North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
| Published date | 31 July 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 37240 |
| Record Number | 2019-16252 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
37240
Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 147 / Wednesday, July 31, 2019 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XV010
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY
: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION
: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY
: The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Trawl
Electronic Monitoring Committee will
meet August 21, 2019 through August
22, 2019.
DATES
: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, August 21, 2019, from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursday, August
22, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Pacific Standard Time.
ADDRESSES
: The meeting will be held in
the offices of the Pacific States Marine
Fisheries Commission, 205 SE Spokane
Street, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97202.
Teleconference: (907) 245–3900, Pin is
2809.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Agenda
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 to
Thursday, August 22, 2019
The agenda will include discussion
of: A strategic review of fishery
monitoring committee roles; EM cost
metrics; 2019 Trawl EM program; the
west coast whiting program; planning
for the 2020 Trawl EM program; update
on relevant information from the
observer fee analysis; and, scheduling
and other issues. The Agenda is subject
to change, and the latest version will be
posted at www.npfmc.org/Meetings/
Details/745 prior to the meeting, along
with meeting materials.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted either
electronically to www.meetings.npfmc
.org/Meetings/Details/745 or through the
mail: North Pacific Fishery Management
Council, 605 W 4th Ave., Suite 306,
Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. In-person
oral public testimony will be accepted
at the discretion of the chair.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Shannon Gleason
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 26, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XR023
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Office of Naval
Research Arctic Research Activities
AGENCY
: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION
: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments on proposed authorization
and possible renewal.
SUMMARY
: NMFS has received a request
from the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval
Research (ONR) for authorization to take
marine mammals incidental to Arctic
Research Activities in the Beaufort and
Chukchi Seas. Pursuant to the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS
is requesting comments on its proposal
to issue an incidental harassment
authorization (IHA) to incidentally take
marine mammals during the specified
activities. NMFS is also requesting
comments on a possible one-year
renewal that could be issued under
certain circumstances and if all
requirements are met, as described in
Request for Public Comments at the end
of this notice. NMFS will consider
public comments prior to making any
final decision on the issuance of the
requested MMPA authorizations and
agency responses will be summarized in
the final notice of our decision. ONR’s
activities are considered military
readiness activities pursuant to the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), as amended by the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2004 (NDAA).
DATES
: Comments and information must
be received no later than August 30,
2019.
ADDRESSES
: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service. Physical
comments should be sent to 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
and electronic comments should be sent
to ITP.Fowler@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments received
electronically, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25-
megabyte file size. Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
file formats only. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-under-
marine-mammal-protection-act without
change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Amy Fowler, 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: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-under-
marine-mammal-protection-act. In case
of problems 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
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
incidental take authorization may be
provided to the public for review.
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