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or stock through effects on annual rates
of recruitment or survival:
• No mortality is anticipated or
authorized;
• The Corps would implement
mitigation measures including softstarts for impact pile driving and
shutdown zones that exceed Level A
harassment zones for authorized
species, except for harbor seals which
will help to ensure that take by Level A
harassment is at most a small degree of
PTS;
• Anticipated incidents of Level B
harassment consist of, at worst,
temporary modifications in behavior;
• There are no BIAs within the MCR
and Columbia River estuary or other
known areas of particular biological
importance to any of the affected stocks
are impacted by the activity;
• The project area represents a very
small portion of the available foraging
area for all marine mammal species and
anticipated habitat impacts are minimal;
and
• The required mitigation measures
(e.g. shutdown zones, soft-start) are
expected to be effective in reducing the
effects of the specified activity.
Based on the analysis contained
herein of the likely effects of the
specified activity on marine mammals
and their habitat, and taking into
consideration the implementation of the
monitoring and mitigation measures,
NMFS finds that the total marine
mammal take from the planned activity
will have a negligible impact on all
affected marine mammal species or
stocks.
Small Numbers
As noted above, only small numbers
of incidental take may be authorized
under Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of
the MMPA for specified activities other
than military readiness activities. The
MMPA does not define small numbers
and so, in practice, where estimated
numbers are available, NMFS compares
the number of individuals taken to the
most appropriate estimation of
abundance of the relevant species or
stock in our determination of whether
an authorization is limited to small
numbers of marine mammals.
Additionally, other qualitative factors
may be considered in the analysis, such
as the temporal or spatial scale of the
activities.
Table 11 in the Marine Mammal
Occurrence and Take Calculation and
Estimation section, present the number
of animals that could be exposed to
received noise levels that may result in
take by Level A harassment or Level B
harassment from the Corps’ planned
activities. Our analysis shows that 9.7
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percent or less of the best population
estimates of each affected stock could be
taken. Additionally, the planned test
piles project is located near the
pinniped haulout at the South Jetty.
Therefore, it is likely that many of these
takes will be repeated takes of the same
animals over multiple days. As such,
the take estimate serves as a good
estimate of instances of take, but is
likely an overestimate of individuals
taken, so actual percentage of stocks
taken would be even lower.
Based on the analysis contained
herein of the planned activity (including
the mitigation and monitoring
measures) and the anticipated take of
marine mammals, NMFS finds that
small numbers of marine mammals will
be taken relative to the population size
of the affected species or stocks.
Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis
and Determination
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of the affected marine mammal stocks or
species implicated by this action.
Therefore, NMFS has determined that
the total taking of affected species or
stocks would not have an unmitigable
adverse impact on the availability of
such species or stocks for taking for
subsistence purposes.
National Environmental Policy Act
To comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
NOAA Administrative Order (NAO)
216–6A, NMFS must review our
proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an
incidental harassment authorization)
with respect to potential impacts on the
human environment.
This action is consistent with
categories of activities identified in
Categorical Exclusion B4 (incidental
harassment authorizations with no
anticipated serious injury or mortality)
of the Companion Manual for NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6A, which do
not individually or cumulatively have
the potential for significant impacts on
the quality of the human environment
and for which we have not identified
any extraordinary circumstances that
would preclude this categorical
exclusion. Accordingly, NMFS has
determined that the issuance of the IHA
qualifies to be categorically excluded
from further NEPA review
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
No incidental take of ESA-listed
species is authorized or expected to
result from this activity. Therefore,
NMFS has determined that formal
consultation under section 7 of the ESA
is not required for this action.
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Authorization
NMFS has issued an IHA to the Corps
for conducting test pile installation and
removal at the Sand Island Pile Dike
system near the MCR, for one year from
the date of issuance, provided the
previously mentioned mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements
are incorporated.
