Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting, 4152 [2014-01416]
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 21, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–01417 Filed 1–23–14; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Dated: January 21, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
RIN 0648–XD097
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); 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 (Council)
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish
Advisory Panel will hold a public
meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
February 10, 2014, from 2 p.m. until
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. Webinar registration and
connection details are available at:
https://www.mafmc.org/actions/msbframework-9.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 North 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
purpose of the meeting is to gather input
from the Advisory Panel on upcoming
Council actions, primarily Framework 9
to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and
Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.
Framework 9 addresses concerns about
slippage events on observed fishing
trips. Slippage events occur when all or
a portion of a haul is released before
observers can document/sample the
catch.
Although issues not contained in this
notice may be discussed, 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
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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:
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
[FR Doc. 2014–01416 Filed 1–23–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD098
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 through
Thursday, February 13, 2014. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Double Tree by Hilton-Riverfront,
100 Middle St., New Bern, NC 28560;
telephone: (252) 638–3585.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State St.,
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; telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
9 a.m.—The Council will convene.
9 a.m. until 5 p.m.—The Climate
Change and Fishery Science Workshop
will be held.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
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9 a.m. until 11:45 a.m.—The
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee
will meet as a Committee of the Whole.
11:45 a.m. until 12 p.m.—The Ricks E
Savage Award will be presented.
1 p.m. until 2 p.m.—Meeting 1 for the
Omnibus Allowable Biological Catch
(ABC) Framework will be held.
2 p.m. until 3 p.m.—Meeting 1 for
Framework 8 to the Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Plan regarding
Scup Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs) will
be held.
3 p.m. until 4 p.m.—The
Standardized Bycatch Reporting
Methodology Amendment will be
discussed.
4 p.m. until 5 p.m.—A Data Portal
Presentation will be held.
5 p.m. until 6 p.m.—The South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(SAFMC) will hold a public hearing
pertaining to Coastal Migratory Pelagics
(CMP) Amendment 1.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.—Monkfish
Framework 8 will be discussed.
9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.—The Council
will hold its regular Business Session to
receive Organizational Reports, the New
England and South Atlantic Liaison
Reports, the Executive Director’s Report,
the Science Report, Committee Reports,
and conduct any continuing and/or new
business.
Agenda items by day for the Council’s
Committees and the Council itself are:
On Tuesday, February 11—A Climate
Change and Fishery Science Workshop
will be held. The purpose of the
workshop is to inform the Council about
the state of climate science relative to
prediction of climate change and the
expected ecosystem impacts/changes
which may occur over the next two
decades. Workshop outcomes will help
the Council in the development of an
adaptive fishery management
framework that will effectively deal
with ecosystem responses related to
climate change.
On Wednesday, February 12—The
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee
will meet as a Committee of the Whole
to discuss the Slippage Framework
(Framework Meeting 2—action to
minimize slippage events on observed
mackerel trips) and the Omnibus
Observer Funding Amendment (review
purpose, goals, and preliminary
alternatives). The Ricks E Savage Award
will be presented. Meeting 1 of the
Omnibus ABC Framework (tier 2
assessment revision, multiyear issues,
automatic incorporation of new
reference points) will be discussed.
Meeting 1 for Framework 8 to the
Summer Flounders, Scup, and Black
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD097
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 (Council)
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel will hold a public
meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on February 10, 2014, from 2 p.m. until
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Webinar registration
and connection details are available at: https://www.mafmc.org/actions/msb-framework-9.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North
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 purpose of the meeting is to gather
input from the Advisory Panel on upcoming Council actions, primarily
Framework 9 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery
Management Plan. Framework 9 addresses concerns about slippage events
on observed fishing trips. Slippage events occur when all or a portion
of a haul is released before observers can document/sample the catch.
Although issues not contained in this notice may be discussed,
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: January 21, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-01416 Filed 1-23-14; 8:45 am]
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