Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meetings, 39605-39606 [E7-13978]

Download as PDF 39605 Notices Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 138 Thursday, July 19, 2007 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. California Coast Provincial Advisory Committee Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The California Coast Provincial Advisory Committee (CCPAC) will meet on July 25–26, 2007, in Eureka, California. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss issues relating to implementing the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP). The meeting will be a half day field trip from 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 25, 2007 and a one day meeting from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 26, 2007. DATES: July 25, 2007, is a half day field trip to the Head Waters Trail. Meet for the filed trip in Fortuna, California at the Park and Ride Parking Lot, Off Kenmar Exit, on Highway 101. On July 26, 2007, the meeting will be held at the Six Rivers National Forest, Supervisor’s Office, 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, California. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Allen, Committee Coordinator, USDA, Six Rivers National Forest, 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 441–3557 kmallen@fs.fed.us. Agenda topics to be covered on July 26, 2007, include: (1) Survey and Manage Update; (2) Aquatic Conservation Strategy Update; (3) Orleans Community Fuels Reduction Project Presentation; (4) Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan; (5) Managing Wilderness Areas; and (6) Marijuana Cultivation Presentation. The meeting is open to the public. Public input opportunity will be provided and individuals will have the opportunity to address the Committee at that time. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:31 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 211001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIN 0648–XB54 Forest Service ACTION: BILLING CODE 3410–11–M National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGENCY: Dated: July 13, 2007. Tyrone Kelley, Designated Federal Official. [FR Doc. 07–3515 Filed 7–18–07; 8:45 am] Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), its Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee, its Research Set Aside (RSA) Committee, its Ecosystems Committee, and its Surfclam-Ocean Quahog/Tilefish Committee, will hold public meetings. DATES: Monday, August 6, 2007 through Thursday, August 9, 2007. On Monday, August 6 the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will meet from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. On Tuesday, August 7 the RSA Committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. There will also be a concurrent session of the Ecosystems Committee from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. The Council will convene at 10 a.m. and remain in session until 5 p.m. On Wednesday, August 8 the Council will convene at 8 a.m. and remain in session until 5 p.m. On Thursday August 9 the Surfclam-Ocean Quahog/ Tilefish Committee will meet from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. The Council will then convene at 9 a.m. and remain in session until 3 p.m. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at Danford’s on the Sound, 25 East Broadway, Port Jefferson, NY 11777, telephone 631–928–5200. Council Address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. New Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: 302–674–2331. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302–674–2331, ext. 19. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Agenda items by day for the Council(s committees and the Council itself are: Monday, August 6 - the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will review the outcome of the June Fishery Management Action (FMAT) meeting, adopt issues to be included in Amendment 10 and its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and finalize alternatives for adopted issues to be included in Amendment 10. Tuesday, August 7 - the Research SetAside Committee will finalize the Council’s research priorities for 2009 RSA request for proposals, and review policies for incorporation of research results into management advice. The Ecosystems Committee will receive a presentation by Derek Orner on Fisheries Ecosystem Planning for the Chesapeake Bay, and receive an update on the National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007. The Council will receive a presentation by NMFS Highly Migratory Species (HMS) staff on Amendment 2 to the Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan (FMP), its associated Draft EIS and proposed rule. The Council will review and, if warranted, comment on the proposed management measures for Atlantic sharks. The Council will receive a report from Dr. James Weinberg on the summary results of the 45th Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC) and the Center for Independent Expertise’s (CIE) opinion regarding Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) reports on sea scallops and northern shrimp. The Council will then finalize scup management measures for 2008 (2009, 2010) in conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Scup Board by reviewing and adopting the scup Monitoring Committee’s recommendations regarding harvest levels and associated commercial management measures. The Council will review the status of Amendment 15 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP, review the comments received as a consequence of the scoping process for Amendment 15 and continue to develop a list of potential actions to be addressed in Amendment 15. Wednesday, August 8 - the Council will finalize the summer flounder management measures for 2008 (2009, 2010) in conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder Board by reviewing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM 19JYN1 39606 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 138 / Thursday, July 19, 2007 / Notices and adopting the