67,530.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
SUMMARY: Through the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), it has come to
the attention of NMFS that Libyan
vessels may not be meeting ICCAT
requirements for Atlantic bluefin tuna
fishing in the Mediterranean. NMFS
advises importers to take great care with
respect to any import of Atlantic bluefin
tuna harvested by Libyan vessels in
2011, as these shipments may have been
illegally harvested and could be subject
to increased scrutiny and potential
liability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions relating to permits or
regulations may be directed to Margo
Schulze-Haugen at (301) 713–2334, and
questions relating to ICCAT
requirements may be directed to
Rebecca Lent at (301) 427–8368.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Libya’s
inability to participate in the ICCAT
regional observer program this year as
confirmed by the ICCAT
Administration, and its current failure
to transmit vessel monitoring system
(VMS) data is of primary concern.
ICCAT requires that large scale (> 24 m)
purse seine vessels fishing for eastern
Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna
carry an ICCAT-assigned regional
observer and transmit certain data
directly to ICCAT using a satellite-based
vessel monitoring system. ICCAT
requirements provide that such purse
seine vessels without an ICCAT-placed
observer shall not be authorized to fish
or to operate in the bluefin tuna fishery.
Thus, any product taken by Libya’s
purse seine fleet under these conditions
in 2011 would not be in compliance
with ICCAT conservation and
management measures.
Failure to implement these ICCAT
requirements is subject to action at the
national and international levels. In that
regard, other ICCAT members that
import bluefin tuna, in particular Japan
and the European Union, have indicated
that they will prohibit the import of
Libyan-caught bluefin tuna if harvested
in 2011 contrary to the requirements of
ICCAT. The United States has
implemented through regulation its
obligation under ICCAT’s Bluefin Catch
Document program to require, as a
condition of importation into the United
States and conduct of other transactions
(such as export and re-export), that all
bluefin tuna shipments be accompanied
by a properly completed catch
document that has been validated by a
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: June 28, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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International Fisheries; Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna
Import, Export, Re-Export
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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government official or other authorized
individual of the flag or exporting State
(unless the fish are tagged) (73 FR
31380, June 2, 2008). Improperly
documented bluefin tuna may be
prohibited from importation into the
United States or be subject to other
sanctions.
Dated: June 28, 2011.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Administration
RIN 0648–XA527
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Advisory
Panel, in July, 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, July 20, 2011 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street,
Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508)
339–2200; fax: (508) 339–1040.
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
Advisory Panel will discuss measures to
minimize the adverse effects of fishing
on EFH and measures to protect deepsea corals as well as review the decision
document prepared by the Plan
Development Team. The Panel will also
provide guidance to the Committee on
these issues. Other topics may be
discussed at the Chair’s discretion.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
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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.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
to develop a detailed problem statement
based on the list of issues identified by
the Advisory Panel and Monkfish
Oversight Committee. The Oversight
Committee has requested that the
Advisory Panel provide details,
specificity and examples of the issues in
the list for the purpose of developing
recommended goals and objectives for
Amendment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery
Management Plan. In Amendment 6, the
New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils are considering
adopting catch shares management
programs in one or both monkfish
management areas. The Advisory Panel
detailed list of issues will be forwarded
to the Oversight Committee for review at
its next 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
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
[RIN: 0648–XA530]
Special Accommodations
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: June 27, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: 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
Monkfish Advisory Panel, in July, 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: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Crowne Plaza, 50 Ferncroft Road,
Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978)
777–2500; fax: (978) 750–7959.
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
Monkfish Advisory Panel (AP) will meet
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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: June 28, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RIN 0648–XA343]
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Marine
Geophysical Survey in the Western
Gulf of Alaska, June to August, 2011
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
take authorization (ITA).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) regulation, notification is
hereby given that NMFS has issued an
Incidental Harassment Authorization
(IHA) to the Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory of Columbia University (L–
DEO) to take marine mammals, by Level
B harassment, incidental to conducting
a marine geophysical survey in the
western Gulf of Alaska (GOA), June to
August, 2011.
DATES: Effective June 28 to September 4,
2011.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA and
application are available by writing to P.
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits,
Conservation and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
or by telephoning the contacts listed
here.
A copy of the application containing
a list of the references used in this
document may be obtained by writing to
the above address, telephoning the
contact listed here (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) or visiting the
Internet at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
pr/permits/incidental.htm#applications.
The following associated documents are
also available at the same Internet
address: ‘‘Environmental Assessment of
a Marine Seismic Survey in the Gulf of
Alaska July–August 2011’’ (EA)
prepared by the National Science
Foundation (NSF), and ‘‘Environmental
Assessment of a Marine Geophysical
Survey by the R/V Marcus G. Langseth
in the western Gulf of Alaska, July–
August 2011,’’ prepared by LGL Ltd.,
Environmental Research Associates
(LGL), on behalf of NSF and L–DEO.
The NMFS Biological Opinion will be
available online at: https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/consultation/
opinions.htm. Documents cited in this
notice may be viewed, by appointment,
during regular business hours, at the
aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Howard Goldstein or Jolie Harrison,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
301–427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA (16
U.S.C. 1371 (a)(5)(D)) directs the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to
authorize, upon request, the incidental,
but not intentional, taking of small
numbers of marine mammals of a
species or population stock, by United
States citizens who engage in a specified
activity (other than commercial fishing)
within a specified geographical region if
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA527
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 Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Advisory
Panel, in July, 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, July 20, 2011 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200; fax: (508) 339-
1040.
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 Advisory Panel will discuss measures to
minimize the adverse effects of fishing on EFH and measures to protect
deep-sea corals as well as review the decision document prepared by the
Plan Development Team. The Panel will also provide guidance to the
Committee on these issues. Other topics may be discussed at the Chair's
discretion.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
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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: June 27, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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