Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 9553 [2011-3668]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 34 / Friday, February 18, 2011 / Notices
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.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA226
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Social and Economic
Sub-Committee of the Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council’s
(Council) Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) will meet with the
Council’s Atlantic Mackerel, Squid and
Butterfish Industry Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, March 8, 2011, from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Four Points Sheraton, 7032 Elm Road,
Baltimore, MD 21240; telephone: (410)
859–3000.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, PhD, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council is considering a strategy that
would allow for input from its Industry
Advisory Panels in advance of SSC
meetings where ABC recommendations
are made. The vehicle of input the
Council is considering is an Industry
Advisory Panel Performance Report that
details industry perspective on various
factors which influence catch and effort
in a given fishery in the previous
year(s). The Council anticipates that this
process will afford the industry an
opportunity to offer their perspective on
factors influencing abundance,
availability, fishing effort, catch, etc.
The purpose of the meeting is to allow
for joint discussion among the SSC
Economic and Social Subcommittee and
industry advisors concerning
development of an AP Performance
Report.
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
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Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic
Council Office (302) 526–5251 at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 14, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–3668 Filed 2–17–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA227
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (Council); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold a
meeting of its Spiny Lobster Committee,
Mackerel Committee, Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee, Law
Enforcement Advisory Panel, Joint Law
Enforcement Committee and Advisory
Panel, Golden Crab Committee, Shrimp
Committee, Southeast Data, Assessment
and Review (SEDAR) Committee, Joint
Executive/Finance Committee, Standard
Operating, Policy and Procedures
(SOPPs) Committee, Snapper Grouper
Committee and a meeting of the Full
Council. The Council will take action as
necessary.
The Council will also hold an open
informal public question and answer
session regarding agenda items, as well
as public comment on Regulatory
Amendment 9 to the Snapper Grouper
Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
addressing commercial trip limits and
possible changes to black sea bass bag
limits. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for additional details.
DATES: The meeting will be held March
7–11, 2011. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
SUMMARY:
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The meeting will be held at
the Sea Palms Resort and Conference
Center, 5445 Frederica Rd., St. Simons
Island, GA 31522; telephone: (1–800)
841–6268 or (912) 638–3351; fax: (912)
638–5416. Copies of documents are
available from Kim Iverson, Public
Information Officer, South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer;
telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free at
(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520;
e-mail: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Dates
1. Spiny Lobster Committee Meeting:
March 7, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.
The Spiny Lobster Committee will
review the draft of Amendment 10 to
the Spiny Lobster Fishery Management
Plan for the Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic Regions and the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).
Amendment 10 addresses the
requirements of the Reauthorized
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) including establishment of
Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and
Accountability Measures (AMs). The
committee will modify Amendment 10/
DEIS based on Gulf Council actions as
appropriate and approve the modified
Amendment 10/DEIS for public hearing.
Concurrent Session
2. Law Enforcement Advisory Panel
Meeting: March 7, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m.
The Law Enforcement Advisory Panel
(AP) will receive an overview, followed
by a discussion and development of
recommendations, on the following
Council actions: Regulatory Amendment
9 to the Snapper Grouper FMP; black
sea bass bag limit analysis; and the
Comprehensive ACL Amendment. The
Comprehensive ACL Amendment will
specify ACLs, AMs and other values as
mandated in the MSA for species
managed by the Council and not subject
to overfishing. This includes species in
the Snapper Grouper, Coral, Golden
Crab, and Dolphin Wahoo fishery
management units.
The Committee will also review the
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based
Amendment (CE–BA) 2 that includes
regulatory measures pertaining to the
harvest of octocorals and non-regulatory
actions that update existing Essential
Fish Habitat (EFH) information. CE–BA
2 also modifies management of Special
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA226
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Social and Economic Sub-Committee of the Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) will meet with the Council's Atlantic Mackerel, Squid
and Butterfish Industry Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Four Points Sheraton, 7032 Elm
Road, Baltimore, MD 21240; telephone: (410) 859-3000.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, PhD, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is considering a strategy that
would allow for input from its Industry Advisory Panels in advance of
SSC meetings where ABC recommendations are made. The vehicle of input
the Council is considering is an Industry Advisory Panel Performance
Report that details industry perspective on various factors which
influence catch and effort in a given fishery in the previous year(s).
The Council anticipates that this process will afford the industry an
opportunity to offer their perspective on factors influencing
abundance, availability, fishing effort, catch, etc. The purpose of the
meeting is to allow for joint discussion among the SSC Economic and
Social Subcommittee and industry advisors concerning development of an
AP Performance Report.
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
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council
Office (302) 526-5251 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 14, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-3668 Filed 2-17-11; 8:45 am]
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