38294 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 151 / Monday, August 6, 2018 / Notices 

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 this 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. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. This meeting 

will be recorded. Consistent with 16 

U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is 

available upon request. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 

(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: July 31, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16704 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG389 

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 

hold a public meeting on August 23, 

2018 through August 24, 2018. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, August 23, 2018, from 9 a.m. 

to 5:30 p.m. and on Friday, August 24, 

2018, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (or as 

necessary). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Husky Room, Purple and Gold at the 

Silver Cloud Hotel, 5036 25th Ave. NE, 

Seattle, WA 98105. Teleconference 

number: (907) 271–2896. 

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: 

Elizabeth Figus, Council staff; 

telephone: (907) 271–2801. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Thursday, August 23, 2018 through 

Friday, August 24, 2018 

This two-day meeting is expected to 

focus on: (a) A presentation on uses of 

EM for recording interactions with 

seabirds; (b) an update about the Alaska 

Region Electronic Technologies 

Implementation Plan; (c) updates for 

ongoing research, funding, and 

regulatory comparisons relevant to trawl 

EM; (d) a review of the EM Workgroup 

cooperative approach; (e) drafting of a 

cooperative workplan for trawl EM; and, 

(f) a discussion of scheduling and other 

issues. The Agenda is subject to change, 

and the latest version will be posted at 

http://www.npfmc.org/observerprogram/. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted either 

electronically to Elizabeth Figus, 

Council staff: Elizabeth.figus@noaa.gov 

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. 

Dated: July 31, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16703 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG384 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

General Provisions for Domestic 

Fisheries; Application for Exempted 

Fishing Permits 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, 

Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has 

made a preliminary determination that 

an Exempted Fishing Permit application 

contains all of the required information 

and warrants further consideration. The 

Exempted Fishing Permit would allow 

commercial fishing vessels to fish 

outside of scallop regulations in support 

of research conducted by the 

Coonamessett Farm Foundation. These 

exemptions would support research 

conducted on trips to test gear 

modifications for bycatch reduction in 

the scallop dredge fishery. 

Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act require publication of 

this notification to provide interested 

parties the opportunity to comment on 

applications for proposed Exempted 

Fishing Permits. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 21, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line ‘‘CFF 

Compensation Fishing Gear Research 

EFP.’’ 

• Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional 

Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic 

Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great 

Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. 

Mark the outside of the envelope 

‘‘Comments on CFF Compensation 

Fishing Gear Research EFP.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shannah Jaburek, Fisheries Management 

Specialist, 978–282–8456. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF) 

submitted a complete application for an 

Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) on July 

6, 2018, that would allow gear research 

to be conducted by vessels on 

compensation fishing trips associated 

with projects funded by the 2018 

Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) 

program. The exemptions would allow 

commercial fishing vessels to exceed the 

crew size regulations at 50 CFR 

648.51(c) to place a researcher on the 

vessel and temporarily exempt the 

participating vessels from possession 

limits and minimum size requirements 

specified in 50 CFR part 648, subpart B 

and subparts D through O, for biological 

sampling purposes. Any fishing activity 

conducted outside the scope of the 

exempted fishing activity would be 

prohibited, including landing fish in 

excess of a possession limit or below the 

minimum size. 

Experimental fishing activity would 

test a one-way extended link gear 


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