Dated: November 5, 2019.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the following:
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR) Committee (Partially
Closed Session); Executive Finance
Committee; Shrimp Committee;
Advisory Panel Selection Committee
(Closed Session); Citizen Science
Committee; Dolphin Wahoo Committee;
Mackerel Cobia Committee; Snapper
Grouper Committee; and Personnel
Committee (Closed Session). The
Council meeting week will include a
formal public comment period and a
meeting of the full Council.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held from 1:30 p.m. on Monday,
December 2, 2019 until 1 p.m. on
Friday, December 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Hotel Ballast, 301 North
Water Street, Wilmington, NC 28401;
phone: (910) 763–5900.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 302–8440 or toll
free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
Meeting information is available from
the Council’s website at: https://
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public comment: Written comments
may be directed to Gregg Waugh,
Executive Director, South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (see
Council address) or electronically via
the Council’s website at https://
safmc.net/safmc-meetings/councilmeetings/. Comments received by close
of business the Monday before the
meeting (11/25/19) will be compiled,
posted to the website as part of the
meeting materials, and included in the
administrative record; please use the
Council’s online form available from the
website. For written comments received
after the Monday before the meeting
(after 11/25/19), individuals submitting
a comment must use the Council’s
online form available from the website.
Comments will automatically be posted
to the website and available for Council
consideration. Comments received prior
to noon on Thursday, December 5, 2019
will be a part of the meeting
administrative record.
The items of discussion in the
individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
SEDAR Committee (Partially Closed
Session)—Monday, December 2, 2019,
1:30 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.
1. Closed Session: The Committee will
review appointments for upcoming
assessments and provide
recommendations for Council
consideration. The Committee will also
receive updates on the Council’s
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) and advisory panel participation
in the SEDAR process.
2. The meeting will continue in Open
Session. The Committee will receive an
update on SEDAR activities, a report
from the Council’s SSC, and approve the
Terms of Reference and schedule for the
SEDAR 71 stock assessment for South
Atlantic gag grouper.
3. The Committee will also review
and approve the SEDAR Scope of Work
for 2022 Stock Assessments and provide
recommendations for Council approval.
Executive Finance Committee—
Monday, December 2, 2019, 2:30 p.m.
Until 4 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive a report
from the November 2019 meeting of the
Council Coordination Committee (CCC),
discuss and provide guidance to staff.
2. The Committee will receive a report
from the October 2019 Executive
Finance Committee meeting, review and
take action as needed.
3. The Committee will review the
Council’s Follow-up document and
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Prioritization Schedule for work on
amendments, discuss and provide
guidance to staff.
4. The Committee will review
documents from NOAA Fisheries
currently open for review by the
Council and take action as needed.
Shrimp Committee, Monday, December
2, 2019, 4 p.m. Until 5 p.m.
1. The Committee will review draft
Amendment 11 to the Shrimp Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) addressing
transit provisions, discuss and consider
approval for public hearings.
2. The Committee will also receive
input from the Shrimp Advisory Panel
on changes proposed for the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Advisory Panel Selection Committee
(Closed Session), Tuesday, December 3,
2019, 8 a.m. Until 10 a.m.
1. The Committee will review
applications for open seats on the
Councils advisory panels and provide
recommendations for Council
consideration.
Citizen Science Committee, Tuesday,
December 3, 2019, 10 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive
program and project updates including
2019 activities and updates on the
program’s pilot projects, SAFMC Scamp
Release and FISH story.
2. The Committee will also review
updated Research Priorities for the
Citizen Science Program, discuss and
consider for adoption.
3. The Committee will receive an
overview and presentation on program
evaluation, discuss, and provide
guidance and recommendations as
needed. The Committee will also
receive a presentation on the role of
program infrastructure, discuss and take
action as needed.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee, Tuesday,
December 3, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Until 5:30
p.m. and Wednesday, December 4,
2019, 8:00 a.m. Until 12:00 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive
updates from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of commercial and recreational
catches versus annual catch limits
(ACLs).
2. The Committee will review the
goals and objectives of the Dolphin
Wahoo FMP and provide guidance to
staff. The Committee will also review
Amendment 10 to the Dolphin Wahoo
FMP. Draft Amendment 10 currently
includes 17 actions to address current
needs in the fishery. These actions fall
under four main areas of focus: (1)
Actions to accommodate revised
recreational data; (2) Actions that define
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Optimum Yield in the dolphin fishery;
(3) Actions that accommodate adaptive
management of sector ACLs and change
accountability measures; and (4)
Actions that implement miscellaneous
management revisions in the dolphin
and wahoo fisheries. The Committee
will continue its review of actions in the
draft amendment and consider
approving for public scoping.
3. The Committee will review draft
Amendment 12 to the Dolphin Wahoo
FMP with measures to add bullet
mackerel and frigate mackerel as
Ecosystem Component species to the
Dolphin Wahoo FMP, consider
appropriate regulatory actions, and
provide guidance to staff. The
Committee will also receive input from
the Advisory Panel on changes
proposed for the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary.
