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request, the SEFSC has developed a
sampling procedure which will require
additional commercial trip interview
with fishers in the Caribbean. This data
collection is authorized under 50 CFR
part 622.5.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: October 18, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. For more
information or request for sign language
interpretation and/other auxiliary aids,
´
please contact Mr. Miguel A. Rolon,
Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery
˜
Management Council, 270 Munoz
Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan,
Puerto Rico, 00918, telephone (787)
766–5926, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Caribbean Fishery Management
Council (CFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Outreach and Education Advisory Panel
(OEAP) will meet in Puerto Rico.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
November 17, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
˜
CFMC Office, 270 Munoz Rivera
Avenue, Suite 401 San Juan, Puerto Rico
00918.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
˜
270 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918, telephone:
(787) 766–5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OEAP
will meet to discuss the items contained
in the following agenda:
Æ Call to Order
Æ Adoption of Agenda
Æ OEAP Chairperson’s Report
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Æ Responsible Seafood Consumption
Campaign
Æ CFMC Report 157th Regular
Meeting
Æ 2017 Calendar
Æ Fuete y Verguilla Issue Celebrating
40 Year of the Magnusson Stevens
Act and the CFMC
Æ Caribbean Fishery App
Æ USVI Activities
Æ Social Media for Council
Communications with Stakeholders
Æ PEPCO
Æ MREP Caribbean
Æ Island-Based Fisheries Management
Plans (FMPs)
Æ Other Business
The meeting is open to the public,
and will be conducted in English.
Fishers and other interested persons are
invited to attend and participate with
oral or written statements regarding
agenda issues.
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Dated: October 19, 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–XE971
Caribbean Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of scoping meetings on
Federal permits to harvest queen
snapper and cardinal snapper (Snapper
Unit 2) from Puerto Rico EEZ waters.
AGENCY:
The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council is considering
establishing federal permits to harvest
queen snapper and cardinal snapper
(Snapper Unit 2) from Puerto Rico EEZ
waters and is conducting scoping
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meetings to obtain public comments
regarding this matter.
Dates and Addresses
November 14, 2016, 7 p.m.–10 p.m.—
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Corporacion de Pescadores Unidos,
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Playa Hucares, Sector El Morillo, Carr.
#3 Km. 65.9, Naguabo, Puerto Rico;
November 15, 2016, 7 p.m.–10 p.m.—
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Mayaguez Holiday Inn, 2701 Hostos
¨
Avenue, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
˜
270 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903,
telephone: (787) 766–5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The goal
of these scoping meetings is to allow the
public to comment on the options listed
below and to provide alternative options
not yet considered by the Council and
NMFS, on federal permits to harvest
queen snapper and cardinal snapper
(Snapper Unit 2) from Puerto Rico EEZ
waters.
Actions and Alternatives
Action 1: Establish a commercial
permit to harvest queen snapper and
cardinal snapper (Snapper Unit 2 [SU2])
from the Puerto Rico exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
Option 1 (No Action): Do not require
a commercial permit for harvest of
queen snapper and cardinal snapper
from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 2: Require a commercial
permit for harvest of queen snapper and
cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico
EEZ. If Option 2 is selected, the Council
must also select Option 3, 4, or 5.
Sub-option A: Establish an open
access commercial permit for harvest of
queen snapper and cardinal snapper
from the Puerto Rico EEZ, with no limit
on the number of permits that may be
issued.
Sub-option B: Establish a limited
entry commercial permit for harvest of
queen snapper and cardinal snapper
from the Puerto Rico EEZ in which,
following some period of eligibility, no
new permits would be issued. If this
sub-option is chosen, guidelines for
transferring permits would need to be
established.
Option 3: Recognize the Puerto Rico
Department of Natural and
Environmental Resources (PRDNER)
commercial queen snapper and cardinal
snapper harvest permit as the required
commercial permit for harvest of queen
snapper and cardinal snapper in the
Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 4: Require a federal permit as
the required commercial permit for
harvest of queen snapper and cardinal
snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
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Sub-option A: The required federal
permit would be assigned to the
individual fisher or to their business,
and therefore valid regardless of the
vessel from which the fisher is
operating.
