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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69430-69431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27541]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD635

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 Monday, December 8, 2014 through 
Thursday, December 11, 2014. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: Royal Sonesta, 550 Light 
Street, Baltimore, MD, telephone: (410) 234-0550.
    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, 
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's Web site when possible.)

Monday, December 8, 2014

1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

Executive Committee [OPEN SESSION]
    --Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
     Forage Fish White Paper (review second draft)

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    1. Consider potential action for protection of unmanaged forage 
species
     Climate Change and Fisheries White Paper (review first 
draft)
    --2015 Implementation Plan
     Discuss and approve

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Ecosystem/Ocean Planning Committee Meeting as a Committee of the Whole
    --Habitat Project Update
    --NEFMC Omnibus Habitat Amendment Public Hearing
    --Develop Council comments on NEFMC Amendment

1:30 p.m.

Demersal Committee Meeting as a Committee of the Whole with the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, 
and Black Sea Bass Boards

1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

Comprehensive Summer Flounder Amendment
    --Review Summer Flounder Scoping comments
    --Approve issues to be addressed in the amendment

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

9 a.m.

Demersal Committee Meeting as a Committee of the Whole with the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, 
and Black Sea Bass Boards

9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Finalize Summer Flounder 2015 Recreational Management Measures
    --Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations 
for 2015
    --Adopt recommendations for 2015 management measures

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Finalize Scup 2015 Recreational Management Measures
    --Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations 
for 2015
    --Adopt recommendations for 2015 management measures

1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Finalize Black Sea Bass 2015 Management Measures
    --Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations 
for 2015
    --Adopt recommendations for 2015 management measures

3 p.m.-4 p.m.

Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office Strategic Plan, Harry Mears

4 p.m.-5 p.m.

Golden Tilefish
    --Consider changes in possession limit
    --Consider changes to the Interactive Voice Reporting requirements

5 p.m.-6 p.m.

Listening Session--Deep Sea Corals, Martha Nizinski

Thursday, December 11, 2014

9 a.m.

Council Convenes

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Business Session
Organization Reports
    --NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office
    --NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
    --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
    --Executive Committee
     Approve 2015 Implementation Plan 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: November 17, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-27541 Filed 11-20-14; 8:45 am]
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