Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 26950 [2014-10850]
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comprehensive St. Thomas/St. John
FMP that describes and analyzes the
proposed management alternatives. The
new FMP will provide the best available
scientific information regarding the
management of St. Thomas/St. John EEZ
fisheries, within the context of Federal
fisheries management in the U.S.
Caribbean. Those alternatives will
include, but are not limited to, a ‘‘no
action’’ alternative regarding the
continuation of species-based Federal
fishery management in St. Thomas/St.
John, as well as alternatives to revise the
management of U.S. Caribbean fisheries
when developing the comprehensive St.
Thomas/St. John FMP. In addition, there
will be alternatives to modify the
current FMUs including, but not limited
to, the ‘‘no action’’ alternative. Other
actions could be included in the DEIS
in response to public feedback during
the scoping process.
In accordance with NOAA’s
Administrative Order NAO 216–6,
Section 5.02(c), the Council and NMFS
have identified preliminary
environmental issues as a means to
initiate discussion for scoping purposes
only. These preliminary issues may not
represent the full range of issues that
eventually will be evaluated in the
DEIS.
After the DEIS associated with the
development of the Comprehensive St.
Thomas/St. John FMP is completed, it
will be filed with the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). After filing,
the EPA will publish a notice of
availability of the DEIS for public
comment in the Federal Register. The
DEIS will have a 45-day comment
period. This procedure is pursuant to
regulations issued by the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) for
implementing the procedural provisions
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA; 40 CFR parts 1500–1508)
and to NOAA’s Administrative Order
216–6 regarding NOAA’s compliance
with NEPA and the CEQ regulations.
The Council and NMFS will consider
public comments received on the DEIS
in developing the final environmental
impact statement (FEIS), and before
voting to submit the FMP to NMFS for
Secretarial review, approval, and
implementation.
NMFS will announce in the Federal
Register the availability of the FMP for
public review during the Secretarial
review period. During Secretarial
review, NMFS will also file the FEIS
with the EPA for a final 30-day public
comment period. This comment period
will be concurrent with the Secretarial
review period and will end prior to final
agency action to approve, disapprove, or
partially approve the FMP.
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NMFS will announce in the Federal
Register, all public comment periods on
the FMP, its proposed implementing
regulations, and the associated FEIS.
NMFS will consider all public
comments received during the
Secretarial review period, whether they
are on the FMP, the proposed
regulations, or the FEIS, prior to final
agency action.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 7, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD289
Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Technical
Subcommittee.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held from
8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28 until
4 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council’s office, 2203 North Lois
Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist/
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630; fax: (813) 348–1711; email:
john.froeschke@gulfcouncil.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
charter vessel technical subcommittee
will meet to discuss methods to improve
data collection and data reporting for
charter vessels in the U.S. Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico Fisheries. The
subcommittee will begin work to
develop recommendations on how to
achieve an electronic reporting system
for charter vessels. The group will
consider both the national and regional
plans for electronic reporting as well as
agency and stakeholder perspectives
and objectives. The meeting will focus
on technical considerations of electronic
reporting such as survey type, reporting
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requirements, quality assurance and
quality control mechanisms, reporting
mechanisms, and timeliness of fisheries
data. The subcommittee will discuss
potential costs, barriers to
implementation, administrative
responsibilities, and timelines to
implementation.
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
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305c 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
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: May 7, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Sanctuary System Business Advisory
Council: Public Meeting
Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of open meeting.
Notice is hereby given of a
meeting via web conference call of the
Sanctuary System Business Advisory
Council (Council). The web conference
call is open to the public, and
participants can dial into the call.
Participants who choose to use the web
conferencing feature in addition to the
audio will be able to view the
presentations as they are being given.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD289
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Technical Subcommittee.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28
until 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council's office, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist/
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone:
(813) 348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email:
john.froeschke@gulfcouncil.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The charter vessel technical subcommittee
will meet to discuss methods to improve data collection and data
reporting for charter vessels in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Fisheries. The subcommittee will begin work to develop recommendations
on how to achieve an electronic reporting system for charter vessels.
The group will consider both the national and regional plans for
electronic reporting as well as agency and stakeholder perspectives and
objectives. The meeting will focus on technical considerations of
electronic reporting such as survey type, reporting requirements,
quality assurance and quality control mechanisms, reporting mechanisms,
and timeliness of fisheries data. The subcommittee will discuss
potential costs, barriers to implementation, administrative
responsibilities, and timelines to implementation.
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 identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305c 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 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: May 7, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-10850 Filed 5-9-14; 8:45 am]
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