[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59593-59594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23850]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC260


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), its 
Visioning and Strategic Planning Working Group, and Spiny Dogfish 
Committee will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held Monday October 15, 2012 through 
Thursday, October 18, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Ocean Place, One Ocean 
Blvd., Long Branch, NJ 07740; telephone: (732) 571-4000.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Monday, October 15, 2012

    1 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Visioning and Strategic Planning Working 
Group will meet.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

    9 a.m. until 5 p.m.--The Visioning and Strategic Planning Working 
Group will meet.
    5 p.m. until 6 p.m.--There will be a Public Listening Session.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

    9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
    9 a.m. until 10 a.m.--The Council will receive a presentation 
regarding the Management Strategy Evaluation (MSA) Summer Flounder 
Study.
    10 a.m. until noon--Delaware Special Management Zone (SMZ) request 
will be discussed.
    1 p.m. until 2 p.m.--Dogfish Amendment 3 will be discussed.
    2 p.m. until 3 p.m.--Spiny Dogfish Specifications will be approved 
as a Committee of the Whole.
    3 p.m. until 4 p.m.--Framework 7 (Meeting 2) and 8 (Meeting 1) to 
the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish FMP will be discussed.
    4 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology 
(SBRM) Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) Report will be given.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

    9 a.m. until 10 a.m.--The Council will receive a presentation from 
the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCeMFiS).
    10 a.m. until 1 p.m.--The Council will hold its regular Business 
Session to approve the August 2012 minutes; receive the South Atlantic 
Council Liaison, Organizational, Executive Director's, and Science 
Reports, and, conduct any continuing and/or new business.
    Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council 
itself are:
    On Monday, October 15--The Visioning and Strategic Planning

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Working Group will finalize the mission statement, review top themes 
from the Visioning Project, and discuss objectives, strategies, and 
tactics for three to four strategic goals.
    On Tuesday, October 16--The Visioning and Strategic Planning 
Working Group will review the outcomes from Day 1 and discuss 
objectives, strategies, and tactics for three to four strategic goals 
(continued from Day 1). During the Public Listening Session there will 
be a Clean Ocean Zone presentation with a question and answer session 
and an interactive session with leadership.
    On Wednesday, October 17--There will be a MSE Summer Flounder Study 
with a presentation on recreational management approaches as examined 
by Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Science (PMAFS) project 
investigators. The Council will review and approve options for 
designation of Delaware artificial reefs in the EEZ and schedule public 
hearings for the Delaware SMZ request. The Council will approve and 
adopt final measures in Amendment 3 to the Spiny Dogfish FMP. The Spiny 
Dogfish Committee will meet as a Committee of the Whole to review the 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Spiny Dogfish 
Monitoring Committee recommendations for 2013-15 and adopt 
recommendations for 2013-15 management measures. Framework 7 (Meeting 
2) and 8 (Meeting 1) to Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish FMP will be 
discussed to (1) consider changing butterfish catch cap for the longfin 
squid fishery to a butterfish discard cap, (2) consider adding 
butterfish cap closure authority in trimester 2, and (3) consider 
procedure for transferring quota between landings and discards in the 
butterfish cap near the end of the year. The Council will discuss the 
SBRM FMAT Report to consider approval of alternatives for analysis and 
possible inclusion in the new SBRM Amendment now under development.
    On Thursday, October 18--The Council will receive a presentation on 
SCeMFiS cooperative research. The Council will hold its regular 
Business Session to approve the August minutes, receive the South 
Atlantic Liaison Report, receive Organizational Reports, the Executive 
Director's Report, the Science Report, and conduct any continuing and/
or new business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these 
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified 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.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302)-526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 24, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-23850 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
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