New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 638-639 [2013-31522]
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sets, they will follow protocols for safe
handling (https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
pr/pdfs/species/kahn_mohead_
2010.pdf), and immediately release any
sturgeon caught. Clearwater will
maintain a detailed log of all gear sets
and will submit to the NMFS incident
and annual reports of incidental
capture, if any, of listed sturgeon.
Clearwater considered and rejected
the use of beach seines only. Beach
seines are not always practicable in
areas of high urban use and strong
currents.
National Environmental Policy Act
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (NEPA), as
implemented by 40 CFR parts 1500–
1508 and NOAA Administrative Order
216–6, Environmental Review
Procedures for Implementing the
National Policy Act (1999), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Next Steps
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will
evaluate the application, associated
documents, and comments received
during the comment period to
determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the ESA. If NMFS determines that the
requirements are met, a permit will be
issued for incidental takes of ESA-listed
sturgeon. The final NEPA and permit
determinations will not be made until
after the end of the comment period.
NMFS will publish a record of its final
action in the Federal Register.
Dated: December 31, 2013.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Online Webinar
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice of online webinar.
SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific
Council’s) Groundfish Endangered
Species Work Group (ESWG) will hold
an online webinar to orient members of
this newly-formed committee, and to
discuss future workload and process
issues. The webinar is open to the
public.
DATES: The ESWG webinar will
commence at 9 a.m. PST, Thursday,
January 23, 2014 and continue until
noon, or as necessary to complete
business for the day.
ADDRESSES: To attend the ESWG
webinar, please join online at https://
www.joinwebinar.com and enter the
webinar ID: 628–107–399, as well as
your name and email address. Once you
have joined the webinar, choose either
your computer’s audio or select ‘‘Use
Telephone.’’ To join the audio
teleconference using a telephone, call
the toll number 1–619–550–0004 and
enter 628–107–399 when prompted for
the audio code. If you do not select ‘‘Use
Telephone,’’ you will be connected to
audio using your computer’s
microphone and speakers (VolP). A
headset is recommended. System
requirements for PC-based attendees:
Windows 7, Vista, or XP; for Mac-based
attendees: Mac OS X 10.5 or newer; and
for mobile attendees: iPhone, iPad,
Android phone, or Android tablet (see
the GoToMeeting Webinar Apps). If you
experience technical difficulties and
would like assistance, please contact
Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 503–820–2280.
Public comments during the webinar
will be received from attendees at the
discretion of the ESWG Chair.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Chuck Tracy, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
specific objectives of the ESWG webinar
are to introduce the members to each
other, elect officers, review the ESWG
terms of reference, and set out
expectations for future work and how
that work will be accomplished. No
management actions will be decided in
this webinar.
Although non-emergency issues not
identified in the webinar agenda may
come before the webinar participants for
discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
webinar. Formal action at the webinar
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
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Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the webinar
participants’ intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.
Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 at
least 5 days prior to the webinar date.
Dated: December 31, 2013.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Recreational Advisory Panel and their
Groundfish Oversight Committee will
meet to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meetings will be held on
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 9 a.m.
and Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 9
a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings will be
held at the DoubleTree Hotel Boston
North Shore, 50 Ferncroft Road,
Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978)
777–2500; fax: (978) 750–7991.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the committee’s agenda
are as follows:
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Beginning at 9 a.m.
The Recreational Advisory Panel
(RAP) will meet to have a discussion of
Habitat Omnibus Amendment 2
management alternatives related to the
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recreational groundfish fishery. Also on
the agenda will be a discussion of
recreational accountability measures for
Gulf of Maine cod and haddock. The
Committee will receive a presentation
from NERO staff on alternatives for an
omnibus amendment to simplify vessel
baseline restrictions. They will discuss
and provide input on proposed analysis
of the alternatives for the Environmental
Assessment. Other business may be
discussed.
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 Beginning
at 9 a.m.
AGENCY:
The Groundfish Oversight Committee
will meet to review groundfish fishery
management plan priorities for 2014.
