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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
Dated: October 28, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting via webinar of its
Snapper Grouper Recreational
Permitting and Reporting Technical
Advisory Panel (AP) to discuss
reporting and permitting alternatives for
the private recreational snapper grouper
fishery.
DATES: The AP meeting will be held on
Monday, November 21, 2022 from 1
p.m. until 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. Webinar registration is
required. Details are included in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting
information, including the webinar
registration link, online public comment
form, agenda, and briefing book
materials will be posted on the
Council’s website at: https://safmc.net/
workgroups/. Comments become part of
the Administrative Record of the
meeting and will automatically be
posted to the website and available for
Council consideration.
At this meeting, the Advisory Panel
will review guidance from the
September 2022 Council meeting and
further address a series of permit and
reporting program questions posed by
the Council.
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.
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Special Accommodations
The meeting is 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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of National Estuarine
Research Reserve; Request for
Comments
Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to
comment.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office for Coastal Management, will
hold a public comment period to solicit
input on the performance evaluation of
the Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM)
National Estuarine Research Reserve.
DATES: NOAA will consider all written
comments received by November 17,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted to Susie Holst, Evaluator,
NOAA Office for Coastal Management,
at Susie.Holst@noaa.gov.
Written comments received are
considered part of the public record,
and the entirety of the comment,
including the name of the commenter,
email address, attachments, and other
supporting materials, will be publicly
accessible. Sensitive personal
information, such as account numbers
or Social Security numbers, should not
be included with the comment.
Comments that are not responsive or
that contain profanity, vulgarity, threats,
or other inappropriate language will not
be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susie Holst, Evaluator, NOAA Office for
Coastal Management, by email at
Susie.Holst@noaa.gov or by phone at
(978) 225–3420. Copies of the previous
evaluation findings, reserve
management plan, and reserve 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 progress report may be obtained
upon request by contacting Susie Holst.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections
312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone
Management Act (CZMA) require
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NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations
of federally approved national estuarine
research reserves. The evaluation
process includes holding one or more
public meetings, considering written
public comments, and consulting with
interested Federal, State, and local
agencies and members of the public.
During the evaluation, NOAA will
consider the extent to which the State
of Florida has met the national
objectives, adhered to the reserve’s
management plan approved by the
Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to
the terms of financial assistance under
the CZMA. When the evaluation is
complete, NOAA’s Office for Coastal
Management will place a notice in the
Federal Register announcing the
availability of the Final Evaluation
Findings.
Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Marine Mammals; File No. 26716
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Kathleen Hunt, Ph.D., George Mason
University, Department of Biology, 8936
Center St., Manassas, VA 20110, has
applied in due form for a permit to
import and export marine mammal parts
for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
December 2, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 26716 from the list of
available applications. These documents
are also available upon written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted via email to
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NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include File No. 26716 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth
the specific reasons why a hearing on
this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore or Shasta
McClenahan, Ph.D., (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 import and
export narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
powdered samples of tusks and teeth
from the Greenland Institute of Natural
Resources laboratories in Copenhagen,
Denmark for hormone analyses.
Samples from up to 100 individual
animals taken in legal Inuit subsistence
hunts in Greenland would be imported
and exported annually, not to exceed
100 total individuals over the duration
of the permit. The requested duration of
the permit is 5 years.
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: October 24, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice of public meeting.
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) is
holding an online meeting, which is
open to the public.
DATES: The online meeting will be held
on Monday, November 21, 2022, from 1
p.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Time, or until
business for the day is completed.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
online. Specific meeting information,
including directions on how to join the
meeting and system requirements will
be provided in the meeting
announcement on the Pacific Council’s
website (see www.pcouncil.org). You
may send an email to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820–
2412 for technical assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kit
Dahl, Staff Officer, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820–2422.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At its
September 2022 meeting, the Pacific
Council decided to proceed with an
initiative to further the goals and
objectives of its Pacific Coast Fishery
Ecosystem Plan, the ‘‘Ecosystem and
Climate Information for Species,
Fisheries, and Fishery Management
Plans Initiative.’’ The purpose of this
initiative is to better integrate climate
and ecosystem considerations into the
Council’s management decision making
under its fishery management plans.
The Pacific Council tasked the EWG to
develop a detailed work plan for
conducting the initiative and report
back to the Council at its March 2023
meeting. This EWG online meeting is an
opportunity to discuss workplan
development and solicit input from
interested members of Pacific Council
advisory bodies and the public. The
EWG also may discuss other tasks
stemming from Council actions.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document 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 intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
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Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 28, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Atlantic Shark Management Measures;
2023 Research Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
applications.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces its request
for applications for the 2023 shark
research fishery from commercial shark
fishermen with directed or incidental
shark limited access permits. The shark
research fishery allows for the collection
of fishery-dependent and biological data
for future stock assessments and to meet
the research objectives of the Agency.
The only commercial vessels authorized
to land sandbar sharks are those
participating in the shark research
fishery. Shark research fishery
permittees may also land other large
coastal sharks (LCS), small coastal
sharks (SCS), smoothhound, and pelagic
sharks. Commercial shark fishermen
who are interested in participating in
the shark research fishery need to
submit a completed Shark Research
Fishery Permit Application to be
considered.
DATES: Shark Research Fishery Permit
Applications must be received no later
than December 2, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Please submit completed
applications via email to
NMFS.Research.Fishery@noaa.gov.
For copies of the Shark Research
Fishery Permit Application, please
email a request to
NMFS.Research.Fishery@noaa.gov.
Copies of the Shark Research Fishery
Permit Application are also available at
the highly migratory species (HMS)
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Marine Mammals; File No. 26716
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Kathleen Hunt, Ph.D., George Mason
University, Department of Biology, 8936 Center St., Manassas, VA 20110,
has applied in due form for a permit to import and export marine mammal
parts for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before December 2, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the
``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species
(APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File
No. 26716 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
[email protected].
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to
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[email protected]. Please include File No. 26716 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request via email to [email protected]. The request
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application
would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Shasta
McClenahan, Ph.D., (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 import and export narwhal (Monodon
monoceros) powdered samples of tusks and teeth from the Greenland
Institute of Natural Resources laboratories in Copenhagen, Denmark for
hormone analyses. Samples from up to 100 individual animals taken in
legal Inuit subsistence hunts in Greenland would be imported and
exported annually, not to exceed 100 total individuals over the
duration of the permit. The requested duration of the permit is 5
years.
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: October 24, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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