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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits, 23774-23775 [2017-10658]
Download as PDF 23774 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 24, 2017 / Notices Recreational 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 Monday, June 12, 2017 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 4 Home Depot Drive, Plymouth, MA 02360; phone: (508) 830–0200. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda The Recreational Advisory Panel plans to discuss the 2017 Council Priority—Recreational management measures process, with a report from the Groundfish Plan Development and make recommendations to the Groundfish Committee. The Advisory Panel will also discuss Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Strategic Plan and review a draft Council letter (inclusive of Council staff input) regarding feedback on the plan. They will provide additional feedback for review by the Groundfish Committee. Other business will be discussed as necessary. 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. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: May 19, 2017. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director,Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017–10609 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:43 May 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XF380 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. This Exempted Fishing Permit would exempt a commercial fishing vessel from Atlantic sea scallop regulations in support of research conducted by the Coonamessett Farm Foundation. Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed Exempted Fishing Permits. DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 8, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following methods: • Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line ‘‘DA17–042 CFF Resource Enhancement Study EFP.’’ • Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ‘‘Comments on DA17–042 CFF Resource Enhancement Study EFP.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannah Jaburek, Fisheries Management Specialist, 978–282–8456. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFF submitted an application for an EFP on April 17, 2017, to complete work on a 2016 scallop RSA seeding and enhancement project on Georges Bank titled ‘‘Drivers of Dispersal and Retention in Recently Seeded Sea Scallops.’’ The project has been delayed due to personnel changes and changes in the original approach of the project from using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to instead deploying underwater cameras on stands. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Previously, the project focused on transporting, seeding, and monitoring aspects of a seeding program with longer-term monitoring, along with investigating short-term retention of seeded scallops, with an emphasis on the drivers of dispersal and their effects on the different size classes of scallops. The goal of the project is to demonstrate the feasibility of a seeding program to enhance and stabilize scallop recruitment on Georges Bank while documenting the factors that affect seed survival. To conduct this experiment, vessels would require exemptions from the following regulations: Atlantic sea scallop crew size restrictions at 50 CFR 648.51(c); Atlantic sea scallop observer program requirements at § 648.11(g); and closed area exemptions for Closed Area I at § 648.60(c) and Nantucket Lightship at § 648.60(f). It would also exempt participating vessels from the access area program requirements at § 648.59(a)(4), which would allow them to transit in and out of the access areas from the open area, as well as from the 50 bushel (17.6 hl) in-shell scallop possession limit outside of an access area found at § 648.52(f). Finally, the EFP would exempt vessels from possession limits and minimum fish size requirements specified in 50 CFR part 648, subsections B and D through O, for biological sampling purposes and to retain any yellowtail flounder showing signs of disease for further shore side analysis. The project would transplant scallops from areas of high concentration to areas of lower concentration that were historically known to have high scallop densities, to demonstrate the feasibility of a reseeding program to enhance and stabilize scallop recruitment on Georges Bank. One dredging trip would collect and transplant roughly 1,000 scallops utilizing a single vessel, June through July 2017. The juvenile scallops would be harvested from the southeast portion of Nantucket Lightship Access Area (NLAA) to suitable sites in an alternate area of NLAA. The projects define a suitable site as having currents less than 3 knots (∼1 m/s) and large areas of coarse substrate preferred by scallops. An alternate site in Closed Area I Access Area may be chosen if needed. The vessel would tow two standard 15-foot (4.57-m) wide dredges with a 4inch (10.16-cm) ring bag for up to 10 minutes at 4.5 knots (2.3 m/s). To harvest all of the scallops for transplant, the applicant estimates they would need to complete no more than 10 tows. Once the catch is on deck, the scallops would be sorted by size class, marked with reflective tape to enhance images in the E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 23775 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 24, 2017 / Notices photographs, and stored in fish totes with a chilled seawater flow through system. When the vessel arrives at the transplant site the scallops would then be placed into a box that would be attached to a large steel camera stand with an image coverage of approximately 3 square meters. The camera stand would then be deployed overboard, lowered to the ocean floor, and the scallops released. The cameras are equipped with batteries that would allow for 48 hours of continuous coverage. After 48 hours, the camera stands would be collected, refilled with scallops, and redeployed. Researchers will deploy two camera stands in this manner as many times as needed to release 1,000 scallops. If researchers are unable to release all 1,000 scallops according to the project protocols, any remaining scallops will be released adjacent to the camera sites. Researchers conclude that tag returns over time from the fishery could potentially provide information for the project. One bushel from each tow would be measured for size frequency and 15 individual scallops would be sampled for meat weights to determine shell height/meat weight