36538 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 146 / Monday, July 30, 2018 / Notices 

No incidental take of ESA-listed 

species is authorized or expected to 

result from this activity. Therefore, 

NMFS has determined that formal 

consultation under section 7 of the ESA 

is not required for this action. 

Authorization 

NMFS has issued an IHA to CTJV for 

conducting pile driving and removal 

activities as part of the PTST project 

between August 1, 2018 through July 31, 

2019, provided the previously 

mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: July 25, 2018. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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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. 

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, August 13, 2018 through 

Thursday, August 16, 2018. For agenda 

details, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 

3001 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, 

VA 23451, telephone: (757) 213–3000. 

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, August 13, 2018 

Swearing in of New and Reappointed 

Council Members 

Election of Officers 

Illex Control Date and 2018 and 2019 

Fishery 

Consider a new or existing (August 2, 

2013) control date and review and 

consider adjustment to 2018 and 2019 

Illex specifications. 

Atlantic Mackerel Framework and 

Specifications 

Approve rebuilding plan and 

associated 2019–2021 specifications 

including river herring and shad cap. 

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 

Council Meeting With the Atlantic 

States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 

Bass and Bluefish Boards 

MRIP Presentation on New Estimates 

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 

Bass Framework and Addendum on 

Conservation Equivalency, Block Island 

Sound Transit, and Slot Limits 

Framework meeting 1—review draft 

alternatives and review and approve 

draft addendum. 

Black Sea Bass Specifications 

Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, 

Advisory Panel, and staff 

recommendations and adopt 2019 

specifications. 

Black Sea Bass Wave 1 Fishery and 

Letter of Authorization (LOA) 

Consider a potential February 2019 

opening of the recreational Wave 1 

fishery and discuss the continued 

development of the LOA Framework. 

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 

Council Meeting With the Atlantic 

States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 

Bass and Bluefish Boards 

Summer Flounder Specifications 

Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, 

Advisory Panel, and staff 

recommendations and adopt 2019 

specifications. 

Scup Specifications 

Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, 

Advisory Panel, and staff 

recommendations regarding previously 

implemented 2019 specifications and 

recommend changes to 2019 

specifications if necessary. 

Bluefish Specifications 

Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, 

Advisory Panel, and staff 

recommendations and adopt 2019 

specifications. 

Bluefish Allocation Amendment 

Review scoping comments and 

discuss next steps and determine issues 

to be included in public hearing 

document. 

ASMFC Bluefish FMP Review 

Thursday, August 16, 2018 

Responsible Offshore Development 

Alliance 

Draft Amendment 11 to the 2006 

Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP for 

Management of Shortfin Mako Sharks 

Business Session 

Committee Reports (SSC); Executive 

Director’s Report; Organization Reports; 

and, Liaison Reports. 

Continuing and New Business 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

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: July 25, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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