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scope of the required NEPA analysis,
including reasonable alternatives and
the associated impacts of any
alternatives.
The co-managers have jointly
submitted to NMFS two Resource
Management Plans for hatcheries in
Puget Sound. One plan describes
hatchery programs that produce
Chinook salmon. The other plan
describes hatchery programs producing
other anadromous salmonid species.
Appended to the overarching Resource
Management Plans are individual
HGMPs for each hatchery program. The
HGMPs describe each hatchery program,
including measures proposed by the comanagers to minimize risks of adversely
affecting listed fish. Both plans consider
potential effects on Puget Sound
Chinook and steelhead, and Hood Canal
summer-run chum. NMFS listed as
threatened the two salmon species in
March 1999 (64 FR 14308) and
steelhead in May 2007 (72 FR 26722).
NMFS will perform an environmental
review of the Resource Management
Plans and prepare an EIS. From the
2004 internal and public scoping
process, the EIS will consider potential
impacts on listed and non-listed species
and their habitats, water quality and
quantity, wildlife and marine mammals,
socioeconomics, tourism and recreation,
environmental justice, cultural
resources, human health, and
cumulative impacts.
NMFS is rigorously exploring and
objectively evaluating a full range of
reasonable alternatives in the EIS,
including the proposed action
(evaluation of the co-managers’
Resource Management Plans) and a no
action alternative. Additional
alternatives resulting from the 2004
internal and public scoping processes
include the following: (1) A decrease in
artificial production in selected
programs that have a primary goal of
augmenting fisheries, and (2) an
increase in artificial production in
selected programs that have a primary
goal of augmenting fisheries, where
additional hatchery capacity exists.
Request for Comments
Specific comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties to
ensure that the EIS considers the full
range of issues and alternatives related
to the proposed action. In particular,
NMFS requests information that may
have become available since 2004 that
relates to: other possible alternatives;
the direct, indirect, and cumulative
impact that implementation of the
proposed Resource Management Plans
could have on endangered and
threatened species and their
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communities and habitats; potential
adaptive management and/or
monitoring provisions; funding issues;
baseline environmental conditions in
Clallam, Island, King, Kitsap, Jefferson,
Mason, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit,
Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom
Counties; other plans or projects that
might be relevant to this proposed
action; and potential methods to
minimize and mitigate for impacts.
Written comments concerning the
proposed action and the environmental
review should be directed to NMFS as
described above (see ADDRESSES). All
comments and materials received,
including names and addresses, will
become part of the administrative record
and may be released to the public. The
environmental review of this project
will be conducted in accordance with
the requirements of the NEPA of 1969
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,)
National Environmental Policy Act
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),
other appropriate Federal laws and
regulations, and policies and procedures
of NMFS for compliance with those
regulations.
Dated: July 26, 2011.
Therese Conant,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,
Office of Protective Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA608
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held August
15–19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6121 North IH–
35, Austin, TX 78752; telephone: (512)
323–5466.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Stephen Bortone, Executive Director,
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Council
Thursday, August 18, 2011
9 a.m.—The Council meeting will
begin with a Call to Order and
Introductions.
9:10 a.m.–9:25 a.m.—The Council will
have an Investiture Ceremony for New
Members.
9:25 a.m. to–9:30 a.m.—The Council
will review the agenda and approve the
minutes.
9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.—The Council will
receive a presentation titled ‘‘Fisheries
101’’.
9:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.—The Council
will review and discuss reports from the
committee meetings as follows:
Outreach and Education; Advisory
Panel Selection; Joint Mackerel, Reef
Fish and Red Drum; Artificial Reef; Data
Collection; Budget/Personnel; and
Administrative Policy.
12:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.—The Council
will receive public testimony on
exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any;
Final Actions on Reef Fish Amendment
32, the Generic Annual Catch Limits/
Accountability Measures Amendment
and Joint Amendment 18 to the Coastal
Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management
Plan; Action 4 to the Comprehensive
Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2; and a
regulatory amendment to set total
allowable catch and bag limits for red
grouper; the Council will also hold an
open public comment period regarding
any other fishery issues of concern.
People wishing to speak before the
Council should complete a public
comment card prior to the comment
period.
4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m.—The Council
will review and discuss the Mackerel
Committee Report.
Friday, August 19, 2011
8:30 a.m.–12 p.m.—The Council will
review and discuss reports from the
committee meetings as follows:
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem and
Reef Fish.
12 p.m.–12:15 p.m.—Other Business
items will follow.
