Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 8920-8921 [2017-02104]
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Special Accommodations
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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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
Habitat 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.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Friday, February 24, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Doubletree by Hilton, 50 Ferncroft
Road, Danvers, MA 01923; phone: (978)
777–2500.
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:
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Agenda
The Habitat Committee will discuss
two management actions currently
under development. These actions
include an amendment to protect deepsea coral habitats in New England
waters and an action that may exempt
clam dredges from portions of particular
habitat management areas on Georges
Bank and Nantucket Shoals. Any
recommendations from the Committee
will be forwarded to the full Council for
their consideration. 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.
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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. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 27, 2017.
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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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
Scallop 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.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson
Street, Providence, RI 02903; phone:
(401) 861–8000.
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:
review. Other business may 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 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. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 27, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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SUMMARY:
Agenda
The Scallop Committee will receive
an update on measures expected to be
adopted in Framework Adjustment 28.
Review the general workload for 2017
based on Council priorities, and initial
progress on these work items. They will
receive an update on the limited access
general category IFQ five-year program
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF192
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
will convene a Stock Assessment
Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review
the Pacific sardine stock assessment.
DATES: The STAR Panel meeting will be
held Tuesday, February 21 through
Friday February 24, 2017. The meeting
will begin at 10 a.m. on the first day,
and at 8 a.m. each subsequent day. The
meeting will conclude each day at 5
p.m. or when business for the day has
been completed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Pacific Conference Room of the
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr., La
Jolla, CA 92037–1508.
SUMMARY:
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Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220; telephone: (503) 820–2280.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer; telephone:
(503) 820–2409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
primary purpose of the meeting is to
review the 2017 stock assessment for
Pacific sardine. The review panel will
consist of three members of the Pacific
Council’s Scientific and Statistical
Committee’s Subcommittee on Coastal
Pelagic Species (CPS), and two
independent experts. The Pacific
Council will use the 2017 assessment to
establish Pacific sardine fishery
management measures and harvest
specifications for the 2017–18 fishing
year. The Pacific sardine fishing year
begins July 1 and ends the following
June 30 each year. Representatives of
the Council’s CPS Management Team
and the CPS Advisory Subpanel will
also participate in the review, as
advisers.
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 Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the panel’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 Mr.
Dale Sweetnam, (858) 546–7170, at least
10 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 27, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop 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, March 29, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson
Street, Providence, RI 02903; phone:
(401) 861–8000.
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 Scallop Advisory Panel will
receive an update on measures expected
to be adopted in Framework Adjustment
28. Review the general workload for
2017 based on Council priorities, and
initial progress on these work items.
They will receive an update on the
limited access general category IFQ fiveyear program review. Other business
may 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 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.
[FR Doc. 2017–02104 Filed 1–31–17; 8:45 am]
Special Accommodations
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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. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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RIN 0648–XF181
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
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Dated: January 27, 2017.
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
Availability of Seats for National
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Councils
Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice and request for
applications.
AGENCY:
ONMS is seeking applications
for vacant seats for six of its 13 national
marine sanctuary advisory councils and
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral
Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory
Council (advisory councils). Vacant
seats, including positions (i.e., primary
and alternate), for each of the advisory
councils are listed in this notice under
Supplementary Information. Applicants
are chosen based upon their particular
expertise and experience in relation to
the seat for which they are applying;
community and professional affiliations;
views regarding the protection and
management of marine or Great Lakes
resources; and possibly the length of
residence in the area affected by the
sanctuary. Applicants chosen as
members or alternates should expect to
serve two or three-year terms, pursuant
to the charter of the specific national
marine sanctuary advisory council or
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral
Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory
Council.
SUMMARY:
Applications are due before or by
Tuesday, February 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Application kits are specific
to each advisory council. As such,
application kits must be obtained from
and returned to the council-specific
addresses noted below.
• Flower Garden Banks National
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Kelly Drinnen, Flower Garden Banks
National Marine Sanctuary, 4700
Avenue U, Building 216, Galveston, TX
77551; 409–621–5151 extension 105;
email Kelly.Drinnen@noaa.gov; or
download applications from https://
flowergarden.noaa.gov/advisorycouncil/
councilnews.html.
• Gray’s Reef National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Chris
Hines, NOAA Gray’s Reef National
Marine Sanctuary, 10 Ocean Science
Circle, Savannah, GA 31411; 912–598–
2397; email Chris.Hines@noaa.gov; or
download applications from https://
graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/
council_news.html.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF192
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will
convene a Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review the
Pacific sardine stock assessment.
DATES: The STAR Panel meeting will be held Tuesday, February 21 through
Friday February 24, 2017. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. on the
first day, and at 8 a.m. each subsequent day. The meeting will conclude
each day at 5 p.m. or when business for the day has been completed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Pacific Conference Room of
the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr.,
La Jolla, CA 92037-1508.
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Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220; telephone: (503) 820-
2280.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer;
telephone: (503) 820-2409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the meeting is to
review the 2017 stock assessment for Pacific sardine. The review panel
will consist of three members of the Pacific Council's Scientific and
Statistical Committee's Subcommittee on Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS),
and two independent experts. The Pacific Council will use the 2017
assessment to establish Pacific sardine fishery management measures and
harvest specifications for the 2017-18 fishing year. The Pacific
sardine fishing year begins July 1 and ends the following June 30 each
year. Representatives of the Council's CPS Management Team and the CPS
Advisory Subpanel will also participate in the review, as advisers.
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 Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the panel'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 Mr. Dale Sweetnam, (858) 546-7170, at least 10
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 27, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-02104 Filed 1-31-17; 8:45 am]
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