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Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
Council action during this meeting.
Council 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 aids
should be directed to Carolyn Porter at
(503) 820–2280 at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: September 30, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Meeting of the Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the: Mackerel,
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem, and
Reef Fish Management Committees; and
a meeting of the Full Council. The
Council will also hold an informal
public question and answer session
regarding agenda items and a formal
public comment session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held from 1 p.m. on Monday, October
28 until 12 noon on Thursday, October
31, 2013.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the DoubleTree Hotel, 300 Canal
Street, New Orleans, LA 70130;
telephone: (504) 581–1300.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
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FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Douglas Gregory, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630; fax:
(813) 348–1711; email: doug.gregory@
gulfcouncil.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion for each individual
management committee agenda are as
follows:
Mackerel Management Committee,
Monday, October 28, 2013, 1 p.m. Until
3 p.m.
1. Take Final Draft on CMP
Amendment 20A (previously CMP
Amendment 19).
2. Take Final Draft on CMP
Amendment 20B (previously CMP
Amendment 20).
3. Discuss Additional Motions from
the South Atlantic September 2013
Council meeting.
4. Discuss the Purpose and Timing of
CMP Amendment 24.
5. Review SAFMC’s Framework
Action addressing king mackerel trip
limits and allowable Spanish mackerel
nets.
6. Other Business—Review the
Regional Electronic Technology
Implementation Plan.
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
Management Committee, Monday,
October 28, 2013, 3 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
1. Review of the Law Enforcement
Advisory Panel Report.
2. Review of Draft Framework
Action—Update Tier 3 ACLs with
Revised Marine Recreational
Information Program (MRIP) Landings.
3. Review of Generic Amendment—
Default Status Determination Criteria,
Optimum Yield Definition, and
Adoption of Annual Catch Limits for
Red Snapper Scoping Document.
4. Review of Framework Action to
Define Operating as a Charter Vessel or
Headboat in the Gulf of Mexico.
Reef Fish Management Committee,
Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 8:30 a.m.
Until 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Until 4 p.m.
1. Receive a summary from the
October 2013 Reef Fish Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting.
2. Take Final Action on Amendment
39—Recreational Red Snapper Regional
Management.
3. Review of Draft Framework Action
to Rescind Amendment 30B Permit
Conditions.
4. Discuss the Ad Hoc Red Snapper
IFQ Advisory Panel Charge.
5. Review of Scoping/Options Paper
for Sector Separation.
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6. Discuss Exempted Fishing Permits
related to Reef Fish (if any).
Council Session Agenda, Tuesday,
October 29, 2013, 4 p.m. Until 5 p.m.
4 p.m.–4:20 p.m.: Call to Order and
Introductions, adoption of agenda and
approval of minutes, and approval of
proposed 2014 Committee
Appointments.
4:20 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: The Council will
review and vote on Exempted Fishing
Permits (EFP), if any.
4:30 p.m.–5 p.m.: The Council will
discuss the Red Drum Tagging Program.
Note: Immediately following recess will be
an informal public Question and Answer
Session on Gulf of Mexico fishery
management issues on Tuesday, October 29,
2013.
Council Session Agenda, Wednesday,
October 30, 2013, 8:30 a.m. Until 5:30
p.m.
8:30 a.m.–12 noon: The Council will
meet as a committee of the whole for
Data Collection, Shrimp and Sustainable
Fisheries/Ecosystem Management
Committees.
1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: The Council will
receive public testimony on Final
Mackerel Amendments 20A—Coastal
Migratory Pelagics Sale and Permit
Provisions and Final Amendment 20B—
Modifications to the Coastal Migratory
Pelagics Zone Management, and on
Final Action—Reef Fish Amendment
39—Regional Management of
Recreational Red Snapper. The Council
will also hold an open public comment
period regarding any other fishery
issues or concerns. People wishing to
speak before the Council should
complete a public comment card prior
to the comment period.
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: The Council will
receive a committee report from the
Mackerel Management Committee.
Council Session Agenda, Thursday,
October 31, 2013, 8:30 a.m. Until 11:45
a.m.
8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: The Council
will receive a committee report from the
Reef Fish Management Committee.
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: The Council
will review Other Business items: Joint
Law Enforcement Report, the SEDAR
Steering Committee Report, and review
of the SEDAR schedule.
11:30 a.m.–11:45 p.m.: The Council
will review the Action Schedule.
