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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
Consensus Summary documenting
panel opinions regarding the strengths
and weaknesses of the stock assessment
and input data. Participants for SEDAR
Workshops are appointed by the Gulf of
Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean
Fishery Management Councils and
NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional
Office, Highly Migratory Species
Management Division, and 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.
The items of discussion in the SEDAR
31 Assessment Workshop Webinars 7
and 8 are as follows:
Panelists will continue to review the
progress of modeling efforts for Gulf of
Mexico red snapper.
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 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 intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
SEDAR office (see ADDRESSES) at least
10 business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
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Dated: March 18, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
the Science Report, Committee Reports,
and conduct any continuing and/or new
business.
1 p.m. until 2 p.m.—Mackerel, Squid,
and Butterfish will be discussed.
2 p.m. until 4 p.m.—The Omnibus
Recreational Amendment will be
discussed.
4 p.m. until 5 p.m.—Reauthorization
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) will be discussed.
RIN 0648–XC578
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
8:30 a.m.—The Council will convene.
8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.—A Forage Fish
Workshop will be held.
Agenda items by day for the Council’s
Committees and the Council itself are:
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National Marine Fisheries
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
Research Set-Aside (RSA) Committee
will hold public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 through
Thursday, April 11, 2013. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Embassy Suites Raleigh Crabtree,
4700 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh, NC
27612; telephone: (919) 881–0000.
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:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
1:30 until 3 p.m.—The RSA
Committee will meet.
3 p.m.—The Council will convene.
3 p.m. until 4 p.m.—2014 Tilefish
ABC will be discussed.
4 p.m. until 5 p.m.—The
Standardized Bycatch Reporting
Methodology (SBRM) will be discussed.
5 p.m. until 6 p.m.—A Listening
Session will be held.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
9 a.m.—The Council will convene.
9 a.m. until 12 noon—The Council
will hold its regular Business Session to
approve the December 2012 and
February 2013 minutes, receive
Organizational Reports, the New
England and South Atlantic Liaison
Reports, the Executive Director’s Report,
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The RSA Committee will discuss the
National Marine Fisheries Service
response to our Council letter and the
next steps. The Council will review,
discuss, and recommend any changes to
the 2014 Tilefish ABC. The Council will
review and approve the draft
environmental assessment for the SBRM
Omnibus Amendment. The Council will
hold a Listening Session.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Council will hold its regular
Business Session to approve the
December 2012 and February 2013
minutes, receive Organizational Reports,
the New England and South Atlantic
Liaison Reports, the Executive Director’s
Report, Science Report, Committee
Reports, and conduct any continuing
and/or new business. The Council will
discuss the Squid workshop results and
summary and the staff recommendation
on the workshop results to include
control dates, roll-over provisions,
GRAs, port meetings, etc. The Council
will review and approve the Omnibus
Recreational Public Hearing Document.
The Council will discuss potential
reauthorization of the MSA and identify
issues for Monitoring our Nations
Fisheries III.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
A Forage Fish Workshop will be held
to discuss the key issues relevant to
forage fish assessment and management
under the MSA. A panel of experts will
discuss the role of forage species within
ecosystems and best practices with
respect to their exploitation, taking their
role(s) within ecosystems into account.
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
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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: March 18, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Endangered Species; File No. 17095–
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice, issuance of permit
modification.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc., 450
Broadway, Suite 3, Buchanan, NY 10511
[Responsible Party: John Ventosa], has
been issued a permit modification to
take shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser
brevirostrum) and Atlantic sturgeon
(Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) for
purposes of scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit modification
and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the following offices:
• Permits, Conservation and
Education 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
• Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930;
phone (978) 281–9328; fax (978) 281–
9394.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Malcolm Mohead or Colette Cairns,
(301) 427–8401.
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On
January 29, 2013, notice was published
in the Federal Register (78 FR 6072)
that a request for a scientific research
permit modification to take shortnose
sturgeon and Atlantic sturgeon had been
submitted by the above-named
applicant. The requested permit
modification has been issued under the
authority of 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).
Permit No. 17095 currently authorizes
the Permit Holder to: Monitor shortnose
and Atlantic sturgeon abundance and
distribution through the Hudson River
Biological Monitoring Program
(HRBMP) in the Hudson River from
River Mile 0 (Battery Park, Manhattan,
NY) to River Mile 152 at Troy Dam
(Albany, NY). Researchers are
authorized to non-lethally capture,
handle, measure, weigh, scan for tags,
insert passive integrated transponder
and dart tags, photograph, tissue
sample, and release up to 82 shortnose
sturgeon and 82 Atlantic sturgeon
annually. Additionally, researchers are
permitted to lethally collect up to 40
shortnose sturgeon and up to 40
Atlantic sturgeon eggs and/or larvae
(ELS) annually.
