New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 42278-42279 [2012-17430]
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accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216,
351.221(b)(1) and (4), and 351.222(g).
Dated: July 11, 2012.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha),
endangered Sacramento River winterrun Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha),
and threatened southern distinct
population segment of North American
(sDPS) green sturgeon (Acipenser
medirostris).
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Scientific research permits are issued
in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531–
1543) and regulations governing listed
fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts
222–226). NMFS issues permits based
on findings that such permits: (1) Are
applied for in good faith; (2) if granted
and exercised, would not operate to the
disadvantage of the listed species which
are the subject of the permits; and (3)
are consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA. The authority to take listed species
is subject to conditions set forth in the
permits.
Anyone requesting a hearing on the
applications listed in this notice should
set out the specific reasons why a
hearing on the application(s) would be
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such
hearings are held at the discretion of the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NMFS.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC105
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application for
scientific research and enhancement.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received a scientific research
and enhancement permit application
request relating to anadromous species
listed under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA). The proposed research activities
are intended to increase knowledge of
the species and to help guide
management and conservation efforts.
DATES: Written comments on the permit
application must be received at the
appropriate address or fax number (see
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific
standard time on August 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents may be viewed online at:
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/
preview_open_for_comment.cfm. These
documents are also available upon
written request or by appointment by
contacting NMFS by phone (916) 930–
3706 or fax (916) 930–3629. Written
comments on the application should be
submitted to the Protected Resources
Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall,
Room 5–100, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Comments may also be submitted via
fax to (916) 930–3629 or by email to
FRNpermits.SR@noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Amanda Cranford, Sacramento, CA (ph.:
916–930–3706, email:
Amanda.Cranford@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
This notice is relevant to federally
threatened California Central Valley
steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss),
threatened Central Valley spring-run
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Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Results
will provide information on spatial and
environmental patterns of predation;
critical information for guiding future
restoration projects on conditions likely
to support or discourage higher
predation rates on endangered and
native fishes. The sampling will be
conducted in April, June and December
in the Sacramento River above Rio
Vista, Georgiana, Steamboat, Miner, and
Cache sloughs, the Sacramento Deep
Water Ship Channel, and Liberty Island.
Sampling months were selected based
on likely periods of co-occurrence of
predators and prey species of interest.
Predators will be sampled using
trammel nets, with the goal of
genetically analyzing their gut contents
for the DNA of various prey items.
While listed species are not the target
of the sampling program, incidental take
may occur and will provide valuable
information on abundance, habitat use,
and migration timing.
Dated: July 13, 2012.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Application Received
Permit 16543
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The Department of Water Resources
(DWR) is requesting a 3-year scientific
research and enhancement permit to
take adult CCV steelhead, Sacramento
River winter-run Chinook salmon,
Central Valley spring-run Chinook
salmon, and both adult and juvenile
sDPS green sturgeon associated with
research activities in the SacramentoSan Joaquin Delta, California. In the
studies described below, all take will be
incidental and non-lethal. Application
16543 was previously noticed in the
Federal Register (76 FR 57717) with a
30 day comment period from September
16, 2011 to October 17, 2011. No
comments were received for this
application, however due to substantial
changes to the sampling methods and
the amount take NMFS decided to
publish the revised notice for public
comment.
This project will examine predation
by introduced fishes (striped bass,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass) and
native resident fishes (Sacramento
pikeminnow) on migrating native fishes
(juvenile Chinook salmon, juvenile
steelhead, delta and longfin smelt, white
and green sturgeon, and Sacramento
splittail) across a variety of habitats and
migration corridors in the northern
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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
Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250
Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801;
telephone: (603) 431–2300; fax: (603)
433–5649.
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.
SUMMARY:
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The items
of discussion in the committee’s agenda
are as follows:
The Groundfish Oversight Committee
will discuss possible adjustments to
sector management measures and issues
related to setting Acceptable Biological
Catches (ABCs), Annual Catch Limits
(ACLs), and Accountability Measures
(AMs). The Committee will continue to
develop options to improve sector
monitoring, including both at-sea and
dockside monitoring. They may discuss
different funding mechanisms,
appropriate coverage levels, full
retention of allocated groundfish
species, and ACE carry-over provisions.
With respect to ABCs/ACLs/AMs, the
Committee will consider additional subACLs for the scallop fishery for stocks
such as SNE/MAB windowpane
flounder and SNE/MA winter flounder.
