Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 8940 [2014-03303]
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notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens 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–XD129
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
Special Accommodations
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) and the Tilefish
Monitoring Committee of the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
(Council) will hold meetings.
DATES: The SSC meeting will be held on
Wednesday, March 12, from 10 a.m.
until 5 p.m. and Thursday, March 13,
from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Tilefish
Monitoring Committee will meet
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 3 p.m.
until 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
Pier V, 711 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore,
MD 21202; telephone: (410) 539–2000.
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: Agenda
items to be discussed at the SSC
meeting include: 2015–17 ABC
recommendations for tilefish; black sea
bass research track development, report
of SSC Working Group on Black Sea
Bass Ad Hoc ABC Specifications,
interim multi-year ABC specification
metrics, Management Strategy
Evaluation update, Ecosystem Approach
to Fisheries Management (Climate
Workshop Summary), Mid-Atlantic
Council research plan development,
update on Magnuson Act
reauthorization and other business. The
primary purpose of the Tilefish
Monitoring Committee is to recommend
management measures designed to
achieve recommended catch limits for
Tilefish.
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 these meetings. Action
will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
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The meetings are 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 11, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–03303 Filed 2–13–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD130
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
and its advisory entities will hold
public meetings.
DATES: The Pacific Council and its
advisory entities will meet March 7–13,
2014. The Pacific Council meeting will
begin on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 8
a.m., reconvening each day through
Thursday, March 13, 2014. All meetings
are open to the public, except a closed
session will be held at 8 a.m. on
Saturday, March 8 to address litigation
and personnel matters. The Pacific
Council will meet as late as necessary
each day to complete its scheduled
business.
SUMMARY:
The meetings of the Pacific
Council and its advisory entities will be
held at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel,
2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA
95815; telephone: (916) 929–8855.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220. Instructions for attending the
meeting via live stream broadcast are
ADDRESSES:
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INFORMATION
Dr.
Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director;
telephone: (503) 820–2280 or (866) 806–
7204 toll free; or access the Pacific
Council Web site, https://
www.pcouncil.org for the current
meeting location, proposed agenda, and
meeting briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
March 8–13, 2014 meeting of the Pacific
Fishery Management Council will be
streamed live on the internet. The live
meeting will be broadcast daily starting
at 8 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) beginning on
Saturday, March 8, 2014 through
Thursday, March 13, 2014. The
broadcast will end daily at 6 p.m. PT or
when business for the day is complete.
Only the audio portion, and portions of
the presentations displayed on the
screen at the Council meeting, will be
broadcast. The audio portion is listenonly; you will be unable to speak to the
Council via the broadcast. Instructions
to attend the broadcast meeting online
are available on the Council Web site at
https://www.pcouncil.org.
The following items are on the Pacific
Council agenda, but not necessarily in
this order.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. Roll Call
3. Executive Director’s Report
4. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Ecosystem Management
California Current Ecosystem Report
Including Integrated Ecosystem
Assessment
D. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Phase 2
Report and Evaluation Criteria for
Effectiveness of EFH Provisions
3. Barotrauma Device Mortality Rates
4. Inseason Adjustments, Including
Carryover
5. Biennial Harvest Specifications for
2015–2016 and Beyond Groundfish
Fisheries
6. Trawl Rationalization Trailing Actions
E. Habitat
Current Habitat Issues
F. Salmon Management
1. Review of 2013 Fisheries and Summary
of 2014 Stock Abundance Forecasts
2. Identification of Management Objectives
and Preliminary Definition of 2014
Salmon Management Alternatives
3. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
4. Council Recommendations for 2014
Management Alternative Analysis
5. Further Council Direction for 2014
Management Alternatives
6. Adoption of 2014 Management
Alternatives for Public Review
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD129
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the
Tilefish Monitoring Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (Council) will hold meetings.
DATES: The SSC meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 12, from 10
a.m. until 5 p.m. and Thursday, March 13, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. The
Tilefish Monitoring Committee will meet Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from
3 p.m. until 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Pier V, 711 Eastern Avenue,
Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone: (410) 539-2000.
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: Agenda items to be discussed at the SSC
meeting include: 2015-17 ABC recommendations for tilefish; black sea
bass research track development, report of SSC Working Group on Black
Sea Bass Ad Hoc ABC Specifications, interim multi-year ABC
specification metrics, Management Strategy Evaluation update, Ecosystem
Approach to Fisheries Management (Climate Workshop Summary), Mid-
Atlantic Council research plan development, update on Magnuson Act
reauthorization and other business. The primary purpose of the Tilefish
Monitoring Committee is to recommend management measures designed to
achieve recommended catch limits for Tilefish.
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 these meetings. 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 meetings are 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 11, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-03303 Filed 2-13-14; 8:45 am]
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