Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting, 13119-13120 [2018-06088]

Download as PDF 13119 Notices Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 59 Tuesday, March 27, 2018 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 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This collection of information is necessary in order to obtain waivers of the SNAP ABAWD time limit. Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; Individuals or household; Federal Government. Number of Respondents: 53. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion, Annually. Total Burden Hours: 1,198. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–05796 Filed 3–26–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P PO 00000 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XG119 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel will hold a meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, April 13, 2018, beginning at 9 a.m. and will conclude by 2 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only audio connection: https:// mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msb-ap2018/. Telephone instructions are provided upon connecting, or the public can call direct: 800–832–0736, Rm: *7833942#. Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their website at www.mafmc.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526–5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purposes of the meeting include: (1) To create a Fishery Performance Report by the Council’s Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel. This report facilitates structured input from the Advisory Panel members for the MSB specifications process for the Council and its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), (2) gather Advisory Panel input regarding rebuilding options and other management measures for Atlantic mackerel, including the river herring and shad catch cap. SUMMARY: Special Accommodations The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1 13120 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 27, 2018 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to any meeting date. Dated: March 22, 2018. Jeffrey N. Lonergan, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018–06088 Filed 3–26–18; 8:45 am] Mackerel Cobia AP and Cobia Subpanel National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The Mackerel Cobia AP and Cobia Sub-Panel will meet jointly. The AP and Cobia Sub-Panel will receive updates on recent actions related to Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) species including: Framework Amendment 6 to the CMP Fishery Management Plan for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (king mackerel trip limits), Amendment 31 to the CMP Fishery Management Plan (Atlantic cobia management), and the Southeast, Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 58 Stock Identification Workshop and Benchmark Assessment for Atlantic cobia. The AP and SubPanel will also receive updates and discuss management measures relative to: Citizen science research needs, United States Coast Guard (USCG) law enforcement priorities, Spanish mackerel gill net regulations, regulatory reform for CMP species, and the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) Coastal Trawl Survey. The AP and Sub-Panel will provide recommendations as appropriate. The AP and Sub-Panel will also complete Fishery Performance Reports for king mackerel and Spanish mackerel. RIN 0648–XG117 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council); Public Meetings BILLING CODE 3510–22–P National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s advisory panels. AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XG111 Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Personnel Committee (closed session). AGENCY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Personnel Committee in closed session to discuss personnel issues. DATES: The meeting will be held April 10, 2018, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. and April 11, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. SUMMARY: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Crown Plaza, 4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (843) 744–4422. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregg Waugh, Executive Director, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302–8433 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 4520; email: Gregg.Waugh@safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council’s Personnel Committee will meet in closed session to discuss personnel issues as they pertain to Council staff. ADDRESSES: Special Accommodations This meeting is being held in closed session. amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: March 22, 2018. Jeffrey N. Lonergan, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018–06086 Filed 3–26–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 Mar 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 The Council will hold meetings of the following advisory panels in April 2018: Snapper Grouper; the Mackerel Cobia and Cobia SubPanel; and Law Enforcement. DATES: The Snapper Grouper AP meeting will take place April 11, 2018, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., April 12, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and April 13, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Mackerel Cobia AP and Cobia Subpanel will meet April 16, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and April 17, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The Law Enforcement AP will meet on April 18, 2018, from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. and April 19, 2018, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418. Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel Agenda items for the Snapper Grouper AP include the following: A review of Regulatory Amendment 28 (golden tilefish measures); a socioeconomic profile of the commercial snapper grouper fishery; development of Fishery Performance Reports for red porgy and greater amberjack; research needs for the Council’s Citizen Science Program; U.S. Coast Guard living marine resources law enforcement priorities; and updates on amendments currently under development and stock assessment schedules. Advisory panel members will provide recommendations as appropriate. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Law Enforcement AP Agenda items for the Law Enforcement AP meeting include the following: Input on law enforcement issues relative to a review of the Wreckfish Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Program; discussion of penalties; shrimp regulations (recreational fishing and possession) in federal waters; USCG law enforcement priorities; Spiny Lobster Amendment 13 (bully nets and gear modifications); Spanish mackerel gillnet mesh size requirements; and updates on amendments under development, a mobile app to assist enforcement of reporting requirements, enforcement of managed areas, and protected resources issues. Advisory panel members will provide recommendations as appropriate. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the public hearings. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. E:\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13119-13120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06088]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG119


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel will hold a 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, April 13, 2018, beginning at 
9 a.m. and will conclude by 2 p.m. For agenda details, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only 
audio connection: https://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msb-ap-2018/. Telephone 
instructions are provided upon connecting, or the public can call 
direct: 800-832-0736, Rm: *7833942#.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or 
on their website at www.mafmc.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purposes of the meeting include: (1) To 
create a Fishery Performance Report by the Council's Atlantic Mackerel, 
Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel. This report facilitates 
structured input from the Advisory Panel members for the MSB 
specifications process for the Council and its Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC), (2) gather Advisory Panel input regarding 
rebuilding options and other management measures for Atlantic mackerel, 
including the river herring and shad catch cap.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other

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auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to any meeting date.

    Dated: March 22, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-06088 Filed 3-26-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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