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observations, measurements,
bioacoustic recordings, acoustic
playbacks, marking, flipper tagging,
capture, and non-invasive physiological
sampling. A total of 64, 927 elephant
seals will be taken annually: 3,550
handle/release takes, 500 capture/
handle/release takes, 1,575 harassment
takes, 59,000 incidental disturbance
takes, and two unintentional mortality
takes, not to exceed five mortalities over
the life of the permit. Samples from up
to 300 naturally deceased elephant seals
may be salvaged and imported,
exported, or received annually. Nontarget species that may be incidentally
disturbed include California sea lions
(Zalophus californianus), harbor seals
(Phoca vitulina), and northern fur seals
(Callorhinus ursinus).
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: December 19, 2018.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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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 Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG)
will hold a meeting, which is open to
the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday, January 15 and Wednesday,
January 16, 2019. The meeting will start
at 1 p.m. on January 15 and 8:30 a.m.
on January 16 and will continue until
4:30 p.m. on both days.
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Dr.
Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; telephone:
(503) 820–2422.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
purpose of the meeting is for the EWG
to discuss assignments from the Pacific
Council due at the March Council
meeting. These include topic selection
for a climate change scenario planning
exercise and recommendations on
changes to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan
as part of the 5-year review. The EWG
will also meet with the Groundfish
Management Team and Highly
Migratory Species Management Team to
discuss climate change scenario
planning topics.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held at
Hyatt Place Portland Airport/Cascade
Station, Meeting Place 2, 9750 NE
Cascades Parkway, Portland, OR 97220;
phone: (503) 288–2808.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220.
ADDRESSES:
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.
Kris Kleinschmidt, (503) 820–2411, at
least 10 business days prior to the
meeting date.
Dated: December 19, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery;
Trawl Rationalization Program; 2019
Cost Recovery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; 2019 cost recovery fee
percentages and mothership (MS)
pricing.
AGENCY:
This action provides
participants in the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Trawl Rationalization
Program with the 2019 fee percentages
and MS pricing needed to calculate the
required payments for the cost recovery
fees due in 2019.
For calendar year 2019, NMFS
announces the following fee percentages
by sector specific program:
• 2.9 percent for the Shorebased
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program,
• 0 percent for the MS Co-op
Program,
• 0 percent for the Catcher/Processer
(CP) Co-op Program.
For 2019, the MS pricing to be used
as a proxy by the CP Co-op Program is:
$0.07./lb for Pacific whiting.
DATES: Applicable January 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Biegel, Cost Recovery
Program Coordinator, (503) 231–6291,
fax (503) 872–2737, email
Christopher.Biegel@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) requires NMFS to collect fees to
recover the costs directly related to the
management, data collection and
analysis, and enforcement directly
related to and in support of a limited
access privilege program (LAPP) (16
U.S.C. 1854(d)(2)), also called ‘‘cost
recovery.’’ The Pacific Coast Groundfish
Trawl Rationalization Program is a
LAPP, implemented in 2011, and
consists of three sector-specific
programs: The Shorebased IFQ Program,
the MS Co-op Program, and the CP Coop Program. In accordance with the
MSA, and based on a recommended
structure and methodology developed in
coordination with the Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council), NMFS
began collecting mandatory fees of up to
three percent of the ex-vessel value of
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG678
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 Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ad
Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) will hold a meeting, which is open to the
public.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, January 15 and Wednesday,
January 16, 2019. The meeting will start at 1 p.m. on January 15 and
8:30 a.m. on January 16 and will continue until 4:30 p.m. on both days.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Hyatt Place Portland Airport/
Cascade Station, Meeting Place 2, 9750 NE Cascades Parkway, Portland,
OR 97220; phone: (503) 288-2808.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820-2422.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is for the EWG to
discuss assignments from the Pacific Council due at the March Council
meeting. These include topic selection for a climate change scenario
planning exercise and recommendations on changes to the Fishery
Ecosystem Plan as part of the 5-year review. The EWG will also meet
with the Groundfish Management Team and Highly Migratory Species
Management Team to discuss climate change scenario planning topics.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after
publication of this document 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 physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt, (503) 820-2411, at least
10 business days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: December 19, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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