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Amendment to address observer 

coverage on Atlantic herring vessels and 

develop Committee recommendations. 

The committee will discuss other 

business as necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed 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 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 

(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30306 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearings, 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

developing an Amendment to the 

Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (called 

‘‘Measures to Protect Deep Sea Corals 

from Impacts of Fishing Gear’’) that will 

address minimizing the impacts of 

fishing gear on deep sea corals in the 

Mid-Atlantic. 

DATES: Written comments will be 

accepted until Wednesday, January 28, 

2015. Five public hearings will be held 

during this comment period. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates, 

times, and locations. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent by any of the following methods: 

• Email to the following address: 

kdancy@mafmc.org; Include ‘‘Deep Sea 

Corals Amendment Comments’’ in the 

subject line; 

• Mail or hand deliver to Dr. 

Christopher M. Moore, Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 North State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, Delaware 

19901. Mark the outside of the envelope 

‘‘Deep Sea Corals Amendment 

Comments’’; or 

• Fax to (302) 674–5399. 

• A web form for submitting 

comments is available on the Council’s 

Web site: http://www.mafmc.org/

comments/deep-sea-corals. The draft 

Amendment document may be obtained 

from the Council office at the previously 

provided address, or by request to the 

Council by telephone (302) 674–2331, or 

via the Internet at http://

www.mafmc.org. 

• Comments may also be provided 

verbally at any of the five public 

hearings. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for dates, times, and 

locations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Christopher M. Moore, Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 800 North 

State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331. The 

Council’s Web site, www.mafmc.org also 

has details on the meeting location, 

webinar listen-in access, and public 

hearing materials. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Council has initiated an 

amendment to the Atlantic Mackerel, 

Squid, and Butterfish FMP in order to 

minimize the impacts of fishing gear on 

deep sea corals in the mid-Atlantic. The 

Council has approved a range of 

alternatives proposing designation of 

deep sea coral protection zones, under 

the discretionary authority described in 

section 303(b)(2)(b) of the reauthorized 

Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA). These 

zones would consist of areas where use 

of certain gear types (all bottom-tending 

gear or all mobile bottom-tending gear) 

would be restricted in order to protect 

deep sea corals from physical damage 

caused by fishing gear. Although this 

action is being taken through the 

Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 

FMP, these measures could apply to any 

federally regulated fishing activity 

occurring within the proposed areas in 

the Mid-Atlantic Council region. 

Additionally, this amendment proposes 

to modify the framework provisions of 

the FMP and require Vessel Monitoring 

Systems (VMS) for all Illex squid 

vessels. For more information and to 

access the public hearing document, 

visit: http://www.mafmc.org/actions/

msb/am16. 

Public Hearings 

The dates and locations of the public 

hearings are as follows. 

• Monday, January 12, 2015, 7 p.m., 

Hyatt Place Long Island/East End, 451 

East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901, 

telephone: (631) 208–0002; 

• Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 7 p.m., 

The Grand Hotel, 1045 Beach Avenue, 

Cape May, NJ 08204, telephone: (609) 

884–5611; 

• Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 7 

p.m., Washington Marriott at Metro 

Center, 775 12th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20005, telephone: (202) 

737–2200; 

• Thursday, January 15, 2015, 7 p.m., 

Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 3001 

Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 

23451, telephone: (866) 460–7456; 

• Friday, January 16, 2015, 7 p.m., 

Ocean Pines Library, 11107 Cathell Rd., 

Berlin, MD 21811, telephone: (410) 208– 

4014; 

• Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 7 p.m., 

Internet webinar, Connection 

information to be available at http://

www.mafmc.org or by contacting the 

Council (see ADDRESSES above). 

Special Accommodations 

These public hearings are accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to Jan 

Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30316 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] 

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North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting; Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of correction of a public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s Pacific 


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Northwest Crab Industry Advisory 

Committee (PNCIAC) will meet in 

Seattle, WA. The meeting is open to the 

public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

January 12, 2015, from 9 a.m. until 12 

noon. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Fishermen’s Terminal, Norby 

conference room, 3919 18th Avenue W., 

Seattle, WA 98199. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Diana Stram, Council Staff; telephone: 

(907) 271–2809 or Lance Farr, (206) 

669–7163. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

original notice published in the Federal 

Register on December 12, 2014 (79 FR 

73884). This notice serves a correction 

to that notice and is being re-published 

in its entirety due to a date change and 

an addition to the agenda. 

The Committee will discuss issues to 

recommend for the 10-year review of the 

Crab Rationalization Program and 

discuss extending the Western Baridi 

fishing season. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail 

Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 

working days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30304 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD679 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of the King Mackerel 

Gillnet Working Group. 

DATES: The meeting will convene at 9 

a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, January 

12, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The 

meeting will be held at the Marriott 

Beachside Hotel located at 3841 N. 

Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 

33040. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Rindone, Fishery Biologist, Gulf of 

Mexico Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (813) 348–1630; fax: (813) 

348–1711; email: ryan.rindone@

gulfcouncil.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion on the agenda are as 

follows: 

King Mackerel Gillnet Working Group 

Agenda, Monday, January 12, 2015, 9 

a.m. Until 5 p.m. 

I. Adoption of Agenda 

II. Action Guide 

III. Overview of King Mackerel Gillnet 

Issues 

(a) Gulf Council Mackerel Committee 

Summary 

IV. Suggested Gillnet Management 

Options 

(a) Trip Limit Increases 

(b) Gear Modifications 

(c) Catch Shares 

(d) Other 

V. Wrap Up 

This agenda may be modified as 

necessary to facilitate the discussion of 

pertinent materials up to and during the 

scheduled meeting. 

For meeting materials see folder 

‘‘King Mackerel Gillnet Working Group 

meeting—2015—01’’ on Gulf Council 

file server. To access the file server, the 

URL is https://

public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/

index.cgi, or go to the Council’s Web 

site and click on the FTP link in the 

lower left of the Council Web site 

(http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The 

username and password are both 

‘‘gulfguest’’. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action 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 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira at the Council Office (see 

ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days 

prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30314 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD677 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Herring Advisory Panel to consider 

actions affecting New England fisheries 

in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Sheraton Harborside, 250 

Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 

telephone: (603) 431–2300; fax: (603) 

431–7805. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The items of discussion on the agenda 

are: 

The panel will review Action Plans 

for the 2016–18 Atlantic herring fishery 

specifications and an amendment to the 

Atlantic Herring FMP to consider 

control rules for the Atlantic herring 


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