Sub-option B: The required federal
permit would be assigned to a vessel
and therefore valid for all licensed
fishers operating from that vessel.
Option 5: Require either the Puerto
Rico commercial queen snapper and
cardinal snapper harvest permit, or a
separate federal commercial SU2
harvest permit, for commercial harvest
of queen snapper and cardinal snapper
from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Action 2: Permit eligibility.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not establish
eligibility requirements for obtaining a
commercial permit to harvest queen
snapper and cardinal snapper from the
Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 2: Require the applicant for a
commercial permit to harvest queen
snapper and cardinal snapper from the
Puerto Rico EEZ to hold a valid
commercial license to fish in the U.S.
EEZ.
Option 3: Require the applicant for a
commercial permit to harvest queen
snapper and cardinal snapper from the
Puerto Rico EEZ to provide proof of
previous queen snapper or cardinal
snapper harvest activity during a
specific period of time.
Sub-option A: Use the most recent
three years of reported commercial
landings of queen snapper and/or
cardinal snapper to determine
eligibility.
Sub-option B: Require the fisher to
provide evidence of commercial queen
snapper and/or cardinal snapper
landings for at least three of the most
recent five years for which landings data
are available.
Sub-option C: Other.
Option 4: Require the applicant for a
commercial permit to harvest queen
snapper and cardinal snapper from the
Puerto Rico EEZ to provide proof of
average annual landings of queen
snapper and cardinal snapper during
the specific period of time identified in
Option 3.1
Sub-option A: Minimum reported
average annual landings of x pounds
whole weight.
Sub-option B: Minimum reported
average annual landings of y pounds
whole weight.
Sub-option C: Minimum reported
average annual landings of z pounds
whole weight.
Option 5: Other/Alternate Eligibility
Requirements?
1 Choosing Option 4 assumes that Option 3 was
first chosen.
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Action 3: Allowable gear.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not define
allowable gear for commercial harvest of
queen snapper and cardinal snapper
from Puerto Rico EEZ waters.
Option 2: Define the allowable gear
for commercial harvest of queen
snapper and cardinal snapper from
Puerto Rico EEZ waters.
Sub-option A: Manual hook-and-line
(no power retrieval).
Sub-option B: Bandit gear.
Sub-option C: Other.
Action 4: Allowable number of fishing
trips.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not specify
a maximum number of allowable fishing
trips per year for commercial harvest of
queen snapper and cardinal snapper
from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 2: Specify a maximum number
of allowable fishing trips per year for
commercial harvest of queen snapper
and cardinal snapper from the Puerto
Rico EEZ.
Sub-option A: x trips.
Sub-option B: y trips.
Sub-option C: z trips.
Sub-option D: Other.
Action 5: Commercial trip limits.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not specify
a commercial trip limit for queen
snapper and cardinal snapper harvested
from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 2: Specify a commercial trip
limit (in pounds) for queen snapper and
cardinal snapper harvested from the
Puerto Rico EEZ.
Sub-option A: x pounds whole
weight.
Sub-option B: y pounds whole weight.
Sub-option C: z pounds whole weight.
Sub-option D: Other.
Action 6: * Reporting method for
fishers commercially permitted to
harvest queen snapper and cardinal
snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not establish
a method to report landings of queen
snapper and cardinal snapper from the
Puerto Rico EEZ. PRDNER requires
commercial catch reporting forms be
used to report commercial harvest of
queen snapper and cardinal snapper
from Puerto Rico territorial and EEZ
waters. Forms can be submitted inperson, by fax, or by email.
Option 2: Require permitted
commercial fishers to report landings of
queen snapper and cardinal snapper
from the Puerto Rico EEZ using a form
specifically designed for this purpose.
Forms can be submitted in-person, by
fax, or by email.
