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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA826
Endangered Species; File No. 16174
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Michael Salmon, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic
University, 777 Glades Road, P.O. Box
3091, Boca Raton, FL 33431, has been
issued a permit to take green sea turtles
(Chelonia mydas) for the 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 and Conservation 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 Ave.
South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 824–
5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Cairns or Amy Hapeman, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
5, 2011, notice was published in the
Federal Register (76 FR 18725) that a
request for a scientific research permit
to take green sea turtles had been
submitted by the above-named
individual. 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 five-year permit authorizes Dr.
Salmon to take juvenile green sea turtles
to characterize abundance and
distribution in nearshore developmental
habitats off the East coast of southern
Florida. Dr. Salmon is authorized to
capture by hand, transport to shore,
measure, weigh, photograph, passive
integrated transponder and flipper tag,
temporarily mark the carapace, satellite
tag, hold overnight, transport to site of
capture, release, and recapture turtles at
the conclusion of the study for gear
removal up to 30 green sea turtles
annually. No mortalities are authorized
under the permit. These efforts would
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aid in the development and refinement
of management efforts to recover this
species.
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: November 14, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA827
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Meeting of the South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold meetings
of its Spiny Lobster Committee; Law
Enforcement Committee; EcosystemBased Management Committee;
Advisory Panel Selection Committee
(Closed Session); Information and
Education Committee; Executive
Finance Committee; Personnel
Committee (Closed Session); King and
Spanish Mackerel Committee; Southeast
Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
Committee; Golden Crab Committee;
Snapper Grouper Committee; and a
meeting of the Full Council. The
Council will take action as necessary.
The Council will also hold a public
hearing, an informal public question
and answer session regarding agenda
items, and a public comment session.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
additional details.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held December 5–9, 2011. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel, 1707
Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27605;
telephone: 1–(800) 331–7919 or (919)
828–0811; fax: (919) 834–0904. Copies
of documents are available from Kim
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Iverson, Public Information Officer,
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite
201, North Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer;
telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free at
(866)/SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520;
email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Dates
1. Spiny Lobster Committee Meeting:
December 5, 2011, 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m.
The Spiny Lobster Committee will:
Receive a presentation on the process
for preparing Biological Opinions; a
presentation on gear marking
requirements of the Large Whale Take
Reduction Plan; and an overview of
Spiny Lobster Amendment 11 that
includes measures to help protect
threatened corals including area
closures for the commercial trap fishery
and gear marking requirements for trap
lines. The Committee will develop
recommendations for approval of
Amendment 11/Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
for public hearing.
2. Law Enforcement Committee
Meeting: December 5, 2011, 3 p.m. until
4 p.m.
The Law Enforcement Committee will
receive a briefing on headboat
misreporting issues, a presentation on
‘‘Optimization of Surveillance and
Enforcement in Remote Marine
Protected Areas’’, and will discuss other
issues as appropriate.
3. Ecosystem-Based Management
Committee Meeting: December 5, 2011,
4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
The Ecosystem-Based Management
Committee will receive presentations on
lionfish and invasive species. The
Committee will review: the status of
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based
Amendment (CE–BA) 2/Environmental
Assessment (EA), including actions
relative to octocorals, Special
Management Zones (SMZs), release gear
requirements in the snapper grouper
fishery, and designations of Essential
Fish Habitat (ESH) and Habitat Areas of
Particular Concern (HAPC); the Coral
Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting report;
and the Habitat and Environmental
Protection AP Meeting report. The
Committee will provide
recommendations for public scoping of
CE–BA 3 and receive an update on
ecosystem activities.
4. Advisory Panel Selection
Committee Meeting: December 6, 2011,
8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. (Closed
Session).
The Advisory Panel Selection
Committee will review advisory panel
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applications and develop
recommendations for appointments.
5. Information and Education
Committee Meeting: December 6, 2011,
9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m.
The Information and Education
Committee will receive a briefing on the
status of current outreach activities,
including the recent Social Media
Workshop, Special Management Zones
(SMZs) and Strategic Planning. The
Committee will also receive an overview
of the NOAA/Council Readability
Report. The Committee will develop
recommendations for staff and Council
consideration.
6. Executive Finance Committee
Meeting: December 6, 2011, 11 a.m.
until 11:30 a.m.
The Executive Finance Committee
will receive a status report on the
Calendar Year (CY) 2011 Council
expenditures and activities; and review
and discuss the development of the
CY2012 Council activities’ schedule and
budget.
7. Personnel Committee Meeting:
December 6, 2011, 11:30 a.m. until 12
noon (CLOSED).
