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of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this POR. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Department’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective order,
is hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing these
final results and this notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i) of the Act.
Dated: May 17, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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International Trade Administration
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Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
From the People’s Republic of China:
Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Commerce.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is rescinding the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain
frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from
the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for
the period February 1, 2016, through
January 31, 2017.
SUMMARY:
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DATES:
Effective May 23, 2017.
Ian
Hamilton, AD/CVD Operations, Office
V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4798.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On April 10, 2017, based on a timely
request for review on behalf of the Ad
Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee
(the petitioner) 1 and the American
Shrimp Processors Association
(Domestic Processors),2 the Department
published in the Federal Register a
notice of initiation of an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on shrimp from the PRC covering the
period February 1, 2016, through
January 31, 2017.3 The review covers 84
companies. On May 2, 2017, and May 9,
2017, the petitioner and Domestic
Processors withdrew their requests for
an administrative review on all
companies listed in the Initiation
Notice.4 No other party requested a
review of these companies or any other
exporters of subject merchandise.
Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the
Department will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the party that requested the
review withdraws its request within 90
days of the publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. In
this case, the petitioner and Domestic
Processors timely withdrew their
request by the 90-day deadline, and no
other party requested an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order.
As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding the
administrative review of the
antidumping order on shrimp from the
PRC for the period February 1, 2016,
through January 31, 2017, in its entirety.
Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries. Because the
Department is rescinding this
administrative review in its entirety, the
entries to which this administrative
review pertained shall be assessed
antidumping duties at rates equal to the
1 See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from
the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee
‘‘Request for Administrative Reviews’’ (February 22,
2017).
2 See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from
the American Shrimp Processors Association
‘‘American Shrimp Processors Association’s
Request for an Administrative Review’’ (February
28, 2017).
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
17188 (April 10, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
4 See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from
the petitioner ‘‘Domestic Producers’ Withdrawal of
Review Requests’’ (May 2, 2017); Letter to the
Secretary of Commerce from Domestic Processors
‘‘Withdrawal of Review Requests on Behalf of the
American Shrimp Processors Association’’ (May 9,
2017).
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cash deposit of estimated antidumping
duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department
intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, if appropriate.
Notifications
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Department’s presumption
that reimbursement of the antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping
duties.
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3),
which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to
judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a
violation which is subject to sanction.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: May 17, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
SUMMARY:
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hold meetings of the: Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) Selection
Committee (Closed Session); Advisory
Panel Selection Committee (Partially
Closed); Southeast Data, Assessment
and Review (SEDAR) Committee
(Partially Closed); Spiny Lobster
Committee; Highly Migratory Species
Committee, Law Enforcement
Committee (Partially Closed); Habitat
Protection and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee; Dolphin
Wahoo Committee; Snapper Grouper
Committee; Citizen Science Committee
(Partially Closed); Mackerel Cobia
Committee; Data Collection Committee;
and Executive Finance Committee.
There will also be a Workshop for
Improving Survival of Released Fish
during the meeting week and a meeting
of the full Council. The Council will
take action as necessary. The Council
will also hold a formal public comment
session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June
12, 2017 until 1 p.m. on Friday, June 16,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
meetings will be held at the Sawgrass
Marriott, 1000 PGA Tour Blvd., Ponte
Vedra Beach, FL; phone: (800) 457–4653
or (904) 285–7777; fax: (904) 285–0906.
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.
Meeting information is available from
the Council’s Web site at: https://
safmc.net/meetings/council-meetings/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
comment: Written comments may be
directed to Gregg Waugh, Executive
Director, South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (see Council
address) or electronically via the
Council’s Web site at https://safmc.net/
meetings-documents/june-2017meeting-details/. The public comment
form is open for use when the briefing
book is posted to the Web site on the
Friday, two weeks prior to the Council
meeting (5/26/17). Comments received
by close of business the Monday before
the meeting (6/5/17) will be compiled,
posted to the Web site as part of the
meeting materials, and included in the
administrative record; please use the
Council’s online form available from the
Web site. For written comments
received after the Monday before the
meeting (after 6/5/17), individuals
submitting a comment must use the
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Council’s online form available from the
Web site. Comments will automatically
be posted to the Web site and available
for Council consideration. Comments
received prior to noon on Thursday,
June 15, 2017 will be a part of the
meeting administrative record. The
items of discussion in the individual
meeting agendas are as follows:
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) Selection Committee (Closed
Session), Monday, June 12, 2017, 8:30
a.m. Until 9:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will review
applications for appointments to the
SSC and provide recommendations.