ratios prior to transplanting. Any finfish caught in the dredge that show signs of abnormalities would be retained and brought back to shore for analysis. Researchers would like to continue gathering information on the prevalence of the disease Ichthyophonus seen locally in yellowtail flounder. Anticipated catch for the project is listed in the Table 1 below. TABLE 1—ANTICIPATED CATCH FOR THE PROJECT Min (lb) Species Scallop ............................................................................................................. Yellowtail Flounder .......................................................................................... Winter Flounder ............................................................................................... Windowpane Flounder ..................................................................................... Monkfish ........................................................................................................... Other Fish ........................................................................................................ Barndoor Skate ................................................................................................ Northeast Skate Complex ................................................................................ Exemptions are needed to deploy dredge gear in closed access areas and retain yellowtail flounder for scientific purposes. Participating vessels need crew size waivers to accommodate science personnel and possession waivers would enable them to conduct data collection activities. We would waive the observer program notification requirements because the research activity is not representative of standard fishing activity. If approved, the applicant may request minor modifications and extensions to the EFP throughout the year. EFP modifications and extensions may be granted without further notice if they are deemed essential to facilitate completion of the proposed research and have minimal impacts that do not change the scope or impact of the initially approved EFP request. Any fishing activity conducted outside the scope of the exempted fishing activity would be prohibited. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: May 19, 2017. Margo B. Schulze-Haugen, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017–10658 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Min (kg) 1,000 5 5 30 150 220 10 1,400 BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION Consumer Advisory Board Meeting Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), this notice sets forth the announcement of a public meeting of the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB or Board) of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau). The notice also describes the functions of the Board. DATES: The meeting date is Thursday, June 8, 2017, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern standard time. ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Dully, Outreach and Engagement Associate, 202–435–9588, CFPB_ CABandCouncilsEvents@cfpb.gov, Consumer Advisory Board and Councils Office, External Affairs, 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20002. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Section 3 of the Charter of the Consumer Advisory Board states that: The purpose of the Board is outlined in section 1014(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act, which states that the Board shall ‘‘advise and consult with the Bureau in the exercise of its VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:43 May 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Max (lb) 453.6 2.2 2.2 13.6 68.0 99.8 4.5 635.0 5,000 40 50 150 800 500 100 5,000 Max (kg) 2,268.0 18.1 22.7 68.0 362.9 226.8 45.4 2,268.0 functions under the Federal consumer financial laws’’ and ‘‘provide information on emerging practices in the consumer financial products or services industry, including regional trends, concerns, and other relevant information.’’ To carry out the Board’s purpose, the scope of its activities shall include providing information, analysis, and recommendations to the Bureau. The Board will generally serve as a vehicle for market intelligence and expertise for the Bureau. Its objectives will include identifying and assessing the impact on consumers and other market participants of new, emerging, and changing products, practices, or services. II. Agenda The Consumer Advisory Board will discuss credit visibility, credit products, trends and themes, and small business lending. Written comments will be accepted from interested members of the public and should be sent to CFPB_ CABandCouncilsEvents@cfpb.gov, a minimum of seven (7) days in advance of the meeting. The comments will be provided to the CAB members for consideration. Persons who need a reasonable accommodation to participate should contact CFPB_ 504Request@cfpb.gov, 202–435–9EEO, 1–855–233–0362, or 202–435–9742 (TTY) at least ten business days prior to the meeting or event to request assistance. The request must identify the date, time, location, and title of the meeting or event, the nature of the assistance requested, and contact information for the requester. CFPB will strive to provide, but cannot guarantee E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1
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RIN 0648-XF380
Exempted Fishing Permit would exempt a commercial fishing vessel from
Atlantic sea scallop regulations in support of research conducted by
the Coonamessett Farm Foundation. Regulations under the Magnuson-
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 8, 2017.
``DA17-042 CFF Resource Enhancement Study EFP.''
DA17-042 CFF Resource Enhancement Study EFP.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFF submitted an application for an EFP on
April 17, 2017, to complete work on a 2016 scallop RSA seeding and
enhancement project on Georges Bank titled ``Drivers of Dispersal and
Retention in Recently Seeded Sea Scallops.'' The project has been
delayed due to personnel changes and changes in the original approach
of the project from using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to
instead deploying underwater cameras on stands. Previously, the project
focused on transporting, seeding, and monitoring aspects of a seeding
program with longer-term monitoring, along with investigating short-
term retention of seeded scallops, with an emphasis on the drivers of
dispersal and their effects on the different size classes of scallops.