The Personnel Committee will discuss
the Executive Director performance
review.
8. King and Spanish Mackerel
Committee Meeting: December 6, 2011,
1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m.
The King and Spanish Mackerel
Committee will review: The status of
commercial and recreational catches
versus quotas for species under quota
management; the status of recreational
catches versus quotas for species under
quotas; and the status of Mackerel
Amendment 18, which establishes
Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and
Accountability Measures (AMs) for
mackerel and cobia. The Committee will
provide guidance to staff on items in
draft Amendment 19, including
management alternatives for prohibiting
the sale of coastal migratory pelagic
(CMP) species harvested under the bag
limit, permit requirements, and other
issues.
9. SEDAR Committee Meeting:
December 6, 2011, 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.
The SEDAR Committee will receive
an overview of SEDAR activities and
develop SEDAR 28 appointments as
necessary. The Committee will review
the SEDAR Steering Committee report
and develop recommendations for the
next SEDAR Steering Committee
meeting. The Committee will also
receive a presentation on the Marine
Recreational Information Program
(MRIP) Electronic Logbook Study and a
report from the Southeast Fisheries
Science Center (SEFSC) on red snapper
stock assessment possibilities in 2013.
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Note: A public hearing will be held on
December 6, 2011, beginning at 5:30 p.m., on
Snapper Grouper Amendment 18A regarding
black sea bass and improvements in data
reporting, on Snapper Grouper Amendment
24 regarding red grouper, and on Snapper
Grouper Amendment 20A regarding
wreckfish. In addition, the Council will
accept public comment on Emergency Action
to modify the Annual Catch Limit (ACL) for
wreckfish.
10. Golden Crab Committee Meeting:
December 7, 2011, 8:30 a.m. until 10
a.m.
The Golden Crab Committee will:
review the status of commercial catches
versus quotas (amount landed to date);
review Golden Crab Amendment 6
addressing catch shares; provide
direction to staff; and approve
Amendment 6 for public hearing.
11. Snapper Grouper Committee
Meeting: December 7, 2011, 10 a.m.
until 5 p.m. and December 8, 2011, 8:30
a.m. until 12 noon.
The Snapper Grouper Committee will:
receive a report on Oculina monitoring
reports; review the status of commercial
catches versus quotas for species under
quota management; review the status of
recreational catches versus quotas for
species under quotas; and address any
necessary actions as the result of these
reports. The Committee will also receive
an update on the status of Regulatory
Amendment 11, which proposes
elimination of the current 240′
restriction on the harvest of some
deepwater species within the snapper
grouper management unit, and on the
status of the corrected final
Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit
(ACL) Amendment, which establishes
ACLs and Accountability Measures
(AMs) for species that are not currently
undergoing overfishing.
Additionally, the Committee will:
review public hearing and draft
environmental impact statements (DEIS)
comments for Amendment 18A/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
pertaining to black sea bass and data
collection; modify Amendment 18A as
appropriate; and approve the document
for formal review by the Secretary of
Commerce.
The Committee will also: Review
public hearing comments for
Amendment 24/Environmental
Assessment (EA) regarding a rebuilding
plan for red grouper, and Amendment
20A/EA pertaining to the wreckfish
Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQ);
modify the amendments as appropriate;
and approve the documents for formal
review by the Secretary of Commerce.
The Committee will review the status of
Amendment 18B/EA, pertaining to
golden tilefish, modify the amendment
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as necessary and approve the document
for public hearings. The Committee will
also review proposed Emergency Action
regarding the ACL for wreckfish and
provide recommendations for Council
consideration.
Note: There will be an informal public
question and answer session with the
Regional Administrator from the NMFS and
the Council Chairman on December 7, 2011,
beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Council Session: December 8, 2011,
1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. and December
9, 2011, 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon.
Council Session: December 8, 2011,
1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
From 1:30 p.m. until 2 p.m., the
Council will call the meeting to order,
adopt the agenda, approve the
September 2011 meeting minutes, and
present the Law Enforcement Officer of
the Year Award.
Note: A public comment period on Council
agenda items will be held on December 8,
2011, beginning at 2 p.m. Please note that a
Public Hearing on Snapper Grouper
Amendments 18A, 24 and 20A and
Emergency Action to modify the ACL for
wreckfish will be held on December 6, 2011,
beginning at 5:30 p.m.
From 3 p.m. until 3:15 p.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
Law Enforcement Committee, consider
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
From 3:15 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
Spiny Lobster Committee, approve
Amendment 11 for public hearing,
consider recommendations and take
action as appropriate.
From 3:30 p.m. until 3:45 p.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
King and Spanish Mackerel Committee,
consider recommendations, and take
action as appropriate.