AP Selection Committee, Monday, June
12, 2017, 9:30 a.m. Until 10:30 a.m.
(Partially Closed Session)
Closed Session
1. The Committee will review
applicants to the Citizen Science
Advisory Panel Pool and provide
recommendations.
2. The Committee will discuss the
current structure and function of the
Cobia Sub-panel of the Mackerel Cobia
Advisory Panel, discuss options for an
open Cobia Sub-panel seat, and discuss
a petition sent to Council members
concerning a Cobia Sub-panel member.
Open Session
3. The Committee will discuss the
proposed process for future
appointments to the Citizen Science
Advisory Panel (AP) Pool and SEDAR
AP Pool and provide recommendations.
SEDAR Committee (Partially Closed
Session), Monday, June 12, 2017, 10:30
a.m. until 12 p.m.
Closed Session
1. The Committee will provide
recommendations for appointment to
upcoming SEDAR assessments.
Open Session
1. The Committee will receive an
update on SEDAR projects including the
status of on-going projects, schedule for
the vermilion snapper stock assessment
and Terms of Reference, and take action
as necessary.
2. The Committee will also discuss
the stock assessment process and
schedule with a report from the SEDAR
Steering Committee, an update on plans
for a joint meeting of the South Atlantic
Council and Gulf of Mexico Councils
SSCs, and an SSC report relative to
future priorities and research track. The
Committee will provide
recommendations as appropriate.
3. The Committee will receive an
overview of NOAA Fisheries’ Stock
Assessment Improvement Plan (SAIP)
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Updates, review SSC comments and
provide recommendations as
appropriate.
Spiny Lobster Committee, Monday,
June 12, 2017, 1:30 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an
update on the status of catches versus
annual catch limits (ACLs) for spiny
lobster, review Spiny Lobster Regulatory
Amendment 4 addressing management
parameters including Acceptable
Biological Catch (ABC) and ACLs, and
the use of traps to recreationally harvest
spiny lobster. The Committee will
provide recommendations for approving
the amendment for submission to the
Secretary of Commerce for review.
2. The Committee will also receive
updates on measures to align federal
regulations with Florida Fish and
Wildlife Commission regulations for
spiny lobster.
Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Committee, Monday, June 12, 2017,
2:30 p.m. Until 3:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will review a white
paper on HMS general category permit
holders’ compliance with U.S. Coast
Guard commercial vessel safety
requirements and receive an overview of
shark feeding activities. The Committee
will take action as appropriate.
Workshop on Improving Survival of
Released Fish—Monday, June 12, 2017,
3:30 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
Council staff will provide an
introduction to the problem of focusing
on discard mortality rates used in stock
assessments and the number of fish
estimated to be discarded dead. The
Council will then receive presentations
on best fishing practices being used to
reduce discard mortality including the
use of descending devices, venting
tools, and outreach efforts.
Law Enforcement Committee (Partially
Closed), Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 8 a.m.
Until 9:30 a.m.
Closed Session
1. The Committee will discuss and
recommend an appointment for the
Council’s 2016 Law Enforcement Officer
of the Year Award.
Open Session
1. The Committee will receive a report
from the Law Enforcement Advisory
Panel, and discuss the utility of operator
cards and enforcement of offloading and
closure timing for the commercial
sector.
2. The Committee will discuss how
non-reporting could result in
suspension of a permit per the
Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and
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Management Act and also discuss
agenda items for its next meeting. The
Committee will provide guidance to
staff.
Habitat Protection and EcosystemBased Management Committee,
Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 9:30 a.m. Until
12 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive a report
from the Habitat Protection and
Ecosystem-Based Management Advisory
Panel.
2. The Committee will review and
approve the Council’s Essential Fish
Habitat Policy Statement on Artificial
Reefs and the core Fishery Ecosystem
Plan II sections.