12:15 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.—The
Council will conduct their election of
the new Chair and Vice Chair.
The Council will conclude its meeting
at approximately 12:45 p.m.
Committees
Monday, August 15, 2011
9 a.m.–12 p.m.—New Council
Member Orientation.
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1:30 p.m.–2 p.m.—The Outreach and
Education Committee will discuss
recommendations.
2 p.m.–5 p.m.—Sustainable Fisheries/
Ecosystem Committee will review and
discuss the Ecosystem Scientific and
Statistical committee report; receive a
presentation on Allocation by Buzz
Thompson; and discuss final action on
the Generic Annual Catch Limits/
Accountability Measures Amendment.
5 p.m.–5:15 p.m.—Closed Session—
Full Council will meet to receive a
litigation briefing.
Recess—
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
8:30 a.m.–12 noon and 1:30 p.m.–5
p.m.—Reef Fish Management
Committee will meet to discuss final
action on Regulatory Amendment for
Red Grouper Total Allowable Catch &
Bag Limit and Amendment 32—Gag
Rebuilding & Gag Annual Catch limit;
review a Draft Regulatory Amendment
for Fall Red Snapper Season; receive a
presentation on Red Snapper Economics
by Wade Griffin; discuss a Draft of
Amendment 35—Greater Amberjack;
and review the Ad Hoc Red Snapper
Individual Fishing Quota 5-Year Review
and Commercial Reef Fish Individual
Fishing Quota Advisory Panel Reports.
Recess—
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
8:30 a.m.–9 a.m.—Closed Session—
The Advisory Panel Selection
Committee/Full Council will meet to
appoint an Ad Hoc Headboat Advisory
Panel and to appoint retiring Council
Members to Advisory Panels.
9 a.m.–9:30 a.m.—Closed Session—
The Budget/Personnel Committee/Full
Council will meet to discuss
employment matters.
9:30 a.m.–10 a.m.—The Budget/
Personnel Committee will review and
discuss the Quarterly Budget.
10 a.m.–11 a.m.—The Mackerel
Management Committee will discuss the
final action on Amendment 18 to the
coastal migratory Pelagics Fishery
Management Plan.
11 a.m.–11:30 a.m.—The Joint
Mackerel, Reef Fish and Red Drum
Management Committees will review
the proposed Rule Implementing the
Aquaculture Fishery Management Plan.
1 p.m.–2 p.m.—The Artificial Reef
Committee will receive a presentation
from the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE); discuss Oil Rig
Removals; Review and discuss the
status of Artificial Reefs in Fishery
Management.
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2 p.m.–3 p.m.—The Data Collection
Committee will receive a presentation
on the I-Snapper Program; Discuss
creating an Ad Hoc Advisory Panel to
Collect Private Recreational Angler
Data.
3 p.m.–3:30 p.m.—The
Administrative Policy Committee will
review and discuss the Council Strategic
Plan; SEDAR Guidelines; and Ad Hoc
Advisory Panel Membership.
Recess—
Immediately following the Committee
Recess will be the Informal Question &
Answer Session on Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Issues.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
Council and Committees for discussion,
in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act), those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings.
Actions of the Council and Committees
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in the agendas
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 action to address the
emergency. The established times for
addressing items on the agenda may be
adjusted as necessary to accommodate
the timely completion of discussion
relevant to the agenda items. In order to
further allow for such adjustments and
completion of all items on the agenda,
the meeting may be extended from, or
completed prior to the date/time
established in this notice.
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: July 26, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit modification.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS Southeast Fisheries Center
(SEFSC) (hereinafter ‘‘Permit Holder’’);
75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL
33149 [Responsible Party: Bonnie
Ponwith, PhD], has been issued a permit
modification to take smalltooth sawfish
in Florida waters for purposes of
scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit modification
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) 427–8401; 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) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
17, 2011, notice was published in the
Federal Register (76 FR 14650) that a
scientific research permit modification
to take smalltooth sawfish had been
submitted by the above-named
organization. The requested permit
modification 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 primary objective of the permit
modification will remain unchanged
from the original permit: to collect data
on the biology, distribution and
abundance of the endangered smalltooth
sawfish to facilitate recovery of the
species. Sampling with the goal of
taking 45 smalltooth sawfish per year is
currently authorized by longline, gillnet,
seine net, drum (set) lines, or rod and
reel throughout Florida’s coastal waters,
but primarily in the region of the
Florida coast from Naples to Key West,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA608
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public
Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a
public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held August 15-19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6121
North IH-35, Austin, TX 78752; telephone: (512) 323-5466.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Stephen Bortone, Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Council
Thursday, August 18, 2011
9 a.m.--The Council meeting will begin with a Call to Order and
Introductions.
