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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold public hearings in April and May
of 2012 to allow for public input on
Amendment 14 to the Atlantic
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB)
Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
DATES: Written public comments must
be received before 5 p.m. EST, Monday,
June 4, 2012. The hearings will be held
between April 30 and May 22, 2012. For
specific dates and times, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held
(chronologically) in Alexandria, VA;
Riverhead, NY; Newport News, VA;
Cape May, NJ; Gloucester, MA; and
Providence, RI. The Newport News
hearing will also be available via
webinar. For specific locations and
webinar access, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below. Written comments
should be mailed to the Council office
at the address below and marked
‘‘AMENDMENT 14.’’ The public hearing
document can be obtained by contacting
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the Council at the address below or at
https://www.mafmc.org/fmp/msb.htm.
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 Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Amendment 14 deals with incidental
catch and general management of
blueback herring, alewife, American
shad, and hickory shad (river herrings
and shads or ‘‘RH/S’’) in the MSB FMP.
The Amendment has three purposes: (A)
Implement Effective RH/S Catch
Monitoring; (B) Reduce RH/S Bycatch
and/or Catch; and (C) Consider if RH/S
should be added as species directly
managed by the Council. There are 9
alternative sets that consider the
following management measures:
Alternative Set 1: Additional Vessel
Reporting Measures;
Alternative Set 2: Additional Dealer
Reporting Measures;
Alternative Set 3: Additional At-Sea
Observation Optimization Measures;
Alternative Set 4: Port-side and Other
Sampling/Monitoring Measures;
Alternative Set 5: At-Sea Observer
Coverage Requirements;
Alternative Set 6: Mortality Caps on
RH/S catch in the MSB fisheries.
Alternative Set 7: Large area
restrictions on the MSB fisheries in
areas of high RH/S catch;
Alternative Set 8: Smaller hotspot
restrictions on the MSB fisheries in
areas of high RH/S catch;
Alternative Set 9: Adding RH/S as
‘‘Stocks in the Fishery’’ in the MSB
FMP.
Summaries of the proposed actions
will be available and presented at the
hearings. The full Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) that analyzes
the proposed actions is available by
contacting the Council office or at
https://www.mafmc.org/fmp/msb.htm
after April 16th. The scheduled public
hearings follow. If no one is present
halfway through a hearing or later, the
hearing may be closed. Some GPS
navigation units may provide faulty
directions for these locations so call
ahead with the number provided if
unfamiliar with a hearing location. All
hearings will be digitally recorded and
saved as transcripts of the hearing.
April 30, 2012: 5:30–7:30 p.m.;
Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town; 901
North Fairfax Street; Alexandria, VA,
telephone: (703) 683–6000.
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May 15, 2012: 7–9 p.m.; Hyatt Place
Long Island/East End; 451 East Main
Street; Riverhead, NY, telephone: (631)
208–0002.
May 16, 2012: 6–8 p.m.; Available via
Internet webinar (https://
www1.gotomeeting.com/register/
887273248). There will also be a
listening station at: The Virginia Marine
Resources Commission; 2600
Washington Avenue; Newport News,
VA, telephone: (757) 247–2200.
May 17, 2012: 7–9 p.m.; Congress Hall
Hotel; 29 Perry St; Cape May, NJ,
telephone: (609) 884–8421.
May 21, 2012: 6–8 p.m.; Annisquam
River Marine Fisheries Station; 30
Emerson Ave; Gloucester, MA,
telephone: (978) 282–0308.
May 22, 2012: 5:30–7:30 p.m.;
Radisson Hotel Providence Airport;
2081 Post Road; Warwick, RI, telephone:
(401) 739–3000.
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
five days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 10, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council’s Technical Shrimp Review
Panel.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (SAFMC) will
hold a meeting of its Technical Shrimp
Review Panel via Webinar. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The meeting will take place May
2, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB166
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold public hearings in April and May of 2012 to allow for public input
on Amendment 14 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB)
Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
DATES: Written public comments must be received before 5 p.m. EST,
Monday, June 4, 2012. The hearings will be held between April 30 and
May 22, 2012. For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held (chronologically) in Alexandria,
VA; Riverhead, NY; Newport News, VA; Cape May, NJ; Gloucester, MA; and
Providence, RI. The Newport News hearing will also be available via
webinar. For specific locations and webinar access, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below. Written comments should be mailed to the Council
office at the address below and marked ``AMENDMENT 14.'' The public
hearing document can be obtained by contacting the Council at the
address below or at https://www.mafmc.org/fmp/msb.htm.
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 Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Amendment 14 deals with incidental catch and
general management of blueback herring, alewife, American shad, and
hickory shad (river herrings and shads or ``RH/S'') in the MSB FMP. The
Amendment has three purposes: (A) Implement Effective RH/S Catch
Monitoring; (B) Reduce RH/S Bycatch and/or Catch; and (C) Consider if
RH/S should be added as species directly managed by the Council. There
are 9 alternative sets that consider the following management measures:
Alternative Set 1: Additional Vessel Reporting Measures;
Alternative Set 2: Additional Dealer Reporting Measures;
Alternative Set 3: Additional At-Sea Observation Optimization
Measures;
Alternative Set 4: Port-side and Other Sampling/Monitoring
Measures;
Alternative Set 5: At-Sea Observer Coverage Requirements;
Alternative Set 6: Mortality Caps on RH/S catch in the MSB
fisheries.
Alternative Set 7: Large area restrictions on the MSB fisheries in
areas of high RH/S catch;
Alternative Set 8: Smaller hotspot restrictions on the MSB
fisheries in areas of high RH/S catch;
Alternative Set 9: Adding RH/S as ``Stocks in the Fishery'' in the
MSB FMP.
Summaries of the proposed actions will be available and presented
at the hearings. The full Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
that analyzes the proposed actions is available by contacting the
Council office or at https://www.mafmc.org/fmp/msb.htm after April
16th. The scheduled public hearings follow. If no one is present
halfway through a hearing or later, the hearing may be closed. Some GPS
navigation units may provide faulty directions for these locations so
call ahead with the number provided if unfamiliar with a hearing
location. All hearings will be digitally recorded and saved as
transcripts of the hearing.
April 30, 2012: 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town; 901
North Fairfax Street; Alexandria, VA, telephone: (703) 683-6000.
May 15, 2012: 7-9 p.m.; Hyatt Place Long Island/East End; 451 East
Main Street; Riverhead, NY, telephone: (631) 208-0002.
May 16, 2012: 6-8 p.m.; Available via Internet webinar (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/887273248). There will also be a
listening station at: The Virginia Marine Resources Commission; 2600
Washington Avenue; Newport News, VA, telephone: (757) 247-2200.
May 17, 2012: 7-9 p.m.; Congress Hall Hotel; 29 Perry St; Cape May,
NJ, telephone: (609) 884-8421.
May 21, 2012: 6-8 p.m.; Annisquam River Marine Fisheries Station;
30 Emerson Ave; Gloucester, MA, telephone: (978) 282-0308.
May 22, 2012: 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Radisson Hotel Providence Airport;
2081 Post Road; Warwick, RI, telephone: (401) 739-3000.
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 five days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 10, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-8885 Filed 4-12-12; 8:45 am]
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