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Fisheries Commission Exempted
Fishery Study EFP.’’
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The NMFS Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, has made a
preliminary determination that an
exempted fishing permit application
contains all of the required information
and warrants further consideration. This
exempted fishing permit would allow
up to six commercial fishing vessels to
use raised-footrope trawl gear to target
small-mesh multispecies (silver and red
hake) within Small Mesh Area 1 before
the start of the open season. Regulations
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
require publication of this notification
to provide interested parties the
opportunity to comment on applications
for a proposed exempted fishing permit.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before June 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments
on the Gloucester Fisheries Commission
Whiting Exempted Fishery Study EFP.’’
• Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Office, 55 Great Republic
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the
outside of the envelope ‘‘Gloucester
SUMMARY:
Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Gloucester Fisheries Commission (GFC)
submitted an application for an EFP on
May 6, 2019. This EFP would allow up
to 6 commercial fishing vessels to take
up to 60 trips to fish for small-mesh
multispecies within Small Mesh Area 1
(SMA1). The GFC asserts that SMA 1 is
underutilized during the current season
and that small-mesh multispecies stocks
may be more prevalent and more
effectively targeted within the area
before the start of the July 15 opening
of the exemption area. This study would
provide data on catch rates of smallmesh multispecies and bycatch of
regulated Northeast multispecies (and
other species) to help evaluate the
potential for opening SMA1 earlier.
The small-mesh multispecies fishery
is open in SMA1 from July 15 through
November 15. This EFP would allow the
participating vessels to fish in SMA1 as
early as June 1 through July 14, 2019.
The exact start date may be after June
1, as some details of participation and
monitoring resources are still being
finalized. The length of each trip would
be at the discretion of the vessel
operators, consistent with normal
commercial fishing practices. Fishing
would not occur in any area closed to
protect spawning groundfish.
Participating vessels would use a
raised-footrope trawl with diamond
mesh codends that have a mesh size of
greater than 2.5 inches but less than 3
inches, consistent with 50 CFR
648.80(a)(9)(ii). Massachusetts Division
of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF) staff
would inspect all gear prior to use to
verify that it meets the required mesh
size and gear specifications. Per
regulation, this size mesh will allow
participating vessels to retain up to
3,000 lb (3.4 mt) of whiting/offshore
hake and 7,500 lb (1.4 mt) of red hake
per trip. Participating vessels would
also be exempt from the possession
limits and minimum size requirements
for biological sampling purposes only.
All catch that is not retained for sale
will be promptly returned to the sea.
A contracted observer or Northeast
Fisheries Science Center staff would be
on board all trips to collect data on
catch composition, length and weight
measurements, and operational data
(location, weather, time, duration of
tow, trawl speed, etc.).
The table below shows catch
estimates for the project that are based
on a similar study conducted by MA
DMF, in 2016 and 2017. There is
potential to catch up to 18 percent of the
red hake total allowable landings (TAL)
as part of this project which may be of
concern to other fishermen that are not
participating in the EFP.
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED CATCH FOR WHITING, RED HAKE, REGULATED GROUNDFISH, AND OTHER SPECIES
[Numbers in metric tons]
Average
catch/trip
2016
Species
Nothern Silver Hake .............................................................
Northern Red Hake ..............................................................
Cod .......................................................................................
Haddock ...............................................................................
American plaice ...................................................................
Herring .................................................................................
Yellowtail flounder ................................................................
Groundfish Excluding Haddock ...........................................
Average
catch/trip
2017
2.4
0.9
<0.1
0.5
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
0.1
Project
average
1.9
0.8
<0.1
0.1
0.1
0.9
0.1
0.1
2.1
0.8
<0.1
0.3
0.1
0.5
<0.1
0.1
Expected
catch
(60 trips)
Percent
of quota
128.5
50.2
0.2
19.0
3.2
27.5
2.4
6.8
0.5
* 18.0
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
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* This number is the percent of the TAL for Northern red hake.
If approved, the applicant may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impact that does not
change the scope of the initially
approved EFP request. Any fishing
activity conducted outside the scope of
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the exempted fishing activity would be
prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 17, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing
System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice of open meeting.
Notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the U.S. Integrated Ocean
Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory
Committee (Committee) the Consortium
for Ocean Leadership Office, in
Washington, DC.
DATES AND TIMES: The meeting will be
held on Monday, June 3, 2019, from
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 4,
2019 from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. These
times and the agenda topics described
below are subject to change. Refer to the
web page listed below for the most upto-date agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Office, 1201 New York Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20005. Venue may be
subject to change. Refer to the web page
listed below for the most up-to-date
information.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal
Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory
Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910; Phone 240–533–9455; Fax 301–
713–3281; Email krisa.arzayus@
noaa.gov or visit the U.S. IOOS
Advisory Committee website at https://
ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established by the
NOAA Administrator as directed by
Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal
and Ocean Observation System Act, part
of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–
11). The Committee advises the NOAA
Administrator and the Interagency
Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC)
on matters related to the responsibilities
and authorities set forth in section
12302 of the Integrated Coastal and
Ocean Observation System Act of 2009
and other appropriate matters as the
Under Secretary refers to the Committee
for review and advice.
