North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 70499-70500 [2019-27638]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental
To Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to the Sand Island
Pile Dike System Test Piles Project
Near the Mouth of the Columbia River;
Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization; correction.
AGENCY:
This document contains
corrections to the DATES caption of the
notice of issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) for the
take of marine mammals incidental to
the Sand Island Pile Dike System Test
Piles Project Near the Mouth of the
Columbia River. This action is necessary
to correct errors in the effective dates of
the issued IHA. The scope of the
activities and anticipated effects remain
the same, authorized take numbers have
not changed, and the required
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
remain the same.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
Pauline, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
NMFS published a notice in the
Federal Register on November 12, 2019
(84 FR 61026) announcing that an IHA
had been issued to the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Portland District (Corps)
authorizing the take of marine mammals
incidental to the planned Sand Island
Pile Dike System Test Piles Project
effective for one year from the date of
issuance. NMFS refers the reader to the
November 12, 2019, Federal Register
notice (84 FR 61026) for background
information concerning the IHA. The
information in the notice of issuance is
not repeated here. As published, the
notice of issuance contains errors,
which need to be clarified.
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Correction
1. On page 61026 in the third column,
the DATES section is corrected to read as
follows:
DATES: This Authorization is effective
from September 15, 2020, through
September 14, 2021.
2. On page 61037 in the third column,
the paragraph under the heading
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‘‘Authorization’’ is corrected to read as
follows:
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, effective from
September 15, 2020 through September
14, 2021, provided the mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements
are incorporated.
Dated: December 16, 2019.
Catherine Marzin,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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North 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 North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Bering
Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Climate
Change Taskforce will meet January 13,
2020 through January 15, 2020.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, January 13, 2020, from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m.; January 14, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.; and on January 15, from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Goodman A at the Mountaineers
Club 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle,
WA 98115. Teleconference number is
(907) 245–3900, pin 2809.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252;
telephone: (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Agenda
Monday, January 13 Through
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
The agenda will include: (a) Review
of Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan
(FEP) establishing Taskforce and
Taskforce objectives; (b) Review of
existing regional climate change
initiatives, research and on-going
modeling efforts; (c) the elements and
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timing of work required to meet
Taskforce objectives; (d) development of
a workplan; (e) outreach and
communication; and (f) other business.
The agenda is subject to change, and the
latest version will be posted at https://
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
1203 prior to the meeting, along with
meeting materials.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted either
electronically to https://
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
1203 or through the mail: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, North
Pacific Fishery Management Council,
1007 W 3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501–
2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Shannon Gleason
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 18, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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North 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 North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Crab
Plan Team will meet January 14, 2020
through January 17, 2020.
DATES: The meetings will be held
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 through
Friday, January 17, 2020, from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m., Alaska Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held
in the Large Conference Room at the
Kodiak Fisheries Research Center, 301
Research Ct, Kodiak, AK 99615.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1007
SUMMARY:
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West 3rd, Suite 400, Anchorage, AK
99501; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Armstrong, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Through
Friday, January 17, 2020
The Crab Plan Team will review the
final 2020 stock assessment for Norton
Sound red king crab. Additionally the
Crab Plan Team will discuss fishery
catches, ecosystem and socioeconomic
profiles, St Matthew blue king crab
rebuilding, draft model runs for
Aleutian Islands golden king crab, the
BSAI crab economic SAFE, various
aspects of crab research off Alaska, and
plans for the Team’s upcoming May
2020 meeting.
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/1163 prior to the meeting, along
with meeting materials.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted
electronically to https://
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
1163 or through the mail: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1007
West 3rd Suite 400, Anchorage, AK
99501. In-person oral public testimony
will be accepted at the discretion of the
chairs.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Shannon Gleason
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 18, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Marine Mammals; File No. 23577
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
AGENCY:
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
Notice is hereby given that
the BBC Studios Ltd., Natural History
Unit Productions, Broadcasting House,
Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2LR, UK,
(Responsible Party: Rowan Crawford),
has applied in due form for a permit to
conduct commercial or educational
photography of humpback whales
(Megaptera novaeangliae).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
January 22, 2020.
ADDRESSES: These documents are
available upon written request or by
appointment in the Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver
Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427–
8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. in the subject line
of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Hapeman or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant proposes to film
humpback whales in Hawaii to obtain
footage for an episode of a wildlife
television series focusing on female
animal behavior. Up to 315 humpback
whales will be targeted for filming using
a vessel, underwater divers, and an
unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
Activities would include behavioral
observations, photography/videography,
UAS operation, and passive acoustic
recordings. Filmmakers may
incidentally harass up to 30 shortbeaked common dolphins (Delphinus
delphis), 60 bottlenose dolphins
(Tursiops truncatus), 342 spinner
dolphins (Stenella longirostris), and 324
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short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala
macrorhynchus) during filming. The
permit would expire on March 31, 2020.
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 17, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scientific & Statistical Committee to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ). Recommendations from this
group will be brought to the full Council
for formal consideration and action, if
appropriate.
SUMMARY:
This meeting will be held on
Friday, January 10, 2020 beginning at
9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Garden Inn, Boston Logan,
100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA
02128; phone: (617) 567–6789.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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North 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Crab
Plan Team will meet January 14, 2020 through January 17, 2020.
DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, January 14, 2020 through
Friday, January 17, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Alaska Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in the Large Conference Room at
the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center, 301 Research Ct, Kodiak, AK
99615.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007
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West 3rd, Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Armstrong, Council staff;
telephone: (907) 271-2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Through Friday, January 17, 2020
The Crab Plan Team will review the final 2020 stock assessment for
Norton Sound red king crab. Additionally the Crab Plan Team will
discuss fishery catches, ecosystem and socioeconomic profiles, St
Matthew blue king crab rebuilding, draft model runs for Aleutian
Islands golden king crab, the BSAI crab economic SAFE, various aspects
of crab research off Alaska, and plans for the Team's upcoming May 2020
meeting.
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1163 prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted
electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1163 or
through the mail: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 West
3rd Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501. In-person oral public testimony
will be accepted at the discretion of the chairs.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809
at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 18, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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