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Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Advisory Panel
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; solicitation of
nominations.
AGENCY:
NMFS solicits nominations
for the Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP).
NMFS consults with and considers the
comments and views of the HMS AP
when preparing and implementing
Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) or
FMP amendments for Atlantic tunas,
swordfish, sharks, and billfish.
Nominations are being sought to fill
approximately one-third (11) of the seats
on the HMS AP for a 3-year
appointment. Individuals with definable
interests in the recreational and
commercial fishing and related
industries, environmental community,
academia, and non-governmental
organizations are considered for
membership on the HMS AP.
DATES: Nominations must be received
on or before November 8, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations and requests for the
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Advisory Panel Statement of
Organization, Practices, and Procedures
by any of the following methods:
• Email: HMSAP.Nominations@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line the
following identifier: ‘‘HMS AP
Nominations.’’
• Mail: Peter Cooper, Highly
Migratory Species Management
Division, NMFS SF1, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Cooper at (301) 427–8503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(1) Experience in HMS recreational
fisheries; (2) experience in HMS
commercial fisheries; (3) experience in
fishery-related industries (e.g., marinas,
bait and tackle shops); (4) experience in
the scientific community working with
HMS; and/or (5) representation of a
private, non-governmental, regional,
national, or international organization
representing marine fisheries, or
environmental, governmental, or
academic interests dealing with HMS.
Introduction
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq., as amended by the Sustainable
Fisheries Act, Public Law 104–297,
provided that the Secretary may
establish Advisory Panels to assist in
the collection and evaluation of
information relevant to the development
of any Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
or FMP amendment for any highly
migratory species fishery that is under
the Secretary’s authority. NMFS has
consulted with the HMS AP on:
Amendment 1 to the Billfish FMP
(1999); the HMS FMP (1999);
Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP (2003);
the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP
(2006); and Amendments 1 (2009), 2
(2008), 3 (2010), 4 (2012), 5a (2013), 5b
(2017), 6 (2015), 7 (2014), 8 (2013), 9
(2015), 10 (2017), and 11 (2018) to the
2006 Consolidated HMS FMP; among
other relevant fishery management
issues.
Member tenure will be for 3 years (36
months), with approximately one-third
of the members’ terms expiring on
December 31 of each year. Nominations
are sought for terms beginning January
2019 and expiring December 2021.
Procedures and Guidelines
A. Nomination Procedures for
Appointments to the Advisory Panel
Nomination packages should include:
1. The name of the nominee and a
description of his/her interest in HMS
or HMS fisheries, or in particular
species of sharks, swordfish, tunas, or
billfish;
2. Contact information, including
mailing address, phone, and email of
the nominee;
3. A statement of background and/or
qualifications;
4. A written commitment that the
nominee shall actively participate in
good faith, and consistent with ethics
obligations, in the meetings and tasks of
the HMS AP; and
5. A list of outreach resources that the
nominee has at his/her disposal to
communicate Qualifications for HMS
AP Membership.
Qualification for membership
includes one or more of the following:
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Tenure for the HMS AP
B. Participants
Nominations for the HMS AP will be
accepted to allow representation from
commercial and recreational fishing
interests, academic/scientific interests,
and the environmental/nongovernmental organization community,
who are knowledgeable about Atlantic
HMS and/or Atlantic HMS fisheries.
Current representation on the HMS AP,
as shown in Table 1, consists of 12
members representing commercial
interests, 12 members representing
recreational interests, 4 members
representing environmental interests, 4
academic representatives, and the
International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Advisory Committee Chairperson. Each
HMS AP member serves a 3-year term
with approximately one-third of the
total number of seats (33) expiring on
December 31 of each year. NMFS seeks
to fill 3 commercial, 4 recreational, 3
academic and 1 environmental
organization vacancies by December 31,
2018. NMFS will seek to fill vacancies
based primarily on maintaining the
current representation from each of the
sectors. NMFS also considers species
expertise and representation from the
fishing regions (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic,
Southeast, Gulf of Mexico, and
Caribbean) to ensure the diversity and
balance of the AP. Table 1 includes the
current representation on the HMS AP
by sector, region, and species with terms
that are expiring identified in bold. It is
not meant to indicate that NMFS will
only consider persons who have
expertise in the species or fishing
regions that are listed. Rather, NMFS
will aim toward having as diverse and
balanced an AP as possible.
