North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 30282 [2023-10081]

Download as PDF 30282 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 91 / Thursday, May 11, 2023 / Notices Connection Information Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone, or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ Details/2996. Dated: May 8, 2023. Julia M. Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2023–10059 Filed 5–10–23; 8:45 am] Public Comment BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to https:// meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 2996. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Dated: May 8, 2023. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [RTID 0648–XC995] North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of web conference. AGENCY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee (PNCIAC) will meet May 30, 2023. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Alaska Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web conference. Join online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ Details/2996. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions for attending the meeting via video conference are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Marrinan, Council staff; phone: (907) 271–2809; email: sarah.marrinan@ noaa.gov. For technical support, please contact our admin Council staff, email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Agenda ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Tuesday, May 30, 2023 The Committee will discuss several topics including: (a) Crab Plan Team recap, (b) Crab Specifications, (c) BBRKC area closures initial review, (d) C-shares active participation, (e) facility and IPQ use caps, (f) crab rationalization program review discussion, and (g) other business. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted https://meetings.npfmc.org/ Meeting/Details/2996 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 May 10, 2023 Jkt 259001 [FR Doc. 2023–10081 Filed 5–10–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC977] Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to a Marine Geophysical Survey Off North Carolina in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental harassment authorization. AGENCY: In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L– DEO) to incidentally harass marine mammals during survey activities associated with a marine geophysical survey off North Carolina in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. DATES: This Authorization is effective from May 5, 2023 through May 4, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Wachtendonk, 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: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ national/marine-mammal-protection/ incidental-take-authorizations-researchand-other-activities. In case of problems SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 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 proposed or, if the taking is limited to harassment, a notice of a proposed IHA is 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. Summary of Request On October 12, 2022, NMFS received a request from L–DEO for an IHA to take marine mammals incidental to a marine geophysical survey off the coast of North Carolina in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. The application was deemed adequate and complete on January 13, 2023. L–DEO requested authorization for the take of 30 species of marine mammals by Level B harassment and, for 2 of these species, by Level A harassment. The proposed IHA was published on March 23, 2023 (88 FR 17646). Neither L–DEO, nor NMFS expect serious injury or mortality to result from this activity and, therefore, an IHA is appropriate. E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM 11MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 30282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10081]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC995]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of web conference.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee (PNCIAC) will meet 
May 30, 2023.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, from 9 a.m. 
to 11 a.m., Alaska Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web conference. Join online through 
the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2996.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 
3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809. 
Instructions for attending the meeting via video conference are given 
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Marrinan, Council staff; phone: 
(907) 271-2809; email: [email protected]. For technical support, 
please contact our admin Council staff, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

    The Committee will discuss several topics including: (a) Crab Plan 
Team recap, (b) Crab Specifications, (c) BBRKC area closures initial 
review, (d) C-shares active participation, (e) facility and IPQ use 
caps, (f) crab rationalization program review discussion, and (g) other 
business. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will 
be posted https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2996 prior to the 
meeting, along with meeting materials.

Connection Information

    You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or 
smart phone, or by phone only. Connection information will be posted 
online at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2996.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2996.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 8, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-10081 Filed 5-10-23; 8:45 am]
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