3. The Committee will discuss the
Habitat and Ecosystem Tools and Model
Development, receive a presentation on
International Sargassum Conservation,
and an update on Council actions
pertaining to habitat and provide
recommendations as appropriate.
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Dolphin Wahoo Committee, Tuesday,
June 13, 2017, 1:30 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive
updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial catches versus quota for
dolphin and wahoo, receive a report
from the Dolphin Wahoo Advisory
Panel, from the SSC and provide
guidance to staff.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday,
June 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
and Wednesday, June 14, 2017 From 8
a.m. Until 4:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive
updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial catches versus quotas for
species under ACLs and the status of
amendments under formal Secretarial
review.
2. The Committee will receive a report
from the Snapper Grouper Advisory
Panel and an update on the Southeast
Reef Fish Survey (SERFS).
3. The Committee will receive an
overview of Vision Blueprint Regulatory
Amendment 26 addressing recreational
management actions and alternatives
and Vision Blueprint Regulatory
Amendment 27 addressing commercial
management actions and alternatives, as
identified in the 2016–2020 Vision
Blueprint for the Snapper Grouper
Fishery. The Committee will modify the
documents as necessary, provide
guidance to staff and is scheduled to
approve the amendments for public
hearings.
4. The Committee will receive a report
from NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast
Fisheries Science Center on 2016 red
snapper landings and discard estimates
and the status of the 2017 red snapper
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season for federal waters in the South
Atlantic. The Committee will also
receive a report from the SSC and an
update on the joint Council and Snook
& Gamefish Foundation reporting app
project.
5. The Committee will receive an
overview of management options in
Amendment 43 to the Snapper Grouper
Fishery Management Plan addressing
red snapper management and
recreational reporting requirements,
discuss, and provide direction to staff.
6. The Committee will review a white
paper on limiting entry for Federal ForHire (Charter) Permits, discuss and
provide direction to staff.
7. The Committee will receive an
update on the status of the Snapper
Grouper Socio-economic
Characterization/Portfolio analysis for
the snapper grouper fishery.
8. The Committee will receive a
presentation from NOAA Fisheries on
the stock assessment for red grouper,
review SSC comments and provide
guidance as appropriate.
9. The Committee will receive a report
from the SSC relative to golden tilefish,
receive an update on the SEDAR
Steering Committee actions, review a
background document on golden tilefish
management and provide
recommendations regarding the develop
of an interim rule and any other
guidance.
10. The Committee will receive an
update on the Acceptable Biological
Catch (ABC) Control Rule, receive a
report from the SSC relative to the ABC
Control Rule, and provide guidance to
staff.
11. The Committee will receive an
update on the review of the Wreckfish
Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ)
program, discuss background and
timing, and provide guidance to staff.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday,
June 14, 2017, 4:30 p.m.
Public comment will be accepted on
items on the Council agenda. Comment
will be accepted first on items before the
Council for Secretarial review and
public hearings: Formal Review—Spiny
Lobster Regulatory Amendment 4 and
Public Hearings—Visioning Regulatory
Amendment 26 (recreational) and
Visioning Regulatory Amendment 27
(commercial). The Council Chair, based
on the number of individuals wishing to
comment, will determine the amount of
time provided to each commenter.
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Citizen Science Committee (Partially
Closed), Thursday, June 15, 2017, 8
a.m. Until 9:30 a.m.
Closed Session
1. The Committee will make
recommendations for appointments to
the Citizen Science Action Teams.
Open Session
1. The Committee will receive an
update on the Citizen Science Program
and Terms of Reference, review and take
action as necessary.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday,
June 15, 2017, 9:30 a.m. Until 11a.m.
1. The Committee will receive status
updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial catches versus quotas for
species under ACLs and amendments
currently under Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive a
meeting report from the Mackerel Cobia
Advisory Panel and Cobia Sub-Panel,
discuss emergency action for Atlantic
cobia, receive an update on the status of
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission’s Interstate Cobia Plan,
state reports on Atlantic cobia for 2017,
discuss these items and take action as
appropriate.
3. The Committee will consider a
Framework to adjust Atlantic King
Mackerel Trip Limits, discuss using a
common unit for tracking Coastal
Migratory Pelagic species, and take
action as necessary.
