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Working Group will finalize the mission
statement, review top themes from the
Visioning Project, and discuss
objectives, strategies, and tactics for
three to four strategic goals.
On Tuesday, October 16—The
Visioning and Strategic Planning
Working Group will review the
outcomes from Day 1 and discuss
objectives, strategies, and tactics for
three to four strategic goals (continued
from Day 1). During the Public Listening
Session there will be a Clean Ocean
Zone presentation with a question and
answer session and an interactive
session with leadership.
On Wednesday, October 17—There
will be a MSE Summer Flounder Study
with a presentation on recreational
management approaches as examined
by Partnership for Mid-Atlantic
Fisheries Science (PMAFS) project
investigators. The Council will review
and approve options for designation of
Delaware artificial reefs in the EEZ and
schedule public hearings for the
Delaware SMZ request. The Council
will approve and adopt final measures
in Amendment 3 to the Spiny Dogfish
FMP. The Spiny Dogfish Committee will
meet as a Committee of the Whole to
review the Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) and the Spiny Dogfish
Monitoring Committee
recommendations for 2013–15 and
adopt recommendations for 2013–15
management measures. Framework 7
(Meeting 2) and 8 (Meeting 1) to
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish FMP
will be discussed to (1) consider
changing butterfish catch cap for the
longfin squid fishery to a butterfish
discard cap, (2) consider adding
butterfish cap closure authority in
trimester 2, and (3) consider procedure
for transferring quota between landings
and discards in the butterfish cap near
the end of the year. The Council will
discuss the SBRM FMAT Report to
consider approval of alternatives for
analysis and possible inclusion in the
new SBRM Amendment now under
development.
On Thursday, October 18—The
Council will receive a presentation on
SCeMFiS cooperative research. The
Council will hold its regular Business
Session to approve the August minutes,
receive the South Atlantic Liaison
Report, receive Organizational Reports,
the Executive Director’s Report, the
Science Report, and conduct any
continuing and/or new business.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
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issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions
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 Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
(302)-526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: September 24, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA626
Marine Mammals; File No. 16163
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
amendment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
major amendment to Permit No. 16163
has been issued to the Northwest
Fisheries Science Center (Dr. M. Bradley
Hanson, Principal Investigator), 2725
Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle,
Washington 98112–2097.
ADDRESSES: The permit amendment 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
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand
Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1,
Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206)
526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joselyd Garcia-Reyes or Jennifer
Skidmore, (301)427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
25, 2012, notice was published in the
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Federal Register (77 FR 37878) that a
request for an amendment to Permit No.
16163 to conduct research on cetacean
species in U.S. and international waters
in the Pacific Ocean, including waters of
Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California,
and Hawaii had been submitted by the
above-named applicant. The requested
permit amendment has been issued
under the authority of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), 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 permit amendment authorizes an
increase in takes associated with Level
B harassment from 25 each per year to
2500 for short-beaked common
(Delphinus delphis) and long-beaked
common (D. capensis) dolphins. The
amended permit is valid through the
expiration date of the original permit,
June 6, 2017.
A supplemental environmental
assessment (SEA) analyzing the effects
of the permitted activities on the human
environment was prepared in
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Based on the
analyses in the SEA, NMFS determined
that issuance of the permit amendment
would not significantly impact the
quality of the human environment and
that preparation of an environmental
impact statement was not required. That
determination is documented in a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), signed on September 17, 2012.
Dated: September 20, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA626
Marine Mammals; File No. 16163
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a major amendment to Permit No.
16163 has been issued to the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (Dr. M.
Bradley Hanson, Principal Investigator), 2725 Montlake Blvd. East,
Seattle, Washington 98112-2097.
ADDRESSES: The permit amendment 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
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg.
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joselyd Garcia-Reyes or Jennifer
Skidmore, (301)427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 25, 2012, notice was published in
the Federal Register (77 FR 37878) that a request for an amendment to
Permit No. 16163 to conduct research on cetacean species in U.S. and
international waters in the Pacific Ocean, including waters of Alaska,
Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii had been submitted by the
above-named applicant. The requested permit amendment has been issued
under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), 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 permit amendment authorizes an increase in takes associated
with Level B harassment from 25 each per year to 2500 for short-beaked
common (Delphinus delphis) and long-beaked common (D. capensis)
dolphins. The amended permit is valid through the expiration date of
the original permit, June 6, 2017.
A supplemental environmental assessment (SEA) analyzing the effects
of the permitted activities on the human environment was prepared in
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Based on the analyses in the SEA, NMFS determined
that issuance of the permit amendment would not significantly impact
the quality of the human environment and that preparation of an
environmental impact statement was not required. That determination is
documented in a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), signed on
September 17, 2012.
Dated: September 20, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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