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During the webinar, Council staff will
present an overview of the amendment
and will be available for informal
discussions and to answer questions via
webinar. Members of the public will
have an opportunity to go on record to
record their comments for consideration
by the Council.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearing
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public hearing.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public hearing via webinar
pertaining to Amendment 30 to the
Coastal Migratory Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) for the Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic Region. The amendment
addresses alternatives for changing the
recreational fishing year for Atlantic
cobia (Georgia through New York).
DATES: The public hearing will be held
via webinar on Tuesday, October 25,
2016.
SUMMARY:
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,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
public hearing will be conducted via
webinar accessible via the internet from
the Council’s Web site at
www.safmc.net. The hearing will begin
at 6 p.m. Registration for the webinar is
required. Registration information will
be posted on the Council’s Web site at
www.safmc.net as it becomes available.
Any graphics, including maps, drawings
or images to be shown during public
comment should be emailed to Mike
Collins at mike.collins@safmc.net prior
to the public hearing.
ADDRESSES:
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Amendment 30 to the Coastal Migratory
Pelagic FMP
This amendment includes one action
to modify the recreational fishing year
for Atlantic cobia. In combination with
the proposed changes to slow the rate of
recreational harvest in Framework
Amendment 4, the action in
Amendment 30 is expected to reduce
the likelihood of exceeding the annual
catch limit and triggering accountability
measures before the most popular time
to recreationally fish for Atlantic cobia
(May through September), and also to
provide fair access to the Atlantic cobia
resource for all participants.
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Special Accommodations
The hearing is physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days
prior to the hearing.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 5, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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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
Recreational Advisory Panel 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
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Garden Inn, Four Home
Depot Drive, Plymouth, MA 02360;
phone: (508) 830–0200.
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:
Agenda
The Recreational Advisory Panel will
discuss Framework Adjustment 56—
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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
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.
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Council; Public Meeting
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Specifications and Management
Measures. They will also discuss
recreational measures and draft impact
analysis and make recommendations to
the Groundfish Committee. They will
discuss preliminary FY2016 data, if
available. 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
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Dated: October 4, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE766
Marine Mammals; File No. 19669
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
permit has been issued to Chicago
Zoological Society [Michael J.
Adkesson, D.V.M., Responsible Party],
3300 South Golf Rd., Brookfield, Illinois
60513 to receive, import, and export
specimens from South American fur
seal (Arctocephalus australis) and South
American sea lion (Otaria flavescens)
for scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
SUMMARY:
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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:
Shasta McClenahan or Jennifer
Skidmore, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
29, 2016, notice was published in the
Federal Register (81 FR 59190) that a
request for a permit to receive, import,
and export specimens for scientific
research had been submitted by the
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).
The applicant will receive, import,
and export biological samples taken for
scientific research that continues the
long term evaluation and monitoring of
pinniped population health at the Punta
San Juan reserve and marine protected
area in Peru. The permit is valid
through October 1, 2021.
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: October 4, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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Marine Mammals; File No. 20658
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Joseph Wilson, 1st Augustine’s Yard,
Gaunts Lane, Bristol, BS1 5DE, United
Kingdom, has applied in due form for a
permit to conduct commercial or
educational photography of killer
(Orcinus orca) and minke (Balaenoptera
bonaerensis) whales.
SUMMARY:
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Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
November 10, 2016.
ADDRESSES: These documents are
available upon written request or by
appointment in the Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest 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:
Amy Hapeman or Shasta McClenahan,
(301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant proposes to film killer
and minke whales in McMurdo Sound
and the Ross Sea for the production of
a documentary film for Disneynature
studio. Up to 60 killer and minke
whales per year could be targeted and
disturbed during aerial filming. The
permit is requested for two years.
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
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
DATES:
Dated: October 4, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE945
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Workshop
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public workshop.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
is sponsoring a workshop to review
methods used to reconstruct historical
groundfish catches off Washington,
Oregon, and California. The workshop is
open to the public.
DATES: The Historical Catch
Reconstruction Workshop will
commence at 1 p.m. PST, Tuesday,
November 1, 2016 and continue until
5:30 p.m. or as necessary to complete
business for the day. The workshop will
reconvene on Wednesday, November 2
and Thursday, November 3, starting at
8:30 a.m. PST each day and continuing
as necessary to complete business for
the day.
ADDRESSES: The Historical Catch
Reconstruction Workshop will be held
at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel,
Garden A–B Room, 8235 NE Airport
Way, Portland, OR 97220; telephone:
(503) 281–2500.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384; telephone: (503) 820–
2280.
SUMMARY:
Mr.
John DeVore, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820–2413.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Historical Catch
Reconstruction Workshop is to review
proposed methods for reconstructing the
historical catches of groundfish off
Washington, Oregon, and California.
Data stewards and others who are
familiar with catch accounting systems
will participate in the workshop.
Recommended methods for
reconstructing historical groundfish
catches will be made available for use
in groundfish stock assessments in 2017
and beyond. Public comments during
the workshop will be received from
attendees at the discretion of the chair.
Although non-emergency issues not
identified in the workshop agenda may
come before the workshop participants
for discussion, those issues may not be
the subject of formal action during this
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE766
Marine Mammals; File No. 19669
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to
Chicago Zoological Society [Michael J. Adkesson, D.V.M., Responsible
Party], 3300 South Golf Rd., Brookfield, Illinois 60513 to receive,
import, and export specimens from South American fur seal
(Arctocephalus australis) and South American sea lion (Otaria
flavescens) for scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the Permits and Conservation
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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: Shasta McClenahan or Jennifer
Skidmore, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 29, 2016, notice was published in
the Federal Register (81 FR 59190) that a request for a permit to
receive, import, and export specimens for scientific research had been
submitted by the 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).
The applicant will receive, import, and export biological samples
taken for scientific research that continues the long term evaluation
and monitoring of pinniped population health at the Punta San Juan
reserve and marine protected area in Peru. The permit is valid through
October 1, 2021.
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: October 4, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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