Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 9897-9898 [2012-3874]
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Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Gary Rule, (503) 230–5424 or
Gary.Rule@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imposed
prohibitions against the taking of
endangered species. Section 10 of the
ESA allows permits authorizing the
taking of endangered species for
research/enhancement purposes. The
corresponding regulations established
procedures for persons to apply for such
permits. In addition, the regulations set
forth specific reporting requirements for
such permit holders. The regulations
contain two sets of information
collections:
(1) Applications for research/
enhancement permits, and (2) reporting
requirements for permits issued.
The required information is used to
evaluate the impacts of the proposed
activity on endangered species, to make
the determinations required by the ESA
prior to issuing a permit, and to
establish appropriate permit conditions.
To issue permits under ESA Section
10(a)(1)(A), the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) must
determine that (1) such exceptions were
applied for in good faith, (2) if granted
and exercised, will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
species, and (3) will be consistent with
the purposes and policy set forth in
Section 2 of the ESA.
The currently approved application
and reporting requirements apply to
Pacific marine and anadromous fish
species; requirements regarding other
species are being addressed in a
separate information collection.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0402.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
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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: February 15, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XB012
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
II. Method of Collection
Submissions may be in paper or
electronic format.
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Affected Public: Federal government;
State, local, or tribal government;
business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
160.
Estimated Time per Response: Permit
applications, 12 hours; permit
modification requests 6 hours; and
annual or final reports, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 835.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $500 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene its Special Coral Scientific and
Statistical Committee.
SUMMARY:
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The meeting will convene at 8:30
a.m. on Thursday, March 8, 2012 and
conclude no later than 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Froeschke, Fishery Biologist and Mark
Mueller, GIS Analyst, Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
(Council) will convene the Special Coral
Scientific and Statistical Committee to
discuss and provide expert guidance to
Council staff on two projects being
conducted as part of a NOAA Coral Reef
Conservation Program grant that address
the relationship between trends in coral
reef communities and their associated
fisheries. The first project involves
development of a publicly-accessible
spatial database of Gulf of Mexico corals
(shallow, mesophotic and deep sea) and
related fisheries information that will be
used to enhance spatial planning and
management actions. The Committee
will be asked to provide expert advice
and recommendations about datasets
and data sources as well as data gaps
and needs. The second project involves
convening a workshop of respected
coral experts and managers to examine
the interrelationships between corals
and fisheries relative to long-term trends
in coral condition. The Committee will
be asked to provide expert advice and
recommendations about participants
and various potential conference topics
including threats to coral health,
management, coral habitats, habitat
suitability models, and emerging
research.
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
Special Coral Scientific and Statistical
Committee 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 Special Coral Scientific
and Statistical Committee 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
DATES:
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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: February 15, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail
Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7
working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 15, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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RIN 0648–XB021
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
RIN 0648–XB020
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Golden
King Crab Price Formula Committee is
meeting in Seattle, WA.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 8, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Fishermen’s Terminal, Norby
Conference Room, 3919 18th Avenue
West, Seattle, WA 98199; telephone:
(206) 787–3395.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Fina, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee is meeting concerning the
arbitration system that is part of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab
rationalization program. The Committee
will give specific attention to the
development of the price formula for
golden king crab under the arbitration
system. Additional information is
posted on the Council Web site: https://
www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
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 three
Web based meetings of the ABC Control
Rule Working Group.
DATES: The first Webinar meeting will
convene on Thursday, March 8, 2012.
The second Webinar meeting will
convene on Thursday, March 15, 2012.
The third Webinar meeting will convene
on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Each
Webinar will begin at 12 noon eastern
time and is expected end by 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Webinars will be
accessible via Internet. Please go to the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council’s Web site at
www.gulfcouncil.org for instructions.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
SUMMARY:
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
The ABC
Control Rule Working Group will meet
to discuss potential revisions to the
acceptable biological catch (ABC)
control rule that was recently
implemented as part of the Council’s
Generic Annual Catch Limits/
Accountability Measures Amendment.
While all areas of the control rule will
be subject to review, particular attention
will be given to whether the P-star
approach used to determine ABC in Tier
1 of the control rule realistically
captures scientific uncertainty, and
possible revisions to the Tier 2 method
for data poor stocks. Recommendations
from the Working Group will be
presented to the Scientific and
Statistical Committee when it meets in
late March.
Copies of the agenda and other related
materials can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630. Materials will also be
available to download from the ABC
Control Rule Working Group folder of
the Council’s FTP site, which is
accessible from the Quick Links section
of the Council Web site (https://
www.gulfcouncil.org).
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
ABC Control Rule Working Group for
discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during these meetings.
Actions of the Working Group 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
These Webinars are accessible to
people with disabilities. For assistance
with any of our Webinars contact Kathy
Pereira at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 working days prior to the
Webinar.
Dated: February 15, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB012
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
convene its Special Coral Scientific and Statistical Committee.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 8, 2012
and conclude no later than 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist and
Mark Mueller, GIS Analyst, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) will convene the Special Coral Scientific and
Statistical Committee to discuss and provide expert guidance to Council
staff on two projects being conducted as part of a NOAA Coral Reef
Conservation Program grant that address the relationship between trends
in coral reef communities and their associated fisheries. The first
project involves development of a publicly-accessible spatial database
of Gulf of Mexico corals (shallow, mesophotic and deep sea) and related
fisheries information that will be used to enhance spatial planning and
management actions. The Committee will be asked to provide expert
advice and recommendations about datasets and data sources as well as
data gaps and needs. The second project involves convening a workshop
of respected coral experts and managers to examine the
interrelationships between corals and fisheries relative to long-term
trends in coral condition. The Committee will be asked to provide
expert advice and recommendations about participants and various
potential conference topics including threats to coral health,
management, coral habitats, habitat suitability models, and emerging
research.
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 Special Coral Scientific and Statistical Committee 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 Special Coral
Scientific and Statistical Committee 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
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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: February 15, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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