[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3559-3560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01147]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD730


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.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.

DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, February 10, 2015 through 
Thursday, February 12, 2015. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh 
Brownstone-University, 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27605; 
telephone: (919) 828-0811.
    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 Web site, 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, 
however, agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's Web site when possible.)

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Research Set-Aside (Cooperative Research) Committee
    --Discuss goals for a MAFMC cooperative research program and 
criteria for evaluating success
    --Review and decide on a plan of action, including whether the 
following are needed: additional committee members, a Fishery

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Management Action Team (FMAT), and/or an advisory panel
    --Discuss workshop and potential invitees
3 p.m.
Council Convenes
3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Climate Change and Fisheries--Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries 
Management
    --NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy, Roger Griffis--NMFS
    --Review Climate White Paper
    --Discuss incorporation of climate change and variability into 
Council fishery science and management programs

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

9 a.m.
Council Convenes
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Cost Recovery Amendment
    --Review public hearing comments
    --Select preferred alternatives for submission to NMFS
10:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
Omnibus Observer Amendment
    --Review and approve document for public comment and hearings
11:50 a.m.-12 p.m.
Ricks E Savage Award
1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Deep Sea Coral Amendment
    --Review public hearing comments
    --Select preferred alternatives for submission to NMFS
5 p.m.-6 p.m.
Listening Session--MRIP New Effort Estimation Methodology, Rob 
Andrews--NMFS

Thursday, February 12, 2015

8 a.m.
Council Convenes
8 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
ACCSP Presentation--Recent Data Collection Improvements, Mike Cahall--
ACCSP
8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.
Electronic Technology Implementation Plan--Update, Dan Morris--NMFS
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Business Session
Organization Reports
    --NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office
    --NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
    --Stock Assessment Program Review and Follow-up
    --NOAA Office of General Counsel
    --NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
    --U.S. Coast Guard
    --Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Liaison Reports
    --New England Council
    --South Atlantic Council
Executive Director's Report, Chris Moore
Science Report, Rich Seagraves
Committee Reports
    --RSA (Cooperative Research) Committee
--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: January 20, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-01147 Filed 1-22-15; 8:45 am]
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