[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3878-3879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1255]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA162
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 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
Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee with Advisors, its Surfclam/Ocean
Quahog/Tilefish Committee, its Ecosystem/Ocean Planning Committee, its
Research Set-Aside (RSA) Committee and its, Executive Committee will
hold public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, February 8, 2011 through
Thursday, February 10, 2011. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton New Bern, 100 Middle
Street, New Bern, NC 28560; telephone: (252) 638-3585.
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Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, PhD, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302)
526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
1 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee with
Advisors will meet.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
8 a.m. until 9 a.m.--The Surfclam/Ocean Quahog/Tilefish Committee
will meet.
9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.--The Ecosystem Committee will meet.
10:30 a.m. until 12 noon--The RSA Committee with meet.
1 p.m.--The Council will convene.
1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.--The Council will receive a presentation
entitled Lessons Learned from the Transition to Sectors.
2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.--The Shad/River Herring Committee will
meet as a Committee of the Whole.
3:30 p.m. until 4 p.m.--The 51st Stock Assessment Review will be
held.
4 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.--The Council will discuss Framework
Adjustment 7 to the Monkfish FMP.
4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.--A Monkfish Scoping Meeting will be held.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
8 a.m. until 9 a.m.--The Executive Committee will meet.
9 a.m. until 1 p.m.--The Council will hold its regular Business
Session to approve the December minutes, receive Organizational
Reports, the New England Liaison Report, the Executive Director's
Report, the status of the FMP's, Committee Reports, and conduct any
continuing and/or new business.
Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council
itself are:
Tuesday, February 8--The Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee
with Advisors will review the Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) and
the staff's work to date on Amendment 14 and provide feedback to the
FMAT and staff for continued development of alternatives and consider
the fall 2010 NEFSC butterfish trawl data.
Wednesday, February 9--The Surfclam/Ocean Quahog/Tilefish Committee
will review development of Amendment 15 and discuss PSP monitoring for
opening of George's Bank. The Ecosystem/Ocean Planning Committee will
review the recommendations from the December Habitat-Ecosystem Workshop
and develop recommendations for project priorities. The RSA Committee
will discuss the RSA program review. The Council will convene to hear a
presentation provided by Gulf of Maine Research Institute regarding the
Lessons Learned from the Transition to Sectors. The Shad/River Herring
Committee will meet as a Committee of the Whole to review the progress
to date and provide direction to the Committee/Staff as necessary. The
Council will hear the 51st Stock Assessment Review of the Loligo and
Hake fisheries. Final action will be taken on Framework Adjustment 7 to
the Monkfish FMP to include revised biomass reference points and a
Northern Management Area Annual Catch Target (ACT), as well as days-at-
sea and trip limits for the 2011-13 fishing years. A Monkfish Scoping
Meeting for Amendment 6 regarding catch shares will be held.
Thursday, February 10--The Executive Committee will discuss the AP
Fishery performance report development update, an MREP update with
Council engagement, a visioning update, a communications update, and
the selection of the Ricks E Savage Award. The Council will hold its
regular Business Session to approve the December minutes, receive
Organizational Reports, the New England Liaison Report, the Executive
Director's Report, Status of the FMP's, Committee Reports, and conduct
any continuing and/or new business including possible action on SSC
member nominations.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the
Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.
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: January 18, 2011.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-1255 Filed 1-20-11; 8:45 am]
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