New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 31313-31314 [2014-12654]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 105 / Monday, June 2, 2014 / Notices 2. Final Determination to List 66 Species of Coral as Endangered or Threatened under the ESA 3. Final Determination to List Scalloped Hammerhead Shark under the ESA 4. Green Turtle Status Review 5. North Pacific Humpback Whale Petition 6. Other Relevant Actions D. Management of Green Sea Turtles E. Advisory Group Recommendations 1. Joint AP 2. Pelagic PT 3. Archipelagic PT 4. FIAC 5. SSRC 6. MPCC F. SSC Recommendations G. Public Comment H. Council Discussion and Action 11. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday June 27, 2014 12. Mariana Archipelago A. Guam 1. Isla Informe 2. Legislative Report 3. Enforcement Issues 4. Report on Guam Projects and Programs a. Fisheries Development Projects b. Data Collection Projects 5. Habitat Blue Print—Manell-Gues B. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 1. Arongol Falu 2. Legislative Report 3. 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IATTC Science Committee H. Advisory Group Recommendations 1. Joint AP 2. Pelagic PT 3. FIAC 4. SSRC 5. MPCC I. SSC Recommendations J. Standing Committee Recommendations K. Public Hearing L. Council Discussion and Recommendations 14. Administrative Matters A. Financial Reports B. Administrative Reports C. Standard Operating Practices and Procedures (SOPP) Review and Changes D. Council Family Changes E. Advisory Panel Review and Plan F. Meetings and Workshops 1. May Council Coordinating Committee G. Report on Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) Reauthorization H. Other Business I. Standing Committee Recommendations J. Public Comment K. Council Discussion and Action 15. Other Business Non-Emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the Council for discussion and formal Council action during its 160th meeting. However, Council action on regulatory issues will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any regulatory issue arising after publication of this document that requires emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take 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. PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31313 Dated: May 27, 2014. William D. Chappell, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–12615 Filed 5–30–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD321 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: SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a three-day meeting, on June 17– 19, 2014, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, starting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, and 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, June 18 and 19. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775–2311, and fax: (207) 761– 8224. See www.innbythebay.com for online information about the venue. 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, June 17, 2014 The Council meeting will begin with introductions and brief reports from the New England Fishery Management Council Chairman (NEFMC) and Executive Director, the NOAA Fisheries Regional Administrator, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council liaisons, NOAA General Counsel and Law Enforcement, and representatives of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the U.S Coast Guard. A brief report from the Council Chairman and Executive Director will follow concerning the most recent meetings of the Northeast Region Coordinating Council and the Council Coordination E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1 31314 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 105 / Monday, June 2, 2014 / Notices sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Committee. Prior to a lunch break, there will be an opportunity for the public to provide brief comments on items that are relevant to Council business, but are otherwise not listed on the published agenda. The afternoon session on this day will begin with a progress report from the Council’s Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Committee. The Council also will hear two reports based on topics related to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas last meeting in South Africa. Next, there will be an update on the development of a risk policy that will serve as guidance to the Council and its Scientific and Statistical Committee when addressing scientific and management uncertainty in setting annual catch limits for NEFMCmanaged species. During this same afternoon there will be a presentation on a NOAA Fisheries/Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO)developed Vessel Baseline Amendment and Council approval of the range of management alternatives to be further analyzed and considered. The day will conclude with a summary of NOAA Fisheries efforts to develop a National Policy for Recreational Fishing. Wednesday, June 18, 2014 The second day of the Council meeting will begin with a review and possible development of NEFMC comments on the U.S. Senate staff draft discussion document circulated by members of Congress in preparation for reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Two reports on electronic monitoring on board fishing vessels will then be presented. The first will provide a summary of outcomes resulting from a recent electronic monitoring workshop; and the second will be a report on the activities of the NEFMC’s Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Working Group. The Council’s Groundfish Committee will begin their report prior to a lunch break. It will request approval of Framework Adjustment 52 to the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) FMP, an action that would revise the commercial groundfish fishery accountability measures for southern and northern windowpane flounder stocks. During the discussion of Amendment 18 to the Groundfish FMP, the Council intends to approve the range of alternatives (for fleet diversity and accumulation limits) for further analysis in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Last under this agenda item, the NEFMC will initiate action (Framework Adjustment 53 to the Groundfish FMP) on specifications for the three VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:59 May 30, 2014 Jkt 232001 groundfish stocks managed under the U.S. Resource Sharing Understanding for 2015; and catch limits for Gulf of Maine haddock, two winter flounder stocks, and pollock for 2015-17. Other measures will address the allocation of the windowpane flounder annual catch limits to other components of the fishery (sub-ACLs), accountability measures for those fisheries, and likely additional fishery management measures associated with these issues. Thursday, June 19, 2014 Council actions on the final day of the meeting will focus on the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP. The NEFMC will: Initiate Scallop Framework Adjustment 26 (specifications for fishing years 2015–16 and the default measures that could apply); review and approve a Council policy that outlines the process for the NEFMC’s scallop research set-aside program; approve research set-aside priorities for fishing years 2015–16; and receive a performance report that reviews the sea scallop limited access general category IFQ fishery for 2010– 12. Any other outstanding business will be addressed by the Council prior to adjournment. 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 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 Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: May 28, 2014. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–12654 Filed 5–30–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XS35 Marine Mammals; File No. 14450 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a major amendment to Permit No. 14450– 01 has been issued to the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149 [Principal Investigator: Dr. Keith Mullin]. The permit amendment and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices: Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Hapeman, (301) 427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 14, 2014, notice was published in the Federal Register (79 FR 14484) that a request for an amendment Permit No. 14450 to conduct research on cetaceans had been submitted by the above-named applicant. The requested permit amendment has been issued under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222–226). The permit amendment authorizes takes by harassment during satellite tagging to support NMFS stock assessment research on ESA-listed large whales that occur in U.S. and international waters of the western North Atlantic. Up to four attempts may be made to attach a tag to an animal. Directed satellite tagging efforts may be conducted to tag 20 sperm whales and 5 North Atlantic right whales. Opportunistic tagging would occur of 10 fin, 5 blue, 5 sei, and 10 humpback whales when encountered during other ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD321