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TABLE 1—CURRENT REPRESENTATION ON THE HMS AP BY SECTOR, REGION, AND SPECIES
[Terms that are expiring or for whom current members are stepping down are marked as ‘‘Expiring’’. NMFS tries to maintain diversity and
balance in representation among fishing regions and species]
Date
appointed
Sector
Fishing region
Species
Academic ...............................
Academic ...............................
Academic ...............................
Academic ...............................
Commercial ...........................
Commercial ...........................
Commercial ...........................
Commercial ...........................
Commercial ...........................
Commercial ...........................
Commercial ...........................
Commercial ...........................
Commercial ...........................
Commercial ...........................
Commercial ...........................
Commercial ...........................
Environmental .......................
Environmental .......................
Environmental .......................
Environmental .......................
Recreational ..........................
Recreational ..........................
Recreational ..........................
Recreational ..........................
Recreational ..........................
Recreational ..........................
Recreational ..........................
Recreational ..........................
Recreational ..........................
Recreational ..........................
Recreational ..........................
Recreational ..........................
All ..........................................
All ..........................................
Gulf of Mexico/Southeast .....
Southeast ..............................
Southeast ..............................
All ..........................................
Northeast ..............................
Gulf of Mexico/Southeast .....
Northeast ..............................
Northeast ..............................
Southeast ..............................
Southeast ..............................
Northeast ..............................
Mid-Atlantic ...........................
Mid-Atlantic ...........................
Gulf of Mexico ......................
All ..........................................
All ..........................................
All ..........................................
All ..........................................
All ..........................................
Mid-Atlantic ...........................
Mid-Atlantic ...........................
Northeast ..............................
Northeast ..............................
Mid-Atlantic ...........................
Southeast ..............................
Northeast ..............................
Mid-Atlantic ...........................
Mid-Atlantic ...........................
Southeast ..............................
Gulf of Mexico ......................
Swordfish/Tuna .....................
Tuna ......................................
Shark ....................................
Swordfish/HMS .....................
Shark ....................................
HMS ......................................
Tuna ......................................
Swordfish/Tuna .....................
Tuna ......................................
Tuna ......................................
Shark ....................................
Swordfish/Tuna .....................
Tuna ......................................
HMS/Shark ...........................
Swordfish/Tuna .....................
Shark ....................................
Shark ....................................
HMS ......................................
Tuna ......................................
HMS ......................................
Billfish ...................................
Shark ....................................
Tuna/Billfish ..........................
Tuna/Shark ...........................
HMS ......................................
HMS ......................................
Billfish/HMS ..........................
HMS ......................................
Tuna ......................................
HMS ......................................
Billfish ...................................
HMS ......................................
The intent is to have a group that, as
a whole, reflects an appropriate and
equitable balance and mix of interests
given the responsibilities of the HMS
AP.
Five additional members on the HMS
AP include one member representing
each of the following Councils: New
England Fishery Management Council,
the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, the Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council,
and the Caribbean Fishery Management
Council. The HMS AP also includes 22
ex-officio participants: 20
representatives of the coastal states and
two representatives of the interstate
commissions (the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission and the Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commission).
NMFS will provide the necessary
administrative support, including
technical assistance, for the HMS AP.
However, NMFS will not compensate
participants with monetary support of
any kind. Depending on availability of
funds, members may be reimbursed for
travel costs related to the HMS AP
meetings.
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Member status
Active.
Expiring.
Expiring.
Expiring.
Active.
Active.
Active.
Active.
Active.
Active.
Expiring.
Expiring.
Expiring.
Active.
Active.
Active.
Active.
