Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 52505-52506 [2013-20598]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Advisory Board
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
announces that the Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory
Board will hold an open meeting on
Friday, September 27, 2013 from 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
DATES: The meeting will be held Friday,
September 27, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the NIST, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
Please note admittance instructions in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Lellock, Manufacturing Extension
Partnership, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899–4800, telephone
number (301) 975–4269, email:
Karen.Lellock@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP
Advisory Board (Board) is authorized
under Section 3003(d) of the America
COMPETES Act (P.L. 110–69) in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The Board is
composed of 10 members, appointed by
the Director of NIST. MEP is a unique
program consisting of centers across the
United States and Puerto Rico with
partnerships at the state, federal, and
local levels. The Board works closely
with MEP to provide input and advice
on MEP’s programs, plans, and policies.
Background information on the Board
is available at https://www.nist.gov/mep/
advisory-board.cfm
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App., notice is hereby given that the
MEP Advisory Board will hold an open
meeting on Friday, September 27, 2013
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time. This meeting will focus on (1)
The MEP Advisory Board report on cost
share requirements, (2) the National
Academy of Science’s report, ‘‘21st
Century Manufacturing: The Role of the
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Manufacturing Extension Partnership of
the National Institute of Standards,’’ (3)
NIST Manufacturing related programs
and initiatives, and (4) MEP Strategic
planning activities. The agenda may
change to accommodate other Board
business. The final agenda will be
posted on the MEP Advisory Board Web
site at https://www.nist.gov/mep/
advisory-board.cfm.
Admittance Instructions: Anyone
wishing to attend this meeting should
submit their name, email address and
phone number to Karen Lellock
(Karen.lellock@nist.gov or 301–975–
4269) no later than Friday, September
20, 2013, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Individuals and representatives of
organizations who would like to offer
comments and suggestions related to the
MEP Advisory Board’s business are
invited to request a place on the agenda.
Approximately 15 minutes will be
reserved for public comments at the
beginning of the meeting. Speaking
times will be assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis. The amount of time
per speaker will be determined by the
number of requests received but is likely
to be no more than three to five minutes
each. The exact time for public
comments will be included in the final
agenda that will be posted on the MEP
Advisory Board Web site as https://
www.nist.gov/mep/advisory-board.cfm.
Questions from the public will not be
considered during this period. Speakers
who wish to expand upon their oral
statements, those who had wished to
speak but could not be accommodated
on the agenda, and those who were
unable to attend in person are invited to
submit written statements to the MEP
Advisory Board, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, National
Institute of Standards and Technology,
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–4800, or
via fax at (301) 963–6556, or
electronically by email to karen.lellock@
nist.gov.
Dated: August 15, 2013.
Phillip Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovation & Industry
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC826
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
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 (MAFMC)
Bluefish Monitoring Committee and
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Monitoring Committee will hold a
public meeting.
DATES: The Monitoring Committees will
meet on Thursday, September 19, 2013
from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting
agendas.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Inn at Henderson’s Wharf, 1000 Fell
Street, Baltimore, MD 21231; telephone:
(410)–522–7777.
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
Bluefish Monitoring Committee and
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Monitoring Committee will meet
on September 19 to discuss and
recommend 2014 annual catch targets
(ACTs) and other associated
management measures for the bluefish,
summer flounder, scup, and black sea
bass fisheries. Multi-year ACTs and
management measures, applicable to
fishing years 2014–16, may be
considered.
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.
SUMMARY:
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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: August 20, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy 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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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 (SAFMC).
AGENCY:
In addition to a Swearing-In
Ceremony for new South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (Council)
Members and a Council Member
Visioning Workshop, the Council will
hold a meetings of the: Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee: Dolphin
Wahoo Committee; Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review Committee
(partially Closed Session); Snapper
Grouper Committee; King & Spanish
Mackerel Committee; Advisory Panel
Selection Committee (closed session);
Protected Resources Committee;
Executive Finance Committee; Data
Collection Committee; and a meeting of
the Full Council. The Council will take
action as necessary. The Council will
also hold an informal public question
and answer session regarding agenda
items and a formal public comment
session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held from 9 a.m. on Monday, September
16, 2013 until 1 p.m. on Friday,
September 20, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Charleston Marriott Hotel, 170
Lockwood Boulevard, Charleston, SC
29403; telephone: (800) 968–3569 or
(843) 723–3000; fax: (843) 723–0276.
Council Address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Charleston, SC 29405.