9:10 a.m.-9:25 a.m.--The Council will have an Investiture Ceremony
for New Members.
9:25 a.m. to-9:30 a.m.--The Council will review the agenda and
approve the minutes.
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.--The Council will receive a presentation titled
``Fisheries 101''.
9:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--The Council will review and discuss reports
from the committee meetings as follows: Outreach and Education;
Advisory Panel Selection; Joint Mackerel, Reef Fish and Red Drum;
Artificial Reef; Data Collection; Budget/Personnel; and Administrative
Policy.
12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.--The Council will receive public testimony on
exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any; Final Actions on Reef Fish
Amendment 32, the Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures
Amendment and Joint Amendment 18 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics
Fishery Management Plan; Action 4 to the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based
Amendment 2; and a regulatory amendment to set total allowable catch
and bag limits for red grouper; the Council will also hold an open
public comment period regarding any other fishery issues of concern.
People wishing to speak before the Council should complete a public
comment card prior to the comment period.
4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.--The Council will review and discuss the
Mackerel Committee Report.
Friday, August 19, 2011
8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.--The Council will review and discuss reports from
the committee meetings as follows: Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem and
Reef Fish.
12 p.m.-12:15 p.m.--Other Business items will follow.
12:15 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.--The Council will conduct their election
of the new Chair and Vice Chair.
The Council will conclude its meeting at approximately 12:45 p.m.
Committees
Monday, August 15, 2011
9 a.m.-12 p.m.--New Council Member Orientation.
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1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.--The Outreach and Education Committee will discuss
recommendations.
2 p.m.-5 p.m.--Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will
review and discuss the Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical committee
report; receive a presentation on Allocation by Buzz Thompson; and
discuss final action on the Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability
Measures Amendment.
5 p.m.-5:15 p.m.--Closed Session--Full Council will meet to receive
a litigation briefing.
Recess--
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
8:30 a.m.-12 noon and 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.--Reef Fish Management
Committee will meet to discuss final action on Regulatory Amendment for
Red Grouper Total Allowable Catch & Bag Limit and Amendment 32--Gag
Rebuilding & Gag Annual Catch limit; review a Draft Regulatory
Amendment for Fall Red Snapper Season; receive a presentation on Red
Snapper Economics by Wade Griffin; discuss a Draft of Amendment 35--
Greater Amberjack; and review the Ad Hoc Red Snapper Individual Fishing
Quota 5-Year Review and Commercial Reef Fish Individual Fishing Quota
Advisory Panel Reports.
Recess--
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.--Closed Session--The Advisory Panel Selection
Committee/Full Council will meet to appoint an Ad Hoc Headboat Advisory
Panel and to appoint retiring Council Members to Advisory Panels.
9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.--Closed Session--The Budget/Personnel Committee/
Full Council will meet to discuss employment matters.
9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.--The Budget/Personnel Committee will review and
discuss the Quarterly Budget.
10 a.m.-11 a.m.--The Mackerel Management Committee will discuss the
final action on Amendment 18 to the coastal migratory Pelagics Fishery
Management Plan.
11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--The Joint Mackerel, Reef Fish and Red Drum
Management Committees will review the proposed Rule Implementing the
Aquaculture Fishery Management Plan.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.--The Artificial Reef Committee will receive a
presentation from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE); discuss Oil Rig Removals; Review and discuss the
status of Artificial Reefs in Fishery Management.
2 p.m.-3 p.m.--The Data Collection Committee will receive a
presentation on the I-Snapper Program; Discuss creating an Ad Hoc
Advisory Panel to Collect Private Recreational Angler Data.
3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.--The Administrative Policy Committee will review
and discuss the Council Strategic Plan; SEDAR Guidelines; and Ad Hoc
Advisory Panel Membership.
Recess--
Immediately following the Committee Recess will be the Informal
Question & Answer Session on Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Issues.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come
before the Council and Committees for discussion, in accordance with
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. Actions of the Council and Committees will be
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agendas 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
action to address the emergency. The established times for addressing
items on the agenda may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the
timely completion of discussion relevant to the agenda items. In order
to further allow for such adjustments and completion of all items on
the agenda, the meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the
date/time established in this notice.
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: July 26, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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