[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 78806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30554]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD666


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

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
receive an overview from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 
about their geological and geophysical (G&G) permitting process in the 
Atlantic, focusing on regulations and the permitted activities for G&G 
surveys.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, from 1:30 
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST, via Internet Webinar.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Internet Webinar. To join the 
Webinar, follow this link and enter the online meeting room: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/januaryboem/
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901, telephone: (302) 674-2331.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM will give a presentation to the Council 
that provides an overview of the geological and geophysical (G&G) 
permitting process in the Atlantic, focusing on regulations and the 
permitted activities for G&G surveys. BOEM will outline what is 
included in a complete permit and discuss the coordination process. The 
outline will also go through the National Environmental Policy Act and 
internal environmental review processes and discuss the related 
consultation and coordination, and finally touch on mitigation and 
operations monitoring. BOEM staff will be available to answer any 
questions following the presentation.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should be 
directed to Kathy Collins, (302) 526-5253, at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: December 23, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30554 Filed 12-30-14; 8:45 am]
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