Data Collection Committee, Thursday,
June 15, 2017, 11 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive reports
and updates on the following: For-Hire
Electronic Reporting Amendment,
Bycatch Amendment, the Joint Council
and Atlantic Coastal Cooperative
Statistics Program (ACCSP) For-Hire
Electronic Reporting Pilot Project, the
draft Headboat Annual Report, and the
South Atlantic Research Plan. The
Committee will review and take action
as necessary.
Executive/Finance Committee,
Thursday, June 15, 2017, 1:30 p.m.
Until 3:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive a report
on the May 2017 Council Coordinating
Committee meeting and provide
guidance as necessary.
2. The Committee will receive an
overview of the Calendar Year 2017
Budget and approve; and review,
modify, and approve the Council
Follow-up and Work Priorities.
3. The Committee will discuss
standards and procedures for
participating in Council webinar
meetings, review of Exempted Fishing
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Permits, and document timing for
meeting briefing book materials, public
comment at advisory panel meetings,
and the SSC liaison and role of Council
members at SSC meetings. The
Committee will provide guidance and
take action as appropriate.
4. The Committee will discuss options
for an advisory panel/workgroup for the
System Management Plan for the
Council’s managed areas and take action
as necessary.
5. The Committee will receive an
overview of the Marine Recreational
Information Program (MRIP) 5-Year
Strategic Plan and provide guidance as
necessary.
Council Session: Thursday, June 15,
2017, 3:30 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m. and
Friday, June 16, 2017, 8 a.m. Until 1
p.m. (Partially Closed Session)
The Full Council will convene
beginning on Thursday afternoon with a
Call to Order, announcements and
introductions, presentations, and
approval of the March 2017 meeting
minutes.
The Council will receive a Legal
Briefing on Litigation from NOAA
General Counsel (if needed) during
Closed Session. The Council will
receive a report from the Executive
Director. The Council will also receive
reports from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of commercial and recreational
catches versus ACLs for species not
covered during an earlier committee
meeting, Protected Resources updates,
and the status of Bycatch Collection
Programs. The Council will review any
Exempted Fishing Permits received by
NOAA Fisheries, receive a report on the
Workshop to Improve Survival of
Released Fish and take action as
necessary.
The Council will receive a report from
the Spiny Lobster Committee, approve/
disapprove Spiny Lobster Regulatory
Amendment 4 for Secretarial review,
consider other Committee
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
The Council will receive a report from
the Snapper Grouper Committee and
approve/disapprove Visioning
Amendment 26 (recreational) and
Visioning Amendment 27 (commercial)
for public hearings.
The Council will continue to receive
committee reports from the Mackerel
Cobia, Dolphin Wahoo, Law
Enforcement, Advisory Panel Selection,
SSC Selection, SEDAR, Data Collection,
Habitat and Ecosystem-Based
Management, HMS, Citizen Science,
and Executive Finance Committees,
review recommendations, and take
action as appropriate.
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The Council will receive agency and
liaison reports; and discuss other
business and upcoming meetings.
Documents regarding these issues are
available from the Council office (see
ADDRESSES).
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
identified 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 Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to the council office (see
ADDRESSES) 3 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: May 18, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to a Dock
Replacement Project in Unalaska,
Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with
regulations implementing the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
amended, notification is hereby given
that NMFS has issued an Incidental
Harassment Authorization (IHA) to the
City of Unalaska (COU) to incidentally
harass, by Level B harassment only,
marine mammals during construction
activities associated with a dock
SUMMARY:
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expansion project at the existing
Unalaska Marine Center (UMC) Dock in
Unalaska, Alaska.
DATES: Effective April 28, 2017 through
April 27, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolie
Harrison, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability
An electronic copy of the COU’s
application and supporting documents,
as well as a list of the references cited
in this document, may be obtained by
visiting the Internet at: https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental/construction.htm. In case of
problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is provided to the public
for review.
An authorization for incidental
takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
that the taking will have a negligible
impact on the species or stock(s), will
not have an unmitigable adverse impact
on the availability of the species or
stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
relevant), and if the permissible
methods of taking and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of such takings are set
forth. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as ‘‘an
impact resulting from the specified
activity that cannot be reasonably
expected to, and is not reasonably likely
to, adversely affect the species or stock
through effects on annual rates of
recruitment or survival.’’
