[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61333-61334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28134]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XT00


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 
Surfclam / Ocean Quahog / Tilefish Committee; its Dogfish Committee; 
its Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee; its Demersal and Coastal 
Migratory Committee; its Monkfish Committee; and, its Executive 
Committee will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2009 through 
Thursday, December 10, 2009. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

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ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Sheraton Suites Hotel, 422 
Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19801; telephone: (302) 654-8300.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New St., Room 2115, 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, December 8, 2009

    From 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., the Council will convene jointly with 
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer 
Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass and Dogfish Boards to discuss and 
develop recreational management measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
Black Sea Bass, and commercial management measures for Dogfish.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

    From 8 a.m. until noon, the Council will meet to discuss and 
develop Accountability Measures (AM) for Surfclam, Ocean Quahog, 
Tilefish, Dogfish, Mackerel, and Butterfish.
    From 1 p.m. until 1:15 p.m., the Council will present its 2009 
annual award recognitions.
    From 1:15 p.m. until 4 p.m., the Council will meet to discuss and 
develop AMs for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Monkfish.
    From 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., officials from National Marine 
Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) 
will provide the Council with a presentation on Catch Shares.

Thursday, October 10, 2009

    From 8 a.m. until 9 a.m., the Executive Committee will meet.
    From 9 a.m. until 10 a.m., the Council will receive a presentation 
from a senior NOAA Advisor on NOAA's Catch Share Policy.
    From 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m,. the Council will hold its regular 
Business Session.
    From 11:30 until 12 p.m., an informal question and answer session 
will be convened regarding MPA nominations and designations.
    From 1 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., public comments will be taken and 
considered regarding the selection of sites for MPA designation.
    From 2:15 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., the Council will receive Committee 
reports and conduct any continuing and/or new business.
    Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council 
itself are:
    On Tuesday, December 8 - The Council will convene jointly with the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board. They will review and discuss the 
Monitoring Committee's and Advisory Panel's recommendations on summer 
flounder, scup, and black sea bass recreational management measures, 
and develop and approve recreational management measures for the 2010 
summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass recreational fisheries. 
Jointly with the ASMFC's Dogfish Board, the Council will review and 
discuss the Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee's and the SSC's advice 
and recommendations for the spiny dogfish quota and related management 
measures for the 2010/11 fishing year, and adopt quota and related 
management measures for the 2010/11 fishing year.
    On Wednesday, December 9 - The Council will convene to discuss 
Accountability Measures (AM) to be included in the Council's ACL/AM 
Omnibus Amendment with its Surfclam / Ocean Quahog / Tilefish 
Committee, its Dogfish Committee, and its Squid, Mackerel, and 
Butterfish Committee. The Council will then award its 2009 Fisheries 
Achievement Award (FAA) and its Ricks E Savage Award. The Council will 
meet with its Demersal and Coastal Migratory Committee and the Monkfish 
Committee to discuss and recommend draft Accountability Measures (AM) 
to be included in the Council's ACL/AM Omnibus Amendment. The Council 
will then receive a presentation from a NMFS NEFSC Official on 
performance monitoring and evaluation of catch shares in terms of their 
social, cultural and economic impacts on regional fisheries.
    On Thursday, December 10 - The Executive Committee will meet to 
review the draft standards for reconsideration by the SSC of ABC advice 
previously provided by that Committee. The Council will then convene to 
receive a presentation by Dr. Lubchenco's Senior Advisor and Catch 
Share Task Force Chairperson on NOAA's draft-interim policy on Catch 
Shares. The Council will open its regular business session to approve 
the October Council meeting minutes and receive various organizational 
reports. A question / answer session will then be held regarding MPA 
nominations, followed by a public comment concerning the Council's 
selection of sites for MPA designation. The Council will hear Committee 
reports and discuss any continuing and / or new business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups 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 Bryan, (302) 674-2331 ext 
18, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: November 19, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-28134 Filed 11-23-09; 8:45 am]
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