Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 54331-54332 [2017-24958]
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number of shark research fishery
permits are issued for the collection of
fishery-dependent data for future stock
assessments and cooperative research
with commercial fishermen to meet the
shark research objectives of the Agency.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; state, local or tribal
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Dated: November 14, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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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, November 30, 2017 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Garden Inn Logan Airport,
100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA
02128; Phone: (617) 567–6789.
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.
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SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The Scallop Committee will review
Framework 29 (FW 29) alternatives and
analyses, and make final
recommendations. FW 29 will set
specifications including acceptable
biological catch/annual catch limit
(ABC/ACLs), Days at Sea (DAS), access
area allocations for Limited Access (LA)
and Limited Access General Category
(LAGC), Total Allowable Catch (TAC)
for Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM)
management area, target-TAC for LAGC
incidental catch and set-asides for the
observer and research programs for
fishing year 2018 and default
specifications for fishing year 2019.
Make final recommendations for
potential FW 29 specifications that
includes areas that may open through
Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2
(OHA2). The committee will also review
FW 29 management measures and make
final recommendations. These measures
may include, but are not limited to: (1)
NGOM management measures; (2)
Flatfish accountability measures for
Northern windowpane flounder,
Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, and
Southern New England yellowtail
flounder; (3) Measures to modify and/or
create access area and open area
boundaries, consistent with potential
changes to habitat and groundfish
closed areas; (4) measures to allocate
unused CAI carryover pounds under
certain scenarios of OHA2 approval.
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 these meetings. 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 MagnusonStevens 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.
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Dated: November 14, 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–XF823
Caribbean Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will hold a 5-day meeting in
December to discuss the items
contained in the agenda in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The meetings will be held from
December 4 to December 8, 2017, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. These are new dates due
to the passing of hurricanes Irma and
Maria through Puerto Rico.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
˜
the Council Office, 270 Munoz Rivera
Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
˜
270 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903,
telephone: (787) 766–5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
—Call to Order
—Adoption of Agenda
—Overview
Review outcomes from previous
meeting
—Review Acceptable Biological Catch
(ABC) Control Rule Language
Review suggestions from General
Counsel and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center (SEFSC) on text of
Tier 4 of the control rule
Develop language to define
‘‘consensus’’ as used in determining
Tier assignments (or otherwise alter
language to remove the term)
—Action 2: Finalize establishment of
stock/stock complexes for each of the
Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas/St.
John Fishery Management Plans
(FMPs)
—Determine use of Indicator Species to
recommend to the Council
—Finalize recommendations on:
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—Criteria used to select indicator
species
—How indicator species will be used to
determine management reference
points for stock complexes
—Action 3: Management Reference
Points for Stocks/Stock complexes in
each of the Puerto Rico, St. Thomas/
St. John and St Croix FMPs
Tiered ABC Control Rule:
—Review and finalize Tier assignments
(4a or 4b): Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St.
Thomas/St. John
—Define process for determining the
scalars used in Tiered ABC Control
Rule
—Define process for determining the
buffer from the overfishing limit
(OFL) to ABC (scientific uncertainty
buffer) used in the Tiered ABC
Control Rule.
—Choice of scalar and scientific
uncertainty buffer for Tiers 4a and 4b
for the applicable stocks.
Stocks/stock complexes to which the
Tiered ABC CR cannot be applied:
—Recommendations on time series of
landings data (year sequences) to
establish reference points for the
applicable stocks/stock complexes.
—Recommendations on the
establishment of the maximum
sustainable yield proxy (e.g., mean,
median, following the Caribbean
Annual Catch Limit Amendments’
approach) for the applicable stocks/
stock complexes.
—Recommendations on the scientific
uncertainty buffer to determine the
ABC for the applicable stocks/stock
complexes.
—Recommendations to the Caribbean
Fishery Management Council
—Other Business
The order of business may be adjusted
as necessary to accommodate the
completion of agenda items. The
meeting will begin on December 4, 2017
at 9 a.m. Other than the start time,
interested parties should be aware that
discussions may start earlier or later
than indicated. In addition, the meeting
may be extended from, or completed
prior to the date established in this
notice.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
For more information or request for sign
language interpretation and other
auxiliary aids, please contact Mr.
