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• Sets inside and outside of the two
sub-areas of the EFC PLL Closed Area
would be equipped with hook timers, in
accordance with protocols established
by NMFS, to determine when animals
were captured and when mortality
occurs. This will help determine
appropriate PLL soak time to minimize
dusky and other shark mortality.
• To assist in current research efforts
on shortfin mako sharks, observers are
requested to place a specified number of
pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATS)
on shortfin mako sharks that are
released alive.
• NMFS will closely monitor the
catches during the project duration and
has the ability to modify the conditions
of the EFP, and end the research project,
to address bycatch as warranted.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 4, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–16990 Filed 8–10–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF592
Marine Mammals; File No. 21158
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Robert Garrott, Ph.D., Montana State
University, 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman,
MT 59717, has applied in due form for
a permit to conduct research on
Weddell seals (Leptoncychotes
weddellii).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
September 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 21158 from the list of
available applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
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13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. in the subject line
of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Young or Carrie Hubard, (301) 427–
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant proposes to continue
long-term studies of the Erebus Bay,
Antarctica, Weddell seal population to
evaluate how temporal variation in the
marine environment affects individual
life histories and the population
dynamics of long-lived mammal.
Research involves the annual capture of
up to 675 Weddell seal pups at 1–4 days
after birth, flipper tagging, and release.
A maximum of 150 of these pups would
also receive a temperature recording
flipper tag, be physically weighed, and
have a skin biopsy taken for genetics
when initially tagged. These pups
would be re-captured again at 20 days
of age to be weighed, and again at
weaning for weighing and to remove the
temperature tags. The applicant also
proposes to capture up to 285 adults
Weddell seals using the head-bagging
technique to flipper tag previously
untagged seals or replace lost or
damaged tags of previously tagged
individuals. An additional 100
previously tagged adult Weddell seals
would be captured to obtain a skin
biopsy for genetics. Up to 75 adult
female Weddell seals would be
photographed on the 3 occasions when
their pup is weighed to obtained an
estimate of the mother’s mass through
photogrammetry. An additional 15
females would be physically weighed
when their pups were initially tagged
and weighed. The applicant proposes to
conduct up to eight mark-resight
surveys, approaching animals to read
their flipper tags. The applicant also
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requests incidental take of crabeater
seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) and
leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) that
may be unintentionally harassed. This
permit would be valid for five years.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: August 8, 2017.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–16985 Filed 8–10–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF596
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Post Data-Workshop
Webinar Gulf of Mexico Gray Snapper;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 51 assessment
webinar II for Gulf of Mexico gray
snapper.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 51 assessment
process of Gulf of Mexico gray snapper
will consist of a Data Workshop, a series
of assessment webinars, and a Review
Workshop.
SUMMARY:
The SEDAR 51 assessment
webinar II will be held August 21, 2017
from 1 p.m.–3 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested
in participating should contact Julie A.
Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an
invitation providing webinar access
information. Please request webinar
invitations at least 24 hours in advance
of each webinar. SEDAR address: 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405.
DATES:
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Julie
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571–
4366. Email: Julie.neer@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop, (2) a series of assessment
webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop.
The product of the Data Workshop is a
report that compiles and evaluates
potential datasets and recommends
which datasets are appropriate for
assessment analyses. The assessment
webinars produce a report that describes
the fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
monitoring needs. The product of the
Review Workshop is an Assessment
Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
HMS Management Division, and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include data collectors and
database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and
NGO’s; International experts; and staff
of Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion during the
assessment webinar I are as follows:
1. Using datasets and initial
assessment analysis recommended from
the Data Workshop, panelists will
employ assessment models to evaluate
stock status, estimate population
benchmarks and management criteria,
and project future conditions.
2. Participants will recommend the
most appropriate methods and
configurations for determining stock
status and estimating population
parameters.
