Economic Research Service August 31, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2015-21448
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-31
Agency: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Economic Research Service
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a two- day meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel.
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2015-21447
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-31
Agency: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Economic Research Service
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold eight scoping hearings in September and October 2015 to solicit public input on a management action to prohibit the development of new, or expansion of existing directed fisheries on unmanaged forage species until adequate scientific information is available to promote ecosystem sustainability. The Council is also soliciting written comments through 11:59 p.m. on Friday October 2, 2015. The Council has not yet determined which type of action it will develop. The action could take the form of a new fishery management plan, an amendment to an existing fishery management plan, or another action.
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2015-21446
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-31
Agency: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Economic Research Service
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public 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.
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2015-21445
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-31
Agency: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Economic Research Service
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a public meeting.
Pacific Island Fisheries; 2015 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
Document Number: 2015-21394
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-08-31
Agency: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Economic Research Service
In this final rule, NMFS specifies the 2015 annual catch limits (ACLs) for Pacific Island bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral, and coral reef ecosystem fisheries, and accountability measures (AMs) to correct or mitigate any overages of catch limits. The ACLs and AMs support the long-term sustainability of fishery resources of the U.S. Pacific Islands.
Marine Mammals; File No. 18902
Document Number: 2015-21392
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-31
Agency: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Economic Research Service
Notice is hereby given that Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D., Long Marine Laboratory, University of California at Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on pinnipeds in captivity.
Marine Mammals; File Nos. 14122, 14585
Document Number: 2015-21391
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-31
Agency: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Economic Research Service
Notice is hereby given that Janice Straley, University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus, 1332 Seward Ave., Sitka, Alaska 99835, and Adam A. Pack, Ph.D., Departments of Psychology and Biology, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, have been issued minor amendments to Scientific Research Permit Nos. 14122 and 14585, respectively.
Marine Mammals; File Nos. 18722, 18897, 19425, and 19497
Document Number: 2015-21390
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-31
Agency: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Economic Research Service
Notice is hereby given that permits have been issued to the following entities to receive, import, and export specimens of marine mammals for scientific research: Permit No. 18722: Cornell University, 157 Biotechnology Building, Ithaca, NY 14850 [Responsible Party: Sharron Mitchell, Ph.D.]; Permit No. 18897: Kathleen Colegrove, Ph.D., University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, Zoological Pathology Program, LUMC Room 0745, Building 101, 2160 South First Street, Maywood, IL 60153; Permit No. 19425: Melissa McKinney, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, U-4210, Storrs, CT 06269; and Permit No. 19497: University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology V3-100, VAB, PO BOX 110880, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0880 [Responsible Party: Thomas B. Waltzek, D.V.M., Ph.D.].
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