[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9924-9925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3943]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022205C]


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 meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) Reauthorization Committee; its Ecosystems 
Committee; its Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee; its Executive 
Committee; its Research Set-Aside Committee; and, its Tilefish 
Committee will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will begin on Tuesday, March 15, 2005, and continue 
through Thursday, March 17, 2005. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
specific dates and times and meeting agendas.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be at the Ramada Inn Outer Banks Resort 
and Conference Center, 1701 S. Virginia Dave Trail, Kill Devil Hills, 
NC 27948, telephone 252-441-2151.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19904, telephone 302-674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331, ext. 
19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

    12 noon to 1 p.m., the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) Reauthorization 
Committee will meet.
    1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Ecosystems Committee will meet.
    3 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee will 
meet.

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

    8 a.m. to 9 a.m., the Executive Committee will meet.
    9 a.m. through 12 noon, the Council will convene and approve the 
January Council meeting minutes and action items from the January 
Council meeting, hear organizational and liaison reports, and hear the 
Executive Director's Report and the status of the Council's Fishery 
Management Plans (FMP).
    1 p.m., the Council will address Amendment 14/Framework 6 to the 
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP.
    3 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Council will review and discuss Framework 1 
to the Dogfish FMP.
    4 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Council will review and discuss Amendment 2 
to NMFS' Highly Migratory Species (HMS) FMP.

Thursday, March 17, 2005

    8 a.m. to 9 a.m., the Research Set-Aside (RSA) Committee will meet.
    9 a.m. to 10 a.m., the Tilefish Committee will meet.
    10 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Council will convene and conduct a scoping 
meeting to address the possible need for a Controlled Access System for 
Atlantic Mackerel.
    11 a.m., the Council will receive committee reports, and address 
any new and/or continuing business.

Meeting Agendas

Tuesday, March 15

    The Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) Reauthorization Committee will 
review a list of committee-approved changes to be considered during MSA 
reauthorization and develop and adopt a motion for Council 
consideration and action. The Ecosystems Committee will receive an 
update on the tools available for implementation of ecosystem based 
fishery management, and will receive a presentation by the Chesapeake 
Bay Program Office regarding its ecosystem based approach to Chesapeake 
Bay restoration. The Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee will review 
the status of Amendment 9 to the FMP, consider and adopt management 
measures proposed by the technical team, and discuss options for a 
possible mackerel controlled access system.

Wednesday, March 16

    The Executive Committee will review the New England Fishery 
Management Council's (NEFMC) position regarding joint FMP 
responsibilities. Following this committee meeting, the Council will 
convene to approve the January Council meeting minutes and approve 
action items from the January Council meeting. The Council will also 
hear organizational and liaison reports, the Executive Director's 
report and a report on the status of the MAFMC's FMPs. Council will 
address Amendment 14/Framework 6 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
Black Sea Bass FMP in light of actions taken by Atlantic States Marine 
Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 
Bass Board (Board) regarding Addendum 17. The Council will discuss 
implications of the Board's actions regarding prioritization of 
Amendment

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14 and/or Framework 6, and adopt a modified plan of action for 
Amendment 14, Framework 6, or both. The Council will review options 
regarding multi-year setting of specifications for spiny dogfish as 
proposed in Framework 1 to the Dogfish FMP, and review and comment on 
the principal measures contained in Amendment 2 to NMFS' FMP for Highly 
Migratory Species (HMS), i.e., Atlantic tunas, swordfish, and sharks.

Thursday, March 17

    The Research Set-Aside Committee will review the 2006 request for 
proposal (RFP), and review and comment on changes to NOAA's grant 
process. The Tilefish Committee will review and discuss items to be 
addressed in a scoping document to be used in the development of 
Amendment 1. The Council will convene at 10 a.m. and conduct a scoping 
meeting to address the possible need for a Controlled Access System for 
Atlantic mackerel; hear committee reports; and, act on any new and/or 
continuing business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the Council for discussion, these issues may not be the subject 
of formal Council action during this meeting. Council 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 actions 
to address such emergencies.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Debbie Donnangelo (302-674-2331) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 24, 2005.
Peter H. Fricke,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-3943 Filed 2-28-05; 8:45 am]
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