[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 57904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23777]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XZ17
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 (Council) and its
Joint Spiny Dogfish Committee, its Ecosystems and Oceans Planning
Committee, its Demersal and Coastal Migratory Committee, its Law
Enforcement Committee, its Executive Committee, and its Squid,
Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will hold public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, through
Thursday, October 14, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Congress Hall, 251 Beach Avenue, Cape May, New Jersey 08204;
telephone: 609-884-8421.
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: Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-
2331 ext. 255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
On Tuesday, October 12, 2010-The Joint Spiny Dogfish Committee with
meet from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Ecosystems and Oceans Planning
Committee will meet from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The Demersal and Coastal
Migratory Committee will meet from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. The Law
Enforcement Committee will meet from 5 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. On
Wednesday, October 13, 2010-The Executive Committee will hold a closed
meeting from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. The Council will convene at 9 a.m.
From 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. the Council will receive a (MARCO)
presentation. Spiny Dogfish Management Measures for 2011 and beyond
will be discussed from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Squid, Mackerel, and
Butterfish Committee will meet from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. On Thursday,
October 14, 2010-The Council will convene at 8 a.m. Parliamentary
Training will be held from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. From 10 a.m. until 1
p.m. the Council will convene to conduct its regular Business Session,
receive Organizational Reports, Council Liaison Reports, Executive
Director's Report, receive a report on the status of MAFMC's FMPs, any
continuing and/or new business, and Committee Reports.
Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council
itself are: On Tuesday, October 12-The Joint Spiny Dogfish Committee
will review and discuss SSC and Monitoring Committee recommendations as
they relate to dogfish management measures for the 2011 fishing year
and beyond and develop management measure recommendations for the 2011
fishing year and beyond. The Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee
will receive an Atlantic Wind Connection project presentation by Mark
Melnyk, a Fishermen's Energy wind project presentation by Dan Cohen,
and a presentation by Michele Bachman on the New England Fishery
Management Council's Omnibus Habitat Amendment. The Demersal and
Coastal Migratory Committee will identify and discuss issues associated
with present scup allocations. The Law Enforcement Committee will
review the Fisheries Achievement Award (FAA) nominations and recommend
a recipient for recognition. On Wednesday, October 13-The Executive
Committee will hold a closed meeting. The Council will convene to
receive a MARCO presentation by Laura McKay, Program Manager Virginia
Coastal Zone Program. The Council will review and discuss the
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), the Monitoring Committee
and the Joint Committee regarding Spiny Dogfish specifications as they
relate to dogfish management measures for the 2011 fishing year and
beyond and develop management measure recommendations for the 2011
fishing year and beyond. The Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee
will meet as a Committee of the Whole to review public comments on the
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Amendment 11 and
select alternatives for final submission of Amendment 11. On Thursday
October 14-The Council will convene to receive Parliamentary Training
from Collette Trohan from A Great Meeting, Inc. The Council will hold
its regular Business Session to approve the June and August minutes,
receive Organizational Reports, the Liaison Reports, the Executive
Director's Report, Status of the FMP's, conduct any continuing and/or
new business, and receive Committee Reports.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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 five days prior
to the meeting date.
Dated: September 20, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-23777 Filed 9-22-10; 8:45 am]
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