North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 38294 [2018-16703]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 151 / Monday, August 6, 2018 / Notices
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
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. This meeting
will be recorded. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request. 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 31, 2018.
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–XG389
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Trawl
Electronic Monitoring Committee will
hold a public meeting on August 23,
2018 through August 24, 2018.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, August 23, 2018, from 9 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. and on Friday, August 24,
2018, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (or as
necessary).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Husky Room, Purple and Gold at the
Silver Cloud Hotel, 5036 25th Ave. NE,
Seattle, WA 98105. Teleconference
number: (907) 271–2896.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Figus, Council staff;
telephone: (907) 271–2801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Thursday, August 23, 2018 through
Friday, August 24, 2018
This two-day meeting is expected to
focus on: (a) A presentation on uses of
EM for recording interactions with
seabirds; (b) an update about the Alaska
Region Electronic Technologies
Implementation Plan; (c) updates for
ongoing research, funding, and
regulatory comparisons relevant to trawl
EM; (d) a review of the EM Workgroup
cooperative approach; (e) drafting of a
cooperative workplan for trawl EM; and,
(f) a discussion of scheduling and other
issues. The Agenda is subject to change,
and the latest version will be posted at
https://www.npfmc.org/observerprogram/.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted either
electronically to Elizabeth Figus,
Council staff: Elizabeth.figus@noaa.gov
or through the mail: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252. In-person oral public
testimony will be accepted at the
discretion of the chair.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Shannon Gleason
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: July 31, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018–16703 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am]
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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The Acting Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an Exempted Fishing Permit application
contains all of the required information
and warrants further consideration. The
Exempted Fishing Permit would allow
commercial fishing vessels to fish
outside of scallop regulations in support
of research conducted by the
Coonamessett Farm Foundation. These
exemptions would support research
conducted on trips to test gear
modifications for bycatch reduction in
the scallop dredge fishery.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed Exempted
Fishing Permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 21, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line ‘‘CFF
Compensation Fishing Gear Research
EFP.’’
• Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Comments on CFF Compensation
Fishing Gear Research EFP.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shannah Jaburek, Fisheries Management
Specialist, 978–282–8456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF)
submitted a complete application for an
Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) on July
6, 2018, that would allow gear research
to be conducted by vessels on
compensation fishing trips associated
with projects funded by the 2018
Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA)
program. The exemptions would allow
commercial fishing vessels to exceed the
crew size regulations at 50 CFR
648.51(c) to place a researcher on the
vessel and temporarily exempt the
participating vessels from possession
limits and minimum size requirements
specified in 50 CFR part 648, subpart B
and subparts D through O, for biological
sampling purposes. Any fishing activity
conducted outside the scope of the
exempted fishing activity would be
prohibited, including landing fish in
excess of a possession limit or below the
minimum size.
Experimental fishing activity would
test a one-way extended link gear
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG389
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; 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: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Trawl
Electronic Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting on August
23, 2018 through August 24, 2018.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2018, from 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Friday, August 24, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. (or as necessary).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Husky Room, Purple and Gold
at the Silver Cloud Hotel, 5036 25th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
Teleconference number: (907) 271-2896.
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: Elizabeth Figus, Council staff;
telephone: (907) 271-2801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AgendaThursday, August 23, 2018 through Friday, August 24, 2018
This two-day meeting is expected to focus on: (a) A presentation on
uses of EM for recording interactions with seabirds; (b) an update
about the Alaska Region Electronic Technologies Implementation Plan;
(c) updates for ongoing research, funding, and regulatory comparisons
relevant to trawl EM; (d) a review of the EM Workgroup cooperative
approach; (e) drafting of a cooperative workplan for trawl EM; and, (f)
a discussion of scheduling and other issues. The Agenda is subject to
change, and the latest version will be posted at https://www.npfmc.org/observer-program/.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted
either electronically to Elizabeth Figus, Council staff:
[email protected] or through the mail: North Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-
2252. In-person oral public testimony will be accepted at the
discretion of the chair.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809
at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: July 31, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-16703 Filed 8-3-18; 8:45 am]
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