Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting, 29316 [2012-11949]
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Dated: May 14, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Dated: May 11, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
[FR Doc. 2012–11918 Filed 5–16–12; 8:45 am]
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s Mackerel, Squid,
and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring
Committee will hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on May
31, 2012 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via Webinar with a listening station also
available at the Council Address below.
Webinar registration: https://
www1.gotomeeting.com/register/
474223601.
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: The
primary purpose of the meeting is to
develop recommendations for the
Council regarding the management of
Atlantic mackerel, butterfish, longfin
(Loligo) squid, and Illex Squid for 2013,
including annual catch limits, annual
catch targets, accountability measures,
and other management measures.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group 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 this meeting. Actions will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified 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.
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SUMMARY:
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 action to address the emergency.
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Marine Protected Areas Federal
Advisory Committee; Public Meeting
National Ocean Service,
NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the Marine Protected Areas
Federal Advisory Committee
(Committee) in Silver Spring, Maryland.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday, June 12, 2012, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday,
June 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
These times and the agenda topics
described below are subject to change.
Refer to the Web page listed below for
the most up-to-date meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 Georgia
Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara
Yeager, Designated Federal Officer,
MPA FAC, National Marine Protected
Areas Center, 1305 East West Highway,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone:
301–713–3100 x162, Fax: 301–713–
3110); email: kara.yeager@noaa.gov; or
visit the National MPA Center Web site
at https://www.mpa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee, composed of external,
knowledgeable representatives of
stakeholder groups, was established by
the Department of Commerce (DOC) to
provide advice to the Secretaries of
Commerce and the Interior on
implementation of Section 4 of
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Executive Order 13158, which calls for
the development of a National System of
MPAs. The National System aims to
strengthen existing MPAs and MPA
programs through national and regional
coordination, capacity building, science
and analysis. The meeting is open to the
public, and public comment will be
accepted from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, June 13, 2012. In general,
each individual or group will be limited
to a total time of five (5) minutes. If
members of the public wish to submit
written statements, they should be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Official by June 8, 2012.
Matters To Be Considered: This
meeting will be a joint meeting of the
Committee and National System of MPA
Partners (representatives from state and
federal MPA agencies). The focus of the
meeting will be learning about the
findings and recommendations of the
MPA Center External Review, sharing
information about capabilities, needs
and priorities of partners, and
identifying ways in which the
Committee can better support the
federal and state programs that make up
the National System of MPAs. The
Committee meeting will include a panel
presentation on MPAs and recreation
and tourism. The Committee will
receive a draft charge and form
Subcommittees to address that charge.
The agenda is subject to change. The
latest version will be posted at https://
www.mpa.gov.
Dated: May 12, 2012.
Margaret A. Davidson,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration.
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Sunshine Act Meeting
Wednesday, May 23,
2012; 10 a.m.–11 a.m.
PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda
Towers, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, Maryland.
STATUS: Closed to the Public.
TIME AND DATE:
Matter To Be Considered
Compliance Status Report
The Commission staff will brief the
Commission on the status of compliance
matters.
For a recorded message containing the
latest agenda information, call (301)
504–7948.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Protected
Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee) in Silver Spring,
Maryland.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 12, 2012, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and
Thursday, June 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. These times and the
agenda topics described below are subject to change. Refer to the Web
page listed below for the most up-to-date meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777
Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara Yeager, Designated Federal
Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 East
West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-3100 x162,
Fax: 301-713-3110); email: kara.yeager@noaa.gov; or visit the National
MPA Center Web site at https://www.mpa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee, composed of external,
knowledgeable representatives of stakeholder groups, was established by
the Department of Commerce (DOC) to provide advice to the Secretaries
of Commerce and the Interior on implementation of Section 4 of
Executive Order 13158, which calls for the development of a National
System of MPAs. The National System aims to strengthen existing MPAs
and MPA programs through national and regional coordination, capacity
building, science and analysis. The meeting is open to the public, and
public comment will be accepted from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, June 13, 2012. In general, each individual or group will be
limited to a total time of five (5) minutes. If members of the public
wish to submit written statements, they should be submitted to the
Designated Federal Official by June 8, 2012.
Matters To Be Considered: This meeting will be a joint meeting of
the Committee and National System of MPA Partners (representatives from
state and federal MPA agencies). The focus of the meeting will be
learning about the findings and recommendations of the MPA Center
External Review, sharing information about capabilities, needs and
priorities of partners, and identifying ways in which the Committee can
better support the federal and state programs that make up the National
System of MPAs. The Committee meeting will include a panel presentation
on MPAs and recreation and tourism. The Committee will receive a draft
charge and form Subcommittees to address that charge. The agenda is
subject to change. The latest version will be posted at https://www.mpa.gov.
Dated: May 12, 2012.
Margaret A. Davidson,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
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