From 3:45 p.m. until 4 p.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
Ecosystem-Based Management
Committee, approve items in CE–BA3
for the public scoping process, consider
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
From 4 p.m. until 4:15 p.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
Golden Crab Committee, approve
Amendment 6 for public hearings,
consider recommendations and take
action as appropriate.
From 4:15 p.m. until 4:30 p.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
SEDAR Committee, appoint SEDAR 28
representatives as necessary, consider
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
From 4:30 p.m. until 4:45 p.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
Executive Finance Committee, consider
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recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
From 4:45 p.m. until 5 p.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
Advisory Panel Selection Committee,
review applications and make
appointments, consider
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
From 5 p.m. until 5:15 p.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
Information and Education Committee,
consider recommendations and take
action as appropriate.
From 5:15 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., the
Council will receive a legal briefing on
litigation. (Closed Session).
Council Session: December 9, 2011,
8:30 a.m. until 12 noon.
From 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., the
Council will: Receive a report from the
Snapper Grouper Committee; approve
Amendment 18A/EIS, Amendment 20A/
EA and Amendment 24/EA for formal
review by the Secretary of Commerce;
approve Amendment 18B for public
hearing; consider Emergency Action for
modifying the ACL for wreckfish and
other recommendations; and take action
as appropriate.
From 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m., the
Council will receive status reports from
the NOAA Southeast Regional Office
(SERO), review and develop
recommendations on Experimental
Fishing Permits as necessary, and
receive reports from the NMFS SEFSC.
From 10:45 a.m. until 12 noon, the
Council will review agency and liaison
reports and discuss other business,
including upcoming meetings.
Documents regarding these issues are
available from the Council office (see
ADDRESSES).
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subjects of formal
final Council action during these
meetings. 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 Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Except for advertised (scheduled)
public hearings and public comment,
the times and sequence specified on this
agenda is subject to change.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
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should be directed to the Council office
(see ADDRESSES) by November 28, 2011.
Dated: November 15, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Takes of Marine Mammals During
Specified Activities; Blasting
Operations by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers During the Port of Miami
Construction Project in Miami, FL
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed Incidental
Harassment Authorization; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received an
application from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (ACOE) for an Incidental
Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take
small numbers of marine mammals, by
harassment, incidental to blasting
operations in the Port of Miami in
Miami, Florida. NMFS has reviewed the
application, including all supporting
documents, and determined that it is
adequate and complete. Pursuant to the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments
on its proposal to issue an IHA to ACOE
to incidentally harass, by Level B
harassment only, marine mammals
during the specified activity.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than December 19,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application should be addressed to P.
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The
mailbox address for providing email
comments is ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov.
NMFS is not responsible for email
comments sent to addresses other than
the one provided here. Comments sent
via email, including all attachments,
must not exceed a 10-megabyte file size.
All comments received are a part of
the public record and will generally be
posted to https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
permits/incidental.htm#applications
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without change. All Personal Identifying
Information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by
the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit confidential
business information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
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.
This project was previously evaluated
by the ACOE under an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) and a Record of
Decision (ROD) for the proposed project
was signed on May 22, 2006, which is
also available at the same Internet
address. 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. 1361(a)(5)(D)) directs the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to
allow, 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
certain findings are made and, if the
taking is limited to harassment, a notice
of a proposed authorization is provided
to the public for review.
Authorization for the incidental
taking of small numbers of marine
mammals shall be granted if NMFS
finds that the taking will have a
negligible impact on the species or
stock(s), and will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
subsistence uses (where relevant). The
authorization must set forth the
permissible methods of taking, other
means of effecting the least practicable
adverse impact on the species or stock
and its habitat, and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of such takings. NMFS
has defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50
CFR 216.103 as ‘‘* * * an impact
resulting from the specified activity that
cannot be reasonably expected to, and is
not reasonably likely to, adversely affect
the species or stock through effects on
annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA827
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold
meetings of its Spiny Lobster Committee; Law Enforcement Committee;
Ecosystem-Based Management Committee; Advisory Panel Selection
Committee (Closed Session); Information and Education Committee;
Executive Finance Committee; Personnel Committee (Closed Session); King
and Spanish Mackerel Committee; Southeast Data, Assessment and Review
(SEDAR) Committee; Golden Crab Committee; Snapper Grouper Committee;
and a meeting of the Full Council. The Council will take action as
necessary.
