[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14428-14429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6625]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV48
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
Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish (SMB), Joint Dogfish, Research Set-
Aside (RSA), and Executive Committees will hold public meetings.
DATES: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, through Thursday, April 15, 2010. On
Tuesday, April 13, The Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish (SMB) Committee
will meet from 8 a.m. until Noon. The Joint Dogfish Committee will meet
from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.. From 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., the Research
Set-Aside (RSA) will meet. On Wednesday, April 14, 2010, The Executive
Committee will meet from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. The Council will convene
at 9 a.m. The Council will hold its regular Business Session from 9
a.m. until 11 a.m. to approve the December 2009 and February 2010
minutes, receive Organizational Reports, Liaison Reports, Executive
Director's Report, and the status of the Fishery Management Plans
(FMPs). From 11 a.m. until Noon, the Council will consider, discuss and
possibly approve Monkfish Amendment 5. From 1 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., the
Council will consider, discuss and possibly approve the Public Hearing
Document for the Annual Catch Limits / Accountability Measures (ACL/AM)
Omnibus Amendment. On Thursday April 15, the Council will convene at
8:30 a.m. From 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., the Council will receive an
update on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) regarding loggerhead
turtles. The Council will receive Committee reports from 9:30 a.m.
until 10:30 a.m. From 10:30 a.m. until Noon, the Council will discuss
continuing and new business.
ADDRESSES: The Sanderling Hotel, 1461 Duck Road, Duck, NC 27949;
telephone: 252-261-4111
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 N.
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901-3910; telephone: 302-674-2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-
2331, ext. 255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda items by day for the Council's
Committees and the Council itself are: On Tuesday, April 13, The SMB
Committee will review Amendment 11 public comments; select preferred
alternatives for proposed management measures included in Amendment 11,
i.e., cap capacity via limited access, update the SMB species'
essential fish habitat (EFH) descriptions, evaluate fishing-related
gear impacts on Loligo egg EFH, establish recreational mackerel
allocation, and avoid at-sea processing problems. The SMB Committee
will also review the Scoping Document developed for Amendment 14. The
Joint Dogfish Committee will review and respond to the updated
Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee (TRAC) assessment for
dogfish; review stock status relative to biological reference point
(BRP) update; address and develop a specific quota recommendation as
necessary; and, review and discuss the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for smooth dogfish (HMS Amendment 3). The RSA
Committee will discuss possible ways to improve the RSA program and
consider developing research priorities for 2012.
On Wednesday, April 14, the Executive Committee will review an
update from the Ad Hoc Search Committee regarding the search process
for the Council's next Executive Director; review and consider the
Scientific and Statistical Committee's (SSC) recommended changes to the
Council's Statement of Organization, Practices and Procedures (SOPPs);
and discuss the Catch Shares Workshop results and potential next steps.
The Council will hold its regular Business Session to approve the
December 2009 and February 2010 minutes, receive Organizational
Reports, Liaison Reports, the Executive Director's Report, and an
update on the status of the Council's FMPs. The Council will review the
Monkfish Advisory Panel and the Oversight Committee's recommendations;
select and possibly approve final measures for: implementation of
annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (AMs) to prevent
overfishing, establishment of management reference points in accordance
with the revised guidelines, and specification of quota for FY 2011-
2013 and beyond using trip limits and days-at-sea (DAS) for the
directed fishery. The Council will likely approve the Public Hearing
Document for the ACL / AM Omnibus Amendment.
On Thursday, April 15, the Council will convene for an update
regarding the change in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing status
of loggerhead sea turtle from threatened to endangered. The Council
will receive Committee reports, discuss the status of 2010 Black Sea
Bass recreational measures, i.e., review and compare the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission's current position and Council's
February recommendation; receive a presentation regarding Stock
Assessment Review Committee (SARC) 49; and discuss National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) General Counsel's (GC) opinion on
SMB Amendment 10 rulemaking and consider possible options to address
effects of Amendment 10.
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.
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Dated: March 22, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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