[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72791-72792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29728]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA057


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
River Herring and Shad Committee, its Joint Spiny Dogfish Committee, 
and its Executive Committee will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Monday, December 13, 2010 through 
Thursday, December 16, 2010. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Virginia Beach 
Oceanfront Hotel, 3001 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451; 
telephone: (757) 213-3000.
    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, December 13, 2010

    9 a.m. until 12 noon--The River Herring and Shad Committee will 
meet.
    1 p.m. until 5 p.m.--There will be a Habitat-Ecosystems Workshop.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

    8 a.m. until 5 p.m.--The Habitat-Ecosystems Workshop will continue.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

    8:30 a.m.--The Council will convene.
    8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.--The Council will finalize summer flounder, 
scup, and black sea bass recreational management measures for 2011 in 
conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's 
(ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards.
    3 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.--The Council will receive an Overview of the 
Ocean Observatories Initiative.
    3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.--The Joint Spiny Dogfish Committee will 
meet.
    4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.--There will be a Scoping Hearing on 
Monkfish Amendment 6.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

    8 a.m. until 9 a.m.--The Executive Committee will meet.
    9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
    9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.--There will be a Briefing on Proposed Listing 
of Atlantic Sturgeon under Endangered Species Act (ESA).
    9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.--The Council will convene to conduct its 
regular Business Session, receive Organizational Reports, Council 
Liaison Reports, the Executive Director's Report, 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, December 13--The River Herring and Shad Committee will 
review Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Amendment 14 FMAT (Fishery 
Management Action Team) input on management integration issues and 
discuss the next steps. The Habitat-Ecosystems Workshop will include a 
presentation by Jennifer Lukens on Implementing the President's 
National Ocean Policy and there will be a Policy/Management Panel 
discussion.
    On Tuesday, December 14--the Habitat-Ecosystems Workshop will 
continue with Tom Noji discussing the NMFS Habitat Assessment 
Improvement Plan (HAIP) and a Science Panel discussion. Mike Snyder 
will discuss the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Oceans (MARCO) 
and there will be a Stakeholder Panel discussion.
    On Wednesday, December 15--The Council in conjunction with the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board will review and discuss the Monitoring 
Committee's recommendations and the Advisory Panel's recommendations on 
summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass management measures, and 
develop and approve management measures for the 2011 summer flounder, 
scup, and black sea bass recreational fishery. The Council will receive 
an Overview of the Oceans Observatories Initiative (OOI) from Jean 
McGovern, National Science Foundation (OOI) Program Director. The Joint 
Spiny Dogfish Committee will finalize issues to be resolved in 
Amendment 3. A Scoping Hearing for Monkfish Amendment 6 will be held 
regarding catch shares.
    On Thursday, December 16--The Executive Committee will discuss the 
Visioning project update, consider updating priorities to accommodate a 
bio-economic analysis of the scup allocations, discuss the Council 
Communications Plan options, update the Advisory Panel Fishery 
Performance Report development, review the working group's 
recommendations for webinar compensation and travel policy to include 
in the Council's Standard Operating Practices and Procedures (SOPPs). 
The Council will be briefed on the Proposed Listing of Atlantic 
Sturgeon under ESA by the NMFS Office of Protected Resources. The 
Council will hold its regular Business Session to approve the June and 
October 2010 minutes and address any outstanding actions from the 
October 2010 meeting, receive Organizational Reports, Liaison Reports, 
the Executive Director's Report, an update on the status of the 
Council's FMPs, Committee Reports, and any continuing and/or new 
business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. 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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management 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 Saunders, (302-526-5251), at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.


[[Page 72792]]


    Dated: November 22, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-29728 Filed 11-24-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P