Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting, 6522 [2018-03016]
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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
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the SAFMC
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business 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: February 9, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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The
purpose of this meeting is to make
multi-year ABC recommendations for
the blueline tilefish stock north of the
VA/NC border based on updated stock
assessment results and
recommendations from the blueline
tilefish Working Group. A review the
most recent survey, fishery data, and the
currently implemented 2019 ABC for
golden tilefish will also be conducted.
The SSC will also review and provide
recommendations regarding the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center clam
dredge survey redesign, approve the
OFL CV discussion document that
would establish decision rules for
specifying the CV of the OFL
distribution, and review the most recent
Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem
report. In addition, other topics the SSC
may discuss include outcomes from the
most recent National SSC meeting, SSC
species and topic leads and any other
business as necessary.
A detailed agenda and background
documents will be made available on
the Council’s website (www.mafmc.org)
prior to the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG020
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Dated: February 9, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
The Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) of the Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council’s
(Council) will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, March 13, 2018, from 1 p.m.
through 5:30 p.m. and on Wednesday,
March 14, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for agenda details.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court
Baltimore, 550 Light Street, Baltimore,
MD 21202; telephone: (410) 234–0550.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331; website:
www.mafmc.org.
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF470
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy 2018
Ice Exercise Activities in the Beaufort
Sea and Arctic Ocean
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
regulations implementing the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
amended, notification is hereby given
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that NMFS has issued an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to the
United States Department of the Navy
(Navy) to incidentally harass, by Level
B harassment, marine mammals during
Ice Exercise 2018 (ICEX18) activities
within the Beaufort Sea and Arctic
Ocean north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
The Navy’s activities are considered a
military readiness activity pursuant to
the Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), as amended by the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2004 (NDAA).
DATES: This authorization is applicable
from February 1, 2018 through May 1,
2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
Pauline, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, (301) 427–8408. Electronic
copies of the application and supporting
documents, as well as a list of the
references cited in this document, may
be obtained online at
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental/military.htm. In case of
problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated
to NMFS) 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.
The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’
means to harass, hunt, capture, kill or
attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill
any marine mammal.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG020
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, from 1 p.m.
through 5:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Royal Sonesta Harbor
Court Baltimore, 550 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone:
(410) 234-0550.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
website: www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302)
526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to make
multi-year ABC recommendations for the blueline tilefish stock north of
the VA/NC border based on updated stock assessment results and
recommendations from the blueline tilefish Working Group. A review the
most recent survey, fishery data, and the currently implemented 2019
ABC for golden tilefish will also be conducted. The SSC will also
review and provide recommendations regarding the Northeast Fisheries
Science Center clam dredge survey redesign, approve the OFL CV
discussion document that would establish decision rules for specifying
the CV of the OFL distribution, and review the most recent Mid-Atlantic
State of the Ecosystem report. In addition, other topics the SSC may
discuss include outcomes from the most recent National SSC meeting, SSC
species and topic leads and any other business as necessary.
A detailed agenda and background documents will be made available
on the Council's website (www.mafmc.org) prior to the meeting.
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: February 9, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-03016 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]
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