[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57620-57621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22773]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC877
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
Executive Committee, and its Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee
(MSB) will hold public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, October 7, 2013 through
Thursday, October 10, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Courtyard Philadelphia
Downtown, 21 N. Juniper St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-1901, telephone:
(215) 496-3200.
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 7, 2013
10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.--The Executive Committee will meet.
1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The MSB Committee will meet.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.--Dogfish Specifications will be discussed.
10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.--Framework 8 to the Monkfish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) will be discussed.
11:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.--A Bluefin Tuna Presentation will occur.
1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.--MSB issues will be discussed.
3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.--The SAW/SARC 57 Summary will be
presented.
4:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.--An Update on the Atlantic Wind Connection
Project will be discussed.
5 p.m. until 6 p.m.--The Listening Session will be held.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
The Demersal Committee will meet as a Committee of the Whole with
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Boards.
9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.--The Council will finalize summer flounder,
scup, black sea bass, and bluefish management measures for 2014-15
(2014 for Bluefish) in conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass,
and Bluefish Boards. The ASMFC will provide an update on activities
regarding summer flounder.
4:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.--Research Set-Aside Research Priorities will
be discussed.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
9 a.m. until 10 a.m.--Final Rule for National Standard 2 Guidelines
Presentation will be discussed.
10 a.m. until 1 p.m.--The Council will hold its regular Business
Session to approve the June 2013 and August 2013 minutes, receive
Organizational Reports, the South Atlantic and the New England Liaison
Reports, the Executive Director's Report, the Science Report, Committee
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 7--The Executive Committee will review and
revise the Implementation Plan. The MSB Committee will develop
Committee recommendations on river herring and/or shad management
approach (stock in fishery or other).
On Tuesday, October 8--The Council will convene at 9 a.m. The
Council will review the Scientific and Statistical Committee's (SSC),
the Monitoring Committee's and Advisory Panel's specification
recommendations for 2014 and adopt 2014 commercial and recreational
harvest levels and commercial management measures for Dogfish. The
Council will review Framework 8 to the Monkfish FMP for the range of
alternatives; consider approval of alternatives for further analysis;
measures include the specification of annual catch target; days-at-sea,
and trip limits for 2014-16, and changes to the Category H Boundary.
The Council will hear an
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overview of the Bluefin Tuna Amendment 7 proposed rule. The Council
will review the MSB Committee's recommendations regarding river
herring/shad management and adopt a management approach for river
herring/shad. The Council will hear a SAW/SARC 57 Summary Benchmark
Assessment review of summer flounder and striped bass. The Council will
receive an update on the Atlantic Wind Connection Project. The Council
will hold a public Listening Session with a presentation on Ocean
Acidification.
On Wednesday, October 9--The Council in conjunction with the
ASMFC's Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass and Bluefish Board will
review the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), the associated
Monitoring Committee's and Advisory Panel's specification
recommendations for 2014-15 (2014 for bluefish) and adopt 2014-15 (2014
for bluefish) commercial and recreational harvest levels and commercial
management measures for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and
bluefish. The ASMFC will approve the 2013 Fishery Management Plan
Review and the Terms of Reference for the Bluefish stock assessment.
Research Set-Aside research priorities will be established for 2015 RSA
RFP.
On Thursday, October 10--The Council will receive a presentation
regarding the Final Rule for National Standard 2 Guidelines. The
Council will hold its regular Business Session to approve the June 2013
and August 2013 minutes, receive Organizational Reports to include an
update on forms and process for data collection for the surfclam and
ocean quahog fisheries and industry-funded observer coverage, South
Atlantic and New England Liaison Reports, the Executive Director's
Report, Science Report, Committee Reports, and conduct any continuing
and/or new business.
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 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: September 16, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-22773 Filed 9-18-13; 8:45 am]
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