The Committee may also develop
options for additional sub-ACLs for
fisheries outside the Council’s
jurisdiction that catch these stocks.
Examples of fisheries that may be
affected include the fluke and scup
fisheries that are managed by the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
(MAFMC) and the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC),
and the squid fisheries are managed by
the MAFMC. Committee members will
also discuss additional reactive AMs for
wolffish, SNE/MA winter flounder, and
Atlantic halibut. The Committee may
also discuss other issues that may be
incorporated into the framework, such
as issues related to Georges Bank
yellowtail flounder management.
Options identified by the Committee
will be included in a future
management action (Framework
Adjustment 48) that will be considered
by the Council in the fall of 2012. The
Committee is also expected to receive a
preliminary report on the recent
assessments of Eastern Georges Bank
cod and haddock, and Georges Bank
yellowtail flounder that were conducted
by the Transboundary Resource
Assessment Committee. The Committee
may provide comments for
consideration by the Transboundary
Management Guidance Committee when
it negotiates FY 2013 quotas for these
stocks. Other business may be
discussed.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
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
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
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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
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 13, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fishery Management Plan for the South
Atlantic Region and the permit
holderswill discuss potential allocation
scenarios and share ownership caps
among other management issues for the
commercial fishery. The permit holders
will discuss alternatives in the
amendment and provide
recommendations for Council
consideration.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
council office (see ADDRESSES) three
days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Dated: July 13, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–17436 Filed 7–17–12; 8:45 am]
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic 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 of the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council’s Golden Crab Advisory permit
holders.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold a
meeting of Golden Crab Permit Holders
in Key Largo, FL.
DATES: The meeting will take place
August 10, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Key Largo Resort, 97000
South Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL
33037; telephone: (305) 852–5553.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite
201, N. Charleston, SC 29405;
telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free
(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520;
email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Golden Crab permit holders are being
brought together to discuss options
being considered by the South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council that could
potentially establish a catch share
program in this fishery. Permit holders
will be asked to discuss their support
for or opposition to a catch share
program. There will be an overview of
draft Amendment 6 to the Golden Crab
AGENCY:
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to a Wharf
Construction Project
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization.
In accordance with the
regulations implementing the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
amended, notification is hereby given
that we have issued an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to the
U.S. Navy (Navy) to incidentally harass,
by Level B harassment only, six species
of marine mammals during construction
activities associated with a wharf
construction project in Hood Canal,
Washington.
SUMMARY:
This authorization is effective
from July 16, 2012, through February 15,
2013.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA and
related documents are available by
writing to Michael Payne, Chief, Permits
and Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
DATES:
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[FR Doc No: 2012-17430]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: 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 Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel,
250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 431-2300;
fax: (603) 433-5649.
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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the committee's
agenda are as follows:
The Groundfish Oversight Committee will discuss possible
adjustments to sector management measures and issues related to setting
Acceptable Biological Catches (ABCs), Annual Catch Limits (ACLs), and
Accountability Measures (AMs). The Committee will continue to develop
options to improve sector monitoring, including both at-sea and
dockside monitoring. They may discuss different funding mechanisms,
appropriate coverage levels, full retention of allocated groundfish
species, and ACE carry-over provisions. With respect to ABCs/ACLs/AMs,
the Committee will consider additional sub-ACLs for the scallop fishery
for stocks such as SNE/MAB windowpane flounder and SNE/MA winter
flounder. The Committee may also develop options for additional sub-
ACLs for fisheries outside the Council's jurisdiction that catch these
stocks. Examples of fisheries that may be affected include the fluke
and scup fisheries that are managed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (MAFMC) and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission (ASMFC), and the squid fisheries are managed by the MAFMC.
Committee members will also discuss additional reactive AMs for
wolffish, SNE/MA winter flounder, and Atlantic halibut. The Committee
may also discuss other issues that may be incorporated into the
framework, such as issues related to Georges Bank yellowtail flounder
management. Options identified by the Committee will be included in a
future management action (Framework Adjustment 48) that will be
considered by the Council in the fall of 2012. The Committee is also
expected to receive a preliminary report on the recent assessments of
Eastern Georges Bank cod and haddock, and Georges Bank yellowtail
flounder that were conducted by the Transboundary Resource Assessment
Committee. The Committee may provide comments for consideration by the
Transboundary Management Guidance Committee when it negotiates FY 2013
quotas for these stocks. Other business may be discussed.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
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 identified 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
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 13, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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