South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings, 47726-47727 [2022-16737]

Download as PDF jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES 47726 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 149 / Thursday, August 4, 2022 / Notices understand continued and long-term social impacts. Combined with the ongoing mandatory Economic Data Collection (EDC) and biological data collection, this research provides the PFMC extensive information on concerns and impacts to fishing communities. This data collection not only supports the requirements of NEPA and NSA, but supports the NWFSC’s Vivid Description of the Future (VDOF) priorities to include Healthy Coastal Communities. This research project also supports NOAA’s 2022–2026 Strategic Plan contributing information to Strategic Objective 2.2: Support Underserved and Vulnerable Communities, and Strategic Objective 3.3: Improve Resilience of Coastal Communities and Economies. This study collects a broad swath of information from community members through a questionnaire and semistructured interviews. Questionnaire sections include Demographic Information, Individual Participation Information, Connections, Catch Shares Perspectives, Quota Owners & Vessel Account Manager Section, Fishermen Section, and a Processors Section. The questionnaire is primarily administered in person in communities where respondents live. Study participants include anyone who has a connection to the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery. This includes fishermen, fishermen’s wives, processing personnel, suppliers (ice, net, drydock, etc.), and others linked to the fishery. As previously indicated information from this study has broad applications. To date, this project has informed concerns of graying of the fleet—age disparities in some fisheries, has highlighted changing women’s roles, has supported management to open Yelloweye fisheries, has reported on crew disparities, aims to understand processing challenges, and is contributing to Ecosystem Science Studies. Ongoing studies include infrastructure changes, vessel typology studies, and is contributing to fishing diversity knowledge as well as climate studies. Continued research will inform resilience and adaptation studies, will further inform infrastructure studies, and contribute to and further support efforts to understand underserved communities and build strong and healthy coastal communities. At this time there are no changes to the questionnaire, no changes to the frequency of the data collection, and no changes to the target population. It is critical to maintain consistent study parameters for the longitudinal and time VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Aug 03, 2022 Jkt 256001 series study of this fishery to result in accurate and consistent data and results. II. Method of Collection The questionnaire is primarily administered in person in the communities where study participants live, work, and travel through. The questionnaire is also available to be downloaded on our study website in a fillable MSWord or PDF format, may be emailed to any individual, or a hard copy can be hand delivered or mailed to any individual to participate in the study. Interviews are conducted inperson at the time the questionnaires are administered in person. They may be used in lieu of a questionnaire if a study participant prefers an interview. Interview data supplements the survey and fills in any data holes and provides the participant the opportunity to voice any additional information they wish to have recorded. III. Data IV. Request for Comments We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before Frm 00038 Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2022–16705 Filed 8–3–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC230] OMB Control Number: 0648–0606. Form Number(s): None. Type of Review: Regular (Extension of a current information collection). Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions; State or Local government. Estimated Number of Respondents: 350. Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 191. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: 0. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: MSA, NEPA. PO 00000 including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public hearing. AGENCY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public hearing to obtain input on the Comprehensive Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment, which affects the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Dolphin Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic (Dolphin Wahoo FMP), the FMP for the Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Golden Crab FMP), and the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region. DATES: The public hearing will be held via webinar on August 24, 2022, beginning at 6 p.m., EDT. For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The public hearing will be held via webinar. Information, including a link to webinar registration will be posted on the Council’s website at: https://safmc.net/public-hearingsscoping-2/ as it becomes available. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM 04AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 149 / Thursday, August 4, 2022 / Notices free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public hearing document, an online public comment form, and other materials will be posted to the Council’s website at https://safmc.net/public-hearingsscoping-2/ by August 10, 2022. Comments will be accepted through 5 p.m. on August 26, 2022. During the hearing, Council staff will provide an overview of actions being considered in the amendment. Staff will answer clarifying questions on the presented information and the proposed actions. Following the presentation and questions, the public will have the opportunity to provide comments on the amendment. The ABC Control Rule Amendment considers revisions to the ABC control rule for the Dolphin Wahoo, Golden Crab, and Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plans. These revisions include changes to the structure of the control rule in how risk and uncertainty components are addressed, allowance of phasing in ABC changes over multiple years, and allowance for unharvested portions of annual catch limits (ACL) to be carried over to increase ACL in the following year. Special Accommodations The hearing is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 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: August 1, 2022. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2022–16737 Filed 8–3–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Announcement of availability of Environmental Assessment. ACTION: In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Final Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PDARP/PEIS), and Consent Decree, the Federal and State natural resource trustee agencies for the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (Louisiana TIG) have approved the Final Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #8: Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats (RP/EA #8) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). In the Final RP/EA #8, the Louisiana TIG selects for implementation four restoration projects to partially restore for injuries to wetlands, coastal and nearshore habitats in the Louisiana Restoration Area. The Federal Trustees of the Louisiana TIG have determined that the implementation of the Final RP/EA #8 is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the context of the NEPA. They have concluded a FONSI is appropriate, and, therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared. ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may access the Final RP/EA #8 from the ‘‘News’’ section of the Louisiana TIG website at: https:// www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/ restoration-areas/louisiana. Alternatively, you may request a CD of the Final RP/EA #8 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mel Landry, NOAA Restoration Center, 225– 425–0583, mel.landry@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Introduction DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES [RTID 0648–XC111] Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Final Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #8: Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats and Finding of No Significant Impact National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Aug 03, 2022 Jkt 256001 On April 20, 2010, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, which was being used to drill a well for BP Exploration and Production, Inc. (BP), in the Macondo prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252– MC252), experienced a significant explosion, fire, and subsequent sinking in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in an unprecedented volume of oil and other discharges from the rig and from the wellhead on the seabed. The DWH oil spill is the largest off shore oil spill in U.S. history, discharging millions of barrels of oil over a period of 87 days. In addition, well over one million gallons of dispersants were applied to the waters of the spill area in an attempt PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47727 to disperse the spilled oil. An undetermined amount of natural gas was also released into the environment as a result of the spill. The DWH Federal and State natural resource trustees (DWH Trustees) conducted the natural resource damage assessment for the DWH oil spill under OPA (OPA; 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). Pursuant to OPA, Federal and State agencies act as trustees on behalf of the public to assess natural resource injuries and losses and to determine the actions required to compensate the public for those injuries and losses. OPA further instructs the designated trustees to develop and implement a plan for the restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, or acquisition of the equivalent of the injured natural resources under their trusteeship, including the loss of use and services from those resources from the time of injury until the time of restoration to baseline (the resource quality and conditions that would exist if the spill had not occurred) is complete. The DWH Trustees are: • U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), as represented by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management; • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce; • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); • State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and Department of Natural Resources; • State of Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; • State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Geological Survey of Alabama; • State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and • State of Texas: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas General Land Office, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The Trustees reached and finalized a settlement of their natural resource damage claims with BP in an April 4, 2016, Consent Decree approved by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Pursuant to that Consent Decree, restoration projects in the Louisiana Restoration Area are now selected and implemented by the Louisiana TIG. The Louisiana E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM 04AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47726-47727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16737]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC230]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a public hearing to obtain input on the Comprehensive Acceptable 
Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment, which affects the 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Dolphin Wahoo Fishery of the 
Atlantic (Dolphin Wahoo FMP), the FMP for the Golden Crab Fishery of 
the South Atlantic Region (Golden Crab FMP), and the Fishery Management 
Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region.