Expiring.
Active.
Active.
Active.
Active.
Active.
Expiring.
Expiring.
Expiring.
Expiring.
Active.
Active.
Active.
Active.
Active.
C. Meeting Schedule
Meetings of the HMS AP will be held
as frequently as necessary but are
routinely held twice each year—once in
the spring, and once in the fall. The
meetings may be held in conjunction
with public hearings.
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Dated: October 3, 2018.
Margo Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
DATES:
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
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Written comments must be
submitted on or before December 10,
2018.
Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
internet at pracomments@doc.gov).
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Tom Sminkey, Ph.D.,
National Marine Fisheries Service,
Office of Science and Technology, 1315
East-West Hwy./FST1, Rm 12358, Silver
Spring, MD 21910, Phone: (301) 427–
8177 or Tom.Sminkey@NOAA.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG518
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; solicitation of nominations.
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SUMMARY: NMFS solicits nominations for the Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP). NMFS consults with and considers the
comments and views of the HMS AP when preparing and implementing
Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) or FMP amendments for Atlantic tunas,
swordfish, sharks, and billfish. Nominations are being sought to fill
approximately one-third (11) of the seats on the HMS AP for a 3-year
appointment. Individuals with definable interests in the recreational
and commercial fishing and related industries, environmental community,
academia, and non-governmental organizations are considered for
membership on the HMS AP.
DATES: Nominations must be received on or before November 8, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations and requests for the Advisory
Panel Statement of Organization, Practices, and Procedures by any of
the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include in the subject
line the following identifier: ``HMS AP Nominations.''
Mail: Peter Cooper, Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, NMFS SF1, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Cooper at (301) 427-8503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the
Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law 104-297, provided that the
Secretary may establish Advisory Panels to assist in the collection and
evaluation of information relevant to the development of any Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) or FMP amendment for any highly migratory species
fishery that is under the Secretary's authority. NMFS has consulted
with the HMS AP on: Amendment 1 to the Billfish FMP (1999); the HMS FMP
(1999); Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP (2003); the 2006 Consolidated HMS
FMP (2006); and Amendments 1 (2009), 2 (2008), 3 (2010), 4 (2012), 5a
(2013), 5b (2017), 6 (2015), 7 (2014), 8 (2013), 9 (2015), 10 (2017),
and 11 (2018) to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP; among other relevant
fishery management issues.
Procedures and Guidelines
A. Nomination Procedures for Appointments to the Advisory Panel
Nomination packages should include:
1. The name of the nominee and a description of his/her interest in
HMS or HMS fisheries, or in particular species of sharks, swordfish,
tunas, or billfish;
2. Contact information, including mailing address, phone, and email
of the nominee;
3. A statement of background and/or qualifications;
4. A written commitment that the nominee shall actively participate
in good faith, and consistent with ethics obligations, in the meetings
and tasks of the HMS AP; and
5. A list of outreach resources that the nominee has at his/her
disposal to communicate Qualifications for HMS AP Membership.
Qualification for membership includes one or more of the following:
(1) Experience in HMS recreational fisheries; (2) experience in HMS
commercial fisheries; (3) experience in fishery-related industries
(e.g., marinas, bait and tackle shops); (4) experience in the
scientific community working with HMS; and/or (5) representation of a
private, non-governmental, regional, national, or international
organization representing marine fisheries, or environmental,
governmental, or academic interests dealing with HMS.
Tenure for the HMS AP
Member tenure will be for 3 years (36 months), with approximately
one-third of the members' terms expiring on December 31 of each year.
Nominations are sought for terms beginning January 2019 and expiring
December 2021.