The Committee will provide advice
on:
(a) Administration, operation,
management, and maintenance of the
System;
(b) Expansion and periodic
modernization and upgrade of
technology components of the System;
(c) Identification of end-user
communities, their needs for
information provided by the System,
and the System’s effectiveness in
dissemination information to end-user
communities and to the general public;
and
(d) Any other purpose identified by
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
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Oceans and Atmosphere or the
Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee.
The meeting will be open to public
participation with a 15-minute public
comment period on June 3, 2019, from
5:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., on June 4, 2019
from 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m. (check
agenda on website to confirm time.) The
Committee expects that public
statements presented at its meetings will
not be repetitive of previously
submitted verbal or written statements.
In general, each individual or group
making a verbal presentation will be
limited to a total time of three (3)
minutes. Written comments should be
received by the Designated Federal
Official by May 24, 2019 to provide
sufficient time for Committee review.
Written comments received after May
24th, 2019 will be distributed to the
Committee, but may not be reviewed
prior to the meeting date. Seats will be
available on a first-come, first-served
basis. Pre-registration is required for
those attending in person. Please send
your name as it appears on driver’s
license and the organization/company
affiliation you represent to Krisa
Arzayus. This information must be
received by May 17, 2019. Additionally,
a webinar will be provided. Sign-up
information for the webinar will be
posted on the website.
Matters To Be Considered: The
meeting will focus on ongoing
committee priorities, and developing
the next set of recommendations. The
latest version of the agenda will be
posted at https://ioos.noaa.gov/
community/u-s-ioos-advisorycommittee/.
Special Accomodations: These
meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal
Official at 240–533–9455 by May 24,
2019.
Dated: April 12, 2019.
Carl C. Gouldman,
Director, U.S. IOOS Program, National Ocean
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of Great Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve; Public
Meeting
Office for Coastal Management
(OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office for Coastal Management will hold
a public meeting to solicit comments for
the performance evaluation of the Great
Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve.
DATES: Great Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve Evaluation: The
public meeting will be held on Tuesday,
July 23, 2019, and written comments
must be received on or before Friday,
August 2, 2019.
For the specific date, time, and
location of the public meeting, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the reserve by any of the following
methods:
Public Meeting and Oral Comments:
A public meeting will be held in
Greenland, New Hampshire for the
Great Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve. For the specific location, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Written Comments: Please direct
written comments to Susie Holst Rice,
Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal
Management, 35 Colovos Road,
University of New Hampshire, Gregg
Hall, Room 142, Durham, New
Hampshire 03824, or via email to
Susie.Holst@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susie Holst Rice, Evaluator, NOAA
Office for Coastal Management, 35
Colovos Road, University of New
Hampshire, Gregg Hall, Room 142,
Durham, New Hampshire 03824, by
phone at (603) 862–1205, or via email to
Susie.Holst@noaa.gov. Copies of the
previous evaluation findings,
Management Plan, and Site Profile may
be viewed and downloaded on the
internet at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/
evaluations. A copy of the evaluation
notification letter and most recent
performance report may be obtained
upon request by contacting the person
identified under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections
312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
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ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the U.S. Integrated
Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory Committee (Committee)
the Consortium for Ocean Leadership Office, in Washington, DC.
DATES AND TIMES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 3, 2019, from
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 4, 2019 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to
change. Refer to the web page listed below for the most up-to-date
agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Consortium for Ocean
Leadership Office, 1201 New York Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20005. Venue
may be subject to change. Refer to the web page listed below for the
most up-to-date information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal
Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 240-533-9455; Fax 301-713-
3281; Email [email protected] or visit the U.S. IOOS Advisory
Committee website at https://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established by the NOAA
Administrator as directed by Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal
and Ocean Observation System Act, part of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-11). The Committee advises the NOAA
Administrator and the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) on
matters related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in
section 12302 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System
Act of 2009 and other appropriate matters as the Under Secretary refers
to the Committee for review and advice.
The Committee will provide advice on:
(a) Administration, operation, management, and maintenance of the
System;
(b) Expansion and periodic modernization and upgrade of technology
components of the System;
(c) Identification of end-user communities, their needs for
information provided by the System, and the System's effectiveness in
dissemination information to end-user communities and to the general
public; and
(d) Any other purpose identified by the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere or the Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee.
The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-minute
public comment period on June 3, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., on
June 4, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m. (check agenda on website to
confirm time.) The Committee expects that public statements presented
at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted verbal
or written statements. In general, each individual or group making a
verbal presentation will be limited to a total time of three (3)
minutes. Written comments should be received by the Designated Federal
Official by May 24, 2019 to provide sufficient time for Committee
review. Written comments received after May 24th, 2019 will be
distributed to the Committee, but may not be reviewed prior to the
meeting date. Seats will be available on a first-come, first-served
basis. Pre-registration is required for those attending in person.
Please send your name as it appears on driver's license and the
organization/company affiliation you represent to Krisa Arzayus. This
information must be received by May 17, 2019. Additionally, a webinar
will be provided. Sign-up information for the webinar will be posted on
the website.
Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will focus on ongoing
committee priorities, and developing the next set of recommendations.
The latest version of the agenda will be posted at https://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/.
Special Accomodations: These meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Krisa Arzayus, Designated
Federal Official at 240-533-9455 by May 24, 2019.
Dated: April 12, 2019.
Carl C. Gouldman,
Director, U.S. IOOS Program, National Ocean Service.
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