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of
pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i)
has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
the potential to disturb a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild by causing disruption of behavioral
patterns, including, but not limited to,
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF439
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
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hold meetings of the: Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
Selection Committee (Closed Session); Advisory Panel Selection
Committee (Partially Closed); Southeast Data, Assessment and Review
(SEDAR) Committee (Partially Closed); Spiny Lobster Committee; Highly
Migratory Species Committee, Law Enforcement Committee (Partially
Closed); Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee;
Dolphin Wahoo Committee; Snapper Grouper Committee; Citizen Science
Committee (Partially Closed); Mackerel Cobia Committee; Data Collection
Committee; and Executive Finance Committee. There will also be a
Workshop for Improving Survival of Released Fish during the meeting
week and a meeting of the full Council. The Council will take action as
necessary. The Council will also hold a formal public comment session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June
12, 2017 until 1 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Sawgrass
Marriott, 1000 PGA Tour Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; phone: (800) 457-
4653 or (904) 285-7777; fax: (904) 285-0906.
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. Meeting information is
available from the Council's Web site at: https://safmc.net/meetings/council-meetings/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment: Written comments may be
directed to Gregg Waugh, Executive Director, South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (see Council address) or electronically via the
Council's Web site at https://safmc.net/meetings-documents/june-2017-meeting-details/. The public comment form is open for use when the
briefing book is posted to the Web site on the Friday, two weeks prior
to the Council meeting (5/26/17). Comments received by close of
business the Monday before the meeting (6/5/17) will be compiled,
posted to the Web site as part of the meeting materials, and included
in the administrative record; please use the Council's online form
available from the Web site. For written comments received after the
Monday before the meeting (after 6/5/17), individuals submitting a
comment must use the Council's online form available from the Web site.
Comments will automatically be posted to the Web site and available for
Council consideration. Comments received prior to noon on Thursday,
June 15, 2017 will be a part of the meeting administrative record. The
items of discussion in the individual meeting agendas are as follows:
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Selection Committee (Closed
Session), Monday, June 12, 2017, 8:30 a.m. Until 9:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will review applications for appointments to the
SSC and provide recommendations.
AP Selection Committee, Monday, June 12, 2017, 9:30 a.m. Until 10:30
a.m. (Partially Closed Session)
Closed Session
1. The Committee will review applicants to the Citizen Science
Advisory Panel Pool and provide recommendations.
2. The Committee will discuss the current structure and function of
the Cobia Sub-panel of the Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panel, discuss
options for an open Cobia Sub-panel seat, and discuss a petition sent
to Council members concerning a Cobia Sub-panel member.
Open Session
3. The Committee will discuss the proposed process for future
appointments to the Citizen Science Advisory Panel (AP) Pool and SEDAR
AP Pool and provide recommendations.
SEDAR Committee (Partially Closed Session), Monday, June 12, 2017,
10:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Closed Session
1. The Committee will provide recommendations for appointment to
upcoming SEDAR assessments.
Open Session
1. The Committee will receive an update on SEDAR projects including
the status of on-going projects, schedule for the vermilion snapper
stock assessment and Terms of Reference, and take action as necessary.
2. The Committee will also discuss the stock assessment process and
schedule with a report from the SEDAR Steering Committee, an update on
plans for a joint meeting of the South Atlantic Council and Gulf of
Mexico Councils SSCs, and an SSC report relative to future priorities
and research track. The Committee will provide recommendations as
appropriate.
3. The Committee will receive an overview of NOAA Fisheries' Stock
Assessment Improvement Plan (SAIP) Updates, review SSC comments and
provide recommendations as appropriate.
Spiny Lobster Committee, Monday, June 12, 2017, 1:30 p.m. Until 2:30
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an update on the status of catches
versus annual catch limits (ACLs) for spiny lobster, review Spiny
Lobster Regulatory Amendment 4 addressing management parameters
including Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) and ACLs, and the use of
traps to recreationally harvest spiny lobster. The Committee will
provide recommendations for approving the amendment for submission to
the Secretary of Commerce for review.
2. The Committee will also receive updates on measures to align
federal regulations with Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
regulations for spiny lobster.