DATES: The public hearing will be held via webinar on August 24, 2022, 
beginning at 6 p.m., EDT. For specific dates and times, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The public hearing will be held via webinar. 
Information, including a link to webinar registration will be posted on 
the Council's website at: https://safmc.net/public-hearings-scoping-2/ 
as it becomes available.
    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

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free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public hearing document, an online public 
comment form, and other materials will be posted to the Council's 
website at https://safmc.net/public-hearings-scoping-2/ by August 10, 
2022. Comments will be accepted through 5 p.m. on August 26, 2022. 
During the hearing, Council staff will provide an overview of actions 
being considered in the amendment. Staff will answer clarifying 
questions on the presented information and the proposed actions. 
Following the presentation and questions, the public will have the 
opportunity to provide comments on the amendment.
    The ABC Control Rule Amendment considers revisions to the ABC 
control rule for the Dolphin Wahoo, Golden Crab, and Snapper Grouper 
Fishery Management Plans. These revisions include changes to the 
structure of the control rule in how risk and uncertainty components 
are addressed, allowance of phasing in ABC changes over multiple years, 
and allowance for unharvested portions of annual catch limits (ACL) to 
be carried over to increase ACL in the following year.

Special Accommodations

    The hearing is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 3 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: August 1, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-16737 Filed 8-3-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

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