Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 22678-22679 [2024-06943]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for an extension of
an approved information collection. The
success of fisheries management
programs depends significantly on
regulatory compliance. The vessel
identification requirement is essential to
facilitate enforcement. The ability to
link fishing (or other activity) to the
vessel owner or operator is crucial to
enforcement of regulations issued under
the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. A vessel’s official number is
required to be displayed on the port and
starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull,
and on a weather deck. It identifies each
vessel and should be visible at distances
at sea and in the air. Law enforcement
personnel rely on vessel marking
information to assure compliance with
fisheries management regulations.
Vessels that qualify for particular
fisheries are also readily identified, and
this allows for more cost-effective
enforcement. Cooperating fishermen
also use the vessel numbers to report
suspicious or non-compliant activities
that they observe in unauthorized areas.
The identifying number on fishing
vessels is used by the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), the United
States Coast Guard (USCG), and other
marine agencies in issuing regulations,
prosecutions, and other enforcement
actions necessary to support sustainable
fisheries behaviors as intended in
regulations. Regulation-compliant
fishermen ultimately benefit from these
requirements, as unauthorized and
illegal fishing is deterred and more
burdensome regulations are avoided.
II. Method of Collection
Fishing vessel owners physically
mark vessels with identification
numbers in three locations per vessel.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0355.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,125.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes per marking.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 69 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $19,106 for materials.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: NMFS and the
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(Council) manage the groundfish
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
seaward of California, Oregon, and
Washington under the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). The Council prepared the FMP
under the authority of the MSA, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Regulations
governing United States fisheries and
implementing the FMP appear at 50
CFR parts 660.
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
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.
ACTION:
Notice; public meeting.
The MAFMC will hold a
public meeting of its Mackerel, Squid,
and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
agenda details.
DATES: The meeting will be held via
webinar on Friday, April 19, 2024, from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Webinar connection
information will be posted to the
calendar prior to the meeting at
www.mafmc.org.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331;
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The main
purpose of the meeting is for the
Advisory Panel (AP) to create Fishery
Performance Reports that include
advisor input on specifications and
management measures for Atlantic
mackerel, chub mackerel, longfin squid,
Illex squid, and butterfish. A butterfish
management track assessment will be
used to set 2025–2026 specifications,
but the other species are in multi-year
specifications so the previously adopted
specifications will be reviewed. Public
comments will also be taken.
SUMMARY:
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to
Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
Dated: March 28, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Council; Public Meeting
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Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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ACTION:
Notice of a public meeting.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a one-day meeting of its Reef Fish
Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will
take place at the Gulf Council office.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery Biologist,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org,
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Tuesday
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April 23, 2024; 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., EDT
The meeting will begin with
Introductions of Members and Adoption
of Agenda, Approval of Minutes from
the October 2023 meeting, review the
Scope of Work, and Reef Fish and
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program
Landings.
The AP will review SEDAR 74:
Research Track Review of Gulf of
Mexico Red Snapper and SEDAR 85:
Gulf of Mexico Yellowedge Grouper,
along with background materials,
presentations and SSC and AP
recommendations. The AP will discuss
the 2023 Recreational Red Grouper and
Gag Grouper Landings, Reef Fish
Amendment 61: Modifications to the
Mid-water Snapper Complex and Catch
Limits, and Ad Hoc Charter for-Hire
Data Collection Advisory Panel’s
January 2024 meeting summary, with
presentations and AP recommendations.
Next, the AP will review Reef Fish
Amendment 59/60: Modifications to the
Individual Fishing Quota Programs in
the Gulf of Mexico, including
presentations, background materials and
AP recommendations; the AP will then
receive Public Comment.
Lastly, the AP will discuss any Other
Business items.
—Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be also be broadcast
via webinar. You may register for the
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org
and clicking on the Advisory Panel
meeting on the calendar. The Agenda is
subject to change, and the latest version
along with other meeting materials will
be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org as
they become available.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
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Advisory Panel for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting.
Actions of the Advisory Panel will be
restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agenda 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 takeaction to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to
Kathy Pereira, (813) 348–1630, at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 28, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Whittier Head of
the Bay Cruise Dock Project
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of renewal
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 a renewal IHA to
Turnagain Marine Construction (TMC)
to incidentally harass marine mammals
incidental to the cruise dock
construction project in Whittier, Alaska.
DATES: This renewal incidental
harassment authorization is valid from
April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
original application, renewal request,
and supporting documents (including
NMFS Federal Register notices of the
original proposed and final
authorizations, and the previous
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incidental harassment authorization
(IHA)), as well as a list of the references
cited in this document, may be obtained
online at: https://www.fisheries.
noaa.gov/permit/incidental-takeauthorizations-under-marine-mammalprotection-act. In case of problems
accessing these documents, please call
the contact listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jenna Harlacher, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
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
promulgated or, if the taking is limited
to harassment, an IHA is issued.
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 such species or stocks for
taking for certain subsistence uses
(referred to here as ‘‘mitigation
measures’’). NMFS must also prescribe
requirements pertaining to monitoring
and reporting of such takings. The
definition of key terms such as ‘‘take,’’
‘‘harassment,’’ and ‘‘negligible impact’’
can be found in the MMPA and NMFS’s
implementing regulations (see 16 U.S.C
1362; 50 CFR 216.103).
NMFS’ regulations implementing the
MMPA at 50 CFR 216.107(e) indicate
that IHAs may be renewed for
additional periods of time not to exceed
1 year for each reauthorization. In the
notice of proposed IHA for the initial
IHA, NMFS described the circumstances
under which we would consider issuing
a renewal for this activity, and
requested public comment on a
potential renewal under those
circumstances. Specifically, on a case-
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ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a one-day meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 23, 2024, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will take place at the Gulf Council
office.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tuesday
April 23, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EDT
The meeting will begin with Introductions of Members and Adoption
of Agenda, Approval of Minutes from the October 2023 meeting, review
the Scope of Work, and Reef Fish and Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)
Program Landings.
The AP will review SEDAR 74: Research Track Review of Gulf of
Mexico Red Snapper and SEDAR 85: Gulf of Mexico Yellowedge Grouper,
along with background materials, presentations and SSC and AP
recommendations. The AP will discuss the 2023 Recreational Red Grouper
and Gag Grouper Landings, Reef Fish Amendment 61: Modifications to the
Mid-water Snapper Complex and Catch Limits, and Ad Hoc Charter for-Hire
Data Collection Advisory Panel's January 2024 meeting summary, with
presentations and AP recommendations.
Next, the AP will review Reef Fish Amendment 59/60: Modifications
to the Individual Fishing Quota Programs in the Gulf of Mexico,
including presentations, background materials and AP recommendations;
the AP will then receive Public Comment.
Lastly, the AP will discuss any Other Business items.
--Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be also be broadcast via webinar. You may register
for the webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the
Advisory Panel meeting on the calendar. The Agenda is subject to
change, and the latest version along with other meeting materials will
be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org as they become available.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the Advisory Panel for discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues
may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions of
the Advisory Panel will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agenda 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-action to
address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should
be directed to Kathy Pereira, (813) 348-1630, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 28, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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