Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings, 46918 [2018-20132]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 180 / Monday, September 17, 2018 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG414
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of rescheduling of public
hearings.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council), jointly
with the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission (Commission’s)
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Board (Board), has rescheduled
three public hearings for the Draft
Summer Flounder Commercial Issues
and Goals and Objectives Amendment
to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and
Black Sea Bass Fishery Management
Plan (FMP). These three hearings were
previously scheduled for September 12
and 13 in Washington, NC, Newport
News, VA, and Dover, DE, and have
been postponed due to inclement
weather associated with Hurricane
Florence.
DATES: The rescheduled hearings will be
held on September 24 and September
26, 2018. The written public comment
deadline is unchanged: Comments must
be received on or before 11:59 p.m. EST,
October 12, 2018. For specific dates and
times of rescheduled hearings, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The hearing schedule and
documents are accessible electronically
via the internet at: https://
www.mafmc.org/actions/summerflounder-amendment or by request to
Dr. Chris Moore, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 800 N State Street, Suite 201,
Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–
2331.
Meeting addresses: The rescheduled
public hearings will be held in Dover,
DE; Newport News, VA; and
Washington, NC. For specific locations,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission scheduled 10 public
hearings on an amendment to the
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
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Bass FMP, known as the ‘‘Summer
Flounder Commercial Issues and Goals
and Objectives Amendment.’’ A notice
of these hearings published in the
Federal Register on August 17, 2018 (83
FR 41060). Three of the ten hearings
have been postponed due to inclement
weather associated with Hurricane
Florence, and the location of the Dover,
DE hearing has changed. The
rescheduled hearings are as follows:
1. The Washington, NC hearing
originally scheduled for September 12
has been rescheduled for Monday,
September 24, 2018, 6 p.m., at the North
Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries,
Washington Regional Office, 943
Washington Square Mall, U.S. Highway
17, Washington, NC 27889.
2. The Dover, DE hearing originally
scheduled for September 13 has been
rescheduled for Wednesday, September
26, 2018, 6 p.m., and the hearing
location has been moved to the Dover
Public Library, Meeting Room B, 35
Loockerman Plaza, Dover, DE 19901.
3. The Newport News, VA hearing
originally scheduled for September 13
has been rescheduled for Wednesday,
September 26, 2018, 7 p.m., at the
Virginia Marine Resources Commission,
2600 Washington Avenue, 4th Floor,
Newport News, VA 23607.
Additional information and
amendment documents are available at:
https://www.mafmc.org/actions/summerflounder-amendment.
Special Accommodations
These 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: September 12, 2018.
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
RIN 0648–XG446
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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Notice of a postponement of the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council meetings.
ACTION:
A meeting of the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
originally scheduled for September 16–
21, 2018 has been postponed due to the
threat of Hurricane Florence. The
meeting has been rescheduled for
September 30—October 5, 2018. The
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (Council) will hold meetings of
the following: Advisory Panel Selection
Committee (Closed Session); Southeast
Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
Committee; Standard Operating, Policy,
and Procedure (SOPPs) Committee;
Spiny Lobster Committee; Habitat
Protection and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee; Snapper
Grouper Committee; Mackerel Cobia
Committee; and Executive Finance
Committee. The Council meeting week
will also include a Recreational Fishing
Workshop, a formal public comment
period, and a meeting of the full
Council. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The Council meeting has been
rescheduled and will be held from 1
p.m. on Sunday, September 30, 2018
until 12 p.m. on Friday, October 5,
2018.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings will be
held at the Town and Country Inn, 2008
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC
phone: (843) 571–1000; fax: (843) 766–
9444.
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.
Meeting information is available from
the Council’s website at: https://
safmc.net/safmc-meetings/councilmeetings/
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public comment: Written comments
may be directed to Gregg Waugh,
Executive Director, South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (see
Council address) or electronically via
the Council’s website at https://
safmc.net/safmc-meetings/councilmeetings/. The online public comment
form is open. Comments received by
close of business the Monday before the
meeting (9/24/18) will be compiled,
posted to the website as part of the
meeting materials, and included in the
administrative record; please use the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG414
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of rescheduling of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), jointly
with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission's)
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board (Board), has
rescheduled three public hearings for the Draft Summer Flounder
Commercial Issues and Goals and Objectives Amendment to the Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP). These
three hearings were previously scheduled for September 12 and 13 in
Washington, NC, Newport News, VA, and Dover, DE, and have been
postponed due to inclement weather associated with Hurricane Florence.
DATES: The rescheduled hearings will be held on September 24 and
September 26, 2018. The written public comment deadline is unchanged:
Comments must be received on or before 11:59 p.m. EST, October 12,
2018. For specific dates and times of rescheduled hearings, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The hearing schedule and documents are accessible
electronically via the internet at: https://www.mafmc.org/actions/summer-flounder-amendment or by request to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State Street,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.
Meeting addresses: The rescheduled public hearings will be held in
Dover, DE; Newport News, VA; and Washington, NC. For specific
locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302)
526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission scheduled 10 public
hearings on an amendment to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass FMP, known as the ``Summer Flounder Commercial Issues and Goals
and Objectives Amendment.'' A notice of these hearings published in the
Federal Register on August 17, 2018 (83 FR 41060). Three of the ten
hearings have been postponed due to inclement weather associated with
Hurricane Florence, and the location of the Dover, DE hearing has
changed. The rescheduled hearings are as follows:
1. The Washington, NC hearing originally scheduled for September 12
has been rescheduled for Monday, September 24, 2018, 6 p.m., at the
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, Washington Regional
Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, U.S. Highway 17, Washington, NC
27889.
2. The Dover, DE hearing originally scheduled for September 13 has
been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 6 p.m., and the
hearing location has been moved to the Dover Public Library, Meeting
Room B, 35 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, DE 19901.
3. The Newport News, VA hearing originally scheduled for September
13 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 7 p.m., at
the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, 2600 Washington Avenue, 4th
Floor, Newport News, VA 23607.
Additional information and amendment documents are available at:
https://www.mafmc.org/actions/summer-flounder-amendment.
Special Accommodations
These 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: September 12, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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