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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–76–2019]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 27—Boston,
Massachusetts; Authorization of
Production Activity; Waters
Technologies Corporation
(Chromatography Tubing Assemblies),
Milford, Massachusetts
On December 13, 2019, Waters
Technologies Corporation submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board for its facility
within FTZ 27, in Milford,
Massachusetts.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
public comment (84 FR 70932,
December 26, 2019). On April 13, 2020,
the applicant was notified of the FTZ
Board’s decision that no further review
of the activity is warranted at this time.
The production activity described in the
notification was authorized, subject to
the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.14.
Dated: April 13, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA124]
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting via
webinar.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a joint public meeting of its
Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management
(EBFM) Committee via webinar 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:
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Council address: New
England Fishery Management Council,
50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport,
MA 01950.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The Ecosystem-Based Fishery
Management (EBFM) Committee will
receive from GreenFinStudio and
provide feedback on draft public
outreach communication products for
the Georges Bank example Fishery
Ecosystem Plan (eFEP). From the EBFM
Plan Development Team, the committee
will also receive an update on tangible
worked example development. Other
business will be discussed as necessary
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 13, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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This webinar will be held on
Monday, May 4, 2020 at 9.30 a.m.
Webinar registration URL information:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA100]
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold public hearings via webinar
pertaining to Regulatory Amendment 34
to the Snapper Grouper Fishery
Management Plan for the South Atlantic
Region. The amendment would
designate artificial reefs in the federal
waters off the coasts of North Carolina
and South Carolina as Special
Management Zones (SMZs) and
implement fishing gear restrictions
within the SMZs.
DATES: The public hearings will be held
via webinar on May 4 and 5, 2020.
ADDRESSES: 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) 571–4366 or toll
free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
public hearings will be conducted via
webinar beginning at 6 p.m. Registration
for the webinars is required.
Registration information will be posted
on the Council’s website at https://
safmc.net/safmc-meetings/publichearings-scoping-meetings/ as it
becomes available.
SUMMARY:
Regulatory Amendment 34 to the
Snapper Grouper Fishery Management
Plan
The draft regulatory amendment
contains proposed actions to: Designate
30 artificial reefs in federal waters off
North Carolina as Special Management
Zones. Within the SMZs, harvest of
snapper grouper species would be
allowed with handline, rod and reel,
and spear. All harvest by spear would
be limited to the applicable recreational
bag limit.
Designate four additional artificial
reefs in federal waters off South
Carolina as SMZs. Within the SMZs,
harvest of snapper grouper species
would only be allowed with handline,
rod and reel, and spear (without
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powerheads) and all harvest would be
limited to the applicable recreational
bag limit.
During the public hearings, Council
staff will present an overview of the
draft amendment and will be available
for informal discussions and to answer
questions via webinar. A public
comment form will also be available
online. The comment form, a copy of
the Regulatory Amendment 34 Public
Hearing Document, and additional
information will be posted on the
Council’s website as it becomes
available at: https://safmc.net/safmcmeetings/public-hearings-scopingmeetings/.
Special Accommodations
These hearings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to the Council office (see
ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the public
hearings.
Note: The times and sequence
specified in this agenda are subject to
change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 13, 2020.
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
[RTID 0648–XR106]
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to the Floating Dry
Dock Project at Naval Base San Diego
in San Diego, California
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments on proposed authorization
and possible renewal.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received a request
from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for
authorization to take marine mammals
incidental to the Floating Dry Dock
Project at Naval Base San Diego in San
Diego, California. Pursuant to the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments
on its proposal to issue an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to
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incidentally take marine mammals
during the specified activities. NMFS is
also requesting comments on a possible
one-year renewal that could be issued
under certain circumstances and if all
requirements are met, as described in
Request for Public Comments at the end
of this notice. NMFS will consider
public comments prior to making any
final decision on the issuance of the
requested MMPA authorizations and
agency responses will be summarized in
the final notice of our decision.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than May 18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service. Physical
comments should be sent to 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
and electronic comments should be sent
to ITP.Piniak@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments received
electronically, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
file formats only. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act without
change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, 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:
Wendy Piniak, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Electronic copies of the application and
supporting documents, as well as a list
of the references cited in this document,
may be obtained online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. In case
of problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of
marine mammals, with certain
exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and
(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce
(as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon
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request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
incidental take authorization may be
provided to the public for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s) and will not have
an unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
taking for subsistence uses (where
relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe
the permissible methods of taking and
other ‘‘means of effecting the least
practicable adverse impact’’ on the
affected species or stocks and their
habitat, paying particular attention to
rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of
similar significance, and on the
availability of the species or stocks for
taking for certain subsistence uses
(referred to in shorthand as
‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of the takings are set forth.
The definitions of all applicable MMPA
statutory terms cited above are included
in the relevant sections below.
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
preliminarily determined that the
issuance of the proposed IHA qualifies
to be categorically excluded from
further NEPA review.
We will review all comments
submitted in response to this notice
prior to concluding our NEPA process
or making a final decision on the IHA
request.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA100]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold public hearings via webinar pertaining to Regulatory Amendment 34
to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan for the South Atlantic
Region. The amendment would designate artificial reefs in the federal
waters off the coasts of North Carolina and South Carolina as Special
Management Zones (SMZs) and implement fishing gear restrictions within
the SMZs.
DATES: The public hearings will be held via webinar on May 4 and 5,
2020.
ADDRESSES: 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) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax:
(843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearings will be conducted via
webinar beginning at 6 p.m. Registration for the webinars is required.
Registration information will be posted on the Council's website at
https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearings-scoping-meetings/ as
it becomes available.
Regulatory Amendment 34 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan
The draft regulatory amendment contains proposed actions to:
Designate 30 artificial reefs in federal waters off North Carolina as
Special Management Zones. Within the SMZs, harvest of snapper grouper
species would be allowed with handline, rod and reel, and spear. All
harvest by spear would be limited to the applicable recreational bag
limit.
Designate four additional artificial reefs in federal waters off
South Carolina as SMZs. Within the SMZs, harvest of snapper grouper
species would only be allowed with handline, rod and reel, and spear
(without
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powerheads) and all harvest would be limited to the applicable
recreational bag limit.
During the public hearings, Council staff will present an overview
of the draft amendment and will be available for informal discussions
and to answer questions via webinar. A public comment form will also be
available online. The comment form, a copy of the Regulatory Amendment
34 Public Hearing Document, and additional information will be posted
on the Council's website as it becomes available at: https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearings-scoping-meetings/.
Special Accommodations
These hearings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the public hearings.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject
to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 13, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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