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to annually take adult S green sturgeon
and juvenile and adult CC, CVS, LCR,
PS, SacR winter-run, SR fall-run, SR
spr/sum, and UCR Chinook salmon; CR
and HCS chum salmon; CCC, LCR, OC,
and SONCC coho salmon; OL and SR
sockeye salmon; and LCR, MCR, PS, SR,
and UCR steelhead while conducting a
study in the Columbia River plume and
surrounding ocean environment off of
the Oregon and Washington coasts. The
NWFSC research may also cause them
to take S eulachon, a species for which
there are currently no ESA take
prohibitions. The purposes of the study
are to (1) determine the ocean
distribution and behaviors of smolt and
sub-adult salmonids including Chinook
and coho salmon and steelhead; (2)
understand the degree to which fish
from different origins use near-shore
habitats; (3) synthesize the early ocean
ecology of juvenile Columbia River
salmon, test mechanisms that control
salmonid growth and survival, and
produce ecological indices that forecast
juvenile salmonid survival; and (4) use
simulation models, statistical analyses
of climate, ocean and biological time
series data, and indices to produce
improved river and salmon
management. The research would
benefit the affected species by
improving knowledge of salmonid
spatial distribution and behavior during
the marine portion of their life cycle.
This study would work in conjunction
with another NWFSC study (permit
1410–12R) by capturing salmonids
using different capture methods at
shallower locations and by tracking
salmonids through acoustic and satellite
tags. The NWFSC proposes to capture
fish using microtrolling, purse seines,
beach seines, and Kodiak trawls. Nontarget species (eulachon and green
sturgeon) would be handled with a
knotless rubber net, identified to
species, and released. All salmonid
adults and a subset of the juveniles
would be placed in an aerated holding
tank, identified to species, measured for
length, and anesthetized using AQUI–S.
Once anesthetized, the fish would be
weighed, fin clipped, sampled for
scales, and have either an acoustic tag
surgically implanted or satellite pop-up
tag attached via a dorsal muscle tether.
The remaining juvenile salmonids
would be held in an aerated holding
tank, identified to species, and
euthanized using an overdose of AQUI–
S. Blood samples would be taken, and
the fish would be frozen for further
analysis (e.g., diet, caudal fin clip for
genetics, otoliths removed, scales taken,
and dorsal muscle sample for stable
isotopes).
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The Puyallup Tribe of Indians (PTI) is
seeking a five-year permit that would
allow them to annually take juvenile PS
Chinook salmon and PS steelhead in the
Puyallup and White rivers (Pierce
County, WA). The PTI research may also
cause them to take adult S eulachon, a
species for which there are currently no
ESA take prohibitions. The purpose of
the study is to estimate abundance,
collect biometric and run timing data,
and aide in productivity analyses of
ESA-listed salmonids. The research
would benefit the affected species by
evaluating trends and statuses of
individual populations that are critical
for monitoring species recovery and
evaluating the success of current and
future habitat recovery in the
watersheds. The PTI proposes to use
rotary screw traps in the Puyallup and
White rivers (one in each river) to
capture fish. Captured fish would be
anesthetized with MS–222, measured
for length, tissue sampled (scales and
anal fin clip), PIT-tagged, and released
after recovery. The researchers do not
intend to kill any listed fish, but some
may die as an inadvertent result of the
research.
Permit 22482
The NWFSC is seeking a new, fiveyear permit that would allow them to
take juvenile LCR, SR fall-run, UCR
spring-run, and UWR Chinook salmon;
CR chum salmon; LCR coho salmon; SR
sockeye salmon; and LCR, MCR, SR
Basin, UCR, and UWR steelhead. The
purpose of the study is to measure
contaminant levels in resident sculpin
in the lower Willamette River (Oregon)
near a Superfund site with high levels
of pollutants. The target species for
sampling, prickly sculpin, is benthicfeeding and has a small home range,
thus contaminant analysis of its tissues
reflects environmental conditions at a
localized area. Listed salmonids could
be unintentionally captured during
sampling activities. The study results
would support an ongoing Natural
Resource Damage Assessment, the
purpose of which is to document and
quantify injuries to natural resources
resulting from exposure to hazardous
substances. The proposed research
study would benefit listed species that
occur in the project area by improving
understanding of the extent of
contamination and informing habitat
restoration activities.
The researchers propose to collect fish
between river miles 2 and 11 of the
Willamette River, and at appropriate
reference sites nearby in the Lower
Willamette River. The researchers
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would conduct sampling from August
through October. The researchers would
use vinyl-coated wire shrimp traps with
1.0 cm x 0.5 cm openings and baited
with canned meat and bait scent. Any
listed salmonids that are
unintentionally captured would be
transferred to buckets of aerated water,
identified, counted, checked for fin
clips, passive integrated transponder,
and coded wire tags, and then gently
released near the site of capture.
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will
evaluate the applications, associated
documents, and comments submitted to
determine whether the applications
meet the requirements of section 10(a)
of the ESA and Federal regulations. The
final permit decisions will not be made
until after the end of the 30-day
comment period. NMFS will publish
notice of its final action in the Federal
Register.
Dated: February 12, 2019.
