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2. Report on Ongoing Exempted Fishing 

Permits 

3. Deep-Set Buoy Gear Amendment 

Scoping 

4. Recommendations for International 

Management Activities Including 

U.S.-Canada Albacore Treaty Area 

Fishery Update 

G. Groundfish Management 

1. National Marine Fisheries Service 

Report 

2. Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) for 

California Mid-Water Commercial 

Jig 

Gear for 2017–18 

3. Biennial Harvest Specifications and 

Management Measures for 2017–18 

Groundfish Fisheries 

4. Consideration of Inseason 

Adjustments, Including Carryover 

5. Oregon Mid-Water Sport Fishery 

Regulations (Final Action) 

6. Salmon Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) Consultation Update 

7. Electronic Monitoring Exempted 

Fishing Permit Update and 

Revisions 

8. Changes to Trawl Catch Share 

Program Gear Regulations (Final 

Action) 

H. Pacific Halibut Management 

1. Report on the International Pacific 

Halibut Commission Meeting 

2. Incidental Catch Recommendation 

Options for the Salmon Troll and 

Final 

Recommendations for Fixed Gear 

Sablefish Fisheries (Final Action) 

3. Halibut Incidental Groundfish 

Regulations (Final Action) 

I. Administrative Matters 

1. Approval of Council Meeting Record 

2. Membership Appointments and 

Council Operating Procedures 

3. Future Council Meeting Agenda and 

Workload Planning 

SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS

Day 1—Tuesday, March 8, 2016 

Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. 

Ecosystem Workgroup .............. 8 a.m. 

Habitat Committee .................... 8:30 a.m. 

Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup.1 p.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee.1 p.m. 

Day 2—Wednesday, March 9, 

2016 

California State Delegation ....... 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation .......... 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation ... 7 a.m. 

Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee.8 a.m. 

SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS— 

Continued 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel ...... 8 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team ........... 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants ......... 3 p.m. 

Tribal Policy Group ................... Ad hoc. 

Tribal and Washington Technical Group.Ad hoc. 

Day 3—Thursday, March 10, 

2016 

California State Delegation ....... 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation .......... 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation ... 7 a.m. 

Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel.8 a.m. 

Highly Migratory Species Management Team.8 a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel ...... 8 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team ........... 8 a.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee Coastal Pelagic Species Subcommittee.8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants ......... Ad hoc. 

Tribal Policy Group ................... Ad hoc. 

Tribal and Washington Technical Group.Ad hoc. 

Day 4—Friday, March 11, 2016 

California State Delegation ....... 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation .......... 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation ... 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m. 

Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel.8 a.m. 

Highly Migratory Species Management Team.8 a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel ...... 8 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team ........... 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants ......... Ad hoc. 

Tribal Policy Group ................... Ad hoc. 

Tribal and Washington Technical Group.Ad hoc. 

Day 5—Saturday, March 12, 

2016 

California State Delegation ....... 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation .......... 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation ... 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m. 

Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel.8 a.m. 

Highly Migratory Species Management Team.8 a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel ...... 8 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team ........... 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants ......... Ad hoc. 

Tribal Policy Group ................... Ad hoc. 

Tribal and Washington Technical Group.Ad hoc. 

Day 6—Sunday, March 13, 2016 

California State Delegation ....... 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation .......... 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation ... 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel ...... 8 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team ........... 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants ......... Ad hoc. 

Tribal Policy Group ................... Ad hoc. 

Tribal and Washington Technical Group.Ad hoc. 

Day 7—Monday, March 14, 2016 

California State Delegation ....... 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation .......... 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation ... 7 a.m. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

Council action during these meetings. 

Council 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 Kris Kleinschmidt 

at (503) 820–2280 at least 5 days prior 

to the meeting date. 

Dated: February 10, 2016. 

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–XE432 

Taking and Importing Marine 

Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Waterfront Construction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

Letters of Authorization; request for 

comments and information. 

SUMMARY: NMFS’ Office of Protected 

Resources has received a request from 

the U.S. Navy (Navy) for authorization 

to take small numbers of marine 

mammals incidental to conducting 

waterfront construction, over the course 

of five years from the date of issuance. 

Pursuant to regulations implementing 

the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), NMFS is announcing receipt 

of the Navy’s request for the 

development and implementation of 

regulations governing the incidental 

taking of marine mammals. NMFS 

invites the public to provide 

information, suggestions, and comments 

on the Navy’s application and request. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than March 18, 

2016. 


