[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 19369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8551]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV75


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly 
Migratory Species Advisory Panel

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

ACTION:  Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a 3-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 
Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in May 2010. The intent of the meeting is 
to consider options for the conservation and management of Atlantic 
HMS. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES:  The AP meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 
May 11, 2010; from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, 2010; 
and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 
Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Parker or Margo Schulze-Haugen 
at 301-713-2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the 
Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law 104 297, provided for the 
establishment of an AP to assist in the collection and evaluation of 
information relevant to the development of any Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP) or FMP amendment for HMS. NMFS consults with and considers the 
comments and views of AP members when preparing and implementing FMPs 
or FMP amendments for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks.
    The AP has previously consulted with NMFS on Amendment 1 to the 
Billfish FMP (April 1999), the HMS FMP (April 1999), Amendment 1 to the 
HMS FMP (December 2003), the Consolidated HMS FMP (October 2006), and 
Amendments 1, 2, and 3 to the Consolidated HMS FMP (April and October 
2008, and February and September 2009). At the May 2010 AP meeting, 
NMFS plans to discuss the management measures in Amendment 3 to the 
2006 Consolidated HMS FMP for small coastal, shortfin mako, and 
smoothhound sharks, and conduct working group sessions regarding 
Atlantic bluefin tuna, sharks, and swordfish buoy gear fishery 
management. Other potential items for discussion include billfish and 
vessel monitoring system issues. An introductory session for new AP 
members will be held at 10:30 a.m. on May 11, 2010.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Brian Parker at (301) 713-2347, at least 7 days 
prior to the meeting.

    Dated: April 9, 2010.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-8551 Filed 4-13-10; 8:45 am]
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