Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Public Meetings, 27897-27898 [2015-11759]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 94 / Friday, May 15, 2015 / Notices Register (80 FR 7413, 02–10–2015) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s memorandum, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied; Now, therefore, the Board hereby approves subzone status at the facility of Spectro Coating Corporation d/b/a Claremont Flock, LLC, located in Leominster, Massachusetts (Subzone 27N), as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13. Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of May 2015. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Attest:llllllllll Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–11855 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–03–2015] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 84— Houston, Texas; Authorization of Production Activity MHI Compressor International Corporation (Gas Compressors, Compressor Sets, Electrical Generators and Generating Sets), Pearland, Texas On January 12, 2015, MHI Compressor International Corporation submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility within FTZ 84—Site 37, in Pearland, Texas. The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (80 FR 4868, January 29, 2015). The FTZ Board has determined that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification is authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.14. Dated: May 12, 2015. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–11843 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:20 May 14, 2015 Jkt 235001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1982] Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 49 Under Alternative Site Framework, Newark/ Elizabeth, New Jersey 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 Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 49, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B– 56–2014, docketed 08–11–2014; amended 01–21–2015) for authority to reorganize and expand FTZ 49 under the ASF with a service area that includes the County of Hudson in its entirety, as well as those parts of the Counties of Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Union, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris and Somerset, New Jersey, which lie within the Port Authority’s jurisdiction known as the Port District, within and adjacent to the Newark/Elizabeth Customs and Border Protection port of entry. FTZ 49’s existing Sites 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 13 would be categorized as magnet sites, and Sites 5, 14 and 15 would be categorized as usage-driven sites; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (79 FR 48726, August 18, 2014) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendation of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied; Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders: The amended application to reorganize and expand FTZ 49 under the ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for the zone, to an ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Sites 2, 3, 4, 6 and 13 if not activated within five years from the month of approval, and to an ASF sunset provision for usage-driven sites that would terminate authority for Sites PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 27897 5, 14 and 15 if no foreign-status merchandise is admitted for a bona fide customs purpose within three years from the month of approval. Signed at Washington, DC, this 8 day of May 2015. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. ATTEST:llllllllll Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–11856 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public scoping meetings. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold five scoping hearings in June 2015 related to blueline tilefish management. The Council is considering developing a fishery management plan (FMP) for blueline tilefish and/or other deepwater species, or adding blueline tilefish to the existing golden tilefish FMP. There will also be a separate written comment period for Amendment scoping, which will be described in an upcoming Federal Register announcement as a ‘‘Notice of Intent (NOI)’’ to potentially develop an EIS that accompanies the Amendment. That NOI will also contain information regarding these scoping hearings, but to provide the public with sufficient advance notice of the hearings, this notice is being published now since the NOI will likely publish shortly before these hearings. DATES: The meetings will be held over several weeks between June 1, 2015 and June 18, 2015 as described in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for locations. Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331. Comments: Comments will be taken at all scoping hearings. A separate Federal Register announcement will be SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM 15MYN1 27898 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 94 / Friday, May 15, 2015 / Notices published soon that provides additional information on how to make written comments. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526–5255. The Council’s Web site, www.mafmc.org (see ‘‘Upcoming Events’’) also has details on the meeting locations and background materials. A scoping informational document and presentation recording will be posted to https://www.mafmc.org/actions/bluelinetilefish no later than May 26, 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There will be five scoping meetings with the following dates/times/locations: 1. Monday, June 1, 2015, 6 p.m., Hyatt Place Long Island/East End, 451 E. Main St., Riverhead, NY 11901; telephone: (631) 208–0002. 2. Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 6 p.m., Congress Hall Hotel, 251 Beach Ave., Cape May, NJ 08204; telephone: (888) 944–1816. 3. Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 6 p.m., Dare County Administration Building, Commissioners Meeting Room, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo, NC 27954; telephone: (252) 475–5700. 4. Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 6 p.m., Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 3001 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451; telephone: (757) 213–3000. 5. Thursday, June 18, 2015, 5 p.m., Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, Eunice Q. Sorin Visitor & Conference Center, 12320 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, MD 21842; telephone: (410) 213– 0552. