[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30891-30892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10891]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC048]


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

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including a joint session with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's Interstate Fisheries Management Program (ISFMP) Policy 
Board.

DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, June 7 through Thursday, June 
9, 2022. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Place Long 
Island/East End (431 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901); telephone: 
(631) 208-0002.
    This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, with options for 
both in-person and webinar participation. Webinar registration details 
will be available on the Council's website at https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/june-2022.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
www.mafmc.org.

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, 
although agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's website when possible.)

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Update on Northeast Regional Habitat Assessment Products

Aquaculture Update
    Review the draft MAFMC Aquaculture Policy and Aquaculture in the 
Mid-Atlantic Region Background Document
    Consider approval of MAFMC Aquaculture Policy
New Jersey Ocean Acidification Monitoring Newtork
    (Dr. Grace Saba, Rutgers University)
2023 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications
    Review recommendations for 2023 specifications
    Recommend changes to 2023 specifications if necessary
Equity and Environmental Justice Strategy Presentation
    (Sharon Benjamin, NOAA Fisheries)
Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation Update
    (Dr. Gavin Fay, UMass Dartmouth, and Dr. Lou Carr-Harris, NEFSC)
    Review of Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation model 
development and outputs

Council Meeting With the ASMFC ISFMP Policy Board

Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework/Addenda for Summer 
Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Final Action
    Review public comments
    Review SSC evaluation
    Review recommendations from Advisory Panel, FMAT/PDT, and Council 
staff
    Consider final action

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Mackerel Rebuilding 2.0 Amendment Final Action
    Review RH/S cap and 2023-25 Mackerel specifications
    Recommend changes to 2023-25 Mackerel specifications if necessary
    Consider final action
2023 Longfin Squid Specifications
    Review recommendations for 2023 specifications
    Recommend changes to 2023 specifications if necessary
2023-25 Chub Mackerel Specifications
    Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory 
Panel, and Staff
    Adopt specifications for 2023-25
Unmanaged Commercial Landings Report
    Review annual report on landings of unmanaged species
NEFSC Shad and River Herring Update
    Review spatial revenue analyses from NEFSC related to River Herring 
and Shad bycatch
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Phase II
    Update on Phase II of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan 
and request for input
Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch Draft Action Plan
    Update and request for input
Research Set-Aside Program Redevelopment
    Review Committee recommendations
    Consider Council action

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Business Session
    Committee Reports (SSC); Executive Director's Report; Organization 
Reports; and Liaison Reports

Other Business and General Public Comment

    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).

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 17, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-10891 Filed 5-19-22; 8:45 am]
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