Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings, 11518-11519 [2016-04858]

Download as PDF 11518 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 43 / Friday, March 4, 2016 / Notices Dated: February 25, 2016. Gregory W. Campbell, Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2016–04843 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XE479 Endangered Species Act; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: We, NMFS, announce a public meeting of a review of our recovery program under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The purpose of the review is to ensure that recovery program priorities and implementation are aligned with resources and mission mandates; enhance and align strategic management of NMFS regulatory programs; and provide transparency in the operation of NMFS recovery program. DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday April 19, 2016, through Thursday April 21, 2016, at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NOAA Science Center, 1301 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone: 301–713–1010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Therese Conant, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, 301–427–8456. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the ESA, section 4(f) requires the Secretary to develop and implement recovery plans for the conservation and survival of endangered and threatened species. Those recovery plans must include objective, measurable criteria which, when met, would lead to a determination that the species be removed from the list, site-specific management actions necessary to achieve the plan’s goal for the conservation of the species, and estimates of the time and costs to carry out the measures identified in the plan. We currently have final recovery plans for 47 species and draft recovery plans for five species. Recovery plans are not started or are under development for 39 species. The objective of the recovery program review is to determine if the current recovery planning process results in jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:22 Mar 03, 2016 Jkt 238001 recovery plans that are effective roadmaps for recovering the species as evidenced by whether the plans are being implemented by NMFS and stakeholders, resulting in progress towards meeting the recovery criteria so that the species may be delisted. This review will evaluate, within the context of current budget constraints, the efficacy of the recovery planning process, including the quality of the recovery plans, the implementation of recovery actions, and the monitoring of recovery progress. This review will provide recommendations to improve recovery plans and the recovery planning and implementation process to increase the likelihood of recovering species. The meeting is open to the public all day, and the public will have an opportunity to provide verbal or written comments in one-hour sessions each day. Exact times for the public comment sessions are not known, but will be scheduled after 2 p.m. each day. Special Accommodations This public meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other accommodations should be directed to Therese Conant (see ADDRESSES) as soon as possible, but no later than 7 business days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Dated: February 29, 2016. Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016–04793 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public hearings. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public hearings for the Council’s Blueline Tilefish Amendment. DATES: Written comments will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The hearings will be held between March 21, 2016 and March 29, 2016 as described below. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Written comments may be sent by any of the following methods: • Email to the following address: jdidden@mafmc.org; Include ‘‘Blueline Tilefish 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 ‘‘Blueline Tilefish Comments’’; or • Fax to (302) 674–5399. There will be four hearings with the following dates/times/locations: 1. Monday March 21, 2016, 6 p.m. Dare County Administration Building, Commissioners Meeting Room, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo, NC 27954; telephone: (252) 475–5700. 2. Tuesday March 22, 2016, 7 p.m. Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 3001 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451; telephone: (757) 213–3001. 3. Monday, March 28, 2016, 7 p.m. Hilton Suites Oceanfront, 3200 Baltimore Ave., Ocean City, MD 21842; telephone: (410) 289–6444. 4. Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 7 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn Lakewood, 1885 Route 70, Lakewood, NJ 08701; telephone: (732) 262–5232. Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331; Web site: 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 Council has initiated an amendment to the Golden Tilefish Fishery Management Plan to begin management and conservation of blueline tilefish in the Mid-Atlantic. Measures include options for establishing a Mid-Atlantic blueline tilefish unit, establishing status determination criteria, commercial/forhire/private permitting and reporting, establishment of a monitoring committee, framework adjustment procedures, specification process (including risk policy), commercial/ recreational allocations, commercial/ recreational trip/possession limits, essential fish habitat designation, and catch accountability measures. A public hearing document will be posted to the Council’s Web site, www.mafmc.org, on or before March 14, 2916. The Council will consider the public’s comments and testimony at its April 2016 Council Meeting, when it will take final action regarding adding blueline tilefish to the Golden Tilefish Fishery Management Plan. ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\04MRN1.SGM 04MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 43 / Friday, March 4, 2016 / Notices Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: March 1, 2016. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016–04858 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 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 Habitat 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 Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Providence Warwick (Airport), 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886; phone: (401) 732– 6000; fax: (401) 732–0261. 