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jurisdiction that target or incidentally
catch sharks and the nation has not
adopted a regulatory program to provide
for the conservation of sharks, including
measures to prohibit removal of any of
the fins of a shark (including the tail)
and discarding the carcass of the shark
at sea, that is comparable to that of the
United States, taking into account
different conditions.
The second biennial report to
Congress was submitted in January 2011
and is available online at https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/msa2007/docs/
biennia_report_to_congress.pdf. The
report identified six nations for IUU
fishing.
The Moratorium Protection Act also
requires the Secretary to establish
procedures to certify whether each
nation identified in the biennial report
is taking the necessary actions to
address IUU fishing, bycatch of PLMRs,
and/or shark catch. If an identified
nation fails to take such action and
therefore fails to receive a positive
certification, the fishing vessels of that
nation would be subject to trade
restrictive measures under the High
Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act
(16 U.S.C. 1826a). Such measures could
include denial of entry into U.S. ports
and import prohibitions on certain
fisheries products. On January 12, 2011,
NMFS published a final rule (76 FR
2011) to implement both the
identification and certification
procedures for IUU fishing and bycatch
of PLMRs. That final rule is available
online at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/
FR-2011-01-12/pdf/2011-507.pdf. The
rule provides information regarding the
identification process and how the
information received will be used in
that process.
In fulfillment of its requirements
under the Moratorium Protection Act,
NMFS is preparing the third biennial
report to Congress, which will identify
nations whose fishing vessels are
engaged in IUU fishing or fishing
practices that result in bycatch of
PLMRs or shark catch in waters beyond
any national jurisdiction without a
regulatory program comparable to the
United States. NMFS is soliciting
information from the public that could
assist in its identification of nations
engaged in activities that meet the
criteria described above for IUU fishing,
PLMR bycatch, or shark catch in waters
beyond any national jurisdiction. Some
types of information that may prove
useful to NMFS include:
• Documentation (photographs, etc.)
of IUU activity or fishing vessels
engaged in PLMR bycatch or catch of
sharks on the high seas;
• Fishing vessel records;
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• Trade data supporting evidence that
a nation’s vessels are engaged in shark
catch;
• Reports from off-loading facilities,
port-side government officials,
enforcement agents, military personnel,
port inspectors, transshipment vessel
workers and fish importers;
• Sightings of vessels on RFMO IUU
vessel lists;
• RFMO catch documents and
statistical document programs;
• Nation’s domestic regulations for
bycatch and shark conservation and
management;
• Appropriate certification programs;
• Action or inaction at the national
level, resulting in non-compliance with
RFMO conservation and management
measures, such as exceeding quotas or
catch limits, or failing to report or
misreporting data of the nation’s fishing
activities; and
• Reports from governments,
international organizations, or
nongovernmental organizations.
NMFS will consider all available
information, as appropriate, when
making a determination whether or not
to identify a particular nation in the
biennial report to Congress. As stated
previously, NMFS is limited in the data
it may use as the basis of a nation’s
identification. This information
includes IUU fishing activity in 2011
and 2012, bycatch of PLMRs in 2012,
and shark fishing activity in waters
beyond any national jurisdiction in
2012. Information should be as specific
as possible as this will assist NMFS in
its review. NMFS will consider several
criteria when determining whether
information is appropriate for use in
making identifications, including:
• Corroboration of information;
• Whether multiple sources have
been able to provide information in
support of an identification;
• The methodology used to collect
the information;
• Specificity of the information
provided;
• Susceptibility of the information to
falsification and alteration; and
• Credibility of the individuals or
organization providing the information.
Dated: March 26, 2012.
Cheri McCarty,
Acting Director, Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XB130
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 (Council) will
convene a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held April
16–19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Omni Bayfront Hotel, 900 N.
Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, TX
78401; telephone: (361) 887–1600.
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:
SUMMARY:
Committees
Monday, April 16, 2012
1 p.m.–2 p.m.—Scientific & Statistical
Committee (SSC) Selection
Committee will discuss duties and
responsibilities of the SSC and
receive a presentation on Detailed
‘‘Option 3’’.
