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include, but would not be limited to, a 

requalification of limited access 

permits, a tiered limited access system, 

and/or a limited access privilege 

program (LAPP), which is more 

commonly referred to as an ‘‘individual 

quota’’ or ‘‘catch share system.’’ The 

Council has recently updated control 

dates for both squid fisheries—May 16, 

2013 for longfin squid (http://www.

greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/nr/

2013/May/13smblongfinbutterfish

controldatephl.pdf) and August 2, 2013 

for Illex squid (http://www.greater

atlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/nr/2013/

August/13smbillexcontroldatephl.pdf). 

The Council may (or may not) use the 

current or previous control dates as 

reference points as it considers whether, 

and/or how, to further limit the number 

of participants in the squid fisheries (see 

preceding links for additional details on 

the control dates). 

The Council will first gather 

information during the scoping period. 

This is the first and best opportunity for 

members of the public to raise concerns 

related to the scope of issues that will 

be considered in the Amendment. The 

Council needs your input both to 

identify management issues and 

develop effective alternatives. Your 

comments early in the amendment 

development process will help us 

address issues of public concern in a 

thorough and appropriate manner. 

Comment topics could include the 

scope of issues in the amendment, 

concerns and potential alternatives 

related to capacity in the squid fisheries, 

and the appropriate level of 

environmental analysis. If the Council 

decides to move forward with the 

Amendment, the Council will develop a 

range of management alternatives to be 

considered and prepare a draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

and/or other appropriate environmental 

analyses. These analyses will consider 

the impacts of the management 

alternatives being considered, as 

required by the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA). Following a review 

of any comments on the draft analyses, 

the Council will then choose preferred 

management measures for submission 

with a Final EIS or Environmental 

Assessment to the Secretary of 

Commerce for publishing of a proposed 

and then final rule, both of which have 

additional comment periods. While the 

Council is conducting these scoping 

hearings, the Council will also accept 

general comments on the MSB fisheries. 

These general comments could inform 

Council decision making for upcoming 

annual specifications or other actions. 

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: March 17, 2015. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06438 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD837 

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: Design workshop for monitoring 

deep water snapper-grouper species in 

the South Atlantic. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (SAFMC) and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center 

(SEFSC) will host a workshop where 

fishermen and scientists will discuss 

approaches for monitoring the deep 

water stocks component of the South 

Atlantic Snapper-Grouper complex. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The workshop will be held from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, 

2015; 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 

Wednesday, April 8, 2015; and 8:30 a.m. 

to 3 p.m., Thursday, April 9, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The Workshop will 

be held at SEFSC Laboratory in Beaufort 

NC, located at 101 Piver’s Island Road, 

Beaufort, NC 28516. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 

571–4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; 

fax: (843) 769–4520; email: 

kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The goal 

of the Workshop is to identify optimal 

approaches and associated costs for 

surveying the South Atlantic deep-water 

species complex. Survey goals are 

expected to include providing 

abundance information and biological 

samples to support stock assessments of 

deep water species. 

Workshop Agenda, Tuesday, April 7– 

Thursday, April 9, 2015 

1. Identify focal species 

2. Provide species details 

3. Recommend survey gears 

4. Recommend gear configurations 

5. Recommend survey data to collect 

6. Recommend a sampling universe 

7. Provide survey design guidance 

8. Compare and contrast survey 

platforms, including cooperative 

research opportunities 

9. Provide cost estimates 

10. Identify long-term and short-term 

needs and cooperative research 

opportunities 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary 

aids should be directed to the SAFMC 

office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business 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: March 17, 2015. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06437 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD826 

Marine Mammals; File No. 17967 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Minnesota Zoological Gardens, 

13000 Zoo Boulevard, Apple Valley, 

MN 55124, has applied in due form for 

a permit to conduct research on and 

enhancement of Hawaiian monk seals 

(Neomonachus schauinslandi) in 

captivity. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

April 22, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

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