[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56342-56343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22376]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD506
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) will
hold public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, October 7, 2014 through
Thursday, October 9, 2014. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Downtown
Philadelphia, 21 N. Juniper St., Philadelphia, PA 19107; 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:
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.--The Executive Committee will meet.
3:30 p.m.--The Council will convene.
3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.--The Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee
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will meet as a Committee of the Whole to discuss the Surfclam and Ocean
Quahog Cost Recovery Amendment and the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean
Quahog Fishery Information Collection.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
9 a.m. until 11 a.m.--The Forage Fish White Paper will be
discussed.
11 a.m. until 12 noon--The River Herring and Shad Committee will
meet as a Committee of the Whole.
1 p.m. until 2 p.m.--The Council will discuss the Omnibus Observer
Funding Amendment.
2 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.--The Vessel Baseline Amendment will be
discussed.
2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.--Spiny Dogfish Specifications will be
discussed.
4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.--Amendment 9 to the Consolidated Highly
Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan will be discussed.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
9 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.--The Council will receive an update on
Regional Ocean Planning.
9:30 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, October 7--The Executive Committee will review the 2014
Implementation Plan, review the 2014-18 Strategic Plan, and discuss and
adopt 2015 priorities. The Council will approve the Surfclam and Ocean
Quahog Cost Recovery Amendment Public Hearing Document and discuss the
National Marine Fisheries Service proposed rule to collect information
from the individual transferable quota business holders in the Atlantic
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog fishery.
On Wednesday, October 8--The Council will review the MAFMC white
paper on forage fish. The River Herring and Shad Committee will meet as
a Committee of the Whole to discuss potential impacts of lower mid-
water trawl observer coverage levels on the river herring and shad cap,
review progress on the committee's terms of reference, and receive an
update on voluntary river herring and shad avoidance programs. The
Council will review progress on alternative development and analysis
for the Omnibus Observer Funding Amendment and provide direction to
staff as appropriate. The Council will review public comments on the
Vessel Baseline Draft Amendment and take final Council action to adopt
the amendment for Secretarial review and implementation. After
considering input from the Scientific and Statistical Committee, the
Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee, and the Spiny Dogfish Advisory
Panel, the Council may adopt modified 2015 Spiny Dogfish harvest levels
and/or management measures if appropriate. The Council will review and
comment on the proposed rule for Amendment 9 to the Consolidated Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan and receive an update
on other HMS issues.
On Thursday, October 9--The Council will receive an update on
Regional Ocean Planning. 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, the
Science Report, Committee Reports, and conduct any continuing and/or
new business. Webinar access is available during the Council meeting
and access details will be available at www.mafmc.org.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before these groups 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 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, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-22376 Filed 9-18-14; 8:45 am]
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