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serious injury to occur. In addition, the
planned activity would not occur in
areas (and/or times) of significance for
the marine mammal populations
potentially affected by the exercises
(e.g., feeding or resting areas,
reproductive areas), and the activities
would only occur in a small part of their
overall range, so the impact of any
potential temporary displacement
would be negligible and animals would
be expected to return to the area after
the cessations of activities. Although the
planned activity could result in Level A
(PTS only) and Level B (behavioral
disturbance and TTS) harassment of
marine mammals, the level of
harassment is not anticipated to impact
rates of recruitment or survival of
marine mammals because the number of
exposed animals is expected to be low
due to the short-term (i.e., four hours a
day or less on one day) and site-specific
nature of the activity. We do not
anticipate that the effects would be
detrimental to rates of recruitment and
survival because we do not expect
serious or extended behavioral
responses that would result in energetic
effects at the level to impact fitness.
Based on the analysis contained
herein of the likely effects of the
specified activity on marine mammals
and their habitat, and taking into
consideration the implementation of the
mitigation and monitoring measures,
and the short duration of the activities,
NMFS finds that 86 FWS’s LRS WSEP
operations will result in the incidental
take of marine mammals, by Level A
and Level B harassment, and that the
taking from the LRS WSEP exercises
will have a negligible impact on the
affected species or stocks.
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Impact on Availability of Affected
Species or Stock for Taking for
Subsistence Uses
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of marine mammals implicated by this
action. Therefore, NMFS has
determined that the total taking of
affected species or stocks would not
have an unmitigable adverse impact on
the availability of such species or stocks
for taking for subsistence purposes.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
No marine mammal species listed
under the ESA are expected to be
affected by these activities. Therefore,
NMFS has determined that a section 7
consultation under the ESA is not
required.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
NMFS prepared an EA in accordance
with the NEPA. NMFS determined that
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these activities will not have a
significant effect on the human
environment and signed a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) in
September 2016.
Authorization
As a result of these determinations,
NMFS has issued an IHA to 86 FWS for
conducting LRS WSEP activities, for a
period of one year from the date of
issuance, provided the previously
mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and
reporting requirements are incorporated.
Dated: September 27, 2016.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC).
DATES: The SSC will meet 1:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 18, 2016;
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday,
October 19, 2016; and 8:30 a.m. to 3
p.m., Thursday, October 20, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Charleston Marriott Hotel, 170
Lockwood Blvd., Charleston, SC 29403;
phone: (843) 723–3000 or (800) 968–
3569.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571–
4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC–10; fax:
(843) 769–4520; email: kim.iverson@
safmc.net.
SUMMARY:
The
following agenda items will be
addressed by the SSC during this
meeting:
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1. NMFS Stock Assessment
Prioritization tool application to
selected South Atlantic stocks.
2. Receive an update on Southeast
Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
activities.
3. Receive an update on 2015
Landings, Annual Catch Limits (ACLs),
Acceptable Biological Catches (ABCs)
and Accountability Measures (AMs).
4. Discuss modifications to the ABC
Control Rule.
5. Further consider the SEDAR stock
assessment update and fishing level
recommendations for Golden Tilefish.
6. Review Snapper Grouper
Amendment 43, including Red Snapper
reference points, consider fishing level
recommendations, and reliability of
NOAA Fisheries’ Marine Recreational
Information Program estimates.
7. Review a study on Black Sea Bass
commercial pot mesh size.
8. Review the draft Council
management analysis review process.
9. Consider fishing level
recommendations for Spiny Lobster.
10. Review Snapper Grouper
Amendment 41 for Mutton Snapper.
11. Discuss proposed topics for the
next National SSC meeting.
12. Receive an update on the
Council’s work plan and current
amendments.
13. Discuss revisions to the SSC
Public Comment Policy.
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
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
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Written comment on SSC agenda
topics is to be distributed to the
Committee through the Council office.
Written comment to be considered by
the SSC shall be provided to the Council
office no later than one week prior to an
SSC meeting. The deadline for
submission of written comment is 12
p.m. Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Two
opportunities for comment on agenda
items will be provided during the SSC
meeting and noted on the agenda. The
first will be at the beginning of the
meeting, and the second near the
conclusion, when the SSC reviews its
recommendations.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
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aids should be directed to the SAFMC
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10
business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence
specified in this agenda are subject to
change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 28, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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subject of formal action during the
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that
require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the 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 Mr.
Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2425 at
least 10 business days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Salmon Subcommittee of the Scientific
and Statistical Committee will hold a
joint methodology review meeting with
the Salmon Technical Team.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, October 18, 2016, from 1 p.m.
until business for the day is complete.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Large Conference Room of the
Pacific Council.
Council address: Pacific Council,
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
Portland, OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mike Burner, Pacific Council; (503)
820–2414.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the methodology review
meeting is to discuss and review
proposed changes to analytical methods
used in salmon management.
Recommendations from the
methodology review meeting will be
presented at the November 13–21, 2016
Council meeting in Garden Grove, CA
where the Council is scheduled to take
final action on the proposals. One topic,
a forecast model for Sacramento River
winter Chinook, was adopted by the
Council at their September 12–20, 2016
meeting in Boise, ID for consideration at
the methodology review meeting.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
Dated: September 28, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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above-named applicant. The requested
permit has been issued under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations
governing the taking and importing of
marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
Permit No. 20481 authorizes filming
California sea lions along the California
˜
coast and offshore from Point Ano
Nuevo south to the Channel Islands. Up
to 1000 California sea lions may be
approached for filming from land,
vessel, and underwater (snorkelers or
scuba divers). In addition, up to1000
long-beaked common dolphins
(Delphinus capensis) and 1000 shortbeaked common dolphins (D. delphis)
may be incidentally harassed and filmed
during operations. The permit expires
on August 31, 2017.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Dated: September 27, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammals; File No. 20481
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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Notice is hereby given that a
permit has been issued to the British
Broadcasting Company (BBC) Natural
History Unit, 23 Whiteladies Road,
Bristol BS8 2LR, United Kingdom,
commercial and educational
photography on California sea lions
(Zalophus californianus).
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosa
´
Gonzalez or Jennifer Skidmore, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
25, 2016, notice was published in the
Federal Register (81 FR 48394) that a
request for a permit to commercial and
educational photography on California
sea lions had been submitted by the
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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
Scientific & Statistical 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.
SUMMARY:
This meeting will be held on
Tuesday, October 18, 2016, beginning at
9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Garden Inn, Boston Logan,
DATES:
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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 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).
DATES: The SSC will meet 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 18,
2016; 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2016; and 8:30
a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, October 20, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Charleston Marriott Hotel,
170 Lockwood Blvd., Charleston, SC 29403; phone: (843) 723-3000 or
(800) 968-3569.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520;
email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following agenda items will be addressed
by the SSC during this meeting:
1. NMFS Stock Assessment Prioritization tool application to
selected South Atlantic stocks.
2. Receive an update on Southeast Data, Assessment and Review
(SEDAR) activities.
3. Receive an update on 2015 Landings, Annual Catch Limits (ACLs),
Acceptable Biological Catches (ABCs) and Accountability Measures (AMs).
4. Discuss modifications to the ABC Control Rule.
5. Further consider the SEDAR stock assessment update and fishing
level recommendations for Golden Tilefish.
6. Review Snapper Grouper Amendment 43, including Red Snapper
reference points, consider fishing level recommendations, and
reliability of NOAA Fisheries' Marine Recreational Information Program
estimates.
7. Review a study on Black Sea Bass commercial pot mesh size.
8. Review the draft Council management analysis review process.
9. Consider fishing level recommendations for Spiny Lobster.
10. Review Snapper Grouper Amendment 41 for Mutton Snapper.
11. Discuss proposed topics for the next National SSC meeting.
12. Receive an update on the Council's work plan and current
amendments.
13. Discuss revisions to the SSC Public Comment Policy.
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 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 Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Written comment on SSC agenda topics is to be distributed to the
Committee through the Council office. Written comment to be considered
by the SSC shall be provided to the Council office no later than one
week prior to an SSC meeting. The deadline for submission of written
comment is 12 p.m. Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Two opportunities for
comment on agenda items will be provided during the SSC meeting and
noted on the agenda. The first will be at the beginning of the meeting,
and the second near the conclusion, when the SSC reviews its
recommendations.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for auxiliary
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aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10
business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject
to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 28, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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