New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 20618-20619 [2013-07979]

Download as PDF 20618 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 66 / Friday, April 5, 2013 / Notices any issue arising after publication of this document that requires emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Councils 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 aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– 8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: April 2, 2013. William D. Chappell, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–07954 Filed 4–4–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0649–XC608 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a three-day meeting on to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 23–25, 2013 starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, and at 8:30 a.m. on both Wednesday and Thursday. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, CT 06355–1900; telephone: (860) 572–0731; fax: (860) 572–0328; or online at www.hiltonmystic.com. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465–0492. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:14 Apr 04, 2013 Jkt 229001 Tuesday, April 23, 2013 The New England Council will hold a closed session on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. to address appointments to its Scientific and Statistical Committee. Following the closed session, the Chairman will make any necessary introductions and announcements. The Council will then receive brief reports from the NEFMC Chairman and Executive Director, NOAA Fisheries Regional Administrator, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council liaisons, as well as NOAA General Counsel, and representatives of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Coast Guard, and staff from NOAA Enforcement/VMS. The Council also will receive an update about Northeast Regional Ocean Council activities. Prior to the lunch break, an open period for public comments is scheduled during which any interested party may provide brief remarks on issues relevant to Council business but not listed on the meeting agenda. During the afternoon session the Council will receive a report from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center staff summarizing the findings of the 56th Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock Assessment Review Committee meetings. The species addressed were surf calms and ocean quahogs and white hake. The Transboundary Management Guidance Committee will brief the Council on its February intersessional meeting held to discuss quota trading, assessment timing, alternative management strategies and the U.S./ Canada Resource Sharing Understanding. The Groundfish Committee report will follow and include: an update on the development of Amendment 18 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP); a presentation by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s Social Sciences Branch on its fishing year 2011 Groundfish Report; and a discussion about cod catch reporting in the Eastern Georges Bank Area. Wednesday, April 24, 2013 The Council will begin its second day of meetings with a brief update on recent recommendations concerning habitat management areas, dedicated habitat research areas, and the inclusion of gear modification measures in the Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2. Following this report, the Council will continue to address groundfish management issues as it discusses recent correspondence that requests a review of the impacts of climate change on groundfish status determination PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 criteria and catch advice and any follow up action. Additionally, Council members will consider Groundfish Committee recommendations for new alternatives in Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2 that would improve conservation of juvenile groundfish habitat and protect concentrations of large spawning groundfish. These new area alternatives could replace some or all of the status quo year-round groundfish closed areas and rolling closures. After the April Council meeting, the groundfish management alternatives will be consolidated and possibly combined with the existing habitat and dedicated habitat research areas that have been proposed by the Habitat Committee. Thursday, April 25, 2013 The NEFMC’s Monkfish Committee will review the development of Amendment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This report also will include a review of the April 2013 update assessment. Under this agenda item the Council also may discuss the ability of NOAA Fisheries to provide data that adequately supports a monkfish sector or ITQ program. The Scallop Committee will initiate Framework Adjustment 25 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP (specifications for fishing year 2014 and default measures for 2015). The action will include accountability measures for windowpane flounder, among other issues. The Council also will approve priorities for inclusion in the upcoming scallop research set-aside program announcement that will detail future funding opportunities for sea scalloprelated research. The Enforcement Committee will review recommendations for possible approval concerning sector managers and joint liability; gear marking requirements across all FMPs; small, seasonal closed areas; and allowing vessels to simultaneously carry nets with different mesh sizes for different fisheries in the regulated mesh areas. Prior to a lunch break, the NOAA Fisheries Northeast Regional Office will present a Draft Environmental Assessment on Standard Bycatch Reporting Methodology and seek approval to finalize proposals for public review. The day will conclude with an initial discussion about Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization priorities. Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 66 / Friday, April 5, 2013 / Notices issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided that 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. Dated: April 2, 2013. William D. Chappell, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–07979 Filed 4–4–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration First Responder Network Authority Board Meeting National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Open Public Meeting. AGENCY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will convene an open public meeting of the Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). SUMMARY: The meeting will be held on June 4, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time. ADDRESSES: Board members will meet in the Cotton II Room at the Westin Westminster Hotel, 10600 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, Colorado, 80020. DATES: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, FirstNet, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230: telephone (202) 482–0016; email uzoma@firstnet.gov. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the FirstNet Board has scheduled a meeting on June 4, 2013, in Westminster, Colorado.1 The June 4 1 On November 9, 2012, NTIA published a notice in the Federal Register noting that a public meeting VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:14 Apr 04, 2013 Jkt 229001 Board meeting will be held in conjunction with the Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR) 2013 Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Conference, organized to discuss public safety’s opportunities and challenges associated with deployment of the nationwide public safety broadband network. For information on the conference, please visit https://www.pscr.gov/about_pscr/ highlights/psbb_062013/psbb_ june_2013_stakeholder_mtg_info.php Background: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Act), Public Law 112–96, 126 Stat. 156 (2012), created the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) as an independent authority within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The Act directs FirstNet to establish a single nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network. The FirstNet Board is responsible for making strategic decisions regarding FirstNet’s operations. The FirstNet Board held its first public meeting on September 25, 2012. Matters To Be Considered: NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its Web site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov, prior to the meeting on June 4, 2013. The agenda topics are subject to change. The Board may, by a majority vote, close a portion of the meeting as necessary to preserve the confidentiality of commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, to discuss personnel matters, or to discuss legal matters affecting FirstNet, including pending or potential litigation. See 47 U.S.C. 1424(e)(2). Time and Date: The meeting will be held on June 4, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time. The time is subject to change. Place: Board members will meet in the Cotton II Room at the Westin Westminster Hotel, 10600 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, Colorado 80020. Other Information: The meeting is open to the public and press. Given the space limitations of the meeting room, members of the public wishing to attend the meeting in person will be directed to the Westminster Ballroom at the Westin Westminster Hotel, 10600 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, Colorado 80020, where they can observe the meeting by video. of the FirstNet Board would be held on June 11, 2013, in San Francisco, California, and that NTIA would publish a future notice for this meeting. 77 FR 67342 (Nov. 9, 2012). This notice provides an update to correct the date, time, and location information for the Board’s June 2013 meeting. PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20619 The meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, FirstNet, at (202) 482–0016 or uzoma@firstnet.gov at least five (5) business days before the meeting. The meeting will also be webcast. Please refer to NTIA’s Web site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/ firstnet for webcast instructions and other information. If you have technical questions regarding the webcast, please contact Charles Franz at cfranz@ntia.doc.gov. Access details for these meetings are subject to change. Please refer to NTIA’s Web site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/ firstnet for the most current information. Records: NTIA maintains records of all Board proceedings. Board minutes will be available at https:// www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet. Dated: April 1, 2013. Kathy D. Smith, Chief Counsel. [FR Doc. 2013–07877 Filed 4–4–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–60–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Customer Account Registration and Maintenance ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this new information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 4, 2013. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–00xx Customer Account Registration and Maintenance’’ in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. • Federal Rulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20618-20619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07979]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0649-XC608


