Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings, 15557 [2018-07473]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 11, 2018 / Notices amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES noise exposure resulting from constructing LNG facilities in Cook Inlet, Alaska from 2019 to 2023. AGDC’s request is for take of five species of marine mammals, by Level B harassment only. Neither AGDC nor NMFS expects injury, serious injury, or mortality to result from this activity. NMFS provided questions and comments to AGDC after receiving the initial application regarding the scope of the project and impact analysis. AGDC submitted a modified request on February 23, 2018 and NMFS deemed the application adequate and complete on March 14, 2018. Description of the Specified Activity AGDC proposes to construct facilities to transport and offload LNG in Cook Inlet, AK, for export. The Project activities include: • Construction of the proposed Marine Terminal in Cook Inlet, including construction of a temporary Material Offloading Facility (MOF) and a permanent Product Loading Facility (PLF). • Construction of the Mainline across Cook Inlet, including the potential construction of a Mainline MOF on the west side of Cook Inlet. Components of proposed construction activities in Cook Inlet that have the potential to expose marine mammals to received acoustic levels that could result in take include: • Vibratory and impact pile driving associated with MOF and PLF construction. • Anchor handling associated with pipelay across the Cook Inlet. For pile driving over the project duration, a total of 130 48-inch (-in) and 201 60-in steel piles would be installed using impact hammers for the PLF construction. A total of 7 24-in and 28 48-in steel piles would be installed using impact hammers and 66 18-in and 35 60-in steel piles using vibratory hammers for the MOF construction. In addition, approximately 6,700 feet and 670 feet of sheet pile would be installed using a vibratory and impact hammer, respectively, for the MOF construction. For anchor handling, a total of 5.75 and 13.25 hours of activities are assessed for mooring/pipe trenching and pipelaying in Seasons 3 and 4, respectively. The LNG facility construction activities are anticipated to begin in late 2019 and take approximately four years to complete. However, the rule will cover a five-year period to encompass additional time should delays occur. A suite of proposed mitigation and monitoring measures for marine mammals that could potentially be VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:17 Apr 10, 2018 Jkt 244001 taken during in-water construction activities includes: (1) Establishing and monitoring Level A and Level B zones with protected species observers (PSOs), (2) establishing a 100-m shutdown zone and implementing shutdown measures when an animal is detected to approaching the shutdown zone, and (3) limiting pile driving activities to daylight hours only. Information Solicited Interested persons may submit information, suggestions, and comments concerning the AGDC’s request (see ADDRESSES). NMFS will consider all information, suggestions, and comments related to the AGDC’s request and NMFS’ potential development and implementation of regulations governing the incidental taking of marine mammals by the AGDC’s LNG facility construction in Cook Inlet. Dated: April 6, 2018. Donna S. Wieting, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018–07465 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XG156 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public workshop to provide a forum for fishermen, managers, and scientists from the United States and European Union to interact and discuss possible solutions to the complex problems associated with the smallmesh pelagic fisheries in their respective regions. DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 1, 2018 through Thursday, May 3, 2018. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. SUMMARY: The meeting will be held at: the Beauport Hotel Gloucester, 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930, telephone: (844) 282–0008. Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State St., ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15557 Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526–5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop will involve a combination of presentations, group discussions, and field trips designed to give participants first-hand knowledge of local fishery operations and issues. A detailed agenda and additional information are available on the Council’s website at https://www.mafmc.org/workshop/us-eupelagics-workshop. 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: April 6, 2018. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018–07473 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collections and its expected costs and burden. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 11, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of the information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, may be submitted directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (‘‘OIA’’) in OMB within 30 days of this notice’s publication by either of the following methods. Please identify the comments by ‘‘OMB Control Nos. 3038– 0052 or 3038–0074.’’ • By email addressed to: OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov or SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 15557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07473]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG156


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a public workshop to provide a forum for fishermen, managers, and 
scientists from the United States and European Union to interact and 
discuss possible solutions to the complex problems associated with the 
small-mesh pelagic fisheries in their respective regions.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 1, 2018 through Thursday, 
May 3, 2018. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: the Beauport Hotel Gloucester, 
55 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930, telephone: (844) 282-0008.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop will involve a combination of 
presentations, group discussions, and field trips designed to give 
participants first-hand knowledge of local fishery operations and 
issues. A detailed agenda and additional information are available on 
the Council's website at https://www.mafmc.org/workshop/us-eu-pelagics-workshop.

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: April 6, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-07473 Filed 4-10-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

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