[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81232-81233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32477]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA101


Council Coordination Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will host a meeting of the Council Coordination Committee 
(CCC), consisting of the Regional Fishery Management Council chairs, 
vice chairs, and executive directors in January 2011. The intent of 
this meeting is to discuss issues of relevance to the Councils, 
including FY 2011 budget allocations and budget planning, Annual Catch 
Limits (ACLs), Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, Recreational 
Fishery Issues, Enforcement, Catch Shares Policy Implementation, and 
other topics related to implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

DATES: The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 
recess at 5:30 p.m. or when business is complete; and reconvene at 8:30 
a.m. on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, and adjourn by 5 p.m. or when 
business is complete.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Phoenix Park Hotel, 520 
North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001, telephone 1-800-824-
5419, fax 202-638-4025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William D. Chappell: telephone 301-
713-2337 or e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#15427c79797c74783b567d746565707979557b7a74743b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7a09e9b9b9e969ad9b49f968787929b9bb799989696d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>; or Tara Scott: 
telephone 301-713-2337 or e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c490a5b6a5ea97a7abb0b084aaaba5a5eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88dce9fae9a6dbebe7fcfcc8e6e7e9e9a6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) of 2006 established the 
Council Coordination Committee (CCC) by amending Section 302 (16 U.S.C. 
1852) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The committee consists of the 
chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors of each of the eight 
Regional Fishery Management Councils authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act or other Council members or staff. NMFS will host this meeting and 
provide reports to the CCC for its information and discussion. All 
sessions are open to the public.

Proposed Agenda

January, 11, 2011

    9 a.m. Morning Session Begins.
    9-10:30 Welcome comments and Round Robin with Councils.
    10:30-10:45 Break.
    10:45-11:30 Round Robin with Councils (Continued).
    11:30-12 ``Managing Our Nation's Fisheries'' III Planning.
    12 noon-1:30 p.m. Lunch.
    1:30 Afternoon Session Begins.
    1:30-2:15 Performance Measures.
    2:15-3:15 Budget Issues FY11:
    <bullet> Status, Allocation, Council Grants.
    <bullet> FY12: Update.
    3:15-3:30 Break.
    3:30-4:15 Budget Issues (Continued).
    4:15-5:15 ACLs and Associated Science Issues.
    <bullet> National Science ACL Workshop.
    <bullet> Report of the 2010 National Scientific and Statistical 
Committees (SSC) Workshop.
    <bullet> Planning for National SSC Workshop--MAFMC.
    <bullet> Prioritizing Future Stock assessments to Meet MSRA 
Requirements.
    5:15-5:30 Review of Procedure for Approval of Councils' Standard 
Operating Policy and Procedures.
    5:30 Adjourn for the Day.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

    8:30 a.m. Morning Session Begins.
    8:30-9 Communication on Ending Overfishing.
    9-9:30 Recreational Fisheries Engagement Strategy.
    9:30-10:30 Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Re-
estimation Project Update.
    10:30-10:45 Break.
    10:45-11:30 Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning.
    11:30-1 p.m. Lunch.
    1-Afternoon Session Begins.
    1-2 Catch Shares Policy Implementation.

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    2-3 Enforcement Issues.
    3-3:15 Break.
    3:15-4:15 Impacts and Response to Climate Change.
    4:15-4:45 May Council Coordination Committee (CCC) Agenda Planning.
    4:45-5 Wrap-up.
    5 p.m. Adjourn.
    The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The 
CCC will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Tara Scott at 301-713-2337x177 at least five 
working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: December 20, 2010.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-32477 Filed 12-23-10; 8:45 am]
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