Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Working Group; Public Meeting, 8654 [2018-04104]
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Working Group formed as a result of the
2015 biological opinion on effects of the
Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian
Islands groundfish fisheries on shorttailed albatross. The working group is
tasked with reviewing information for
mitigating effects of the groundfish
fisheries on short-tailed albatross and
other seabirds. The workgroup will hold
an in-person meeting in Juneau, Alaska
on March 20 and 21, 2018. Meeting
topics include the use of EM to report
seabird bycatch and a discussion on the
challenges of quantifying seabird
bycatch in trawl fisheries. NMFS will
keep the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) apprised
of the working group’s activities and
any resulting recommendations for
methods to reduce seabird bycatch. Any
changes to seabird avoidance
regulations are expected to follow the
standard Council process.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 7301 et seq., 15 CFR
part 270.
Special Accommodations
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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This workshop will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Anne Marie Eich,
907–586–7172, at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 23, 2018.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Alaska Groundfish
and Halibut Seabird Working Group;
Public Meeting
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
NMFS Alaska Groundfish and
Halibut Seabird Working Group will
meet to discuss use of electronic
monitoring (EM) to report seabird
bycatch and a discussion on the
challenges of quantifying seabird
bycatch in the trawl fisheries.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 20, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
and on March 21, 2018, from 8 a.m. to
11:30 a.m., Alaska Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the NMFS Alaska Regional Office
located at 709 W 9th St., Room 445C,
Juneau, AK. Photo identification is
required to enter this facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Marie Eich, 907–586–7172.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird
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: National Centers for
Environmental Information Send2NCEI
Web Application.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0024.
Form Number(s): NOAA 24–13.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 300.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Burden Hours: 300.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG042
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Alaska
Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Working Group; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Working Group will
meet to discuss use of electronic monitoring (EM) to report seabird
bycatch and a discussion on the challenges of quantifying seabird
bycatch in the trawl fisheries.
DATES: The meeting will be held on March 20, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m., and on March 21, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Alaska Daylight
Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NMFS Alaska Regional Office
located at 709 W 9th St., Room 445C, Juneau, AK. Photo identification
is required to enter this facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Marie Eich, 907-586-7172.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird
Working Group formed as a result of the 2015 biological opinion on
effects of the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands
groundfish fisheries on short-tailed albatross. The working group is
tasked with reviewing information for mitigating effects of the
groundfish fisheries on short-tailed albatross and other seabirds. The
workgroup will hold an in-person meeting in Juneau, Alaska on March 20
and 21, 2018. Meeting topics include the use of EM to report seabird
bycatch and a discussion on the challenges of quantifying seabird
bycatch in trawl fisheries. NMFS will keep the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) apprised of the working group's activities
and any resulting recommendations for methods to reduce seabird
bycatch. Any changes to seabird avoidance regulations are expected to
follow the standard Council process.
Special Accommodations
This workshop will be physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Anne Marie Eich, 907-586-7172, at
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 23, 2018.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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