´
Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director,
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
˜
270 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903,
telephone: (787) 766–5926, at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
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Dated: November 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–24958 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Economic Value of the Research
in the Olympic Coast and Stellwagen
Bank National Marine Sanctuaries.
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (request for
a new information collection).
Number of Respondents: 106.
Average Hours Per Response: 15
minutes.
Burden Hours: 27.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
new information collection.
NOAA is conducting research to: (1)
Identify if the sanctuary helps to attract
research or creates value-added to
researchers; (2) estimate the economic
impacts (jobs, income, output)
supported by research that occurs in
sanctuaries because of expenditures
occurring within local region. Two sites,
Olympic Coast National Marine
Sanctuary (OCNMS) and Stellwagen
Bank National Marine Sanctuary
(SBNMS) will be evaluated. The
information will aide in SBNMS and
OCNMS condition reports. Further, the
research will help to provide baseline
data for economic impact and
contribution of sanctuaries to local area
economies.
The required information will involve
surveys of researchers (from profit, nonprofit and government agencies
including local, state, federal and tribal).
Information will be obtained on
expenditures, sources of funds, nonmarket value, type of research,
technologies used, use of NOAA
equipment, reasons for the chosen
location, and the researcher’s
involvement with sanctuary staff.
ONMS will work to identify all
researchers who worked within the
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sanctuary within the past ten years. This
will be the population of interest.
Sanctuary site staff, literature reviews
and the research permit database will be
used to identify the population of
researchers for each site.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; state,
local or tribal government; federal
government.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: November 14, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–24989 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
RIN 0648–XF840
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will meet in
December in Anchorage, AK.
DATES: The Council will hold meetings
from Monday, December 4 through
Tuesday, December 12, 2017. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd
Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council will begin its plenary session at
8 a.m. in the Aleutian Room on
Wednesday, December 6, continuing
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF823
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a 5-day meeting in
December to discuss the items contained in the agenda in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The meetings will be held from December 4 to December 8, 2017,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. These are new dates due to the passing of
hurricanes Irma and Maria through Puerto Rico.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Council Office, 270
Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
--Call to Order
--Adoption of Agenda
--Overview
Review outcomes from previous meeting
--Review Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Language
Review suggestions from General Counsel and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center (SEFSC) on text of Tier 4 of the control rule
Develop language to define ``consensus'' as used in determining
Tier assignments (or otherwise alter language to remove the term)
--Action 2: Finalize establishment of stock/stock complexes for each of
the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas/St. John Fishery Management
Plans (FMPs)
--Determine use of Indicator Species to recommend to the Council
--Finalize recommendations on:
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--Criteria used to select indicator species
--How indicator species will be used to determine management reference
points for stock complexes
--Action 3: Management Reference Points for Stocks/Stock complexes in
each of the Puerto Rico, St. Thomas/St. John and St Croix FMPs
Tiered ABC Control Rule:
--Review and finalize Tier assignments (4a or 4b): Puerto Rico, St.
Croix, St. Thomas/St. John
--Define process for determining the scalars used in Tiered ABC Control
Rule
--Define process for determining the buffer from the overfishing limit
(OFL) to ABC (scientific uncertainty buffer) used in the Tiered ABC
Control Rule.
--Choice of scalar and scientific uncertainty buffer for Tiers 4a and
4b for the applicable stocks.
Stocks/stock complexes to which the Tiered ABC CR cannot be applied:
--Recommendations on time series of landings data (year sequences) to
establish reference points for the applicable stocks/stock complexes.
--Recommendations on the establishment of the maximum sustainable yield
proxy (e.g., mean, median, following the Caribbean Annual Catch Limit
Amendments' approach) for the applicable stocks/stock complexes.
--Recommendations on the scientific uncertainty buffer to determine the
ABC for the applicable stocks/stock complexes.
--Recommendations to the Caribbean Fishery Management Council
--Other Business
The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate
the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on December 4,
2017 at 9 a.m. Other than the start time, interested parties should be
aware that discussions may start earlier or later than indicated. In
addition, the meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the
date established in this notice.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. For more information or request for sign language
interpretation and other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A.
Rol[oacute]n, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting
date.
Dated: November 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-24958 Filed 11-16-17; 8:45 am]
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