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adverse environmental impacts. The
three action alternatives also include
mitigation measures intended to
minimize potentially adverse
interactions with other protected
species that occur within the action
area. Protected species include all
marine mammals, which are covered
under the MMPA, all species listed
under the ESA, and bird species
protected under the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act.
NMFS is also evaluating a second
type of no-action alternative that
considers no federal funding for
fieldwork on fisheries and ecosystem
research activities. This is called the No
Research Alternative to distinguish it
from the No-Action/Status Quo
Alternative. The No-Action/Status Quo
Alternative will be used as the baseline
to compare all of the other alternatives.
Potential direct and indirect effects on
the environment are evaluated under
each alternative in the DPEA. The
environmental effects on the following
resources are considered: Physical
environment, special resource areas,
fish, marine mammals, birds, sea turtles,
invertebrates, and the social and
economic environment. Cumulative
effects of external actions and the
contribution of fisheries research
activities to the overall cumulative
impact on the aforementioned resources
is also evaluated in the DPEA for the
geographic regions in which NEFSC
surveys are conducted.
NMFS requests comments on the
DPEA for Fisheries Research Conducted
and Funded by the National Marine
Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries
Science Center. Please include, with
your comments, any supporting data or
literature citations that may be
informative in substantiating your
comment.
Dated: December 22, 2014.
William Karp,
Director, Northeast Fisheries Science Center,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Fixed
Gear Electronic Monitoring (EM)
workgroup will meet in Anchorage, AK.
SUMMARY:
The meetings will be held
January 12–13, 2015, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., respectively.
DATES:
The meetings will be held at
the Hilton Hotel, Aspen/Spruce Room,
500 W 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
The
agenda is to finalize the 2015 EM
Cooperative Research Plan and discuss
funding and timelines for the research
plan, pre-implementation, and the
Council analysis to integrate EM into
the observer program.
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
https://www.npfmc.org/.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions
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 Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take final action to address the
emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Gail Bendixen at
(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days
prior to the meeting date.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
Dated: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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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:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Herring Committee to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Friday, January 16, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Sheraton Harborside, 250
Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801;
telephone: (603) 431–2300; fax: (603)
431–7805.
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 on the agenda are:
The committee will receive a report
from the January 15, 2015 Herring
Advisory Panel (AP) meeting and
consider the AP recommendations. The
committee will also review Action Plans
for the 2016–2018 Atlantic herring
fishery specifications and an
amendment to the Atlantic Herring FMP
to consider control rules for the Atlantic
herring fishery that account for herring’s
role as forage in the ecosystem
(Amendment 8). They plan to discuss
possible cooperative research priorities
for any research set-aside that may be
allocated in 2016–18 during the Atlantic
herring fishery specifications process
and develop Committee
recommendations. They will also
review/approve a draft scoping
document for an amendment to the
Herring FMP to consider control rules
for the Atlantic herring fishery that
account for herring’s role as forage in
the ecosystem. The committee will
review/discuss options under
consideration in the NMFS-led omnibus
Industry-Funded Monitoring
SUMMARY:
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Amendment to address observer
coverage on Atlantic herring vessels and
develop Committee recommendations.
The committee will discuss other
business as necessary.
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
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
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Written comments may be
sent by any of the following methods:
• Email to the following address:
kdancy@mafmc.org; Include ‘‘Deep Sea
Corals Amendment Comments’’ in the
subject line;
• Mail or hand deliver to Dr.
Christopher M. Moore, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 North State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, Delaware
19901. Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Deep Sea Corals Amendment
Comments’’; or
• Fax to (302) 674–5399.
• A web form for submitting
comments is available on the Council’s
Web site: https://www.mafmc.org/
comments/deep-sea-corals. The draft
Amendment document may be obtained
from the Council office at the previously
provided address, or by request to the
Council by telephone (302) 674–2331, or
via the Internet at https://
www.mafmc.org.
• Comments may also be provided
verbally at any of the five public
hearings. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for dates, times, and
locations.
ADDRESSES:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Dr.
Christopher M. Moore, Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 800 North
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331. The
Council’s Web site, www.mafmc.org also
has details on the meeting location,
webinar listen-in access, and public
hearing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings
The Council has initiated an
amendment to the Atlantic Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish FMP in order to
minimize the impacts of fishing gear on
deep sea corals in the mid-Atlantic. The
Council has approved a range of
alternatives proposing designation of
deep sea coral protection zones, under
the discretionary authority described in
section 303(b)(2)(b) of the reauthorized
Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA). These
zones would consist of areas where use
of certain gear types (all bottom-tending
gear or all mobile bottom-tending gear)
would be restricted in order to protect
deep sea corals from physical damage
caused by fishing gear. Although this
action is being taken through the
Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish
FMP, these measures could apply to any
federally regulated fishing activity
occurring within the proposed areas in
the Mid-Atlantic Council region.
Additionally, this amendment proposes
to modify the framework provisions of
the FMP and require Vessel Monitoring
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Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings,
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
developing an Amendment to the
Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (called
‘‘Measures to Protect Deep Sea Corals
from Impacts of Fishing Gear’’) that will
address minimizing the impacts of
fishing gear on deep sea corals in the
Mid-Atlantic.
DATES: Written comments will be
accepted until Wednesday, January 28,
2015. Five public hearings will be held
during this comment period. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates,
times, and locations.
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Systems (VMS) for all Illex squid
vessels. For more information and to
access the public hearing document,
visit: https://www.mafmc.org/actions/
msb/am16.
Public Hearings
The dates and locations of the public
hearings are as follows.
• Monday, January 12, 2015, 7 p.m.,
Hyatt Place Long Island/East End, 451
East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901,
telephone: (631) 208–0002;
• Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 7 p.m.,
The Grand Hotel, 1045 Beach Avenue,
Cape May, NJ 08204, telephone: (609)
884–5611;
• Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 7
p.m., Washington Marriott at Metro
Center, 775 12th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20005, telephone: (202)
737–2200;
• Thursday, January 15, 2015, 7 p.m.,
Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 3001
Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA
23451, telephone: (866) 460–7456;
• Friday, January 16, 2015, 7 p.m.,
Ocean Pines Library, 11107 Cathell Rd.,
Berlin, MD 21811, telephone: (410) 208–
4014;
• Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 7 p.m.,
Internet webinar, Connection
information to be available at https://
www.mafmc.org or by contacting the
Council (see ADDRESSES above).
Special Accommodations
These public hearings are accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to Jan
Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of correction of a public
meeting.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s Pacific
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD678
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 (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Committee to consider
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 at 9:30
a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton
Harborside, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603)
431-2300; fax: (603) 431-7805.
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 on the agenda are:
The committee will receive a report from the January 15, 2015
Herring Advisory Panel (AP) meeting and consider the AP
recommendations. The committee will also review Action Plans for the
2016-2018 Atlantic herring fishery specifications and an amendment to
the Atlantic Herring FMP to consider control rules for the Atlantic
herring fishery that account for herring's role as forage in the
ecosystem (Amendment 8). They plan to discuss possible cooperative
research priorities for any research set-aside that may be allocated in
2016-18 during the Atlantic herring fishery specifications process and
develop Committee recommendations. They will also review/approve a
draft scoping document for an amendment to the Herring FMP to consider
control rules for the Atlantic herring fishery that account for
herring's role as forage in the ecosystem. The committee will review/
discuss options under consideration in the NMFS-led omnibus Industry-
Funded Monitoring
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Amendment to address observer coverage on Atlantic herring vessels and
develop Committee recommendations. The committee will discuss other
business as necessary.
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 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 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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