[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 74652-74653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29438]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 635

RIN 0648-BC09


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2006 Consolidated Highly 
Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 7

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public webinars.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will host two public webinars to provide the opportunity 
to

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explain management measures and effective dates in the final rule for 
Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (Amendment 7), which published December 
2, 2014. The measures in the final rule took action to reduce and 
account for bluefin dead discards in all categories; optimize fishing 
opportunities in all categories within the U.S. quota; enhance 
reporting and monitoring; and adjust other management measures as 
necessary

DATES: The public webinars will be held on December 18, 2014, and 
December 22, 2014. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates, times, and 
locations.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates, times, and log-in 
information for the two public webinars

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Warren or Brad McHale at 978-
281-9260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Atlantic tuna fisheries are managed 
under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and the Atlantic Tunas 
Convention Act (ATCA), and the authority to issue regulations has been 
delegated from the Secretary to the Assistant Administrator (AA) for 
Fisheries, NOAA. Management of these species is described in the 2006 
Consolidated HMS FMP and its amendments, which are implemented by 
regulations at 50 CFR part 635. Copies of the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP 
and previous amendments are available from the HMS Management Division 
Web page at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/documents/fmp/index.html 
or from NMFS on request (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    On December 2, 2014, NMFS published a final rule on Amendment 7 to 
the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (79 FR 71509) to meet domestic management 
objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including preventing 
overfishing, achieving optimum yield, and minimizing bycatch to the 
extent practicable, as well as the objectives of ATCA and obligations 
pursuant to binding recommendations of ICCAT. NMFS is taking the 
management actions in Amendment 7 primarily to reduce and account for 
bluefin dead discards in all categories; optimize fishing opportunities 
in all categories within the U.S. quota; enhance reporting and 
monitoring; and adjust other management measures as necessary.

Public Webinar Date, Times and Locations

    Public webinars will be held to provide the opportunity to explain 
management measures and effective dates in Amendment 7. Participants 
may join by phone or online.
    The first webinar is on December 18, 2014, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. 
EST. To participate by phone, call number 1-800-779-8718; participant 
pass code 9570597. Participants can join the webinar online at https://noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/onstage/g.php?d=997375416&t=a; 
password NOAA. The second webinar is on December 22, 2014, from 1:00 to 
3:00pm EST. To participate by phone, call 1-800-779-8718; participant 
pass code 9570597. Participants can join the webinar online at https://noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/onstage/g.php?d=993403589&t=a; 
password NOAA. To participate in either webinar online, enter your name 
and email address, and click the ``JOIN'' button. Participants that 
have not used WebEx before will be prompted to download and run a plug-
in program that will enable them to view the webinar. Presentation 
materials and other supporting information will be posted on the HMS 
Web site at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms.

Public Hearing Code of Conduct

    The public is reminded that NMFS expects participants at public 
webinars to conduct themselves appropriately. At the beginning of each 
webinar, a representative of NMFS will explain the ground rules (e.g., 
attendees will be called to ask questions in the order in which they 
registered to speak; each attendee will have an equal opportunity to 
speak; attendees may not interrupt one another; etc.). NMFS 
representative(s) will structure the webinar so that all participating 
members of the public will be able to speak, if they so choose, 
regardless of the controversial nature of the subject(s). Participants 
are expected to respect the ground rules, and those that do not will be 
asked to leave the webinar.

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

    Dated: December 11, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-29438 Filed 12-11-14; 4:15 pm]
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