[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24282-24283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08760]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB965]


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly 
Migratory Species Advisory Panel

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and webinar/conference call.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a 3-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 
Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in May 2022. The intent of the meeting is 
to consider options for the conservation and management of Atlantic 
HMS. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The AP meeting and webinar will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
on Wednesday, May 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, and 
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, May 20.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Silver 
Spring Hotel, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The meeting 
will also be accessible via WebEx webinar/conference call. Conference 
call and webinar access information are available at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/may-2022-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.
    Participants accessing the webinar are strongly encouraged to log/
dial in 15 minutes prior to the meeting. NMFS will show the 
presentations via webinar and allow public comment during identified 
times on the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Cooper at (301) 427-8503 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efbf8a9b8a9dc1ac80809f8a9daf81808e8ec1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85d5e0f1e0f7abc6eaeaf5e0f7c5ebeae4e4abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atlantic HMS fisheries are managed under the 
dual authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the 
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). The 2006 
Consolidated Atlantic HMS Fishery Management Plan (2006 Consolidated 
HMS FMP) and its amendments are implemented by regulations at 50 CFR 
part 635.
    The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires the establishment of APs and 
requires NMFS to consult with and consider the comments and views of AP 
members during the preparation and implementation of FMPs or FMP 
amendments. 16 U.S.C. 1854(g)(1)(A)-(B). NMFS meets with the HMS AP 
approximately twice each year to consider potential alternatives for 
the conservation and management of Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, 
and shark fisheries, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
    For this meeting, we anticipate discussing:

<bullet> Bluefin tuna management activities including the Amendment 13 
Final Environmental Impact Statement
<bullet> The Marine Recreational Information Program HMS Regional 
Implementation Plan
<bullet> Shark depredation
<bullet> Equity and Environmental Justice


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    We also anticipate inviting other NMFS offices and the United 
States Coast Guard to provide updates, if available, on their 
activities relevant to HMS fisheries. Additional information on the 
meetings and a copy of the draft agenda will be posted prior to the 
meeting at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/may-2022-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.

    Dated: April 20, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-08760 Filed 4-22-22; 8:45 am]
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