The goal of the project is to demonstrate the feasibility of a seeding
program to enhance and stabilize scallop recruitment on Georges Bank
while documenting the factors that affect seed survival.
To conduct this experiment, vessels would require exemptions from
the following regulations: Atlantic sea scallop crew size restrictions
at 50 CFR 648.51(c); Atlantic sea scallop observer program requirements
at Sec.  648.11(g); and closed area exemptions for Closed Area I at
Sec.  648.60(c) and Nantucket Lightship at Sec.  648.60(f). It would
also exempt participating vessels from the access area program
requirements at Sec.  648.59(a)(4), which would allow them to transit
in and out of the access areas from the open area, as well as from the
50 bushel (17.6 hl) in-shell scallop possession limit outside of an
access area found at Sec.  648.52(f). Finally, the EFP would exempt
vessels from possession limits and minimum fish size requirements
specified in 50 CFR part 648, subsections B and D through O, for
biological sampling purposes and to retain any yellowtail flounder
showing signs of disease for further shore side analysis.
The project would transplant scallops from areas of high
concentration to areas of lower concentration that were historically
known to have high scallop densities, to demonstrate the feasibility of
a reseeding program to enhance and stabilize scallop recruitment on
Georges Bank. One dredging trip would collect and transplant roughly
1,000 scallops utilizing a single vessel, June through July 2017. The
juvenile scallops would be harvested from the southeast portion of
Nantucket Lightship Access Area (NLAA) to suitable sites in an
alternate area of NLAA. The projects define a suitable site as having
currents less than 3 knots (~1 m/s) and large areas of coarse substrate
preferred by scallops. An alternate site in Closed Area I Access Area
may be chosen if needed.
The vessel would tow two standard 15-foot (4.57-m) wide dredges
with a 4-inch (10.16-cm) ring bag for up to 10 minutes at 4.5 knots
(2.3 m/s). To harvest all of the scallops for transplant, the applicant
estimates they would need to complete no more than 10 tows. Once the
catch is on deck, the scallops would be sorted by size class, marked
with reflective tape to enhance images in the
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photographs, and stored in fish totes with a chilled seawater flow
through system. When the vessel arrives at the transplant site the
scallops would then be placed into a box that would be attached to a
large steel camera stand with an image coverage of approximately 3
square meters. The camera stand would then be deployed overboard,
lowered to the ocean floor, and the scallops released. The cameras are
equipped with batteries that would allow for 48 hours of continuous
coverage. After 48 hours, the camera stands would be collected,
refilled with scallops, and redeployed. Researchers will deploy two
camera stands in this manner as many times as needed to release 1,000
scallops. If researchers are unable to release all 1,000 scallops
according to the project protocols, any remaining scallops will be
released adjacent to the camera sites. Researchers conclude that tag
returns over time from the fishery could potentially provide
One bushel from each tow would be measured for size frequency and
15 individual scallops would be sampled for meat weights to determine
shell height/meat weight ratios prior to transplanting. Any finfish
caught in the dredge that show signs of abnormalities would be retained
and brought back to shore for analysis. Researchers would like to
continue gathering information on the prevalence of the disease
Ichthyophonus seen locally in yellowtail flounder. Anticipated catch
for the project is listed in the Table 1 below.
Table 1--Anticipated Catch for the Project
Species                         Min (lb)        Min (kg)        Max (lb)        Max (kg)
Scallop.........................................           1,000           453.6           5,000         2,268.0
Yellowtail Flounder.............................               5             2.2              40            18.1
Winter Flounder.................................               5             2.2              50            22.7
Windowpane Flounder.............................              30            13.6             150            68.0
Monkfish........................................             150            68.0             800           362.9
Other Fish......................................             220            99.8             500           226.8
Barndoor Skate..................................              10             4.5             100            45.4
Northeast Skate Complex.........................           1,400           635.0           5,000         2,268.0
Exemptions are needed to deploy dredge gear in closed access areas
and retain yellowtail flounder for scientific purposes. Participating
vessels need crew size waivers to accommodate science personnel and
possession waivers would enable them to conduct data collection
activities. We would waive the observer program notification
requirements because the research activity is not representative of
standard fishing activity.
[FR Doc. 2017-10658 Filed 5-23-17; 8:45 am]