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The open session will be accessible
via teleconference to 20 participants on
a first come, first serve basis. To join the
conference, submit inquiries to Ms.
Yvette Springer at
Yspringer@bis.doc.gov no later than
April 6, 2010.
A limited number of seats will be
available for the public session.
Reservations are not accepted. To the
extent that time permits, members of the
public may present oral statements to
the Committee. The public may submit
written statements at any time before or
after the meeting. However, to facilitate
the distribution of public presentation
materials to the Committee members,
the Committee suggests that presenters
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The Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of
the delegate of the General Counsel,
formally determined on March 11, 2010,
pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
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of the meeting dealing with matters the
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§§ 10(a)1 and 10(a)(3). The remaining
portions of the meeting will be open to
the public.
For more information, call Yvette
Springer at (202) 482–2813.
Dated: March 18, 2010.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
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The meetings will be held at
the Galveston Island Convention Center,
5400 Seawall Blvd., Galveston, TX
77551.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL, 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Stephen Bortone, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: 813–348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Committee will meet to discuss
administrative and budgetary issues.
1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish
Management Committee will discuss
SEDAR 19 Black Grouper Stock
Assessment; receive a report from the
Standing and Special Reef Fish
Scientific and Statistical Committee;
discuss Options Paper for Amendment
32 Gag/Red Grouper; Framework Action
for Greater Amberjack; and receive a
report from the Reef Fish Limited
Access Privilege Program Advisory
Panel Report
Council
Recess
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 – The
Council meeting will begin at 10 a.m.
with a review of the agenda and
approval of the minutes. From 10:15 am
– 12 noon and again at 1:30 pm 2:30 pm
they will receive public testimony on
exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any
final; Framework Action for Greater
Amberjack and the Council will 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 2:30
p.m. – 2:45 p.m. the Council will
discuss Fisheries 101. From 2:45 pm 5:30 pm the Council will review and
discuss reports from the committee
meetings as follows: Budget;
Administrative Policy; Joint Budget/
Administrative Policy; Data Collection;
and Coastal Migratory Pelagics
(Mackerel) Management; Sustainable
Fisheries/Ecosystem.
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - From 8:30
a.m. – 10:30 a.m. the Council will
continue to review and discuss reports
from the committee meetings as follows:
Reef Fish Management; Shrimp
Management; Red Drum; SEDAR; and
AP Selection Committee. Other
Business items will follow from 11:30
a.m. – 12 noon. The Council will
conclude its meeting at approximately
12 noon.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
ADDRESSES:
Committees
Monday, April 12, 2010
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8:30 am – 9 a.m. – CLOSED SESSION
- Full Council - The AP Selection
Committee will review fishery
violations.
9 a.m. – 9:30 am - The Budget
Committee will review the 2010 budget.
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The
Administrative Policy Committee will
discuss modifications to Statement of
Organization Practice and Procedures
and Handbook Development and review
the Travel Handbook.
11:30 a.m. – 12 noon - The Joint
Administrative Policy/Budget
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene
public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held April
12 - 15, 2010.
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8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. - The Reef Fish
Management Committee will continue
to meet.
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. - The Data Collection
Committee will receive a report from the
Ad Hoc Data Collection Advisory Panel
Meeting.
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. - The Sustainable
Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will
receive a report from the Uncertainty
workshop; the Scientific and Statistical
Committee Acceptable Biological Catch
Control Rule Report; discuss the
Options Paper for the Generic Annual
Catch Limit/Accountability Measures
Amendment; and Ecosystem Scientific
and Statistical Committee Progress
Report.
4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. - The Coastal
Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel)
Management Committee will discuss the
revised Options Paper Amendment 18
for Coastal Migratory Pelagics; South
Atlantic Council Action s on Options
Paper for Amendment 18 for Coastal
Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel).
4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. - The SEDAR
Selection Committee will discuss
changes to the SEDAR Procedure.