Option 3: Require fishers to record
and report landings of queen snapper
and cardinal snapper from the Puerto
Rico EEZ using an electronic
methodology. Forms will be submitted
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electronically via a pre-established
communications conduit.
Option 4: Allow fishers reporting
landings of queen snapper and cardinal
snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ to
choose between the PRDNER
commercial catch reporting form or an
electronic reporting method.
* Note—Fishers permitted to harvest
queen snapper and cardinal snapper
from the Puerto Rico EEZ, who also
harvest queen snapper and cardinal
snapper from territorial waters, would
be required to report landings from both
areas.
Action 7: Frequency of reporting for
fishers permitted to harvest queen
snapper and cardinal snapper from
Puerto Rico EEZ waters.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not specify
a frequency for submitting landings
reports of queen snapper and cardinal
snapper. Puerto Rico requires that
fishers submit landings reports of
commercially harvested queen snapper
and cardinal snapper from territorial
waters within 60 days of the fishing
activity.
Option 2: Require fishers permitted to
harvest queen snapper and cardinal
snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ to
submit landings reports daily, regardless
of fishing activity or lack thereof.
Option 3: Require fishers permitted to
harvest queen snapper and cardinal
snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ to
submit landings reports within 24 hours
following completion of a fishing trip
for which queen snapper and cardinal
snapper were harvested from the Puerto
Rico EEZ.
Option 4: Require fishers permitted to
harvest queen snpper and cardinal
snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ to
submit landings reports weekly,
regardless of fishing activity or lack
thereof.
Option 5: Other?
Copy of the Scoping Document can be
can be found at the Caribbean Council
Web site at caribbeanfmc.com.
Written comments can be sent to the
Council not later than November 30,
2016, by regular mail to the address
below, or via email to graciela_cfmc@
yahoo.com
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
For more information or request for sign
language interpretation and other
auxiliary aids, please contact Mr.
´
Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director,
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
˜
270 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918–1903,
telephone (787) 766–5926, at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
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Dated: October 19, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (MAFMC’s)
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public
meeting via Webinar, jointly with the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission’s (ASMFC’s) Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will be held from
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Monday,
November 14, 2016, to view the agenda,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
via Webinar with a telephone-only
connection option. The Webinar can be
accessed, at https://
mafmc.adobeconnect.com/scup_quota_
ap/. To access via telephone, dial 1–
800–832–0736 and use room number
5068871.
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:
SUMMARY:
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Agenda
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Advisory Panel, together with the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission’s Advisory Panel, will meet
on Monday, November 14, 2016, via
Webinar (see DATES and ADDRESSES).
The purpose of this meeting is to
discuss potential changes to the dates of
the three commercial quota periods for
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the Scup fishery. The three quota
periods are each allocated a different
percentage of the annual commercial
quota and different possession limits are
in effect during each period. The
Council is considering initiating a
framework adjustment, or other
management action, to modify the dates
of these quota periods, based on past
requests from Advisory Panel members.
During this meeting, advisors will
review a preliminary analysis of the
potential impacts of modifying the
quota period dates, will review
recommendations from the Monitoring
Committee, and will have an
opportunity to provide the Council with
additional input on a potential
management action to modify these
dates.
A detailed agenda and background
documents will be made available on
the Council’s Web site, at
www.mafmc,org, prior to the meeting.
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 business days
prior to the meeting.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 19 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic; Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR);
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 51 Stock
Identification (ID) webinar for Gray
Snapper.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 51 assessment of
the Gray Snapper will consist of a data
workshop, a review workshop, and a
series of assessment webinars.
DATES: The SEDAR 51 Stock ID webinar
will be held November 14, 2016, from
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
SUMMARY:
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ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held via webinar. The webinar is open
to members of the public. Those
interested in participating should
contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to
request an invitation providing webinar
access information. Please request
webinar invitations at least 24 hours in
advance of each webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; telephone:
(843) 571–4366; email: Julie.neer@
safmc.net.