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
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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 aids
should be directed to Kathy Pereira at
the Council Office (see ADDRESSES), at
least 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 30, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement:
Department of the Army Permit
Application Pursuant to the Clean
Water Act and Rivers and Harbors Act
and Permissions Under the Coastal
Protection and Restoration Authority
of Louisiana for the Mid-Barataria
Sediment Diversion, Plaquemines
Parish, LA
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) intends to prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) to inform a decision relative to the
request for a Department of the Army
(DA) permit pursuant to Section 404 of
the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Section
10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, and
permissions under 33 U.S.C. Section
408, to the Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority (CPRA) for their
proposed action on the Mid-Barataria
Sediment Diversion (MBSD). The EIS
will be used to ensure compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and as a basis for both the
permit decision and the Section 408
permissions.
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The DA permit and the 408
permissions are two separate processes
with different authorities analyzed by
different mission areas (including
Regulatory and Civil Works) inside the
USACE. Under Section 404 of the CWA
and Section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act, the District Engineer
permits the discharge of dredged or fill
material into waters of the United States
as well as work, to include the
installation and maintenance of
structures, in navigable waters of the
U.S., if the discharge meets the
requirements of the Environmental
Protection Agency’s 404(b)(1)
guidelines, and the proposal is
determined to not be contrary to the
overall public interest. Under 33 U.S.C.
408, the Chief of Engineers grants
permission to alter, modify, or impair an
existing USACE project if it is not
injurious to the public interest and does
not impair the usefulness of such work.
The project involves structural crossings
of the Federal Mississippi River and
Tributaries (MR&T) Levee and the future
New Orleans to Venice (NOV) Hurricane
Protection Levee and could impact the
Mississippi River Navigation Channel,
Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion as
well as other Federal projects. USACE
Regulatory and Civil Works will
coordinate on all aspects of the
production of the EIS.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
suggestions should be addressed to Mr.
Nathan Dayan at USACE, CEMVN–
PDN–CEP, P.O. Box 60267, New
Orleans, LA 70118–0267, by phone
(504) 862–2530, or by email at CEMVNMidbarataria@usace.army.mil. Request
to be placed on the mailing list should
be mailed to this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions on the DA permit should be
directed to: Mr. Robert Tewis by phone
(504) 862–2041 or at the email above.
Questions on the 408 permissions
should be directed to: Mr. Nathan Dayan
(see ADDRESSES) or at the email above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Authority: Section 14 of the Rivers
and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 408);
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
of 1899 (33 U.S.C 403); Section 404 of
the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344);
and, Section 102 of the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4332).
2. Proposed Action. The USACE will
prepare an EIS to analyze the impacts of
diverting sediment-laden Mississippi
River water into the Mid-Barataria Basin
by CPRA. This permit request is
proposed to re-establish a connection
between the Mississippi River and the
Basin to build, sustain, and maintain
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land. CPRA is proposing to construct
the diversion intake through the levee
on the west side of the Mississippi River
at approximately river mile 60.7, in
Plaquemines Parish, LA, and the
diversion outfall through the future
NOV Hurricane Protection Levee into
the Mid-Barataria Basin to allow
sediment laden water from the
Mississippi River to flow into the
Barataria Basin.
3. Alternatives. The EIS will address
an array of alternatives to re-establish a
connection between the Mississippi
River and the Basin. Some alternatives
will be brought forward from existing
studies and projects including the
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection
and Restoration Act (CWPPRA)
Program, Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA)
Ecosystem Restoration Study, LCA
Medium Diversion at Myrtle Grove
(MDMG) with Dedicated Dredging
Feasibility Study, the State/Nongovernmental Organization (NGO)
Myrtle Grove Delta Building Diversion
Modeling Effort in Support of LCA
Medium Diversion at Myrtle Grove with
Dedicated Dredging, the 2012 Louisiana
Coastal Master Plan, and alternatives
developed through the NEPA scoping
process.
4. Scoping. Scoping is the process
utilized for determining the range of
alternatives and significant issues to be
addressed in the EIS. The USACE
invites full public participation to
promote open communication on the
issues surrounding the proposed action.
All individuals, organizations, NGOs,
and local, state, and Federal agencies
that have an interest are urged to
participate in the NEPA scoping
process. Public scoping meeting(s) will
be held to present information to the
public and to receive comments from
the public. Public scoping meetings for
both processes will be conducted
jointly. The dates, times and locations of
the scoping meetings will be determined
in conjunction with CPRA at a later date
and announced through local media
channels as well as Regulatory public
notice Web site—https://
www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/
Regulatory/PublicNotices.aspx.
