New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 17439-17440 [2024-05029]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 48 / Monday, March 11, 2024 / Notices There are four marine mammal species (northeast Pacific fin whale, Mexico-North Pacific and western North Pacific humpback whale, North Pacific sperm whale, and western DPS Steller sea lion) with confirmed occurrence in the project area that are listed as endangered under the ESA. The NMFS Alaska Regional Office Protected Resources Division issued a Biological Opinion on March 1, 2024 under section 7 of the ESA, on the issuance of an IHA to USAF under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA by the NMFS Permits and Conservation Division. The Biological Opinion concluded that the proposed action is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of northeast Pacific fin whale, Mexico Pacific and western North Pacific humpback whale, North Pacific sperm whale, and western DPS Steller sea lion and is not likely to destroy or adversely modify western DPS Steller sea lion critical habitat. 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 evaluate our proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an IHA) and alternatives with respect to potential impacts on the human environment. This action is consistent with categories of activities identified in Categorical Exclusion B4 (IHAs with no anticipated serious injury or mortality) of the Companion Manual for NAO 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 determined that the issuance of this IHA qualifies to be categorically excluded from further NEPA review. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Authorization NMFS has issued an IHA to USAF for the potential harassment of small numbers of 12 marine mammal species incidental to the Eareckson Air Station (EAS) Fuel Pier Repair in Alcan Harbor, Shemya Island, Alaska, that includes the previously explained mitigation, monitoring and reporting requirements. Dated: March 6, 2024. Catherine G. Marzin, Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–05105 Filed 3–8–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Mar 08, 2024 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD775] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting 17439 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. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Dated: March 5, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Habitat Committee (HC) will hold an online public meeting. DATES: The online meeting will be held Tuesday, March 26, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time or until business for the day has been completed. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P AGENCY: SUMMARY: This meeting will be held online. Specific meeting information, including a proposed agenda and directions on how to attend 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: Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820–2409. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this online meeting is for the HC to consider items on the Pacific Council’s April meeting agenda and to prepare supplemental reports as necessary. Topics will include Current Habitat Issues, the National Marine Sanctuary report, Council Operations and Priorities, and Future Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning. Other topics may be considered as necessary. 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. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [FR Doc. 2024–05028 Filed 3–8–24; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD776] New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a hybrid meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel 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. DATES: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: This meeting will be held at Hotel Providence, 139 Matheson Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 490–8000. Webinar URL information: https:// attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 6726267218504115289. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O’Keefe, Ph.D., Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Agenda The Advisory Panel will meet to discuss Scallop and Habitat Plan Development Team analyses of four concept areas for potential scallop access on the Northern Edge of Georges Bank. The Advisory Panel will provide recommendations to the Scallop E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1 17440 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 48 / Monday, March 11, 2024 / Notices Committee about how these analyses could be used to inform development of management alternatives for the joint Habitat-Scallop framework. This discussion is expected to focus on spatial alternatives (configuration of scallop access areas), but other objectives and alternatives may be discussed. Other business will be discussed, if 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 Cate O’Keefe, Ph.D., Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. (Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) Dated: March 5, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–05029 Filed 3–8–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD777] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. This meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. DATES: ADDRESSES: Meeting address: This meeting will be held at Hotel Providence, 139 Matheson Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 490–8000. Webinar registration URL information: https://attendee. gotowebinar.com/register/ 8167209092541829461. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agenda The Advisory Panel will meet to discuss Scallop and Habitat Plan Development Team analyses of four concept areas for potential scallop access on the Northern Edge of Georges Bank. The Advisory Panel will provide recommendations to the Habitat Committee about how these analyses might be used to inform development of management alternatives for the joint Habitat-Scallop framework. This discussion is expected to focus on spatial alternatives (configuration of scallop access areas), but other objectives and alternatives may be discussed. Other business may be discussed as necessary. 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 the meeting. 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 Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. AGENCY: Special Accommodations The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public hybrid meeting of its Habitat Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the date. This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Mar 08, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: March 5, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–05027 Filed 3–8–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; International Design Application (Hague Agreement) The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comments on this information collection renewal, which helps the USPTO assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 19, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 87754). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce. Title: International Design Application (Hague Agreement). OMB Control Number: 0651–0075. Needs and Uses: The Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 1 (PLTIA) amends the patent laws to implement the provisions of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs (hereinafter ‘‘Hague Agreement’’) in title 1, and the Patent Law Treaty 2 (PLT) in title 2. The Hague Agreement is an international agreement that enables an applicant to file a single international design application which may have the effect of an application for protection for the design(s) in countries and/or intergovernmental organizations that are Parties to the Hague Agreement (the ‘‘Contracting Parties’’) designated in the applications. The United States is a Contracting Party to the Hague Agreement, which took effect with respect to the United States on May 13, 2015. The Hague Agreement is 1 https://www.congress.gov/112/plaws/publ211/ PLAW-112publ211.pdf. 2 https://wipolex.wipo.int/en/text/288773. E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 48 (Monday, March 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17439-17440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05029]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD776]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a hybrid meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel 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.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 9:00 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: This meeting will be held at Hotel Providence, 139 
Matheson Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 490-8000.
    Webinar URL information: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6726267218504115289.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-
0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

    The Advisory Panel will meet to discuss Scallop and Habitat Plan 
Development Team analyses of four concept areas for potential scallop 
access on the Northern Edge of Georges Bank. The Advisory Panel will 
provide recommendations to the Scallop

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Committee about how these analyses could be used to inform development 
of management alternatives for the joint Habitat-Scallop framework. 
This discussion is expected to focus on spatial alternatives 
(configuration of scallop access areas), but other objectives and 
alternatives may be discussed. Other business will be discussed, if 
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 Magnuson-Stevens 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 Cate O'Keefe, Ph.D.,
    Executive Director, at (978) 465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)

    Dated: March 5, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05029 Filed 3-8-24; 8:45 am]
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