[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44226-44227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18489]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XX90


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 meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Research Set-Aside Committee (RSA),

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its Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee, its Squid, Mackerel, and 
Butterfish (SMB) Committee, and its Executive Committee will hold 
public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, August 16, 2010 through 
Thursday, August 19, 2010. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times of meetings.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Holiday Inn, Historic 
District, 400 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; telephone: (215) 
923-8660.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901-3910; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher Moore, Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
674-2331 ext. 255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Monday, August 16, 2010

    12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. - The RSA Committee will meet.
    2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - The Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee 
will meet.
    3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. - The Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee 
will meet.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

    8 a.m. - The Council will convene.
    8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. - New and reappointed Council members will be 
sworn into office.
    8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - The Council will discuss the Omnibus ACL/
AM Amendment (Annual Catch Limits / Accountability Measures).
    4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - The Executive Committee will meet.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

    8 a.m. - The Council will convene.
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m. - The Council will finalize scup, black sea bass, 
summer flounder, and bluefish management measures for 2011 in 
conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's 
(ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Boards.
    5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - The Council will receive a presentation by 
the National Policy Advisor for Recreational Fisheries, Office of the 
Assistant Administrator NOAA Fisheries.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

    8 a.m. - The Council will convene.
    8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. - The Council will receive a report on the 50th 
Stock Assessment Review Committee.
    8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. - The Council will receive a Marine 
Recreational Information Program (MRIP) update.
    9 a.m. to 10 a.m. - The Council will receive a presentation on the 
General Counsel's Enforcement and Litigation Group regarding purposes, 
practices, and policies.
    10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. - The Council will receive a presentation on 
the Final Recommendations on the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force.
    10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - The Council will convene to conduct its 
regular Business Session, receive Council Liaison Reports, 
Organizational Reports, Executive Director Reports, receive a report on 
the status of MAFMC's FMPs, Committee Reports, and any continuing and/
or new business.
    Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council 
itself are:
    On Monday, August 16 - The RSA Committee will the review their 2012 
research priorities list and their draft mission statement. The 
Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee will receive a presentation on 
activities of the Northeast Fishery Science Center's (NEFSC) Ecosystems 
Branch by Dr. Michael Fogerty. The SMB Committee will review Amendment 
14 scoping comments and refine its goals and receive an update on 
butterfish cap control mechanism affecting the Loligo fishery from the 
Northeast Regional Office (NERO) officials.
    On Tuesday, August 17 - new and reappointed Council members will be 
sworn into office. The Council will review and discuss management 
alternatives to address ABCs, ACLs, and AMs for all FMP species and 
approve and adopt the Omnibus Amendment for Secretarial submission. The 
Executive Committee will review the Ricks E Savage Award criteria and 
nomination process, excessive share project update, Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) membership, and Visioning Project update.
    On Wednesday, August 18 - The Council in conjunction with the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board will review the Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) and the associated Monitoring Committee's 
specification recommendations for 2011 and adopt 2011 commercial and 
recreational harvest levels and commercial management measures for 
scup, black sea bass, and summer flounder. The Council in conjunction 
with the ASMFC's Bluefish Board will review the SSC and the Bluefish 
Monitoring Committees' specification recommendations regarding the 2011 
harvest levels and associated management measures and adopt 
recommendations for harvest levels and associated management measures 
for 2011. The Council will receive a presentation by Russell Dunn, 
National Policy Advisor for Recreational Fisheries, Office of the 
Assistant Administrator NOAA Fisheries.
    On Thursday, August 19 - the Council will receive a report by Dr. 
James Weinberg (NMFS NEFSC) on the 50th Stock Assessment Review 
Committee. The Council will receive an update on the MRIP provided by 
Gordon Colvin. The Council will receive a presentation by Mitch 
MacDonald on Office of General Counsel's Enforcement and Litigation 
Group regarding purposes, practices, and policies. The Council will 
receive a presentation by Samuel Rauch on the final recommendations of 
the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force. The Council will hold its 
regular Business Session to approve the June 2010 minutes and address 
any outstanding actions from the June 2010 meeting, receive Liaison 
Reports, Organizational Reports, the Executive Director's Report, an 
update on the status of the Council's FMPs, Committee Reports, and any 
continuing and new business to include addressing a request for 
initiation of an Anadromous FMP.

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 Saunders, (302) 526-5251), 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 23, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-18489 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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