Mackerel Cobia Committee,
Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 1:30
p.m. Until 3:50 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an
update on the status of commercial and
recreational catches versus ACLs and
the status of amendments under formal
Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive a report
from the Mackerel Cobia Advisory
Panel, discuss and provide
recommendations as appropriate.
3. The Committee will receive an
overview of Framework Amendment 8
to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP
addressing king mackerel commercial
trip limits in Season 2 in the Atlantic
Southern Zone, review public hearing
comments, and provide
recommendations for final approval.
4. The Committee will review draft
Framework Amendment 9 with actions
to revise accountability measures to
address Spanish mackerel closures in
the Atlantic Northern Zone. The
Committee will review analyses, select
preferred alternatives and consider
approving for public hearings.
5. The Committee will also receive
input from the Advisory Panel on
changes proposed for the Florida Keys
National Marine Sanctuary.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday,
December 4, 2019, 4 p.m.
Public comment will be accepted on
items on the Council meeting agenda
scheduled to be approved for Secretarial
Review: Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 33 (red snapper fishing
seasons); Coastal Migratory Pelagics
Framework Amendment 8 (king
mackerel trip limits); and Snapper
Grouper Abbreviated Framework 3
(blueline tilefish). Public comment will
also be accepted on items for scoping/
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public hearings and all other agenda
items. The Council Chair, based on the
number of individuals wishing to
comment, will determine the amount of
time provided to each commenter.
Snapper Grouper Committee,
Thursday, December 5, 2019, 8 a.m.
Until 12 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive
updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial and recreational catches for
species under ACLs and the status of
amendments under formal Secretarial
review.
2. The Committee will receive a report
from the SSC on issues relative to the
management of snapper grouper species
and a report from the Snapper Grouper
Advisory Panel.
3. The Committee will receive an
overview of Snapper Grouper
Abbreviated Framework Amendment 3
addressing management of blueline
tilefish and consider final approval for
Secretarial review.
5. The Committee will receive an
update on the Southeast Reef Fish
Survey (SERFS) for red snapper that
includes 2019 data.
6. The Committee will review
Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 33 addressing season
modifications for red snapper and
consider final approval.
7. The Committee will review draft
Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 31 addressing recreational
accountability measures and provide
guidance.
8. The Committee will receive a
summary of outreach efforts for best
fishing practices and take action as
needed.
9. The Committee will receive a report
from the System Management Plan
Workgroup and an overview of input
received from the Snapper Grouper
Advisory Panel regarding proposed
changes to the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary.
Personnel Committee, Thursday,
December 5, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Until 3:30
p.m. (Closed Session)
1. The Committee will address the
Executive Director’s review and Council
comments on documents, procedures,
etc. and guidance for 2020.
Council Session: Thursday, December 5,
2019, 3:30 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m. and
Friday, December 6, 2019, 8 a.m. Until
1 p.m.
The Full Council will begin with the
Call to Order, adoption of the agenda,
and approval of minutes.
The Council will receive a
presentation on proposed changes to the
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Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary. Staff will provide a summary
of input received from the Council’s
advisory panels regarding the proposed
changes and provide the Council with
an overview of required actions.
The Council will receive staff reports
including the Executive Director’s
Report and updates on the MyFishCount
recreational reporting pilot program.
Updates will be provided by NOAA
Fisheries including a report on the
status of commercial and recreational
catches versus ACLs for species not
covered during an earlier committee
meeting, data-related reports (for-hire
amendment and bycatch), protected
resources, and a presentation on the
status of the of the Commercial
Electronic Logbook Program. The
Council will discuss and take action as
necessary.
The Council will review any
Exempted Fishing Permits received as
necessary and review proposed changes
to the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary and take action as
appropriate.
The Council will receive reports from
the following committees: Snapper
Grouper; Mackerel Cobia; Dolphin
Wahoo; Shrimp; SEDAR, Advisory
Panel Selection; Citizen Science;
Executive Finance; and Personnel. The
Council will take action as appropriate.
The Council will receive agency and
liaison reports; and discuss other
business and upcoming meetings and
take action as necessary.
Documents regarding these issues are
available from the Council office (see
ADDRESSES).