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) manages blueline tilefish south of Virginia, but there is currently (as of May 11, 2015) no management of blueline tilefish in Federal waters north of North Carolina. Virginia and Maryland have instituted regulations for state waters, but catches in any Federal waters north of North Carolina may be landed from Delaware north without restriction. Blueline tilefish are susceptible to overfishing due to their biology (relatively longlived, sedentary, slow growing, and late maturing) so the Council is considering developing management measures. These potential measures could be considered via an amendment to the Council’s golden tilefish FMP, or a new FMP for blueline tilefish and/or other deep-water fish such as sand tilefish, snowy grouper, and black-bellied rosefish. Management measures could include a definition of the management unit, as well as acceptable biological catches, annual catch limits, trip limits, essential fish habitat, etc. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:20 May 14, 2015 Jkt 235001 For waters north of North Carolina, in response to recent catch increases the Council has already requested that NMFS take emergency action to implement a 300 pound (whole weight) commercial trip limit and a seven fish per-person recreational possession limit. This request was the result of a February 25, 2015 Council Meeting, the details of which may be found at: https://www. mafmc.org/briefing/2015/february-2014blueline-tilefish-webinar-meeting. These emergency measures are intended to prevent depletion of blueline tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic on an interim basis (for a maximum of 360 days) while the Council develops long-term management measures through the normal rulemaking process. NMFS has not decided whether and/or how to respond to the Council’s request. Through the SAFMC’s Amendment 32 (https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_ fisheries/s_atl/sg/2014/am32/), NMFS implemented a 112 pound (whole weight) commercial trip limit and a one fish per boat per trip recreational trip limit (with a limited season) for the South Atlantic management unit that extends to waters off the North Carolina/Virginia border. The SAFMC has also requested that the Amendment 32 limits be extended north for all Federal waters off the U.S. East Coast via an emergency rule. The outcome of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s and SAFMC’s emergency requests was not known at the time this notice was submitted. However, because any emergency rule can only be in effect for a maximum of 360 days, the Council is moving ahead with scoping for an amendment to develop long-term management and conservation measures for blueline tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic through the normal rule-making process. This is the first and best opportunity for members of the public to raise concerns related to the scope of issues that will be considered in the Amendment. The Council needs your input both to identify management issues and develop effective alternatives. Your comments early in the amendment development process will help us address issues of public concern in a thorough and appropriate manner. Comment topics could include the scope of issues in the amendment, concerns and potential alternatives related to blueline tilefish management, and the appropriate level of environmental analysis. Comments can be made during the scoping hearings as detailed above or in writing once the official NOI publishes. After scoping, the Council plans to develop a range of management alternatives to be PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 considered and prepare a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and/or other appropriate environmental analyses. These analyses will consider the impacts of the management alternatives being considered. Following a review of any comments on the draft analyses, the Council will then choose preferred management measures for submission with a Final EIS or Environmental Assessment to the Secretary of Commerce for publishing of a proposed and then final rule, both of which have additional comment periods. Special Accommodations These 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: May 12, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015–11759 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD895 FY 15 Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency Grants Program National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of funding availability. AGENCY: The principal objective of the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency Grants Program is to implement projects that use a proactive approach to improve or restore coastal habitat to: (1) Strengthen the resilience of our marine or coastal ecosystems to decrease the vulnerability of communities to extreme weather; and (2) support sustainable fisheries and contribute to the recovery of protected resources. See the full Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency Grants Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO), located on Grants.gov as described in the ADDRESSES section, for a complete description of program goals and how applications will be evaluated. Note that this funding opportunity is one of two competitions being administered by NOAA to build coastal resilience. The companion competition, the Regional SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM 15MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27897-27898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11759]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Fisheries of the 
Northeastern United States; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold five 
scoping hearings in June 2015 related to blueline tilefish management. 
The Council is considering developing a fishery management plan (FMP) 
for blueline tilefish and/or other deepwater species, or adding 
blueline tilefish to the existing golden tilefish FMP. There will also 
be a separate written comment period for Amendment scoping, which will 
be described in an upcoming Federal Register announcement as a ``Notice 
of Intent (NOI)'' to potentially develop an EIS that accompanies the 
Amendment. That NOI will also contain information regarding these 
scoping hearings, but to provide the public with sufficient advance 
notice of the hearings, this notice is being published now since the 
NOI will likely publish shortly before these hearings.

DATES: The meetings will be held over several weeks between June 1, 
2015 and June 18, 2015 as described in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for locations.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.