Also on the agenda is to review Plan
Development Team work related to the
development of Amendment 18 and
discuss potential measures. Other
business may be discussed as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. 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 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 Thomas A. Nies
(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 30, 2013.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
[Docket Number: 131219999–3999–02]
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First Responder Network Authority;
National Environmental Policy Act
Implementing Procedures and
Categorical Exclusions
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice, Request for Public
Comment.
SUMMARY: The First Responder Network
Authority (FirstNet) publishes this
notice to request public comments on
proposed categorical exclusions (CEs) of
actions that FirstNet has determined do
not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human
environment and, thus, should be
categorically excluded from the
requirement to prepare an
environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement under
the National Environmental Policy Act,
42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (NEPA).
DATES: Comments on the proposed list
categorical exclusions must be received
by February 5, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The ‘‘Draft FirstNet
Administrative Record’’ for the
proposed categorical exclusions is
available at: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/
category/firstnet. The public is invited
to submit written comments via email to
FirstNetNEPAcomments@ntia.doc.gov
or mail (to the address listed below). All
comments submitted in electronic form
should be in a standard format such as
Word or PDF. All comments submitted
via mail should include, to the extent
available, an electronic copy of the
submission. However paper copies of
comments will be accepted. All
comments received will be made a part
of the public record and may be posted
to NTIA’s Web site (https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet)
without change. All personally
identifiable information (e.g., name,
address) voluntarily submitted by the
commenter may be publicly accessible.
Do not submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli
Veenendaal, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., HCHB Room 4713, Washington,
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DC 20230; (202) 482–2188; or
eveenendaal@ntia.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. National Environmental Policy Act
The National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 321–4347)
(NEPA) requires federal agencies to
undertake an assessment of
environmental effects of their proposed
actions prior to making a final decision
and implementing the action. NEPA
requirements apply to any federal
project, decision or action that may have
a significant impact on the quality of the
human environment. NEPA also
establishes the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ), which
issued regulations implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA. Among
other considerations, CEQ regulations
require federal agencies to adopt their
own implementing procedures to
supplement the Council’s regulations,
and to establish and use ‘‘categorical
exclusions’’ to define categories of
actions that do not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on
the human environment. Such actions
do not require preparation of an
environmental assessment or an
environmental impact statement as
required by NEPA.
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. No. 112–
96, 126 Stat. 156 (2012) (Act) creates
and authorizes FirstNet to take all
actions necessary to ensure that the
design, construction, and operation of a
nationwide interoperable public safety
broadband network (PSBN) based on a
single, national network architecture.
The Act meets a long-standing and
critical national infrastructure need, to
create a single, nationwide interoperable
PSBN that will, for the first time, allow
police officers, fire fighters, emergency
medical service professionals, and other
public safety officials to effectively
communicate with each other across
agencies and jurisdictions.
As a newly created entity, FirstNet
does not have any existing CEs. The
proposed CEs are necessary to assist
FirstNet in applying the appropriate
level of NEPA review for activities
undertaken by FirstNet in the design,
construction, and operation of the
PSBN. Accordingly, FirstNet is
requesting public comment on the
following CEs (as well as the
administrative records supporting each
exclusion) before utilizing them as part
of its NEPA review process.
II. Development Process for
Establishing FirstNet CEs
FirstNet is responsible for, at a
minimum, ensuring nationwide
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council)
Recreational Advisory Panel and their Groundfish Oversight Committee
will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meetings will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 9
a.m. and Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel
Boston North Shore, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone:
(978) 777-2500; fax: (978) 750-7991.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the committee's
agenda are as follows:
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Beginning at 9 a.m.
The Recreational Advisory Panel (RAP) will meet to have a
discussion of Habitat Omnibus Amendment 2 management alternatives
related to the
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recreational groundfish fishery. Also on the agenda will be a
discussion of recreational accountability measures for Gulf of Maine
cod and haddock. The Committee will receive a presentation from NERO
staff on alternatives for an omnibus amendment to simplify vessel
baseline restrictions. They will discuss and provide input on proposed
analysis of the alternatives for the Environmental Assessment. Other
business may be discussed.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 Beginning at 9 a.m.
The Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to review groundfish
fishery management plan priorities for 2014. Also on the agenda is to
review Plan Development Team work related to the development of
Amendment 18 and discuss potential measures. Other business may be
discussed as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. 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 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 Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 30, 2013.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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