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
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
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 Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to the Council office (see
ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: November 6, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Southeast Region
Gulf of Mexico Mandatory Shrimp
Vessel and Gear Characterization
Survey
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
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.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted by January 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the internet
at PRAcomments@doc.gov). All
comments received are part of the
public record. Comments will generally
be posted without change. All
Personally Identifiable Information (for
example, name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Adam Bailey, National
Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast
Regional Office, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, 263 13th Ave. S, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701, telephone: 727–
824–8305, email: adam.bailey@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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This request is for the renewal of a
current information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the following: Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review
(SEDAR) Committee (Partially Closed Session); Executive Finance
Committee; Shrimp Committee; Advisory Panel Selection Committee (Closed
Session); Citizen Science Committee; Dolphin Wahoo Committee; Mackerel
Cobia Committee; Snapper Grouper Committee; and Personnel Committee
(Closed Session). The Council meeting week will include a formal public
comment period and a meeting of the full Council.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. on Monday,
December 2, 2019 until 1 p.m. on Friday, December 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Ballast, 301
North Water Street, Wilmington, NC 28401; phone: (910) 763-5900.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8440 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax:
(843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]. Meeting information is
available from the Council's website at: https://
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safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public comment: Written comments may be directed to Gregg Waugh,
Executive Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see
Council address) or electronically via the Council's website at https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/. Comments received by close
of business the Monday before the meeting (11/25/19) will be compiled,
posted to the website as part of the meeting materials, and included in
the administrative record; please use the Council's online form
available from the website. For written comments received after the
Monday before the meeting (after 11/25/19), individuals submitting a
comment must use the Council's online form available from the website.
Comments will automatically be posted to the website and available for
Council consideration. Comments received prior to noon on Thursday,
December 5, 2019 will be a part of the meeting administrative record.
The items of discussion in the individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
SEDAR Committee (Partially Closed Session)--Monday, December 2, 2019,
1:30 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.
1. Closed Session: The Committee will review appointments for
upcoming assessments and provide recommendations for Council
consideration. The Committee will also receive updates on the Council's
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and advisory panel
participation in the SEDAR process.
2. The meeting will continue in Open Session. The Committee will
receive an update on SEDAR activities, a report from the Council's SSC,
and approve the Terms of Reference and schedule for the SEDAR 71 stock
assessment for South Atlantic gag grouper.
3. The Committee will also review and approve the SEDAR Scope of
Work for 2022 Stock Assessments and provide recommendations for Council
approval.
Executive Finance Committee--Monday, December 2, 2019, 2:30 p.m. Until
4 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive a report from the November 2019
meeting of the Council Coordination Committee (CCC), discuss and
provide guidance to staff.
2. The Committee will receive a report from the October 2019
Executive Finance Committee meeting, review and take action as needed.
3. The Committee will review the Council's Follow-up document and
Prioritization Schedule for work on amendments, discuss and provide
guidance to staff.
4. The Committee will review documents from NOAA Fisheries
currently open for review by the Council and take action as needed.
Shrimp Committee, Monday, December 2, 2019, 4 p.m. Until 5 p.m.
1. The Committee will review draft Amendment 11 to the Shrimp
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) addressing transit provisions, discuss
and consider approval for public hearings.
2. The Committee will also receive input from the Shrimp Advisory
Panel on changes proposed for the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary.
Advisory Panel Selection Committee (Closed Session), Tuesday, December
3, 2019, 8 a.m. Until 10 a.m.
1. The Committee will review applications for open seats on the
Councils advisory panels and provide recommendations for Council
consideration.
Citizen Science Committee, Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 10 a.m. Until 12
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive program and project updates including
2019 activities and updates on the program's pilot projects, SAFMC
Scamp Release and FISH story.
2. The Committee will also review updated Research Priorities for
the Citizen Science Program, discuss and consider for adoption.
3. The Committee will receive an overview and presentation on
program evaluation, discuss, and provide guidance and recommendations
as needed. The Committee will also receive a presentation on the role
of program infrastructure, discuss and take action as needed.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee, Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 8:00 a.m. Until 12:00 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive updates from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of commercial and recreational catches versus annual catch
limits (ACLs).
2. The Committee will review the goals and objectives of the
Dolphin Wahoo FMP and provide guidance to staff. The Committee will
also review Amendment 10 to the Dolphin Wahoo FMP. Draft Amendment 10
currently includes 17 actions to address current needs in the fishery.
These actions fall under four main areas of focus: (1) Actions to
accommodate revised recreational data; (2) Actions that define Optimum
Yield in the dolphin fishery; (3) Actions that accommodate adaptive
management of sector ACLs and change accountability measures; and (4)
Actions that implement miscellaneous management revisions in the
dolphin and wahoo fisheries. The Committee will continue its review of
actions in the draft amendment and consider approving for public
scoping.
