[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17358-17359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06486]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC578
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) and its
Research Set-Aside (RSA) Committee will hold public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 through
Thursday, April 11, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Raleigh
Crabtree, 4700 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh, NC 27612; telephone: (919) 881-
0000.
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:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
1:30 until 3 p.m.--The RSA Committee will meet.
3 p.m.--The Council will convene.
3 p.m. until 4 p.m.--2014 Tilefish ABC will be discussed.
4 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology
(SBRM) will be discussed.
5 p.m. until 6 p.m.--A Listening Session will be held.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
9 a.m. until 12 noon--The Council will hold its regular Business
Session to approve the December 2012 and February 2013 minutes, receive
Organizational Reports, the New England and South Atlantic Liaison
Reports, the Executive Director's Report, the Science Report, Committee
Reports, and conduct any continuing and/or new business.
1 p.m. until 2 p.m.--Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish will be
discussed.
2 p.m. until 4 p.m.--The Omnibus Recreational Amendment will be
discussed.
4 p.m. until 5 p.m.--Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) will be discussed.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
8:30 a.m.--The Council will convene.
8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.--A Forage Fish Workshop will be held.
Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council
itself are:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The RSA Committee will discuss the National Marine Fisheries
Service response to our Council letter and the next steps. The Council
will review, discuss, and recommend any changes to the 2014 Tilefish
ABC. The Council will review and approve the draft environmental
assessment for the SBRM Omnibus Amendment. The Council will hold a
Listening Session.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Council will hold its regular Business Session to approve the
December 2012 and February 2013 minutes, receive Organizational
Reports, the New England and South Atlantic Liaison Reports, the
Executive Director's Report, Science Report, Committee Reports, and
conduct any continuing and/or new business. The Council will discuss
the Squid workshop results and summary and the staff recommendation on
the workshop results to include control dates, roll-over provisions,
GRAs, port meetings, etc. The Council will review and approve the
Omnibus Recreational Public Hearing Document. The Council will discuss
potential reauthorization of the MSA and identify issues for Monitoring
our Nations Fisheries III.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
A Forage Fish Workshop will be held to discuss the key issues
relevant to forage fish assessment and management under the MSA. A
panel of experts will discuss the role of forage species within
ecosystems and best practices with respect to their exploitation,
taking their role(s) within ecosystems into account.
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 these meetings. Action will be restricted to
those issues
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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 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: March 18, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-06486 Filed 3-20-13; 8:45 am]
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