Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 160 / Monday, August 21, 2017 / Notices 39569 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS 

serves as the trustee for a network of 

underwater parks encompassing more 

than 600,000 square miles of marine and 

Great Lakes waters from Washington 

state to the Florida Keys, and from Lake 

Huron to American Samoa. The network 

includes a system of 13 national marine 

sanctuaries and Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

and Rose Atoll marine national 

monuments. National marine 

sanctuaries protect our nation’s most 

vital coastal and marine natural and 

cultural resources, and through active 

research, management, and public 

engagement, sustain healthy 

environments that are the foundation for 

thriving communities and stable 

economies. One of the many ways 

ONMS ensures public participation in 

the designation and management of 

national marine sanctuaries is through 

the formation of advisory councils. The 

Sanctuary System Business Advisory 

Council (council) has been formed to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Director regarding the relationship 

of ONMS with the business community. 

Additional information on the council 

can be found at http://

sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/ 

welcome.html. 

Matters to be Considered: The 

meeting will provide an opportunity for 

council members to hear news from 

across the National Marine Sanctuary 

System and review and comment on 

program initiatives. For a complete 

agenda, including times and topics, 

please visit http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ 

management/bac/meetings.html. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: July 21, 2017. 

John Armor, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

RIN 0648–XF587 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Meeting of the Atlantic Highly 

Migratory Species Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

webinar/conference call. 

SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a 2-day 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 

(HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in 

September 2017. The intent of the 

meeting is to consider options for the 

conservation and management of 

Atlantic HMS. The meeting is open to 

the public. 

DATES: The AP meeting and webinar 

will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on 

Wednesday, September 6, and from 8:30 

a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, 

September 7. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, 8777 

Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. The meeting presentations will 

also be available via WebEx webinar/ 

conference call. 

The meeting on Wednesday, 

September 6, and Thursday, September 

7, 2017, will also be accessible via 

conference call and webinar. Conference 

call and webinar access information are 

available at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ 

sfa/hms/advisory_panels/hms_ap/ 

meetings/sept-2017/ap-meeting.html. 

Participants are strongly encouraged 

to log/dial in 15 minutes prior to the 

meeting. NMFS will show the 

presentations via webinar and allow 

public comment during identified times 

on the agenda. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Cooper or Margo Schulze-Haugen 

at (301) 427–8503. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the 

Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law 

104–297, provided for the establishment 

of an AP to assist in the collection and 

evaluation of information relevant to the 

development of any FMP or FMP 

amendment for Atlantic HMS. NMFS 

consults with and considers the 

comments and views of AP members 

when preparing and implementing 

FMPs or FMP amendments for Atlantic 

tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks. 

The AP has previously consulted with 

NMFS on: Amendment 1 to the Billfish 

FMP (April 1999); the HMS FMP (April 

1999); Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP 

(December 2003); the Consolidated HMS 

FMP (October 2006); and Amendments 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 to 

the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (April 

and October 2008, February and 

September 2009, May and September 

2010, April and September 2011, March 

and September 2012, January and 

September 2013, April and September 

2014, March and September 2015, and 

March, September, and December 2016, 

and May 2017), among other things. 

The intent of this meeting is to 

consider alternatives for the 

conservation and management of all 

Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and 

shark fisheries. We anticipate 

discussing: 

• Final Amendment 10 on Essential 

Fish Habitat; 

• Implementation of Final 

Amendment 7 on bluefin tuna 

management, including the upcoming 

three-year review; 

• Commercial swordfish pelagic 

longline fishery issues; 

• Recreational fishery issues, such as 

the use of circle hooks in tournaments, 

and Charter/Headboat permitted vessels 

• Progress updates regarding the 

exempted fishing permit requests; and 

• Updates on electronic dealer 

reporting (eDealer) and quota 

monitoring. 

We also anticipate inviting other 

NMFS offices to provide updates, if 

available, on their activities relevant to 

HMS fisheries with a focus on national 

policies/guidance that may require an 

FMP amendment or implementation 

strategy, such as Standardized Bycatch 

Reporting Methodology and EcosystemBased Fishery Management Policy. 

Additional information on the 

meeting and a copy of the draft agenda 

will be posted prior to the meeting at: 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ 

advisory_panels/hms_ap/meetings/ap_

meetings.html. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Peter Cooper at (301) 427–8503 at least 

7 days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: August 16, 2017. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

National Estuarine Research Reserve 

System 

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, 

National Ocean Service, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public comment 

period for the Jobos Bay National 


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39570 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 160 / Monday, August 21, 2017 / Notices 

Estuarine Research Reserve 

Management Plan revision. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Office for Coastal Management, 

National Ocean Service, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce is announcing a 30-day 

public comment period for the Jobos 

Bay National Estuarine Research 

Reserve Management Plan revision. 

Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), the 

revised plan will bring the reserve into 

compliance. The Jobos Bay Reserve 

revised plan will replace the plan 

approved in 2000. 

The revised management plan 

outlines the administrative structure; 

the research/monitoring, stewardship, 

education, and training programs and 

priorities of the reserve; plans for a 

proposed boundary expansion through 

future land acquisition; and facility 

development priorities to support 

reserve operations. 

The Jobos Bay Reserve takes an 

integrated approach to management, 

linking research and education, coastal 

training, and stewardship functions. 

The Puerto Rico Department of Natural 

and Environmental Resources 

(PRDNER) has outlined how it will 

administer the reserve and its core 

programs by providing detailed actions 

that will enable it to accomplish specific 

goals and objectives. Since the last 

management plan, the reserve has: 

developed core programs; expanded 

monitoring programs within Jobos Bay 

and its watershed; expanded its dorm, 

and remodeled the historic train depot 

and visitor center; conducted training 

workshops; implemented K–12 

education programs; and built new and 

innovative partnerships with local, 

Commonwealth, and U.S. organizations 

and universities. 

The total number of acres within the 

boundary is 2800 acres, which is a slight 

modification of the original 2883 acres 

identified in the previous management 

plan. The revised acreage is a result of 

survey contracted by the PRDNER to 

clarify the boundary. The revised 

management plan will serve as the 

guiding document for the Jobos Bay 

Reserve for the next five years. View the 

Jobos Bay Reserve Management Plan 

revision at (http://drna.pr.gov/jbnerr/) 

and provide comments to the Reserve’s 

Manager, Aitza Pabon (apabon@

drna.pr.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nina Garfield at (240) 533–0817 or Erica 

Seiden at (240) 533–0781 of NOAA’s 

Office for Coastal Management, 1305 

East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th 

floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Dated: July 27, 2017. 

Paul M. Scholz, 

Deputy Director, Office for Coastal 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting 

(webinar). 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Ad Hoc Trawl Groundfish Electronic 

Monitoring Technical Advisory 

Committee (GEMTAC) and Groundfish 

Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory 

Committee (GEMPAC) (GEM 

Committees) will hold a joint work 

session via webinar, which is open to 

the public. 

DATES: The webinar meeting will be 

held September 6, 2017, from 1 p.m. 

until 5 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) or 

when business for each day has been 

completed. 

ADDRESSES: To attend the webinar, visit: 

http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/ 

webinar/join-webinar. Enter the 

Webinar ID, which is 405–536–325, and 

enter your name and email address 

(required). Participants are encouraged 

to use their telephone, as this is the best 

practice to avoid technical issues and 

excessive feedback (see http://

www.pcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/ 

PFMC_Audio_Diagram_

GoToMeeting.pdf for best practices). 

Please use your telephone for the audio 

portion of the meeting by dialing this 

TOLL number 1+ (872) 240–3412 (not a 

toll-free number); then enter the 

Attendee phone audio access code: 405– 

536–325; then enter your audio phone 

pin (shown after joining the webinar). 

System Requirements for PC-based 

attendees: Required: Windows® 7, Vista, 

or XP; for Mac®-based attendees: 

Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer; 

and for mobile attendees: iPhone®, 

iPad®, AndroidTM phone or Android 

tablet (See the GoToMeeting Webinar 

Apps). 

You may send an email to 

kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov or contact 

him at (503) 820–2280, extension 411 

for technical assistance. A public 

listening station will be available at the 

Pacific Council office. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Brett Wiedoff, Staff Officer, Pacific 

Council; phone: (503) 820–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GEM 

Committees will discuss items on the 

Pacific Council’s September 2017 

meeting agenda with the discussions 

focused on, but not limited to, 

Electronic Monitoring (EM)— 

Preliminary Pacific Halibut Discard 

Mortality Rates and Third-Party Review. 

The GEM Committees may also address 

one or more of the Council’s scheduled 

Administrative Matters. The 

Committees will discuss analytical 

results of halibut discard mortality rates 

as observed under the Pacific Council’s 

electronic monitoring program for the 

limited entry groundfish non-whiting 

midwater trawl and bottom trawl 

fisheries when fishing under the nontrawl shorebased individual fishing 

quota program. In addition, the 

Committees will discuss policy 

implications of the Council’s preferred 

alternative for the industry to use solely 

the Pacific States Marine Fisheries 

Commission as the EM review provider 

when the program is implemented in 

regulation. 

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 

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 GEMPAC’s and GEMTAC’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The public listening station is 

physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (503) 820–2411 at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 


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