    Comments: Comments will be taken at all scoping hearings. A 
separate Federal Register announcement will be

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published soon that provides additional information on how to make 
written comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255. The Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org (see ``Upcoming 
Events'') also has details on the meeting locations and background 
materials. A scoping informational document and presentation recording 
will be posted to https://www.mafmc.org/actions/blueline-tilefish no 
later than May 26, 2015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There will be five scoping meetings with the 
following dates/times/locations:
    1. Monday, June 1, 2015, 6 p.m., Hyatt Place Long Island/East End, 
451 E. Main St., Riverhead, NY 11901; telephone: (631) 208-0002.
    2. Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 6 p.m., Congress Hall Hotel, 251 Beach 
Ave., Cape May, NJ 08204; telephone: (888) 944-1816.
    3. Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 6 p.m., Dare County Administration 
Building, Commissioners Meeting Room, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, 
Manteo, NC 27954; telephone: (252) 475-5700.
    4. Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 6 p.m., Hilton Virginia Beach 
Oceanfront, 3001 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451; telephone: 
(757) 213-3000.
    5. Thursday, June 18, 2015, 5 p.m., Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, 
Eunice Q. Sorin Visitor & Conference Center, 12320 Ocean Gateway, Ocean 
City, MD 21842; telephone: (410) 213-0552.
    The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) manages 
blueline tilefish south of Virginia, but there is currently (as of May 
11, 2015) no management of blueline tilefish in Federal waters north of 
North Carolina. Virginia and Maryland have instituted regulations for 
state waters, but catches in any Federal waters north of North Carolina 
may be landed from Delaware north without restriction. Blueline 
tilefish are susceptible to overfishing due to their biology 
(relatively long-lived, sedentary, slow growing, and late maturing) so 
the Council is considering developing management measures. These 
potential measures could be considered via an amendment to the 
Council's golden tilefish FMP, or a new FMP for blueline tilefish and/
or other deep-water fish such as sand tilefish, snowy grouper, and 
black-bellied rosefish. Management measures could include a definition 
of the management unit, as well as acceptable biological catches, 
annual catch limits, trip limits, essential fish habitat, etc.
    For waters north of North Carolina, in response to recent catch 
increases the Council has already requested that NMFS take emergency 
action to implement a 300 pound (whole weight) commercial trip limit 
and a seven fish per-person recreational possession limit. This request 
was the result of a February 25, 2015 Council Meeting, the details of 
which may be found at: https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/2015/february-2014-blueline-tilefish-webinar-meeting. These emergency measures are 
intended to prevent depletion of blueline tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic 
on an interim basis (for a maximum of 360 days) while the Council 
develops long-term management measures through the normal rulemaking 
process. NMFS has not decided whether and/or how to respond to the 
Council's request.
    Through the SAFMC's Amendment 32 (https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_fisheries/s_atl/sg/2014/am32/), NMFS implemented a 112 
pound (whole weight) commercial trip limit and a one fish per boat per 
trip recreational trip limit (with a limited season) for the South 
Atlantic management unit that extends to waters off the North Carolina/
Virginia border. The SAFMC has also requested that the Amendment 32 
limits be extended north for all Federal waters off the U.S. East Coast 
via an emergency rule. The outcome of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council's and SAFMC's emergency requests was not known at 
the time this notice was submitted. However, because any emergency rule 
can only be in effect for a maximum of 360 days, the Council is moving 
ahead with scoping for an amendment to develop long-term management and 
conservation measures for blueline tilefish off the Mid-Atlantic 
through the normal rule-making process.
    This is the first and best opportunity for members of the public to 
raise concerns related to the scope of issues that will be considered 
in the Amendment. The Council needs your input both to identify 
management issues and develop effective alternatives. Your comments 
early in the amendment development process will help us address issues 
of public concern in a thorough and appropriate manner. Comment topics 
could include the scope of issues in the amendment, concerns and 
potential alternatives related to blueline tilefish management, and the 
appropriate level of environmental analysis. Comments can be made 
during the scoping hearings as detailed above or in writing once the 
official NOI publishes. After scoping, the Council plans to develop a 
range of management alternatives to be considered and prepare a draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and/or other appropriate 
environmental analyses. These analyses will consider the impacts of the 
management alternatives being considered. Following a review of any 
comments on the draft analyses, the Council will then choose preferred 
management measures for submission with a Final EIS or Environmental 
Assessment to the Secretary of Commerce for publishing of a proposed 
and then final rule, both of which have additional comment periods.

Special Accommodations

    These 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: May 12, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-11759 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am]
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