Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 74403-74404 [2016-25910]
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solicit public input on a request by the
State of New Jersey to designate 13 of
its artificial reef sites located in federal
waters as Special Management Zones
(SMZ). The Council is also soliciting
written comments on the NJ SMZ
request through 11:59 p.m. on Friday
November 25, 2016.
DATES: The public hearings will begin at
7 p.m. on November 15, 2016 and end
at 10 p.m. on November 17, 2016, to
view the agenda see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Council will hold three
public hearings, the dates, times, and
locations of which are listed below.
1. Tuesday November 15, 2016, from
7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Kingsborough
Community College, 2001 Oriental
Blvd., Brooklyn, NY 11235, Room M239
of the Marina and Academic Center
(The Lighthouse).
2. Wednesday November 16, 2016,
from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Clarion Hotel &
Conference Center, 815 Route 37 West,
Toms River, NJ 08755.
3. Thursday November 17, 2016, 7
p.m. to 10 p.m., Congress Hall, 200
Congress Place, Cape May, NJ 08204.
Addresses for written comments:
Written comments may be sent through
mail, email, or fax through 11:59 p.m.
on Friday November 25, 2016.
Comments may be mailed to: Dr. Chris
Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 800 North
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901.
Comments may be faxed to: Dr. Chris
Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council at fax
number 302–674–5399. Comments may
be emailed to Richard Seagraves, Senior
Scientist, at rseagraves@mafmc.org. If
sending comments through the mail,
please write ‘‘NJ SMZ Request’’ on the
outside of the envelope. If sending
comments through email or fax, please
write ‘‘NJ SMZ Request comments’’ in
the subject line.
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:
Agenda
In the November 2015, the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) petitioned the Mid-Atlantic
Council to designate 13 artificial reef
sites as SMZ’s in the EEZ under
provisions of Amendment 9 to the
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Bass Fishery Management Plan. The
justification for this request was based
on the need to ameliorate gear conflicts
between hook and line fishermen and
fixed pot/trap gear at those sites. The
Council received a report from the SMZ
Monitoring Team (MT) at its October
2016 meeting which evaluated the
NJDEP request relative to the following
factors: (1) Fairness and equity; (2)
promotion of conservation; (3)
avoidance of excessive shares; (4)
consistency with the objectives of
Amendment 9, the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, and other applicable law; (5) the
natural bottom in and surrounding
potential SMZs; and (6) impacts on
historical uses. The MT’s analysis
concluded that the designation of the
NJDEP 13 reef sites appears to be
compatible with the Magnuson-Stevens
Act and other applicable federal law.
Based on evaluation of all relevant
factors and issues as outlined in
Amendment 9, the SMZ Monitoring
Team recommended that the Council
designate all 13 New Jersey’s artificial
reefs located in the EEZ as SMZs. The
SMZ designation could stipulate that no
fishing vessel or person on a fishing
vessel may fish in the 13 New Jersey
Special Management Zones with any
gear except hook and line and spear
fishing (including the taking of fish by
hand). The MT analysis indicated that
commercial fishing vessels deploying
pot/trap gear off the coast of New Jersey
would likely face minimal to no losses
in ex-vessel revenue if the artificial reefs
are designated as SMZs. The Council
discussed the MT’s recommendations
and decided to hold public hearings in
November 2016 in NJ and NY to solicit
public comments on the NJ SMZ
request. The Council is seeking public
comment on NJ’s SMZ request and is
scheduled to make a decision relative to
NJ’s request at its December 2016
meeting in Annapolis, MD.
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 date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 21, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE991
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) Devil’s
Hole Research Planning Group will
meet to coordinate research in the
proposed Devil’s Hole Spawning
Special Management Zone.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from
8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4831 Tanger
Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC
29418.
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,
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite
201, N. 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
Council selected preferred locations for
designation as Spawning Special
Management Zones (SMZs) in
Amendment 36 to the Snapper Grouper
Fishery Management Plan in 2016.
Amendment 36, which is under
Secretarial review, includes an action to
prohibit harvest or possession of species
managed under the Council’s snapper
grouper fishery management unit in the
designated Spawning SMZs because of
the area’s potential to be spawning areas
for multiple species. The Council is
holding a meeting to coordinate
research for the proposed Devil’s Hole
Spawning SMZ, one of the proposed
Spawning SMZs off the coast of South
Carolina. The Devil’s Hole Research
Planning Group is meeting to discuss
past research in the proposed Spawning
SMZ and discuss and coordinate future
sampling events in the area. The group
is comprised of research scientists, state
and federal agency representatives,
commercial fishermen, recreational
SUMMARY:
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fishermen, and non-governmental
organization representatives.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the SAFMC
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
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: October 21, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
and its advisory entities will hold
public meetings.
