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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

locations of the meetings are as follows: 

• American Samoa Council Advisory 

Body Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review 

Meeting: Sadies by the Sea Conference 

Room, Utulei; 

• Public Meeting on Large Pelagic 

Vessel Prohibited Area: Sadies by the 

Sea Conference Room, Utulei; 

• American Samoa Regional 

Ecosystem Advisory Committee Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: 

Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium, 

Utulei; 

• Hawaii Council Advisory Body 

Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review 

Meeting: Council Office, 1164 Bishop 

St., Honolulu, HI; 

• Hawaii Council Regional Ecosystem 

Advisory Committee Fishery Ecosystem 

Plan Review Meeting: Council Office, 

1164 Bishop St., Honolulu, HI. 

January 28, 2015 American Samoa 

Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting 

Agenda: 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Overview of the Council and its 

Fisheries 

A. Authority and Responsibilities 

B. Council Structure, Programs, and 

Fisheries 

C. Five Year Program Plan 

3. Review of Council’s Fishery 

Ecosystem Plans 

A. Background 

B. Purpose 

C. Intended Outcomes 

D. Major Process Elements 

i. Mandates 

ii. FEP Objectives 

iii. Decision-making Process 

iv. Data 

4. Other Relevant Topics 

5. Discussion and Recommendations 

January 29, 2015 Public Meeting on 

Large Pelagic Vessel Prohibited Area 

Agenda: 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Brief Overview of the Council 

3. Temporary exemption to fish with the 

current large vessel prohibited area 

A. Background and History 

B. Management Option under 

Consideration 

4. Other Relevant Topics 

5. Public Comment 

January 30, 2015 American Samoa 

REAC FEP Meeting 

Agenda: See January 28 American 

Samoa Council Advisory Body FEP 

Meeting agenda. 

February 4, 2015 Hawaii Council 

Advisory Body FEP Meeting 

Agenda: 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Overview of the Council and its 

Fisheries 

A. Authority and Responsibilities 

B. Council Structure, Programs, and 

Fisheries 

C. Five Year Program Plan 

3. Review of Council’s Fishery 

Ecosystem Plans 

A. Background 

B. Purpose 

C. Intended Outcomes 

D. Major Process Elements 

i. Mandates 

ii. FEP Objectives 

iii. Decision-making Process 

iv. Data 

4. Other Relevant Topics 

5. Discussion and Recommendations 

February 5, 2015 Hawaii REAC FEP 

Meeting 

Agenda: See February 4 Hawaii 

Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting 

agenda. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 

(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– 

8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: January 6, 2015. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00149 Filed 1–8–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD697 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (Council); Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and 

scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (SAFMC) will 

hold a series of public hearings 

pertaining to Amendment 35 to the 

Snapper Grouper Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP) for the South Atlantic and 

a scoping meeting for Amendment 26 to 

the Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP for 

the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

January 13, 2015 through February 4, 

2015. A public hearing for Snapper 

Grouper Amendment 35 will be held in 

Key West, FL on January 13, 2015 

beginning at 5:30 p.m.; a public hearing 

for Snapper Grouper Amendment 35 

and a scoping meeting for Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26 will 

be held in Cocoa Beach on January 21, 

2015 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., and a 

public hearing for Snapper Grouper 

Amendment 35 will be held in 

Georgetown, SC on January 27, 2015 

from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. In addition, a 

public scoping meeting for Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26 will 

be held via webinar on February 4, 2015 

beginning at 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting Addresses: 

1. January 13, 2015: Marriott Key 

West Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt 

Blvd., Key West, FL 33040; phone: (305) 

296–8100. 

2. January 21, 2015: Hilton Cocoa 

Beach Oceanfront, 1550 N. Atlantic 

Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931; phone: 

(321) 799–0003. 

3. January 27, 2015: Kimbel Lodge at 

Hobcaw Barony, 22 Hobcaw Road, 

Georgetown, SC 29442; phone: (843) 

904–9024. 

4. February 4, 2015: Scoping via 

Webinar at 6 p.m.—registration for the 

Webinar is required. Information 

regarding registration will be posted on 

the Council’s Web site 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: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll 

free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 

4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion are as follows: 

Public Hearing: Amendment 35 to the 

Snapper Grouper FMP 

This amendment would remove four 

species from the Snapper Grouper 

Fishery Management Unit (black 

snapper, dog snapper, mahogany 

snapper and schoolmaster). In addition, 

the amendment would make 

modifications to the current commercial 

longline endorsements for golden 

tilefish. The changes to the 

endorsements are being proposed to 

reflect the Council’s intent regarding 

which gear-specific quota (longline or 

hook-and-line) endorsements holders 

may fish under. 


