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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 9 / Tuesday, January 14, 2020 / Notices
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dated: January 9, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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[FR Doc. 2020–00396 Filed 1–13–20; 8:45 am]
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearings
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold public hearings pertaining to
Amendment 11 to the Shrimp Fishery
Management Plan for the South Atlantic
Region. The amendment addresses
transit provisions for the shrimp fishery.
DATES: The public hearings will be held
via webinar February 5 and 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: 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:
The public hearings will be
conducted via webinar and begin at 6
p.m. Registration for the webinars is
required. Registration information will
be posted on the Council’s website at
https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/
public-hearings-scoping-meetings/ as it
becomes available.
SUMMARY:
Amendment 11 to the Shrimp Fishery
Management Plan
The draft amendment addresses
transit provisions for shrimp vessels
through federal waters that are closed to
shrimp harvest due to cold water.
During the public hearings, Council
staff will present an overview of the
amendment via webinar and answer
clarifying questions relevant to the
proposed actions. Members of the
public will have an opportunity to go on
record to record their comments for
consideration by the Council.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to the Council office (see
ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the public
hearings.
Note: The times and sequence
specified in this agenda are subject to
change.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA009]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of scoping
process; notice of public scoping
meetings; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council), jointly
with the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission (Commission)
will hold 11 public scoping meetings
and a written comment period to solicit
public comments on potential topics to
be addressed by a Commercial/
Recreational Allocation Amendment to
the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black
Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan
(FMP).
SUMMARY:
Written public comments must
be received on or before 11:59 p.m. EST,
March 17, 2020. The meetings will be
held between February 13, 2020 and
March 3, 2020. For specific dates and
times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The scoping document is
accessible electronically at: https://
www.mafmc.org/s/SFSBSB_allocation_
scoping_PID_Jan2020_final.pdf 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 public
hearings will be held in Buzzards Bay,
MA; Narragansett, RI; Old Lyme, CT;
Stony Brook, NY; Belmar, NJ; Galloway,
NJ; Dover, DE; Berlin, MD; Fort Monroe,
VA; and Washington, NC. One
additional hearing will be held by
internet webinar. For specific dates and
locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Public comments: Written comments
may be sent by any of the following
methods:
• Email to: jbeaty@mafmc.org;
Include ‘‘Fluke/Scup/Sea Bass
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Allocation Amendment’’ in the subject
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• Via webform at: https://
www.mafmc.org/comments/sfsbsballocation-amendment.
• Mail to: Dr. Christopher M. Moore,
Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 800 N
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901.
Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Fluke/Scup/Sea Bass Allocation
Amendment.’’
• Fax to: (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: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission have initiated an
amendment to the Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP, known
as the ‘‘Summer Flounder, Scup, and
Black Sea Bass Commercial/
Recreational Allocation Amendment.’’
This amendment will consider potential
modifications to the allocations of catch
or landings between the commercial and
recreational sectors for summer
flounder, scup, and black sea bass. The
commercial and recreational allocations
for all three species were set in the mid1990s based on historical proportions of
landings (for summer flounder and
black sea bass) or catch (for scup) from
each sector. In July 2018, the Marine
Recreational Information Program
released revisions to its time series of
catch (harvest and discards) estimates.
These revisions resulted in much higher
recreational catch estimates compared
to previous estimates, affecting the
entire time series of data going back to
1981. Some changes have also been
made to commercial catch data since the
allocations were established. The
current commercial and recreational
allocation percentages for all three
species do not reflect the current
understanding of the recent and historic
proportions of catch and landings from
the two sectors. This amendment will
consider whether changes to these
allocations are warranted.
Additional information and
amendment documents are available at:
https://www.mafmc.org/actions/sfsbsballocation-amendment.
The Council and Commission will
hold 11 public scoping hearings on this
amendment, during which Council or
Commission staff will brief the public
on the contents of the amendment
documents and alternatives under
consideration, prior to opening the
hearing for public comments. Scoping is
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA010]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold public hearings pertaining to Amendment 11 to the Shrimp Fishery
Management Plan for the South Atlantic Region. The amendment addresses
transit provisions for the shrimp fishery.
DATES: The public hearings will be held via webinar February 5 and 6,
2020.
ADDRESSES: 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: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The public hearings will be conducted via webinar and begin at 6
p.m. Registration for the webinars is required. Registration
information will be posted on the Council's website at https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearings-scoping-meetings/ as it
becomes available.
Amendment 11 to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan
The draft amendment addresses transit provisions for shrimp vessels
through federal waters that are closed to shrimp harvest due to cold
water.
During the public hearings, Council staff will present an overview
of the amendment via webinar and answer clarifying questions relevant
to the proposed actions. Members of the public will have an opportunity
to go on record to record their comments for consideration by the
Council.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 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.
Dated: January 9, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-00396 Filed 1-13-20; 8:45 am]
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