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Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
SAFMC; telephone: (843) 571–4366 or
toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843)
769–4520; email: kim.iverson@
safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the individual meeting
agendas are as follows:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Council Member Visioning Workshop
Agenda, Monday, September 16, 2013,
9:15 a.m. until 12 noon
1. Receive a presentation on the Logic
Model.
2. Review and discuss the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
Strategic Plan.
3. Review SAFMC Snapper Grouper
Objectives, provide direction to staff
and schedule upcoming Port Meetings.
Ecosystem-Based Management
Committee Agenda, Monday,
September 16, 2013, 1:30 p.m. until 2:30
p.m.
1. Review public hearing comments
for Coral Amendment 8, pertaining to
Coral Habitat Areas of Particular
Concern (HAPCs) and transit through
the Oculina HAPC.
2. Review Amendment 8 and discuss
recommendation of approval of the
amendment for formal Secretarial
review. Deem the codified text as
necessary.
3. Receive an update on ecosystem
activities.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee Agenda,
Monday, September 16, 2013, 2:30 p.m.
until 4 p.m.
1. Receive updates on the status of
commercial and recreational catches
versus Annual Catch Limits (ACLs).
2. Review public hearing comments
for Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 5,
pertaining to bag limit sales of fish and
changes to the ACL and the Allowable
Biological Catch (ABC).
4. Review Amendment 5 and discuss
recommendation of approval of the
amendment for formal Secretarial
review. Deem the codified text as
necessary.
3. Discuss issue of transport of fillets
from Bahamian waters into the United
States’ (US) Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ).
Southeast Data, Assessment and
Review (SEDAR) Committee Agenda,
Monday, September 16, 2013, 4 p.m.
until 5 p.m. (Note: A portion of this
meeting will be Closed.)
1. Receive a SEDAR activities update.
Take Committee action as appropriate.
Develop guidance to SEDAR Steering
Committee members for the SEDAR
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process as well as the 2015 assessment
priorities.
2. Develop recommendations for
SEDAR 38 (Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic King Mackerel) participants
(Closed Session).
Snapper Grouper Committee Agenda,
Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 a.m.
until 5 p.m. and Wednesday, September
18, 2013, 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon
1. Receive and discuss the status of
commercial and recreational catches
versus ACLs.
2. Receive and discuss a report on
total removals of red snapper in 2012
from U.S. South Atlantic waters.
3. Receive an update on the status of
Snapper Grouper amendments under
formal Secretarial review.
4. Receive a briefing on the
deployment of artificial reef material in
the Charleston Deep Reef Marine
Protected Area (MPA).
5. Review public hearing comments
for Regulatory Amendment 14, relating
to a multitude of species in the Snapper
Grouper Fishery Management Plan
(FMP).
5. Review Regulatory Amendment 14
and discuss recommendation of
approval of the amendment for formal
Secretarial review. Deem the codified
text as necessary.
6. Receive an overview of the
following Snapper Grouper
amendments: Amendment 29,
pertaining to Only Reliable Catch Stocks
(ORCS) Revisions to the Control Rule;
Amendment 22, relating to tags that
would track recreational harvest of
species; and Regulatory Amendment 16,
pertaining to the removal of the
prohibition of Black Sea Bass pots. The
committee will take action as necessary
and provide guidance to staff.
7. Receive an overview of Snapper
Grouper Regulatory Amendment 17,
relating to MPAs and HAPCs for
Speckled Hind and Warsaw Grouper.
Review the stated Purpose and Need of
the amendment; select sites that meet
the criteria for MPA/HAPC
reconfiguration as well as target
spawning of Speckled Hind and Warsaw
Grouper; and provide guidance to staff
on timing of the amendment.
King & Spanish Mackerel Committee
Agenda, September 18, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
until 5 p.m.
1. Receive and discuss the status of
commercial and recreational catches
versus ACLs for Atlantic group King
Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, and Cobia.
2. Review public hearing comments
for the following amendments in the
Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) FMP:
Joint South Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC826
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Bluefish
Monitoring Committee and Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.
DATES: The Monitoring Committees will meet on Thursday, September 19,
2013 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting
agendas.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Inn at Henderson's Wharf,
1000 Fell Street, Baltimore, MD 21231; telephone: (410)-522-7777.
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 Bluefish Monitoring Committee and Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will meet on
September 19 to discuss and recommend 2014 annual catch targets (ACTs)
and other associated management measures for the bluefish, summer
flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries. Multi-year ACTs and
management measures, applicable to fishing years 2014-16, may be
considered.
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.
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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: August 20, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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