The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report that compiles
and evaluates potential datasets and
recommends which datasets are
appropriate for assessment analyses.
The product of the Assessment Process
is a stock assessment report that
describes the fisheries, evaluates the
status of the stock, estimates biological
benchmarks, projects future population
conditions, and recommends research
and monitoring needs. The assessment
is independently peer reviewed at the
Review Workshop. The product of the
Review Workshop is a Summary
documenting panel opinions regarding
the strengths and weaknesses of the
stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
HMS Management Division, and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include data collectors and
database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and
NGO’s; International experts; and staff
of Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the Stock
ID webinars are as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE971
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of scoping meetings on Federal permits to harvest queen
snapper and cardinal snapper (Snapper Unit 2) from Puerto Rico EEZ
waters.
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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council is considering
establishing federal permits to harvest queen snapper and cardinal
snapper (Snapper Unit 2) from Puerto Rico EEZ waters and is conducting
scoping meetings to obtain public comments regarding this matter.
Dates and Addresses
November 14, 2016, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.--Corporaci[oacute]n de Pescadores
Unidos, Playa H[uacute]cares, Sector El Morillo, Carr. #3 Km. 65.9,
Naguabo, Puerto Rico;
November 15, 2016, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.--Mayag[uuml]ez Holiday Inn, 2701
Hostos Avenue, Mayag[uuml]ez, Puerto Rico
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The goal of these scoping meetings is to
allow the public to comment on the options listed below and to provide
alternative options not yet considered by the Council and NMFS, on
federal permits to harvest queen snapper and cardinal snapper (Snapper
Unit 2) from Puerto Rico EEZ waters.
Actions and Alternatives
Action 1: Establish a commercial permit to harvest queen snapper
and cardinal snapper (Snapper Unit 2 [SU2]) from the Puerto Rico
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Option 1 (No Action): Do not require a commercial permit for
harvest of queen snapper and cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 2: Require a commercial permit for harvest of queen snapper
and cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ. If Option 2 is selected,
the Council must also select Option 3, 4, or 5.
Sub-option A: Establish an open access commercial permit for
harvest of queen snapper and cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ,
with no limit on the number of permits that may be issued.
Sub-option B: Establish a limited entry commercial permit for
harvest of queen snapper and cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ
in which, following some period of eligibility, no new permits would be
issued. If this sub-option is chosen, guidelines for transferring
permits would need to be established.
Option 3: Recognize the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and
Environmental Resources (PRDNER) commercial queen snapper and cardinal
snapper harvest permit as the required commercial permit for harvest of
queen snapper and cardinal snapper in the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 4: Require a federal permit as the required commercial
permit for harvest of queen snapper and cardinal snapper from the
Puerto Rico EEZ.
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Sub-option A: The required federal permit would be assigned to the
individual fisher or to their business, and therefore valid regardless
of the vessel from which the fisher is operating.
Sub-option B: The required federal permit would be assigned to a
vessel and therefore valid for all licensed fishers operating from that
vessel.
Option 5: Require either the Puerto Rico commercial queen snapper
and cardinal snapper harvest permit, or a separate federal commercial
SU2 harvest permit, for commercial harvest of queen snapper and
cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Action 2: Permit eligibility.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not establish eligibility requirements for
obtaining a commercial permit to harvest queen snapper and cardinal
snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 2: Require the applicant for a commercial permit to harvest
queen snapper and cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ to hold a
valid commercial license to fish in the U.S. EEZ.
Option 3: Require the applicant for a commercial permit to harvest
queen snapper and cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ to provide
proof of previous queen snapper or cardinal snapper harvest activity
during a specific period of time.
Sub-option A: Use the most recent three years of reported
commercial landings of queen snapper and/or cardinal snapper to
determine eligibility.
Sub-option B: Require the fisher to provide evidence of commercial
queen snapper and/or cardinal snapper landings for at least three of
the most recent five years for which landings data are available.
Sub-option C: Other.
