Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 15726-15727 [2014-06169]

Download as PDF 15726 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 2014 / Notices A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Pierre Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov (202) 482– 1378. Dated: March 12, 2014. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–06248 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1931] Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under the Alternative Site Framework; Ontario County, New York mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for ‘‘. . . the establishment . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, Ontario County, New York (the Grantee) has made application to the Board (B–80–2013, docketed 8/22/ 2013), requesting the establishment of a foreign-trade zone under the ASF with a service area of Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, Steuben, and Livingston Counties, New York, adjacent to the Rochester Customs and Border Protection port of entry, with an initial proposed subzone under the ASF; Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (78 FR 53127, August 28, 2013) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and, VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:18 Mar 20, 2014 Jkt 232001 Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations would be satisfied if the ASF service area is limited to Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, and Livingston Counties; Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants to the Grantee the privilege of establishing a foreign-trade zone, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 289, with a service area of Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, and Livingston Counties, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit, and to a three-year ASF sunset provision for subzones that would terminate authority for Subzone 289A if no foreign-status merchandise is admitted for a bona fide customs purpose within three years from the date of approval. Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of March 2014. Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and Executive Officer, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2014–06242 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD194 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings. DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, April 8, 2014 through Thursday, April 10, 2014. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Montauk Yacht Club, 32 Star Island Road, Montauk, NY 11954; telephone: (631) 668–3100. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526–5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.—The River Herring and Shad Committee will meet. 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.—The Executive Committee will meet. Wednesday, April 9, 2014 9 a.m.—The Council will convene. 9 a.m. until 10 a.m.—A Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock Assessment Review Committee (SAW/SARC) presentation will be held. 10 a.m. until 12 noon—Tilefish Management Measures for 2015–17 will be finalized. 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.—There will be an update on Scup Gear-Restricted Area (GRA) Framework 8. 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.—There will be an update on the Deep Sea Coral Amendment. 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.—There will be a Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) presentation. 4:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.—There will be a presentation on establishing a baseline of spatial fishing revenue along the Atlantic coast. 5 p.m. until 6 p.m.—A listening session will be held. Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:30 a.m.—The Council will convene. 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.—The Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Amendment (SBRM) will be discussed. 9:30 a.m. until 10 a.m.—An IndustryFunded Monitoring Omnibus Amendment briefing will be held. 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.—The Council will hold its regular Business Session to 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. Agenda items by day for the Council’s Committees and the Council itself are: On Tuesday, April 8—The River Herring and Shad Committee will review and approve terms of reference and scope of work for the Committee. The Executive Committee will develop a Council position on MagnusonStevens reauthorization issues. On Wednesday, April 9—The Council will hear a SAW/SARC 58 Summary to include butterfish, tilefish, and northern shrimp. The Council will review and adopt the Scientific and Statistical Committee’s and the Tilefish E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 2014 / Notices Monitoring Committee’s recommendations for 2015–17 harvest levels and management measures. The Council will review and discuss comments received by Advisors on modifications to the Scup GRA Framework 8. The Council will review a progress update on the initial analysis of current alternatives on the Deep Sea Coral Amendment. The Council will receive an update on the overall implementation of MRIP, review results of the for-hire reporting pilot projects, and discuss possible changes to the forhire reporting. The Council will receive a presentation entitled Who Fishes There—Establishing a baseline of spatial fishing revenue along the Atlantic coast. This presentation will show the Council a GIS application that will identify areas important to specific fishing communities, species, gears, and sessions that will establish a baseline of commercial fishing effort for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The discussion during the Listening Session will be on the United Kingdom experience related to managing navigational hazards for fishermen during wind farm construction and data collection by fishing vessels concerning commercial species behavior in and around wind farms. On Thursday, April 10—The Council will review and approve the SBRM Amendment. The Council will receive a briefing on the cost associated with the current observer program for the Industry-Funded Monitoring Omnibus Amendment. The Council will hold its regular Business Session to receive Organizational Reports, the New England and South Atlantic Council Liaison Reports, the Executive Director’s Report, Science Report, Committee Reports, and conduct any continuing and/or new business, which will include the RSA permitting cycle, Surfclam/Ocean Quahog industry concerns regarding the NEFMC Habitat Amendment and Council planning for the Summer Flounder Amendment. 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 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:18 Mar 20, 2014 Jkt 232001 Special Accommodations The 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, 2014. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–06169 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD197 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public information meeting to gather fishery industry perspectives on the likely impacts of alternative spiny dogfish trip limits. DATES: The meeting will be Tuesday, April 8, 2014 beginning at 7 p.m. and will conclude by 9 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a listening station also available at the Council address below. Webinar link: https://mafmc. adobeconnect.com/dogfish/. Council Address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, 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, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526–5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) has formally recommended maintaining existing (4,000 lb) federal spiny dogfish trip limits for the 2014 and 2015 fishing years, while the New England Fishery Management Council has recommended eliminating federal trip limits for this fishery. In order to fully inform the impact analysis being prepared by the MAFMC and its development of comments during SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15727 pending rulemaking, the MAFMC is holding a webinar to collect industry perspectives on the likely operational and economic impacts of existing and alternative spiny dogfish trip limit options for this fishery. 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 this meeting. 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 The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: March 18, 2014. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–06216 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD196 Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its and Hawaii and Pacific Remote Island Area Archipelago Plan Team (HI–PRIA PT), the Joint Hawaii, Marianas and American Samoa Archipelago Plan Team (Joint PT) and the Council’s Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee—Technical Committee (FDCRC–TC). The HI–PRIA PT and Joint PT will review the status of the nearshore fisheries, data collection issues and improvements, improvements in the Annual Catch Limit (ACL) specifications, and developing Cooperative Research Priorities and conduct a workshop to SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15726-15727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06169]