Catherine G. Marzin,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council)
published a document on February 11,
2019, announcing the agenda for
upcoming meetings of the Council and
its advisory committees. The
announcement omitted an item from the
agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUMMARY:
Correction
In the Federal Register of February
11, 2019, in FR Doc. 2019–01886, in the
section entitled Agenda, add the
following to the list of items for the
Council Plenary Session: ‘‘29) BSAI
Trawl Catcher Vessel Pacific Cod
Mothership Adjustments—Final
Action.’’ Additionally, the sentence that
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reads ‘‘The Advisory Panel will address
Council agenda items (12) through (28)’’
should be removed and replaced with
‘‘The Advisory Panel will address
Council agenda items (10), and (12)
through (29).’’
Dated: February 13, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and
Butterfish Fisheries; Scoping Process
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS);
notice of initiation of scoping process;
notice of public scoping meetings;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council announces its
intent to prepare, in cooperation with
NMFS, an amendment to the Atlantic
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery
Management Plan. An environmental
impact statement may be necessary for
the amendment to analyze the impacts
of potential management measures in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act. The Council
has initiated this amendment to review
and consider modifications to both the
permitting system for Illex squid and the
fishery management plan goals and
objectives. This notice announces a
public process for determining the
scope of issues to be addressed, and for
identifying the significant issues related
to this action. This notice alerts the
interested public of the scoping process,
the potential development of a draft
environmental impact statement, and to
provide for public participation in that
process.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before 11:59 p.m., EST,
on April 12, 2019. Public scoping
meetings will be held during this
comment period. See SUPPLEMENTARY
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INFORMATION
for dates, times, and
locations.
Written comments may be
sent by any of the following methods:
• Email to the following address:
nmfs.gar.illexpermitandgoals@noaa.gov.
Include ‘‘Illex Permits and FMP Goals
Amendment Scoping Comments’’ in the
subject line;
• Mail or hand deliver to Dr.
Christopher M. Moore, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 North State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, Delaware
19901. Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Illex Permits and FMP Goals
Amendment Scoping Comments’’; or
• Fax to (302) 674–5399.
Comments may also be provided at
the April 2019 Council meeting. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the
meeting date, time, and location.
The scoping document may be
obtained from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council office at the
previously provided address, by request
to the Council by telephone (302) 674–
2331, or at https://www.mafmc.org/
msb/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Christopher M. Moore, Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 800 North
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone (302) 674–2331.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Background
The Council initiated this action to
review and consider modifications to
both the permitting system for Illex
squid and the goals and objectives of the
entire Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and
Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). In June 2017, the Council
considered, but did not adopt, revisions
to Illex squid permits as part of
Amendment 20 to the FMP (December
14, 2018; 83 FR 64257). Since then,
effort has increased and the fishery has
been closed in both 2017 and 2018 after
fully harvesting available Illex squid
quota. Given recent fishery
performance, the Council is evaluating
if permitted access to the Illex fishery
should be modified based on recent and
historical participation. Existing FMP
goals and objectives have not been
revised since they were originally
established in 1983. The Council is
seeking input whether these goals and
objectives are still appropriate for
managing the Atlantic mackerel, squid,
and butterfish fisheries or if they should
be modified. More details may be found
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in the Scoping Document (see
for how to obtain scoping
document) and on the Atlantic
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish page of
the Council’s website at https://
www.mafmc.org/msb/.
The scoping period is an important
opportunity for members of the public
to raise concerns related to the scope of
issues that will be considered in the
amendment. The Council needs public
input to identify management issues,
develop effective alternatives, and
identify possible impacts to be
considered. Public comments early in
the amendment development process
will help the Council address issues of
public concern in a thorough and
appropriate manner. Comments can be
made during the scoping hearings or as
described above (see ADDRESSES).
After this initial phase of information
gathering, if the Council decides to
proceed with the amendment the
Council will evaluate potential
management alternatives. The Council
will then develop a draft amendment,
incorporating the identified
management alternatives, for public
review. The Council will also prepare
draft environmental analyses, as
required by the National Environmental
Policy Act, and provide those analyses
for review and comment by the public
as appropriate. Finally, the Council will
choose preferred management measures
for submission with the appropriate
environmental analyses to the Secretary
of Commerce to publish a proposed and
then final rule, both of which have
additional comment periods. While
there are many opportunities for public
comment in the process, this initial
scoping comment opportunity is
particularly important for assisting the
Council in establishing the overall focus
and direction of the amendment.
ADDRESSES
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Scoping Hearings
Although the Council did not
ultimately revise Illex squid permits as
part of Amendment 20 to the FMP, the
public provided scoping comments
during the development of that action in
response to a Notice of Intent published
in the Federal Register on March 26,
2015 (80 FR 15991), which the Council
considered as part of that action. To
solicit further public comment on Illex
squid permits and potential updates to
the FMP objectives, the Council
accepted additional comments at the
following four meetings:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG780
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting;
Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council)
published a document on February 11, 2019, announcing the agenda for
upcoming meetings of the Council and its advisory committees. The
announcement omitted an item from the agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271-2809.
Correction
In the Federal Register of February 11, 2019, in FR Doc. 2019-
01886, in the section entitled Agenda, add the following to the list of
items for the Council Plenary Session: ``29) BSAI Trawl Catcher Vessel
Pacific Cod Mothership Adjustments--Final Action.'' Additionally, the
sentence that
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reads ``The Advisory Panel will address Council agenda items (12)
through (28)'' should be removed and replaced with ``The Advisory Panel
will address Council agenda items (10), and (12) through (29).''
Dated: February 13, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-02669 Filed 2-15-19; 8:45 am]
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