The Council will also hold a public hearing, an informal public
question and answer session regarding agenda items, and a public
comment session. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional details.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held December 5-9, 2011. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Brownstone
Hotel, 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27605; telephone: 1-(800)
331-7919 or (919) 828-0811; fax: (919) 834-0904. Copies of documents
are available from Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201,
North Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free at (866)/SAFMC-10; fax:
(843) 769-4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Dates
1. Spiny Lobster Committee Meeting: December 5, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
until 3 p.m.
The Spiny Lobster Committee will: Receive a presentation on the
process for preparing Biological Opinions; a presentation on gear
marking requirements of the Large Whale Take Reduction Plan; and an
overview of Spiny Lobster Amendment 11 that includes measures to help
protect threatened corals including area closures for the commercial
trap fishery and gear marking requirements for trap lines. The
Committee will develop recommendations for approval of Amendment 11/
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for public hearing.
2. Law Enforcement Committee Meeting: December 5, 2011, 3 p.m.
until 4 p.m.
The Law Enforcement Committee will receive a briefing on headboat
misreporting issues, a presentation on ``Optimization of Surveillance
and Enforcement in Remote Marine Protected Areas'', and will discuss
other issues as appropriate.
3. Ecosystem-Based Management Committee Meeting: December 5, 2011,
4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
The Ecosystem-Based Management Committee will receive presentations
on lionfish and invasive species. The Committee will review: the status
of Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment (CE-BA) 2/Environmental
Assessment (EA), including actions relative to octocorals, Special
Management Zones (SMZs), release gear requirements in the snapper
grouper fishery, and designations of Essential Fish Habitat (ESH) and
Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC); the Coral Advisory Panel
(AP) Meeting report; and the Habitat and Environmental Protection AP
Meeting report. The Committee will provide recommendations for public
scoping of CE-BA 3 and receive an update on ecosystem activities.
4. Advisory Panel Selection Committee Meeting: December 6, 2011,
8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. (Closed Session).
The Advisory Panel Selection Committee will review advisory panel
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applications and develop recommendations for appointments.
5. Information and Education Committee Meeting: December 6, 2011,
9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m.
The Information and Education Committee will receive a briefing on
the status of current outreach activities, including the recent Social
Media Workshop, Special Management Zones (SMZs) and Strategic Planning.
The Committee will also receive an overview of the NOAA/Council
Readability Report. The Committee will develop recommendations for
staff and Council consideration.
6. Executive Finance Committee Meeting: December 6, 2011, 11 a.m.
until 11:30 a.m.
The Executive Finance Committee will receive a status report on the
Calendar Year (CY) 2011 Council expenditures and activities; and review
and discuss the development of the CY2012 Council activities' schedule
and budget.
7. Personnel Committee Meeting: December 6, 2011, 11:30 a.m. until
12 noon (CLOSED).
The Personnel Committee will discuss the Executive Director
performance review.
8. King and Spanish Mackerel Committee Meeting: December 6, 2011,
1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m.
The King and Spanish Mackerel Committee will review: The status of
commercial and recreational catches versus quotas for species under
quota management; the status of recreational catches versus quotas for
species under quotas; and the status of Mackerel Amendment 18, which
establishes Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and Accountability Measures
(AMs) for mackerel and cobia. The Committee will provide guidance to
staff on items in draft Amendment 19, including management alternatives
for prohibiting the sale of coastal migratory pelagic (CMP) species
harvested under the bag limit, permit requirements, and other issues.
9. SEDAR Committee Meeting: December 6, 2011, 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.
The SEDAR Committee will receive an overview of SEDAR activities
and develop SEDAR 28 appointments as necessary. The Committee will
review the SEDAR Steering Committee report and develop recommendations
for the next SEDAR Steering Committee meeting. The Committee will also
receive a presentation on the Marine Recreational Information Program
(MRIP) Electronic Logbook Study and a report from the Southeast
Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) on red snapper stock assessment
possibilities in 2013.
Note: A public hearing will be held on December 6, 2011,
beginning at 5:30 p.m., on Snapper Grouper Amendment 18A regarding
black sea bass and improvements in data reporting, on Snapper
Grouper Amendment 24 regarding red grouper, and on Snapper Grouper
Amendment 20A regarding wreckfish. In addition, the Council will
accept public comment on Emergency Action to modify the Annual Catch
Limit (ACL) for wreckfish.
10. Golden Crab Committee Meeting: December 7, 2011, 8:30 a.m.
until 10 a.m.
The Golden Crab Committee will: review the status of commercial
catches versus quotas (amount landed to date); review Golden Crab
Amendment 6 addressing catch shares; provide direction to staff; and
approve Amendment 6 for public hearing.
11. Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting: December 7, 2011, 10 a.m.
until 5 p.m. and December 8, 2011, 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon.