Recess
Immediately Following Committee
Recess - There will be an informal open
public question and answer session on
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Issues.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. - The Shrimp
Management Committee will discuss the
report on 2009 Shrimp Fishing Effort.
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. The Red Drum
Committee will receive a status report
on State Escapement Data; and an
update on the SEFSC Methodology for
Age Composition for Red Drum.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
Council and Committees for discussion,
in accordance with the M-SFCMA, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions of
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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 M-SFCMA,
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 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/time 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: March 22, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Meetings
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish (SMB),
Joint Dogfish, Research Set-Aside (RSA),
and Executive Committees will hold
public meetings.
DATES: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, through
Thursday, April 15, 2010. On Tuesday,
April 13, The Squid, Mackerel, and
Butterfish (SMB) Committee will meet
from 8 a.m. until Noon. The Joint
Dogfish Committee will meet from 1
p.m. until 4 p.m.. From 4 p.m. until 5:30
p.m., the Research Set-Aside (RSA) will
meet. On Wednesday, April 14, 2010,
The Executive Committee will meet
from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. The Council
will convene at 9 a.m. The Council will
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items by day for the Council’s
Committees and the Council itself are:
On Tuesday, April 13, The SMB
Committee will review Amendment 11
public comments; select preferred
alternatives for proposed management
measures included in Amendment 11,
i.e., cap capacity via limited access,
update the SMB species’ essential fish
habitat (EFH) descriptions, evaluate
fishing-related gear impacts on Loligo
egg EFH, establish recreational mackerel
allocation, and avoid at-sea processing
problems. The SMB Committee will also
review the Scoping Document
developed for Amendment 14. The Joint
Dogfish Committee will review and
respond to the updated Transboundary
Resource Assessment Committee
(TRAC) assessment for dogfish; review
stock status relative to biological
reference point (BRP) update; address
and develop a specific quota
recommendation as necessary; and,
review and discuss the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for smooth dogfish (HMS Amendment
3). The RSA Committee will discuss
possible ways to improve the RSA
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The Sanderling Hotel, 1461
Duck Road, Duck, NC 27949; telephone:
252–261–4111
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 300 N. State St.,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901–3910;
telephone: 302–674–2331.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; telephone: 302–674–2331, ext.
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hold its regular Business Session from 9
a.m. until 11 a.m. to approve the
December 2009 and February 2010
minutes, receive Organizational Reports,
Liaison Reports, Executive Director’s
Report, and the status of the Fishery
Management Plans (FMPs). From 11
a.m. until Noon, the Council will
consider, discuss and possibly approve
Monkfish Amendment 5. From 1 p.m.
until 5:30 p.m., the Council will
consider, discuss and possibly approve
the Public Hearing Document for the
Annual Catch Limits / Accountability
Measures (ACL/AM) Omnibus
Amendment. On Thursday April 15, the
Council will convene at 8:30 a.m. From
8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., the Council
will receive an update on the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) regarding
loggerhead turtles. The Council will
receive Committee reports from 9:30
a.m. until 10:30 a.m. From 10:30 a.m.
until Noon, the Council will discuss
continuing and new business.
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program and consider developing
research priorities for 2012.
On Wednesday, April 14, the
Executive Committee will review an
update from the Ad Hoc Search
Committee regarding the search process
for the Council’s next Executive
Director; review and consider the
Scientific and Statistical Committee’s
(SSC) recommended changes to the
Council’s Statement of Organization,
Practices and Procedures (SOPPs); and
discuss the Catch Shares Workshop
results and potential next steps. The
Council will hold its regular Business
Session to approve the December 2009
and February 2010 minutes, receive
Organizational Reports, Liaison Reports,
the Executive Director’s Report, and an
update on the status of the Council’s
FMPs. The Council will review the
Monkfish Advisory Panel and the
Oversight Committee’s
recommendations; select and possibly
approve final measures for:
implementation of annual catch limits
(ACL) and accountability measures
(AMs) to prevent overfishing,
establishment of management reference
points in accordance with the revised
guidelines, and specification of quota
for FY 2011–2013 and beyond using trip
limits and days-at-sea (DAS) for the
directed fishery. The Council will likely
approve the Public Hearing Document
for the ACL / AM Omnibus
Amendment.
