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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 11, 2017 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE348
Endangered Species; File No. 17225
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science
Center (NEFSC), 166 Water Street,
Woods Hole, MA 02543 [Responsible
Party: Jon Hare, Ph.D.], has been issued
a permit to take Atlantic sturgeon
(Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus),
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), Kemp’s
ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), green
(Chelonia mydas), hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata) and
leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea
turtles for purposes of scientific
research.
SUMMARY:
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:
Malcolm Mohead or Amy Hapeman,
(301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 15, 2016, notice was published
in the Federal Register (81 FR 2196)
that a request for a scientific research
permit to take Atlantic sturgeon,
loggerhead Kemp’s ridley, green,
hawksbill and leatherback sea turtles
had been submitted by the above-named
organization. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
Permit No. 17255 authorizes the
NEFSC to conduct research on Atlantic
sturgeon and sea turtles in Northwest
Atlantic waters from Massachusetts to
Florida, testing and evaluating gear
modifications used within commercial
fisheries in efforts to minimize or
prevent future interactions with sea
turtles and Atlantic sturgeon.
Researchers may capture, measure,
weigh, tag, genetic tissue sample, and
photograph animals prior to release. The
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permit is valid for five years from the
date of issuance.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, was based on a finding that
such permit (1) was applied for in good
faith, (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered or
threatened species, and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: January 5, 2017.
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–XF143
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 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
Monday, January 30, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Four Points by Sheraton, 1 Audubon
Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; phone:
(781) 245–9300.
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 advisory panel will review the
alternatives and analyses in the
Council’s Deep-Sea Coral Amendment
and provide feedback. They will
specifically review (1) Management
alternatives: Are the alternatives clearly
specified, i.e. is clarification required?
Are any boundary modifications
recommended? What are the potential
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implementation/operational issues?
Does the advisory panel have any
preferred alternatives? (2) Impacts
analysis completed to date: Are there
questions about the approaches used or
the results? Are there additional factors
or issues that should be considered? (3)
Further amendment development: Does
the advisory panel have suggestions
about how to conduct outreach with the
fishing industry? With other groups?
Are there specific actions that would
make a public workshop to refine the
coral zone boundaries more effective?
Other business may be discussed as
needed.
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
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
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: January 6, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–00419 Filed 1–10–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF145
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Law Enforcement
Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, February 7, beginning at 2
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE348
Endangered Species; File No. 17225
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 the NMFS Northeast Fisheries
Science Center (NEFSC), 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543
[Responsible Party: Jon Hare, Ph.D.], has been issued a permit to take
Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus), loggerhead
(Caretta caretta), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), green (Chelonia
mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and leatherback (Dermochelys
coriacea) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
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: Malcolm Mohead or Amy Hapeman, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 15, 2016, notice was published in
the Federal Register (81 FR 2196) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take Atlantic sturgeon, loggerhead Kemp's ridley,
green, hawksbill and leatherback sea turtles had been submitted by the
above-named organization. The requested permit has been issued under
the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA;
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking,
importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR
parts 222-226).
Permit No. 17255 authorizes the NEFSC to conduct research on
Atlantic sturgeon and sea turtles in Northwest Atlantic waters from
Massachusetts to Florida, testing and evaluating gear modifications
used within commercial fisheries in efforts to minimize or prevent
future interactions with sea turtles and Atlantic sturgeon. Researchers
may capture, measure, weigh, tag, genetic tissue sample, and photograph
animals prior to release. The permit is valid for five years from the
date of issuance.
Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a
finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered or threatened
species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: January 5, 2017.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-00360 Filed 1-10-17; 8:45 am]
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