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Council
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Administrative Record
The Council meeting will begin at 1
p.m. with a review of the agenda and
minutes. From 1:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., the
Council will receive public testimony
on exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if
any; the Final Aquaculture Fishery
Management Plan (FMP), Final Reef
Fish Amendment 29; and hold an Open
Public Comment Period regarding any
fishery issue of concern. People wishing
to speak before the Council should
complete a public comment card prior
to the comment period. From 5:30 p.m.
- 6:30 p.m., the Council will review and
discuss the report of the Joint Reef Fish/
Mackerel/Red Drum Committee.
8:30 am - 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 3
p.m. - The Reef Fish Management
Committee will meet to discuss the
Options Paper on Amendment/
Regulatory Amendment and Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
to address Longline/Turtle Interactions;
Results of Referendum and Final Action
on Reef Fish Amendment 29; White
Paper on Pros and Cons of Red Snapper
For-Hire Sector Management; and
Consideration of (re)allocation Issues for
those Species in Reef Fish Amendments
30A and 30B using the Allocation
Policy. The committee will also receive
a presentation on a device to reduce
release mortality and may discuss
goliath grouper activities.
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. - The Habitat
Protection Committee will discuss
summaries of the Habitat Protection
Advisory Panel (AP) Meetings.
4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - The Mackerel
Management Committee will meet to
discuss the King Mackerel Stock
Assessment as well as SSC and
Mackerel AP recommendations and
consider future management strategies.
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - There will be
an Informal Open Public Question and
Answer Session.
Pursuant to the OPA NRDA
regulations, the Trustees have
developed an Administrative Record to
support their restoration planning
decisions and inform the public of the
basis of their decisions. Additional
information and documents, including
public comments received on this Draft
DARP/EA, the Final Restoration Plan,
and other related restoration planning
documents, will also become part of the
Administrative Record, and will be
submitted to a public repository upon
their completion.
The documents comprising the public
record (Administrative Record) can be
viewed at https://www.darrp.noaa.gov/
northeast/athos/admin.html.
Dated: December 19, 2008.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for
Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean Services
and Coastal Zone Management.
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held
January 26–29, 2009.
The meetings will be held at
the Hollywood Casino, 711 Hollywood
Blvd., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
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ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Leard, Interim Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
From 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1:30
p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the Council will
continue to review and discuss reports
from the committee meetings as follows:
Ad Hoc Allocation; Reef Fish
Management; Mackerel Management;
Joint Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) Selection/
Administrative Policy; Southeast Data
and Review (SEDAR) Selection; Shrimp
Management; Habitat Protection and
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem. From
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., the Council will
Review/Approve the South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (SAFMC)
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based
Amendment. Other Business items will
follow from 4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. The
Council will conclude its meeting at
approximately 5:15 p.m.
Committees
Monday, January 26, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION
- The SEDAR Selection Committee and
Full Council will meet to select
participants for the Gag and Red
Grouper SEDAR Assessment Update
and the Black Grouper Data Workshop.
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION
- The Budget/Personnel and Full
Council will Interview and select the
Executive Director.
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - The Ad Hoc
Allocation Committee will meet to
discuss the Allocation Policy and the
next steps.
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Joint Reef
Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Management
Committee will meet to discuss the
Final Aquaculture FMP.
5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. - The Sustainable
Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will
meet to receive a status report on the
Generic Annual Catch Limit/
Accountability Measures (ACL/AM)
Amendment.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - The Shrimp
Management Committee will meet to
review the results of the 2008
Cooperative Texas Closure and consider
recommendations for 2009.
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Joint SSC
Selection/Administrative Policy
Committee will meet to discuss the
National SSC Report; Council policies
in Statement of Organization Practices
and Procedures (SOPPs); and
consideration of disbanding the
Operator Permits Committee.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
Council and Committees for discussion,
in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act), those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings.
Actions of the Council and Committees
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in the agendas
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 action to address the
emergency. The established times for
addressing items on the agenda may be
adjusted as necessary to accommodate
the timely completion of discussion
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relevant to the agenda items. In order to
further allow for such adjustments and
completion of all items on the agenda,
the meeting may be extended from, or
completed prior to the date established
in this notice.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Tina O’Hern at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: December 31, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (MAFMC) Squid,
Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee
will hold a public meeting regarding
Amendment 11 to the Atlantic
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery
Management Plan.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, January 27, 2009, from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Sheraton Providence Airport Hotel,
1850 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886;
telephone: (401) 738–4000).