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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD194


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, April 8, 2014 through 
Thursday, April 10, 2014. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Montauk Yacht Club, 32 Star 
Island Road, Montauk, NY 11954; telephone: (631) 668-3100.
    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 8, 2014

1 p.m. until 2 p.m.--The River Herring and Shad Committee will meet.
2 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Executive Committee will meet.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
9 a.m. until 10 a.m.--A Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock Assessment 
Review Committee (SAW/SARC) presentation will be held.
10 a.m. until 12 noon--Tilefish Management Measures for 2015-17 will be 
finalized.
1 p.m. until 2 p.m.--There will be an update on Scup Gear-Restricted 
Area (GRA) Framework 8.
2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.--There will be an update on the Deep Sea Coral 
Amendment.
3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.--There will be a Marine Recreational 
Information Program (MRIP) presentation.
4:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.--There will be a presentation on establishing a 
baseline of spatial fishing revenue along the Atlantic coast.
5 p.m. until 6 p.m.--A listening session will be held.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

8:30 a.m.--The Council will convene.
8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.--The Standardized Bycatch Reporting 
Methodology Amendment (SBRM) will be discussed.
9:30 a.m. until 10 a.m.--An Industry-Funded Monitoring Omnibus 
Amendment briefing will be held.
10 a.m. until 1 p.m.--The Council will hold its regular Business 
Session to 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.

    Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council 
itself are:
    On Tuesday, April 8--The River Herring and Shad Committee will 
review and approve terms of reference and scope of work for the 
Committee. The Executive Committee will develop a Council position on 
Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization issues.
    On Wednesday, April 9--The Council will hear a SAW/SARC 58 Summary 
to include butterfish, tilefish, and northern shrimp. The Council will 
review and adopt the Scientific and Statistical Committee's and the 
Tilefish

[[Page 15727]]

Monitoring Committee's recommendations for 2015-17 harvest levels and 
management measures. The Council will review and discuss comments 
received by Advisors on modifications to the Scup GRA Framework 8. The 
Council will review a progress update on the initial analysis of 
current alternatives on the Deep Sea Coral Amendment. The Council will 
receive an update on the overall implementation of MRIP, review results 
of the for-hire reporting pilot projects, and discuss possible changes 
to the for-hire reporting. The Council will receive a presentation 
entitled Who Fishes There--Establishing a baseline of spatial fishing 
revenue along the Atlantic coast. This presentation will show the 
Council a GIS application that will identify areas important to 
specific fishing communities, species, gears, and sessions that will 
establish a baseline of commercial fishing effort for the Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management. The discussion during the Listening Session 
will be on the United Kingdom experience related to managing 
navigational hazards for fishermen during wind farm construction and 
data collection by fishing vessels concerning commercial species 
behavior in and around wind farms.
    On Thursday, April 10--The Council will review and approve the SBRM 
Amendment. The Council will receive a briefing on the cost associated 
with the current observer program for the Industry-Funded Monitoring 
Omnibus Amendment. The Council will hold its regular Business Session 
to receive Organizational Reports, the New England and South Atlantic 
Council Liaison Reports, the Executive Director's Report, Science 
Report, Committee Reports, and conduct any continuing and/or new 
business, which will include the RSA permitting cycle, Surfclam/Ocean 
Quahog industry concerns regarding the NEFMC Habitat Amendment and 
Council planning for the Summer Flounder Amendment.
    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

    The 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, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-06169 Filed 3-20-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.