[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 11978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05076]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD805


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 meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee will meet as a Committee of the 
Whole, to 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, and the development of possible 
comments.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 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/marchboem/.
    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's Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee, as a Committee 
Meeting of the Whole. This will include 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 
provide an overview of what is included in a complete permit and 
discuss the coordination process. The overview will also describe the 
National Environmental Policy Act and internal environmental review 
processes, discuss the related consultation and coordination process, 
and finally touch on mitigation and operations monitoring. BOEM will 
also give an overview of the development of the Five Year Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-22. 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 Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: March 2, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-05076 Filed 3-4-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P