Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings, 70149-70150 [2012-28438]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 226 / Friday, November 23, 2012 / Notices removed from the HCP. Volume I of the FEIS incorporates all changes to the text, tables, and figures that were completed following the public review and comment period. The FEIS analyzes three alternatives including the issuance of ITPs and the implementation of the proposed HCP described above. The issuance of 50year take permits and Applicant implementation of the proposed HCP is considered the Preferred Alternative. Two other alternatives being considered by the Services include the following: Under the No Action Alternative, the Services would not issue incidental take permits for implementation of the HCP. As a result, the Applicant would likely seek individual incidental take authorization as needed for new projects and ongoing operations that would result in the take of federally listed species. Under the California Tiger Salamander Only Alternative, Stanford would prepare a HCP only for the California tiger salamander, and obtain section 10 authorization only for the take of California tiger salamander. Future development and ongoing activities that would result in the take of other listed species would be permitted individually, as needed. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Public Comments The Services invite the public to review the final HCP, final IA, and FEIS during a 30-day public waiting period [see DATES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION]. All comments and materials received, including names and addresses, will become part of the administration record and may be released to the public. Our practice is to make comments, including names, home addresses, home telephone numbers, and email addresses of respondents available for public review. 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Any comments received during this 30-day period will be considered during the Services’ decision-making process. A permit decision will be made no sooner than 30 days after the publication of EPA’s notice of the FEIS and completion of the RODs. Dated: November 5, 2012. Richard Kearney, Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dated: November 13, 2012. Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2012–28488 Filed 11–21–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC328 Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Cancellation of SEDAR 28 Gulf of Mexico Spanish mackerel and cobia assessment Webinar. AGENCY: The SEDAR 28 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico Spanish mackerel and cobia fisheries will consist of a series of workshops and supplemental Webinars. This notice is for a Cancellation of a Webinar associated with the Assessment portion of the SEDAR process. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: The SEDAR 28 Assessment Workshop Webinar scheduled to be held on November 26, 2012, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. EDT has been cancelled. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator, 2203 N. Lois Ave., Suite 1100, Tampa FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630; email: ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice published in the Federal Register on November 7, 2012 (77 FR 66818). SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 70149 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC), in conjunction with NOAA Fisheries, has implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a threestep process including: (1) Data Workshop; (2) Assessment Process, including a workshop and Webinars; and (3) Review Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a data report which compiles and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses. The product of the Assessment Process is a stock assessment report which describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, and recommends research and monitoring needs. The assessment is independently peer reviewed at the Review Workshop. The product of the Review Workshop is a summary documenting panel opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment and input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the GMFMC, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, and the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include: data collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies. Dated: November 19, 2012. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2012–28389 Filed 11–21–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice of public meetings. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its Visioning and Strategic Planning SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1 70150 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 226 / Friday, November 23, 2012 / Notices Working Group will hold public meetings. The meetings will be held Monday, December 10, 2012 through Thursday, December 13, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Pier V, 711 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone: (410) 539–2000. Council Address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526–5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Monday, December 10—The Visioning and Strategic Planning Working Group will meet from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. On Tuesday, December 11—The Visioning and Strategic Planning Working Group will meet from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. On Wednesday, December 12—The Executive Committee will meet from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Council will convene at 9 a.m. From 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., the Council will hold its regular Business Session to approve the October 2012 minutes and receive liaison, organizational, Executive Director, Science, and Committee Reports. From 11:30 a.m. until 12 p.m., the proposed rule on Amendment 5 to the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) regarding shark rebuilding and management measures will be presented. From 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish, River Herring, and Shad will be discussed. From 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., Special Management Zone (SMZ) Alternatives will be discussed. From 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.,. Black Sea Bass issues will be discussed. There will be a Public Listening Session from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Wednesday evening with discussion of impacts from Hurricane Sandy. On Thursday December 13—The Demersal Committee will meet as a Committee of the Whole with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Board. From 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., summer flounder 2013 recreational management measures will be finalized with the Board. From 10:30 a.m. until 12 p.m., scup 2013 recreational management measures with the Board will be finalized. From 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., the black sea bass 2013 recreational management measures with the Board will be finalized. From 4 p.m. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:03 Nov 21, 2012 Jkt 229001 until 5 p.m., the Council will conduct any continuing and/or new business. Agenda items by day for the Council’s Committees and the Council itself are: On Monday, December 10—The Visioning and Strategic Planning Working Group will discuss the next steps for completing the draft strategic plan, finalize Science and Data and Ecosystems goal sequences, review top themes from the Visioning Project, and discuss objectives, strategies, and tactics for one strategic goal sequence. On Tuesday, December 11—The Visioning and Strategic Planning Working Group will review the outcomes from Monday and discuss objectives, strategies, and tactics for up to three strategic goals. On Wednesday, December 12—The Executive Committee will meet to identify the 2013 Council priorities and discuss the nominations for the Ricks E. Savage Award. The Council will hold its regular Business Session to approve the October minutes, and receive liaison, organizational, Executive Director, Science, and Committee Reports. The Council will receive a presentation from NMFS regarding Amendment 5 to the HMS FMP. The Council will hold its second meeting of Framework 8 to Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB). MSB Amendment 15 scoping results will be presented and confirmation on scope of Amendment for the Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) will be discussed along with an update on the January 15–17, 2013 Squid Management Workshop. The Council will discuss SMZ Alternatives. The Council will discuss Black Sea Bass issues with regard to the 2012 overages and review accountability measures and black sea bass data. The Council will hold a public listening session to discuss fishery impacts from Hurricane Sandy. On Thursday, December 13—the Council in conjunction with the ASMFC’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards will review and discuss the associated Monitoring Committee’s and Advisory Panel’s recommendations and develop and approve 2013 recreational management measures for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass. The Council will also discuss an update on Amendment 17 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP. The ASMFC Board will discuss an Addendum to enable State-by-State Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures. The Council will conduct any continuing and/or new business. 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 these meetings. Action PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 MagnusonStevens 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 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: November 19, 2012. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2012–28438 Filed 11–21–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC357 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Public Workshops National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of workshop. AGENCY: NMFS, Alaska Region, will present a workshop on seaLandings, a consolidated electronic means of reporting landings and production of commercial groundfish to multiple management agencies for Federal and State fisheries off Alaska, and 2013 recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the Alaska groundfish fisheries and Individual Fishing Quota fisheries. DATES: The workshop will be held on November 29, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Swedish Cultural Center located at 1920 Dexter Ave N., Seattle, WA. Directions to the center can be found on its Web site, https://www.swedish culturalcenter.org/contacts.htm. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Hall, 907–586–7462. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop will include a discussion of SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Visioning and Strategic Planning