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Committee, Monday, June 12, 2017, 2:30
p.m. Until 3:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will review a white paper on HMS general category
permit holders' compliance with U.S. Coast Guard commercial vessel
safety requirements and receive an overview of shark feeding
activities. The Committee will take action as appropriate.
Workshop on Improving Survival of Released Fish--Monday, June 12, 2017,
3:30 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
Council staff will provide an introduction to the problem of
focusing on discard mortality rates used in stock assessments and the
number of fish estimated to be discarded dead. The Council will then
receive presentations on best fishing practices being used to reduce
discard mortality including the use of descending devices, venting
tools, and outreach efforts.
Law Enforcement Committee (Partially Closed), Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 8
a.m. Until 9:30 a.m.
Closed Session
1. The Committee will discuss and recommend an appointment for the
Council's 2016 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award.
Open Session
1. The Committee will receive a report from the Law Enforcement
Advisory Panel, and discuss the utility of operator cards and
enforcement of offloading and closure timing for the commercial sector.
2. The Committee will discuss how non-reporting could result in
suspension of a permit per the Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and
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Management Act and also discuss agenda items for its next meeting. The
Committee will provide guidance to staff.
Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee, Tuesday,
June 13, 2017, 9:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive a report from the Habitat Protection
and Ecosystem-Based Management Advisory Panel.
2. The Committee will review and approve the Council's Essential
Fish Habitat Policy Statement on Artificial Reefs and the core Fishery
Ecosystem Plan II sections.
3. The Committee will discuss the Habitat and Ecosystem Tools and
Model Development, receive a presentation on International Sargassum
Conservation, and an update on Council actions pertaining to habitat
and provide recommendations as appropriate.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 1:30 p.m. Until 2:30
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial catches versus quota for dolphin and wahoo, receive a report
from the Dolphin Wahoo Advisory Panel, from the SSC and provide
guidance to staff.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m. Until 5:30
p.m. and Wednesday, June 14, 2017 From 8 a.m. Until 4:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial catches versus quotas for species under ACLs and the status
of amendments under formal Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive a report from the Snapper Grouper
Advisory Panel and an update on the Southeast Reef Fish Survey (SERFS).
3. The Committee will receive an overview of Vision Blueprint
Regulatory Amendment 26 addressing recreational management actions and
alternatives and Vision Blueprint Regulatory Amendment 27 addressing
commercial management actions and alternatives, as identified in the
2016-2020 Vision Blueprint for the Snapper Grouper Fishery. The
Committee will modify the documents as necessary, provide guidance to
staff and is scheduled to approve the amendments for public hearings.
4. The Committee will receive a report from NOAA Fisheries'
Southeast Fisheries Science Center on 2016 red snapper landings and
discard estimates and the status of the 2017 red snapper season for
federal waters in the South Atlantic. The Committee will also receive a
report from the SSC and an update on the joint Council and Snook &
Gamefish Foundation reporting app project.
5. The Committee will receive an overview of management options in
Amendment 43 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan addressing
red snapper management and recreational reporting requirements,
discuss, and provide direction to staff.
6. The Committee will review a white paper on limiting entry for
Federal For-Hire (Charter) Permits, discuss and provide direction to
staff.
7. The Committee will receive an update on the status of the
Snapper Grouper Socio-economic Characterization/Portfolio analysis for
the snapper grouper fishery.
8. The Committee will receive a presentation from NOAA Fisheries on
the stock assessment for red grouper, review SSC comments and provide
guidance as appropriate.
9. The Committee will receive a report from the SSC relative to
golden tilefish, receive an update on the SEDAR Steering Committee
actions, review a background document on golden tilefish management and
provide recommendations regarding the develop of an interim rule and
any other guidance.
10. The Committee will receive an update on the Acceptable
Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule, receive a report from the SSC
relative to the ABC Control Rule, and provide guidance to staff.
11. The Committee will receive an update on the review of the
Wreckfish Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) program, discuss
background and timing, and provide guidance to staff.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, 4:30 p.m.
Public comment will be accepted on items on the Council agenda.