To account for a higher than expected
catch per tow sampling performed
authorized under Permit No. 17095, the
Permit Holder now is authorized to
increase the takes of juvenile, sub-adult
and/or adult Atlantic sturgeon to 200
fish per year. Takes must not exceed a
total of 600 Atlantic sturgeon captured
over the permit life. The Permit Holder
will also expand the sampling activities
for juvenile, sub-adult and adult
shortnose sturgeon and Atlantic
sturgeon to include upper New York
Harbor (∼River Mile -2.0). The
modification is valid until the permit
expires August 28, 2017.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, was based on a finding that
such permit (1) was applied for in good
faith, (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered or
threatened species, and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 18, 2013.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC461
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Marine
Geophysical Survey in the Northeast
Atlantic Ocean, June to July, 2013
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed Incidental
Harassment Authorization; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS has received an
application from the Lamont-Doherty
Earth Observatory of Columbia
University (L–DEO) for an Incidental
Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take
marine mammals, by harassment,
incidental to conducting a marine
geophysical (seismic) survey in the
northeast Atlantic Ocean, June to July,
2013. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
requesting comments on its proposal to
issue an IHA to L–DEO to incidentally
harass, by Level B harassment only, 20
species of marine mammals during the
specified activity.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than April 22, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application should be addressed to P.
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The
mailbox address for providing email
comments is ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov.
Please include 0648–XC461 in the
subject line. NMFS is not responsible
for email comments sent to addresses
other than the one provided here.
Comments sent via email, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 10megabyte file size.
All comments received are a part of
the public record and will generally be
posted to https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
permits/incidental.htm#applications
without change. All Personal Identifying
Information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by
the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit confidential
business information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
A copy of the application containing
a list of the references used in this
document may be obtained by writing to
the above address, telephoning the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC578
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
Research Set-Aside (RSA) Committee will hold public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 through
Thursday, April 11, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Raleigh
Crabtree, 4700 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh, NC 27612; telephone: (919) 881-
0000.
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:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
1:30 until 3 p.m.--The RSA Committee will meet.
3 p.m.--The Council will convene.
3 p.m. until 4 p.m.--2014 Tilefish ABC will be discussed.
4 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology
(SBRM) will be discussed.
5 p.m. until 6 p.m.--A Listening Session will be held.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
9 a.m. until 12 noon--The Council will hold its regular Business
Session to approve the December 2012 and February 2013 minutes, receive
Organizational Reports, the New England and South Atlantic Liaison
Reports, the Executive Director's Report, the Science Report, Committee
Reports, and conduct any continuing and/or new business.
1 p.m. until 2 p.m.--Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish will be
discussed.
2 p.m. until 4 p.m.--The Omnibus Recreational Amendment will be
discussed.
4 p.m. until 5 p.m.--Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) will be discussed.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
8:30 a.m.--The Council will convene.
8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.--A Forage Fish Workshop will be held.
Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council
itself are:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The RSA Committee will discuss the National Marine Fisheries
Service response to our Council letter and the next steps. The Council
will review, discuss, and recommend any changes to the 2014 Tilefish
ABC. The Council will review and approve the draft environmental
assessment for the SBRM Omnibus Amendment. The Council will hold a
Listening Session.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Council will hold its regular Business Session to approve the
December 2012 and February 2013 minutes, receive Organizational
Reports, the New England and South Atlantic Liaison Reports, the
Executive Director's Report, Science Report, Committee Reports, and
conduct any continuing and/or new business. The Council will discuss
the Squid workshop results and summary and the staff recommendation on
the workshop results to include control dates, roll-over provisions,
GRAs, port meetings, etc. The Council will review and approve the
Omnibus Recreational Public Hearing Document. The Council will discuss
potential reauthorization of the MSA and identify issues for Monitoring
our Nations Fisheries III.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
A Forage Fish Workshop will be held to discuss the key issues
relevant to forage fish assessment and management under the MSA. A
panel of experts will discuss the role of forage species within
ecosystems and best practices with respect to their exploitation,
taking their role(s) within ecosystems into account.
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
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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: March 18, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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