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Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 

Advisory Panel and Committee will 

meet on Monday, September 24, 2018 

(see DATES and ADDRESSES). The purpose 

of this meeting is to review and provide 

comments on a draft public hearing 

document for the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s Chub Mackerel 

Amendment. This amendment will 

consider adding Atlantic chub mackerel 

(Scomber colias) to the Atlantic 

Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery 

Management Plan. The amendment will 

consider potential catch limits, 

accountability measures, and other 

conservation and management measures 

required for stocks ‘‘in the fishery.’’ 

Background documents can be found 

on the Council’s website 

(www.mafmc.org). 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aid 

should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, 

(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Dated: August 31, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG456 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings 

(webinars). 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold 

a series of meetings via webinar to 

continue the discussion on the ongoing 

development of salmon rebuilding plans 

for Klamath River fall Chinook, 

Sacramento River fall Chinook, Strait of 

Juan de Fuca natural coho, Queets River 

natural coho, and Snohomish River 

natural coho. Each meeting is scheduled 

for two hours with either a morning or 

afternoon start time. These meetings are 

open to the public. 

DATES: The STT webinar for Klamath 

River fall Chinook will be held 

Wednesday, September 26, 2018, from 9 

a.m. to 11 a.m. 

The STT webinar for Sacramento 

River fall Chinook will be held 

Wednesday, September 26, 2018, from 1 

p.m. to 3 p.m. 

The STT webinar for Strait of Juan de 

Fuca natural coho will be held 

Thursday, September 27, 2018, from 8 

a.m. to 10 a.m. 

The STT webinar for Queets River 

natural coho will be held Thursday, 

September 27, 2018, from 10:30 a.m. to 

12:30 p.m. 

The STT webinar for Snohomish 

River natural coho will be held 

Thursday, September 27, 2018, from 1 

p.m. to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The STT meetings will be 

held by webinar. To attend the 

webinars, (1) join the meeting by 

visiting this link https://

www.gotomeeting.com/webinar, (2) 

enter the webinar ID: 334–312–835, and 

(3) enter your name and email address 

(required). After logging into the 

webinar, please (1) dial this TOLL 

number: 1–631–992–3221 (not a toll-free 

number); (2) enter the attendee phone 

audio access code: 729–002–541; and (3) 

then enter your audio phone pin (shown 

after joining the webinar). NOTE: We 

have disabled mic/speakers as an option 

and require all participants to use a 

telephone or cell phone to participate. 

Technical Information and System 

Requirements: PC-based attendees are 

required to use Windows® 7, Vista, or 

XP; Mac®-based attendees are required 

to use Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer; Mobile 

attendees are required to use iPhone®, 

iPad®, AndroidTM phone or Android 

tablet (See the https://www.gotomeeting.

com/webinar/ipad-iphone-androidwebinar-apps). You may send an email 

to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 

Kris.Kleinschmidt@noaa.gov or contact 

him at (503) 820–2280, extension 411 

for technical assistance. A public 

listening station will also be available at 

the Pacific Council office. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council; telephone: 

(503) 820–2410. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Three 

natural coho stocks (Queets coho, Strait 

of Juan de Fuca coho, and Snohomish 

coho) and two Chinook stocks 

(Sacramento River fall Chinook and 

Klamath River fall Chinook) were found 

to meet the criteria for being classified 

as overfished in the PFMC Review of 

2017 Ocean Salmon Fisheries. Under 

the tenets of the Salmon Fishery 

Management Plan, the STT is required 

to develop a salmon rebuilding plan for 

each of these stocks and propose them 

to the Council within one year. 

The STT, tribal, state, Federal, and 

other management entities are working 

together to develop the salmon 

rebuilding plans. These meetings are the 

third of a series of meetings, and will 

focus on the development of potential 

recommendations to be included in 

each rebuilding plan. Additional topics 

for discussion may include, but are not 

limited to, outstanding data needs, data 

analysis, and economic aspects to be 

included in each plan. One meeting will 

occur for each of the five stocks; 

additional meetings will be scheduled 

as needed. These meetings are open to 

the public. All meetings will have the 

same webinar ID and access code. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

document and any issues arising after 

publication of this document 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 intent to take final action to address 

the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov; phone: (503) 820–2411) at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 31, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG411 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings of the South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s 


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Citizen Science Advisory Panel Action 

Teams. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold meetings of the following Citizen 

Science Advisory Panel Action Teams: 

Finance & Infrastructure; Volunteers; 

Projects/Topics Management; Data 

Management; and Communication/ 

Outreach/Education via webinar. 