Option 4: Require the applicant for a commercial permit to harvest
queen snapper and cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ to provide
proof of average annual landings of queen snapper and cardinal snapper
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Sub-option A: Minimum reported average annual landings of x pounds
whole weight.
Sub-option B: Minimum reported average annual landings of y pounds
whole weight.
Sub-option C: Minimum reported average annual landings of z pounds
whole weight.
Option 5: Other/Alternate Eligibility Requirements?
Action 3: Allowable gear.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not define allowable gear for commercial
harvest of queen snapper and cardinal snapper from Puerto Rico EEZ
waters.
Option 2: Define the allowable gear for commercial harvest of queen
snapper and cardinal snapper from Puerto Rico EEZ waters.
Sub-option A: Manual hook-and-line (no power retrieval).
Sub-option B: Bandit gear.
Sub-option C: Other.
Action 4: Allowable number of fishing trips.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not specify a maximum number of allowable
fishing trips per year for commercial harvest of queen snapper and
cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 2: Specify a maximum number of allowable fishing trips per
year for commercial harvest of queen snapper and cardinal snapper from
the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Sub-option A: x trips.
Sub-option B: y trips.
Sub-option C: z trips.
Sub-option D: Other.
Action 5: Commercial trip limits.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not specify a commercial trip limit for
queen snapper and cardinal snapper harvested from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 2: Specify a commercial trip limit (in pounds) for queen
snapper and cardinal snapper harvested from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Sub-option A: x pounds whole weight.
Sub-option B: y pounds whole weight.
Sub-option C: z pounds whole weight.
Sub-option D: Other.
Action 6: * Reporting method for fishers commercially permitted to
harvest queen snapper and cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not establish a method to report landings
of queen snapper and cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ. PRDNER
requires commercial catch reporting forms be used to report commercial
harvest of queen snapper and cardinal snapper from Puerto Rico
territorial and EEZ waters. Forms can be submitted in-person, by fax,
or by email.
Option 2: Require permitted commercial fishers to report landings
of queen snapper and cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ using a
form specifically designed for this purpose. Forms can be submitted in-
person, by fax, or by email.
Option 3: Require fishers to record and report landings of queen
snapper and cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ using an
electronic methodology. Forms will be submitted electronically via a
pre-established communications conduit.
Option 4: Allow fishers reporting landings of queen snapper and
cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ to choose between the PRDNER
commercial catch reporting form or an electronic reporting method.
* Note--Fishers permitted to harvest queen snapper and cardinal
snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ, who also harvest queen snapper and
cardinal snapper from territorial waters, would be required to report
landings from both areas.
Action 7: Frequency of reporting for fishers permitted to harvest
queen snapper and cardinal snapper from Puerto Rico EEZ waters.
Option 1 (No Action): Do not specify a frequency for submitting
landings reports of queen snapper and cardinal snapper. Puerto Rico
requires that fishers submit landings reports of commercially harvested
queen snapper and cardinal snapper from territorial waters within 60
days of the fishing activity.
Option 2: Require fishers permitted to harvest queen snapper and
cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ to submit landings reports
daily, regardless of fishing activity or lack thereof.
Option 3: Require fishers permitted to harvest queen snapper and
cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ to submit landings reports
within 24 hours following completion of a fishing trip for which queen
snapper and cardinal snapper were harvested from the Puerto Rico EEZ.
Option 4: Require fishers permitted to harvest queen snpper and
cardinal snapper from the Puerto Rico EEZ to submit landings reports
weekly, regardless of fishing activity or lack thereof.
Option 5: Other?
Copy of the Scoping Document can be can be found at the Caribbean
Council Web site at caribbeanfmc.com.
Written comments can be sent to the Council not later than November
30, 2016, by regular mail to the address below, or via email to
graciela_cfmc@yahoo.com
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. For more information or request for sign language
interpretation and other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A.
Rol[oacute]n, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
00918-1903, telephone (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
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Dated: October 19, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-25654 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am]
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