Comment will be accepted first on items before the Council for
Secretarial review and public hearings: Formal Review--Spiny Lobster
Regulatory Amendment 4 and Public Hearings--Visioning Regulatory
Amendment 26 (recreational) and Visioning Regulatory Amendment 27
(commercial). The Council Chair, based on the number of individuals
wishing to comment, will determine the amount of time provided to each
commenter.
Citizen Science Committee (Partially Closed), Thursday, June 15, 2017,
8 a.m. Until 9:30 a.m.
Closed Session
1. The Committee will make recommendations for appointments to the
Citizen Science Action Teams.
Open Session
1. The Committee will receive an update on the Citizen Science
Program and Terms of Reference, review and take action as necessary.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday, June 15, 2017, 9:30 a.m. Until
11a.m.
1. The Committee will receive status updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial catches versus quotas for species under ACLs and amendments
currently under Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive a meeting report from the Mackerel
Cobia Advisory Panel and Cobia Sub-Panel, discuss emergency action for
Atlantic cobia, receive an update on the status of the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate Cobia Plan, state reports on
Atlantic cobia for 2017, discuss these items and take action as
appropriate.
3. The Committee will consider a Framework to adjust Atlantic King
Mackerel Trip Limits, discuss using a common unit for tracking Coastal
Migratory Pelagic species, and take action as necessary.
Data Collection Committee, Thursday, June 15, 2017, 11 a.m. Until 12
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive reports and updates on the following:
For-Hire Electronic Reporting Amendment, Bycatch Amendment, the Joint
Council and Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP)
For-Hire Electronic Reporting Pilot Project, the draft Headboat Annual
Report, and the South Atlantic Research Plan. The Committee will review
and take action as necessary.
Executive/Finance Committee, Thursday, June 15, 2017, 1:30 p.m. Until
3:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive a report on the May 2017 Council
Coordinating Committee meeting and provide guidance as necessary.
2. The Committee will receive an overview of the Calendar Year 2017
Budget and approve; and review, modify, and approve the Council Follow-
up and Work Priorities.
3. The Committee will discuss standards and procedures for
participating in Council webinar meetings, review of Exempted Fishing
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Permits, and document timing for meeting briefing book materials,
public comment at advisory panel meetings, and the SSC liaison and role
of Council members at SSC meetings. The Committee will provide guidance
and take action as appropriate.
4. The Committee will discuss options for an advisory panel/
workgroup for the System Management Plan for the Council's managed
areas and take action as necessary.
5. The Committee will receive an overview of the Marine
Recreational Information Program (MRIP) 5-Year Strategic Plan and
provide guidance as necessary.
Council Session: Thursday, June 15, 2017, 3:30 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m. and
Friday, June 16, 2017, 8 a.m. Until 1 p.m. (Partially Closed Session)
The Full Council will convene beginning on Thursday afternoon with
a Call to Order, announcements and introductions, presentations, and
approval of the March 2017 meeting minutes.
The Council will receive a Legal Briefing on Litigation from NOAA
General Counsel (if needed) during Closed Session. The Council will
receive a report from the Executive Director. The Council will also
receive reports from NOAA Fisheries on the status of commercial and
recreational catches versus ACLs for species not covered during an
earlier committee meeting, Protected Resources updates, and the status
of Bycatch Collection Programs. The Council will review any Exempted
Fishing Permits received by NOAA Fisheries, receive a report on the
Workshop to Improve Survival of Released Fish and take action as
necessary.
The Council will receive a report from the Spiny Lobster Committee,
approve/disapprove Spiny Lobster Regulatory Amendment 4 for Secretarial
review, consider other Committee recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
The Council will receive a report from the Snapper Grouper
Committee and approve/disapprove Visioning Amendment 26 (recreational)
and Visioning Amendment 27 (commercial) for public hearings.
The Council will continue to receive committee reports from the
Mackerel Cobia, Dolphin Wahoo, Law Enforcement, Advisory Panel
Selection, SSC Selection, SEDAR, Data Collection, Habitat and
Ecosystem-Based Management, HMS, Citizen Science, and Executive Finance
Committees, review recommendations, and take action as appropriate.
The Council will receive agency and liaison reports; and discuss
other business and upcoming meetings.
Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council
office (see ADDRESSES).
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 identified 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 Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the
council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 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: May 18, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10489 Filed 5-22-17; 8:45 am]
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