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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 48 / Monday, March 12, 2012 / Notices
This action reopens the
comment period of a notice published
on December 21, 2011. The original
comment period on the notice closed at
5 p.m., E.S.T., March 1, 2012; however,
the Council’s Executive Committee
voted to reopen the comment period an
additional 60 days. This notice reopens
the comment period to 5 p.m., E.S.T.,
April 30, 2012.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before 5 p.m., E.S.T., on
April 30, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Travis Ford, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
published a NOI to prepare an EIS and
announced public scoping meetings for
the Council’s Amendment 18 to the
Northeast Multispeces Fishery
Management Plan on December 21, 2011
(76 FR 79153). The comment period for
the subject document closed on March
1, 2012. The Council’s Executive
Committee voted to reopen the
comment period an additional 60 days.
The closing date for comments has been
extended to 5 p.m., E.S.T., April 30,
2012.
SUMMARY:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 6, 2012.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XB066
Marine Recreational Fisheries of the
United States; Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR);
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Marine Recreational
Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS)/
Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP) Calibration Workshop.
AGENCY:
SEDAR and NOAA Fisheries
Service will convene a workshop to
consider calibration methods for the
MRFSS and MRIP estimates of marine
recreational fisheries harvest.
DATES: The workshop will be held
March 27–29, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
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The MRFSS/MRIP
Calibration Workshop will be held at
the Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh
Brownstone—University, 1707
Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27605;
telephone: (800) 331–7919 or (919) 828–
0811.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John
Carmichael, Science and Statistics
Program Manager, 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
29405; telephone: (843) 571–4366.
Changes
in estimated recreational catch resulting
from the revised estimation process
developed through MRIP may have
consequences to assessment and
management of many fish stocks.
Managers and scientists need to
consider how revised marine
recreational catch values will affect
stock assessments and management
actions, and how to best incorporate
revised values into assessment and
management systems. SEDAR and
NOAA Fisheries are working
cooperatively to address these
recreational catch issues through the
planned workshop. Workshop
objectives are to review a range of
studies that may provide insight for
potential MRIP-MRFSS calibrations,
develop possible calibration methods,
and develop guidance for incorporating
revised estimates into stock
assessments.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 1 p.m.–6
p.m.: Review of calibration
methodologies applied in other
monitoring programs and MRFSS/MRIP
calibration studies.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012: 8:30
a.m.–6 p.m.: Overview of catch
estimates, impacts of re-estimates on
stock assessments, discussion of
calibration methods.
Thursday, March 29, 2012, 8:30 a.m.–
12 p.m.: Discussion of calibration
procedures and recommendations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 South Atlantic
Council office (4055 Faber Place Drive,
Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
(843) 571–4366) at least 5 business days
prior to the workshop.
Dated: March 6, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA999
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding
renewal.
AGENCY:
The Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant
Administrator) has granted an
affirmative finding 2-year renewal to the
Government of Ecuador under the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA). This affirmative finding
renewal will allow yellowfin tuna
harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific
Ocean (ETP) in compliance with the
International Dolphin Conservation
Program (IDCP) by Ecuadorian-flag
purse seine vessels or purse seine
vessels operating under Ecuadorian
jurisdiction to be imported into the
United States. The affirmative finding
renewal was based on review of
documentary evidence submitted by the
Government of Ecuador and obtained
from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC).
DATES: The affirmative finding renewal
is effective from April 1, 2011, through
March 31, 2013 (retroactive).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regional Administrator, Southwest
Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA
90802–4213; phone 562–980–4000; fax
562–980–4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
the entry into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP under certain
conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant
Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based
upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting
nation, the IATTC, or the Department of
State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation is
meeting its obligations under the IDCP
and obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of
the harvesting nation must request an
affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly
to the Assistant Administrator. NMFS
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB066
Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States; Southeast
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey
(MRFSS)/Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Calibration
Workshop.
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SUMMARY: SEDAR and NOAA Fisheries Service will convene a workshop to
consider calibration methods for the MRFSS and MRIP estimates of marine
recreational fisheries harvest.
DATES: The workshop will be held March 27-29, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The MRFSS/MRIP Calibration Workshop will be held at the
Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh Brownstone--University, 1707 Hillsborough
Street, Raleigh, NC 27605; telephone: (800) 331-7919 or (919) 828-0811.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, Science and
Statistics Program Manager, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Changes in estimated recreational catch
resulting from the revised estimation process developed through MRIP
may have consequences to assessment and management of many fish stocks.
Managers and scientists need to consider how revised marine
recreational catch values will affect stock assessments and management
actions, and how to best incorporate revised values into assessment and
management systems. SEDAR and NOAA Fisheries are working cooperatively
to address these recreational catch issues through the planned
workshop. Workshop objectives are to review a range of studies that may
provide insight for potential MRIP-MRFSS calibrations, develop possible
calibration methods, and develop guidance for incorporating revised
estimates into stock assessments.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 1 p.m.-6 p.m.: Review of calibration
methodologies applied in other monitoring programs and MRFSS/MRIP
calibration studies.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.: Overview of catch
estimates, impacts of re-estimates on stock assessments, discussion of
calibration methods.
Thursday, March 29, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Discussion of
calibration procedures and recommendations.
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 South Atlantic Council office
(4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; (843)
571-4366) at least 5 business days prior to the workshop.
Dated: March 6, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-5810 Filed 3-9-12; 8:45 am]
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