The Snapper Grouper Committee will: receive a report on Oculina
monitoring reports; review the status of commercial catches versus
quotas for species under quota management; review the status of
recreational catches versus quotas for species under quotas; and
address any necessary actions as the result of these reports. The
Committee will also receive an update on the status of Regulatory
Amendment 11, which proposes elimination of the current 240'
restriction on the harvest of some deepwater species within the snapper
grouper management unit, and on the status of the corrected final
Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Amendment, which establishes
ACLs and Accountability Measures (AMs) for species that are not
currently undergoing overfishing.
Additionally, the Committee will: review public hearing and draft
environmental impact statements (DEIS) comments for Amendment 18A/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pertaining to black sea bass and
data collection; modify Amendment 18A as appropriate; and approve the
document for formal review by the Secretary of Commerce.
The Committee will also: Review public hearing comments for
Amendment 24/Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding a rebuilding plan
for red grouper, and Amendment 20A/EA pertaining to the wreckfish
Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQ); modify the amendments as
appropriate; and approve the documents for formal review by the
Secretary of Commerce. The Committee will review the status of
Amendment 18B/EA, pertaining to golden tilefish, modify the amendment
as necessary and approve the document for public hearings. The
Committee will also review proposed Emergency Action regarding the ACL
for wreckfish and provide recommendations for Council consideration.
Note: There will be an informal public question and answer
session with the Regional Administrator from the NMFS and the
Council Chairman on December 7, 2011, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Council Session: December 8, 2011, 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. and
December 9, 2011, 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon.
Council Session: December 8, 2011, 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
From 1:30 p.m. until 2 p.m., the Council will call the meeting to
order, adopt the agenda, approve the September 2011 meeting minutes,
and present the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award.
Note: A public comment period on Council agenda items will be
held on December 8, 2011, beginning at 2 p.m. Please note that a
Public Hearing on Snapper Grouper Amendments 18A, 24 and 20A and
Emergency Action to modify the ACL for wreckfish will be held on
December 6, 2011, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
From 3 p.m. until 3:15 p.m., the Council will receive a report from
the Law Enforcement Committee, consider recommendations and take action
as appropriate.
From 3:15 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., the Council will receive a report
from the Spiny Lobster Committee, approve Amendment 11 for public
hearing, consider recommendations and take action as appropriate.
From 3:30 p.m. until 3:45 p.m., the Council will receive a report
from the King and Spanish Mackerel Committee, consider recommendations,
and take action as appropriate.
From 3:45 p.m. until 4 p.m., the Council will receive a report from
the Ecosystem-Based Management Committee, approve items in CE-BA3 for
the public scoping process, consider recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
From 4 p.m. until 4:15 p.m., the Council will receive a report from
the Golden Crab Committee, approve Amendment 6 for public hearings,
consider recommendations and take action as appropriate.
From 4:15 p.m. until 4:30 p.m., the Council will receive a report
from the SEDAR Committee, appoint SEDAR 28 representatives as
necessary, consider recommendations and take action as appropriate.
From 4:30 p.m. until 4:45 p.m., the Council will receive a report
from the Executive Finance Committee, consider
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recommendations and take action as appropriate.
From 4:45 p.m. until 5 p.m., the Council will receive a report from
the Advisory Panel Selection Committee, review applications and make
appointments, consider recommendations and take action as appropriate.
From 5 p.m. until 5:15 p.m., the Council will receive a report from
the Information and Education Committee, consider recommendations and
take action as appropriate.
From 5:15 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., the Council will receive a legal
briefing on litigation. (Closed Session).
Council Session: December 9, 2011, 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon.
From 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., the Council will: Receive a report
from the Snapper Grouper Committee; approve Amendment 18A/EIS,
Amendment 20A/EA and Amendment 24/EA for formal review by the Secretary
of Commerce; approve Amendment 18B for public hearing; consider
Emergency Action for modifying the ACL for wreckfish and other
recommendations; and take action as appropriate.
From 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m., the Council will receive status
reports from the NOAA Southeast Regional Office (SERO), review and
develop recommendations on Experimental Fishing Permits as necessary,
and receive reports from the NMFS SEFSC.
From 10:45 a.m. until 12 noon, the Council will review agency and
liaison reports and discuss other business, including upcoming
meetings.
Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council
office (see ADDRESSES).
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the
subjects of formal final Council action during these meetings. 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 Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Except for advertised (scheduled) public hearings and public
comment, the times and sequence specified on this agenda is subject to
change.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES)
by November 28, 2011.
Dated: November 15, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-29826 Filed 11-17-11; 8:45 am]
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