summer flounder Monitoring Committee’s recommendations regarding harvest levels and associated commercial management measures. The Council will finalize black sea bass management measures for 2008 (2009, 2010) in conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Black Sea Bass Board by reviewing and adopting the black sea bass Monitoring Committee’s recommendations regarding harvest levels and associated commercial management measures. The Council will finalize bluefish management measures for 2008 in conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Bluefish Board by reviewing and adopting the bluefish Monitoring Committee’s recommendations regarding 2008 harvest levels and associated management measures. Thursday, August 9 - the Surfclam-Ocean Quahog/ Tilefish Committee will review Tilefish Amendment 1 management issues. The Council will adopt and approve Amendment 9 to the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish FMP for Secretarial Submission followed by its regular business session and any continuing and new business. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the Council for discussion, these issues may not be the subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed 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 actions to address such emergencies. Special Accommodations cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Jan Bryan (302–674–2331 ext: 18) at least five days prior to the meeting date. Dated: July 16, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–13978 Filed 7–18–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:31 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 211001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XB32 Small Coastal Shark 2007 Peer Review Workshop National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: NMFS announces the date, time, and location for the small coastal shark (SCS) Peer Review Workshop, the final of three stock evaluation workshops for the SCS stock assessment to be conducted in 2007. Any potential changes to existing management measures for SCS will be based, in large part, on the results of this 2007 stock assessment. The workshop is open to the public. DATES: The Review Workshop will start at 1 p.m. on Monday, August 6, 2007, and will conclude at 1 p.m. on Friday, August 10, 2007. ADDRESSES: The Review Workshop will be held at the Bay Point Marriott Resort, 4200 Marriott Drive, Panama City Beach, FL 32408. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Neer at (850) 234-6541; or Karyl Brewster-Geisz at (301) 713–2347, fax (301) 713–1917. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Atlantic shark fisheries are managed under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (October 2, 2006; 71 FR 58058) is implemented by regulations at 50 CFR part 635. Stock assessments are periodically conducted to determine stock status relative to current management criteria. Collection of the best available scientific data and conducting stock assessments are critical to determine appropriate management measures for managing stocks. Based on the last SCS stock assessment in 2002, NMFS determined that the SCS complex and three of the species in that complex are not overfished with no overfishing occurring. The only exception was for finetooth sharks, where fishing mortality in some years was above the mortality level associated with producing maximum sustainable yield (MSY). Any potential changes to existing management measures for SCS will be based, in large part, on the results of this 2007 stock assessment. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 This assessment will be conducted in a manner similar to the Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) process. SEDAR is a cooperative process initiated in 2002 to improve the quality and reliability of fishery stock assessments in the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean. SEDAR emphasizes constituent and stakeholder participation in assessment development, transparency in the assessment process, and a rigorous and independent scientific review of completed stock assessments. SEDAR is organized around three workshops. The first is a Data Workshop where datasets are documented, analyzed, and reviewed, and data for conducting assessment analyses are compiled. The second workshop is an Assessment Workshop where quantitative population analyses are developed and refined and population parameters are estimated. The third and final workshop is a Review Workshop where a panel of independent experts review the data and assessment and recommend the most appropriate values of critical population and management quantities. All workshops are open to the public. More information on the SEDAR process can be found at https:// www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sedar/. The 2005/ 2006 large coastal shark stock assessment also followed this process. NMFS announces the Peer Review Workshop, the third and final of three workshops for the SCS 2007 stock assessment. The Review Workshop will be held from August 6 - 10, 2007, at the Bay Point Marriott Resort in Panama City Beach, FL (see DATES and ADDRESSES). Prospective participants and observers will be contacted with the data workshop details. This workshop is open to the public. Persons interested in participating or observing the SCS Peer Review Workshop should contact Julie Neer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Julie Neer at (850) 234-6541, at least 7 business days prior to the Assessment Workshop. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. Dated: July 11, 2007. Alan D. Risenhoover, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–13953 Filed 7–18–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM 19JYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB54


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), its 
Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee, its Research Set Aside (RSA) 
Committee, its Ecosystems Committee, and its Surfclam-Ocean Quahog/
Tilefish Committee, will hold public meetings.