B. Participants
Nominations for the HMS AP will be accepted to allow representation
from commercial and recreational fishing interests, academic/scientific
interests, and the environmental/non-governmental organization
community, who are knowledgeable about Atlantic HMS and/or Atlantic HMS
fisheries. Current representation on the HMS AP, as shown in Table 1,
consists of 12 members representing commercial interests, 12 members
representing recreational interests, 4 members representing
environmental interests, 4 academic representatives, and the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Advisory Committee Chairperson. Each HMS AP member serves a 3-year term
with approximately one-third of the total number of seats (33) expiring
on December 31 of each year. NMFS seeks to fill 3 commercial, 4
recreational, 3 academic and 1 environmental organization vacancies by
December 31, 2018. NMFS will seek to fill vacancies based primarily on
maintaining the current representation from each of the sectors. NMFS
also considers species expertise and representation from the fishing
regions (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Gulf of Mexico, and
Caribbean) to ensure the diversity and balance of the AP. Table 1
includes the current representation on the HMS AP by sector, region,
and species with terms that are expiring identified in bold. It is not
meant to indicate that NMFS will only consider persons who have
expertise in the species or fishing regions that are listed. Rather,
NMFS will aim toward having as diverse and balanced an AP as possible.
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Table 1--Current Representation on the HMS AP by Sector, Region, and Species
[Terms that are expiring or for whom current members are stepping down are marked as ``Expiring''. NMFS tries to maintain diversity and balance in
representation among fishing regions and species]
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Date term
Sector Fishing region Species Date appointed expires Member status
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Academic.............................. All...................... Swordfish/Tuna.......... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Academic.............................. All...................... Tuna.................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Academic.............................. Gulf of Mexico/Southeast. Shark................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Academic.............................. Southeast................ Swordfish/HMS........... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Commercial............................ Southeast................ Shark................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial............................ All...................... HMS..................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial............................ Northeast................ Tuna.................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial............................ Gulf of Mexico/Southeast. Swordfish/Tuna.......... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial............................ Northeast................ Tuna.................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial............................ Northeast................ Tuna.................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Commercial............................ Southeast................ Shark................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Commercial............................ Southeast................ Swordfish/Tuna.......... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Commercial............................ Northeast................ Tuna.................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Commercial............................ Mid-Atlantic............. HMS/Shark............... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Commercial............................ Mid-Atlantic............. Swordfish/Tuna.......... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Commercial............................ Gulf of Mexico........... Shark................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Environmental......................... All...................... Shark................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Environmental......................... All...................... HMS..................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Environmental......................... All...................... Tuna.................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Environmental......................... All...................... HMS..................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Recreational.......................... All...................... Billfish................ 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Recreational.......................... Mid-Atlantic............. Shark................... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Recreational.......................... Mid-Atlantic............. Tuna/Billfish........... 1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Active.
Recreational.......................... Northeast................ Tuna/Shark.............. 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Recreational.......................... Northeast................ HMS..................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Recreational.......................... Mid-Atlantic............. HMS..................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Recreational.......................... Southeast................ Billfish/HMS............ 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Expiring.
Recreational.......................... Northeast................ HMS..................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Recreational.......................... Mid-Atlantic............. Tuna.................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Recreational.......................... Mid-Atlantic............. HMS..................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Recreational.......................... Southeast................ Billfish................ 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
Recreational.......................... Gulf of Mexico........... HMS..................... 1/1/2017 12/31/2019 Active.
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The intent is to have a group that, as a whole, reflects an
appropriate and equitable balance and mix of interests given the
responsibilities of the HMS AP.
Five additional members on the HMS AP include one member
representing each of the following Councils: New England Fishery
Management Council, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, the
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council, and the Caribbean Fishery Management Council. The
HMS AP also includes 22 ex-officio participants: 20 representatives of
the coastal states and two representatives of the interstate
commissions (the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission).
NMFS will provide the necessary administrative support, including
technical assistance, for the HMS AP. However, NMFS will not compensate
participants with monetary support of any kind. Depending on
availability of funds, members may be reimbursed for travel costs
related to the HMS AP meetings.
C. Meeting Schedule
Meetings of the HMS AP will be held as frequently as necessary but
are routinely held twice each year--once in the spring, and once in the
fall. The meetings may be held in conjunction with public hearings.
Dated: October 3, 2018.
Margo Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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