Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting, 6508 [2016-02293]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 25 / Monday, February 8, 2016 / Notices
Dated: February 3, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: February 2, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–02393 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2016–02293 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am]
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
RIN 0648–XD224
Marine Mammals; File No. 18537
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY:
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
permit amendment.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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.
Notice is hereby given that
the Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife
Conservation, Juneau, AK [Responsible
Party: Robert Small, Ph.D.], has applied
for an amendment to Scientific Research
Permit No. 18537.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
March 9, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 18537 from the list of available
applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the 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.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. in the subject line
of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosa
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L. Gonzalez or Amy Sloan, (301) 427–
8401.
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold a public
meeting of the Scientific Uncertainty
Subcommittee of the Scientific and
Statistical Committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, February 23, 2016, beginning
at 10 a.m. and conclude by 4 p.m. For
agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will at the
DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore-BWI
Airport; 890 Elkridge Landing Rd,
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their
Web site at www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to conduct a
peer review of recent analyses
conducted by the Northeast Regional
Stock Assessment Southern Demersal
Working Group (SDWG) relative to stock
delineation in the population dynamics
models being developed for the
northern stock (Cape Hatteras, North
Carolina to Maine) of black sea bass
(Centropristis striata). The results of this
review will help guide the SDWG in the
treatment of issues related to
specification of spatial stock structure in
the operating model for this species.
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The
subject amendment to Permit No. 18537
is requested 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR 222–226), and the Fur Seal Act of
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et
seq.).
Permit No. 18537, issued on August 8,
2014 (79 FR 19578), authorizes takes of
Steller sea lions during aerial, vessel,
and ground surveys in support of the
long-term Steller sea lions research
program. It also authorizes incidental
disturbance of California sea lions
(Zalophus californianus), and northern
fur (Callorhinus ursinus), harbor (Phoca
vitulina), spotted (Phoca largha), ribbon
(Histriophoca fasciata), ringed (Phoca
hispida hispida), and bearded
(Erignathus barbatus) seals during
research activities, and annual
unintentional mortality of 5 Steller sea
lions from the Western Distinct
Population Segment (wDPS) and 10
Steller sea lions from the Eastern DPS.
See tables in permit for numbers of
takes by species, stock and activity. The
permit is valid through August 31, 2019.
The permit holder is requesting the
permit be amended to increase the
number of California and Steller (wDPS)
sea lions taken during aerial surveys
from 4,725 to 10,000, and from 48,000
to 75,000, respectively. The request is in
response to observed trends within
recent years of increasing northerly
movement of California sea lions, and as
a result of this, an increase in observed
animals in the current research area. In
addition, the use of more sophisticated
equipment has provided better
resolution and quality of images taken,
and, therefore, higher differentiation
among pinnipeds observed. The permit
holder also requests authorization to
increase the volume on a single blood
draw from Steller sea lions from up to
1 ml/kg to up to 4 ml/kg. The increase
would support research projects related
to the impacts of contaminants on
immune and endocrine parameters in
young Steller sea lions.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activities proposed are consistent with
the Preferred Alternative in the Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for Steller Sea Lion and
Northern Fur Seal Research (NMFS
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a public
meeting of the Scientific Uncertainty Subcommittee of the Scientific
and Statistical Committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2016,
beginning at 10 a.m. and conclude by 4 p.m. For agenda details, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will at the DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore-BWI
Airport; 890 Elkridge Landing Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or
on their Web site at www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302)
526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to conduct a
peer review of recent analyses conducted by the Northeast Regional
Stock Assessment Southern Demersal Working Group (SDWG) relative to
stock delineation in the population dynamics models being developed for
the northern stock (Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Maine) of black
sea bass (Centropristis striata). The results of this review will help
guide the SDWG in the treatment of issues related to specification of
spatial stock structure in the operating model for this species.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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: February 2, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-02293 Filed 2-5-16; 8:45 am]
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