North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 27288-27289 [2015-11570]

Download as PDF 27288 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 92 / Wednesday, May 13, 2015 / Notices Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 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 Scallop Committee on 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 Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634–2000; fax: (774) 634–2001. 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 Committee will review progress and make recommendations related to Amendment 19, which is considering measures to address timing issues that inhibit implementation of fishery specifications at the start of the scallop fishing year (March 1). The Committee will also discuss an issue that has been raised at previous meetings related to scallop fishing space in near shore areas and issues of differential catch rates for general category and limited access vessels. The Council may have a workshop later this year to discuss these issues further as well as review a draft action plan for Framework 27 that will consider fishery specifications for 2016 and default measures for 2017. The Committee will discuss final research priority recommendations for the 2016 Scallop Research Set-Aside announcement. All recommendations will be forwarded to the Council for their June 2015 meeting. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 May 12, 2015 Jkt 235001 Dated: May 8, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015–11569 Filed 5–12–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 2. June 10, 2015, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Hilton Inn, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD796 Schedules for Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops; Correction National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public workshops; correction. AGENCY: NMFS cancelled the Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification workshop originally scheduled for April 28, 2015, in Kenner, LA. The workshop instructors were not able to travel to the location due to intermittent power outages at the New Orleans airport. This workshop was announced in the Federal Register on March 6, 2015. NMFS has rescheduled the workshop for June 10, 2015, to be held at the same time and location, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hilton Inn, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062. DATES: The Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification workshop originally scheduled for April 28, 2015, in Kenner, LA, has been rescheduled to June 10, 2015. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further details. ADDRESSES: The location of the rescheduled workshop has not changed. It will be held in Kenner, LA. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further details. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Pearson by phone: (727) 824–5399, or by fax: (727) 824–5398. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop schedules, registration information, and a list of frequently asked questions regarding these workshops are posted on the Internet at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ compliance/workshops/. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Correction In the Federal Register of March 6, 2015, (80 FR 12152) in FR Doc. 2015– 05174, on page 12153, in the third column, the date of the second Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification workshop listed under the heading ‘‘Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations’’ is corrected to read as follows: Sfmt 4703 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: May 6, 2015. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015–11467 Filed 5–12–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD931 North Pacific 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Observer Advisory Committee (OAC) will meet in Anchorage, AK. DATES: The meeting will be held on May 29, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Coast International Inn, 3450 Aviation Avenue, Susitna room, Anchorage, AK. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271–2809. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda will be to discuss and provide recommendations on the observer program review documents (supplemental Environmental Assessment, 2014 Observer Annual Report) and observer regulatory amendment analyses. The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https:// www.npfmc.org/. SUMMARY: Special Accommodations The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for E:\FR\FM\13MYN1.SGM 13MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 92 / Wednesday, May 13, 2015 / Notices 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. Dated: May 8, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015–11570 Filed 5–12–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Fishery Products Subject to Trade Restrictions Pursuant to Certification Under the High Seas Driftnet Fishing (HSDF) Moratorium Protection Act National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 13, 2015. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Kristin Rusello, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, F/IS5, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301) 427–8376, or kristin.rusello@ noaa.gov. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This request is for extension of a currently approved information collection. Pursuant to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (Moratorium Protection Act), if certain fish or fish products of a nation are subject to import prohibitions to 17:27 May 12, 2015 Jkt 235001 II. Method of Collection Submissions will be accepted via email or fax. III. Data SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 facilitate enforcement, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires that other fish or fish products from that nation that are not subject to the import prohibitions must be accompanied by documentation of admissibility. A duly authorized official/agent of the applicant’s Government must certify that the fish in the shipments being imported into the United States (U.S.) are of a species that are not subject to an import restriction of the U.S. If a nation is identified under the Moratorium Protection Act and fails to receive a certification decision from the Secretary of Commerce, products from that nation that are not subject to the import prohibitions must be accompanied by the documentation of admissibility. OMB Control Number: 0648–0651. Form Number(s): None. Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently approved information collection). Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 60. Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100 hours. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $10 in reporting/recordkeeping costs. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 27289 Dated: May 7, 2015. Sarah Brabson, NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–11490 Filed 5–12–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD888 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit application submitted by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on Exempted Fishing Permit applications. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 28, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following methods: • Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments on NEFSC Study Fleet EFP.’’ • Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ‘‘Comments on NEFSC Study Fleet EFP.’’ SUMMARY: Liz Sullivan, Fishery Management Specialist, 978–282–8493, Liz.Sullivan@ noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) submitted a complete application for an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) on March 18, 2015, to enable data collection activities that the regulations on commercial fishing would otherwise restrict. The EFP would exempt 37 federally permitted commercial fishing vessels from the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\13MYN1.SGM 13MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27288-27289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11570]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD931


North Pacific 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) 
Observer Advisory Committee (OAC) will meet in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 29, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Coast International Inn, 
3450 Aviation Avenue, Susitna room, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone: 
(907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda will be to discuss and provide 
recommendations on the observer program review documents (supplemental 
Environmental Assessment, 2014 Observer Annual Report) and observer 
regulatory amendment analyses. The Agenda is subject to change, and the 
latest version will be posted at https://www.npfmc.org/.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for

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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.

    Dated: May 8, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-11570 Filed 5-12-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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