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: SUMMARY: jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Agenda 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, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: March 1, 2016. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016–04859 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Addition Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Addition to the Procurement List. AGENCY: The Committee plans to review habitat-related sections of five-year Council research priorities and forward recommendations to the Scientific and Statistical Committee. They will also receive update on framework adjustment to develop clam dredge access areas in Council-proposed Omnibus Habitat Amendment management areas. The committee will continue development of Omnibus Deep-Sea Coral Amendment; discuss goals and objectives of action, review VerDate Sep<11>2014 list of coral zones and Plan Development Team (PDT) recommended updates and recommend modified alternatives to Council as appropriate; discuss range of management measures for coral zones and recommend modified alternatives to Council as appropriate; review preliminary PDT summary of fishing activities within coral zones; Discuss timeline for action and work plan. The Committee may also receive an update on the Northeast Regional Ocean Plan. Other business will be discussed 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 these meetings. 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 the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. 15:22 Mar 03, 2016 Jkt 238001 This action adds a service to the Procurement List that will be provided by the nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. DATES: Effective Date: April 3, 2016. ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 11519 Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 715, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Addition On 1/29/2016 (81 FR 5009), the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed addition to the Procurement List. After consideration of the material presented to it concerning capability of qualified nonprofit agency to furnish the service and impact of the addition on the current or most recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the service listed below is suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR 51–2.4. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification I certify that the following action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were: 1. The action will not result in any additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities other than the small organization that will provide the service to the Government. 2. The action will result in authorizing a small entity to provide the service to the Government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in connection with the service proposed for addition to the Procurement List. End of Certification Accordingly, the following service is added to the Procurement List: Service Service Type: Base Supply Center Service Mandatory for: U.S. Army, Fort Wainwright, AK Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: RLCB, Inc., Raleigh, NC Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Army, 0413 AQ HQ, HQ PARC, Fort Wainwright, AK Barry S. Lineback, Director, Business Operations. [FR Doc. 2016–04811 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353–01–P E:\FR\FM\04MRN1.SGM 04MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11518-11519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04858]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public hearings for the Council's Blueline Tilefish Amendment.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, 
March 30, 2016. The hearings will be held between March 21, 2016 and 
March 29, 2016 as described below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent by any of the following 
methods:
     Email to the following address: jdidden@mafmc.org; Include 
``Blueline Tilefish 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 ``Blueline Tilefish Comments''; or
     Fax to (302) 674-5399.
    There will be four hearings with the following dates/times/
locations:
    1. Monday March 21, 2016, 6 p.m. Dare County Administration 
Building, Commissioners Meeting Room, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, 
Manteo, NC 27954; telephone: (252) 475-5700.
    2. Tuesday March 22, 2016, 7 p.m. Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 
3001 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451; telephone: (757) 213-3001.
    3. Monday, March 28, 2016, 7 p.m. Hilton Suites Oceanfront, 3200 
Baltimore Ave., Ocean City, MD 21842; telephone: (410) 289-6444.
    4. Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 7 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn Lakewood, 1885 
Route 70, Lakewood, NJ 08701; telephone: (732) 262-5232.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
Web site: 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 Council has initiated an amendment to 
the Golden Tilefish Fishery Management Plan to begin management and 
conservation of blueline tilefish in the Mid-Atlantic. Measures include 
options for establishing a Mid-Atlantic blueline tilefish unit, 
establishing status determination criteria, commercial/for-hire/private 
permitting and reporting, establishment of a monitoring committee, 
framework adjustment procedures, specification process (including risk 
policy), commercial/recreational allocations, commercial/recreational 
trip/possession limits, essential fish habitat designation, and catch 
accountability measures. A public hearing document will be posted to 
the Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org, on or before March 14, 2916. The 
Council will consider the public's comments and testimony at its April 
2016 Council Meeting, when it will take final action regarding adding 
blueline tilefish to the Golden Tilefish Fishery Management Plan.

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Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 1, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-04858 Filed 3-3-16; 8:45 am]
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