Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 69 / Monday, April 11, 2011 / Notices 19977 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan, (301) 

713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

20, 2010, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 28239) that a 

request for a permit was received by the 

above-named applicant under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations 

governing the taking and importing of 

marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). The 

applicant is requesting a permit to take 

releasable stranded California sea lions 

(two males and six females) from west 

coast stranding facilities for public 

display purposes. By this notice, NMFS 

requests public comment on the EA 

associated with this action. 

Dated: April 6, 2011. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8576 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] 

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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a meeting of the 

Council Coordination Committee of the 

Fishery Management Councils. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will host 

a meeting of the Council Coordination 

Committee in Charleston, SC. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The meeting will take place May 

3–5, 2011. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

times. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel, 181 

Church St., Charleston, SC 29401; 

telephone: (843) 408–8733 or (843) 577– 

2644. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; 

telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free 

(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; 

email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Members of the Council Coordination 

Committee (CCC), consisting of the 

Regional Fishery Management Council 

(RFMC) chairs, vice chairs and 

executive directors, will meet from 1:30 

p.m.–5:30 p.m. on May 3, 2011; 8 a.m.– 

5:30 p.m. on May 4, 2011; and 8 a.m.– 

1 p.m. on May 5, 2011. 

Agenda 

Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 1:30 p.m.–5:30 

p.m. 

Welcome comments and open session 

with Councils; Council reports on the 

status of implementing the MagnusonStevens Act provisions and other 

current activities of interest including: 

annual catch limits; ending overfishing; 

rebuilding plans status updates; catch 

shares; and the allocation of fishery 

resources. 

Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 8 a.m.–5:30 

p.m. 

Members of the CCC will receive 

updates and discuss: Fiscal Year (FY) 

2011 and FY2012 budgets and 

additional grant funds; performance 

measures status; National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

issues; a status report on Executive 

Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review); the National 

Bycatch Report; the National Catch 

Share Policy Status; the Marine 

Protected Area (MPA) network and 

council participation; the Marine 

Recreational Information Program 

(MRIP) and use of MRIP data for 

recreational in-season adjustments; and 

Law Enforcement issues, including 

NOAA General Counsel (GC) penalty 

schedules. 

Thursday, May 5, 2011, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. 

Members of the CCC will be briefed 

on: United States Coast Guard (USCG) 

issues; National Ocean Council/Coastal 

and Marine Spatial Planning; the 

National Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) Workshop; and 

Outreach efforts of NOAA Fisheries and 

the Regional Fishery Management 

Councils. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to the council office (see 

ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

Dated: April 5, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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