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Summer Flounder—Whole fish would 

be retained for maturity, fecundity, BIA, 

food habits, and genetic research. The 

summer flounder retained would not 

exceed 60 fish per month from each of 

the three stock areas (GOM, GB, SNE/ 

MA), or 1,800 fish total from each stock 

area for all trips. The maximum weight 

on any trip would not exceed 100 lb 

(45.36 kg) total weight, and would not 

exceed 3,000 lb (1,360.78 kg) for all trips 

combined. 

Winter Flounder—Whole fish would 

be retained for maturity, fecundity, BIA, 

food habits, and genetic research. The 

winter flounder retained would not 

exceed 60 fish per month from each of 

the three stock areas (GOM, GB, SNE/ 

MA), or 1,800 fish total from each stock 

area for all trips. The maximum weight 

on any trip would not exceed 75 lb 

(34.02 kg) total weight, and would not 

exceed 2,250 lb (1020.58 kg) for all trips 

combined. 

Monkfish—Whole fish would be 

retained for maturity and fecundity 

research. Monkfish retained would not 

exceed 10 fish per trip, or 120 fish total 

for all trips. The maximum weight on 

any trip would not exceed 100 lb (45.36 

kg) total weight, and would not exceed 

1,200 lb (544.31 kg) for all trips 

combined. 

Cod—Whole fish would be retained 

for tagging demonstrations and 

educational purposes. Cod to be 

retained would not exceed 15 fish per 

trip, or 60 cod for all trips. The 

maximum weight on any trip would not 

exceed 100 lb (45.36 kg) total weight, 

and would not exceed 600 lb (272.16 kg) 

for all trips combined. 

Barndoor Skate—Whole and, in some 

cases, live skates would be retained for 

age and growth research and species 

confirmation. The barndoor skates 

retained would not exceed 20 fish per 

trip, or 80 skates total for all trips. The 

maximum weight on any trip would not 

exceed 75 lb (34.02 kg) total weight, and 

would not exceed 300 lb (136.08 kg) 

total for all trips combined. 

Thorny Skate—Whole and, in some 

cases, live skates would be retained for 

age and growth research and species 

confirmation. Thorny skates retained 

would not exceed 20 fish per trip, or 80 

skates total for all trips. The maximum 

weight on any trip would not exceed 75 

lb (34.02 kg) whole weight, and would 

not exceed 300 lb (136.08 kg) total for 

all trips combined. 

Black Sea Bass—Whole fish would be 

retained for examination of seasonal and 

latitudinal patterns in energy allocation. 

This effort is in support of an ongoing 

study at the NEFSC to evaluate BIA to 

measure fish energy density and 

reproductive potential for stock 

assessment. Black sea bass retained 

would not exceed 75 fish per trip or 300 

black sea bass total for all trips. The 

maximum weight on any trip would not 

exceed 250 lb (113.40 kg) total weight, 

and would not exceed 1,000 lb (453.59 

kg) total for all trips combined. 

The applicant may make requests to 

NMFS for minor modifications and 

extensions to the EFP throughout the 

year. EFP modifications and extensions 

may be granted by NMFS without 

further notice if they are deemed 

essential to facilitate completion of the 

proposed research and result in only a 

minimal change in the scope or impact 

of the initially approved EFP request. In 

accordance with NOAA Administrative 

Order 216–6, a Categorical Exclusion or 

other appropriate NEPA document 

would be completed prior to the 

issuance of the EFP. Further review and 

consultation may be necessary before a 

final determination is made to issue the 

EFP. After publication of this document 

in the Federal Register, the EFP, if 

approved, may become effective 

following a 15-day public comment 

period. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: February 22, 2010. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3890 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XU57 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

conduct an educational workshop on 

catch shares in cooperation with the 

Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability 

Forum (FLSF), the Atlantic States 

Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), 

and the National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS). The intent of this 

workshop is to share information and 

concerns about the use of catch shares 

by the MAFMC in managing fisheries 

within its jurisdiction and help decision 

makers learn from catch share 

management successes, failures, and 

challenges in other regions. 

DATES: The workshop will be held 

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 through 

Thursday, March 18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at the Kingsmill Conference Center, 

1010 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, 

VA, 23185; telephone: (800) 832–5665. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N. State St., 

Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: 

(302) 674–2331. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (302) 674–2331. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

workshop will begin with participants’ 

registration at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 

March 16, 2010 and recess at 5:30 p.m. 

or when business is completed; 

reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 

March 17, 2010 and recess at 5:45 p.m. 

or when business is completed; and, 

reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, 

March 18, 2010 and recess no later than 

4 p.m. An agenda and briefing materials 

will be posted to the Council website 

(www.mafmc.org) as they become 

available. 

The workshop will be an educational 

forum to discuss catch share fishery 

management strategies. The term ≥catch 

share≥ encompasses a broad spectrum of 

fishery management systems that share 

a common approach: allocating a 

portion of a scientifically determined 

catch limit to a discrete set of users (i.e. 

individuals, groups, or communities). 

The MAFMC adopted the first catch 

share programs in the United States 

when it implemented an ITQ 

(individual transferable quota) program 

for the surfclam and ocean quahog 

fisheries in 1990. The MAFMC also 

recently (2009) implemented a catch 

share system for tilefish (IFQ - 

individual fishing quota). 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed 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 Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

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auxiliary aid should be directed to M. 