2 p.m.–3 p.m.—Budget/Personnel
Committee will review the
Executive Director’s Evaluation
Process, the 2012 Proposed Budget
and an Overview of Future
Funding.
3 p.m.–4 p.m.—Outreach and Education
Committee will review the Crisis
Communication Plan and receive an
update on the Stakeholder’s Survey.
4 p.m.–4:30 p.m.—Artificial Reef
Committee will discuss Artificial
Reefs as Essential Fish Habitat.
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.—Budget/Personnel
Committee—Full Council (CLOSED
SESSION)
—Recess—
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
8:30 a.m.–12 noon and 1:30 p.m.—5:30
p.m.—Reef Fish Management
Committee will meet to discuss the
Update of the Red Snapper 5-Year
IFQ Review; review Scoping
Documents for Amendment 28—
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Grouper Allocation and
Amendment 33—Limited Access
Privilege Program; take Final Action
on Amendment 35—Greater
Amberjack; review a Scoping
Document for Red Snapper
Provisions for Overage
Adjustments; discuss an Interim
Rule on Gray Triggerfish Annual
Catch Limit & In-Season Closure
Authority; review a Draft Options
Paper for Amendment 37—Gray
Triggerfish Management Measures;
discuss a Framework Action on
Contractual Services for the ForHire Sector; discuss Sector
Separation; review an Options
Paper for Amendment 38—Revise
Post-Season Recreational
Accountability Measures for
Shallow-water Grouper; receive a
summary from the Goliath Grouper
Workgroup Meeting and review and
discuss the Pilot Studies Design for
Headboat IFQ and Days at Sea.
—Recess—
Immediately following the Committee
Recess will be the Informal Question &
Answer Session on Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Issues.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
8:30 a.m.–9 a.m.—The Coral
Management Committee will review
a report from the Special Coral
Scientific & Statistical Committee.
9 a.m.–10 a.m.—The Data Collection
Committee will review the MRIP
Calibration Workshop summary;
discuss a Generic Amendment for
Dealer Permit/Electronic Logbook
Reporting Requirements; receive an
update on Electronic Reporting for
Headboats and for the For-Hire
Sector.
10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.—The Mackerel
Management Committee will review
Options Papers for Amendment
19—No Sale and Permits and for
Amendment 20—Boundaries and
Transit Provisions.
—Recess—
Council
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
1 p.m.—The Council meeting will
begin with a Call to Order and
Introductions.
1:05 p.m.–1:15 p.m.—The Council
will review the agenda and approve the
minutes.
1:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m.—The Council
will approve a revised Committee
Roster; review the Action Schedule; and
review Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP),
if any.
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1:45 p.m.–5:30 p.m.—The Council
will receive public testimony on Final
Reef Fish Amendment 35—Greater
Amberjack; an Interim Rule for Gray
Triggerfish Annual Catch Limit & InSeason Closure Authority; and
exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any.
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.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.—The Council will
review and discuss reports from the
committee meetings as follows:
Scientific & Statistical Committee
Selection, Outreach & Education, Reef
Fish, Budget/Personnel, Artificial Reef,
Coral, Data Collection, and Mackerel.
3 p.m.–3:15 p.m.—Discussion on
Exempted Fishing Permits (if any) will
take place.
3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m.—Other Business
items will follow.
The Council will conclude its meeting
at approximately 3:45 p.m.
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.
