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office, similar to all other briefing
materials. Written comment to be
considered by the SEP and SSC shall be
provided to the Council office no later
than one week prior to an SSC meeting.
For this meeting, the deadline for
submission of written comment is 12
p.m., Monday, April 1, 2019.
Multiple opportunities for comment
on agenda items will be provided during
SSC meetings. Open comment periods
will be provided at the start of the
meeting and near the conclusion. Those
interested in providing comment should
indicate such in the manner requested
by the Chair, who will then recognize
individuals to provide comment.
Additional opportunities for comment
on specific agenda items will be
provided, as each item is discussed,
between initial presentations and SSC
discussion. Those interested in
providing comment should indicate
such in the manner requested by the
Chair, who will then recognize
individuals to provide comment. All
comments are part of the record of the
meeting.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting 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 identified 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 intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
SAFMC office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 19, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
Excessive Shares Amendment
Approve Public Hearing Document
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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 of the Council and
its Committees.
DATES: The meetings will be held
Monday, April 8, 2019 through
Thursday, April 11, 2019. For agenda
details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Icona Avalon Resort, 7849
Dune Dr., Avalon, NJ 08202 telephone:
(609) 368–5155.
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. The Council’s website,
www.mafmc.org also has details on the
meeting location, proposed agenda,
webinar listen-in access, and briefing
materials.
The
following items are on the agenda,
though agenda items may be addressed
out of order (changes will be noted on
the Council’s website when possible.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Monday, April 8, 2019
Law Enforcement, HMS, and Tilefish
Committees
Review recommendations from the
Law Enforcement/For-Hire Workshop
(November 13–14, 2018) and develop
recommendations on further Council
actions.
NEFMC Listening Session for the
Recreational Groundfish (Northeast
Multispecies) Party/Charter Fishery
The NEFMC may develop an
amendment to the Fishery Management
Plan for Northeast Multispecies and is
seeking public input on the possibility
of developing a limited access program
for the recreational groundfish party and
charter fishery.
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Atlantic Surfclam 2019 and 2020
Specifications
Review and possibly revise 2019 and
2020 specifications based on SSC
revision of OFL/ABC.
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
Catch Share Program Review
Presentation of final report (Northern
Economics, Inc.) and initiate public
comment period.
Blueline Tilefish 2020 Specifications
Review SSC, Advisory Panel,
Monitoring Committee, and staff
recommendations for 2020
specifications.
Golden Tilefish 2020 Specifications
Review SSC, Advisory Panel,
Monitoring Committee, and staff
recommendations for 2020
specifications.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Commercial eVTR Omnibus Framework
Framework Meeting 1.
Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem
Report
EAFM Updates
2019 Risk Assessment Report and
Summer Flounder Conceptual Model
update.
Update on Habitat Activities
Update on Northeast Regional Fish
Habitat Assessment and update on
projects of interest in region.
Illex Permitting and Mackerel, Squid,
and Butterfish Fishery Management
Plan Goals Amendment
Additional scoping hearing.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
RODA Update and Meeting with UK
Fisherman
Updates regarding regional science
and monitoring for offshore wind energy
and fisheries interactions and
discussion with UK fishermen regarding
British offshore wind experiences.
Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC and Law
Enforcement/HMS/Tilefish
Committees); Executive Director’s
Report; Organization Reports; and,
Liaison Reports.
Continuing and New Business
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
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before this group for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency
action under section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: March 19, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
and its advisory entities will hold
public meetings. The document listed
on the agenda, under the heading,
‘‘Schedule of Ancillary Meetings’’, for
Day 2, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, that
the Groundfish Electronic Monitoring
Policy Advisory Committee, 8 a.m. and
the Groundfish Electronic Monitoring
Technical Advisory Committee, 8 a.m.
are meeting, but these meetings have
been cancelled. The agenda for the
meetings has removed these topics and
are corrected as set out in this
document.
SUMMARY:
The Pacific Council and its
advisory entities will meet April 9–16,
2019. The Pacific Council meeting will
begin on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 9
a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT),
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reconvening at 8 a.m. each day through
Monday, April 16, 2019. All meetings
are open to the public, except a closed
session will be held from 8 a.m. to 9
a.m., Thursday, April 11 to address
litigation and personnel matters. The
Pacific Council will meet as late as
necessary each day to complete its
scheduled business.
ADDRESSES: The meetings of the Pacific
Council and its advisory entities will be
held at the Doubletree by Hilton
Sonoma, One Doubletree Drive, Rohnert
Park, CA; telephone: (707) 584–5466.
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 given
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION,
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Chuck Tracy, Executive Director;
telephone: (503) 820–2280 or (866) 806–
7204 toll-free; or access the Pacific
Council website, https://
www.pcouncil.org for the current
meeting location, proposed agenda, and
meeting briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
original notice published in the Federal
Register on February 21, 2019 (84 FR
5421).
