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grouper species that are either currently
prohibited to be harvested in general by
the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper
Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
(speckled hind and warsaw grouper) or
are prohibited to be harvested beyond a
depth of 240 ft (73.2 m) (blueline
tilefish, misty grouper, queen snapper,
silk snapper, snowy grouper, and
yellowedge grouper). Authorized vessels
would be eligible to harvest these
species in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ) off North Carolina, specifically,
the waters north of Cape Hatteras to the
North Carolina/Virginia border. The
purpose of this EFP would be to provide
basic life history information for any
fish harvested, particularly blueline
tilefish. An additional purpose of the
EFP would be to determine the
distribution of speckled hind and
warsaw grouper in the study area to
determine if these species are bycatch in
the commercial blueline tilefish
component of the South Atlantic
snapper-grouper fishery.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than 5 p.m., Eastern Time, on
August 1, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the application by either of the
following methods:
• E-mail: rick.devictor@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document
identifier: LouisDaniel_EFP 2011.
• Mail: Rick DeVictor, Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
The application and related
documents are available for review
upon written request to any of the above
addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
DeVictor, 727–824–5305; e-mail:
rick.devictor@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is
requested under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C 1801 et seq.), and regulations at
50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing.
The proposed data collection involves
activities otherwise prohibited by
regulations at 50 CFR part 622, as they
pertain to species managed by the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(Council) specific to the commercial
blueline tilefish component of the
snapper-grouper fishery in the South
Atlantic. This EFP would exempt
designated project participants from
regulations regarding the harvest and
possession prohibition for speckled
hind and warsaw grouper
(§ 622.32(b)(3)(vii)), the area closure for
deep-water snapper-grouper species
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(§ 622.35(o)), queen and silk snapper
commercial size limits
(§ 622.37(e)(1)(iii)), and the snowy
grouper commercial trip limit
(§ 622.44(c)(3)).
The data collection is authorized in
Federal waters, off of North Carolina
from a depth of 40 fathoms seaward to
the EEZ limit between Cape Hatteras
(35°15.03′ N. latitude) north to the
North Carolina/Virginia state line
(36°33.02′ N. latitude). The EFP would
expire when one of the following
criteria is met: 100 total trips are taken
by the combined participants; 350,000
lb (158,757 kg) of blueline tilefish are
landed; 50 fish total of speckled hind or
warsaw grouper are landed in any
combination; 30 of any one of the
following deep-water snapper-grouper
species are landed (misty grouper,
queen snapper, silk snapper, and
yellowedge grouper); 1 year from the
start date of the EFP; or for other reasons
determined to be appropriate by NMFS.
A maximum of 12 commercial fishing
vessels would be allowed to participate.
To be eligible, a vessel’s 2009
commercial landings must have
exceeded 500 lb (226.8 kg) of blueline
tilefish in the EEZ waters off North
Carolina, north of Cape Hatteras, as
verified by the North Carolina trip ticket
program. Vessels authorized by this EFP
would have an observer onboard for 20
percent of all trips taken under the
authority of the EFP. Observers would
be selected by the North Carolina
Division of Marine Fisheries. A NMFS
port agent would collect life history
information and otoliths from blueline
tilefish, snowy grouper, speckled hind,
and warsaw grouper to the extent
possible. Sampled fish would be
returned to the fisherman in a condition
appropriate for sale. Under the EFP,
speckled hind and warsaw grouper
would not be eligible for sale, however,
other deep-water snapper-grouper
species would be eligible for sale, with
the following condition: Snowy grouper
would be eligible for sale up to 100 lb
(45 kg) per trip, with a maximum of
10,000 lb (4,536 kg) for all the vessels
for the duration of the EFP. The otoliths
would be transported to the North
Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
for storage and potential further
analysis. All landings of blueline tilefish
and snowy grouper would be deducted
from the commercial annual catch limits
for these species as established by the
Council.
The purpose of this EFP would be to
provide basic life history information of
the fish harvested, particularly blueline
tilefish. Another purpose of the EFP
would be to determine the presence or
absence of speckled hind and warsaw
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grouper north of Cape Hatteras, North
Carolina, to determine if these species
are bycatch by commercial blueline
tilefish harvesters.
NMFS finds this application warrants
further consideration. Based on a
preliminary review, NMFS intends to
issue the requested EFP, pending receipt
of public comments, as per
§ 600.745(b)(3)(i). Possible conditions
the agency may impose on this permit,
if it is indeed granted, include but are
not limited to, a prohibition on
conducting research within marine
protected areas, marine sanctuaries,
special management zones, or artificial
reefs without additional authorization.
A report on the project findings is due
at the end of the collection period, to be
submitted to NMFS and reviewed by the
Council.