Jan Bryan, (302) 674–2331 ext 18, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: February 22, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3805 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XU58 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold the following meetings in the 

Mariana islands: Rota Community 

Meeting; Tinian Community Meeting, 

Saipan Community Meeting, 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands (CNMI) Student Symposium, 

Mariana Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem 

Plan Team (PT) Meeting, CNMI Regional 

Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC), 

Guam REAC, Mariana Archipelago 

Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting, Guam 

Student Symposium, 103rd Scientific 

and Statistical Committee (SSC) and 

147th Council meetings to take 

recommendations and action on fishery 

management issues in the Western 

Pacific Region. 

DATES: The Rota Community meeting to 

be held March 11, 2010, Tinian 

Community Meeting to be held March 

12, 2010, Saipan Community Meeting 

and CNMI Student Symposium to be 

held March 13, 2010, Mariana 

Archipelago Ecosystem PT to be held 

March 15, 2010, the CNMI REAC to be 

held March 16, 2010, the Guam REAC 

to be held March 18, 2010, the 103rd 

SSC Meeting to be held March 17–19 

2010, Mariana Archipelago AP and 

Guam Student Symposium to be held 

March 20, 2010, and the 147th Council 

meeting to be held March 21–26, 2010. 

For specific times and agendas, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The CNMI Community 

Meetings will be held at the Rota Social 

Hall, Tinian Elementary School 

Cafeteria and the Fiesta Resort and Spa, 

Saipan. 

The Marianas PT and CNMI REAC 

meetings will be held at the 

Multipurpose Center, Saipan. The 

Marianas AP and Guam REAC meeting 

will be held at the Guam Hilton. 

The CNMI Student Symposium will 

be held at the Fiesta Resort and Spa, 

Saipan, and the Guam Student 

Symposium will be held at the Guam 

Hilton, Guam. 

The 103rd SSC will be held at the 

Guam Hilton. 

The 147th Council meeting will be 

held at the Fiesta Resort and Spa, 

Saipan and at the Guam Hilton on 

Guam. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the agenda items listed here, 

the SSC and Council will hear 

recommendations from Council 

advisory groups. Public comment 

periods will be provided throughout the 

agendas. The order in which agenda 

items are addressed may change. The 

meetings will run as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Schedule and Agenda for Rota, Tinian 

and Saipan Community Meetings 

Rota 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Thursday, March 

11, 2010; Tinian 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Friday, 

March 12, 2010; Saipan 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. 

Saturday, March 13, 2010 

The Rota, Tinian and Saipan 

community meetings will feature a 

traditional fishing demonstration and 

discussion of traditional fishing 

practices from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The 

remainder of the meeting will include 

presentations and discussions on the 

Mariana Archipelago Lunar Calendar, 

CNMI Bottomfish Permit Requirement, 

CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife 

Biosampling Program and Community 

Grant Opportunities. The Council will 

seek public comment on proposed 

Management Measures for Noncommercial Fishing in the Marianas 

Trench Marine National Monument. 

Schedule and Agenda for CNMI 

Student Symposium 

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 

2010 

The Student Symposium will include 

presentations on the High School 

Summer Courses in the Marianas and 

highlights of the Hawaii and American 

Samoa courses and videos. Students 

will be able to participate in an ‘‘open 

house’’ session to feature information on 

the Council, traditional fisheries in the 

Marianas, local fishery agency 

programs, educational opportunities for 

students, and fisheries role in the 

community. 

Schedule and Agenda for the Mariana 

Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

Team Meeting 

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday, March 15, 2010 

The PT will review the status of 2009 

PT recommendations. The PT will 

discuss and may make 

recommendations on the Mariana 

Archipelago Annual Report Modules for 

bottomfish, coral reef, and crustacean 

fisheries and on the separation of Coral 

Reef Ecosystem Management Unit 

Species and Bottomfish Management 

Unit Species complexes. Reports will be 

provided on monitoring activities and 

projects including, the November 2009 

Fishery Data Workshop, NMFS 

biosampling program, Guam bottomfish 

biosampling project, CNMI bottomfish 

regulations and compliance, Mariana 

Humphead Wrasse Study and coral reef 

priority setting. The PT will review and 

make recommendations on the 

following Council actions: 

A. Marianas Trench Monument NonCommercial Fishing Management 

Measures 

B. Recommendations on a Process for 

Establishing Annual Catch Limits 

C. Recommendations on Framework 

Measures for Fishery Ecosystem Plans of 

the Western Pacific 

D. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Aquaculture in the 

Western Pacific 

E. Recommendations on Options for 

Exemptions from Federal Fishery 

Permits 

F. Recommendations on Cooperative 

Research Projects 

Schedule and Agenda for Marianas 

Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

Regional Ecosystem Advisory 

Committee (CNMI REAC) 

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2010 

The CNMI REAC will meet to review 

progress on the 2009 REAC 

recommendations and to hear reports 

on, discuss and consider developing 

recommendations on the following 

upcoming 147th Council Meeting 

Actions: 

A. Management Measures for NonCommercial Fishing in the Marianas 

Trench Marine National Monument 

B. Recommendations on Management 

Measures for Aquaculture in the 

Western Pacific 

C. Recommendations on Cooperative 

Research Projects 

In addition, the CNMI REAC will hear 

reports on, discuss and consider 

developing recommendations on CNMI 

Coral Reef Priority Setting Document, 


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