DATES: The Finance & Infrastructure 

Team meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 1 

p.m.; Volunteers Team on Thursday, 

September 27, 2018 at 2 p.m.; Projects/ 

Topics Management Team will be held 

on Friday, September 28, 2018 at 10 

a.m.; Data Management Team on 

Monday, October 1, 2018 at 10 a.m.; and 

Communication/Outreach/Education 

Team on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 

2 p.m. Each meeting is scheduled to last 

approximately 90 minutes. Additional 

Action Team webinars and plenary 

webinar dates and times will publish in 

a subsequent issue in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES:

Meeting address: The meetings will be 

held via webinar and are open to 

members of the public. Webinar 

registration is required and registration 

links will be posted to the Citizen 

Science program page of the Council’s 

website at www.safmc.net. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science 

Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) 

302–8433 or toll free (866) SAFMC–10; 

fax: (843) 769–4520; email: 

amber.vonharten@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council created a Citizen Science 

Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The 

Council appointed members of the 

Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to 

five Action Teams in the areas of 

Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/ 

Topics Management, Finance, and 

Communication/Outreach/Education to 

develop program policies and 

operations for the Council’s Citizen 

Science Program. 

Each Action Team will meet to 

continue work on developing 

recommendations on program policies 

and operations to be reviewed by the 

Council’s Citizen Science Committee. 

Public comment will be accepted at the 

beginning of the meeting. 

Items to be addressed during these 

meetings: 

1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms 

of Reference 

2. Review the draft Standard Operating 

Policies and Procedures (SOPPs) for 

the Program 

3. Other Business 

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. 

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

Dated: August 31, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG459 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

General Provisions for Domestic 

Fisheries; Pacific Coast Groundfish 

Fishery; Applications for Exempted 

Fishing Permits (EFP) 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt 

of three exempted fishing permit (EFP) 

applications. NMFS has made a 

preliminary determination that these 

EFP applications warrant further 

consideration. The applications, 

submitted by the San Francisco 

Community Fishing Association, Scott 

Cook, and Real Good Fish, request 

exemptions from prohibitions to fish for 

rockfish species in the non-trawl 

Rockfish Conservation Areas during the 

2019–2020 fishing years. All three 

applicants request to test hook-and-line 

gear that selectively harvests 

underutilized, midwater rockfish 

species while avoiding bottom-dwelling, 

overfished rockfish species. NMFS 

requests public comment on these 

applications. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2018–0093, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=

NOAA-NMFS-2018-0093, click the 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the 

required fields, and enter or attach your 

comments. The EFP applications will be 

available under Supporting Documents 

through the same link. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Lynn Massey, West Coast Region, 

NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Ste. 4200, 

Long Beach, CA 90802–4250. 

• Instructions: Comments must be 

submitted by one of the above methods 

to ensure that the comments are 

received, documented, and considered 

by NMFS. Comments sent by any other 

method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered. All comments received are 

a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted for public viewing 

on www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted 

voluntarily by the sender will be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Massey, West Coast Region, 

NMFS, (562) 436–2462, lynn.massey@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action is authorized by the Pacific Coast 

Groundfish Fishery Management Plan 

and the regulations implementing the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act at 50 

CFR 600.745, which state that EFPs may 

be used to authorize fishing activities 

that would otherwise be prohibited. 

At its June 2018 meeting, the Pacific 

Fishery Management Council (Council) 

made its final recommendation to 

NMFS on three EFP applications. The 

Council considered the EFP 

applications concurrently with the 

2019–2020 biennial harvest 

specifications and management process 

because expected catch under each EFP 

is included in the catch limits for 

groundfish stocks. All three EFP 

applicants request to test hook-and-line 

gear that selectively targets 

underutilized, midwater rockfish 

species (e.g., yellowtail rockfish) while 

avoiding overfished, bottom-dwelling 

rockfish species (e.g., yelloweye 

rockfish). An EFP is necessary for these 

activities because they will all occur in 


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