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Public Scoping: Amendment 26 to the 

Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP 

The amendment addresses measures 

for king mackerel, including options to 

revise Annual Catch Limits and the 

stock boundary for king mackerel, allow 

the sale of king mackerel bycatch in the 

shark gillnet fishery, and establish a 

sub-quota specific to the new mixing 

zone. 

Written comments may be directed to 

Bob Mahood, Executive Director, 

SAFMC (see ADDRESSES) or via email to: 

Mike.Collins@safmc.net. Note that email 

comments should specify the name of 

the amendment in the Subject Line of 

the email for which comments are being 

submitted. Public hearing comments for 

Snapper Grouper Amendment 35 will 

be accepted until 5 p.m. on February 4, 

2015. Scoping comments for Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26 will 

be accepted until 5 p.m. on February 11, 

2015. Copies of the public hearing and 

scoping documents are available from 

the Council’s Web site at 

www.safmc.net. 

Council staff will present an overview 

of the amendments and will be available 

for informal discussions and to answer 

questions. Members of the public will 

have an opportunity to go on record to 

record their comments on the public 

hearing and scoping topics for 

consideration by the Council. Local 

Council representatives will attend the 

meetings and listen to public comment. 

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 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 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: January 5, 2015. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00102 Filed 1–8–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XZ51 

Marine Mammals; File No. 15543 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

permit amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Randall S. Wells, Ph.D. (Principal 

Investigator), Sarasota Dolphin Research 

Program, c/o Mote Marine Laboratory, 

1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, 

FL 34236, has applied for an 

amendment to Scientific Research 

Permit No.15543–03. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

February 9, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the Features box on the 

Applications and Permits for Protected 

Species home page, https://

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No.15543 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, at 

the address listed above. Comments may 

also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 

713–0376, or by email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include the File No. in the subject line 

of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Courtney Smith or Brendan Hurley, 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 

15543–03 is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations 

governing the taking and importing of 

marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). 

Permit No. 15543, issued on May 26, 

2011 (76 FR 32144), authorizes the 

permit holder to conduct photoidentification and behavioral studies, 

remote biopsy sampling, and temporary 

capture and release activities for health 

assessments of bottlenose dolphins. 

Research may occur in shallow, inshore 

and coastal waters of west Florida out 

to 50 miles offshore. The permit was 

modified with several minor 

amendments that further authorized the 

development of cell lines from blubber 

tissue (Permit No. 15543–01, issued 

September 21, 2011); the application of 

zinc oxide to mark animals to aid in 

their identification during post-tagging 

behavioral observations (Permit No. 

15543–02, issued January 22, 2014); and 

the use of an unmanned aerial system 

(UAS) to aid in health assessment 

captures and field surveys (Permit No. 

15543–03; issued May 1, 2014). 

The applicant has requested to amend 

the permit by expanding the study area 

to include the bay, sound, estuary and 

associated coastal waters of Mobile Bay, 

Alabama, and Terrebonne Bay, 

Louisiana, and 160 annual takes in each 

location by remote biopsy sampling of 

bottlenose dolphins. Additionally, 160 

annual biopsy takes will be added to the 

currently authorized allotment of 

Florida biopsy activities to include a 

focused study in Pensacola Bay, FL. 

These research activities aim to 

understand dolphin population 

dynamics, abundance, movement 

patterns, feeding ecology, and specific 

metrics of biological and physiological 

condition to understand acute and 

chronic effects of the Deepwater 

Horizon oil spill. Biopsy samples will 

be distributed to authorized recipients 

for processing. 

The applicant has also requested to 

capture, satellite-tag, and release up to 

25 Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella 

frontalis) for health assessments by 

hoop-netting bow-riding individuals 

during surveys on the West Florida 

Shelf. Up to 2 takes by unintentional 

mortality are requested annually. These 

activities will help to determine ranging 

patterns, dive behavior and habitat use 

of this understudied species. These 

same activities are already authorized 

for bottlenose dolphins under the 

current permit (No. 15543–03). 

Finally, the applicant has requested a 

minor procedural modification to allow 

the administration of doubly-labeled 

water (deuterium oxide and oxygen-18) 

to bottlenose dolphins that are 

temporarily captured during health 

assessments. This procedure is part of a 

larger study to determine the metabolic 

rates of females with and without 

calves, and of 2–3 year old calves. The 


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