[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16617-16618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6954]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA315
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
Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee, its Squid, Mackerel, and
Butterfish Committee, its Spiny Dogfish Committee, and its Executive
Committee will hold public meetings.
DATES: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 through Thursday, April 14, 2011. On
Tuesday, April 12--The Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee will
meet from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. On Wednesday, April 13--The Squid,
Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 11
a.m. From 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. there will be a Squid Trawl Proposed
Rule Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Presentation. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
there will be a continuation of the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish
Committee. The Spiny Dogfish Committee will meet from 3 p.m. until 5
p.m. There will be a Public Listening Session from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m.
On Thursday, April 14--The Executive Committee will meet from 8 a.m.
until 9 a.m. The Council will convene at 9 a.m. A 3-Year Standardized
Bycatch Reporting Methodology Report (SBRM) will be from 9 a.m. until
10 a.m. There will be a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation
and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Presentation from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. From
11 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. the Council will receive an Update on
Amendment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Council
will hold its regular Business Session from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
to approve the February 2011 minutes, receive Organizational Reports,
the South Atlantic Liaison Report, the
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Executive Director's Report, the Science Report, Committee Reports, and
conduct any continuing and/or new business.
ADDRESSES: Historic Inns of Annapolis, 58 State Circle, Annapolis, MD
21401; telephone: (410) 263-2641.
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: Agenda items by day for the Council's
Committees and the Council itself are: On Tuesday, April 12--The
Ecosystems and Oceans Planning Committee will prioritize
recommendations from the December Workshop. On Wednesday, April 13--The
Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will review Advisory Panel
(AP) Membership, review Amendment 14 analysis and direct the Fishery
Management Action Team (FMAT), and adjust Amendment 14 range of
alternatives as appropriate. The Council will hear an HMS presentation
on the Squid Trawl Proposed Rule and look at options to minimize
discards of swordfish in the Illex fishery and the trawl retention
limits for incidental catch of smooth dogfish. The Spiny Dogfish
Committee will identify action alternatives for Amendment 3. There will
be a Public Listening Session where the Council invites the public to
engage Council leadership and NMFS representatives in a Q & A
roundtable session. Those in attendance will be able to ask questions
or comment on any issue related to Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management
including annual specifications, ecosystem management, bycatch
reduction, catch shares, etc. On Thursday, April 14--The Executive
Committee will discuss the Council budget, the process and timeline for
2012 specifications, the AP Performance Report, the ecosystem based
fisheries management goals and objectives, the Advisory Panel
composition and governance, Council communications, and hold a NRCC
Meeting review. Dr. Paul Rago will provide the Council with a
presentation regarding the 3-Year SBRM Report. The Council will hear a
BOEMRE presentation which will provide the Council with an overview of
offshore wind energy, introduction to the Smart from the Start Energy
Initiative, and an overview of the Proposed Mid-Atlantic Wind Energy
Areas. Howard King will provide the Council with an update on Amendment
6 to the Monkfish FMP. The Council will hold its regular Business
Session to approve the February 2011 minutes, receive Organizational
Reports, hear the South Atlantic Liaison Report, the Executive
Director's Report, the Science Report, Committee Reports, and conduct
any continuing and/or new business.
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: March 21, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6954 Filed 3-23-11; 8:45 am]
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