[[Page 70150]]

Working Group will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, December 10, 2012 through 
Thursday, December 13, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Pier V, 711 Eastern Avenue, 
Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone: (410) 539-2000.
    Council Address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Monday, December 10--The Visioning and 
Strategic Planning Working Group will meet from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. On 
Tuesday, December 11--The Visioning and Strategic Planning Working 
Group will meet from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. On Wednesday, December 12--The 
Executive Committee will meet from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Council will 
convene at 9 a.m. From 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., the Council will hold 
its regular Business Session to approve the October 2012 minutes and 
receive liaison, organizational, Executive Director, Science, and 
Committee Reports. From 11:30 a.m. until 12 p.m., the proposed rule on 
Amendment 5 to the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management 
Plan (FMP) regarding shark rebuilding and management measures will be 
presented. From 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish, 
River Herring, and Shad will be discussed. From 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 
p.m., Special Management Zone (SMZ) Alternatives will be discussed. 
From 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.,. Black Sea Bass issues will be discussed. 
There will be a Public Listening Session from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. on 
Wednesday evening with discussion of impacts from Hurricane Sandy. On 
Thursday December 13--The Demersal Committee will meet as a Committee 
of the Whole with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's 
(ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Board. From 9 a.m. until 
10:30 a.m., summer flounder 2013 recreational management measures will 
be finalized with the Board. From 10:30 a.m. until 12 p.m., scup 2013 
recreational management measures with the Board will be finalized. From 
1 p.m. until 4 p.m., the black sea bass 2013 recreational management 
measures with the Board will be finalized. From 4 p.m. until 5 p.m., 
the Council will conduct any continuing and/or new business.
    Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council 
itself are: On Monday, December 10--The Visioning and Strategic 
Planning Working Group will discuss the next steps for completing the 
draft strategic plan, finalize Science and Data and Ecosystems goal 
sequences, review top themes from the Visioning Project, and discuss 
objectives, strategies, and tactics for one strategic goal sequence. On 
Tuesday, December 11--The Visioning and Strategic Planning Working 
Group will review the outcomes from Monday and discuss objectives, 
strategies, and tactics for up to three strategic goals. On Wednesday, 
December 12--The Executive Committee will meet to identify the 2013 
Council priorities and discuss the nominations for the Ricks E. Savage 
Award. The Council will hold its regular Business Session to approve 
the October minutes, and receive liaison, organizational, Executive 
Director, Science, and Committee Reports. The Council will receive a 
presentation from NMFS regarding Amendment 5 to the HMS FMP. The 
Council will hold its second meeting of Framework 8 to Mackerel, Squid, 
and Butterfish (MSB). MSB Amendment 15 scoping results will be 
presented and confirmation on scope of Amendment for the Fishery 
Management Action Team (FMAT) will be discussed along with an update on 
the January 15-17, 2013 Squid Management Workshop. The Council will 
discuss SMZ Alternatives. The Council will discuss Black Sea Bass 
issues with regard to the 2012 overages and review accountability 
measures and black sea bass data. The Council will hold a public 
listening session to discuss fishery impacts from Hurricane Sandy. On 
Thursday, December 13--the Council in conjunction with the ASMFC's 
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards will review and 
discuss the associated Monitoring Committee's and Advisory Panel's 
recommendations and develop and approve 2013 recreational management 
measures for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass. The Council 
will also discuss an update on Amendment 17 to the Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP. The ASMFC Board will discuss an Addendum 
to enable State-by-State Black Sea Bass Recreational Management 
Measures. The Council will conduct any continuing and/or new business.
    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 these meetings. 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

    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: November 19, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-28438 Filed 11-21-12; 8:45 am]
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