[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 57904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23777]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XZ17


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Joint Spiny Dogfish Committee, its Ecosystems and Oceans Planning 
Committee, its Demersal and Coastal Migratory Committee, its Law 
Enforcement Committee, its Executive Committee, and its Squid, 
Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, through 
Thursday, October 14, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Congress Hall, 251 Beach Avenue, Cape May, New Jersey 08204; 
telephone: 609-884-8421.
    Council Address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901-3910; telephone: 302-674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-
2331 ext. 255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    On Tuesday, October 12, 2010-The Joint Spiny Dogfish Committee with 
meet from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Ecosystems and Oceans Planning 
Committee will meet from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The Demersal and Coastal 
Migratory Committee will meet from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. The Law 
Enforcement Committee will meet from 5 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. On 
Wednesday, October 13, 2010-The Executive Committee will hold a closed 
meeting from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. The Council will convene at 9 a.m. 
From 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. the Council will receive a (MARCO) 
presentation. Spiny Dogfish Management Measures for 2011 and beyond 
will be discussed from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Squid, Mackerel, and 
Butterfish Committee will meet from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. On Thursday, 
October 14, 2010-The Council will convene at 8 a.m. Parliamentary 
Training will be held from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. From 10 a.m. until 1 
p.m. the Council will convene to conduct its regular Business Session, 
receive Organizational Reports, Council Liaison Reports, Executive 
Director's Report, receive a report on the status of MAFMC's FMPs, any 
continuing and/or new business, and Committee Reports.
    Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council 
itself are: On Tuesday, October 12-The Joint Spiny Dogfish Committee 
will review and discuss SSC and Monitoring Committee recommendations as 
they relate to dogfish management measures for the 2011 fishing year 
and beyond and develop management measure recommendations for the 2011 
fishing year and beyond. The Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee 
will receive an Atlantic Wind Connection project presentation by Mark 
Melnyk, a Fishermen's Energy wind project presentation by Dan Cohen, 
and a presentation by Michele Bachman on the New England Fishery 
Management Council's Omnibus Habitat Amendment. The Demersal and 
Coastal Migratory Committee will identify and discuss issues associated 
with present scup allocations. The Law Enforcement Committee will 
review the Fisheries Achievement Award (FAA) nominations and recommend 
a recipient for recognition. On Wednesday, October 13-The Executive 
Committee will hold a closed meeting. The Council will convene to 
receive a MARCO presentation by Laura McKay, Program Manager Virginia 
Coastal Zone Program. The Council will review and discuss the 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), the Monitoring Committee 
and the Joint Committee regarding Spiny Dogfish specifications as they 
relate to dogfish management measures for the 2011 fishing year and 
beyond and develop management measure recommendations for the 2011 
fishing year and beyond. The Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee 
will meet as a Committee of the Whole to review public comments on the 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Amendment 11 and 
select alternatives for final submission of Amendment 11. On Thursday 
October 14-The Council will convene to receive Parliamentary Training 
from Collette Trohan from A Great Meeting, Inc. The Council will hold 
its regular Business Session to approve the June and August minutes, 
receive Organizational Reports, the Liaison Reports, the Executive 
Director's Report, Status of the FMP's, conduct any continuing and/or 
new business, and receive Committee Reports.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is 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 five days prior 
to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 20, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-23777 Filed 9-22-10; 8:45 am]
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