[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29744-29745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11945]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD305
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 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) will
hold public meetings.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 10, 2014 through
Thursday, June 12, 2014. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Radisson Hotel Freehold, 50
Gibson Place, Freehold, NJ 07728; telephone: (732) 780-3400.
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, June 10, 2014
10 a.m. until 12 p.m.--The Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee will
meet.
1 p.m. until 4 p.m.--The Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee will
meet.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
8:30 a.m.--The Council will convene.
8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.--Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications
will be discussed.
9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.--The Demersal Committee will meet as a
Committee of the Whole.
1 p.m. until 2 p.m.--A Framework to open the Recreational Black Sea
Bass Fishery in Wave 1 (Framework Meeting 1) will be discussed.
2 p.m. until 3 p.m.--The River Herring & Shad Committee will meet as a
Committee of the Whole.
3 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Committee will
meet as a Committee of the Whole.
5 p.m. until 6 p.m.--A Listening Session will be held.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
8 a.m.--The Council will convene.
8 a.m. until 9 a.m.--The Omnibus Allowable Biological Catch (ABC)
Framework (Framework Meeting 2) will be discussed.
9 a.m. until 10 a.m.--The Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program Review will
be discussed.
10 a.m. until 1 p.m.--The Council will hold its regular Business
Session to 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.
Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council
itself are:
On Tuesday, June 10- The Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee with
review the most recent information to determine if adjustments are
needed for the 2015-16 fishing year and review draft alternatives for
Amendment 17 (Cost Recovery Amendment) and provide input to the Fishery
Management Action Team for continued Amendment development. The
Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee will receive presentations on
National and Regional habitat initiatives and discuss developing/
enhancing the role of the Committee under the 2014-18 Strategic Plan.
On Wednesday, June 11--Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications
will be reviewed for 2015-16. Framework Meeting 1 to open the
recreational black sea bass fishery in Wave 1 options will be reviewed.
The River Herring and Shad Committee will meet as a Committee of the
Whole to review and develop recommendations for the river herring/shad
cap and review the progress on river herring/shad conservation. The
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Committee will meet as a Committee of
the Whole to review the Scientific and Statistical Committee
recommendations for the 2015 specifications, develop 2015
specifications and related management measures, and review the slippage
provisions in Framework 9 relative to the slippage provision in
Framework 4 of the Herring Fishery Management Plan. The Listening
Session will focus on NOAA Recreational Policy.
On Thursday, June 12--Framework Meeting 2 of the Omnibus ABC
Framework will be held to review suggested modifications to the ABC
Omnibus Framework and take action as appropriate (multiyear ABC's,
assessment level designations, reference points). The Research Set-
Aside Program Review will discuss the timing of RSA quota availability
(potential for availability in January--March), progress on the
implementation of Council recommendations to improve the RSA program,
recent enforcement activities, and the future direction of the RSA
Program. The Council will hold its regular Business Session to receive
Organizational Reports, the New England and South Atlantic Council
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: May 20, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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