[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16617-16618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6954]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA315


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee, its Squid, Mackerel, and 
Butterfish Committee, its Spiny Dogfish Committee, and its Executive 
Committee will hold public meetings.

DATES: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 through Thursday, April 14, 2011. On 
Tuesday, April 12--The Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee will 
meet from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. On Wednesday, April 13--The Squid, 
Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 11 
a.m. From 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. there will be a Squid Trawl Proposed 
Rule Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Presentation. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 
there will be a continuation of the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish 
Committee. The Spiny Dogfish Committee will meet from 3 p.m. until 5 
p.m. There will be a Public Listening Session from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. 
On Thursday, April 14--The Executive Committee will meet from 8 a.m. 
until 9 a.m. The Council will convene at 9 a.m. A 3-Year Standardized 
Bycatch Reporting Methodology Report (SBRM) will be from 9 a.m. until 
10 a.m. There will be a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation 
and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Presentation from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. From 
11 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. the Council will receive an Update on 
Amendment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Council 
will hold its regular Business Session from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. 
to approve the February 2011 minutes, receive Organizational Reports, 
the South Atlantic Liaison Report, the

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Executive Director's Report, the Science Report, Committee Reports, and 
conduct any continuing and/or new business.

ADDRESSES: Historic Inns of Annapolis, 58 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 
21401; telephone: (410) 263-2641.
    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, PhD, Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-526-
5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda items by day for the Council's 
Committees and the Council itself are: On Tuesday, April 12--The 
Ecosystems and Oceans Planning Committee will prioritize 
recommendations from the December Workshop. On Wednesday, April 13--The 
Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will review Advisory Panel 
(AP) Membership, review Amendment 14 analysis and direct the Fishery 
Management Action Team (FMAT), and adjust Amendment 14 range of 
alternatives as appropriate. The Council will hear an HMS presentation 
on the Squid Trawl Proposed Rule and look at options to minimize 
discards of swordfish in the Illex fishery and the trawl retention 
limits for incidental catch of smooth dogfish. The Spiny Dogfish 
Committee will identify action alternatives for Amendment 3. There will 
be a Public Listening Session where the Council invites the public to 
engage Council leadership and NMFS representatives in a Q & A 
roundtable session. Those in attendance will be able to ask questions 
or comment on any issue related to Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management 
including annual specifications, ecosystem management, bycatch 
reduction, catch shares, etc. On Thursday, April 14--The Executive 
Committee will discuss the Council budget, the process and timeline for 
2012 specifications, the AP Performance Report, the ecosystem based 
fisheries management goals and objectives, the Advisory Panel 
composition and governance, Council communications, and hold a NRCC 
Meeting review. Dr. Paul Rago will provide the Council with a 
presentation regarding the 3-Year SBRM Report. The Council will hear a 
BOEMRE presentation which will provide the Council with an overview of 
offshore wind energy, introduction to the Smart from the Start Energy 
Initiative, and an overview of the Proposed Mid-Atlantic Wind Energy 
Areas. Howard King will provide the Council with an update on Amendment 
6 to the Monkfish FMP. The Council will hold its regular Business 
Session to approve the February 2011 minutes, receive Organizational 
Reports, hear the South Atlantic Liaison Report, the Executive 
Director's Report, the Science Report, Committee Reports, and conduct 
any continuing and/or new business.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is 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 five days prior 
to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 21, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6954 Filed 3-23-11; 8:45 am]
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