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 300 S. New
Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 300 S. New Street, Room 2115,
Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674–
2331, extension 19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this meeting is to develop
and finalize Amendment 11
alternatives. Amendment 11 may
include alternatives concerning:
instituting a limited access system in
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the Atlantic mackerel fishery; updating
essential fish habitat (EFH) descriptions
and identification; minimizing fishing
gear impacts on Loligo egg EFH; limiting
at-sea processing of Atlantic mackerel;
and establishing Annual Catch limits
(ACLs) and Accountability Measures
(AMs) in the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid,
and Butterfish Fishery Management
Plan.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. 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
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the MAFMC’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
Jan Bryan at the Mid-Atlantic Council
Office, (302) 674–2331 extension 18, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: December 30, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 300 S. New
Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 300 S. New Street, Room 2115,
Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674–
2331, extension 19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this meeting is to discuss
SSC organizational details for the
upcoming calendar year. Topics to be
discussed include a summary of the
recent National SSC Workshop, SSC
terms of reference/defining role of the
SSC, elements to consider in SSC
specification of ABC, incorporating
scientific uncertainty in SSC advice,
MAFMC SSC operating procedures and
2009 schedule, species/assessment
assignments, election of SSC Vice-Chair,
and review of MAFMC implementation
of ACLs and AMs.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. 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
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (MAFMC)
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 22, 2009, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Courtyard Baltimore BWI Airport
Hotel, 1671 West Nursery Rd.,
Linthicum, MD 21090; telephone: (410)
859–8855.
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The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
Jan Bryan at the Mid-Atlantic Council
Office, (302) 674–2331 extension 18, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: December 30, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
convene public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held January 26-29, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hollywood Casino, 711
Hollywood Blvd., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Leard, Interim Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Council
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Council meeting will begin at 1 p.m. with a review of the
agenda and minutes. From 1:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., the Council will
receive public testimony on exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any;
the Final Aquaculture Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Final Reef Fish
Amendment 29; and hold an Open Public Comment Period regarding any
fishery issue of concern. People wishing to speak before the Council
should complete a public comment card prior to the comment period. From
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., the Council will review and discuss the report
of the Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Committee.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
From 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the Council
will continue to review and discuss reports from the committee meetings
as follows: Ad Hoc Allocation; Reef Fish Management; Mackerel
Management; Joint Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Selection/
Administrative Policy; Southeast Data and Review (SEDAR) Selection;
Shrimp Management; Habitat Protection and Sustainable Fisheries/
Ecosystem. From 4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., the Council will Review/Approve
the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) Comprehensive
Ecosystem-Based Amendment. Other Business items will follow from 4:45
p.m. - 5:15 p.m. The Council will conclude its meeting at approximately
5:15 p.m.
Committees
Monday, January 26, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION - The SEDAR Selection Committee
and Full Council will meet to select participants for the Gag and Red
Grouper SEDAR Assessment Update and the Black Grouper Data Workshop.
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION - The Budget/Personnel and Full
Council will Interview and select the Executive Director.
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - The Ad Hoc Allocation Committee will meet
to discuss the Allocation Policy and the next steps.
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum
Management Committee will meet to discuss the Final Aquaculture FMP.
5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. - The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee
will meet to receive a status report on the Generic Annual Catch Limit/
Accountability Measures (ACL/AM) Amendment.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
8:30 am - 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. - The Reef Fish Management
Committee will meet to discuss the Options Paper on Amendment/
Regulatory Amendment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to
address Longline/Turtle Interactions; Results of Referendum and Final
Action on Reef Fish Amendment 29; White Paper on Pros and Cons of Red
Snapper For-Hire Sector Management; and Consideration of (re)allocation
Issues for those Species in Reef Fish Amendments 30A and 30B using the
Allocation Policy. The committee will also receive a presentation on a
device to reduce release mortality and may discuss goliath grouper
activities.
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. - The Habitat Protection Committee will discuss
summaries of the Habitat Protection Advisory Panel (AP) Meetings.
4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - The Mackerel Management Committee will meet to
discuss the King Mackerel Stock Assessment as well as SSC and Mackerel
AP recommendations and consider future management strategies.
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - There will be an Informal Open Public
Question and Answer Session.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - The Shrimp Management Committee will meet to
review the results of the 2008 Cooperative Texas Closure and consider
recommendations for 2009.
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Joint SSC Selection/Administrative Policy
Committee will meet to discuss the National SSC Report; Council
policies in Statement of Organization Practices and Procedures (SOPPs);
and consideration of disbanding the Operator Permits Committee.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come
before the Council and Committees 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 of the Council and Committees will be
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agendas 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
action to address the emergency. The established times for addressing
items on the agenda may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the
timely completion of discussion
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relevant to the agenda items. In order to further allow for such
adjustments and completion of all items on the agenda, the meeting may
be extended from, or completed prior to the date established in this
notice.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina O'Hern at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: December 31, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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