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ADDRESSES: Comments on the 

applications should be addressed to 

Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and 

Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. Physical comments 

should be sent to 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and 

electronic comments should be sent to 

ITP.Laws@noaa.gov. 

Instructions: NMFS is not responsible 

for comments sent by any other method, 

to any other address or individual, or 

received after the end of the comment 

period. Comments received 

electronically, including all 

attachments, must not exceed a 25- 

megabyte file size. Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted to the 

Internet at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/

permits/incidental/research.htm 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address) 

voluntarily submitted by the commenter 

may be publicly accessible. Do not 

submit confidential business 

information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben 

Laws, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability 

An electronic copy of the Navy’s 

application may be obtained by visiting 

the Internet at: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/

permits/incidental/construction.htm. 

The Navy is concurrently releasing a 

draft Environmental Assessment, 

prepared pursuant to requirements of 

the National Environmental Policy Act, 

for the conduct of the construction 

projects. A copy of the draft EA, which 

would also support our proposed 

rulemaking under the MMPA, is 

available at the same Web site. 

Background 

Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) directs the Secretary 

of Commerce (Secretary) to allow, upon 

request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who 

engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) if certain findings 

are made and regulations are issued. 

Incidental taking shall be allowed if 

NMFS finds that the taking will have a 

negligible impact on the species or 

stock(s) affected and will not have an 

unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of the species or stock(s) for 

taking for subsistence uses, and if the 

permissible methods of taking and 

requirements pertaining to the 

mitigation, monitoring and reporting of 

such taking are set forth. 

NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible 

impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as ‘‘an 

impact resulting from the specified 

activity that cannot be reasonably 

expected to, and is not reasonably likely 

to, adversely affect the species or stock 

through effects on annual rates of 

recruitment or survival.’’ Except with 

respect to certain activities not pertinent 

here, the MMPA defines ‘‘harassment’’ 

as: ‘‘any act of pursuit, torment, or 

annoyance which (i) has the potential to 

injure a marine mammal or marine 

mammal stock in the wild [Level A 

harassment]; or (ii) has the potential to 

disturb a marine mammal or marine 

mammal stock in the wild by causing 

disruption of behavioral patterns, 

including, but not limited to, migration, 

breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or 

sheltering [Level B harassment].’’ 

Summary of Request 

On January 19, 2016, NMFS received 

an adequate and complete application 

from the Navy requesting authorization 

for take of marine mammals incidental 

to waterfront construction conducted by 

the Navy. The requested regulations 

would be valid for five years, from July 

12, 2017, through July 11, 2022. The 

Navy plans to conduct work necessary 

to maintain existing waterfront 

structures as well as to construct new 

structures at Naval Submarine Base 

Kings Bay, GA (NSB Kings Bay). The 

proposed action may incidentally 

expose marine mammals occurring in 

the vicinity to elevated levels of 

underwater sound, thereby resulting in 

incidental take, by Level B harassment 

only. Therefore, the Navy requests 

authorization to incidentally take 

marine mammals. 

Specified Activities 

To ensure the Navy can continue its 

mission of supporting the Fleet Ballistic 

Missile System and Trident Submarine 

Program, the Navy proposes to repair 

(including direct repairs and repairs by 

component replacement) in-water 

structures at NSB Kings Bay, construct 

a new Transit Protection System 

Operational Support Facility, and 

extend the existing Layberth Pier. These 

repairs, upgrades, and new construction 

would (1) address critical damage and 

mission and safety requirements, (2) 

limit further deterioration and increase 

the useful life of the structures, and/or 

(3) upgrade infrastructure to meet 

requirements of new submarine 

technology. Construction will include 

use of impact and vibratory pile driving, 

including installation and removal of 

steel, concrete, and timber piles. 

Information Solicited 

Interested persons may submit 

information, suggestions, and comments 

concerning the Navy’s request (see 

ADDRESSES). NMFS will consider all 

information, suggestions, and comments 

related to the request during the 

development of proposed regulations 

governing the incidental taking of 

marine mammals by the Navy, if 

appropriate. 

Dated: February 11, 2016. 

Perry F. Gayaldo, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; State and Local 

Implementation Grant Program 

Closeout Documentation 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 18, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instruments and instructions should be 

sent to Michael Dame, 

Telecommunications Policy Specialist, 

Office of Public Safety Communications, 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4078, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via email at 

mdame@ntia.doc.gov). 


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