5. Significant issues. The EIS will
analyze the potential social, economic,
and natural environmental impacts
resulting from the proposed project.
Important resources and issues that will
be evaluated in the EIS could include
but would not be limited to effects on
tidal wetlands and other waters of the
U.S.; aquatic resources; commercial and
recreational fisheries; wildlife resources;
essential fish habitat; water quality;
cultural resources; geology and soils
including agricultural and prime/unique
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC912
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the: Mackerel, Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem, and
Reef Fish Management Committees; and a meeting of the Full Council. The
Council will also hold an informal public question and answer session
regarding agenda items and a formal public comment session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 1 p.m. on Monday, October
28 until 12 noon on Thursday, October 31, 2013.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel,
300 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130; telephone: (504) 581-1300.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas Gregory, Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: doug.gregory@gulfcouncil.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion for each individual
management committee agenda are as follows:
Mackerel Management Committee, Monday, October 28, 2013, 1 p.m. Until 3
p.m.
1. Take Final Draft on CMP Amendment 20A (previously CMP Amendment
19).
2. Take Final Draft on CMP Amendment 20B (previously CMP Amendment
20).
3. Discuss Additional Motions from the South Atlantic September
2013 Council meeting.
4. Discuss the Purpose and Timing of CMP Amendment 24.
5. Review SAFMC's Framework Action addressing king mackerel trip
limits and allowable Spanish mackerel nets.
6. Other Business--Review the Regional Electronic Technology
Implementation Plan.
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Management Committee, Monday, October
28, 2013, 3 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
1. Review of the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel Report.
2. Review of Draft Framework Action--Update Tier 3 ACLs with
Revised Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Landings.
3. Review of Generic Amendment--Default Status Determination
Criteria, Optimum Yield Definition, and Adoption of Annual Catch Limits
for Red Snapper Scoping Document.
4. Review of Framework Action to Define Operating as a Charter
Vessel or Headboat in the Gulf of Mexico.
Reef Fish Management Committee, Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 8:30 a.m.
Until 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Until 4 p.m.
1. Receive a summary from the October 2013 Reef Fish Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting.
2. Take Final Action on Amendment 39--Recreational Red Snapper
Regional Management.
3. Review of Draft Framework Action to Rescind Amendment 30B Permit
Conditions.
4. Discuss the Ad Hoc Red Snapper IFQ Advisory Panel Charge.
5. Review of Scoping/Options Paper for Sector Separation.
6. Discuss Exempted Fishing Permits related to Reef Fish (if any).
Council Session Agenda, Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 4 p.m. Until 5 p.m.
4 p.m.-4:20 p.m.: Call to Order and Introductions, adoption of
agenda and approval of minutes, and approval of proposed 2014 Committee
Appointments.
4:20 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: The Council will review and vote on Exempted
Fishing Permits (EFP), if any.
4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: The Council will discuss the Red Drum Tagging
Program.
Note: Immediately following recess will be an informal public
Question and Answer Session on Gulf of Mexico fishery management
issues on Tuesday, October 29, 2013.
Council Session Agenda, Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 8:30 a.m. Until
5:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m.-12 noon: The Council will meet as a committee of the
whole for Data Collection, Shrimp and Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
Management Committees.
1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: The Council will receive public testimony on
Final Mackerel Amendments 20A--Coastal Migratory Pelagics Sale and
Permit Provisions and Final Amendment 20B--Modifications to the Coastal
Migratory Pelagics Zone Management, and on Final Action--Reef Fish
Amendment 39--Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper. The
Council will also hold an open public comment period regarding any
other fishery issues or concerns. People wishing to speak before the
Council should complete a public comment card prior to the comment
period.
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: The Council will receive a committee report
from the Mackerel Management Committee.
Council Session Agenda, Thursday, October 31, 2013, 8:30 a.m. Until
11:45 a.m.
8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: The Council will receive a committee report
from the Reef Fish Management Committee.
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: The Council will review Other Business
items: Joint Law Enforcement Report, the SEDAR Steering Committee
Report, and review of the SEDAR schedule.
11:30 a.m.-11:45 p.m.: The Council will review the Action Schedule.
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
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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 aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council
Office (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 30, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-24287 Filed 10-3-13; 8:45 am]
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