A final decision on issuance of the
EFP will depend on NMFS’s review of
public comments received on the
application, consultations with the
affected state, the Council, and the U.S.
Coast Guard, as well as a determination
that the EFP is consistent with all
applicable laws.
Authority: 16 U.S.C 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 12, 2011.
Margo Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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 Outreach and Education
Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1
p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 and
conclude by 12 p.m., Thursday, August
4, 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.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Charlene Ponce, Public Information
Officer; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene
public hearings on: Amendment 18 to
the Fishery Management Plan for
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in
the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico and
Amendment 32 to the Reef Fish Fishery
Management Plan in the Gulf of Mexico.
DATES: The public meetings will be held
on August 1, 2011 through August 3,
2011 at seven locations throughout the
Gulf of Mexico. The public hearings will
begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no
later than 9 p.m. For specific dates see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be
held at locations listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
Special Accommodations
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources
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.
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During this meeting, the Outreach and
Education Advisory Panel will elect
officers; receive a report on a
Communications Audit conducted by
University of South Florida students;
discuss the possibility of conducting a
stakeholder survey; review and finalize
a five-year strategic communications
plan; discuss reformatting of scoping
meetings/public hearings; and discuss
potential outreach opportunities for
Council members. The panel may also
provide recommendations to the
Council on any or all of these issues.
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
Outreach and Education 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 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.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will hold public
hearings on Amendment 18 to the
Fishery Management Plan for Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Resources in the
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Including
Environmental Assessment, Regulatory
Impact Review, and Regulatory
Flexibility Act Analysis. Amendment 18
contains alternatives for actions to set
annual catch limits and accountability
measures if such limits are exceeded for
Gulf group king mackerel, Gulf group
Spanish mackerel, and Gulf group cobia.
It also contains measures to remove
cero, little tunny, dolphin, and bluefish
(Gulf) from the fishery management
plan; revise the framework procedure;
and separate cobia into Atlantic and
Dated: July 11, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Commerce, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS).
ACTION: Council to convene public
meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr.
Richard Leard, Deputy Executive
Director/Senior Fishery Biologist
(Amendment 18), Dr. Steven Atran,
Population Dynamics Statistician
(Amendment 32) at Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Gulf migratory groups. Similar measures
are being proposed for the Atlantic
migratory stocks.
Reef Fish
Amendment 32 to the Reef Fish
Fishery Management Plan establishes
annual catch limits and annual catch
targets for 2012 and 2015 for gag and for
2012 for red grouper. The Amendment
also contains actions to: Establish a
rebuilding plan for gag; set recreational
bag limits, size limits and closed
seasons for gag/red grouper in 2012;
consider a commercial gag and shallowwater grouper quota adjustment to
account for dead discards; make
adjustment to multi-use IFQ shares in
the grouper individual fishing quota
program; reduce the commercial gag
size limit; modify the offshore time and
areas closures; and revise gag, red
grouper, and shallow-water grouper
accountability measures.
The Public Hearings will begin at 6
p.m. and conclude at the end of public
testimony or no later than 9 p.m. at the
following locations:
Monday, August 1, 2011, Amendment
18—Plantation Suites—1909 Hwy 361,
Port Aransas, TX 78373, (361) 749–
3866; Amendment 18—Courtyard
Marriott Gulfport Beachfront Hotel,
1600 East Beach Blvd., Gulfport, MS
39501, (228) 864–4310; Amendment
32—Hyatt Place Ft. Myers at the
Forum—2600 Champion Ring Road,
Fort Myers, FL 33905, (239) 418–1844.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011, Amendment
18 and Amendment 32—Hilton St.
Petersburg Carillon Park—950 Lake
Carillon Drive—St. Petersburg, FL
33716—(727) 540–0050; Amendment
18—Fairfield Inn & Suites, 3111 Loop
Road, Orange Beach, FL 36561, (251)
543–4444; Amendment 18—Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Research Lab, 195 Ludwig Annex,
Grand Isle, LA 70358, (985) 787–2163.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011,
Amendment 18 and Amendment 32—
Boardwalk Beach Resort, 9400 S.
Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, FL
32408, (850) 230–4681.
Copies of the documents can be
obtained by calling (813) 348–1630.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA570
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 Outreach and Education Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011
and conclude by 12 p.m., Thursday, August 4, 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlene Ponce, Public Information
Officer; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
During this meeting, the Outreach and Education Advisory Panel will
elect officers; receive a report on a Communications Audit conducted by
University of South Florida students; discuss the possibility of
conducting a stakeholder survey; review and finalize a five-year
strategic communications plan; discuss reformatting of scoping
meetings/public hearings; and discuss potential outreach opportunities
for Council members. The panel may also provide recommendations to the
Council on any or all of these issues.
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 Outreach and Education 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 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 11, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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