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
a three-day meeting on to consider actions affecting New England 
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 
April 23-25, 2013 starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, and at 8:30 a.m. on 
both Wednesday and Thursday.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan 
Blvd., Mystic, CT 06355-1900; telephone: (860) 572-0731; fax: (860) 
572-0328; or online at www.hiltonmystic.com.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

    The New England Council will hold a closed session on Tuesday from 
9 a.m. to 10 a.m. to address appointments to its Scientific and 
Statistical Committee. Following the closed session, the Chairman will 
make any necessary introductions and announcements. The Council will 
then receive brief reports from the NEFMC Chairman and Executive 
Director, NOAA Fisheries Regional Administrator, the Northeast 
Fisheries Science Center and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
liaisons, as well as NOAA General Counsel, and representatives of the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Coast Guard, and staff 
from NOAA Enforcement/VMS. The Council also will receive an update 
about Northeast Regional Ocean Council activities. Prior to the lunch 
break, an open period for public comments is scheduled during which any 
interested party may provide brief remarks on issues relevant to 
Council business but not listed on the meeting agenda.
    During the afternoon session the Council will receive a report from 
the Northeast Fisheries Science Center staff summarizing the findings 
of the 56th Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock Assessment Review Committee 
meetings. The species addressed were surf calms and ocean quahogs and 
white hake. The Transboundary Management Guidance Committee will brief 
the Council on its February intersessional meeting held to discuss 
quota trading, assessment timing, alternative management strategies and 
the U.S./Canada Resource Sharing Understanding. The Groundfish 
Committee report will follow and include: an update on the development 
of Amendment 18 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP); a presentation by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's 
Social Sciences Branch on its fishing year 2011 Groundfish Report; and 
a discussion about cod catch reporting in the Eastern Georges Bank 
Area.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

    The Council will begin its second day of meetings with a brief 
update on recent recommendations concerning habitat management areas, 
dedicated habitat research areas, and the inclusion of gear 
modification measures in the Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2. Following 
this report, the Council will continue to address groundfish management 
issues as it discusses recent correspondence that requests a review of 
the impacts of climate change on groundfish status determination 
criteria and catch advice and any follow up action. Additionally, 
Council members will consider Groundfish Committee recommendations for 
new alternatives in Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2 that would improve 
conservation of juvenile groundfish habitat and protect concentrations 
of large spawning groundfish. These new area alternatives could replace 
some or all of the status quo year-round groundfish closed areas and 
rolling closures. After the April Council meeting, the groundfish 
management alternatives will be consolidated and possibly combined with 
the existing habitat and dedicated habitat research areas that have 
been proposed by the Habitat Committee.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

    The NEFMC's Monkfish Committee will review the development of 
Amendment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This report 
also will include a review of the April 2013 update assessment. Under 
this agenda item the Council also may discuss the ability of NOAA 
Fisheries to provide data that adequately supports a monkfish sector or 
ITQ program. The Scallop Committee will initiate Framework Adjustment 
25 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP (specifications for fishing year 
2014 and default measures for 2015). The action will include 
accountability measures for windowpane flounder, among other issues. 
The Council also will approve priorities for inclusion in the upcoming 
scallop research set-aside program announcement that will detail future 
funding opportunities for sea scallop-related research. The Enforcement 
Committee will review recommendations for possible approval concerning 
sector managers and joint liability; gear marking requirements across 
all FMPs; small, seasonal closed areas; and allowing vessels to 
simultaneously carry nets with different mesh sizes for different 
fisheries in the regulated mesh areas. Prior to a lunch break, the NOAA 
Fisheries Northeast Regional Office will present a Draft Environmental 
Assessment on Standard Bycatch Reporting Methodology and seek approval 
to finalize proposals for public review. The day will conclude with an 
initial discussion about Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization 
priorities.
    Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda 
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council action will 
be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and 
any

[[Page 20619]]

issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency 
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided that 
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.

    Dated: April 2, 2013.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-07979 Filed 4-4-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.