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.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
a three-day meeting, on June 17-19, 2014, to consider actions affecting 
New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 
starting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, and 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday 
and Thursday, June 18 and 19.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 
Spring Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-2311, and fax: 
(207) 761-8224. See www.innbythebay.com for online information about 
the venue.
    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, June 17, 2014

    The Council meeting will begin with introductions and brief reports 
from the New England Fishery Management Council Chairman (NEFMC) and 
Executive Director, the NOAA Fisheries Regional Administrator, the 
Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council liaisons, NOAA General Counsel and Law Enforcement, and 
representatives of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and 
the U.S Coast Guard. A brief report from the Council Chairman and 
Executive Director will follow concerning the most recent meetings of 
the Northeast Region Coordinating Council and the Council Coordination

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Committee. Prior to a lunch break, there will be an opportunity for the 
public to provide brief comments on items that are relevant to Council 
business, but are otherwise not listed on the published agenda. The 
afternoon session on this day will begin with a progress report from 
the Council's Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Committee. The 
Council also will hear two reports based on topics related to the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas last 
meeting in South Africa. Next, there will be an update on the 
development of a risk policy that will serve as guidance to the Council 
and its Scientific and Statistical Committee when addressing scientific 
and management uncertainty in setting annual catch limits for NEFMC-
managed species. During this same afternoon there will be a 
presentation on a NOAA Fisheries/Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries 
Office (GARFO)-developed Vessel Baseline Amendment and Council approval 
of the range of management alternatives to be further analyzed and 
considered. The day will conclude with a summary of NOAA Fisheries 
efforts to develop a National Policy for Recreational Fishing.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

    The second day of the Council meeting will begin with a review and 
possible development of NEFMC comments on the U.S. Senate staff draft 
discussion document circulated by members of Congress in preparation 
for reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act. Two reports on electronic monitoring on board fishing 
vessels will then be presented. The first will provide a summary of 
outcomes resulting from a recent electronic monitoring workshop; and 
the second will be a report on the activities of the NEFMC's Groundfish 
Electronic Monitoring Working Group. The Council's Groundfish Committee 
will begin their report prior to a lunch break. It will request 
approval of Framework Adjustment 52 to the Northeast Multispecies 
(Groundfish) FMP, an action that would revise the commercial groundfish 
fishery accountability measures for southern and northern windowpane 
flounder stocks. During the discussion of Amendment 18 to the 
Groundfish FMP, the Council intends to approve the range of 
alternatives (for fleet diversity and accumulation limits) for further 
analysis in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Last under 
this agenda item, the NEFMC will initiate action (Framework Adjustment 
53 to the Groundfish FMP) on specifications for the three groundfish 
stocks managed under the U.S. Resource Sharing Understanding for 2015; 
and catch limits for Gulf of Maine haddock, two winter flounder stocks, 
and pollock for 2015[hyphen]17. Other measures will address the 
allocation of the windowpane flounder annual catch limits to other 
components of the fishery (sub-ACLs), accountability measures for those 
fisheries, and likely additional fishery management measures associated 
with these issues.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

    Council actions on the final day of the meeting will focus on the 
Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP. The NEFMC will: Initiate Scallop Framework 
Adjustment 26 (specifications for fishing years 2015-16 and the default 
measures that could apply); review and approve a Council policy that 
outlines the process for the NEFMC's scallop research set-aside 
program; approve research set-aside priorities for fishing years 2015-
16; and receive a performance report that reviews the sea scallop 
limited access general category IFQ fishery for 2010-12. Any other 
outstanding business will be addressed by the Council prior to 
adjournment.
    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 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 Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 28, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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