On Thursday, April 15, the Council
will convene for an update regarding the
change in the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) listing status of loggerhead sea
turtle from threatened to endangered.
The Council will receive Committee
reports, discuss the status of 2010 Black
Sea Bass recreational measures, i.e.,
review and compare the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission’s current
position and Council’s February
recommendation; receive a presentation
regarding Stock Assessment Review
Committee (SARC) 49; and discuss
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA) General
Counsel’s (GC) opinion on SMB
Amendment 10 rulemaking and
consider possible options to address
effects of Amendment 10.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV47
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (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 will convene
public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held April 12 - 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Galveston Island
Convention Center, 5400 Seawall Blvd., Galveston, TX 77551.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL, 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Stephen Bortone, Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813-
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Council
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - The Council meeting will begin at 10
a.m. with a review of the agenda and approval of the minutes. From
10:15 am - 12 noon and again at 1:30 pm 2:30 pm they will receive
public testimony on exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any final;
Framework Action for Greater Amberjack and the Council will 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 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
the Council will discuss Fisheries 101. From 2:45 pm - 5:30 pm the
Council will review and discuss reports from the committee meetings as
follows: Budget; Administrative Policy; Joint Budget/Administrative
Policy; Data Collection; and Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel)
Management; Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem.
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - From 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. the Council
will continue to review and discuss reports from the committee meetings
as follows: Reef Fish Management; Shrimp Management; Red Drum; SEDAR;
and AP Selection Committee. Other Business items will follow from 11:30
a.m. - 12 noon. The Council will conclude its meeting at approximately
12 noon.
Committees
Monday, April 12, 2010
8:30 am - 9 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION - Full Council - The AP Selection
Committee will review fishery violations.
9 a.m. - 9:30 am - The Budget Committee will review the 2010
budget.
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Administrative Policy Committee will
discuss modifications to Statement of Organization Practice and
Procedures and Handbook Development and review the Travel Handbook.
11:30 a.m. - 12 noon - The Joint Administrative Policy/Budget
Committee will meet to discuss administrative and budgetary issues.
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee will
discuss SEDAR 19 Black Grouper Stock Assessment; receive a report from
the Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical
Committee; discuss Options Paper for Amendment 32 Gag/Red Grouper;
Framework Action for Greater Amberjack; and receive a report from the
Reef Fish Limited Access Privilege Program Advisory Panel Report
Recess
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee will
continue to meet.
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - The Data Collection Committee will receive a
report from the Ad Hoc Data Collection Advisory Panel Meeting.
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. - The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee
will receive a report from the Uncertainty workshop; the Scientific and
Statistical Committee Acceptable Biological Catch Control Rule Report;
discuss the Options Paper for the Generic Annual Catch Limit/
Accountability Measures Amendment; and Ecosystem Scientific and
Statistical Committee Progress Report.
4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel)
Management Committee will discuss the revised Options Paper Amendment
18 for Coastal Migratory Pelagics; South Atlantic Council Action s on
Options Paper for Amendment 18 for Coastal Migratory Pelagics
(Mackerel).
4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The SEDAR Selection Committee will discuss
changes to the SEDAR Procedure.
Recess
Immediately Following Committee Recess - There will be an informal
open public question and answer session on Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Issues.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - The Shrimp Management Committee will discuss
the report on 2009 Shrimp Fishing Effort.
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. The Red Drum Committee will receive a status
report on State Escapement Data; and an update on the SEFSC Methodology
for Age Composition for Red Drum.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come
before the Council and Committees for discussion, in accordance with
the M-SFCMA, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. Actions of
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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 M-SFCMA, 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 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/time 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: March 22, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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