[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56059-56060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19371]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XC96


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 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), its 
Joint Dogfish Committee, Research Set-Aside Committee (RSA), Law 
Enforcement Committee, and Executive Committee will hold public 
meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 through 
Thursday, October 18, 2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the New Bern Convention Center, 
203 South Front St, New Bern, NC 28563; telephone: (252) 637-1551.
    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: On Tuesday, October 16, the Joint Dogfish 
Committee will meet from 10 a.m. until noon. The RSA Committee will 
meet from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The Law Enforcement Committee will meet 
from 4 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. The Council will convene at 8:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, October 17 and remain in session until 4:15 p.m. at which 
time the Executive Committee will meet until 5:30 p.m. On Thursday 
October 18, the Council will convene at 9 a.m. and remain in session 
until approximately 1 p.m.
    Agenda items by day for the Council's committees and the Council 
itself are:
    Tuesday, October 16 - the Joint Dogfish Committee will review and 
develop the Dogfish Monitoring Committee's recommendations regarding 
the 2008/09 fishing year quota and related management measures for 
Council consideration and action. The Research Set-Aside Committee 
(RSA) will review the New England Council's policy for incorporation of 
research results into fishery management programs. The Law Enforcement 
Committee will review Fisheries Achievement Award (FAA) nominations, 
recommend recipient(s) for that award recognition, and review the 
Council's Award Recognition Program Survey results.
    Wednesday, October 17 - the Council will swear in new and 
reappointed Council members and elect Council officers. The Council 
will receive a report by Dr. Jim Weinberg on the recent Monkfish Stock 
Assessment. The Council will consider adjustments to the current 
Monkfish Management Program and discuss the need for a new framework 
for the 2008 fishing year and if necessary initiate such a framework. 
The Council will review and discuss the Dogfish Committee's 
recommendations for the dogfish quota and related management measures 
for the 2008/09 fishing year and adopt the quota and related management 
measures for the 2008/09 fishing year and beyond. The Council will then 
receive a presentation by Dr. Mike Fogarty on the Northeast Fisheries 
Science Center's current ecosystem activities. The Council will conduct 
its business session, receive organizational reports, receive the New 
England Council liaison report, the Executive Director's report, status 
of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Fishery Management 
Plans (FMP), and Committee reports. The

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Council will receive a presentation by Preston Pate on the NMFS' Marine 
Recreational Information Program (MRIP). The Executive Committee will 
then review the highlights of the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act 
Workshop, review the highlights of the Northeast Regional Coordinating 
Council (NRCC) meeting, and review the Council's proposed 2008 Annual 
Work Plan (AWP).
    Thursday, October 18 - the Council will convene at 9 a.m. to review 
and approve the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 
(DSEIS) and public hearing document (PHD) for Amendment 10 to the 
Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish FMP which is intended to rebuild the 
butterfish fishery. The Council will then consider any continuing and/
or new 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 these meetings. 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

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Jan Bryan, (302) 674-2331 ext. 
18, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 26, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-19371 Filed 10-1-07; 8:45 am]
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