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and collection of these carcasses, for
each species that may result from
capture activities. In addition, live
animals may be harassed during vessel
and aerial surveys for species counts
and observation.
Dated: March 26, 2018.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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: March 26, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG062
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
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)
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory
Panel will hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Friday, April 13, 2018, from 10 a.m.
until 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via internet Webinar. Detailed
connection details are available at
https://www.mafmc.org. To join the
Webinar, follow this link and enter the
online meeting room: https://
mafmc.adobeconnect.com/scoq2018ap/
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 develop a
fishery performance report by the
Council’s Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
Advisory Panel. The intent of this report
is to facilitate structured input from the
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory
Panel members to the Council and its
Scientific and Statistical Committee.
Advisors will also receive an update on
the clam dredge access framework
under development by the New England
Fishery Management Council.
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and
Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Scoping
Process
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of intent
(NOI) to prepare an environmental
impact statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council has been
preparing an amendment to the Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Fishery Management Plan, known as the
‘‘Comprehensive Summer Flounder
Amendment,’’ to modify aspects of the
fishery management plan related to
summer flounder commercial and
recreational management. To avoid
delaying the amendment while waiting
for updated recreational information,
the Council is now splitting several
issues within this original action,
including fishery management plan
goals and objectives, commercial
allocation, commercial moratorium
permits, and commercial framework
provisions into a separate action that
will continue to be developed as an EIS.
The Council is taking comments on this
modified action, which is now being
referred to as the ‘‘Summer Flounder
Commercial Issues Amendment.’’
Following completion of this
‘‘Commercial Issues’’ amendment, the
Council may then develop at least one
future action relating to recreational
fishery issues and commercial/
recreational allocation to incorporate
updated recreational fishery data when
it becomes available later this year. The
purpose of this notification is to alert
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and seek comment from the public
about the Council’s consideration of
splitting this amendment, by delaying
some issues to be pursued via later
actions.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: nmfs.flukeamendment@
noaa.gov; Include ‘‘Summer Flounder
Amendment Scoping Comments’’ in the
subject line;
• Mail: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D.,
Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901.
• Fax: (302) 674–5399.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 16, 2014, an NOI was
published in the Federal Register (79
FR 55432) announcing the Council’s
intent to prepare an EIS for a broad
management action addressing several
categories of summer flounder issues in
the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black
Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). The Council initiated this
Comprehensive Summer Flounder
Amendment jointly with the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission to
review all aspects of the FMP related to
summer flounder. The amendment was
intended to consider updating the goals
and objectives of the FMP as related to
summer flounder, revising the
allocation between the commercial and
recreational sector, and modifying many
management strategies and
requirements for both commercial and
recreational fisheries for summer
flounder. Since publication of the
original NOI, the Council has delayed
development of recreational fishery
issues and recreational/commercial
allocation and narrowed the remaining
range of issues to a more focused list of
priority topics.
The primary driver of this proposed
split is the ongoing revisions to
recreational data by the Marine
Recreational Information Program
(MRIP), which are expected to
substantially change the current
understanding of recreational catch and
landings. Due to these changes, the
Council and Commission chose to delay
development of any issues that would
rely heavily on recreational data,
including quota allocation between the
commercial and recreational sectors, as
well as recreational management
measures and strategies. If this action
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG062
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
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)
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, April 13, 2018, from 10 a.m.
until 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via internet Webinar. Detailed
connection details are available at https://www.mafmc.org. To join the
Webinar, follow this link and enter the online meeting room: https://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/scoq2018ap/
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 develop a
fishery performance report by the Council's Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
Advisory Panel. The intent of this report is to facilitate structured
input from the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel members to the
Council and its Scientific and Statistical Committee. Advisors will
also receive an update on the clam dredge access framework under
development by the New England Fishery Management Council.
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: March 26, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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