Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 39857 [2011-16985]
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captured. Permit 16115 does not
authorize any lethal take of adult CCC
steelhead.
Permit 16115 is for research to be
conducted in the Guadalupe River
watershed in Santa Clara County,
California. The main purpose of the
project is to assess mercury levels
within individuals of two non ESAlisted target species. In addition to this
work, the project will also collect CCC
steelhead to determine CCC steelhead
presence/absence, distribution, and to
determine habitat use and preference
within the Guadalupe River watershed.
Permit 16115 expires on December 31,
2016.
Dated: June 30, 2011.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–17076 Filed 7–6–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
RIN 0648–XA549
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Council to convene a public
meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Standing, Special Reef
Fish and Special Mackerel Scientific
and Statistical Committees (SSC).
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1
p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 and
conclude by 3 p.m., Thursday, July 28,
2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone:
(813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Standing, Special Mackerel and Special
Reef SSC will meet jointly on Tuesday,
July 26, 2011 to receive a presentation
on the Southeast Data, Assessment and
Review (SEDAR) process. The Standing
and Special Mackerel SSC will review,
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revise if necessary, and approve the
terms of reference for a SEDAR 28
benchmark assessment on Spanish
mackerel and cobia to be conducted in
2012. The Standing and Special Reef
Fish SSC will discuss the rationale for
their previous recommendation that the
2012 SEDAR 31 red snapper assessment
be changed from a standard assessment
to a benchmark assessment, plus the
potential benefits and drawbacks to
requesting yield streams and managing
the red snapper fishery in terms of
numbers of fish rather than biomass.
The Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC
will then review, revise if necessary,
and approve the terms of reference for
the SEDAR 31 red snapper assessment.
This assessment is currently scheduled
to be conducted in 2012 as a standard
assessment, but the Council, based on
the recommendation of the SSC, has
requested that it be a benchmark
assessment.
The remainder of the meeting, July
27–28, will be a joint meeting of the
Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC.
The SSC will first receive a presentation
from NOAA General Counsel on what
constitutes best available scientific
information. The SSC will then review
and suggest modifications to the process
for deciding levels of acceptable
biological catch (ABC). This will
include a review of the ABC control rule
developed for the Generic Annual Catch
Limits/Accountability Measures
Amendment, a discussion of risk vs.
uncertainty, and a review of the P*
methodology for determining the buffer
between the overfishing limit and ABC.
Finally, the SSC will receive a report on
an Ecosystem SSC meeting that was
held June 28–30, 2011, and will discuss
the role of the Ecosystem SSC with
respect to the Standing SSC.
Copies of the agenda and other related
materials can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630 or can be downloaded
from the Council’s ftp site,
ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
Scientific and Statistical Committees 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 Scientific and Statistical
Committees 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
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the Council’s intent to take 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
Kathy Pereira at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior
to the meeting.
Dated: July 1, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–16985 Filed 7–6–11; 8:45 am]
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Alaska Coastal Management Program
Withdrawal From the National Coastal
Management Program Under the
Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management (OCRM),
National Ocean Service (NOS), National
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), Department of Commerce
(Commerce).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
By operation of Alaska State
law, the federally approved Alaska
Coastal Management Program expired
on July 1, 2011, resulting in a
withdrawal from participation in the
CZMA’s National Coastal Management
Program. The CZMA Federal
consistency provision, section 307, no
longer applies in Alaska. In addition,
Alaska is no longer eligible for CZMA
grants under sections 306, 306A, 308,
309 or 310. (CZMA section 315 grants
are not affected.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Joelle Gore, Chief, Coastal Programs
Divisions, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, NOAA, at 301–
563–1177.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Alaska Coastal Management Program
(ACMP) was approved by NOAA in
1979 as a voluntary state partner in the
National Coastal Management Program.
The ACMP expired by operation of
Alaska Statutes 44.66.020 and 44.66.030
on June 30, 2011. As a result of its
expiration, the ACMP was withdrawn
from this program on July 1, 2011. As
of July 1, 2011, there is no longer a
CZMA program in Alaska. Because a
federally approved coastal management
program must be administered by a state
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA549
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Council to convene a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Standing, Special Reef Fish and Special Mackerel
Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 and
conclude by 3 p.m., Thursday, July 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone:
(813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Standing, Special Mackerel and Special
Reef SSC will meet jointly on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 to receive a
presentation on the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process. The Standing and Special Mackerel SSC will review, revise if
necessary, and approve the terms of reference for a SEDAR 28 benchmark
assessment on Spanish mackerel and cobia to be conducted in 2012. The
Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC will discuss the rationale for their
previous recommendation that the 2012 SEDAR 31 red snapper assessment
be changed from a standard assessment to a benchmark assessment, plus
the potential benefits and drawbacks to requesting yield streams and
managing the red snapper fishery in terms of numbers of fish rather
than biomass. The Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC will then review,
revise if necessary, and approve the terms of reference for the SEDAR
31 red snapper assessment. This assessment is currently scheduled to be
conducted in 2012 as a standard assessment, but the Council, based on
the recommendation of the SSC, has requested that it be a benchmark
assessment.
The remainder of the meeting, July 27-28, will be a joint meeting
of the Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC. The SSC will first receive a
presentation from NOAA General Counsel on what constitutes best
available scientific information. The SSC will then review and suggest
modifications to the process for deciding levels of acceptable
biological catch (ABC). This will include a review of the ABC control
rule developed for the Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability
Measures Amendment, a discussion of risk vs. uncertainty, and a review
of the P* methodology for determining the buffer between the
overfishing limit and ABC. Finally, the SSC will receive a report on an
Ecosystem SSC meeting that was held June 28-30, 2011, and will discuss
the role of the Ecosystem SSC with respect to the Standing SSC.
Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by
calling (813) 348-1630 or can be downloaded from the Council's ftp
site, ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the Scientific and Statistical Committees 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 Scientific and Statistical
Committees 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.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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: July 1, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-16985 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]
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