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1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910–3226; Phone 

(301) 713–2289; Fax (301) 427–2521; 

and Protected Resources Division, 

NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5–100, 

Sacramento, CA 95814; Phone (916) 

930–3600; Fax (916) 930–3629. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shirley Witalis at phone number (916) 

930–3606, or email: 

shirley.witalis@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is relevant to Federally-listed 

threatened California Central Valley 

(CCV) steelhead (Oncorhynchus 

mykiss). Permits 15542, 16608 and 

16531 have been issued under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et. seq.) and the regulations 

governing the taking, importing and 

exporting of endangered and threatened 

species (50 CFR parts 222–226). 

Permits 

Permit 15542 was issued to 

Normandeau Associates, Incorporated 

(NAI) on October 24, 2011, authorizing 

the take of ESA-listed juvenile and adult 

CCV steelhead during fish monitoring 

surveys in lower Putah Creek, a 

tributary to the Sacramento River, 

Central Valley, California. The surveys 

are conducted under the auspices of the 

Lower Putah Creek Coordinating 

Committee (LPCCC) to evaluate LPCCC 

flow management actions on the 

abundance, distribution, condition, and 

health of fishes in lower Putah Creek. 

Sample fish will be captured by boat 

and raft-mounted electrofisher, 

anesthetized, identified to species, 

examined for marks and tags, measured 

and weighed, and released back into 

lower Putah Creek. Permit 15542 will 

expire on November 1, 2016. 

Permit 16608 was issued to the U.S. 

Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) on 

January 26, 2012, authorizing the take of 

ESA-listed juvenile and adult CCV 

steelhead during implementation of the 

San Joaquin River Restoration Program 

Steelhead Monitoring Plan (SJRRP 

SMP). USBR, in affiliation with the 

SJRRP, will monitor for the presence of 

steelhead within the SJRRP action area, 

defined as the mainstem San Joaquin 

River, from Friant Dam to the 

confluence of the Merced River, in 

Central Valley, California. CCV 

steelhead will be captured prior to 

entering non-restored habitat, by raftmounted electrofisher, fyke nets and 

trammel nets; identified to gender; 

sampled for tissues and scales; assessed 

for condition and the presence of marks 

and tags; and receive a coded floy tag. 

Captured CCV steelhead will then be 

transported by truck and released into 

suitable habitat in the San Joaquin River 

downstream of the confluence of the 

Merced River. Permit 16608 will expire 

on March 31, 2014. 

Permit 16531 was issued to FISHBIO 

Environmental, LLC (FISHBIO) on 

February 24, 2012, authorizing the take 

of ESA-listed CCV steelhead in 

scientific research studies linking 

salmonid habitat and spatial variability 

in the Merced River, a tributary to the 

San Joaquin River, in the Central Valley, 

California. Research investigations will 

evaluate: (1) The effects of attraction 

flow augmentation on adult salmonid 

migration timing and on salmonid 

spawning and rearing habitats; and (2) 

the effects of current flow management 

on salmonid fry and juvenile 

abundance, outmigration, and survival 

in the lower Merced River. Authorized 

activities include: (1) Passive 

monitoring (observations and 

enumeration at a fish counting weir; 

snorkel surveys; and underwater 

DIDSON sonar camera monitoring), and 

(2) active monitoring (capture of CCV 

steelhead by rotary screw trap, the 

application of anesthesia, species 

identification, the taking of length 

measurements and weights, and release 

of sampled juvenile and adult steelhead 

back into the Merced River). Permit 

16531 will expire on December 31, 

2016. 

Dated: March 13, 2012. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB092 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Monkfish Oversight Committee and 

Advisory Panel in April, 2012 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. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post 

Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: 

(401) 739–3000; fax: (401) 732–9309. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee and Advisory Panel are 

meeting jointly to address the recent 

listing of Atlantic sturgeon under the 

Endangered Species Act. NMFS 

Protected Resources Division staff will 

brief the meeting participants on several 

aspects of this listing, including who is 

most affected and what it means to 

them. They are also seeking input on 

what strategies and measures should be 

considered to reduce the interaction of 

the monkfish fishery with sturgeon. The 

Mid-Atlantic Council representative 

will provide a brief on the results of the 

meeting of the Council’s ad hoc 

Sturgeon Committee. The Committee 

will also consider developing 

recommendations to the Councils on a 

course of action to address the 

Biological Opinion, which is scheduled 

to be released on or shortly after April 

6, when the listing becomes effective. 

Time permitting, the Council staff will 

update the Committee on the PDTs 

progress in developing Amendment 6 

alternatives, and present results of any 

analyses that have been completed. 

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 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

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Dated: March 13, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN0648–XB090 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: 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. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson 

Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 

(401) 861–8000; fax: (401) 454–4306. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisors will begin developing specific 

measures for Framework 24. This action 

is primarily setting specifications for 

fishing years 2013 and 2014. At this 

meeting, the Advisors will primarily 

work on other measures that will be 

considered in this action in addition to 

specifications. Specifically, (1) possible 

modification of Georges Bank access 

area opening dates; (2) consider 

measures to address sub-ACL of 

yellowtail flounder for the LAGC trawl 

fishery; (3) consider modifying the 

effective date of YT sub-ACL AMs from 

Year 2 to Year 3; (4) leasing LAGC IFQ 

mid-year; and (5) expanding the 

observer set-aside program to include 

LAGC open area trips. The Advisors 

will make recommendations to the 

Scallop Committee for research 

priorities for the 2013 and 2014 

Research Set-Aside program. If time 

permits, the Advisors may review and 

provide input on a draft outline for a 

Performance Evaluation of the LAGC 

IFQ program to date. The Advisors may 

discuss other business. 

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 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: March 13, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Administration 

RIN 0648–XB067 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic and 

Gulf of Mexico; South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (SAFMC) will 

hold a meeting of its Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) to review 

and discuss the following items: Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) amendments 

under development; current landings 

and Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) 

values for managed stocks including the 

effect of revised recreational catch 

estimates; ABC control rule approaches; 

research priorities; peer review 

procedures; and planning for update 

assessments of vermilion snapper and 

red porgy. The meeting will be held in 

Savannah, GA. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The meetings will be held April 

3–5, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

times. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hilton DeSoto Savannah, 15 East 

Liberty Street, Savannah, GA 31401; 

telephone: (912) 232–9000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 

571–4366; Email: 

Kim.Iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorized Act, 

the SSC is the body responsible for 

reviewing the Council’s scientific 

materials. The SSC will discuss FMP 

amendments under development, 

current landings and ABC values for 

managed stocks including the effect of 

revised recreational catch estimates, 

ABC control rule approaches, research 

priorities, peer review procedures, and 

planning for update assessments of 

vermilion snapper and red porgy. 

SSC Meeting Schedule: 

April 3, 2012, 1 p.m.–6 p.m. 

April 4, 2012, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. 

April 5, 2012, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. 

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 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) at least 3 business days 

prior to the meeting. 

Dated: March 13, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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