DATES: Monday, August 6, 2007 through Thursday, August 9, 2007. On 
Monday, August 6 the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will 
meet from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. On Tuesday, August 7 the RSA Committee 
will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. There will also be a concurrent 
session of the Ecosystems Committee from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. The 
Council will convene at 10 a.m. and remain in session until 5 p.m. On 
Wednesday, August 8 the Council will convene at 8 a.m. and remain in 
session until 5 p.m. On Thursday August 9 the Surfclam-Ocean Quahog/
Tilefish Committee will meet from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. The Council will 
then convene at 9 a.m. and remain in session until 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at Danford's on the Sound, 25 East 
Broadway, Port Jefferson, NY 11777, telephone 631-928-5200.
    Council Address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: 302-674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331, ext. 
19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda items by day for the Council(s 
committees and the Council itself are: Monday, August 6 - the Squid, 
Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will review the outcome of the June 
Fishery Management Action (FMAT) meeting, adopt issues to be included 
in Amendment 10 and its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and 
finalize alternatives for adopted issues to be included in Amendment 
10. Tuesday, August 7 - the Research Set-Aside Committee will finalize 
the Council's research priorities for 2009 RSA request for proposals, 
and review policies for incorporation of research results into 
management advice. The Ecosystems Committee will receive a presentation 
by Derek Orner on Fisheries Ecosystem Planning for the Chesapeake Bay, 
and receive an update on the National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007. 
The Council will receive a presentation by NMFS Highly Migratory 
Species (HMS) staff on Amendment 2 to the Consolidated HMS Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP), its associated Draft EIS and proposed rule. The 
Council will review and, if warranted, comment on the proposed 
management measures for Atlantic sharks. The Council will receive a 
report from Dr. James Weinberg on the summary results of the 45th Stock 
Assessment Review Committee (SARC) and the Center for Independent 
Expertise's (CIE) opinion regarding Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) 
reports on sea scallops and northern shrimp. The Council will then 
finalize scup management measures for 2008 (2009, 2010) in conjunction 
with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Scup Board by 
reviewing and adopting the scup Monitoring Committee's recommendations 
regarding harvest levels and associated commercial management measures.
    The Council will review the status of Amendment 15 to the Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP, review the comments received as 
a consequence of the scoping process for Amendment 15 and continue to 
develop a list of potential actions to be addressed in Amendment 15. 
Wednesday, August 8 - the Council will finalize the summer flounder 
management measures for 2008 (2009, 2010) in conjunction with the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder Board by 
reviewing

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and adopting the summer flounder Monitoring Committee's recommendations 
regarding harvest levels and associated commercial management measures. 
The Council will finalize black sea bass management measures for 2008 
(2009, 2010) in conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's Black Sea Bass Board by reviewing and adopting the black 
sea bass Monitoring Committee's recommendations regarding harvest 
levels and associated commercial management measures. The Council will 
finalize bluefish management measures for 2008 in conjunction with the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Bluefish Board by 
reviewing and adopting the bluefish Monitoring Committee's 
recommendations regarding 2008 harvest levels and associated management 
measures. Thursday, August 9 - the Surfclam-Ocean Quahog/Tilefish 
Committee will review Tilefish Amendment 1 management issues. The 
Council will adopt and approve Amendment 9 to the Squid, Mackerel, and 
Butterfish FMP for Secretarial Submission followed by its regular 
business session and any continuing and new business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the Council for discussion, these issues may not be the subject 
of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed 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 actions 
to address such emergencies.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Bryan (302-674-2331 ext: 18) at least five 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 16, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-13978 Filed 7-18-07; 8:45 am]
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