New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Correction, 31307 [2017-14152]
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mammal stock in the wild by causing
disruption of behavioral patterns,
including, but not limited to, migration,
breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or
sheltering (Level B harassment).
Regulations governing the taking of
harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii)
and California sea lions (Eumatopias
jubatus), by Level B harassment,
incidental to MBNMS’s commercial
fireworks displays, were issued on June
14, 2017 (82 FR 27434) and remain in
effect until June 28, 2022. A correction
to the effective dates of the final rule
was published on June 27, 2017 (82 FR
29010). For detailed information on the
action, please refer to that document.
The regulations include mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements
for the incidental take of marine
mammals during commercial fireworks
displays within the Sanctuary.
Summary of Request
On October 18, 2016, NMFS received
an adequate and complete request for
regulations and subsequent LOA from
MBNMS for the taking of small numbers
of marine mammals incidental to
commercial fireworks displays within
the Sanctuary. NMFS has issued
incidental take authorizations under
section 101(a)(5)(A or D) of the MMPA
to MBNMS for the specified activity
since 2005. NMFS first issued an
incidental harassment authorization
(IHA) under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the
MMPA to MBNMS on July 4, 2005 (70
FR 39235; July 7, 2005), and
subsequently issued 5-year regulations
governing the annual issuance of LOAs
under section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA
(71 FR 40928; July 19, 2006). Upon
expiration of those regulations, NMFS
issued MBNMS an IHA (76 FR 29196;
May 20, 2011), and subsequent 5-year
regulations and LOA, which expire on
June 28, 2017 (77 FR 31537; May 29,
2012).
Professional pyrotechnic devices used
in fireworks displays can be grouped
into three general categories: aerial
shells (paper and cardboard spheres or
cylinders ranging from 2–12 inch (in)
(5–30 centimeter (cm)) in diameter and
filled with incendiary materials), lowlevel comet and multi-shot devices
similar to over-the-counter fireworks
(e.g., roman candles), and groundmounted set piece displays that are
mostly static in nature. Each display is
unique according to the type and
number of shells, the pace of the show,
the length of the show, the acoustic
qualities of the display site, and even
the weather and time of day. An average
large display will last 20 minutes and
include 700 aerial shells and 750 lowlevel effects. An average smaller display
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lasts approximately seven minutes and
includes 300 aerial shells and 550 lowlevel effects. The MBNMS anticipates
permitting up to 10 fireworks events
annually. Commercial fireworks
displays produce noise that may result
in Level B harassment of harbor seals
and California sea lions that are hauled
out near the fireworks displays. A
maximum of 570 harbor seals and 3,983
California sea lions annually could be
taken by Level B harassment with 2,850
harbor seals and 19,915 California sea
lions taken over the 5-year effective
period of the regulations. The
authorized take will remain within the
annual estimates analyzed in the final
rule making.
We have issued an LOA to MBNMS
authorizing the take of marine mammals
incidental to commercial fireworks
displays, as described above. Take of
marine mammals will be minimized
through implementation of mitigation
measures designed to reduce impacts on
pinnipeds by establishing a sanctuarywide seasonal prohibition to safeguard
pinniped reproductive periods by
prohibiting displays between March 1
and June 30 of any year when the
primary reproductive season for
pinnipeds occurs; establishing four
conditional display areas and prohibit
displays along the remaining 95 percent
of sanctuary coastal areas; limiting
displays to an average frequency equal
to or less than one every 2 months in
each area with a total maximum of 10
displays per year across all four areas;
limiting fireworks displays to not
exceed 30 minutes, with the exception
of two longer displays per year across
all four areas that will not exceed 1
hour; implementing a ramp-up period,
wherein salutes are not allowed in the
first five minutes of the display; and
conducting post-show debris cleanups
for up to two days whereby all debris
from the event is removed).
Additionally, the rule includes an
adaptive management component that
allows for timely modification of
mitigation or monitoring measures
based on new information, when
appropriate. The MBNMS will submit
reports as required.
Based on these findings and the
information discussed in the preamble
to the final rule, the activities described
under this LOA will have a negligible
impact on marine mammal stocks and
will not have an unmitigable adverse
impact on the availability of the affected
marine mammal stock for subsistence
uses.
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Dated: June 29, 2017.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice; correction.
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Research Steering 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.
SUMMARY:
This meeting will be held on
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 9 a.m.
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles
Standish Boulevard, Taunton, MA
02780; phone: (508) 823–0430.
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.
The
original noticed published in the
Federal Register on June 29, 2017 (82
FR 29485). The notice stated that the
meeting would begin at 9:30 a.m. This
notice corrects the start time in the
DATES section to begin at 9 a.m. All
other information previously published
remains the same.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: June 30, 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
RIN 0648-XF504
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting;
Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Research Steering 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 Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 700
Myles Standish Boulevard, Taunton, MA 02780; phone: (508) 823-0430.
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: The original noticed published in the
Federal Register on June 29, 2017 (82 FR 29485). The notice stated that
the meeting would begin at 9:30 a.m. This notice corrects the start
time in the DATES section to begin at 9 a.m. All other information
previously published remains the same.
Dated: June 30, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-14152 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am]
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