3. The Committee will review draft Amendment 12 to the Dolphin
Wahoo FMP with measures to add bullet mackerel and frigate mackerel as
Ecosystem Component species to the Dolphin Wahoo FMP, consider
appropriate regulatory actions, and provide guidance to staff. The
Committee will also receive input from the Advisory Panel on changes
proposed for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Until
3:50 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an update on the status of commercial
and recreational catches versus ACLs and the status of amendments under
formal Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive a report from the Mackerel Cobia
Advisory Panel, discuss and provide recommendations as appropriate.
3. The Committee will receive an overview of Framework Amendment 8
to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP addressing king mackerel
commercial trip limits in Season 2 in the Atlantic Southern Zone,
review public hearing comments, and provide recommendations for final
approval.
4. The Committee will review draft Framework Amendment 9 with
actions to revise accountability measures to address Spanish mackerel
closures in the Atlantic Northern Zone. The Committee will review
analyses, select preferred alternatives and consider approving for
public hearings.
5. The Committee will also receive input from the Advisory Panel on
changes proposed for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 4 p.m.
Public comment will be accepted on items on the Council meeting
agenda scheduled to be approved for Secretarial Review: Snapper Grouper
Regulatory Amendment 33 (red snapper fishing seasons); Coastal
Migratory Pelagics Framework Amendment 8 (king mackerel trip limits);
and Snapper Grouper Abbreviated Framework 3 (blueline tilefish). Public
comment will also be accepted on items for scoping/
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public hearings and all other agenda items. The Council Chair, based on
the number of individuals wishing to comment, will determine the amount
of time provided to each commenter.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Thursday, December 5, 2019, 8 a.m. Until 12
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial and recreational catches for species under ACLs and the
status of amendments under formal Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive a report from the SSC on issues
relative to the management of snapper grouper species and a report from
the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel.
3. The Committee will receive an overview of Snapper Grouper
Abbreviated Framework Amendment 3 addressing management of blueline
tilefish and consider final approval for Secretarial review.
5. The Committee will receive an update on the Southeast Reef Fish
Survey (SERFS) for red snapper that includes 2019 data.
6. The Committee will review Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment
33 addressing season modifications for red snapper and consider final
approval.
7. The Committee will review draft Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 31 addressing recreational accountability measures and
provide guidance.
8. The Committee will receive a summary of outreach efforts for
best fishing practices and take action as needed.
9. The Committee will receive a report from the System Management
Plan Workgroup and an overview of input received from the Snapper
Grouper Advisory Panel regarding proposed changes to the Florida Keys
National Marine Sanctuary.
Personnel Committee, Thursday, December 5, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Until 3:30
p.m. (Closed Session)
1. The Committee will address the Executive Director's review and
Council comments on documents, procedures, etc. and guidance for 2020.
Council Session: Thursday, December 5, 2019, 3:30 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
and Friday, December 6, 2019, 8 a.m. Until 1 p.m.
The Full Council will begin with the Call to Order, adoption of the
agenda, and approval of minutes.
The Council will receive a presentation on proposed changes to the
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Staff will provide a summary of
input received from the Council's advisory panels regarding the
proposed changes and provide the Council with an overview of required
actions.
The Council will receive staff reports including the Executive
Director's Report and updates on the MyFishCount recreational reporting
pilot program.
Updates will be provided by NOAA Fisheries including a report on
the status of commercial and recreational catches versus ACLs for
species not covered during an earlier committee meeting, data-related
reports (for-hire amendment and bycatch), protected resources, and a
presentation on the status of the of the Commercial Electronic Logbook
Program. The Council will discuss and take action as necessary.
The Council will review any Exempted Fishing Permits received as
necessary and review proposed changes to the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary and take action as appropriate.
The Council will receive reports from the following committees:
Snapper Grouper; Mackerel Cobia; Dolphin Wahoo; Shrimp; SEDAR, Advisory
Panel Selection; Citizen Science; Executive Finance; and Personnel. The
Council will take action as appropriate.
The Council will receive agency and liaison reports; and discuss
other business and upcoming meetings and take action as necessary.
Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council
office (see ADDRESSES).
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 identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice 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 Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 6, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-24592 Filed 11-8-19; 8:45 am]
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