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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Special Accommodations
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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 Skate
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, June 12, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone:
(508) 339–2200.
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 Plan
Development Team (PDT) analysis
regarding skate bait possession limits.
They will discuss and select preferred
alternatives for Framework 4 to the
Skate Fishery Management Plan which
modifies skate bait possession limits
and associated measures. The panel will
also review and discuss PDT analysis, to
date, regarding the upcoming
specifications framework which would
set specifications for FYs 2018 and 2019
and would remove the prohibition on
landing barndoor skates. Other business,
as necessary.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before this
group for discussion, those issues may
not be the subject of formal action
during this meeting. Actions 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
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This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. This meeting
will be recorded. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request. 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: May 22, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public 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)
Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP)
will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, June 12, 2017 from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. For agenda details, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Downtown Providence Courtyard by
Marriott, 32 Exchange Terrace,
Providence, RI; telephone: (401) 272–
1191.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (302)
526–5255. The Council’s Web site,
www.mafmc.org will also have details
on the proposed agenda and briefing
materials.
SUMMARY:
The NTAP
is a joint advisory panel of the MidAtlantic and New England Fishery
Management Councils composed of
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Council members, fishing industry,
academic, and government and nongovernment fisheries experts. The NTAP
was established to bring commercial
fishing, fisheries science, and fishery
management professionals in the
northeastern US together to identify
concerns about regional research survey
performance and data, to identify
methods to address or mitigate these
concerns, and to promote mutual
understanding and acceptance of the
results of this work among their peers
and in the broader community.
Topics to be discussed by the NTAP
include: Identify approaches to address
or mitigate concerns about regional
research survey performance and data;
review of NEFSC WG Meeting and
identify next steps; review previous
work and discuss analyses and outputs;
discuss plans for specific application in
Yellowtail Flounder TRAC assessment;
discuss use of time during 2018 on
industry vessels (F/Vs Nobska and
Karen Elizabeth); review NTAP’s
participation on one day Bigelow trips;
discuss timing of next meeting and
review actions identified.
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 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: May 22, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Science Advisory Board
Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of two
meetings of the Science Advisory Board
(SAB). The members will discuss issues
outlined in the section on Matters to be
considered.
DATES: There are two meetings: the first
meeting is scheduled for July 5, 2017
from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight
SUMMARY:
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Time (EDT) and the second meeting is
scheduled for August 31, 2017 from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. These times and
the agenda topics described below are
subject to change. For the latest agenda
please refer to the SAB Web site: https://
sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx.
ADDRESSES: Conference call. Public
access is available at: NOAA, SSMC 3
Room 11836, 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD for the July 5 meeting
and SSMC 3, Room 7836 for the August
31 meeting. Members of the public will
not be able to dial in to this meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Cynthia Decker, Executive Director,
SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West
Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone
Number: 301–734–1156; Email:
Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or visit the
SAB Web site at https://sab.noaa.gov/
SABMeetings.aspx.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB)
was established by a Decision
Memorandum dated September 25,
1997, and is the only Federal Advisory
Committee with responsibility to advise
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies
for research, education, and application
of science to operations and information
services. SAB activities and advice
provide necessary input to ensure that
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) science
programs are of the highest quality and
provide optimal support to resource
management.
Status: The July 5, 2017 meeting will
be open to public participation with a
5-minute public comment period at TBD
PM EDT. The August 31, 2017 meeting
will have a 5-minute public comment
period at 5:20 p.m. EDT. The SAB
expects that public statements presented
at its meetings will not be repetitive of
previously submitted verbal or written
statements. In general, each individual
or group making a verbal presentation
will be limited to a total time of three
minutes. Written comments for the July
5, 2017 meeting by June 28, 2017 and
written comments for the August 31,
2017 meeting should be received in the
SAB Executive Director’s Office by
August 24, 2017 to provide sufficient
time for SAB review. Written comments
received after by the SAB Executive
Director after these dates will be
distributed to the SAB, but may not be
reviewed prior to the meeting date.
Special Accommodations: These
meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
special accommodations may be
directed to the Executive Director no
later than 12 p.m. on June 28 for the July
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5 meeting and by 12 p.m. on August 24
for the August 31 meeting.
Matters to be Considered: The
meeting on July 5 will include
discussions on short term work plan
topics for the SAB and the revised
Terms of Reference and proposed
members for the proposed High
Performance Computing subcommittee.
The August 31 meeting will include
further discussion on the SAB short
term work plan and discussion of
results of the subcommittee reviews.
