[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44226-44227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18489]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XX90
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
Research Set-Aside Committee (RSA),
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its Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee, its Squid, Mackerel, and
Butterfish (SMB) Committee, and its Executive Committee will hold
public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, August 16, 2010 through
Thursday, August 19, 2010. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times of meetings.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Holiday Inn, Historic
District, 400 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; telephone: (215)
923-8660.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901-3910; telephone: (302) 674-2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher Moore, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302)
674-2331 ext. 255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Monday, August 16, 2010
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. - The RSA Committee will meet.
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - The Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee
will meet.
3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. - The Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee
will meet.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
8 a.m. - The Council will convene.
8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. - New and reappointed Council members will be
sworn into office.
8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - The Council will discuss the Omnibus ACL/
AM Amendment (Annual Catch Limits / Accountability Measures).
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - The Executive Committee will meet.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
8 a.m. - The Council will convene.
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. - The Council will finalize scup, black sea bass,
summer flounder, and bluefish management measures for 2011 in
conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's
(ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Boards.
5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - The Council will receive a presentation by
the National Policy Advisor for Recreational Fisheries, Office of the
Assistant Administrator NOAA Fisheries.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
8 a.m. - The Council will convene.
8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. - The Council will receive a report on the 50th
Stock Assessment Review Committee.
8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. - The Council will receive a Marine
Recreational Information Program (MRIP) update.
9 a.m. to 10 a.m. - The Council will receive a presentation on the
General Counsel's Enforcement and Litigation Group regarding purposes,
practices, and policies.
10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. - The Council will receive a presentation on
the Final Recommendations on the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force.
10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - The Council will convene to conduct its
regular Business Session, receive Council Liaison Reports,
Organizational Reports, Executive Director Reports, receive a report on
the status of MAFMC's FMPs, Committee Reports, and any continuing and/
or new business.
Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council
itself are:
On Monday, August 16 - The RSA Committee will the review their 2012
research priorities list and their draft mission statement. The
Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee will receive a presentation on
activities of the Northeast Fishery Science Center's (NEFSC) Ecosystems
Branch by Dr. Michael Fogerty. The SMB Committee will review Amendment
14 scoping comments and refine its goals and receive an update on
butterfish cap control mechanism affecting the Loligo fishery from the
Northeast Regional Office (NERO) officials.
On Tuesday, August 17 - new and reappointed Council members will be
sworn into office. The Council will review and discuss management
alternatives to address ABCs, ACLs, and AMs for all FMP species and
approve and adopt the Omnibus Amendment for Secretarial submission. The
Executive Committee will review the Ricks E Savage Award criteria and
nomination process, excessive share project update, Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) membership, and Visioning Project update.
On Wednesday, August 18 - The Council in conjunction with the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board will review the Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) and the associated Monitoring Committee's
specification recommendations for 2011 and adopt 2011 commercial and
recreational harvest levels and commercial management measures for
scup, black sea bass, and summer flounder. The Council in conjunction
with the ASMFC's Bluefish Board will review the SSC and the Bluefish
Monitoring Committees' specification recommendations regarding the 2011
harvest levels and associated management measures and adopt
recommendations for harvest levels and associated management measures
for 2011. The Council will receive a presentation by Russell Dunn,
National Policy Advisor for Recreational Fisheries, Office of the
Assistant Administrator NOAA Fisheries.
On Thursday, August 19 - the Council will receive a report by Dr.
James Weinberg (NMFS NEFSC) on the 50th Stock Assessment Review
Committee. The Council will receive an update on the MRIP provided by
Gordon Colvin. The Council will receive a presentation by Mitch
MacDonald on Office of General Counsel's Enforcement and Litigation
Group regarding purposes, practices, and policies. The Council will
receive a presentation by Samuel Rauch on the final recommendations of
the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force. The Council will hold its
regular Business Session to approve the June 2010 minutes and address
any outstanding actions from the June 2010 meeting, receive Liaison
Reports, Organizational Reports, the Executive Director's Report, an
update on the status of the Council's FMPs, Committee Reports, and any
continuing and new business to include addressing a request for
initiation of an Anadromous FMP.
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: July 23, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-18489 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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