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
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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 intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to the Council office
(see ADDRESSES) at least 2 business days
prior to each workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 7, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–16933 Filed 8–10–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF518
Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific
Insular Areas Other Than American
Samoa, Guam, and the Northern
Mariana Islands; Western Pacific
Sustainable Fisheries Fund
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces approval of
a Marine Conservation Plan (MCP) for
Pacific Insular Areas other than
American Samoa, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands.
DATES: This agency decision is valid
from August 4, 2017, through August 3,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the MCP, identified by NOAA–NMFS–
2017–0077, from the Federal eRulemaking Portal, https://
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
NOAA-NMFS-2017-0077, or from the
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St.,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, tel
808–522–8220, www.wpcouncil.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melanie Brown, Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office,
808–725–5171.
SUMMARY:
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Section
204(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the
Secretary of State, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary), and at the request and in
consultation with the Council, to
negotiate and enter into a Pacific Insular
Area fishery agreement (PIAFA). A
PIAFA would allow foreign fishing
within the U.S. Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ) adjacent to a Pacific Insular
Area other than American Samoa,
Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands,
that is, in the EEZ around the Pacific
Remote Island Areas (PRIA). The PRIA
are Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis
Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef,
Midway Island, Wake Island, and
Palmyra Atoll. Before entering into a
PIAFA for the PRIA, the Council must
develop and submit to the Secretary a 3year MCP that details the uses for funds
collected by the Secretary under the
PIAFA. NMFS is the designee of the
Secretary for MCP review and approval.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires
any payments received under a PIAFA,
and any funds or contributions received
in support of conservation and
management objectives for the PRIA
MCP, to be deposited into the Western
Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund
(Fund) for use by the Council.
Additionally, amounts received by the
Secretary attributable to fines and
penalties imposed under the MagnusonStevens Act for violations by foreign
vessels occurring in the EEZ off the
PRIA are deposited into the Fund for
use by the Council. Section 204(e)(7)(C)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Act also
authorizes the Council to use the Fund
to meet conservation and management
objectives in the State of Hawaii, if
funds remain after implementing the
PRIA MCP.
An MCP must be consistent with the
Council’s fishery ecosystem plans
(FEPs), identify conservation and
management objectives (including
criteria for determining when such
objectives have been met), and prioritize
planned marine conservation projects.
Although no foreign fishing in the PRIA
is being considered at this time, the
Council reviewed and approved the
draft MCP for PRIA in June 2017 and
sent the MCP to NMFS for review on
July 7, 2017.
The PRIA MCP contains five
conservation and management
objectives, consistent with the PRIA and
Pelagic FEPs:
1. Support quality research and
monitoring to obtain the most complete
scientific information available to assess
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF596
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Post Data-Workshop Webinar Gulf of Mexico Gray Snapper;
Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 51 assessment webinar II for Gulf of Mexico
gray snapper.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 51 assessment process of Gulf of Mexico gray snapper
will consist of a Data Workshop, a series of assessment webinars, and a
Review Workshop.
DATES: The SEDAR 51 assessment webinar II will be held August 21, 2017
from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact
Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request
an invitation providing webinar access information. Please request
webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each webinar. SEDAR
address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator;
(843) 571-4366. Email: Julie.neer@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks
in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-step process including: (1)
Data Workshop, (2) a series of assessment webinars, and (3) A Review
Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a report that compiles
and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are
appropriate for assessment analyses. The assessment webinars produce a
report that describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock,
estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and monitoring needs. The product of the Review
Workshop is an Assessment Summary documenting panel opinions regarding
the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico,
South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, HMS Management Division, and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include data
collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists,
biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and NGO's; International experts; and
staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
The items of discussion during the assessment webinar I are as
follows:
1. Using datasets and initial assessment analysis recommended from
the Data Workshop, panelists will employ assessment models to evaluate
stock status, estimate population benchmarks and management criteria,
and project future conditions.
2. Participants will recommend the most appropriate methods and
configurations for determining stock status and estimating population
parameters.
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 intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES)
at least 2 business days prior to each workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 7, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-16933 Filed 8-10-17; 8:45 am]
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