Meeting materials, including work
products will be made available on the
SAB Web site: https://sab.noaa.gov/
SABMeetings.aspx.
5441 or by email to nmfs.nwr.apps@
noaa.gov (include the permit number in
the subject line of the fax or email).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
Clapp, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–231–
2314), Fax: 503–230–5441, email:
Robert.Clapp@noaa.gov). Permit
application instructions are available
from the address above, or online at
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species are
covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): Endangered upper
Columbia River (UCR); threatened
Snake River (SR) spring/summer (spr/
sum).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened
UCR; threatened SR; threatened middle
Columbia River (MCR), threatened
Lower Columbia River (LCR).
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Dated: May 22, 2017.
Paul Johnson,
Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer/CAO,
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Applications for one new
scientific research permit and five
scientific research permit renewals.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received six scientific
research permit application requests
relating to Pacific salmon and steelhead.
The proposed research is intended to
increase knowledge of species listed
under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) and to help guide management
and conservation efforts. The
applications may be viewed online at:
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/
preview_open_for_comment.cfm.
DATES: Comments or requests for a
public hearing on the applications must
be received at the appropriate address or
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later
than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on
June 26, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
applications should be sent to the
Protected Resources Division, NMFS,
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments
may also be sent via fax to 503–230–
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Scientific research permits are issued
in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
regulations governing listed fish and
wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–226).
NMFS issues permits based on findings
that such permits: (1) Are applied for in
good faith; (2) if granted and exercised,
would not operate to the disadvantage
of the listed species that are the subject
of the permit; and (3) are consistent
with the purposes and policy of section
2 of the ESA. The authority to take
listed species is subject to conditions set
forth in the permits.
Anyone requesting a hearing on an
application listed in this notice should
set out the specific reasons why a
hearing on that application would be
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such
hearings are held at the discretion of the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NMFS.
Applications Received
Permit 1379–7R
The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish
Commission (CRITFC) is seeking to
renew a permit that currently allows
them to take listed salmonids (UCR
steelhead and Chinook) while
conducting research designed to (1)
increase what we know about the status
and productivity of various fish
populations, (2) collect data on
migratory and exploitation (harvest)
patterns, and (3) develop baseline
information on various population and
habitat parameters in order to guide
salmonid restoration strategies. Much of
the work in the permit has been
conducted for nearly 20 years—first
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Science Advisory Board
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of two
meetings of the Science Advisory Board (SAB). The members will discuss
issues outlined in the section on Matters to be considered.
DATES: There are two meetings: the first meeting is scheduled for July
5, 2017 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight
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Time (EDT) and the second meeting is scheduled for August 31, 2017 from
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. These times and the agenda topics described
below are subject to change. For the latest agenda please refer to the
SAB Web site: https://sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx.
ADDRESSES: Conference call. Public access is available at: NOAA, SSMC 3
Room 11836, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD for the July 5
meeting and SSMC 3, Room 7836 for the August 31 meeting. Members of the
public will not be able to dial in to this meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive
Director, SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD
20910; Phone Number: 301-734-1156; Email: Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or
visit the SAB Web site at https://sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) was
established by a Decision Memorandum dated September 25, 1997, and is
the only Federal Advisory Committee with responsibility to advise the
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies for
research, education, and application of science to operations and
information services. SAB activities and advice provide necessary input
to ensure that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
science programs are of the highest quality and provide optimal support
to resource management.
Status: The July 5, 2017 meeting will be open to public
participation with a 5-minute public comment period at TBD PM EDT. The
August 31, 2017 meeting will have a 5-minute public comment period at
5:20 p.m. EDT. The SAB expects that public statements presented at its
meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted verbal or
written statements. In general, each individual or group making a
verbal presentation will be limited to a total time of three minutes.
Written comments for the July 5, 2017 meeting by June 28, 2017 and
written comments for the August 31, 2017 meeting should be received in
the SAB Executive Director's Office by August 24, 2017 to provide
sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received after by the
SAB Executive Director after these dates will be distributed to the
SAB, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date.
Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be
directed to the Executive Director no later than 12 p.m. on June 28 for
the July 5 meeting and by 12 p.m. on August 24 for the August 31
meeting.
Matters to be Considered: The meeting on July 5 will include
discussions on short term work plan topics for the SAB and the revised
Terms of Reference and proposed members for the proposed High
Performance Computing subcommittee. The August 31 meeting will include
further discussion on the SAB short term work plan and discussion of
results of the subcommittee reviews. Meeting materials, including work
products will be made available on the SAB Web site: https://sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx.
Dated: May 22, 2017.
Paul Johnson,
Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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