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Dated: March 27, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Groundfish Committee will meet to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring
Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone:
(207) 775–2311; fax: (207) 772–4017.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the committee’s agenda
are as follows:
The Groundfish Committee will meet
to continue development of several
management actions. The Committee
will continue development of an action
to modify measures that apply to
sectors. This discussion is expected to
focus primarily on monitoring issues,
and may include discussion of Annual
Catch Entitlement (ACE) carryover
provisions and other measures relevant
to sector operations. The Committee
will discuss an action to establish
acceptable biological catches (ABCs)
and annual catch limits (ACLs) for
fishing years 2013 and 2014. Setting
ABCs/ACLs may require modification of
recreational fishing measures, and the
Committee may discuss this issue. The
Committee may also discuss adopting
additional sub-ACLs for the scallop
fishery and pursuing the Mixed Stock
Exception for SNE/MA windowpane
flounder. The Committee may discuss
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB130
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 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 (Council) will
convene a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held April 16-19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Omni Bayfront Hotel, 900 N.
Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, TX 78401; telephone: (361) 887-
1600.
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:
Committees
Monday, April 16, 2012
1 p.m.-2 p.m.--Scientific & Statistical Committee (SSC) Selection
Committee will discuss duties and responsibilities of the SSC and
receive a presentation on Detailed ``Option 3''.
2 p.m.-3 p.m.--Budget/Personnel Committee will review the Executive
Director's Evaluation Process, the 2012 Proposed Budget and an Overview
of Future Funding.
3 p.m.-4 p.m.--Outreach and Education Committee will review the Crisis
Communication Plan and receive an update on the Stakeholder's Survey.
4 p.m.-4:30 p.m.--Artificial Reef Committee will discuss Artificial
Reefs as Essential Fish Habitat.
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--Budget/Personnel Committee--Full Council (CLOSED
SESSION)
--Recess--
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
8:30 a.m.-12 noon and 1:30 p.m.--5:30 p.m.--Reef Fish Management
Committee will meet to discuss the Update of the Red Snapper 5-Year IFQ
Review; review Scoping Documents for Amendment 28--
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Grouper Allocation and Amendment 33--Limited Access Privilege Program;
take Final Action on Amendment 35--Greater Amberjack; review a Scoping
Document for Red Snapper Provisions for Overage Adjustments; discuss an
Interim Rule on Gray Triggerfish Annual Catch Limit & In-Season Closure
Authority; review a Draft Options Paper for Amendment 37--Gray
Triggerfish Management Measures; discuss a Framework Action on
Contractual Services for the For-Hire Sector; discuss Sector
Separation; review an Options Paper for Amendment 38--Revise Post-
Season Recreational Accountability Measures for Shallow-water Grouper;
receive a summary from the Goliath Grouper Workgroup Meeting and review
and discuss the Pilot Studies Design for Headboat IFQ and Days at Sea.
--Recess--
Immediately following the Committee Recess will be the Informal
Question & Answer Session on Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Issues.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.--The Coral Management Committee will review a report
from the Special Coral Scientific & Statistical Committee.
9 a.m.-10 a.m.--The Data Collection Committee will review the MRIP
Calibration Workshop summary; discuss a Generic Amendment for Dealer
Permit/Electronic Logbook Reporting Requirements; receive an update on
Electronic Reporting for Headboats and for the For-Hire Sector.
10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--The Mackerel Management Committee will review
Options Papers for Amendment 19--No Sale and Permits and for Amendment
20--Boundaries and Transit Provisions.
--Recess--
Council
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
1 p.m.--The Council meeting will begin with a Call to Order and
Introductions.
1:05 p.m.-1:15 p.m.--The Council will review the agenda and approve
the minutes.
1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.--The Council will approve a revised Committee
Roster; review the Action Schedule; and review Exempted Fishing Permits
(EFP), if any.
1:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--The Council will receive public testimony on
Final Reef Fish Amendment 35--Greater Amberjack; an Interim Rule for
Gray Triggerfish Annual Catch Limit & In-Season Closure Authority; and
exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any. 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.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.--The Council will review and discuss reports from
the committee meetings as follows: Scientific & Statistical Committee
Selection, Outreach & Education, Reef Fish, Budget/Personnel,
Artificial Reef, Coral, Data Collection, and Mackerel.
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.--Discussion on Exempted Fishing Permits (if any)
will take place.
3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.--Other Business items will follow.
The Council will conclude its meeting at approximately 3:45 p.m.
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: March 27, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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