[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4348-4349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1526]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XU05


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) will hold 
public hearings in February 2010 to allow for input on Amendment 11 to 
the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Fishery Management 
Plan (FMP). See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below for times and 
locations.

DATES: Send written comments will be accepted until March 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 2115, Federal Building, 
300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19904.

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    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: There are 7 proposed management actions in 
this Amendment. The proposed management actions could:
    1-4: Create a tiered limited access system in the Atlantic mackerel 
fishery;
    5: Update Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) designations for all species 
in the MSB FMP;
    6: Establish a percentage allocation between the recreational and 
commercial mackerel sectors; and
    7: Establish limitations on at-sea processing via at-sea transfers 
(i.e. processing by motherships) in the mackerel fishery.
    Summaries of the proposed actions will be available and presented 
at the hearings.
    The full draft Environmental Impact Statement that analyzes the 
proposed actions may be downloaded at: http://www.nero.noaa.gov/nero/regs/com.html.
    The scheduled public hearings are as follows:
    (The February 9 hearing notice was already published in the Federal 
Register as part of the MAFMC's February Council meeting but is 
included in this list for completeness.)
    February 9; 7-9 p.m.; Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort, 
Cambridge, MD
    February 16; 5-7 p.m.; Annisquam River Marine Fisheries Station, 
Gloucester, MA
    February 17; 5-7 p.m.; Radisson Hotel Providence Airport, 
Providence, RI
    February 18; 5-7 p.m.; Congress Hall Hotel, Cape May, NJ
    February 24; 5-7 p.m.; Virginia Marine Resources Commission, 
Newport News, VA
    All hearings will be digitally recorded and saved as transcripts of 
the hearing.

Special Accommodations

    These hearings 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 hearing date.

    Dated: January 21, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-1526 Filed 1-26-10; 8:45 am]
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