The April meeting of the Pacific
Council will be streamed live on the
internet. The broadcasts begin initially
at 9 a.m. PDT Thursday, April 11, 2019
and continue at 8 a.m. daily through
Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Broadcasts end
daily at 5 p.m. PDT or when business
for the day is complete. Only the audio
portion and presentations displayed on
the screen at the Pacific Council
meeting will be broadcast. The audio
portion is listen-only; you will be
unable to speak to the Pacific Council
via the broadcast. To access the meeting
online, please use the following link:
https://www.gotomeeting.com/online/
webinar/join-webinar and enter the
April Webinar ID, 634–645–459, and
your email address. You can attend the
webinar online using a computer, tablet,
or smart phone, using the GoToMeeting
application. It is recommended that you
use a computer headset to listen to the
meeting, but you may use your
telephone for the audio-only portion of
the meeting. The audio portion may be
attended using a telephone by dialing
the toll number 1–562–247–8422 (not a
toll-free number), audio access code
532–691–006, and entering the audio
pin shown after joining the webinar.
The following items are on the Pacific
Council agenda, but not necessarily in
this order. Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final
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Action’’ refer to actions requiring the
Council to transmit a proposed fishery
management plan, proposed plan
amendment, or proposed regulations to
the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under
sections 304 or 305 of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Additional detail on
agenda items, Council action, advisory
entity meeting times, and meeting
rooms are described in Agenda Item
A.4, Proposed Council Meeting Agenda,
and will be in the advance April 2019
briefing materials and posted on the
Pacific Council website at
www.pcouncil.org no later than Friday,
March 22, 2019. These agenda items
correct the original meeting notice.
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. Roll Call
3. Executive Director’s Report
4. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat
1. Current Habitat Issues
D. Administrative Matters
1. National Marine Sanctuaries
Coordination Report
2. Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program
Review
3. Legislative Matters
4. Allocation Review Procedures—
Preliminary
5. Fiscal Matters
6. Membership Appointments, Statement
of Organization, Practices and
Procedures and Council Operating
Procedures
7. Future Council Meeting Agenda and
Workload Planning
E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. 2019 Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)—
Final Approval
3. Pacific Sardine Assessment, Harvest
Specifications, and Management
Measures—Final Action
4. Central Subpopulation of Northern
Anchovy Management Update
5. Central Subpopulation of Northern
Anchovy Litigation Response
F. Salmon Management
1. Tentative Adoption of 2019 Management
Measures for Analysis
2. Clarify Council Direction on 2019
Management Measures
3. Southern Resident Killer Whale
Endangered Species Act Consultation
Reinitiation Update
4. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic
Selection
5. Salmon Rebuilding Plan Update
6. Further Direction on 2019 Management
Measures
7. Final Action on 2019 Management
Measures
G. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG902
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.
DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, April 8, 2019 through
Thursday, April 11, 2019. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Icona Avalon
Resort, 7849 Dune Dr., Avalon, NJ 08202 telephone: (609) 368-5155.
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. The Council's website, www.mafmc.org also has details on the
meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and
briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda,
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be
noted on the Council's website when possible.)
Monday, April 8, 2019
Law Enforcement, HMS, and Tilefish Committees
Review recommendations from the Law Enforcement/For-Hire Workshop
(November 13-14, 2018) and develop recommendations on further Council
actions.
NEFMC Listening Session for the Recreational Groundfish (Northeast
Multispecies) Party/Charter Fishery
The NEFMC may develop an amendment to the Fishery Management Plan
for Northeast Multispecies and is seeking public input on the
possibility of developing a limited access program for the recreational
groundfish party and charter fishery.
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Excessive Shares Amendment
Approve Public Hearing Document
Atlantic Surfclam 2019 and 2020 Specifications
Review and possibly revise 2019 and 2020 specifications based on
SSC revision of OFL/ABC.
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Catch Share Program Review
Presentation of final report (Northern Economics, Inc.) and
initiate public comment period.
Blueline Tilefish 2020 Specifications
Review SSC, Advisory Panel, Monitoring Committee, and staff
recommendations for 2020 specifications.
Golden Tilefish 2020 Specifications
Review SSC, Advisory Panel, Monitoring Committee, and staff
recommendations for 2020 specifications.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Commercial eVTR Omnibus Framework
Framework Meeting 1.
Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report
EAFM Updates
2019 Risk Assessment Report and Summer Flounder Conceptual Model
update.
Update on Habitat Activities
Update on Northeast Regional Fish Habitat Assessment and update on
projects of interest in region.
Illex Permitting and Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management
Plan Goals Amendment
Additional scoping hearing.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
RODA Update and Meeting with UK Fisherman
Updates regarding regional science and monitoring for offshore wind
energy and fisheries interactions and discussion with UK fishermen
regarding British offshore wind experiences.
Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC and Law Enforcement/HMS/Tilefish
Committees); Executive Director's Report; Organization Reports; and,
Liaison Reports.
Continuing and New Business
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
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before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the
Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 19, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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