DATES: The Pacific Council and its
advisory entities will meet November
13–21, 2016. The Pacific Council
meeting will begin on Wednesday,
November 16, 2016 at 9 a.m.,
reconvening at 8 a.m. each day through
Monday, November 21, 2016. All
meetings are open to the public, except
a closed session will be held from 8 a.m.
to 9 a.m., Wednesday, November 16 to
address litigation and personnel
matters. The Pacific Council will meet
as late as necessary each day to
complete its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Council and
its advisory entities will be held at the
Hyatt Regency Orange County, 11999
Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove, CA 92840;
telephone: (714) 750–1234.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE.
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220. Instructions for attending the
meeting via live stream broadcast are
given under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION, below.
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Mr.
Chuck Tracy, Executive Director;
telephone: (503) 820–2280 or (866) 806–
7204 toll-free; or access the Pacific
Council Web site, https://
www.pcouncil.org for the current
meeting location, proposed agenda, and
meeting briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
November 13–21, 2016 meeting of the
Pacific Council will be streamed live on
the Internet. The broadcasts begin
initially at 9 a.m. Pacific Time (PT)
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 and
continue at 8 a.m. daily through
Monday, November 21, 2016.
Broadcasts end daily at 6 p.m. PT or
when business for the day is complete.
Only the audio portion and
presentations displayed on the screen at
the Pacific Council meeting will be
broadcast. The audio portion is listenonly; you will be unable to speak to the
Pacific Council via the broadcast. To
access the meeting online please use the
following link: https://
www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/
join-webinar and enter the November
Webinar ID, 102–405–515, and your
email address. You can attend the
webinar online using a computer, tablet,
or smart phone, using the GoToMeeting
application. It is recommended that you
use a computer headset to listen to the
meeting, but you may use your
telephone for the audio portion only of
the meeting. The audio portion may be
attended using a telephone by dialing
the toll number 1–562–247–8422 (not a
toll-free number), audio access code
879–397–319, and enter the audio pin
shown after joining the webinar.
The following items are on the Pacific
Council agenda, but not necessarily in
this order. Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final
Action’’ refer to actions requiring the
Council to transmit a proposed fishery
management plan, proposed plan
amendment, or proposed regulations to
the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under
Sections 304 or 305 of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Additional detail on
agenda items, Council action, advisory
entity meeting times, and meeting
rooms are described in Agenda Item
A.4, Proposed Council Meeting Agenda,
and will be in the advance November
2016 briefing materials and posted on
the Council Web site at
www.pcouncil.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. Roll Call
3. Executive Director’s Report
4. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
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C. Administrative Matters
1. West Coast Regional Operating
Agreement Final Review
2. National Standard Guidelines Update
3. Fiscal Matters
4. Approval of Council Meeting Record
5. Membership Appointments and Council
Operating Procedures
6. Future Council Meeting Agenda and
Workload Planning
D. Salmon Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. Salmon Methodology Review
3. Chinook Fishery Regulation Assessment
Model Update
4. Preseason Salmon Management
Schedule for 2017 Final Action
E. Pacific Halibut Management
1. Final 2017 Catch Sharing Plan and
Annual Regulation Changes
F. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. Methodology Review Final Topic
Selection
3. Inseason Management Final Action
4. Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
and Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA)
Amendment 28 Alternatives (Part 1 and
Part 2)
5. Trawl Gear Modification Exempted
Fishing Permit (EFP) Final Action
6. Five-Year Catch Share Program and
Intersector Allocation Review Plans and
Fishery Management Plan Update
7. Mid-Biennium Harvest Specification
Adjustment Policies
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic
Selection
3. Small-Scale Fishery Management
Alternatives
4. Northern Anchovy Stock Assessment
and Management Measures
H. Current Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
I. Highly Migratory Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. International Issues
3. U.S.-Canada Albacore Tuna Treaty
4. Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted Fishing
Permits (EFPs)
5. Swordfish Fishery Management
Advisory Body Agendas
Advisory body agendas will include
discussions of relevant issues that are
on the Council agenda for this meeting,
and may also include issues that may be
relevant to future Council meetings.
Proposed advisory body agendas for this
meeting will be available on the Council
Web site https://www.pcouncil.org/
council-operations/council-meetings/
current-briefing-book/ no later than
Tuesday, November 1, 2016.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE991
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery
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)
Devil's Hole Research Planning Group will meet to coordinate research
in the proposed Devil's Hole Spawning Special Management Zone.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from
8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4831
Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418.
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, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. 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 Council selected preferred locations for
designation as Spawning Special Management Zones (SMZs) in Amendment 36
to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan in 2016. Amendment 36,
which is under Secretarial review, includes an action to prohibit
harvest or possession of species managed under the Council's snapper
grouper fishery management unit in the designated Spawning SMZs because
of the area's potential to be spawning areas for multiple species. The
Council is holding a meeting to coordinate research for the proposed
Devil's Hole Spawning SMZ, one of the proposed Spawning SMZs off the
coast of South Carolina. The Devil's Hole Research Planning Group is
meeting to discuss past research in the proposed Spawning SMZ and
discuss and coordinate future sampling events in the area. The group is
comprised of research scientists, state and federal agency
representatives, commercial fishermen, recreational
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fishermen, and non-governmental organization representatives.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 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: October 21, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-25910 Filed 10-25-16; 8:45 am]
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